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The King Street Charitable Trust at a glance

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The King Street Charitable Trust

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.

$189k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$170k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$41MEducation$6.7MHuman Services$3.2MScience & Tech$1.7MHealth$659kInternational$140kFood & Nutrition$58kArts & Culture$34kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $170,382, the rows itemized in this filing. The $188,931 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $18,549 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$170,382
Median grant
1
States reached
$6k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIGGINS FAMILY FOUNDATION$170,382
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $3.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SKYS THE LIMIT FUND: $10k → 8%FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $3k → 16%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $50k → 6%HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE: $3.1M → 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

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
DE
TN
NC
DC
GA
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

37%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$20M · 32 repeat orgs$34M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 31 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
114

Total granted

$20M
$34M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+24%

Still filing today

75%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalOther
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

  • NY
    New York University
    2× · 2020–2022 · $820k · revenue +45%
  • TC
    THE CHAPIN SCHOOL LTD
    3× · 2020–2022 · $480k · revenue +27%
  • CITY HARVEST INC
    2× · 2020–2023 · $54k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • TN
    The Nicholls Biondi Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $24M · revenue -83% · 88% of their budget
  • HC
    HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3.1M · revenue -43%
  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2020 · $3.1M
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Manhattanville University

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

Education
4
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
5
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
6
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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7
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
8
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
10
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
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.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Cares Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Nicholls Biondi Foundation. 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

104 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 104 of the 150 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
102/104
Grantees still filing
78/104
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Nicholls Biondi Foundation: $23,635,934 · PhilanthropyThe Nicholls Biondi Foundation+13 more: $60,880 · PhilanthropyHiggins Family Foundation: $17,705,942 · OtherHiggins Family FoundationYALE UNIVERSITY: $3,090,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITY+80 more: $1,316,720 · Other+80 moreAMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES: $1,000,000 · EducationNew York University: $820,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $583,334 · EducationTHE CHAPIN SCHOOL LTD: $480,000 · EducationGREEN VALE SCHOOL: $325,000 · EducationTHE BREARLEY SCHOOL: $200,000 · Education+17 more: $74,710 · EducationHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $3,125,000 · Human Services+7 more: $73,350 · Human ServicesCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $1,100,000 · Science & TechNEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · HealthTHE SOUTHAMPTON FRESH AIR HOME: $43,500 · HealthTHE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · HealthPROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC: $25,000 · HealthHOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $11,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,650 · Health+9 more: $8,009 · HealthInternational Rescue Committee INC: $100,000 · International+6 more: $5,970 · International
Philanthropy$23,696,814Other$22,112,662Education$3,483,044Human Services$3,198,350Science & Tech$1,100,000Health$228,159International$105,970

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 Nicholls Biondi Foundation: $23,635,934 over 1y, 88% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $3,125,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY: $1,100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAMHERST COLLEGE TRUSTEES: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNew York University: $820,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $583,334 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHAPIN SCHOOL LTD: $480,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGREEN VALE SCHOOL: $325,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTHE BREARLEY SCHOOL: $200,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $54,495 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SOUTHAMPTON FRESH AIR HOME: $43,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA INC: $25,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetSKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK CARES INC: $17,337 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $9,370 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPORTLEDGE SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES B LEE JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF JOSEPH A MCBRIDE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE JAMES C FERRER EDUCATIONAL FUNDINC (FORMERLY SHINNECOCK HILLS EDUCATIONAL ): $4,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetJ WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,913 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPREP FOR PREP: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIVE2ASIA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTESVILLE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICA NEEDS YOU: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWHYHUNGER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Mutual of America Fou…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Higgins Family Founda…The Meryl & Charles W…Tiaa Charitable IncGe Aerospace Foundati…National Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…The New York Communit…
Jewish Communal FundNY22.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Mutual of America Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Higgins Family Foundation · The Meryl & Charles Witmer Charitable Foundation · Tiaa Charitable Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The New York Community 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 King Street Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The King Street Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • St John's College: 2% of income from government
  • Amherst College Trustees: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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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Find your warmest path to The King Street Charitable Trust 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 150 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $50k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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