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The Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation Nathan Milikowsky Trustee at a glance

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The Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation Nathan Milikowsky Trustee

Its FY2022 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$573k
Granted FY2022
14
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Education$3.1MArts & Culture$978kHealth$658kPhilanthropy$585kCivil Rights$550kReligion$125kPublic Benefit$57kInternational$53kOther$0
02FY2022 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k6 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $250k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$20,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BARD COLLEGE$250,000
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA$100,000
MILTON ACADEMY$50,000
ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE$50,000
PUBLIC THEATRE$50,000
B'NAI JESHURUN$25,000
ONE YEAR LEASE THEATER COMPANY$20,000
TRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH$10,000
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$5,000
BROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC$5,000
WHITNEY MUSEUM$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
CONGREGATION KNESSET ISRAEL$700
Individual grant recipient$118
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–22, $351k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JOHNNY MAC SOLDIERS FUND: $1k → 4%NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA: $200k → 14%NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA: $50k → 14%NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA: $100k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
OR
PA
CT
RI
CA
VA
DC
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.6M · 44 repeat orgs$1.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +38% for those funded once.

44 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2022, 34 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

44
34

Total granted

$4.6M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+38%

Still filing today

52%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
Arts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHealthCivil RightsHuman 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BARD COLLEGE
    6× · 2017–2022 · $1.0M · revenue +256%
  • RF
    REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
    3× · 2018–2022 · $350k · revenue +24%
  • PC
    PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $315k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • TM
    THE MILIKOWSKY SCHOLARSHIP FUND BRYAN CHIAPPELLIgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1.3M · revenue ×26
  • TF
    TIDES FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $150k
  • NY
    NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +6%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
3
Berggruen Institute
Education
4
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
5
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
6
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
7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
8
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
9
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
10
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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11
Manhattan University

Manhattan university is an independent catholic instituion of higher learning that embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, cultures, and traditions. the mission of manhattan university is to provide a contemporary, person-centered…

Education
12
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Actors' Fund of America; the most unlike its peers is The Milikowsky Scholarship Fund Bryan Chiappelli. 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

48 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. 48 of the 85 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/48
Grantees still filing
36/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MILIKOWSKY SCHOLARSHIP FUND BRYAN CHIAPPELLI: $1,300,100 · PhilanthropyTHE MILIKOWSKY SCHOLARSHIP FUND…PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $315,000 · PhilanthropyPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATIONUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $230,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION…BARD COLLEGE: $1,003,750 · EducationBARD COLLEGETHE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE: $275,000 · EducationTHE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTEMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: $250,000 · EducationMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICAMILTON ACADEMY: $150,000 · EducationMILTON ACADEMY+6 more: $112,000 · Education+6 morePUBLIC THEATRE: $225,000 · OtherPUBLIC THEATREIndividual grant recipient: $205,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTIDES FOUNDATION: $150,000 · OtherTIDES FOUNDATIONINDIVISIBLE: $150,000 · OtherINDIVISIBLECONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN: $123,445 · OtherCONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUNMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $101,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCOR…ONE YEAR LEASE THEATER COMPANY: $76,000 · OtherREBOOOT: $70,000 · Other+41 more: $426,026 · Other+41 moreAMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC: $230,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN R…NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $100,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK S…FRACTURED ATLAS INC: $85,000 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED …Theodore Roosevelt Association: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTheodore R…BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $45,000 · Arts & CultureBOSTON SYM…+11 more: $94,900 · Arts & Culture+11 moreREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $350,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200,000 · HealthFORA HEALTH INC: $25,000 · Health+1 more: $7,500 · HealthCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS: $200,000 · Civil RightsPROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT: $25,000 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$1,845,100Education$1,790,750Other$1,526,471Arts & Culture$604,900Human Services$351,000Health$232,500Civil Rights$225,000

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 budgetBARD COLLEGE: $1,003,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $350,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $315,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE: $275,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: $250,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE CO INC: $230,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $230,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS: $200,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMILTON ACADEMY: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $85,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCREW BOSTON INC: $50,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $41,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFORA HEALTH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST ANN'S WAREHOUSE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVALUES UNITED: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetArt Jewelry Forum: $6,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetTHE SECOND STAGE THEATRE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY FOR ALL: $3,500 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $3,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNNY MAC SOLDIERS FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget2ND ACT ORG INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $200 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY10.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation Nathan Milikowsky Trustee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation Nathan Milikowsky Trustee. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • 2ND Act Org Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Berkshire Theatre Group Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
  • American Repertory Theatre Co Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Milton Academy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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.

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 85 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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