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The M and S Family Foundation at a glance

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The M and S Family 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.

$322k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$63k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$900kPhilanthropy$491kEducation$335kHuman Services$125kHealth$88kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kFood & Nutrition$7kInternational$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $86k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $172k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $63k
$6,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$46k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Bais Medrash Keren Shlomo$63,400
Individual grant recipient$37,952
VARIOUS CHARITIES$37,722
Individual grant recipient$24,180
Individual grant recipient$20,000
CHABAD OF JAMAICA$20,000
MERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP$11,997
SHEIRES L'PINCHAS$10,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Friends of Lev Someach Trust$8,000
KIVISI INC$8,000
Ohr Chodosh Inc$7,200
MIFAL TZEDAKA VCHESED CHASDEI AHARO$6,716
Yad Lelev Foundation Inc$6,000
TANTZERS$5,675
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Neeman Foundation: $4k → 9%Yad Chaya: $4k → 13%Yad Chaya: $4k → 13%Yad Chaya: $2k → 13%Yad Chaya: $1k → 13%OORAH: $2k → 11%OORAH: $2k → 11%Friends of Lev Someach Trust: $8k → 20%MY EXTENDED FAMILY: $2k → 20%A-TIME: $8k → 20%A-TIME: $2k → 20%A-TIME: $1k → 20%BONEI OLAM INC: $10k → 20%Project Lend A Hand Inc: $4k → 20%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.
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.
$1.5M · 38 repeat orgs$378k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

38 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

38
46

Total granted

$1.5M
$310k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+82%
-3%

Still filing today

21%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesReligionPhilanthropyHealthEducationRecreation & 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

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA DMIR INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +7%
  • MH
    MERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP
    2× · 2022–2024 · $17k · revenue +94%
  • AT
    A Torah Infertilty Medium Exchange
    3× · 2020–2024 · $11k · revenue +125%

Funded once

  • CN
    CONGREGATION NACHLAS MEIR
    one grant, 2022 · $72k
  • AF
    American Friends of Keter Torah inc
    one grant, 2023 · $31k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH YESHIVAgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $18k · revenue +80%
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
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
2
Zichron Moshe Elihu Tzedoka Fund
Philanthropy
3
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
4
Tzemach Yifroch Foundation
—
5
Zichron Meshilem Feish Inc

Provides finacial assistance to needy individuals and to religious, charitable organizations

—
6
Zichron Chaim Avraham Foundation
Philanthropy
7
Zichron Chaim Meir Foundation
Philanthropy
8
Tal Hashamayim Foundation
Religion
9
Zicron Eliyahu Inc
—
10
Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation
Philanthropy
11
Zechut Avot Foundation
Philanthropy
12
Zichroin Rabbeini Meshilem Feiish Ztl Foundation
—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Vaad Harabbanim L'inyanei Tzeduka Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Ne'eman 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

29 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. 29 of the 96 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)
27/29
Grantees still filing
14/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $327,733 · OtherIndividual grant recipientVARIOUS CHARITIES: $210,498 · OtherVARIOUS CHARITIESBais Medrash Keren Shlomo: $149,600 · OtherBais Medrash Keren ShlomoIndividual grant recipient: $149,430 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCONGREGATION NACHLAS MEIR: $72,000 · OtherICHUD MOSDOS HACHINUCH IN BROOKLYN: $71,000 · OtherYeshiva Ohr Shraga Veretzky: $60,600 · Other+65 more: $654,920 · Other+65 moreTHE OJC FUND: $260,000 · EducationTHE OJC FUND+1 more: $1,000 · EducationA Torah Infertilty Medium Exchange: $11,295 · Human ServicesYAD CHAYA INC: $10,100 · Human ServicesBonei Olam Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF LEV SOMEACH TRUST: $8,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT LEND A HAND INC: $3,600 · Human ServicesTHE NE'EMAN FOUNDATION: $3,600 · Human ServicesOORAH INC: $3,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,500 · Human ServicesAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH YESHIVA: $18,000 · PhilanthropyZICHRON SARAH FOUNDATION THE: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMIFAL TZEDAKA VCHESED CHASDEI AHARO N INC: $6,716 · PhilanthropyTHE YAD LELEV FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $4,000 · PhilanthropyEZRAS YISROEL USA INC: $3,000 · PhilanthropyMEKIMI: $25,500 · HealthSMILING SOULS INC: $10,000 · HealthVAAD HARABBANIM L'INYANEI TZEDUKA INC: $7,500 · ReligionOHR CHODOSH INC: $7,200 · ReligionKOLLEL OHR HATALMUD INC: $5,000 · ReligionKEREN HASHVIIS INC: $5,000 · ReligionZICHRON ELIYAHU INC: $3,000 · ReligionAMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA DMIR INC: $25,000 · International
Other$1,695,781Education$261,000Human Services$51,095Philanthropy$47,716Health$35,500Religion$27,700International$25,000

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 OJC FUND: $260,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEKIMI: $25,500 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA DMIR INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH YESHIVA: $18,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP: $16,997 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetA Torah Infertilty Medium Exchange: $11,295 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKIDS-N-CAMP FUND INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetYAD CHAYA INC: $10,100 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetZICHRON SARAH FOUNDATION THE: $10,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetSMILING SOULS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBonei Olam Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVAAD HARABBANIM L'INYANEI TZEDUKA INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOHR CHODOSH INC: $7,200 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetMIFAL TZEDAKA VCHESED CHASDEI AHARO N INC: $6,716 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD YITZCHAK INC: $6,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTHE YAD LELEV FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKOLLEL OHR HATALMUD INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetKEREN HASHVIIS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT LEND A HAND INC: $3,600 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetEZRAS YISROEL USA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetOORAH INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetZICHRON ELIYAHU INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMY EXTENDED FAMILY INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATSKILLS HATZALAH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLECHEIRIS ORGANIZATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE LEND A HAND PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 THE OJC FUND ↗
  • Who funds MEKIMI ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA DMIR INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH YESHIVA ↗
  • Who funds MERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP ↗
  • Who funds A Torah Infertilty Medium Exchange ↗
  • Who funds KIDS-N-CAMP FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds YAD CHAYA INC ↗
  • Who funds ZICHRON SARAH FOUNDATION THE ↗
  • Who funds SMILING SOULS INC ↗
  • Who funds Bonei Olam 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 Ojc FundJack Adjmi Family Fou…Allen I Gross Charita…Eisenberg Family Foun…Jsw FoundationThe Basch Family Foun…The Fishoff Family Fo…Chayim V ChesedZichron Yechiel Meche…Jewish Communal FundThe Moshe & Tamar Sch…The Reich Family Char…
The Ojc FundNY55.2× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ojc Fund · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · Allen I Gross Charitable Foundation · Eisenberg Family Foundation Inc · Jsw Foundation · The Basch Family Foundation · The Fishoff Family Foundation · Chayim V Chesed · Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Moshe & Tamar Schwartz Family Foundation · The Reich Family Charitable Trust

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 M and S Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The M and S Family 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%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Oorah Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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 96 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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