· Private foundation
The Sanford N and Judith Robinson Family 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.
Read this first · the figures below need context
58% of The Sanford N and Judith Robinson Family Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Jewish Federation Of Greater Pittsburgh, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k9 grants · $24k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | $30,000 |
| WINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL | $8,000 |
| CHABAD OF SQUIRREL HILL | $6,000 |
| HIDDEN WINGS | $3,000 |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION - HOLOCAUST CENTER | $2,500 |
| YOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS UNITED | $1,500 |
| AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY | $1,000 |
| QUANTUM THEATRE | $1,000 |
| JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING | $500 |
| ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA PITTSBURGH | $250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
14 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WTWINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL5× · 2019–2025 · $41k · revenue +36%
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH2× · 2021–2022 · $25k · revenue +11%- HWHIDDEN WINGS3× · 2023–2025 · $9k · revenue +61%
Funded once
Feeding Americagraduatedone grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +40%- FOFEDERATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF THE CISone grant, 2022 · $20k
- POPINE-RICHLAND OPPORTUNITIES FUND INCone grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -69%
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.
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.
Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…
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…
To enrich the lives of jewish undergraduate students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world.
See schedule o for the description of pittsburgh ballet theatre inc.'s primary mission.the ballet is pittsburgh's source and ambassador for extraordinary ballet experiences that give life to the classical tradition, nurture new ideas and,…
To enrich the lives of jewish and undergraduate students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world. penn state hillel's student leaders, professionals, and lay leaders are dedicated to creating a pluralistic, welcoming, and…
Primary exempt purpose - to ensure the future of southwestern pennsylvania's health care industry and to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to attract, support, and retain healthcare workers
To create a vibrant, responsible, and sustainable film and digital media sector in southwestern pennsylvania.
The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
To support education and research at college, university, and research libraries.
Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.
To create a transformative educational experience for students focused on deep disciplinary knowledge; problem solving; leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; and personal health and well-being. to cultivate a transformative…
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…
How this is measured
19 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. 19 of the 27 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION ↗
- Who funds WINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC ↗
- Who funds THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HIDDEN WINGS ↗
- Who funds HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL ↗
- Who funds JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING ↗
- Who funds SLC6A1 CONNECT ↗
- Who funds QUANTUM THEATRE INC ↗
- Who funds YOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS UNITED ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH OPERA INC ↗
- Who funds PINE-RICHLAND OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC ↗
- Who funds THE SOCIETY FOR ART IN CRAFTS ↗
- Who funds ISRAEL CHILDRENS CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds FILM PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds THE DRAGON'S DEN ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Staunton Farm Foundation 540-054 Dba Staunton Farm Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The Jack Buncher Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · The Grable Foundation · The Fine Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · The Ellen and Jack Kessler Family Foundation C/O Jj Kessler · The Benter Foundation · McKinney Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Sanford N and Judith Robinson Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Sanford N and Judith Robinson Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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