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The Robert Andrew Kriser Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Robert Andrew Kriser Foundation

$41k
Granted FY2021
6
Grants FY2021
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2021.

Arts & Culture$120kPublic Safety & Disaster$43kHealth$42kScience & Tech$32kMembership Benefit$29kEducation$9kHousing & Shelter$8kRecreation & Sports$7kOther$0
02FY2021 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k5 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$7,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$3k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Space for Humanity$20,000
Curetivity$9,700
Cancer Alliance of Heap Hope Inc$7,500
the Lords Place$1,500
The Palm Beach Police Fire Found$1,000
Town of Palm Beach$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $3k → 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.
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$220k · 15 repeat orgs$76k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +101% since the first grant, against +78% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2021, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
22

Total granted

$220k
$74k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+101%
+78%

Still filing today

87%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
Arts & CultureEducationHealthCrime & LegalHousing & ShelterHuman 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

  • TA
    THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
    2× · 2018–2019 · $29k · revenue +84%
  • SF
    SPACE FOR HUMANITY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $25k · revenue +221%
  • TP
    The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $22k · revenue +496%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ACTORS FUND FOR DANCERS
    one grant, 2017 · $31k
  • TP
    THE PALM BEACH NAVY SEAL EVENING OF
    one grant, 2019 · $16k
  • PB
    PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue +92%
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
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
2
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
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
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
5
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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6
Princeton Ballet Society

Princeton ballet society's mission is to nurture a lifelong love of dance and lift the collective spirit through excellent, relevant, and accessible artistic and educational programs, with a focus on classical ballet.

Arts & Culture
7
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

—
8
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
9
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
10
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc

The mission of the breast cancer research foundation, inc. is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Public Safety & Disaster
11
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
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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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 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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

21 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. 21 of the 39 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
17/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ACTORS FUND FOR DANCERS: $31,100 · OtherTHE ACTORS FUND FOR DANCERSCuretivity: $23,700 · OtherCuretivityTHE PALM BEACH NAVY SEAL EVENING OF: $16,000 · OtherTHE PALM BEACH NAVY SEAL EVENING OFCancer Alliance of Heap Hope Inc: $7,950 · OtherCancer Alliance of Heap Hope IncAchilles International Inc: $7,450 · OtherAchilles International Inc+21 more: $25,400 · Other+21 moreBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 · Arts & CultureBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INCRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PER…The Society of the Four Arts Inc: $20,000 · Arts & CultureThe Society of the Four Arts IncTHE PLANETARY SOCIETY: $6,500 · Arts & CultureTHE PLANETARY SOCIETYTHE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM INC: $4,500 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $3,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $29,000 · Membership BenefitTHE ACTORS'…SPACE FOR HUMANITY: $25,000 · Science & TechSPACE FOR…The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $21,600 · Crime & LegalTHE HARVEY SCHOOL: $6,000 · EducationCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $2,650 · EducationRIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $1,000 · EducationTHE LORD'S PLACE INC: $7,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$111,600Arts & Culture$92,000Membership Benefit$29,000Science & Tech$25,000Crime & Legal$21,600Education$9,650Housing & Shelter$7,500

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 budgetBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $29,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPACE FOR HUMANITY: $25,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $21,600 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LORD'S PLACE INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAchilles International Inc: $7,450 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PLANETARY SOCIETY: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARVEY SCHOOL: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $2,650 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLifespan Research Institution: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLAMUCHY TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE D: $900 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $500 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.

National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA9.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Robert Andrew Kriser Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Robert Andrew Kriser Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • The Lord's Place Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 39 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2021, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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