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The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc at a glance

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The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc

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.

$4k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$23kHealth$14kArts & Culture$13kEducation$8kHousing & Shelter$3kInternational$3kFood & Nutrition$2kEmployment$250Other$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50
Median grant
8
States reached
$742k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY$1,500
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$600
LAUREL HOUSE$300
LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER$300
FRIENDS OF KAREN$250
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY$250
WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY$200
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ALUM LIBRARIES$100
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO WZXR$100
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$100
HAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE$100
UNBOUND$75
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA$50
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER$50
PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY$50
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, $400) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNBOUND: $200 → 16%UNBOUND: $75 → 16%UNBOUND: $50 → 16%UNBOUNDORG: $50 → 16%UNBOUND: $25 → 16%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

NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
VA
MD
KS
DC
OK
GA
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.

43%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$29k · 35 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
32

Total granted

$29k
$37k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+33%

Still filing today

57%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • TR
    THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2020–2025 · $3k · revenue +1%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $2k · revenue +39%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF KAREN INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $2k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • TN
    THE NY BOTANICAL GARDEN
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • NY
    NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +42%
  • TS
    The Society of the Four Arts Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $9k · revenue +585%
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
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
6
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
7
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

—
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
9
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
10
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
11
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
12
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

31 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. 31 of the 68 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)
31/31
Grantees still filing
26/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NY BOTANICAL GARDEN: $10,000 · OtherTHE NY BOTANICAL GARDENMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $5,675 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERBOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $4,000 · OtherBOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINELAUREL HOUSE INC: $1,350 · OtherFeeding America: $1,400 · Other+38 more: $7,209 · Other+38 moreNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $10,000 · EnvironmentNEW YORK BOTANICAL GA…THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC: $1,950 · EnvironmentTHE GARDEN CONSERVANC…+3 more: $685 · Environment+3 moreThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $9,000 · Arts & CultureThe Society of the…METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $675 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEU…WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $650 · Arts & CultureWHITE HOUSE HISTOR…+3 more: $350 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF KAREN INC: $2,250 · HealthHAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $1,550 · HealthGREENWICH HOSPITAL: $500 · HealthWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $250 · Health+4 more: $300 · HealthTHE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY: $2,800 · EducationTHE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC: $1,025 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $250 · EducationMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,400 · International+1 more: $75 · InternationalLIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC: $2,050 · Housing & Shelter
Other$29,634Environment$12,635Arts & Culture$10,675Health$4,850Education$4,075International$2,475Housing & Shelter$2,050

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF KAREN INC: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC: $2,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC: $1,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAUREL HOUSE INC: $1,350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC: $1,025 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $675 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH HOSPITAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnbound: $400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $325 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWhite Plains Hospital Medical Center: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA: $210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALVARY HOSPITAL INC: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRESH AIR FUND: $100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $75 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $75 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $50 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25 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.

  • Who funds NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds The Society of the Four Arts Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF KAREN INC ↗
  • Who funds LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds HAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds LAUREL HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART INC ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds GREENWICH HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds Unbound ↗
  • Who funds THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds White Plains Hospital Medical Center ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
  • Who funds CALVARY HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗

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.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO6.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 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 Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 68%
  • Laurel House Inc: 68% of income from government
  • Greenwich Hospital: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.
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How do I get to The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Joan Schechtman Charitable Fdtn Inc 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 68 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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