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The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$245k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
17
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$62,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 30
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$522k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesAnimalsInternationalPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving42$244k43%
FY202317$160k24%
FY202229$191k34%
FY202128$163k36%
FY202030$218k37%
FY201930$179k30%
FY201830$172k53%
FY201715$171kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$670kReligion$240kPhilanthropy$180kHuman Services$101kInternational$99kHousing & Shelter$90kCommunity Improvement$36kFood & Nutrition$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Als United Greater New York Inc$576,93083%
Hatzilu Rescue Organization$37,75085%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$28,00080%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$22,00070%
Adat Ari El$22,0007n/a
La Family Housing Corporation$14,00050%
Boca Helping Hands Inc$11,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$8,50030%
Beauty Bus Foundation$8,00070%
Community Partners$7,50030%
Hias Inc$6,50020%
Pico Union Project$6,50021%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$6,00040%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$5,50020%
Student Movement of Justice and Opportunity$5,5001n/a
Lev Lalev Inc$5,00010%
Mercy Ships International$3,60020%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$3,00020%
Msi US$3,00010%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$3,00020%
Tuesday's Children$3,00020%
Baby2baby$3,00010%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$3,00010%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$2,50010%
The Friendship Foundation$2,50010%
Robin Hood Foundation$2,00010%
Earthjustice$2,00010%
Every Mother Counts$2,00010%
The Mutt Scouts Inc$2,00012%
Cardinal Hayes High School$2,0001n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$2,00020%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$2,00010%
Food Bank for New York City$2,00010%
I Stand With My Pack Inc$2,00010%
Beyond Bedtime Inc$2,00010%
New Story Inc$2,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$1,50010%
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy$1,50010%
She's the First Inc$1,50010%
Safe Place for Youth Inc$1,30020%
She Should Run$1,25010%
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$1,25010%
Houston Area Women's Center$1,00010%
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc$1,00010%
Foxy and the Hounds$1,00010%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$1,00010%
A Purposeful Rescue Inc$5001n/a
Josh and His Critters$50010%
Wilshire Boulevard Temple$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($664k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAls United Greater New York Inc: $576,930 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetHatzilu Rescue Organization: $37,750 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $28,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $22,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLa Family Housing Corporation: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBoca Helping Hands Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBeauty Bus Foundation: $8,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Partners: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPico Union Project: $6,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brigid Alliance Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLev Lalev Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMercy Ships International: $3,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Empowerment Mission Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMsi US: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTuesday's Children: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBaby2baby: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friendship Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEvery Mother Counts: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mutt Scouts Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBroadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI Stand With My Pack Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBeyond Bedtime Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Story Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShe's the First Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Place for Youth Inc: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShe Should Run: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Harold Grinspoon Foundation: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Area Women's Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoxy and the Hounds: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJosh and His Critters: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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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.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles GroupCA17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · California Community Foundation · Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation · Sempra Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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.

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About The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz

How much does The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz give?
The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz reported 43 grants totaling $245,400 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (43%), Religion (16%), Philanthropy (12%).
Who are The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Als United Greater New York Inc ($577k), Hatzilu Rescue Organization ($38k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($28k).
Does The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, California Community Foundation.
Where is The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz based?
The Milton and Marilyn Safenowitz is based in CA.

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 96 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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