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· Public charity

The Map Fund Inc

To support innovation and cross-cultural exploration in new works of live performance.

$2.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
58
Grants FY2024still arriving
14
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$8.7MEducation$235kPhilanthropy$175kYouth Development$143kCivil Rights$116kCommunity Improvement$114kScience & Tech$105kHuman Services$69kOther$0
02FY2024 · 58 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 58 grants below total $1,765,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,908,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,143,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k57 grants · $1.7M
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$30,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Brooklyn Arts Exchange$60,000
Pioneers Go East Collective$30,000
Theatre Novi Most$30,000
Kinesis Project Inc$30,000
Partnership for Providence Parks$30,000
Secret To Life Inc$30,000
The Civilians$30,000
Ragamala Dance$30,000
Hidden Voices$30,000
Experimental Sound Studio$30,000
CARNE VIVA DANCE THEATRE$30,000
Naks Naman Corporation$30,000
Gilloury Institute dba Silk Road Cultural Center$30,000
Culture Flow Projects$30,000
Ensemble Robot Inc$30,000
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 (FY17–18, $69k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GLOBALFEST INC: $44k → 20%ABRONS ARTS CENTER: $13k → 17%ABRONS ARTS CENTER: $12k → 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

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VT
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
MD
AZ
NM
AR
TN
NC
DC
HI
OK
LA
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.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.7M · 49 repeat orgs$6.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

49 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 37 since wound down; 46 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

49
184

Total granted

$3.7M
$4.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+24%

Still filing today

98%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsCivil 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

  • FRACTURED ATLAS INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $615k · revenue +71%
  • TP
    THE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $176k · revenue +154%
  • IF
    Intersection for the Arts
    5× · 2017–2024 · $139k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • TT
    THE TANK LTD
    one grant, 2023 · $90k · revenue -3%
  • CH
    CAFA-THIRD HORIZON INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $45k · revenue +404%
  • TV
    TEATRO VISION
    one grant, 2019 · $45k · revenue +19%
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
Tigerlion Arts
Arts & Culture
2
The Center for International Theatre Development
Arts & Culture
3
The Alchemy Theater

The Alchemy Theatre's mission is to present stories with fierce resonant truth, in an intimate and inclusive environment, with professionalism, and in compelling collaboration with quality theatre artists at large.

Arts & Culture
4
Lively Productions

Lively productions presents new work for the stage by emerging artists, and seeks to create innovative theatrical opportunities in a world increasingly defined by real time interactions and new technologies

Arts & Culture
5
Theatre Three Collaborative Inc

Cultural and educational performances

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6
Los Angeles International Dance Festival
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7
State of the Arts Productions
Arts & Culture
8
Parity Productions Inc
Arts & Culture
9
The Russian Arts Theatre and Studio

Develop recognition of international theater

Arts & Culture
10
On the Boards

On the Boards' mission is to invest in leading contemporary performing artists near and far and connect them to a diverse range of communities interested in forward-thinking art and ideas.

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11
Uprising Theater
Arts & Culture
12
Ghost Road Company

The Ghost Road Company develops original performance pieces employing Ensemble-Devising and collaborative creation techniques creating experimental theatrical works that are highly physical visceral and visual The companys work emphasizes…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Theater Et Al Inc Dba the Chocolate Factory Theater; the most unlike its peers is Fathomers. 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

238 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. 238 of the 282 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.

13
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
65
Early backer (in before they grew)
229/238
Grantees still filing
154/238
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRACTURED ATLAS INC: $615,069 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED ATLAS INC+127 more: $5,404,036 · Arts & Culture+127 moreTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC: $175,899 · OtherTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC+53 more: $1,674,980 · Other+53 moreDUKE UNIVERSITY: $45,000 · EducationST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $43,000 · EducationEMERSON COLLEGE: $43,000 · EducationOther Minds: $30,000 · EducationTHE TOWER FOUNDATION OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY: $30,000 · EducationCraigardan Inc: $30,000 · EducationTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $110,830 · PhilanthropyZACCHO SF: $68,798 · PhilanthropyARTCOUNCIL INC DBA ARTADIA: $30,000 · PhilanthropyPARTNERSHIP FOR PROVIDENCE PARKS: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsDestiny Arts Center: $45,000 · Recreation & SportsAPI Cultural CenterInc Oakland Asian Cultural Center: $43,166 · Recreation & SportsLOTUS BLOOM: $43,798 · Youth DevelopmentAlbany Park Theater Project: $42,500 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH SPEAKS INC: $38,346 · Youth DevelopmentGLOBALFEST INC: $43,798 · Human ServicesNARRATIVE ARTS: $38,059 · Human ServicesHENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $25,342 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$6,019,105Other$1,850,879Education$221,000Philanthropy$209,628Recreation & Sports$148,166Youth Development$124,644Human Services$107,199

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $615,069 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC: $175,899 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetIntersection for the Arts: $138,551 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetDANCERS GROUP: $128,419 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE INC: $115,609 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $110,830 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTheater Labrador Inc dba New Georges: $110,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetNEW YORK LIVE ARTS INC: $108,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetENSEMBLE ROBOT INCORPORATED: $93,346 over 3y, 100% of budgetTHE TANK LTD: $90,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetEarshot Jazz Society of Seattle: $85,500 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS INC: $82,750 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetYERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $82,144 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $78,450 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetARTHUR AVILES TYPICAL THEATRE INC: $75,750 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetTEADA PRODUCTIONS: $73,798 over 2y, 20% of budgetCORNERSTONE THEATER COMPANY: $72,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetZACCHO SF: $68,798 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetCONTRA-TIEMPO: $68,798 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetJESS CURTISGRAVITY INC: $68,798 over 2y, 14% of budgetRAGAMALA DANCE: $67,500 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetPUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE INC: $67,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetNATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK INC: $66,919 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetDETROIT PUPPET COMPANY: $61,500 over 2y, 16% of budgetROSY SIMAS DANSE INC: $61,469 over 3y, 12% of budgetALLISON ORR DANCE INC: $60,048 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR PROVIDENCE PARKS: $60,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $60,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHome for Contemporary Theatre and Art Ltd dba HERE Art Center: $58,798 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAXIS Dance Company: $55,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetSPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS: $52,191 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHEATER MITU INC: $50,846 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetEverett: $50,846 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetEl Teatro Campesino: $48,928 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetTEATRO VISION: $45,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetILLINOIS VALLEY 2010 COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM: $45,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetEN GARDE ARTS INC: $45,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetDestiny Arts Center: $45,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFIRST VOICE INC: $45,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YES LAB INC: $45,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetLOTUS BLOOM: $43,798 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetHALEAKALA INC: $43,798 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetKronos Performing Arts Association: $43,798 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetGLOBALFEST INC: $43,798 over 1y, 12% of budgetFuture West Inc: $43,796 over 1y, 19% of budgetCULTURE PUSH INC: $43,200 over 2y, 24% of budgetAPI Cultural CenterInc Oakland Asian Cultural Center: $43,166 over 1y, 5.4% 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.

New England Foundatio…Mid Atlantic Arts IncThe Andrew W Mellon F…New Music USA IncThe Howard Gilman Fou…The Shubert Foundatio…Kenneth Rainin Founda…Phyllis C Wattis Foun…The Zellerbach Family…National Performance …Doris Duke Charitable…Jerome Foundation Inc
New England Foundation for the Arts IncorporatedMA122.9× affinity76 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated · Mid Atlantic Arts Inc · The Andrew W Mellon Foundation · New Music USA Inc · The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc · The Shubert Foundation Inc · Kenneth Rainin Foundation · Phyllis C Wattis Foundation · The Zellerbach Family Foundation · National Performance Network Inc · Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc · Jerome Foundation Inc

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 Map Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Map Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Ensemble Robot Incorporated: 20% of income from government
  • Anikaya Akhra Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Tulsa Community Foundation: 11% of income from government
  • Passage Theatre Company Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Guerilla Opera Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Silk Road Project Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Boston Dance Theater: 4% of income from government
  • Third Angle New Music Ensemble: 3% of income from government
  • The Theater Offensive Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Jean Appolon Expressions Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Emerson College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
56report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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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How do I get to The Map Fund Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Map Fund 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 282 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 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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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home