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The Robert Sheft and Hope Gittis Sheft Foundation at a glance

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The Robert Sheft and Hope Gittis Sheft 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.

$405k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$101k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2025.

Youth Development$626kHealth$617kEducation$428kPhilanthropy$350kInternational$134kCrime & Legal$50kHuman Services$37kReligion$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $76k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $301k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YOUTH RENEWAL FUND$100,817
ATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION$100,000
YOUTH RENEWAL FUND$100,000
FLOWING WITH BLESSINGS$31,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION$25,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION$10,000
ALLIANCE FOUNDATION$10,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH$6,000
CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL$5,000
A CURE IN OUR LIFETIME$5,000
TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY$2,500
PACE ACADEMY$2,500
COMMUNITY HOME FOR ADULTS$1,800
JEWISH HOME LIFE COMMUNITIES$1,000
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 75% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%COMMUNITY HOME FOR ADULTS: $2k → 14%FRIENDS OF YASHAR LACHAYAL: $1k → 8%COMMUNITY HOME FOR ADULTS: $2k → 14%COMMUNITY HOME FOR ADULTS: $500 → 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

MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 25 repeat orgs$277k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
25

Total granted

$1.6M
$240k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+31%

Still filing today

68%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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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HealthPhilanthropyInternationalYouth DevelopmentEducationHuman 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

  • YR
    YOUTH RENEWAL FUND
    6× · 2017–2025 · $618k · revenue +37%
  • JM
    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc
    5× · 2018–2022 · $357k · revenue +52%
  • TG
    THE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $175k · revenue +237%

Funded once

  • TR
    THE ROBERT SHEFT AND HOPE GITTIS SHEFT FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $75k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue 0%
  • THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCHgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +40%
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.

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University of Judaism Foundation
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2
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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3
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

Support the hebrew univ. of jerusalem, israel's foremost center of higher edu. & research.

International
4
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
5
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc

To support cancer research in israel, for the benefit of israel and all mankind.

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6
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
7
Jewish Communal Fund

To facilitate and promote philanthropy through donor advised funds.

Philanthropy
8
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
9
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Minneapolis jewish federation is a nonprofit organization that promotes a culture of philanthropy, leverages resources to meet local and global jewish needs, and facilitates community planning to ensure a thriving and secure future.

Philanthropy
10
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

The shalom hartman institute (shi) is a leading research and educational center serving israel and world jewry. we work to enrich the moral and spiritual life of israel and the jewish people, deepen the commitment to pluralism and israel's…

International
11
American Friends of Kohelet Policy Forum

The principal and primary intent of the organization is to support kohelet policy forum (the "forum"), a jerusalem-based non-profit policy center founded in 2012, comprised of leading academics and researchers.

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12
Impact Forum Foundation

The Impact Forum is an exclusive network of philanthropists. We are connecting philanthropists that support each others initiatives and collaborate to empower and meet with exceptional non-profit organizations to fight antisemitism,…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Atlanta Hawks 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

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 59 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
28/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YOUTH RENEWAL FUND: $617,617 · EducationYOUTH RENEWAL FUNDTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $416,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA+2 more: $5,500 · EducationJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $357,145 · PhilanthropyJupiter Medical Center Foundation IncTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 · PhilanthropyTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INCJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $136,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA I…ATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 · PhilanthropyATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION INC+5 more: $34,500 · PhilanthropyTHE ROBERT SHEFT AND HOPE GITTIS SHEFT FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherTHE ROBERT SH…ML4 FOUNDATION: $61,000 · OtherML4 FOUNDATIO…FLOWING WITH BLESSING INC: $31,000 · OtherFLOWING WITH …GATEWAY CENTER 24 7 INC: $25,000 · OtherGATEWAY CENTE…TEMPLE SINAI INC: $25,000 · OtherTEMPLE SINAI …Individual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherAMERICA'S CHARITIES ROARKE RELIEF FUND: $10,000 · Other+20 more: $49,800 · Other+20 moreAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $50,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $43,000 · InternationalCentral Fund of Israel: $15,000 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBI INC: $5,000 · International+1 more: $1,250 · InternationalA Cure in Our Lifetime Inc: $32,500 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $25,000 · HealthDYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION INC DBA FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION: $6,000 · HealthBLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $3,600 · HealthCure Childhood Cancer Inc: $3,000 · Health+4 more: $4,600 · HealthGEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $50,000 · Crime & LegalThe Bridge Golf Foundation: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentIN THE CITY CAMP INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $2,518 · Youth Development+1 more: $500 · Youth Development
Education$1,039,117Philanthropy$828,145Other$286,800International$114,250Health$74,700Crime & Legal$50,000Youth Development$18,018

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 budgetYOUTH RENEWAL FUND: $617,617 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $416,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $357,145 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $136,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA HAWKS FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $50,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $43,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetA Cure in Our Lifetime Inc: $32,500 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bridge Golf Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION INC DBA FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBI INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMOMENTUM UNLIMITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIN THE CITY CAMP INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPACE ACADEMY INC: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOMES FOR ADULTS INC: $3,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCure Childhood Cancer Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $2,518 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMorgan Pressel Foundation Inc: $1,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIAN'S FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREENHOUSE SCHOLARS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZABAN PARADIES CENTER FOR HOMELESS COUPLES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Home Life Communities Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRALLY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Samuel L Asbury Foundation Inc: $900 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHit the Books Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Jewish Federation of …The Community Foundat…The Selig Foundation …The Seaman Foundation…The Shoulberg Family …Hms Foundation IncHertz Douglas J Famil…Ron and Lisa Brill Ch…Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…The Berman Charitable…The Stephanie and Bla…
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta IncGA23.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Selig Foundation Inc · The Seaman Foundation Inc · The Shoulberg Family Foundation Inc · Hms Foundation Inc · Hertz Douglas J Family Foundation · Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Berman Charitable Trust · The Stephanie and Blake Selig Family 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 Robert Sheft and Hope Gittis Sheft Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Robert Sheft and Hope Gittis Sheft Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%1%3%6%10%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
    7get 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 · 0–25%
    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.
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    Find your warmest path to The Robert Sheft and Hope Gittis Sheft Foundation 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 59 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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