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The Pinkus Foundation at a glance

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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
34
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$512kEducation$471kPublic Benefit$251kFood & Nutrition$100kEnvironment$56kPhilanthropy$50kArts & Culture$42kInternational$37kOther$0
02FY2024 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 34 grants below total $900,541, the rows itemized in this filing. The $920,541 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $20,000 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.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k21 grants · $56k
  • $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
Blue Forest Finance Inc$50,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation$50,000
Legacy Global Programs$50,000
City Harvest Inc$40,000
Ideagarden Institute Incorporated$25,000
Acumen Fund Inc$15,000
Eugene M Lang Foundation$10,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$10,000
American National Red Cross$10,000
Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc$10,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$9,378
Columbia University Medical Center$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 14 repeat orgs$198k 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

$1.6M
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+33%

Still filing today

93%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $186k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Arts & CultureInternationalEnvironmentEducationHealthFood & 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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $650k · revenue +10%
  • HD
    HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $500k · revenue +58%
  • 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%
  • TN
    The New School
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +5%
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.

03Its 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
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation; 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.
03the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
20/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $650,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATI…+2 more: $21,000 · EducationHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION: $500,000 · HealthHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION+1 more: $1,000 · HealthTHE NISKANEN CENTER INC: $250,000 · Public BenefitTHE NISKANEN CE…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 · OtherCONNECTICU…Columbia University Medical Center: $10,000 · OtherColumbia U…Eugene M Lang Foundation: $10,000 · OtherEugene M L…PUBLIC ART FUND INC: $9,600 · OtherPUBLIC ART…ACUMEN FUND INC: $30,000 · OtherACUMEN FUN…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 · OtherWORLD CENT…COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $6,000 · OtherSOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION: $18,176 · OtherSOLOMON R …WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $21,450 · OtherWASHINGTON…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · OtherAmerican N…+15 more: $24,843 · Other+15 moreLegacy Global Programs: $50,000 · Philanthropy
Education$671,000Health$501,000Public Benefit$250,000Food & Nutrition$90,000Environment$55,000Other$160,069Philanthropy$50,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $650,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 2y, 9.7% 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 budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEugene M Lang Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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 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 budgetThe New School: $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 budgetBERKSHIRE GARDEN CENTER INC DBA BERKSHIRE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLinc Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMIANUS RIVER GORGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDISCALCED INC: $955 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $209 over 2y, 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 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

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.

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 37 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.

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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