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The Rodney M Gould Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Rodney M Gould 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.

$95k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$22k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$503kScience & Tech$56kReligion$20kFood & Nutrition$13kHuman Services$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kHealth$6kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $49k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$4,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$13k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$21,544
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY$12,000
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE$11,872
LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE$9,000
FORTIS INSTITUTE$7,700
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN$6,122
TREASURE COAST MEDICAL & FIRE INSTITUTE INC$5,075
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$4,000
PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE$2,761
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$2,089
CONNECTICUT HEALTH CAREER INSTITUTE$1,475
ASHLIE BARRIOS CO UNH$1,444
TYLER WOOD CO IRSC$1,346
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF RIDGEFIELD$1,100
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 (FY20–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HANNAHS HOME OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $1k → 10%LOVEBEYONDWALLS: $1k → 13%NATIONAL AUTISM REGISTRY: $1k → 11%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

NH
MN
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
PA
CT
UT
MO
VA
MD
TN
DC
OK
LA
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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$411k · 17 repeat orgs$230k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
43

Total granted

$411k
$151k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+28%

Still filing today

35%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k 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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalOther
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

  • Rochester Institute of Technology
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +61%
  • D
    DONORSCHOOSEORG
    4× · 2017–2022 · $8k · revenue +24%
  • KF
    KINDOO FAMILY CENTER
    2× · 2019–2020 · $3k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • V
    VARIOUS
    one grant, 2020 · $59k
  • UO
    UNIVERITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    one grant, 2021 · $13k
  • TW
    TULSA WELDING SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $9k
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
Food Bank for New York City

Food bank for nyc has been the city's major hunger-relief organization driven by our mission to empower every new yorker to achieve food security for good. we harness the collective power of our network of food providers, partners, and…

Community Improvement
2
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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3
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Northern Illinois Food Bank

With the support of our community, we provide over 90 million meals annually through our network of over 900 member food pantries and programs across thirteen counties, currently reaching over a half million individuals each month with…

Food & Nutrition
6
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
7
North Texas Food Bank

To close the hunger gap in north texas by working through over 500 feeding partners to provide access to nutritious food and address the root causes of hunger.

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8
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc

Dedicated to alleviating hunger through acquisition and distribution of food and grocery products, community education to the causes and consequences of hunger, and meaningful action on behalf of people in need of food.

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9
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

Engaging the community to end hunger

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10
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc

Nourish people. build solutions. empower communities. no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
11
Harvest Hope Food Bank

Harvest hope is on a mission to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in south carolina. we rescue nutritious food from stores throughout the state and distribute it to food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens. we operate programs that…

Food & Nutrition
12
Food for the Hungry Inc

Food for the hungry is a christian humanitarian aid and global development organization that has designed, developed and delivered solutions for more than 50 years so that children, families and communities can flourish. (continued on…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Future 5 Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Autism Registry 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

30 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. 30 of the 74 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: $130,974 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAVARIOUS: $58,544 · OtherVARIOUSGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $55,755 · OtherGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT: $49,862 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORTUNIVERSITY OF CT: $24,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT: $21,544 · Other+49 more: $204,154 · Other+49 moreRochester Institute of Technology: $30,300 · EducationRochester In…UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $21,281 · EducationUNIVERSITY O…DONORSCHOOSEORG: $8,452 · EducationDONORSCHOOSE…University of New Haven: $6,122 · EducationUniversity o…GOODWIN UNIVERSITY INC: $2,621 · Education+2 more: $2,000 · EducationSt Georges Center Inc dba St George Table: $4,500 · Human ServicesHANNAH'S HOME OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesLove Beyond Walls Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL AUTISM REGISTRY INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentFUTURE 5 INC: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentGRACE NOTES MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCOLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $2,500 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionDOROTHY DAY HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterMALTA HOUSE INC: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $1,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$544,833Education$70,776Human Services$7,500Youth Development$7,000Arts & Culture$4,000Food & Nutrition$3,500Housing & Shelter$3,500

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 budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $30,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $21,281 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $8,452 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New Haven: $6,122 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Georges Center Inc dba St George Table: $4,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGRACE NOTES MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetUnited Way of Palm Beach County Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOODWIN UNIVERSITY INC: $2,621 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKINDOO FAMILY CENTER: $2,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFUTURE 5 INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE ON HAVEN HILL INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center For Empowerment And Education Inc: $1,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDOROTHY DAY HOSPITALITY HOUSE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW BEDFORD STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHANNAH'S HOME OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMALTA HOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLove Beyond Walls Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE RURAL SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEYOND BORDERS INC: $532 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 Rochester Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND ↗
  • Who funds DONORSCHOOSEORG ↗
  • Who funds University of New Haven ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds St Georges Center Inc dba St George Table ↗
  • Who funds GRACE NOTES MUSIC FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds United Way of Palm Beach County Inc ↗
  • Who funds GOODWIN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds KINDOO FAMILY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds FUTURE 5 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.

Community Foundation …Lost Tree Village Cha…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …Network for GoodAmerican Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL15.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Rodney M Gould Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rodney M Gould Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Goodwin University Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Hope Rural School Inc: 6% of income from government
  • University of New Haven: 2% of income from government
  • United Way of Palm Beach County Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get 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 · 0–20%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Rodney M Gould 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 74 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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