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The Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati at a glance

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The Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati

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.

$13k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$67kHealth$14kReligion$12kEducation$6kArts & Culture$4kFood & Nutrition$3kHuman Services$2kRecreation & Sports$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $3k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$500
Median grant
3
States reached
$213k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UJA FEDERATION$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL FUND$1,500
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$500
THE CHEMOTHERAPY FOUNDATION$500
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE$360
THE CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION$186
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 (FY19–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $125 → 6%PASSAIC COUNTY 200 CLUB: $1k → 12%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
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
NC
DC
OK
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$68k · 18 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
50

Total granted

$68k
$27k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
+20%

Still filing today

39%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionOther
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

  • BC
    BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $4k · revenue +4%
  • FA
    FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $2k · revenue +24%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $540 · revenue +213%

Funded once

  • JF
    JEWISH FEDERATION ON NORTHERN NJ
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
  • UF
    UJA FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • AS
    AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND REMEMBRANCE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
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
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
2
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
3
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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4
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
5
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
6
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
7
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
8
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

The feinstein institute for medical research ("the institute") is the research branch of northwell health ("northwell"). through its affiliation with northwell, the institute's mission is to bridge the gap between biomedical research and…

Health
9
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation

The lustgarten foundation is the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. see schedule o.the lustgarten foundation is boldly leading the way through hope and innovation, turning fear into action through education…

Human Services
10
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc

The mission of the breast cancer research foundation, inc. is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Public Safety & Disaster
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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12
Huntington's Disease Foundation

To fund transformative research to find treatments, and ultimately a cure, for huntington's disease.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc; the most unlike its peers is Baco Boys Fund 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

33 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. 33 of the 69 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UJA FEDERATION OF NORTH JERSEY: $20,200 · OtherUJA FEDERATION OF NORTH JERSEYJEWISH FEDERATION ON NORTHERN NJ: $5,600 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION ON NORTHERN NJREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: $3,000 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANU OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL: $3,000 · OtherU OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOLUJA FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NJ: $2,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL FUND: $2,500 · Other+39 more: $17,285 · Other+39 moreUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEW…JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INC: $17,600 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERS…+4 more: $671 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $6,360 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN …AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND REMEMBRANCE INC: $1,800 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN …HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST…WESTHAMPTON BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $110 · Arts & CultureBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,600 · HealthGLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $540 · HealthTJ MARTELL FOUNDATION: $250 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200 · Health+2 more: $200 · HealthFOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION INC: $2,000 · Food & NutritionCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $300 · Food & NutritionPassaic County 200 Club: $1,000 · Human ServicesSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $125 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $100 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,000 · International
Other$54,085Philanthropy$38,271Arts & Culture$9,770Health$5,790Food & Nutrition$2,300Human Services$1,225International$1,000

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 budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY INC: $17,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $6,360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND REMEMBRANCE INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPassaic County 200 Club: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGLIOBLASTOMA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $540 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTHAMPTON BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION: $366 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBACO BOYS FUND INC: $360 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLung Cancer Alliance: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTJ MARTELL FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHasidah: $180 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $110 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EXPERIMENTAL STATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBERGEN VOLUNTEER MEDICAL INITIATIVE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMATTHEW LARSON FOUNDATION FOR PEDIATRIC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIKE GELTRUDE FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPENN FOUNDATION TRUST: $25 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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Charities Aid Foundat…The Pfizer Foundation…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY12.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati?

Find your warmest path to The Michael & Karen Bukiet Foundati 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 69 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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