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The Leavens Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Leavens Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$125k
Granted FY2023
7
Grants FY2023
4
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Environment$1.2MHealth$390kArts & Culture$282kCivil Rights$220kAnimals$165kFood & Nutrition$50kHuman Services$34kEducation$30kOther$0
02FY2023 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION$25,000
BRANCH BROOK PARK ALLIANCE INC$25,000
GREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY$25,000
EASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$20,000
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS$10,138
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC$10,000
BUCK INSTITUTE$10,000
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 (FY17–21, $42k) land where the poverty rate runs at 5%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Hero Dogs Inc: $2k → 8%Collier Resource Center: $5k → 10%America's Grow-A-Row: $20k → 4%America's Grow-A-Row: $15k → 4%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

VT
IL
NY
MA
OR
WY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
DC
AL
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 24 repeat orgs$421k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +71% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 21 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
32

Total granted

$2.0M
$356k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+71%
+23%

Still filing today

75%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsRecreation & 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

  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    5× · 2017–2022 · $225k · revenue +109%
  • THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $210k · revenue +69%
  • MV
    MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $191k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • GG
    GOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERVANCY
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • VO
    VINEYARD OPEN LAND FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +535% · 54% of their budget
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -40%
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
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
2
Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues Dba Nj League of Cons Voters

New jersey lcv is the statewide political voice for the environment. working with our allies in the community, we advocate for strong environmental policies, support our environmental justice partners in pursuing more equitable policies,…

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3
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc

Sudbury valley trustees, inc. ("the organization") works to protect natural areas and farmland for wildlife and people in the 36 communities that surround the sudbury, assabet, and concord rivers. the organization cares for some of the…

Environment
4
Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc

The mission of hackensack riverkeeper is to protect, preserve, and restore the hackensack river watershed and its living resources. hackensack riverkeeper fights for clean water, open space preservation, and public access to the river for…

Environment
5
Wildlands Trust Inc

The wildlands trust works throughout southeastern massachusetts to conserve and permanently protect native habitats, farmland, and lands of high ecologic and scenic value that serve to keep our communities healthy and our residents…

Environment
6
Clean Ocean Action Inc

Clean ocean action's goal is to improve and protect the waters off the new jersey/new york coast from pollution, plastics, industrialization and climate change with research, education and citizen action.

Environment
7
New Jersey Audubon Society

The new jersey audubon society is a privately supported, not-for-profit, statewide membership organization. (see schedule o for details).

Environment
8
The Adirondack Council Inc

The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…

Environment
9
New River Land Trust

To conserve the rural, natural, and cultural heritage of the new river region, protecting farms, forests, open spaces, and historic places.

Environment
10
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Inc

Conserve wildlife foundation of new jersey works to preserve rare and at-risk wildlife in new jersey through field science, habitat restoration, education, and public engagement.

Animals
11
Northern Neck Land Conservancy

Northern neck land conservancy's mission is to preserve the rural heritage of the northern neck and essex county by conserving their lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. the land conservancy assists landowners who…

Environment
12
Dutchess Land Conservancy Inc

Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Newark Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Skylands Preservation Alliance. 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

41 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. 41 of the 61 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/41
Grantees still filing
29/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $225,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDMUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: $160,000 · EnvironmentMUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATIONGREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC: $110,000 · EnvironmentGREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INCRARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION: $90,000 · EnvironmentRARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATIONTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $50,000 · EnvironmentTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEYGreat Swamp Watershed Association: $30,200 · Environment+6 more: $86,000 · Environment+6 moreThe Nature Conservancy of NJ: $125,000 · OtherThe Nature Conservancy o…GOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERVANCY: $50,000 · OtherGOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERV…ANJEC-Association of New Jersey Env: $32,000 · OtherANJEC-Association of New…NJLCV EDUCATION FUND: $30,000 · OtherNJLCV EDUCATION FUNDGREEN SCHOOLYARDS AMERICA: $25,000 · OtherWELLSPRING HEALTH ACCESS: $25,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherSKYLANDS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE: $27,500 · OtherBRANCH BROOK PARK ALLIANCE INC: $25,000 · OtherWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 · Other+23 more: $130,180 · Other+23 moreTrust Women Foundation Inc: $185,000 · HealthTrust Women Fo…MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE: $105,000 · HealthMEDICAL STUDEN…Avow Foundation Inc: $25,000 · HealthAvow Foundatio…+1 more: $10,000 · HealthCALIFORNIA TROUT INC: $160,000 · AnimalsCALIFORNIA TR…TROUT UNLIMITED INC: $140,000 · AnimalsTROUT UNLIMIT…MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $190,500 · Arts & CultureMARTHA'S VIN…NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $70,000 · Arts & CultureNEW JERSEY S…CivicStory: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $210,138 · Civil RightsTHE CENTE…Americas Grow-A-Row: $35,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN IN DISTRESS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $17,500 · Human ServicesCOLLIER RESOURCE CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,500 · Human Services
Environment$751,200Other$539,680Health$325,000Animals$300,000Arts & Culture$275,500Civil Rights$210,138Human Services$59,000

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 TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $225,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $210,138 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $190,500 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetTrust Women Foundation Inc: $185,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA TROUT INC: $160,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMUSCONETCONG WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: $160,000 over 6y, 8.0% of budgetTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $140,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC: $110,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetMEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE: $105,000 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetRARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION: $90,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetNEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $70,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $50,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetAmericas Grow-A-Row: $35,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGreat Swamp Watershed Association: $30,200 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetVINEYARD OPEN LAND FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 54% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAvow Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBRANCH BROOK PARK ALLIANCE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetEASTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetWOMEN IN DISTRESS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS COALITION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCivicStory: $10,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetVINEYARD CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY GRANTMAKERS INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGREEN MOUNTAIN ACADEMY INC: $6,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTABLE ON DELK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOLLIER RESOURCE CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE DECENCY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetDORSET THEATRE FESTIVAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVermont Public Radio: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHero Dogs Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCULTURAL TOURISM DC INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Victoria Foundation I…Community Foundation …Geraldine R Dodge Fou…Fm Kirby Foundation I…Ej Grassmann TrustThe Hyde and Watson F…Bristol-Myers Squibb …Pseg Foundation IncInvestors Foundation …Chubb Charitable Foun…Koven FoundationThe Tyler Foundation
Victoria Foundation IncNJ26.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Victoria Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc · Fm Kirby Foundation Inc · Ej Grassmann Trust · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · Pseg Foundation Inc · Investors Foundation Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Koven Foundation · The Tyler 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 Leavens Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Leavens Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 130%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 21%
  • Raritan Headwaters Association: 94% of income from government
  • Hunterdon Land Trust: 48% of income from government
  • New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: 21% of income from government
  • Musconetcong Watershed Association: 14% of income from government
  • Branch Brook Park Alliance Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
13get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 61 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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