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The Meshberg Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Meshberg Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$160k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% 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$525kHealth$188kEducation$73kInternational$60kHuman Services$34kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kFood & Nutrition$18kEnvironment$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $154k
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS$45,000
BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC$28,840
JUPITER MEDICAL FOUNDATION$20,000
RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC$20,000
GROWING GARDENS$15,000
ADOPT-A-FAMILY OF THE PALM BEACHES$15,000
JUNO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION$10,000
WHITTIER INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY PTA$3,000
FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION INC$2,100
THORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $151k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $29k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $22k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $20k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $20k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $20k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $15k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $15k → 11%BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $10k → 11%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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$884k · 16 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
8

Total granted

$884k
$50k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+27%

Still filing today

75%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
EnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesHealthPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • TC
    THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $225k · revenue +25%
  • BC
    BENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $151k · revenue +70%
  • RF
    RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC
    5× · 2018–2024 · $84k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +27%
  • IC
    INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • MD
    MONTESSORI DAY SCHOOL OF BROOKLYN
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
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
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
2
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
3
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
4
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…

Arts & Culture
7
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
8
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Arts & Culture
9
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
10
Clyfford Still Museum

Home to the art and legacy of the american painter clyfford still, we invite all to explore the potential of individual creative endeavor.

Arts & Culture
11
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

—
12
Berggruen Institute
Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Chautauqua Association; the most unlike its peers is The American Tinnitus Association. 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

16 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. 16 of the 26 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
15/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS: $225,000 · OtherTHE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASSJUPITER MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $160,000 · OtherJUPITER MEDICAL FOUNDATIONFUND FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE INC: $50,000 · OtherFUND FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE INCCOLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION: $45,000 · OtherCOLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATIONAdopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc: $25,000 · Other+9 more: $47,400 · Other+9 moreBENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $150,840 · Human ServicesBENZAITEN CENTER F…RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $84,167 · Arts & CultureRAYMOND F KR…CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $20,335 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR C…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $5,000 · InternationalGROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER COUNTY: $18,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $5,000 · EnvironmentTHORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: $4,000 · EnvironmentNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $2,500 · EnvironmentTHE AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · HealthJUNO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $2,090 · Philanthropy
Other$552,400Human Services$150,840Arts & Culture$104,502International$55,000Environment$29,500Health$25,000Public Safety & Disaster$20,000Philanthropy$2,090

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 CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS: $225,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBENZAITEN CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS INC: $150,840 over 8y, 5.9% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $84,167 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION: $45,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAdopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE AMERICAN TINNITUS ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $20,335 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetJUNO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetGROWING GARDENS OF BOULDER COUNTY: $18,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $2,090 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.

American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE6.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Meshberg Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Meshberg Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Center for Creative Education: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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 · 0–25%
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 26 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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