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The Scharlin Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Scharlin Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$30k
Granted FY2020
2
Grants FY2020
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Religion$188kPhilanthropy$145kArts & Culture$94kHealth$20kEducation$20kHuman Services$5kFood & Nutrition$2kEnvironment$1kOther$0
02FY2020 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$283
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GMJF$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL$5,000
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–20) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 93% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%RAISING A READEREARLY LEARNING SCHOOL: $300 → 7%ROOT AND REBOUND: $500 → 10%CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE: $7k → 17%NEW WORLD SYMPHONY: $50k → 15%NASHANA: $2k → 13%ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3k → 6%ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 → 7%ASPEN VALLEY UJA: $5k → 12%CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE: $4k → 17%NEW WORLD SYMPHONY: $40k → 15%ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3k → 6%COLLEGIATE SCHOOL: $6k → 17%FRIENDS OF IDF: $1k → 11%ASPEN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 6%THE EAST HARLEM SCHOOL AT EXODUS HOUSE: $2k → 17%THE FARM COLLABORATIVE: $2k → 6%THE EAST HARLEM SCHOOL AT EXODUS HOUSE: $1k → 17%UNITED WAY: $10k → 15%ASPEN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 6%UNITED WAY: $10k → 15%ASPEN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 6%UNITED WAY: $10k → 15%ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION: $518 → 6%GMJF: $43k → 15%ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $518 → 6%GMJF: $36k → 15%ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL & SCHOOL: $518 → 6%GMJF: $35k → 15%ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION: $500 → 6%GMJF: $25k → 15%ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL & SCHOOL: $500 → 6%RANSOM EVERGLADES ANNUAL FUND: $1k → 15%ASPEN JEWISH CONGREGATION: $500 → 6%ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $500 → 6%UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL: $5k → 15%ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $500 → 6%BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA: $10k → 15%ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL & SCHOOL: $500 → 6%UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL: $5k → 15%TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM: $5k → 15%BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA: $10k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL: $5k → 15%TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM: $5k → 15%NESHAMA CENTER: $2k → 6%NESHAMA CENTER: $2k → 6%ASPEN TREE: $2k → 6%ASPEN TREE: $1k → 6%ASPEN YOUTH CENTER: $450 → 6%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.
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.
$490k · 24 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +77% since the first grant, against +67% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2020, 22 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
12

Total granted

$490k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+77%
+67%

Still filing today

46%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
Arts & CultureEducationHealthEmploymentReligionCrime & 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

  • NW
    NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $90k · revenue +12%
  • BH
    Baptist Health South Florida Inc
    2× · 2017–2018 · $20k · revenue +77%
  • AE
    ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $5k · revenue +147%

Funded once

  • COLLEGIATE SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue +21%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • UO
    University of Miamigraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +67%
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
Aspen Journalism

To produce investigative journalism, as well-informed citizens make better decisions.

Arts & Culture
2
Aspen Science Center

To advance the public understanding of science through lifelong discovery, exploration and education.

Education
3
Aspen Art Museum

The aspen art museum is a non-collecting institution committed to advancing contemporary art and driving cultural change through exhibitions, critical dialogues, and community engagement. inspired by its alpine surroundings and aspen's…

Arts & Culture
4
Jazz At Aspen-Snowmass

The mission of jazz aspen snowmass is to present and preserve jazz and related forms of music through world-class festivals, performances and education programs.

Arts & Culture
5
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

Aces' mission is to inspire a life-long commitment to the earth by providing innovative and immersive programming for all ages.

Environment
6
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

The mission of the boulder philharmonic orchestra is to enrich connections and communities through the power of orchestral music. the boulder philharmonic orchestra presents performances that reflect our community's values, creativity, and…

Arts & Culture
7
Ascend College Prep

Ascend College Prep is a public high school for 10-12th grade students in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. Our Mission is to "Prepare and inspire students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens through rigorous…

Education
8
Aspen Valley Land Trust

Protecting the open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community forever.

Environment
9
Aspen Public Schools Incorporated

Aspen public schools was formed to serve some of central fresno's most "at-risk" children. since 2004, the organization has served economically disadvantaged students, specifically targeting foster and homeless youth and those living in…

Education
10
Aspen Prep Academy

We edify and inspire students and educators to grow, learn and lead.

Education
11
Aspen Waldorf Foundation Inc

To inspire the spirit of the child and elicit academic excellence through educational artistry.

Education
12
Fort Collins Symphony Association

Providing entertainment and education through the production of high-quality orchestral music.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Music Associates of Aspen Inc; the most unlike its peers is University of Miami. 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

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 37 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)
19/19
Grantees still filing
17/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UMMILLER CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY JUDAIC STUDIES: $145,461 · OtherUMMILLER CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY JUDAIC STUDIESGMJF: $139,350 · OtherGMJFUNITED WAY: $30,000 · OtherUNITED WAYUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL: $15,000 · Other+20 more: $47,443 · Other+20 moreNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $90,000 · EducationNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INCCOLLEGIATE SCHOOL INC: $6,050 · EducationCOLLEGIATE SCHOOL INCUniversity of Miami: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $1,800 · EducationBaptist Health South Florida Inc: $20,000 · HealthASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,018 · EmploymentMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $1,518 · Arts & CultureASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $1,518 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE ASPEN: $250 · Arts & CultureSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $200 · Arts & CultureASPEN FILM: $150 · Arts & CultureNeshama Center: $3,600 · ReligionROOT & REBOUND: $1,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$377,254Education$102,850Health$20,000Employment$5,018Arts & Culture$3,636Religion$3,600Crime & Legal$1,000

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 budgetNEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC: $90,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBaptist Health South Florida Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGIATE SCHOOL INC: $6,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,018 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeshama Center: $3,600 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Farm Collaborative: $1,800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $1,518 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Jewish Center: $1,518 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $1,518 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROOT & REBOUND: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN YOUTH CENTER: $450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATRE ASPEN: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN FILM: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $126 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 NEW WORLD SYMPHONY INC ↗
  • Who funds Baptist Health South Florida Inc ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGIATE SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds Neshama Center ↗
  • Who funds The Farm Collaborative ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC ↗
  • Who funds Aspen Jewish Center ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET ↗
  • Who funds ROOT & REBOUND ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN YOUTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE ASPEN ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN FILM ↗
  • Who funds Miami Rescue Mission 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.

Aspen Community Found…The Aresty Family Fou…Jerome & Lorraine Are…Butler Family Foundat…Arches FoundationJewish Community Fede…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Chicago Community…Jewish Communal FundMorgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…
Aspen Community FoundationCO19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aspen Community Foundation · The Aresty Family Foundation · Jerome & Lorraine Aresty Charitable Foundation · Butler Family Foundation · Arches Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Scharlin Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Scharlin Family Foundation Inc. 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • New World Symphony Inc: 0% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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 · 0–75%
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 37 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 2020, released 2020. 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 no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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