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The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
33
Grants FY2025still arriving
15
States reached
$1.3M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $321k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $705k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.3M
$25,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$27M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE$1,250,000
SWC MUSEUM CORP$100,000
COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE$100,000
DO NO HARM$100,000
CIVILIZATION WORKS$75,000
85 FUND$70,000
FUENTE LATINA INC$60,000
THE LOUIS D BRANDEIS CENTER INC$50,000
AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC$50,000
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN$50,000
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE$35,000
BEYOND CELIAC$30,950
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$26,000
NATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE$25,000
02The need
02

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $130k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $5k → 7%COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE: $100k → 6%NATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE: $25k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MN
IL
NY
OR
WY
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Israel 21c

Through its news service and public programs, Israel 21c educates individuals and groups about comtemporary life in Israel providing news and information on the people of Israel, its culture and business and scientific achievements.

Education
2
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
3
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
4
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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5
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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6
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

To strengthen and expand the u.s.-israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the united states and israel.

International
7
Hebrew College

Promotes excellence in jewish learning & leadership within a pluralistic environment. see sch ohebrew college promotes excellence in jewish learning and leadership within a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor,…

Education
8
New Jewish Narrative Inc

To support a strong and secure israel and to carry out public information activities on the middle east peace issues in the united states.

International
9
The Israel Institute Inc

The israel institute, inc. (the institute) enhances knowledge about modern israel by ensuring that more students have access to courses about israel during their time on campus.

International
10
Jewish Institute for Liberal Values Inc

The jewish institute for liberal values will help jewish organizations and individuals hold constructive conversations about critical social justice and ensure balanced approaches.

Religion
11
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation

To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…

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12
Pro-Israel America United

The organization's major purpose was to educate americans on us-israeli relations, encourage advocacy, and promote civic engagement.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Israel On Campus Coalition Inc; the most unlike its peers is Students Supporting Israel. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
13/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $1,250,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISMSWC MUSEUM CORP: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSWC MUSEUM CORPAMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $15,000 · Arts & Culture85 FUND: $70,000 · Other85 FUNDUNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN: $50,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF AU…Young America's Foundation: $25,000 · OtherYoung America's …DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER: $25,000 · OtherDAVID HOROWITZ F…BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE: $25,000 · OtherBENJAMIN FRANKLI…The Louis D Brandeis Center Inc: $50,000 · OtherThe Louis D Bran…THE FAIRNESS CENTER INC: $16,250 · OtherHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $35,000 · OtherHILLEL THE FOUND…BEYOND CELIAC: $30,950 · OtherBEYOND CELIAC+4 more: $10,250 · OtherJEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC: $50,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $26,000 · EducationISRAEL ON CAMPUS COALITION INC: $25,000 · EducationSIXPOINT INC: $25,000 · EducationTHOMAS COLLEGE: $12,854 · EducationPhiladelphia Flyers Alumni Association: $10,000 · EducationREAL CLEAR FOUNDATION: $6,250 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6,250 · Education+1 more: $3,750 · EducationCommunity Security Service: $100,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE: $25,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $5,000 · Human ServicesDO NO HARM: $100,000 · Public Safety & DisasterFuente Latina Inc: $60,000 · InternationalSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $25,000 · InternationalCIVILIZATION WORKS: $75,000 · Environment
Arts & Culture$1,415,000Other$337,450Education$165,104Human Services$130,000Public Safety & Disaster$100,000International$85,000Environment$75,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $1,250,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetThe Louis D Brandeis Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetISRAEL ON CAMPUS COALITION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSIXPOINT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE FAIRNESS CENTER INC: $16,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHOMAS COLLEGE: $12,854 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Flyers Alumni Association: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetREAL CLEAR FOUNDATION: $6,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLACK PASTORS UNITED FOR EDUCATION: $3,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Research Fund Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOVENANT GUILD INC: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Snider FoundationThe Lindy Snider Foun…Another Light Foundat…Donors Trust IncThe Craig Snider Foun…Jewish Communal FundJewish Community Foun…Michael and Andrea Le…The Milstein Family F…Jewish Community Fede…National Philanthropi…The Esther and Hyman …
The Snider FoundationPA44.7× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Snider Foundation · The Lindy Snider Foundation · Another Light Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · The Craig Snider Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Michael and Andrea Leven Family Foundation · The Milstein Family Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · National Philanthropic Trust · The Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    7get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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