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The Morty Frank Memorial Fund Inc

To award scholarships to deserving high school seniors and continuing scholarships to prior awardees.

$59k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$59kHousing & Shelter$21kRecreation & Sports$17kEducation$14kCrime & Legal$3kYouth Development$2kPhilanthropy$2kFood & Nutrition$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 11 grants below total $11,732, the rows itemized in this filing. The $58,732 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $47,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$500
Median grant
2
States reached
$250k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF DUANE PARK$3,500
NORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPM$2,000
COVENANT HOUSE$2,000
NY ROAD RUNNERS TEAM FOR KIDS$1,584
AFTUA$515
KIDS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION$500
MSK GIVING$500
ARIFULDPRO$500
Individual grant recipient$250
GO FUND ME$233
JOHN RITTER FOUNDATION$150
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 (FY20–25, $21k) 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%JAFCO CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $100 → 13%COVENANT HOUSE: $7k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $4k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $4k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $3k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $2k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $2k → 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

MN
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
GA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$106k · 12 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
21

Total granted

$106k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+20%

Still filing today

58%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEnvironmentFood & 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

  • PU
    PARKINSONS UNITY WALK INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $25k · revenue +8%
  • CH
    COVENANT HOUSE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $21k · revenue +1%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF DUANE PARK INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $14k · revenue +208%

Funded once

  • SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +20%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • CC
    CROHNS COLITIS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $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
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
2
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
3
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
4
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
5
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
6
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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7
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
8
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
9
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
10
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
11
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

Please see schedule o

Health
12
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sandy Hook Promise Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Friendz 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

25 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. 25 of the 40 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
19/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PARKINSONS UNITY WALK INC: $25,000 · OtherPARKINSONS UNITY WALK INCAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $20,000 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYCAMP SUNSHINE INC: $2,500 · Other+19 more: $15,778 · Other+19 moreCOVENANT HOUSE: $20,676 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesNORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT INC: $13,500 · EducationNORTHSIDE CENTER…NORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT DAY SCHOOL: $4,500 · EducationNORTHSIDE CENTER…+1 more: $100 · EducationFRIENDS OF DUANE PARK INC: $14,450 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF D…LUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,500 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,200 · HealthKIDS FOR KIDS FOUNDATION INC: $500 · HealthMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $500 · HealthDOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE INC: $500 · HealthTHE RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION INC: $271 · HealthMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $206 · Health+1 more: $150 · HealthSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Crime & LegalFJC: $1,000 · Crime & LegalSTUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC: $1,129 · PhilanthropyJOHN RITTER FOUNDATION FOR AORTIC HEALTH: $200 · Philanthropy
Other$63,278Human Services$20,776Education$18,100Environment$14,450Health$4,827Crime & Legal$4,000Philanthropy$1,329

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 budgetPARKINSONS UNITY WALK INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $20,676 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF DUANE PARK INC: $14,450 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetNORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT INC: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT DAY SCHOOL: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP SUNSHINE INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS INC: $1,584 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTUDENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK INC: $1,129 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFJC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTAKEACTION MINNESOTA: $516 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RELEASE RECOVERY FOUNDATION INC: $271 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDZ INC: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $206 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN RITTER FOUNDATION FOR AORTIC HEALTH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLEY'S FUND INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAFCO Children's Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $100 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.

Select Equity Group F…Jewish Communal FundThe Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Select Equity Group FoundationNY13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Select Equity Group Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Morty Frank Memorial Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Morty Frank Memorial Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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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Find your warmest path to The Morty Frank Memorial Fund Inc 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 40 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 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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