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The Margules Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Margules 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.

$618k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0170% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$319kReligion$312kPhilanthropy$263kArts & Culture$114kInternational$58kEducation$39kHealth$34kSocial Science$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k17 grants · $93k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $97k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $178k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$7,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$966k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Donors Fund$250,000
VARIOUS CHARITIES$93,046
DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND$85,200
HATZALAH OF ROCKAWAY NASSAU$28,000
TIFERES YAAKOV$18,000
BNOS BAIS YAAKOV OF FAR ROCKAWAY$10,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
THE CHEVRA GEMACH$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
OHOLEI TORAH$7,500
FRIENDS OF EZRAS ACHIM$7,500
JEP$7,500
FRIENDS OF BIKUR CHOLIM EZRAT ACHIN$7,000
ONE ISRAEL FUND$6,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $318k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FRIENDS OF YASHAR CHAYAL: $2k → 8%ISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND: $250 → 7%THE CHEVRA GEMACH: $10k → 6%AL KANFEL NESHARIM: $5k → 6%SHALOM TASK FORCE: $180 → 17%DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND: $95k → 6%DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND: $90k → 6%DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND: $85k → 6%AL KANFEI NESHARIM: $20k → 6%AL KANFEI NESHARIM: $5k → 6%DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND: $360 → 6%DOROT: $1k → 17%KEREN ANIYEM: $2k → 20%KEREN ANIYEM: $2k → 20%KIMPA TORIN AID: $360 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MD
NC
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 83 repeat orgs$292k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +10% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

83 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 62 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

83
143

Total granted

$1.1M
$256k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+10%

Still filing today

27%
22%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
InternationalReligionHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • DM
    DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $271k · revenue +45%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $112k · revenue +63%
  • AK
    AL KANFEI NISHARIM INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $30k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • LY
    LAPID YESHIVA INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • HP
    HASC PA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $18k · revenue +94%
  • SC
    SHAVEI CHEVRONS INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2023 · $18k
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
Sherit Isroel
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2
Yeshiva Ohr Yisroel
Philanthropy
3
Zichron Avrohom Yosef
Philanthropy
4
Keren Yaakov Ben Menachen Tzvi Foundation
Philanthropy
5
Chasdei Dovid Elimelech Inc
Philanthropy
6
American Friends of Oseh Chayil

To further jewish education in israel

Religion
7
Friends of Yeshiva Beer Abraham

Furtherance of jewish education

Religion
8
American Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel Inc

To support religious, charitable, scientific, literary and/or educational programs

Education
9
American Friends of Ish El Rayahu

To promote, benefit, and support Jewish religious, charitable & educational activities in Israel and the USA.

Religion
10
Zohar Hatorah Inc

Religious School

Religion
11
Ohr Meir Ubracha

The organization provides financial assistance to victims of acts of terrorism in the state of israel.

Philanthropy
12
Yad Laniyim
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Emunah of America Inc; the most unlike its peers is Camp Extreme D/B/a Project Extreme. 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

64 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. 64 of the 234 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
58/64
Grantees still filing
39/64
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS CHARITIES: $174,011 · OtherVARIOUS CHARITIESDALLAS TORAH INSTITUTE: $110,500 · OtherDALLAS TORAH INSTITUTEHATZALAH OF ROCKAWAY NASSAU: $53,000 · OtherHATZALAH OF ROCKAWAY NASSAUIndividual grant recipient: $32,196 · Other+152 more: $467,592 · Other+152 moreDAVIS MEMORIAL FUND INC: $271,130 · Human ServicesDAVIS MEMORIAL FUND I…AL KANFEI NISHARIM INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesAL KANFEI NISHARIM IN…+6 more: $16,620 · Human ServicesDONORS FUND INC: $250,000 · PhilanthropyDONORS FUND INCHASC PA INC: $18,000 · PhilanthropyHASC PA INC+5 more: $7,780 · PhilanthropyFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $112,100 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,950 · Arts & CultureONE ISRAEL FUND LTD: $19,600 · InternationalFRIENDS OF BIKUR CHOLIM EZRAT ACHIM: $12,000 · InternationalCentral Fund of Israel: $8,000 · InternationalEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC: $7,000 · InternationalCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $6,100 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $2,500 · InternationalKULANU INC: $2,080 · International+4 more: $2,804 · InternationalBNOS BAIS YAAKOV OF FAR ROCKAWAY: $25,500 · EducationLAPID YESHIVA INC: $25,000 · Education+1 more: $360 · EducationL CHAIM CENTER FOR INSPIRED LIVING INC: $5,000 · ReligionLEV BEREL INC: $3,000 · ReligionTorah Images Inc: $1,680 · ReligionHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,650 · ReligionYESHIVA OF FAR ROCKAWAY: $1,270 · ReligionALIYOS SHLOMO: $1,000 · ReligionAMERICAN FRIENDS OF KUPAT HA'IR: $1,000 · ReligionNER AVRAHAM INC: $610 · Religion+3 more: $1,540 · Religion
Other$837,299Human Services$317,750Philanthropy$275,780Arts & Culture$115,050International$60,084Education$50,860Religion$16,750

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 budgetDAVIS MEMORIAL FUND INC: $271,130 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $112,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAL KANFEI NISHARIM INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBNOS BAIS YAAKOV OF FAR ROCKAWAY: $25,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAPID YESHIVA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetONE ISRAEL FUND LTD: $19,600 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF BIKUR CHOLIM EZRAT ACHIM: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHEVRA GEMACH INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $6,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFEED ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $5,180 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetKEREN ANIYIM INC: $3,210 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLEV BEREL INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKULANU INC: $2,080 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBIKUR CHOLIM INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTorah Images Inc: $1,680 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEON MAYER FUND INC: $1,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSHUVU RETURN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSimchas Yom Tov Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALIYOS SHLOMO: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF KUPAT HA'IR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC: $850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJBI INTERNATIONAL INC: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP EXTREME D/B/A PROJECT EXTREME: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNER AVRAHAM INC: $610 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $554 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOMCHEI TORAH B'ERETZ YISRAEL INC TOMCHEI TORAH B'ERET: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT INSPIRE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEYLIM LEV LACHIM: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRELIGIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA MIZRACHI HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMADRAIGOS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAIMONIDES WAY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIMPATORIN AID INC: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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 DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds DONORS FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds AL KANFEI NISHARIM INC ↗
  • Who funds BNOS BAIS YAAKOV OF FAR ROCKAWAY ↗
  • Who funds LAPID YESHIVA INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE ISRAEL FUND LTD ↗
  • Who funds HASC PA INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BIKUR CHOLIM EZRAT ACHIM ↗
  • Who funds THE CHEVRA GEMACH INC ↗
  • Who funds Sharsheret Inc ↗
  • Who funds Central Fund of Israel ↗
  • Who funds EMUNAH OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA 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 FundZichron Chaim Charity…Jewish Communal FundJack Adjmi Family Fou…Cross River Community…The Jmg FoundationF G FoundationBelsky Family Foundat…The J W FoundationThe Zev and Susan Mun…The Tzedaka FundAllen I Gross Charita…
The Ojc FundNY47.7× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ojc Fund · Zichron Chaim Charity Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · Cross River Community Foundation · The Jmg Foundation · F G Foundation · Belsky Family Foundation Inc · The J W Foundation · The Zev and Susan Munk Family Foundation · The Tzedaka Fund · Allen I Gross Charitable 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 Margules Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Margules Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Sharsheret Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.

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 234 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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