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The Susan and Eliot Black Foundation

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.

$233k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$127k
Largest
01What you fund
0183% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20192025.

Religion$282kCrime & Legal$151kCivil Rights$150kHealth$136kArts & Culture$108kFood & Nutrition$63kRecreation & Sports$51kInternational$32kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $127k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UJA-JCC GREENWICH$127,300
INNOCENCE PROJECT$25,000
EVERYTOWN SUPPORT FOR GUN SAFETY$25,000
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN$10,000
EMUNAH OF AMERICA$10,000
THE PUBLIC THEATER$10,000
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL$3,600
Individual grant recipient$3,000
Individual grant recipient$3,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY21–25, $136k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ISRAEL CONNECT INC: $1k → 11%ISRAEL CONNECT INC: $360 → 11%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $25k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $25k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $25k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $25k → 17%BRIGID ALLIANCE INC: $5k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $25k → 17%BRIDGID ALLIANCE: $5k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
KY
MD
DC

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$910k · 26 repeat orgs$220k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +15% since the first grant, against +2% for the ones you funded once.

26 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
32

Total granted

$910k
$196k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+2%

Still filing today

58%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthCivil RightsInternationalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • UF
    UJA FEDERATION OF GREENWICH INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $275k · revenue +8%
  • AI
    Achilles International Inc
    6× · 2019–2024 · $50k · revenue +34%
  • HR
    HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $30k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • BC
    BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +28%
  • CP
    CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY
    one grant, 2024 · $15k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
2
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…

3
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
4
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
5
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts North America Inc

The specific purposes for which bafta na is organized is to promote, maintain, improve and advance original and creative work among individuals employed professionally in film and television production and allied industries, to create and…

Arts & Culture
6
Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc

See schedule othe organization is a not-for-profit, public charity established in 1911 to provide for the quality and continuity of jewish life in western new york and around the world through private philanthropy. the foundation seeks,…

Philanthropy
7
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

To strengthen and expand the u.s.-israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the united states and israel.

International
8
The Baruch College Fund

The baruch college fund is an organization engaged in generating, encouraging and promoting the educational welfare of the students of the bernard m. baruch college of the city university of new york.

Education
9
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
10
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
11
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
12
Indivisible Project

Indivisible project's mission is to cultivate and lift up a grassroots movement of local groups to defeat the trump agenda, elect progressive leaders, and realize bold progressive policies.

Civil Rights

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Uja Federation of Greenwich Inc and the most unlike its peers is Bucks County Playhouse Theater Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyJewish Community FederationsLgbtq+ Community CentersLegal Aid & Immigration Ser…Pregnancy Support ServicesCommunity Arts OrganizationsPublic Library SupportFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Youth Sports Booster Organi…Food Pantries & AssistanceCommunity Health CentersCancer Support Organizations
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 35 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr14%10%5–10yr20%16%10–20yr19%23%20–35yr13%29%35–55yr16%23%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%3%5–10yr20%20%10–20yr19%16%20–35yr13%17%35–55yr16%44%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/34
the rest of the field
10%
11,858/120,726

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
31/33
Grantees still filing
18/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

UJA FEDERATION OF GREENWICH INC — $274,980 · OtherUJA FEDERATION OF GREENWICH INCEVERYTOWN SUPPORT FOR GUN SAFETY — $100,000 · OtherEVERYTOWN SUPPORT FOR GUN SAFETYNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR INC — $52,630 · OtherNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR INCAchilles International Inc — $50,000 · OtherAchilles International IncBUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — $50,000 · OtherBUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE+39 more — $225,750 · Other+39 moreTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC — $125,000 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE…THE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC — $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE BRIGID AL…+1 more — $1,360 · Human ServicesTHE THANC FOUNDATION INC — $85,000 · HealthTHE THANC FO…GREENWICH HOSPITAL — $20,000 · HealthGREENWICH HO…Baby Quest Foundation Inc — $15,000 · HealthBaby Quest F…THE GIVING FUND INC — $10,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — $10,000 · Arts & CultureBUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE THEATER INC — $10,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — $5,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN SONGBOOK ASSOCIATION INC — $5,000 · Arts & CultureAVON THEATRE FILM CENTER INC — $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more — $1,000 · Arts & CultureHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC — $30,000 · Civil RightsA WIDER BRIDGE — $5,000 · Civil RightsEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC — $25,000 · Crime & LegalEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC — $10,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION — $7,200 · International
Other$753,360Human Services$136,360Health$120,000Arts & Culture$43,000Civil Rights$35,000Crime & Legal$25,000International$17,200

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUJA FEDERATION OF GREENWICH INC — $274,980 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC — $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE THANC FOUNDATION INC — $85,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR INC — $52,630 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAchilles International Inc — $50,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC — $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREENWICH HOSPITAL — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMet Council Inc — $17,500 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetBaby Quest Foundation Inc — $15,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTHE BRIGID ALLIANCE INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GIVING FUND INC — $10,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetNEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLAGUNA FOOD PANTRY — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE THEATER INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION — $7,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED — $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA WIDER BRIDGE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN SONGBOOK ASSOCIATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Glimpse — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAVON THEATRE FILM CENTER INC — $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LIBRARY — $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL CONNECT INC — $1,360 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUHLENBERG COLLEGE — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION INC — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT — $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Black IV IncCT17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Black IV Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The Susan and Eliot Black Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal, a single department, or state — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%your share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 3%
  • Operation Fuel Incorporated51% of income from government
  • Greenwich Alliance for Education Inc3% of income from government
  • Greenwich Hospital0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 62 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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