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The Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Swartz Shalom Charitable 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.

$182k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$71k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$215kCivil Rights$202kReligion$55kInternational$43kHuman Services$38kFood & Nutrition$35kYouth Development$20kHousing & Shelter$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $75k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $71k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$71,000
MASS EYE AND EAR$20,000
Individual grant recipient$19,515
NORTH SHORE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$15,000
SALEM HOSPITAL EMERGENCY$10,000
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES$10,000
LAPPIN FOUNDATION$9,500
SHIRAT HAYAM$5,400
ST JOHNS PREP$2,500
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MARGEN DAVID ADOM$2,500
PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE$2,500
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH$2,500
NORTH AMERICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE$2,500
HADASSAH HOSPITAL$2,500
BEHEARD WORLD$2,500
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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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $35k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%ADOPTIONS WITH LOVE: $3k → 8%ADOPTIONS WITH LOVE: $3k → 8%ADOPTIONS WITH LOVE: $3k → 8%PINE STREET INN: $10k → 16%ADOPTION WITH LOVE: $2k → 8%NORTH AMERICAN FAMILY INSTITUTE: $3k → 8%PINE STREET INN: $3k → 16%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $5k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $3k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $3k → 10%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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$651k · 22 repeat orgs$68k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
6

Total granted

$651k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+51%

Still filing today

64%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalCivil RightsHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    4× · 2021–2024 · $179k · revenue +34%
  • GB
    GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $35k · revenue +1%
  • BI
    BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $30k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • BI
    BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue +103%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $8k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL INC
    one grant, 2023 · $4k · revenue -63%
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
Medical Care of Boston Management Corp

Medical care of boston management corp d/b/a beth israel lahey health primary care a/k/a affiliated physicians group (bilhpc) is a network of community based physicians affiliated with beth israel lahey health (bilh) and its hospitals…

Health
2
Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care

Beth israel lahey health primary care (bilhpc) is a network of community based physicians affiliated with the beth israel lahey health (bilh) network and serving the patients and communities served by the lahey clinic hospital (lahey…

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3
Beth Israel Lahey Health Specialty Care F/K/a Northeast Medical Practice

Beth israel lahey health specialty care f/k/a northeast medical practice (bilhsc fka nmp) primary mission is to provide high quality medical care to the patients of northeast hospital corporation (beverly hospital, addison gilbert hospital…

Health
4
Northeast Hospital Corporation

Centering on a concept and continuum of care that embraces the health, well-being and dignity of each patient, regardless of their ability to pay, northeast hospital corporation (nhc) has four facilities, beverly hospital, addison gilbert…

Health
5
Lahey Clinic Inc

Lahey clinic (lc) provides the highest quality interdisciplinary and coordinated patient care leading to the best possible outcomes and experiences for every patient, advancing medicine through research and educating tomorrow's health care…

Health
6
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Inc

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-plymouth, inc. (bid-plymouth or hospital) is to improve the health and well-being of its patients and communities by providing a full continuum of healthcare services with excellence and…

Health
7
Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc

Lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital & medical center (lhmc) is committed to providing superior health care leading to the best possible outcomes and experiences for every patient, advancing medicine through research and the…

Health
8
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Inc

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital - needham, inc. (bidn or hospital) is committed to improving the health of the communities served by providing high quality, personalized health care with compassion, dignity and respect…

Health
9
Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc

Beth israel lahey health inc.'s mission is to support its affiliates and their healthcare missions, to improve the health of patients, their families and the communities served and as a network its purpose is to create healthier…

Health
10
Mount Auburn Hospital

The mission of new england baptist hospital (nebh or hospital) is the operation and maintenance of an acute care, orthopedic specialty hospital and provision of all services related thereto for the benefit of patients. nebh strives to…

Health
11
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-milton, inc. (bid-milton or hospital) is to provide safe, high-quality, community-based health care and access to tertiary care in close collaboration with its sister hospital, beth israel…

Health
12
Winchester Hospital

The mission of winchester hospital is "to care. to heal. to excel." this ethos provides each and every staff member with clear expectations, promoting teamwork and respect while ensuring safety, quality and empathy for patients. winchester…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is North American Family Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is Plummer Youth Promise Inc. 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 33 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $67,715 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMA EYE & EAR INFIRMARY: $55,000 · OtherMA EYE & EAR INFIRMARYMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED: $40,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATEDMASS EYE AND EAR: $40,000 · OtherMASS EYE AND EARGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $35,000 · OtherGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INCNORTH SHORE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $25,000 · OtherNORTH SHORE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERTEMPLE EMANU: $25,000 · OtherTEMPLE EMANU+11 more: $57,842 · Other+11 moreANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $179,000 · Civil RightsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUERoot Social Justice Center Inc: $22,500 · Civil RightsRoot Social Justice Center IncBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $30,000 · HealthBETH ISRA…BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY INC: $30,000 · HealthBETH ISRA…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $23,600 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $8,400 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $7,500 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL INC: $3,700 · InternationalPINE STREET INN INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesADOPTIONS WITH LOVE INC: $9,500 · Human ServicesNorth American Family Institute Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesLAPPIN FOUNDATION: $23,500 · ReligionFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureBE HEARDWORLD INC ANNA MYER AND DANCERS INC: $2,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$345,557Civil Rights$201,500Health$60,000International$43,200Human Services$35,000Religion$23,500Arts & Culture$10,000

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 budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $179,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $23,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAPPIN FOUNDATION: $23,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRoot Social Justice Center Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetPINE STREET INN INC: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMORE THAN WORDS INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetADOPTIONS WITH LOVE INC: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $8,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL INC: $3,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $3,242 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROOT NS INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorth American Family Institute Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBE HEARDWORLD INC ANNA MYER AND DANCERS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

Eastern Bank Foundati…Cummings Foundation G…Boston Foundation IncMorgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Eastern Bank FoundationMA15× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Boston Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 24%
  • Plummer Youth Promise Inc: 64% of income from government
  • Root Social Justice Center Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Root Ns Inc: 26% of income from government
  • More Than Words Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Be Heardworld Inc Anna Myer and Dancers Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Pine Street Inn Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
1rely 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.
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How do I get to The Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Swartz Shalom Charitable Foundation 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 33 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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