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The Roklen Foundation at a glance

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The Roklen Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$71k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$64k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$426kInternational$149kReligion$42kAnimals$14kPublic Benefit$10kEducation$8kHealth$7kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $7k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $64k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$139k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$63,600
FRIENDS OF ELNET$5,000
Israel Guide Dog Center$1,800
WOODBRIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATI$165
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 (FY19–24, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 2% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Israel Guide Dog Center: $4k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center: $3k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center: $2k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center: $2k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center: $2k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center: $2k → 6%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE: $250 → 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

WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
MO
KY
VA
AZ
DC
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$651k · 27 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +55% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 23 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
12

Total granted

$651k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+55%

Still filing today

52%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalArts & CultureEnvironmentAnimalsHuman ServicesHealthOther
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

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF ELNET
    8× · 2017–2024 · $110k · revenue +97%
  • IG
    ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND
    6× · 2019–2024 · $13k · revenue +65%
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
    5× · 2017–2023 · $6k · revenue +122%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF EU LEADERSHIP NETWORK
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $7k
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUND
    one grant, 2018 · $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 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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2
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
3
Jlens

Jlens empowers investors to align their capital with jewish values and advocates for jewish communal priorities in the corporate arena. (see sch. o)jlens promotes investing through a jewish lens and aims to increase the jewish community's…

Religion
4
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
5
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
6
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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7
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
8
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

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

International
9
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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10
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
11
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
12
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND: $424,934 · OtherJEWISH NATIONAL FUNDAMIT CHARITY: $36,084 · OtherAMIT CHARITY+23 more: $56,073 · Other+23 moreFRIENDS OF ELNET: $109,860 · InternationalFRIENDS OF ELNETAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER: $8,600 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF TH…ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $6,320 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,050 · International+2 more: $5,470 · InternationalISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $13,481 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $2,500 · Arts & CulturePARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $2,750 · HealthNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,500 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $1,000 · EnvironmentANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,300 · Civil Rights
Other$517,091International$135,300Human Services$13,731Arts & Culture$6,500Health$2,750Environment$2,500Civil Rights$2,300

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFRIENDS OF ELNET: $109,860 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $13,481 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER: $8,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $6,320 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $2,970 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERORG: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $1,580 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RELIGION: $1,440 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Humane Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $250 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 FRIENDS OF ELNET ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds WATERORG ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds SHARE OUR STRENGTH ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RELIGION ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Arizona Humane Society ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Roklen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Roklen Foundation. 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%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report 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.

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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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