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The Mollylou Foundation

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.

$39k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$9k
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, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.3MInternational$313kEducation$265kHealth$26kEnvironment$24kAnimals$16kCivil Rights$14kArts & Culture$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$6.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MERCY SHIPS$9,000
SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY$5,000
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK$3,000
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC$3,000
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC$2,774
BELEV ECHAD INC$2,500
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER$2,500
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE INC$2,000
SMILE TRAIN INC$2,000
THE WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC$2,000
LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION$1,053
TEAM RUBICON INC$1,000
COMPASSION AND CHOICES$1,000
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$1,000
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 76% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS INC: $300 → 12%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $1k → 6%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 → 14%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $500 → 6%BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE AND RECREATIONAL CENTER INC: $100 → 7%METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY: $500 → 17%BELEV ECHAD INC: $3k → 17%APOPO US INC: $350 → 14%DOROT INC: $1k → 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
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
TX
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.

11%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$183k · 19 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
39

Total granted

$183k
$1.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+17%

Still filing today

95%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesAnimalsEnvironmentArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • UJ
    UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $105k · revenue +27%
  • Mercy Ships International
    4× · 2021–2024 · $15k · revenue +18%
  • SF
    SOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $14k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • CC
    CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $851k
  • AF
    ALUMS FOR FAIRNESS ON CAMPUS
    one grant, 2020 · $262k
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $262k · revenue +52%
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.

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Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
2
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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3
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
4
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
5
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
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
Conservation International Foundation

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

Environment
8
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
9
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
10
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
11
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
12
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Museum of Natural History. 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

57 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. 57 of the 66 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
57/57
Grantees still filing
40/57
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Chicago Community Trust: $1,309,760 · PhilanthropyThe Chicago Community TrustUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $105,016 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPI…+3 more: $3,100 · PhilanthropyCHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $850,637 · OtherCHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONALUMS FOR FAIRNESS ON CAMPUS: $261,910 · OtherALUMS FOR FAIRNESS ON CAMPUS+32 more: $40,517 · OtherISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $261,910 · InternationalISRAEL EMER…Mercy Ships International: $15,300 · International+7 more: $31,400 · International+7 moreSOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY: $13,500 · EnvironmentOCEANA INC: $10,000 · Environment+4 more: $900 · EnvironmentTHE SOUTHAMPTON ANIMAL SHELTER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · AnimalsTHE WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC: $3,500 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $2,774 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation Society: $2,515 · AnimalsAsia Wild: $1,200 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals Inc: $800 · Animals+2 more: $600 · AnimalsPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $7,000 · HealthVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $6,000 · HealthAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $5,000 · Civil RightsCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $3,300 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$1,417,876Other$1,153,064International$308,610Environment$24,400Animals$16,389Health$13,000Civil Rights$8,300

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 Chicago Community Trust: $1,309,760 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $261,910 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $105,016 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $15,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH FORK NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY: $13,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOCEANA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOUTHAMPTON ANIMAL SHELTER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFACTS AND LOGIC ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO MARIN & PENINSULA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $2,860 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $2,774 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $2,515 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBELEV ECHAD INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $1,553 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAsia Wild: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOSTAN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHEBRA AGUDAS ACHIM CHESED SHEL EMETH HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATIONINC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOLARS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAPOPO US INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHOLESOME WAVE INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CORAL REEF ALLIANCE: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHASBARA FELLOWSHIPS INCORPORATED: $200 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.

Jewish Communal FundImpactassetsincThe Chicago Community…New Tamarind Foundati…PC Fund for Animals C…Leslie L Alexander Fo…Jewish Community Foun…Vanguard Charitable E…Jewish Community Fede…The New York Communit…AbbVie FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…
Jewish Communal FundNY15.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Impactassetsinc · The Chicago Community Trust · New Tamarind Foundation Inc · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The New York Community Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Mollylou Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mollylou Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Community Access to the Arts Inc: 2% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 Mollylou Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Mollylou 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 66 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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