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The Perlman Family Foundation Inc

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.

$203k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 33
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$12k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Perlman Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 55% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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
FY2025still arriving16$198k13%
FY202418$206k33%
FY202329$204k34%
FY202231$462k39%
FY202113$182k15%
FY202033$376k36%
FY201920$310k25%
FY201826$255k46%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$979kEducation$450kYouth Development$364kFood & Nutrition$335kScience & Tech$266kPhilanthropy$163kEnvironment$117kHealth$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
ID
NY
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of The Perlman Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Npr Foundation$605,66490%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc$364,36071%
The James Beard Foundation Inc$324,38571%
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$265,56760%
The Montrose Community Foundation$100,0001n/a
Sarasota Architectural Foundation Inc$90,000620%
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Inc$74,75251%
Steep Rock Association Inc$70,53041%
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Inc$55,87540%
University of South Florida Foundation Inc$48,17580%
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc$35,50050%
The Baldwin School$33,50040%
Ringling College of Art and Design Inc$28,50040%
Comic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US$25,00010%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$20,00020%
Bks Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York Inc$15,29990%
Gunn Memorial Library Inc$12,85031%
Boca Grande Health Clinic Fndtn Inc$11,50040%
Philadelphia Contemporary$9,90010%
Boca Grande Historical Society Inc$9,50062%
Royal Academy America Inc$5,40013%
Windsor Charitable Foundation$5,4001n/a
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane$5,00010%
The Circus Arts Conservatory Inc$5,00010%
The Children's Health Fund$5,00010%
The Barnes Foundation$5,00010%
Philadelphia Museum of Art$4,56210%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Friends of Rittenhouse Square$3,52520%
Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc$3,50050%
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc$3,50040%
Washington Park Foundation Inc$3,41221%
Washington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc$3,00041%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$3,00040%
Washington Community Fund Inc$3,00041%
Idaho Conservation League Inc$2,95040%
All Faiths Food Bank Inc$2,20010%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$2,03520%
The Good Dog Foundation Inc$1,75030%
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$1,50010%
The Academy of American Poets Inc$1,49520%
Schuylkill River Development Corporation$1,30020%
Council on the Environment Inc$1,00010%
One Purpose School Inc$1,00010%
Bantam Cinema & Arts Center Inc$1,0001n/a
The Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc$1,00010%
Equestrian Aid Foundation$1,00011%
Turquoise Mountain Foundation (Us)$1,00010%
Animal Welfare Society Inc$1,00010%
Lee Pesky Learning Center Inc$1,00010%
The Perry J Cohen Foundation$1,00011%
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$1,00010%
Sarasota Film Society Inc$60020%
Bancroft a New Jersey Non Profit Corporation$50010%
Hunts Point Alliance for Children$4551n/a
The Children's Museum Inc$2501n/a
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council Inc$25010%
American Association for Cancer Research Inc$10410%
Sun Valley Fire Department$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($148k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Perlman Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNpr Foundation: $605,664 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc: $364,360 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetThe James Beard Foundation Inc: $324,385 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetMote Marine Laboratory Inc: $265,567 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSarasota Architectural Foundation Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 20% of budgetSun Valley Summer Symphony Inc: $74,752 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSteep Rock Association Inc: $70,530 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetSun Valley Center for the Arts Inc: $55,875 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $48,175 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $35,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Baldwin School: $33,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRingling College of Art and Design Inc: $28,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetComic Relief Inc Dba Comic Relief US: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBks Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York Inc: $15,299 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetGunn Memorial Library Inc: $12,850 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBoca Grande Health Clinic Fndtn Inc: $11,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Contemporary: $9,900 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBoca Grande Historical Society Inc: $9,500 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetRoyal Academy America Inc: $5,400 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetAnimal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Circus Arts Conservatory Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Children's Health Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Museum of Art: $4,562 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Everglades Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Rittenhouse Square: $3,525 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFund for Park Avenue New York Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWashington Park Foundation Inc: $3,412 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWashington Volunteer Fire Dept Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Community Fund Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetIdaho Conservation League Inc: $2,950 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAll Faiths Food Bank Inc: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $2,035 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Good Dog Foundation Inc: $1,750 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetStony Brook Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Academy of American Poets Inc: $1,495 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSchuylkill River Development Corporation: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil on the Environment Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Purpose School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEquestrian Aid Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTurquoise Mountain Foundation (Us): $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAnimal Welfare Society Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLee Pesky Learning Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Perry J Cohen Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 53.

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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.

The Kestrel FoundationCT17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Kestrel Foundation · Murray & Susan Haber Charitable Foundation · Dungannon Foundation Inc · The Wenden Foundation · The Big Wood Foundation · The Jaffe Family Foundation · The Connecticut Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Robert Berne Foundation · The Block Grausman Fund · Rene Bloch Foundation · Coleman Family Charitable 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.

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How do I get to The Perlman Family Foundation Inc?

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About The Perlman Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Perlman Family Foundation Inc give?
The Perlman Family Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $202,717 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Perlman Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (35%), Education (16%), Youth Development (13%).
Who are The Perlman Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Npr Foundation ($606k), Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc ($364k), The James Beard Foundation Inc ($324k).
Does The Perlman Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Perlman Family Foundation Inc 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 Perlman Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Kestrel Foundation, Murray & Susan Haber Charitable Foundation, Dungannon Foundation Inc.
Where is The Perlman Family Foundation Inc based?
The Perlman Family Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 87 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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