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The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2026
40
Organizations funded FY2025
25%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$4,620
Largest grant, FY2026
$551,400
Organizations funded a year
17 to 50
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
8
Total assets, FY2026
$1k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 25% of the organizations The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k 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
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2026still arriving35$1.2M29%
FY202540$816k25%
FY202450$335k44%
FY202335$1.2M37%
FY202236$1.1M56%
FY202124$456k54%
FY202017$47k41%
FY201937$831k30%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Youth Development$2.3MHealth$557kPhilanthropy$489kRecreation & Sports$396kHuman Services$246kEducation$198kArts & Culture$91kCivil Rights$47kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
VA
MD
AR
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 82 grantees
All grantees of The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education Inc$2,349,207921%
Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation$576,79560%
Morry's Camp Inc$233,80530%
Margaretville Health Foundation$227,00031%
Scott J Beigel Memorial Fund Inc$193,106513%
Riley's Way Foundation Inc$150,00062%
Change Summer Inc$110,00050%
Boston Explorers Inc$100,000710%
Mt Tremper Outdoor Ministries Inc$81,00081%
Global Camps Africa Inc$70,00072%
Fiver Children's Foundation Inc$65,00080%
Phoenicia Library Association$47,197216%
Camp Horseability Inc$45,00032%
The Valerie Fund$36,00040%
East Hampton Food Pantry Inc$30,50075%
Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund$30,00030%
The Ethan Falkowitz Foundation$30,00034%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$30,00020%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$30,00030%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$26,59570%
Priorities USA Foundation$25,00010%
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County$25,00051%
Hofstra University$25,00050%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25,00010%
Congregation Lubavitch of Long Island$25,0001n/a
Drew Hassenbein Foundation Inc$16,92633%
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club at Lincoln House Inc$15,00041%
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth Inc$11,0002n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00020%
Pediatric Cancer Foundation$10,00011%
Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth Inc$10,00021%
Association to Benefit Children$10,00010%
The Interfaith Nutrition Network Inc$10,00010%
Emory University$10,0001n/a
Believe in a Cure Inc$7,50020%
The Family Center for Achievement Co Life's Worc$7,50030%
Siena University$7,28710%
Fresh Air Fund$6,00030%
Tomorrow's Hope Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Nassau County Firefighters Association Inc$5,5001n/a
Roads to Success Inc$5,00010%
Renaissance Youth Center$5,00010%
Surprise Lake Camp$5,0001n/a
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center$4,00020%
Helpusadoptorg Inc$4,00040%
Roscoe Rockland Fire Dept$3,5002n/a
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$3,50020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,05320%
Shandaken Theatrical Society Inc$3,00014%
Phoenicia Business Association Inc$3,0001n/a
Youth Improving Non-Profits for Children$2,50010%
Clarion Music Society$2,00010%
Morgan Park Summer Musical Festival Inc$2,00011%
Laborers Local 66 Charitable Corp$2,00021%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$2,00020%
Gofundmeorg$1,96330%
For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation$1,60030%
Special Olympics New York Inc$1,10020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,05020%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$1,03210%
The Release Recovery Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Moreano World Medical Mission Inc$1,0002n/a
The Pat Cairo Family Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Temple Bnai Abraham$1,0001n/a
Smart Kids With Learning Disabilities Inc$1,00010%
Children's Miracle Network$97520%
Nassau Lawyers Association Inc$50011%
Shandaken Wildcrafters and Growers Network Inc$5001n/a
Fast Game Changers$5001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$50010%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$50010%
Food Allergy Research & Education Inc$50020%
Child Abuse Prevention Services Inc$50010%
Gold Coast Forum Inc$50010%
Health and Welfare Council of Long Island Inc$37510%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25010%
Focus for a Future Inc$25010%
Westmont College$2501n/a
The Viscardi Center Inc$1001n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10010%
Safe Passage Inc$6010%
American Heart Association Inc$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 70 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSummer Camp Opportunities Promote Education Inc: $2,349,207 over 9y, 21% of budgetBill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation: $576,795 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMorry's Camp Inc: $233,805 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMargaretville Health Foundation: $227,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetScott J Beigel Memorial Fund Inc: $193,106 over 5y, 13% of budgetRiley's Way Foundation Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetChange Summer Inc: $110,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBoston Explorers Inc: $100,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetMt Tremper Outdoor Ministries Inc: $81,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetGlobal Camps Africa Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetFiver Children's Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetPhoenicia Library Association: $47,197 over 2y, 16% of budgetCamp Horseability Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetThe Valerie Fund: $36,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEast Hampton Food Pantry Inc: $30,500 over 7y, 4.5% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Action Fund: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Ethan Falkowitz Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $26,595 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPriorities USA Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County: $25,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetHofstra University: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDrew Hassenbein Foundation Inc: $16,926 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetGlen Cove Boys & Girls Club at Lincoln House Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPediatric Cancer Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSophie Gerson Healthy Youth Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetAssociation to Benefit Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Interfaith Nutrition Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBelieve in a Cure Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Family Center for Achievement Co Life's Worc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSiena University: $7,287 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Air Fund: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTomorrow's Hope Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRoads to Success Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRenaissance Youth Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSid Jacobson Jewish Community Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHelpusadoptorg Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,053 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShandaken Theatrical Society Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetYouth Improving Non-Profits for Children: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClarion Music Society: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMorgan Park Summer Musical Festival Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLaborers Local 66 Charitable Corp: $2,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 68.

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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 FundNY19.7× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Marilyn Lichtman Foundation · Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation Inc · Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · American Express Foundation · Rite Aid Healthy Futures · Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Boston Foundation Inc

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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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.

About The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd

How much does The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd give?
The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd reported 35 grants totaling $1,205,767 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 50 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2026, its largest causes are Youth Development (40%), Health (10%), Philanthropy (9%).
Who are The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2026: Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education Inc ($2.3M), Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation ($577k), Morry's Camp Inc ($234k).
Does The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Marilyn Lichtman Foundation, Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation Inc.
Where is The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd based?
The Tlc Starfish Foundation Ltd is based in NY.

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 154 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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