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The Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Maurice Sendak 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.

$229k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$125k
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 2024.

Science & Tech$1.4MArts & Culture$313kHealth$230kAnimals$127kFood & Nutrition$86kEnvironment$30kEducation$27kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$47M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CATHERINE VIOLET HUBBARD FOUNDATION$125,000
THE NEW 42ND STREET INC$50,000
THE CORPORATION OF YADDO$11,000
Individual grant recipient$5,041
EARTHPLACE$5,000
THE BEATRIX POTTER SOCIETY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC$2,752
RIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY$500
Individual grant recipient$100
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 (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 13% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THE EDWARD GOREY HOUSE: $500 → 8%ROBERT DUNLAVEY: $5k → 8%THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC: $3k → 12%FALLINGWATER: $500 → 17%ACCESS BOOKS: $5k → 14%THE CORPORATION OF YADDO: $11k → 7%HISTORIC SALEM COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: $4k → 11%COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $10k → 17%MEET THE WRITERS: $6k → 20%NO KID HUNGRY: $10k → 14%AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM ASAP: $13k → 9%CATHERINE VIOLET HUBBARD FOUNDATION: $125k → 9%THE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICES: $1.0M → 11%FREEDOM FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1k → 12%COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $50k → 15%THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION: $75k → 10%THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC: $1k → 12%ACCESS BOOKS: $5k → 14%THE CORPORATION OF YADDO: $11k → 7%COMFORT FOOD COMMUNITY: $75k → 11%NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP: $3k → 17%THE BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE: $10k → 20%AN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION: $8k → 14%CATHERINE VIOLET HUBBARD FOUNDATION: $125k → 9%THE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICES: $162k → 11%FREEDOM FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1k → 12%COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $22k → 15%THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION: $75k → 10%CORPORATION OF YADDO: $11k → 7%HISTORIC SALEM COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: $3k → 11%ARTISTS' FELLOWSHIP INC: $5k → 17%HANNAH SALYER: $5k → 20%EARTHPLACE: $5k → 9%THE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICES: $152k → 11%APNH A PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR HEALTH: $5k → 12%COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $10k → 15%THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION: $75k → 10%CORPORATION OF YADDO: $11k → 7%ST MARY'S CONVENT: $3k → 11%NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: $100k → 20%CONSERVANCY OF RIDGEFIELD: $30k → 9%THE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICES: $50k → 11%READ TO GROW: $6k → 12%HISTORIC SALEM COURTHOUSE PRESERVATION ASSOC INC: $1k → 11%RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY: $521 → 9%PERFORMANCE SPACE: $10k → 17%GRACE ZHANG: $5k → 17%THE NEW 42ND STREET INC: $50k → 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

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
DC
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 10 repeat orgs$431k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +68% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
27

Total granted

$2.0M
$340k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+68%
+17%

Still filing today

80%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $91k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCivil 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

  • AB
    ACCESS BOOKS
    2× · 2020–2023 · $10k · revenue +118%
  • HS
    Historic Salem Courthouse Preservation Assocation Inc
    3× · 2017–2022 · $8k · revenue +79%
  • TE
    THE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $4k · revenue +68%

Funded once

  • NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +127%
  • CF
    COMFORT FOOD COMMUNITY
    one grant, 2021 · $75k
  • LC
    Land Conservancy of Ridgefield Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue -53% · 71% of their budget
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
New Museum of Contemporary Art

A center for exhibitions, information, and documentation about living artists since 1977, which continues to be a place of experimentation and a hub of new art and new ideas.

Arts & Culture
2
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
3
The Neue Galerie New York
Arts & Culture
4
White Columns Inc

White columns identifies significant emerging and under-represented visual artists and encourages their creative and professional development through the presentation of group and solo exhibitions, an online curated artists registry, and…

Arts & Culture
5
Artists in Residence Inc

Support an open exchange of ideas and risk-taking by women and non-binary artists in order to provide support and visibility. as an artist-run organization, artists in residence fosters involvement through multiple tiers of representation:…

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6
National Academy of Design

The mission of the national academy of design is to promote the fine arts in america through exhibition and education.

Education
7
New York Studio School

The new york studio school is committed to giving a significant education to the aspiring artist, a preamble to a lifetime's engagement in drawing, painting, and sculpture. (see schedule o for continuation)

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8
Brooklyn Art Library Inc

Brooklyn Art Library is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been completely funded by participation since 2006. We work to ensure that we are fulfilling our mission of encouraging creative storytelling within a global community by…

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9
Community-Word Project Inc

Our mission is to facilitate culturally responsive, multidisciplinary art programs for students, teaching artists, and communities to develop and amplify their voices and creative skills.

Education
10
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences dba the Staten Island Museum

Founded in 1881 the Staten Island Museum engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities for all ages. It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate…

Arts & Culture
11
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
12
The Frick Collection

The Frick Collection (the "Collection") operates an internationally recognized art museum and library program for the inspiration and enjoyment of the public and for the advancement of the study of fine arts and kindred subjects.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Foundation for the Arts Inc; the most unlike its peers is Artists Fellowship 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

23 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. 23 of the 48 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
11/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICES: $1,365,988 · OtherTHE UCONN FOUNDATION INC ATTN DATA SERVICESTHE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION: $225,000 · OtherTHE GOOD DOG FOUNDATIONCOMFORT FOOD COMMUNITY: $75,000 · Other+28 more: $130,802 · Other+28 moreNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK FOUND…COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $81,500 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBUS MUSEU…THE NEW 42ND STREET INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW 42ND S…THE CORPORATION OF YADDO: $44,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CORPORATIO…AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM INC: $12,500 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $22,252 · Arts & Culture+4 moreCATHERINE VIOLET HUBBARD FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 · PhilanthropyCATHERINE V…Land Conservancy of Ridgefield Inc: $30,000 · EnvironmentEARTHPLACE INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentACCESS BOOKS: $10,000 · EducationAN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION: $8,000 · EducationREAD TO GROW INC: $6,000 · EducationMEET THE WRITERS INC: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentAPNHA PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR HEALTH: $5,000 · Health
Other$1,796,790Arts & Culture$310,252Philanthropy$250,000Environment$35,000Education$24,000Youth Development$6,000Health$5,000

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 budgetCATHERINE VIOLET HUBBARD FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $81,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NEW 42ND STREET INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF YADDO: $44,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetLand Conservancy of Ridgefield Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 71% of budgetAFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM INC: $12,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetACCESS BOOKS: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHistoric Salem Courthouse Preservation Assocation Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMEET THE WRITERS INC: $6,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetREAD TO GROW INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetARTISTS FELLOWSHIP INC: $5,825 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAPNHA PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEARTHPLACE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC: $3,752 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom Farm Animal Sanctuary: $2,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetRIDGEFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRIDGEFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $100 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…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY8.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Apnha Place to Nourish Your Health: 24% of income from government
  • The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Inc: 4% of income from government
  • After School Arts Program Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report 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.
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How do I get to The Maurice Sendak Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Maurice Sendak 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 48 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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