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The Rme Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Rme Foundation Inc

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.

$150k
Granted FY2024still arriving
27
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$37k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

98% of The Rme Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year The Rme Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 22 organizations, $150k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

6
’17
2
’18
1
’20
6
’21
3
’22
25
’23
22
’24
9
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$774kArts & Culture$241kHealth$199kEducation$89kHuman Services$22kInternational$15kCommunity Improvement$14kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k22 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $117k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC$37,000
THE ALBRIGHT KNOX ART GALLERY$30,000
ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE$27,000
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL$13,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$10,000
INDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC$5,000
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES$5,000
WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION DBA BUFFALO PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD$3,500
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC$2,500
THE MARTIN HOUSE$2,500
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS INC$1,500
TETON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES$1,000
THE GORDON SCHOOL$1,000
716 SQUASH$1,000
ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY22–25, $275) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $25 → 14%MARIA M LOVE CONVALESCENT FUND: $250 → 13%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.
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.
$489k · 27 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call). Read against FY2024, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
15

Total granted

$489k
$64k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+7%

Still filing today

74%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $109k · revenue +77%
  • TJ
    THE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC
    2× · 2021–2023 · $64k · revenue +20%
  • 716 Squash Inc
    3× · 2018–2024 · $5k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ALBANY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • JI
    JACOB INSTITUTE IN MEMORY OF RN
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • TB
    THE BISON FUND
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
2
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
3
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
4
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
5
Stony Brook Orthopedic Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
7
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
8
South Buffalo Charter School

South buffalo charter school provides elementary education to students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. we are a professional learning community. our focus on learning is driven by research, data and collaborative reflection to…

Education
9
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
10
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
11
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Rochester General Health System

Rochester general health system, provides patient care, senior housing, laboratory services, and community outreach to residents and other clients in monroe county, new york and several surrounding counties.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Garret Club Historic Preservation Foundation Inc. 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

34 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. 34 of the 47 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
19/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $768,883 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC+3 more: $11,500 · PhilanthropyGRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $108,500 · Arts & CultureGRAND TETON MUSIC F…BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY: $74,500 · Arts & CultureBUFFALO FINE ARTS A…BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $54,000 · Arts & CultureBUFFALO PHILHARMONI…+2 more: $320 · Arts & CultureTHE ALBANY MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherTHE ALBANY …ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE: $28,000 · OtherALBANY MEDI…THE SALVATION ARMY: $21,000 · OtherTHE SALVATI…WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION DBA BUFFALO PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD: $11,500 · OtherWESTMINSTER…THE MARTIN HOUSE: $10,000 · OtherTHE MARTIN …JACOB INSTITUTE IN MEMORY OF RN: $5,000 · OtherTHE BISON FUND: $5,000 · Other+17 more: $13,955 · Other+17 moreTHE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC: $64,225 · HealthTHE JACOBS …MAYO CLINIC: $50,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICINDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthINDIAN RIVE…+5 more: $9,250 · Health+5 moreNICHOLS SCHOOL OF BUFFALO: $55,500 · EducationBUFFALO SEMINARY: $2,000 · Education+2 more: $1,250 · EducationCENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: $15,000 · International716 Squash Inc: $4,500 · Public Benefit
Philanthropy$780,383Arts & Culture$237,320Other$144,455Health$133,475Education$58,750International$15,000Public Benefit$4,500

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $768,883 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $108,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetBUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY: $74,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JACOBS INSTITUTE INC: $64,225 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNICHOLS SCHOOL OF BUFFALO: $55,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $54,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE FOUNDATION OF WNY INC: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budget716 Squash Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTETON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBUFFALO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRICHARDSON CENTER CORPORATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKALEIDA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBUFFALO SEMINARY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTeton County Search & Rescue Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDMORE WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGARDEN SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gordon School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRMHC OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLONG ISLAND PINE BARRENS SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMOTION PROJECT FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BUFFALO INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL OF RHODE ISLAND: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARIA M LOVE CONVALESCENT FUND: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBUFFALO THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARRET CLUB HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK STATE SHERIFFS' INSTITUTE: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $25 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.

Community Foundation …The Baird FoundationFoundation for Jewish…Ferguson Electric Fou…Robert & Patricia Col…Mulroy Family Foundat…Joseph R Takats Found…The Cameron and Jane …The Margaret L Wendt …First Niagara Foundat…Demakos FoundationJoanne and Frank Coll…
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY27× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Baird Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Ferguson Electric Foundation · Robert & Patricia Colby Foundation 115319998 · Mulroy Family Foundation · Joseph R Takats Foundation · The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation · The Margaret L Wendt Foundation · First Niagara Foundation · Demakos Foundation · Joanne and Frank Collins Charitable 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 Rme Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rme Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Rme Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Rme Foundation Inc 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 47 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.

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