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The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation at a glance

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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 FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0184% 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
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $134k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
$1,404
Median grant
8
States reached
$45k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UCLA$125,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
RACE TO ERASE MS$25,000
WALLIS ANNENBERG CNT FOR PERFORMING$25,000
CENTER FOR HUMANE ECONOMY$24,165
AMERICAN RED CROSS$20,000
Individual grant recipient$10,328
VOGEL ALCOVE$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS$10,000
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD$10,000
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP FU$5,000
FRIENDS OF DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES$4,500
CRETE ACADEMY$3,000
GENESIS WOMENS' SHELTER$2,000
Individual grant recipient$1,404
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 (FY20–24, $86k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%ORPHAN ACRES: $125 → 16%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $400 → 8%VOGEL ALCOVE: $10k → 14%VOGEL ALCOVE: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $20k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $20k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $691 → 14%THE FAMILY PLACE: $75 → 14%THE FAMILY PLACE: $75 → 14%FAMILY PLACE: $5k → 14%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

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
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 50 repeat orgs$631k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

50 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 32 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
96

Total granted

$1.5M
$539k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+11%

Still filing today

52%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k 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
AnimalsInternationalHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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

  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
    2× · 2020–2024 · $200k · revenue +35%
  • VA
    VOGEL ALCOVE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $80k · revenue +70%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    5× · 2020–2024 · $61k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • UC
    UCLA CANCEER CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $150k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    one grant, 2023 · $140k · revenue -51%
  • JC
    JOHNSON CANCER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $125k
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
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
Animal Diplomacy

Supporting and assisting with rescue, sheltering, spay/neuter, and rehoming of cats and dogs in needy developing countries. Our current exclusive focus is on Egypt and the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals.

Animals
3
Asian Dogs Rescue Allies

To rescue at risk k-9s from asia.

Animals
4
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
5
Hope for China Dogs Rescue

At Hope for China Dogs, we are committed to combating the cruel and inhumane practice of the dog meat trade in China. We believe that every dog deserves to live a life free from pain and suffering, and we are dedicated to rescuing and…

Animals
6
J-Lo's Animal Rescue & Sanctuary in

Animal care and rescue

Animals
7
Global Canine and Feline Rescue Association Inc

We rescue cats and dogs suffered on the street and in endangered locations in both new york and china. the mission of our no-kill shelter is to provide stray cats with safe haven and veterinary care before placing them in forever loving…

Animals
8
Humane World for Animals Inc

Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Animals
9
Animal Rescuers Without Borders

Battling against the overpopulation of homeless pets and improving the lives of companion animals through rescue, fostering programs, adoption, pet care, educational programs and of course spaying and neutering.

Animals
10
The Animal Rescue League
Animals
11
Animal Angels
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12
Raskels Rescue
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Defenders of Animal Rights Inc; the most unlike its peers is J L 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

81 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. 81 of the 158 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
80/81
Grantees still filing
50/81
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $200,250 · OtherNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKUCLA CANCEER CENTER: $150,000 · OtherUCLA CANCEER CENTERUCLA: $135,000 · OtherUCLAWALLIS ANNENBERG CNT FOR PERFORMING: $130,000 · OtherWALLIS ANNENBERG CNT FOR PERFORMINGJOHNSON CANCER FOUNDATION: $125,000 · OtherJOHNSON CANCER FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS: $100,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASAFTER SCHOOL ALL STAR: $52,425 · OtherCENTER FOR HUMANE ECONOMY: $50,150 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $49,412 · Other+82 more: $206,069 · Other+82 moreUT SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH SYSTEMS: $250,000 · HealthUT SOUTHWESTE…+5 more: $1,756 · HealthLast Chance for Animals: $101,530 · AnimalsLast Chance f…CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC: $49,165 · AnimalsCENTER FOR A …SPCA of Texas: $30,693 · AnimalsSPCA of TexasHumane World for Animals International: $12,000 · AnimalsOPERATION KINDNESS: $10,725 · Animals+36 more: $37,121 · Animals+36 moreAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $140,000 · InternationalAMERICAN F…SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD INC: $40,250 · InternationalSCHOOL YEA…+6 more: $9,178 · InternationalVOGEL ALCOVE: $80,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,691 · Human ServicesThe Family Place: $5,150 · Human Services+2 more: $525 · Human ServicesUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationCRETE ACADEMY: $3,000 · EducationSouthern Methodist University: $2,933 · EducationThe Abraham Foundation: $5,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way Inc: $1,000 · PhilanthropyMarc Foundation Inc: $250 · Philanthropy
Other$1,248,306Health$251,756Animals$241,234International$189,428Human Services$146,366Education$15,933Philanthropy$6,250

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 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 budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 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 UT SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH SYSTEMS ↗
  • Who funds NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
  • Who funds Last Chance for Animals ↗
  • Who funds VOGEL ALCOVE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC ↗
  • Who funds SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD INC ↗
  • Who funds SPCA of Texas ↗
  • Who funds RACE TO ERASE MS ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals International ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION KINDNESS ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Eastwood Ranch Foundation ↗
  • Who funds The Family Place ↗
  • Who funds Born Free USA united with API ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS INC ↗
  • Who funds The Abraham Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC ↗

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…PC Fund for Animals C…The Michelson Found A…Texas Instruments Fou…Leslie L Alexander Fo…Sempra FoundationThe Susan and Ford Sc…Seckinger Foundation …Best Friends Animal S…The Duffield Family F…The Patricia Florence…Paula Knickerbocker F…
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Kivowitz Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 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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