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The Pinkus Foundation

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.

$921k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0186% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Health$512kEducation$471kPublic Benefit$251kFood & Nutrition$100kEnvironment$56kPhilanthropy$50kArts & Culture$42kInternational$37kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 32 grants below total $895,041 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $920,541 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $25,500 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $475k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$2.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Hereditary Disease Foundation$250,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation$200,000
The Niskanen Center Inc$125,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation$50,000
Legacy Global Programs$50,000
Blue Forest Finance Inc$50,000
City Harvest Inc$40,000
Ideagarden Institute Incorporated$25,000
Acumen Fund Inc$15,000
American National Red Cross$10,000
Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc$10,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$10,000
Eugene M Lang Foundation$10,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$9,378
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$5,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.4M · 14 repeat orgs$192k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships — 14 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
7

Total granted

$1.4M
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+33%

Still filing today

93%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $181k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Arts & CultureInternationalEnvironmentHealthEducationFood & NutritionOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • HD
    HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $500k · revenue +58%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $450k · revenue +10%
  • II
    IDEAGARDEN INSTITUTE INCORPORATED
    2× · 2023–2024 · $50k · revenue +174%

Funded once

  • COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $6k · revenue -7%
  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +90%
  • RY
    Renaissance Youth Centergraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +48%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
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
3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Berggruen Institute
Education
5
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Arts & Culture
6
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
7
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
8
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
9
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
10
The Phillips Collection

The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…

Arts & Culture
11
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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12
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the most unlike its peers is Eugene M Lang Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyEnvironmental Advocacy and …Food Pantries and AssistanceDevelopmental Disabilities …Local History MuseumsProfessional Dance CompaniesCommunity Arts CentersFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Urban Agriculture EducationCollege Foundation SupportGovernment Accountability &…Childhood Cancer Support
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 43 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr14%10%5–10yr20%13%10–20yr19%13%20–35yr13%32%35–55yr16%32%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%7%5–10yr20%20%10–20yr19%2%20–35yr13%37%35–55yr16%34%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
10%
11,858/120,727

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
19/32
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION — $500,000 · HealthHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION+1 more — $1,000 · HealthUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION — $450,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY…TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — $20,000 · Education+1 more — $1,000 · EducationTHE NISKANEN CENTER INC — $250,000 · Public BenefitTHE NISKANEN CENTE…IDEAGARDEN INSTITUTE INCORPORATED — $50,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC — $40,000 · Food & NutritionBLUE FOREST FINANCE INC — $50,000 · EnvironmentSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION — $4,000 · Environment+1 more — $1,000 · EnvironmentCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC — $10,000 · OtherCONNECTICUT…Eugene M Lang Foundation — $10,000 · OtherEugene M La…Columbia University Medical Center — $10,000 · OtherColumbia Un…PUBLIC ART FUND INC — $9,600 · OtherPUBLIC ART …ACUMEN FUND INC — $30,000 · OtherACUMEN FUND…COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC — $6,000 · OtherSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION — $18,176 · OtherSOLOMON R G…WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY INC — $21,450 · OtherWASHINGTON …American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $10,000 · OtherAmerican Na…+16 more — $29,343 · Other+16 moreLegacy Global Programs — $50,000 · Philanthropy
Health$501,000Education$471,000Public Benefit$250,000Food & Nutrition$90,000Environment$55,000Other$154,569Philanthropy$50,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION — $500,000 over 2y, 9.7% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION — $450,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NISKANEN CENTER INC — $250,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetIDEAGARDEN INSTITUTE INCORPORATED — $50,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetBLUE FOREST FINANCE INC — $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLegacy Global Programs — $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC — $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACUMEN FUND INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY INC — $21,450 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION — $18,176 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEugene M Lang Foundation — $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC ART FUND INC — $9,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC — $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — $5,115 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH VILLAGE SOCIETY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION — $4,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION — $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — $1,064 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHATTERPROOF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRenaissance Youth Center — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinc Inc — $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBERKSHIRE GARDEN CENTER INC DBA BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC — $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New School — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISCALCED INC — $955 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIANUS RIVER GORGE INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART — $209 over 2y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundThe New York Communit…Morgan Stanley Global…ImpactassetsincNational Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY14.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The New York Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Impactassetsinc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 37 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.1M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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