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The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$260k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,632
Largest grant, FY2024
$72,350
Organizations funded a year
32 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$4.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationCrime & LegalHuman ServicesEmploymentCivil RightsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving44$228k2%
FY202342$186k12%
FY202247$182k15%
FY202140$381k40%
FY202054$203k24%
FY201932$89k3%
FY201852$149k12%
FY201754$193kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$316kArts & Culture$306kCommunity Improvement$280kPhilanthropy$235kHuman Services$151kYouth Development$135kEmployment$76kReligion$60kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
CO
MD
KS
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Opera Colorado$151,75081%
Denver Youth Program$135,00081%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$105,00020%
Jvs Socal$76,43140%
Eisenhower Medical Center$45,20080%
Shalom Park$36,56870%
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills$33,8504n/a
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$27,00050%
Los Angeles Medical Mission Team Inc$20,00043%
Concern Foundation$20,00060%
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All grantees of The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Opera Colorado$151,75081%
Denver Youth Program$135,00081%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$105,00020%
Jvs Socal$76,43140%
Eisenhower Medical Center$45,20080%
Shalom Park$36,56870%
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills$33,8504n/a
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$27,00050%
Los Angeles Medical Mission Team Inc$20,00043%
Concern Foundation$20,00060%
Temple Sinai$17,3008n/a
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$15,00030%
Amherst College Trustees$12,50030%
Skirball Cultural Center$10,50070%
Anti-Defamation League$9,50040%
Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc$8,00040%
Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado$7,50030%
Beit T'Shuvah$7,00070%
Israel Emergency Alliance$4,30050%
Food Bank of the Rockies$4,00080%
Tower Cancer Research Foundation$4,00040%
Beverly Hills Meals on Wheels$4,00062%
Denver Rescue Mission$3,20080%
National Jewish Health$3,10060%
Otis College of Art and Design$3,00020%
Craig Hospital$3,00080%
Cancer League of Colorado Inc$2,50010%
Colorado Judicial Institute$2,00021%
Sharewell$1,80060%
Wayfinder Family Services$1,80050%
Guide Dogs of the Desert$1,75070%
United Way of the Desert$1,60060%
Stop Cancer$1,40010%
United Way Inc$1,00010%
365 Health Inc$1,00020%
Project Pave Inc$1,00010%
Metro Caring$1,00020%
Living Desert The$75030%
Menagerie Animal Rescue and Sanctuary$60025%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%
Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc$50010%
Denver Scholarship Foundation$20010%
Temple Isaiah$1001n/a
Children's Literacy Initiative$10010%
AARP Foundation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 58 recipients with no EIN on record ($825k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOpera Colorado: $151,750 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetDenver Youth Program: $135,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $105,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJvs Socal: $76,431 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $45,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShalom Park: $36,568 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $27,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Medical Mission Team Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetConcern Foundation: $20,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSkirball Cultural Center: $10,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of Colorado Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Aid Foundation of Colorado: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $4,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTower Cancer Research Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBeverly Hills Meals on Wheels: $4,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $3,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Jewish Health: $3,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOtis College of Art and Design: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCraig Hospital: $3,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCancer League of Colorado Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetColorado Judicial Institute: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSharewell: $1,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWayfinder Family Services: $1,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs of the Desert: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of the Desert: $1,600 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetStop Cancer: $1,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget365 Health Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Pave Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMetro Caring: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Desert The: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMenagerie Animal Rescue and Sanctuary: $600 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Broadcasting of Colorado Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Scholarship Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Literacy Initiative: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAARP Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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 Laff FoundationCO22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Laff Foundation · The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Mile High United Way Inc · The Colorado Health Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · California Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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.

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About The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation

How much does The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation give?
The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $259,630 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (18%), Arts & Culture (17%), Community Improvement (16%).
Who are The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Opera Colorado ($152k), Denver Youth Program ($135k), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($105k).
Does The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Laff Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Colorado Gives Foundation.
Where is The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation based?
The Jess & Rose Kortz & Pearle Rae Levey Foundation is based in CO.

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 108 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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