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The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Inc

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.

$105k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$245kArts & Culture$237kPhilanthropy$143kEducation$65kHuman Services$50kCivil Rights$41kEnvironment$5kYouth Development$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $90k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$632k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$30,000
ELNET$10,000
FEEL THE BEAT CORP$10,000
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER$10,000
THE VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC$10,000
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA$10,000
GINA GIBNEY DANCE INC$10,000
BROOKVILE CENTER FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES INC$5,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENETER OF SI INC$3,750
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM$3,750
SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION$2,500
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 (FY17–24, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 18% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BROOKVILE CENTER FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES INC: $5k → 6%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENETER OF SI INC: $4k → 11%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 14%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $15k → 6%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $6k → 6%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 14%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $5k → 6%SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION: $3k → 6%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 14%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $1k → 6%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $1k → 6%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 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

IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$667k · 22 repeat orgs$163k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
10

Total granted

$667k
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+2%

Still filing today

59%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $73k 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
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalCivil RightsOther
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

  • NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $70k · revenue +17%
  • PC
    PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $40k · revenue +389%
  • CH
    Christian Health Care Center
    3× · 2020–2022 · $35k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • Cornell Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +27%
  • TE
    THE ED ASNER FAMILY CENTER
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +19%
  • SC
    SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc

Together with our community, jcc manhattan creates opportunities for people to connect, grow, and learn within an ever-changing jewish landscape.

Human Services
2
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
3
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
4
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
5
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
7
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
8
Jewish Community Center of Metrowest Inc

Jcc metrowest's vision is to be the premier jewish social, recreational, cultural, and educational center that serves the entire metrowest community and inspires every individual to explore the boundless potential of judaism. (continued on…

Human Services
9
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

For over 150 years, the 92nd street y, new york has been serving its communities and the larger world by bringing people together (continued on schedule o)and providing exceptional, groundbreaking programs in the performing and visual…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Kula for Karma New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation. 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

28 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. 28 of the 40 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
17/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH: $100,000 · OtherFEDERATION OF PALM BEACHELNET: $35,000 · OtherELNETPARKINSON DISEASE FOUNDATION: $30,000 · OtherPARKINSON DISEASE FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTISH MS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherTISH MS FOUNDATIONMETROPOLITAN OPERA: $15,000 · OtherSUFFOLK COUNTY CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: $15,000 · OtherMADD: $13,500 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $15,000 · Other+8 more: $50,250 · Other+8 moreNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $70,000 · Arts & CultureNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS …PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS INC: $40,000 · Arts & CulturePARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS I…ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE: $35,000 · Arts & CultureELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CEN…THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUMSOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & CultureFEEL THE BEAT CORP: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS CENTER AT NEW BRUNSWICK INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureGINA GIBNEY DANCE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $65,000 · HealthTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL F…Christian Health Care Center: $35,000 · HealthChristian Health Care…THE MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthTHE MYELODYSPLASTIC S…ACKERMAN INSTITUTE FOR THE FAMILY: $15,000 · HealthACKERMAN INSTITUTE FO…THE ED ASNER FAMILY CENTER: $10,000 · HealthTHE ED ASNER FAMILY C…AUTISM SPEAKS INC: $10,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS INCWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $30,000 · EducationCornell University: $20,000 · EducationKula for Karma New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation: $10,000 · EducationSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,500 · Human ServicesBROOKVILLE CENTER FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCamp Kesem National: $4,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SI INC: $3,750 · Human ServicesJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $33,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $27,500 · Civil Rights
Other$323,750Arts & Culture$210,000Health$165,000Education$60,000Human Services$43,250Philanthropy$33,000Civil Rights$27,500

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 budgetNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $70,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS INC: $40,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetChristian Health Care Center: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $33,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $27,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCornell University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACKERMAN INSTITUTE FOR THE FAMILY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ED ASNER FAMILY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFEEL THE BEAT CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS CENTER AT NEW BRUNSWICK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGINA GIBNEY DANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKula for Karma New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARLEM GROWN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROOKVILLE CENTER FOR CHILDRENS SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SI INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $3,750 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.

Community Foundation …The Hyde and Watson F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Stephen & Mary Birch …National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ18.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · 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 Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lester & Grace Maslow Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The Montclair Art Museum: 11% of income from government
  • Christian Health Care Center: 0% of income from government
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Lester & Grace Maslow 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 40 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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