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The Pearle W & Martin M Silverstein Foundation at a glance

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The Pearle W & Martin M Silverstein 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.

$31k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$66kArts & Culture$56kPhilanthropy$34kCivil Rights$32kHuman Services$12kCrime & Legal$11kReligion$8kInternational$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$837k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE GAMM THEATRE$6,500
CITY YEAR PROVIDENCE$5,000
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY$5,000
JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI$4,800
THE WILBURY THEATRE GROUP$2,500
UNITED WAY RHODE ISLAND$2,500
RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION$1,500
MIXED MAGIC THEATER$1,000
PROVIDENCE PROMISE$1,000
TEMPLE BETH-EL$750
RHODE ISLANDER SPONSORING EDUCATION$250
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 (FY21–24, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $21k → 14%NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $5k → 14%NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $500 → 14%NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $500 → 14%JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES: $3k → 14%JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES: $3k → 14%JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES: $3k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $6k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $5k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $5k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $4k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $4k → 14%JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RI: $250 → 14%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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$199k · 28 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
22

Total granted

$199k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+24%

Still filing today

75%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEnvironmentHousing & 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

  • INSPIRING MINDS
    3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +75%
  • JA
    JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND
    4× · 2021–2024 · $23k · revenue +19%
  • SANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE
    3× · 2021–2024 · $15k · revenue +68%

Funded once

  • JA
    JEWISH ALLIANCE GREATER RHODE ISLAND
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +86%
  • The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -9%
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
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
2
Roger Williams University School of Law

The only law school in Rhode Island, Roger Williams University School of Law offers future attorneys a rigorous, hands-on legal education in a supportive, personalized environment. Preparing students for success in the public and private…

Education
3
Preserve Rhode Island

Preserve ri's vision is a future where historic preservation creates positive change, making our diverse cultures, the environment, and the economy better for the people who live, visit and work in rhode island. preserve ri's mission is to…

Arts & Culture
4
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
5
The Rhode Island Public Health Foundation

The organization's mission is to eliminate health disparities in rhode island and beyond. the organization develops innovative public health programs, conducts translational and policy research, provides clinical services, and trains…

Health
6
The Alumni Association of the University of Rhode Island

The university of rhode island alumni association informs and engages current and future alumni as committed partners of the university, its missions and traditions.

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7
Rhode Island Bankers Association Inc

The rhode island bankers association will serve as the sole rhode island based organization serving the banking industry and will advocate for its member institutions and participate alongside other new england banking industry…

Public Benefit
8
The Latino Policy Institute

The Latino Policy Institute works to stimulate public policy discourse by examining and communicating the evolving experiences of the Latino community in Rhode Island. LPI is committed to educating, activating, and motivating community…

Arts & Culture
9
Rhode Island Public Radio

To provide quality journalism and compelling storytelling that informs, educates, and inspirescommunity.

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10
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council

Advancement of fiscally responsible government, competitive tax policies, and economic opportunities for all in rhode island by providing objective and nonpartisan research and analysis.

Public Benefit
11
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
12
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts

Trinity academy for the performing arts utilizes an interdisciplinary arts-integrated program to prepare our artist-scholars for collegiate and professional success.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Rhode Island Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Rochambeau Library 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

32 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. 32 of the 56 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
23/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $27,000 · Human ServicesNONVIOLENCE INSTITUTEJEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND: $23,150 · Human ServicesJEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER R…JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES: $8,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICE…INSPIRING MINDS: $24,500 · EducationINSPIRING MINDSPROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $9,500 · EducationPROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARYCommunity Libraries of Providence: $9,500 · EducationCommunity Libraries of Prov…PROVIDENCE PROMISE: $3,000 · EducationPROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM: $3,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF ROCHAMBEAU LIBRARY INC: $3,000 · EducationCOLLEGE VISIONS: $3,000 · Education+2 more: $2,500 · EducationMIXED MAGIC THEATER: $11,500 · OtherMIXED MAGIC THEATERCONGREGATION OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL AND DAVID DBA TEMPLE BETH-EL: $7,750 · OtherCONGREGATION OF THE SONS OF IS…CITY YEAR INC: $5,000 · OtherCITY YEAR INCHARVARD LAW SCHOOL: $3,500 · OtherHARVARD LAW SCHOOLRHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY BANK: $3,500 · OtherRHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY BANKJEWISH ALLIANCE GREATER RHODE ISLAND: $3,000 · OtherDORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE: $3,000 · OtherHEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY: $2,500 · OtherProject Kesher: $2,500 · OtherUNITED WAY RHODE ISLAND: $2,500 · OtherThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $2,500 · Other+21 more: $16,550 · Other+21 moreSANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE: $15,000 · Arts & CultureSANDRA FEINSTEIN-G…Trinity Repertory Company: $12,500 · Arts & CultureTrinity Repertory …The Wilbury Theatre Group: $8,500 · Arts & CultureThe Wilbury Theatr…COMMUNITY MUSICWORKS: $1,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureRHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES INC: $4,000 · Crime & LegalTHE RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $3,500 · Crime & LegalRHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Crime & LegalUNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND INC: $3,500 · PhilanthropyTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 · PhilanthropyRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $250 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $2,500 · Civil Rights
Human Services$58,150Education$58,000Other$63,800Arts & Culture$38,500Crime & Legal$10,000Philanthropy$4,250Civil Rights$2,500

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 budgetNONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE: $27,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetINSPIRING MINDS: $24,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetJEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND: $23,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSANDRA FEINSTEIN-GAMM THEATRE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTrinity Repertory Company: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $9,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Libraries of Providence: $9,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Wilbury Theatre Group: $8,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetJEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $3,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDENCE PROMISE: $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF ROCHAMBEAU LIBRARY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetCOLLEGE VISIONS: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetProject Kesher: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE BAY INC: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY MUSICWORKS: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOJOURNER HOUSE INC: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSE OF HOPE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Student Union: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Miriam Hospital Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $250 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.

The Champlin Foundati…Ralph R Papitto & Bar…The Rhode Island Comm…United Way of Rhode I…Amica Companies Found…June Rockwell Levy Fo…Gertrude N & Seebert …Ira S& Anna Galkin Ch…Citizens Charitable F…The Norman and Rosali…Frederick C Tanner Me…Ress Family Foundation
The Champlin FoundationPA40.4× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Champlin Foundation · Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated · Gertrude N & Seebert J Goldowsky Foundation · Ira S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr · Citizens Charitable Foundation · The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation · Frederick C Tanner Memorial Fund · Ress Family 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 Pearle W & Martin M Silverstein Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Pearle W & Martin M Silverstein Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
12report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Pearle W & Martin M Silverstein 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 56 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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