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The Leroy Schecter Foundation Inc

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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2022
8
Grants FY2022
4
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2022.

Health$6.9MFood & Nutrition$265kArts & Culture$100kInternational$50kRecreation & Sports$38kCommunity Improvement$25kYouth Development$20kHuman Services$10kOther$0
02FY2022 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k4 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.0M
$25,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$1,000,000
NY CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COGNITIVE BRAIN HEALTH INC$50,000
THE GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC$25,000
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION$25,000
SELAH FREEDOM$5,000
THE LACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD$4,000
PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$2,500
TEANECK VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE$250
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 85% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE: $750k → 7%THE LACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: $3k → 10%PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $3k → 12%AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER: $250k → 14%FRIENDS OF ISRAEL SCOUTS INC: $50k → 17%COUNTY ROADS FOUNDATION INC: $20k → 20%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: $13k → 14%MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $5k → 15%RELAY FOR LIFE IN DECATURAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $75k → 11%AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $25k → 13%HFH OF BURLINGTON COUNTY: $5k → 7%TEANECK VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE: $250 → 7%THE LACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: $4k → 10%EVA'S VILLAGE: $265k → 12%DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE: $250k → 7%PENN STATE HEALTH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $3k → 12%SHELTER CHIC: $3k → 17%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $5k → 15%RELAY FOR LIFE IN DECATURAMERICAN CANCER: $25k → 13%THE LACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: $4k → 10%FIGHTING CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION: $16k → 12%AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $25k → 17%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%MIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $5k → 15%THE LACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: $3k → 10%FIGHTING CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $25k → 17%THE GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $25k → 15%FIGHTING CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY: $5k → 17%THE GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $25k → 15%NY CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COGNITIVE BRAIN HEALTH INC: $50k → 17%THE GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $25k → 15%CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY: $25k → 17%THE GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $25k → 15%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $500k → 17%AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BELT ISSIE SHAPIRO: $50k → 15%NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $3k → 17%NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $3k → 17%MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $1.0M → 17%MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $1.0M → 17%MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $1.0M → 17%JDRF: $3k → 17%MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $1.0M → 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

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.3M · 10 repeat orgs$2.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +49% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
17

Total granted

$5.3M
$2.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+49%

Still filing today

90%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21’22
HealthEducationArts & CultureInternationalCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    4× · 2017–2022 · $4.0M · revenue +58%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc
    2× · 2017–2021 · $1.0M · revenue +162%
  • GA
    GLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC
    4× · 2017–2022 · $100k · revenue +166% · 43% of their budget

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $750k
  • CU
    COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $500k
  • EV
    EVA'S VILLAGE
    one grant, 2017 · $265k
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
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
2
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
3
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
4
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
5
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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6
Lung Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

Health
7
International Cancer Advocacy Network

Ican's mission is two-fold: to optimize stage iv cancer patient survival and work to attain the highest possible quality of life. ican assists stage iv cancer patients with 1) direct patient navigation and customized advocacy services; 2)…

Philanthropy
8
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
9
American Lung Association

The american lung association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. we do this through education, advocacy, and research.

Health
10
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
11
International Myeloma Foundation

Dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure.

Unclassified
12
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Cancer Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Global Arts Project Inc. 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

17 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. 17 of the 30 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $4,000,000 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAIFRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER: $750,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CE…COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $500,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL…EVA'S VILLAGE: $265,000 · OtherEVA'S VILLAGERELAY FOR LIFE IN DECATURAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $75,000 · Other+12 more: $185,750 · Other+12 moreDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000,000 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer In…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $250,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS OF S…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $50,000 · Health+6 more: $116,437 · Health+6 moreGLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF ISRAEL SCOUTS INC: $50,000 · InternationalCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $25,000 · Community ImprovementMIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $15,000 · Youth Development
Education$4,000,000Other$1,775,750Health$1,416,437Arts & Culture$100,000International$50,000Community Improvement$25,000Youth Development$15,000

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 budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $4,000,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $250,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetGLOBAL ARTS PROJECT INC: $100,000 over 4y, 43% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF ISRAEL SCOUTS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFighting Childrens Cancer Foundation: $45,850 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $33,087 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIAMI BEACH POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetLACROSSE CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD: $10,500 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetSELAH FREEDOM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $2,500 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.

The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY10.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Leroy Schecter Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Leroy Schecter Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 53%
  • Selah Freedom Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Leroy Schecter Foundation Inc 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 30 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 2022, released 2022. 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 FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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