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The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze at a glance

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The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze

Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$90k
Granted FY2017
48
Grants FY2017
11
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 48 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k47 grants · $78k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$1,500
Median grant
11
States reached
$861k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SARAH NEUMAN CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION$12,000
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$7,500
NEWARK ACADEMY- AD LUMEN SOCIETY$5,000
UC BERKLEY FOUNDATION- LARKIN BROGAN STUDENT SUPPORT FUND$4,100
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK$4,000
WELLESLEY COLLEGE$3,500
WESTCHESTER REFORM TEMPLE$3,000
CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUM$3,000
BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION$3,000
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE$2,500
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND$2,500
NYU DYSAUTONOMIA CENTER$2,500
ONE HEART WORLDWIDE$2,000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (COLLEGE OF SURG)$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF LS&A$2,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–17, $1k) 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%SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES: $500 → 11%JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND: $500 → 17%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

ME
NH
IL
MI
NY
MA
NV
PA
NJ
CA
CO
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golzelessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 2.2% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.

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Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
2
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
3
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
4
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
5
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
6
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
7
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
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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10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
Wheaton College

Wheaton college provides a transformative liberal arts education, combining theory and practice, for intellectually curious students within a collaborative and vibrant extended community and network that values and strives to create an…

Education
12
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Jersey Seeds Inc; the most unlike its peers is Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 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

24 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. 24 of the 48 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SARAH NEUMAN CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION: $12,000 · OtherSARAH NEUMAN CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATIONNEWARK ACADEMY- AD LUMEN SOCIETY: $5,000 · OtherNEWARK ACADEMY- AD LUMEN SOCIETYUC BERKLEY FOUNDATION- LARKIN BROGAN STUDENT SUPPORT FUND: $4,100 · OtherUC BERKLEY FOUNDATION- LARKIN BROGAN STUDENT SUPPORT FUNDWESTCHESTER REFORM TEMPLE: $3,000 · OtherCONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN: $3,000 · OtherDARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND: $2,500 · OtherNYU DYSAUTONOMIA CENTER: $2,500 · OtherJEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE: $2,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF LS&A: $2,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - WOLVERINE TOWER: $2,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (COLLEGE OF SURG): $2,000 · OtherMONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL: $2,000 · OtherNEVADA PUBLIC RADIO: $2,000 · OtherONE HEART WORLDWIDE: $2,000 · Other+19 more: $11,700 · Other+19 moreTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $7,500 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIV…Wellesley College: $3,500 · EducationWellesley CollegeBOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $3,000 · EducationBOSTON LATIN SCHOOL …LIVE LIKE BLAINE FOUNDATION: $1,575 · EducationLIVE LIKE BLAINE FOU…NEW JERSEY SEEDS INC: $1,000 · EducationNEW JERSEY SEEDS INCTRUCKEE DONNER LAND TRUST: $2,000 · EnvironmentLEAVE NO TRACE CENTER FOR OUTDOOR ETHICS: $2,000 · EnvironmentChewonki Foundation Inc: $500 · EnvironmentTruckee Trails Foundation Inc: $500 · EnvironmentUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $4,000 · PhilanthropyREDWOOD CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY FUND INC: $300 · PhilanthropyNEVADA CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthFRESH AIR FUND: $1,500 · Recreation & SportsTahoe Rim Trail Association: $500 · Recreation & SportsFACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC: $1,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$58,300Education$16,575Environment$5,000Philanthropy$4,300Health$2,000Recreation & Sports$2,000Arts & Culture$1,500

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWellesley College: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON LATIN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUCKEE DONNER LAND TRUST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAVE NO TRACE CENTER FOR OUTDOOR ETHICS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIVE LIKE BLAINE FOUNDATION: $1,575 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFRESH AIR FUND: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW JERSEY SEEDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEPAL SEEDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT MANA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTahoe Rim Trail Association: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChewonki Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA SENIOR SERVICES DBA MEALS ON WHEELS TAHOE: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTruckee Trails Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREDWOOD CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY FUND INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAIN IDEA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY INC: $100 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.

Tahoe Truckee Communi…Tahoe Community Found…Marin Community Found…American Endowment Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…Jewish Communal FundMorgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
Tahoe Truckee Community FoundationCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Tahoe Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
7report 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.
04Through Plinth

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Find your warmest path to The Richard and Barbara Rovit Family Foundation Inc C/O Sandra Golze 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 48 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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