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The Rittvo Family Foundation at a glance

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The Rittvo Family 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.

$84k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$58k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$121kReligion$60kArts & Culture$48kFood & Nutrition$29kPhilanthropy$24kHuman Services$21kYouth Development$15kCivil Rights$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $27k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $58k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$389k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION$57,500
ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION$8,680
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$8,000
CHABAD - NEW ORLEANS$2,500
MAGELLAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL$2,500
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY$1,561
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN$1,036
FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES$1,000
ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO$365
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$350
ACLU$259
MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE$180
THE NESHAMA CENTER$180
MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE$125
THE FRESH AIR FUND$100
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Jewish Children's Regional Service: $1k → 15%Jewish Family Service: $180 → 12%RESPONSE: $100 → 6%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

IL
NY
WY
IN
CA
UT
CO
VA
KS
TN
DC
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$314k · 35 repeat orgs$43k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
49

Total granted

$314k
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
0%

Still filing today

43%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalReligionPhilanthropyOther
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

  • BE
    BASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2025 · $106k · revenue +172%
  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $29k · revenue +23%
  • AJ
    Aspen Jewish Center
    6× · 2017–2025 · $26k · revenue +116%

Funded once

  • JC
    Jewish Community Center - Chabad of Aspen
    one grant, 2024 · $9k
  • CO
    CHABAD- OF NEW ORLEANS
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
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
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
2
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
3
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
4
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
5
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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6
Artis Contemporary Israeli Art Fundinc

Artis is an independent nonprofit organization that supports contemporary artists from israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social and political questions to inspire reflection and debate. www.artis.art

Arts & Culture
7
Hebrew College

Promotes excellence in jewish learning & leadership within a pluralistic environment. see sch ohebrew college promotes excellence in jewish learning and leadership within a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor,…

Education
8
Irvine Hebrew Day School

Ihds utilizes a dual general and judaic studies curriculum. the judaic studies curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of hebrew reading, writing and speaking, jewish history, holidays, jewish values, torah, the jewish life cycle, the land…

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9
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
10
International School of Denver

Our inclusive, globally-minded community develops highly motivated and academically successful bilingual learners. isd students are inter-culturally adept and make positive contributions in a complex world.

Education
11
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
12
The Boulder Jewish Community Center

We are a home for community that builds relationships, embraces differences, and embodies what jewish life can be.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Shalom Austin; the most unlike its peers is The Vine Foundation. 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

41 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. 41 of the 93 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/41
Grantees still filing
27/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES: $36,776 · OtherFEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIESAspen Jewish Center: $26,220 · OtherAspen Jewish CenterIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INC: $14,250 · OtherTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INCINNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT- PUBLIC THEATER: $12,396 · OtherINNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT- PUBLIC THEATERJewish Community Center - Chabad of Aspen: $8,600 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $6,100 · Other+61 more: $51,294 · Other+61 moreBASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $106,200 · EducationBASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION+5 more: $7,932 · Education+5 moreThe Art Base: $13,084 · Arts & CultureThe Art Ba…Voices: $7,030 · Arts & CultureVoicesNEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION: $4,500 · Arts & CultureNEW ORLEAN…NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $2,750 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK S…THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $2,200 · Arts & CultureTHE BROOKL…The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,280 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $1,285 · Arts & CultureFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $28,660 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK…SHALOM AUSTIN: $7,116 · PhilanthropyJCC GLOBAL USA INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $460 · Philanthropy+1 more: $250 · PhilanthropyANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,100 · Civil RightsAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC: $1,036 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $300 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $100 · International
Other$170,636Education$114,132Arts & Culture$32,129Food & Nutrition$28,660Philanthropy$8,826Civil Rights$2,100International$1,436

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 budgetBASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $106,200 over 7y, 11% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $28,660 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Jewish Center: $26,220 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BUDDY PROGRAM INC: $14,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetThe Art Base: $13,084 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSHALOM AUSTIN: $7,116 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVoices: $7,030 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetNEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MAGELLAN SCHOOL: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEADWATERS SCHOOL: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnglish in Action: $1,432 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,280 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC: $1,036 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJCC GLOBAL USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH CHILDREN'S REGIONAL SERVICE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $730 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARTS CAMPUS AT WILLITS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN NYC INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VINE FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOPRIS SUN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUSTAINABLE SETTINGS: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $460 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Homeless Shelter: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $160 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetResponse - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL 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.

  • Who funds BASALT EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES ↗
  • Who funds Aspen Jewish Center ↗
  • Who funds THE BUDDY PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds The Art Base ↗
  • Who funds SHALOM AUSTIN ↗
  • Who funds Voices ↗
  • Who funds NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MAGELLAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds HEADWATERS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds English in Action ↗
  • Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
  • Who funds KICKIN PARKINSONS INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds JCC GLOBAL USA INC ↗

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.

Aspen Community Found…The Thrift ShopAspen Business Center…Alpenglow FoundationBrady FoundationColorado Gives Founda…Rose Community Founda…Austin Community Foun…Ernst and Wilma Marte…Catto Shaw FoundationMichael E McGoldrick …The Swaha Foundation
Aspen Community FoundationCO27.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aspen Community Foundation · The Thrift Shop · Aspen Business Center Foundation · Alpenglow Foundation · Brady Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Ernst and Wilma Martens Foundation · Catto Shaw Foundation · Michael E McGoldrick Charitable Foundation · The Swaha 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 Rittvo Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rittvo Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 93 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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