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The Jerry & Marilyn Handler Foundation at a glance

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The Jerry & Marilyn Handler 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.

$51k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$67kHealth$56kEnvironment$45kAnimals$32kFood & Nutrition$30kHuman Services$26kInternational$18kPhilanthropy$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
9
States reached
$553k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRAND TETON SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCERT$7,500
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS$4,000
Individual grant recipient$2,560
COALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS$2,500
FEEDING AMERICA$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$2,500
AGING WITH DIGNITY$2,500
NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL$2,500
ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION$2,500
JACKSON HOLE REGIONAL HORSE RESCUE$2,500
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIVE NETWORK$2,500
CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND$2,500
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK$2,500
ST JUDE HOSPITAL$2,500
PAWS$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%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

WA
IL
NY
MA
WY
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$295k · 23 repeat orgs$10k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
3

Total granted

$295k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
0%

Still filing today

78%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $23k · revenue +26%
  • Feeding America
    6× · 2020–2025 · $18k · revenue +40%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $18k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • RH
    ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -10%
  • BC
    BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • PA
    Pets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +49%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
3
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
4
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
5
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
6
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
7
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
8
The Climate Group Inc

Climate group advances climate action by mobilizing business and government leadership to drive systemic decarbonization across energy, transport, and industry, while engaging the public through large-scale convenings and global platforms.…

Environment
9
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
10
Fresh Energy

Shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies.

Environment
11
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
12
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wildlife Conservation Network Inc; the most unlike its peers is Metropolitan Museum of Art. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 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. 21 of the 27 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
10/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRAND TETON SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCERT: $22,500 · OtherGRAND TETON SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCERTST JUDE HOSPITAL: $17,500 · OtherST JUDE HOSPITALMAKE-A-WISH AMERICA FOUNDATION: $13,500 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH AMERICA FOUNDATIONPLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $12,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION OF AM…PAWS: $12,500 · OtherPAWSALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $8,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDA…+3 more: $8,083 · Other+3 moreThe Art Students League Of New York Inc: $25,000 · Arts & CultureThe Art Students…GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $12,000 · Arts & CultureGRAND TETON MUSI…METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $7,500 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUS…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $22,500 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCE…COALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $10,000 · EnvironmentCOALITION FOR RA…CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $7,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK F…350ORG: $5,000 · Environment350ORGTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $14,750 · AnimalsTHE AMERICA…WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE CO…JACKSON HOLE REGIONAL HORSE RESCUE: $5,000 · AnimalsJACKSON HOL…Pets are Wonderful Support Inc dba PAWS: $2,500 · AnimalsPets are Wo…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $17,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SA…THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $14,000 · InternationalTHE UNION O…Feeding America: $17,750 · Food & NutritionFeeding Ame…CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $12,500 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-O…ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesENCOURAGE …AGING WITH DIGNITY INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesAGING WITH…BOULDER CREST FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Human ServicesBOULDER CR…
Other$94,583Arts & Culture$44,500Environment$44,500Animals$32,250International$31,500Food & Nutrition$30,250Human Services$27,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Art Students League Of New York Inc: $25,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $17,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $17,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $14,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAGING WITH DIGNITY INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget350ORG: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSON HOLE REGIONAL HORSE RESCUE: $5,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTETON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: $3,023 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOULDER CREST FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA9.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Jerry & Marilyn Handler Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jerry & Marilyn Handler Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Aging With Dignity Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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.

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 27 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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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
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By state
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