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The Sage Foundation Inc

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.

$22M
Granted FY2023
90
Grants FY2023
17
States reached
$6.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$9.4MArts & Culture$2.7MInternational$2.3MSocial Science$1.6MPublic Benefit$1.6MHealth$1.6MEnvironment$1.2MYouth Development$1.2MOther$0
02FY2023 · 90 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 90 grants below total $18,916,658, the rows itemized in this filing. The $22,413,262 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $3,496,604 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k12 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k41 grants · $883k
  • $50k–250k24 grants · $2.2M
  • $250k+13 grants · $16M
$25,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$172M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Northwestern University$6,000,000
Cary Institute$1,650,000
Children of Fallen Patriots$1,500,000
Neighbors$1,250,000
Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace$1,000,000
Storm King Art Center$1,000,000
The Climate Reality Project (DBA The Alliance for Climate Protection)$1,000,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich$650,000
Storm King Art Center$500,000
AMNH$400,000
Stanford University$315,000
AMNH$300,000
Ploughshares Fund Inc$250,000
RM I$200,000
Network for a Better San Francisco$200,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.1M · 37 repeat orgs$20M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

37 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2023, 17 since wound down; 51 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
100

Total granted

$8.1M
$5.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+18%

Still filing today

70%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’23
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHuman 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

  • SK
    STORM KING ART CENTER
    3× · 2020–2023 · $2.2M · revenue +44%
  • CE
    CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
    3× · 2020–2023 · $2.0M · revenue +1%
  • THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $225k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • SU
    Stanford University - Camera As Witness
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M
  • CA
    Cantor Arts Center
    one grant, 2020 · $500k
  • TB
    The Bronx Charter School for Children
    one grant, 2020 · $500k
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.

03Its 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
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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2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
3
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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4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
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
7
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
10
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
11
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
12
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grand Teton National Park Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

83 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 83 of the 193 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
81/83
Grantees still filing
55/83
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Northwestern University: $6,050,000 · OtherNorthwestern UniversityCary Institute: $1,650,000 · OtherCary InstituteChildren of Fallen Patriots: $1,500,000 · OtherChildren of Fallen PatriotsNeighbors: $1,260,000 · OtherNeighborsAMNH: $1,030,000 · OtherStanford University - Camera As Witness: $1,000,000 · OtherThe Climate Reality Project (DBA The Alliance for Climate Protection): $1,000,000 · Other+130 more: $7,507,121 · Other+130 moreTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $1,736,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF…THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,075,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES…UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE: $160,000 · EducationTHE GREENWICH LIBRARY: $145,000 · Education+12 more: $408,000 · Education+12 moreSTORM KING ART CENTER: $2,195,144 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $100,000 · Arts & Culture+11 more: $279,613 · Arts & CultureCARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: $1,960,000 · InternationalCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $170,192 · InternationalPHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $150,000 · International+6 more: $188,000 · InternationalFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,675,000 · Philanthropy+4 more: $55,500 · PhilanthropyBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH: $650,000 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $250,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $12,250 · Youth DevelopmentBREAST CANCER ALLIANCE INC: $140,000 · HealthGREENWICH HOSPITAL: $85,000 · HealthPLAN A HEALTH INC: $40,113 · HealthSt John's Health Foundation: $30,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $30,000 · Health+4 more: $35,000 · Health
Other$20,997,121Education$3,524,000Arts & Culture$2,574,757International$2,468,192Philanthropy$1,730,500Youth Development$912,250Health$390,113

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 budgetSTORM KING ART CENTER: $2,195,144 over 3y, 20% of budgetCARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: $1,960,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $1,736,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,675,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,075,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH: $650,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $250,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $225,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $170,192 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE: $160,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $150,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LIBRARY: $145,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetBREAST CANCER ALLIANCE INC: $140,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetBUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING & DEVELOPMENT: $105,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE HELIX SCHOOL: $100,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC: $100,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGREENWICH HOSPITAL: $85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $85,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $82,613 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetACUMEN FUND INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetREGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION INC: $62,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetDANCERS WORKSHOP: $52,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDJERASSI RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDOGS TRUST USA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetNeighbors for a Better San Francisco: $50,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetGEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLAN A HEALTH INC: $40,113 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetJACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES -CHINA RELATIONS INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE EXPLORATORIUM: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $33,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $33,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's Health Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY REENTRY INC: $26,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetBABY2BABY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $25,000 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 Communal FundFairfield County's Co…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Ford FoundationVanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Endowment Fo…Charities Aid Foundat…
Jewish Communal FundNY16.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ford Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America

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.
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Find your warmest path to The Sage 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 193 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $16M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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