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The Kivowitz Charitable 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.

$330k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2024
49
Organizations funded FY2023
55%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,404
Largest grant, FY2024
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 60
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$45k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 55% of the organizations The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 63% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $224k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
AnimalsInternationalHealthEnvironmentArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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 arriving29$330k38%
FY202349$354k55%
FY202258$356k43%
FY202160$504k83%
FY202044$545kn/a
84% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$413kAnimals$321kEducation$298kFood & Nutrition$201kReligion$151kInternational$147kArts & Culture$133kHousing & Shelter$82kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
ID
IL
MI
NY
MA
NV
PA
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
KS
TN
DC
HI
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 81 grantees
All grantees of The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ut Southwestern Health Systems$250,00026%
North Texas Food Bank$200,25020%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$140,00010%
Last Chance for Animals$101,53022%
Vogel Alcove$80,00051%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$60,69150%
Center for a Humane Economy Inc$49,16521%
School Year Abroad Inc$40,25050%
SPCA of Texas$30,69330%
Race to Erase Ms$25,00012%
Humane World for Animals International$12,00010%
Operation Kindness$10,72520%
Eastwood Ranch Foundation$6,10031%
The Family Place$5,15030%
Born Free USA united with API$5,00010%
American Jewish Congress Inc$5,00010%
The Abraham Foundation$5,00010%
Friends of Dallas Animal Services$4,50011%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$3,85020%
Crete Academy$3,00010%
Musicares Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Southern Methodist University$2,93320%
Dogs Playing for Life Inc$2,24010%
Nowzad Dogs Nfp$2,00021%
World Central Kitchen Inc$1,75010%
Spca International Inc$1,70940%
The Animal Foundation$1,57110%
Rhino 911$1,50012%
Stray Cat Alliance$1,49840%
Friends of the Katy Trail Inc$1,20050%
International Rescue Committee INC$1,15020%
Pawtcake Refuge Inc$1,15020%
J L Foundation$1,00010%
Maui Humane Society$1,00010%
Conservation International Foundation$1,00010%
Sea Turtle Inc$1,00010%
Kitten Rescue$1,00010%
United Way Inc$1,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Pilots to the Rescue Inc$1,00010%
Cat Behavior Soutions$9001n/a
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$82020%
Big Love Animal Rescue$75020%
Turtle Creek Association$75030%
Save The Children Federation Inc$70930%
Habitat for Horses Inc$65030%
Animal Recovery Mission Inc$57040%
Loveleo Rescue$55010%
Philozoia$50010%
Rescue Dogs Rock Inc$50010%
United States Fund for Unicef$41910%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$40010%
San Pancho Animales$3001n/a
Animal Rescue Mission$26110%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$25010%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$2501n/a
Marc Foundation Inc$25010%
Search Dog 911 Foundation Inc$2501n/a
Mosaic Family Services Inc$25010%
Defenders of Animal Rights Inc$25010%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$25010%
Paws for Purple Hearts$25020%
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc$25010%
Taca Inc$20010%
Straydog Inc$15510%
America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc$15010%
VNA Care Network Inc$15010%
Esteem Rar Inc$1501n/a
Desert Dog Project$1501n/a
North Shore Animal League America Inc$15010%
Orphan Acres Inc$12510%
Big D Powerpuff Tackling Alzheimers Inc$10610%
Tiger Haven Inc$10010%
K9s for Warriors Inc$10010%
Wounded Warriors$1001n/a
Feeding America$10010%
Priderock Wildlife Refuge$10010%
Animal Rescue Inc$5210%
Best Friends Animal Society$5010%
Detroit Dog Rescue$5010%
Keepers of the Wild$4510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 76 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUt Southwestern Health Systems: $250,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $200,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $140,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLast Chance for Animals: $101,530 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetVogel Alcove: $80,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,691 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for a Humane Economy Inc: $49,165 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSchool Year Abroad Inc: $40,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $30,693 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRace to Erase Ms: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Kindness: $10,725 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEastwood Ranch Foundation: $6,100 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetThe Family Place: $5,150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBorn Free USA united with API: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Jewish Congress Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Abraham Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Dallas Animal Services: $4,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $3,850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrete Academy: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMusicares Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $2,933 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDogs Playing for Life Inc: $2,240 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNowzad Dogs Nfp: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpca International Inc: $1,709 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Animal Foundation: $1,571 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRhino 911: $1,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetStray Cat Alliance: $1,498 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Katy Trail Inc: $1,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPawtcake Refuge Inc: $1,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJ L Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConservation International Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSea Turtle Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKitten Rescue: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPilots to the Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $820 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Love Animal Rescue: $750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTurtle Creek Association: $750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $709 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Horses Inc: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Recovery Mission Inc: $570 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLoveleo Rescue: $550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhilozoia: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 74.

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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 Gerald B Shreiber FoundationNJ21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Gerald B Shreiber Foundation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc · Sempra Foundation · The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation · Seckinger Foundation Corporation · Best Friends Animal Society · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · The Patricia Florence Miller Trust · Paula Knickerbocker Foundation Inc

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 Kivowitz Charitable Foundation

How much does The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation give?
The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $329,995 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 60 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (20%), Animals (15%), Education (14%).
Who are The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Ut Southwestern Health Systems ($250k), North Texas Food Bank ($200k), American Friends of Magen David Adom ($140k).
Does The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 55% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kivowitz Charitable 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 Kivowitz Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Gerald B Shreiber Foundation, PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr, The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc.
Where is The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation based?
The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation is based in TX.

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 158 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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