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The Lawrence and Diedre Gordon Foundation at a glance

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The Lawrence and Diedre Gordon Foundation

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.

$25k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$605kHealth$238kArts & Culture$58kFood & Nutrition$41kHuman Services$25kPublic Safety & Disaster$23kEnvironment$21kCommunity Improvement$21kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK$25,000
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 (FY17–23, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $3k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 14%SWIFTSURE RANCH: $750 → 7%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $1k → 14%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $1k → 14%MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $15k → 14%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $1k → 14%UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $3k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $3k → 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

ID
NY
CT
RI
CA
CO
MO
VA
TN
DC
HI
LA
AL
GA
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$600k · 15 repeat orgs$485k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
49

Total granted

$600k
$485k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+36%

Still filing today

87%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • CS
    CROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES
    3× · 2017–2019 · $201k · revenue +24%
  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    2× · 2019–2023 · $150k · revenue +50%
  • TA
    THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND
    2× · 2017–2019 · $100k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
    one grant, 2021 · $250k
  • AF
    ACADEMY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +81%
  • IA
    IOVINE AND YOUNG FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +119%
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 Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
2
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
3
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
4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
5
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
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
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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8
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
9
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
10
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
11
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Farrah Fawcett 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

50 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. 50 of the 65 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/50
Grantees still filing
40/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $250,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMABROWN UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENT: $20,000 · OtherHEART OF THE DELTA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherTHE RAPE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Other+32 more: $71,165 · Other+32 moreCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES: $201,000 · EducationCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCI…THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $100,000 · EducationTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE E…IOVINE AND YOUNG FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationIOVINE AND YOUNG FOUNDATION+2 more: $3,000 · EducationCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $150,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CE…PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $60,000 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTIO…+6 more: $14,800 · Health+6 moreACADEMY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: $7,500 · Arts & CultureMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $1,000 · Food & NutritionMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $15,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human ServicesASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSION: $2,750 · Human ServicesUNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $2,500 · Human ServicesLOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Human Services+1 more: $750 · Human ServicesCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Environment+4 more: $950 · Environment
Other$376,165Education$329,000Health$224,800Arts & Culture$57,500Food & Nutrition$41,000Human Services$36,500Environment$20,950

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES: $201,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetACADEMY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetIOVINE AND YOUNG FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RAPE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FARRAH FAWCETT FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN MILLENNIUM FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE HEART FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S DIABETES FOUNDATION: $3,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $2,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAINTED TURTLE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHEILA KAR HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGORDON BROWN FELLOWSHIP: $2,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCELIAC DISEASE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tel Aviv Univ: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMDRC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSILVER CREEK ALLIANCE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF ROBINSON GARDENS INC: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $165 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $50 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.

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.

California Community …The Annenberg Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA15.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Lawrence and Diedre Gordon Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lawrence and Diedre Gordon Foundation. 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 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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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Find your warmest path to The Lawrence and Diedre Gordon Foundation 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 65 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 no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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