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The Michael and Robin Psaros Family Foundation

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.

$385k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$65k
Largest
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 2025.

Human Services$595kFood & Nutrition$576kEducation$292kCivil Rights$265kHealth$152kHousing & Shelter$117kRecreation & Sports$80kArts & Culture$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k9 grants · $210k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $175k
$30,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREEK AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (COSMOS FM)$65,000
WEIRTON CHRISTIAN CENTER$60,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$50,000
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY$40,000
FEEDING AMERICA$40,000
GOLDBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION CORPORATION$30,000
ARETE LIVING ARTS FOUNDATION$20,000
GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER$20,000
BABY2BABY$20,000
CHIOS SOCIETIES OF AMERICA$20,000
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION$10,000
RISING GROUND INC$10,000
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 (FY21–25, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%RISING GROUND INC: $10k → 17%LUV MICHAEL: $10k → 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.
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 18 repeat orgs$118k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
5

Total granted

$2.1M
$58k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+41%

Still filing today

72%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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
Food & NutritionEducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $290k · revenue +392%
  • Feeding America
    6× · 2020–2025 · $280k · revenue +40%
  • GE
    GREEK-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM INC
    7× · 2018–2025 · $265k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -33%
  • CC
    CARVER CENTER MARKET
    one grant, 2017 · $16k
  • BM
    BOWERY MISSION CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
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
The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Inc

To provide a safe, affordable and comprehensive program of high-quality early childhood education, parental and family support, as well as academic enrichment and recreational programs.

Human Services
2
Hunger Free America Inc

Hunger free america (hfa) is a nonpartisan, national nonprofit organization building the movement to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.

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3
Yad Ezra V'shulamit

Yad ezra v'shulamit's mission is to provide over 300,000 people in israel with food and basic supplies for those living in poverty by distributing 12,000 weekly food baskets. with a focus on children we try to ensure that hundreds of…

International
4
Food Bank for New York City

Food bank for nyc has been the city's major hunger-relief organization driven by our mission to empower every new yorker to achieve food security for good. we harness the collective power of our network of food providers, partners, and…

Community Improvement
5
San Francisco Food Bank

To end hunger in san francisco and marin counties by soliciting food donations nationally, distributing this food to qualifying public service agencies and neighborhood pantries, advocating for improved government food programs, and…

—
6
New York Common Pantry

New york common pantry reduces hunger while promoting dignity, health and self-sufficiency.

Food & Nutrition
7
Island Harvest Ltd

The mission of island harvest is to end hunger and reduce food waste on long island.

Human Services
8
Forestdale Inc

Forestdale's mission is to ensure that children have the assets they need to thrive.

Human Services
9
Covenant House

In 34 cities across five countries, covenant house builds bridges to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. we meet their immediate needs for food, clothing, protection, and medical and mental health…

Human Services
10
Under 21

Since 1972, under 21, d.b.a. covenant house new york (chny) has been working with one of new york city's most vulnerable populations - youth experiencing homelessness, age 16-24, and their dependent children. chny provides young people…

Human Services
11
Capital Area Food Bank Inc

The mission of the capital area food bank (the food bank or cafb) is to help our neighbors thrive by creating more equitable access to food and opportunity through community partnerships.

Food & Nutrition
12
Feeding Families Foundation Inc

Feeding families foundation's mission is to eliminate hospital food insecurity for parents/caregivers of critically ill children by covering the cost of hospital meals and having those meals delivered to the room so parents do not need to…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is God's Love We Deliver Inc; the most unlike its peers is Arete Living Arts Foundation. 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

19 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. 19 of the 27 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEIRTON CHRISTIAN CENTER INC: $455,000 · OtherWEIRTON CHRISTIAN CENTER INCFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $52,250 · OtherFEEDING WESTCHESTER INCSharing Community Inc: $47,250 · OtherSharing Community IncCARVER CENTER BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES: $46,000 · OtherCARVER CENTER BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURESBRONX YMCA: $30,000 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S HOPE CHEST INC: $50,000 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S HOPE CHEST INCARETE LIVING ARTS FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Other+11 more: $148,250 · Other+11 moreFeeding America: $280,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding AmericaGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $135,000 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER …CITY HARVEST INC: $35,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INCSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $290,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TU…GOLDBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $57,000 · EducationGOLDBURG FAMILY F…GREEK-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM INC: $265,000 · Civil RightsGREEK-AMERICA…FRIENDS OF KAREN INC: $152,250 · HealthCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $80,000 · Recreation & SportsHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $70,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$858,750Food & Nutrition$450,000Education$347,000Civil Rights$265,000Health$152,250Recreation & Sports$80,000Housing & Shelter$70,000

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 budgetWEIRTON CHRISTIAN CENTER INC: $455,000 over 9y, 12% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $290,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $280,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGREEK-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM INC: $265,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetFRIENDS OF KAREN INC: $152,250 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $135,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGOLDBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $57,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOPE CHEST INC: $50,000 over 5y, 9.0% of budgetSharing Community Inc: $47,250 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARETE LIVING ARTS FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUV MICHAEL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRISING GROUND INC: $10,000 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.

  • Who funds WEIRTON CHRISTIAN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds GREEK-AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF KAREN INC ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC ↗
  • Who funds GOLDBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOPE CHEST INC ↗
  • Who funds Sharing Community Inc ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds ARETE LIVING ARTS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds BABY2BABY ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LUV MICHAEL INC ↗
  • Who funds RISING GROUND 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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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 and Robin Psaros Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Michael and Robin Psaros Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–60%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Michael and Robin Psaros Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Michael and Robin Psaros Family Foundation 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 27 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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