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The Westfield Foundation

The Organization is a not-for-profit established to support the public well-being and improve the quality of life in the community.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$38k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$1.4MHealth$463kEducation$391kYouth Development$278kCommunity Improvement$232kArts & Culture$231kHousing & Shelter$112kReligion$66kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 26 grants below total $400,803, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,189,894 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $789,091 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $364k
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Community Access$37,500
Jewish Family Service$35,000
Center for Hope Hospice$29,085
Family Promise$29,025
Greater Somerset County YMCA$20,000
Franklin School$20,000
Students 2 Science$20,000
Jefferson School$20,000
Second Street Youth Center Foundati$19,700
Trinitas Health Foundation$16,900
Imagine$15,299
Boys and Girls Club of Union County$15,000
Our House Foundation$15,000
Sage Eldercare$15,000
Literacy New Jersey$14,400
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $315k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%Greater Somerset County YMCA: $20k → 5%Greater Somerset County YMCA: $12k → 5%Greater Somerset County YMCA: $3k → 5%Westfield Community Center Assoc: $35k → 10%Second Street Youth Center Foundati: $20k → 10%Second Street Youth Center Foundati: $20k → 10%Second Street Youth Center Foundati: $20k → 10%St Joseph Social Service Center: $54k → 10%Gateway Family YMCA: $5k → 10%Center for Hope Hospice: $44k → 10%Center for Hope Hospice: $29k → 10%Music for All Seasons: $29k → 10%Center for Hope Hospice: $25k → 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.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 56 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

56 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 39 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
72

Total granted

$2.1M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+12%

Still filing today

34%
19%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $137k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterReligionEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • SS
    SECOND STREET YOUTH CENTER INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $60k · revenue +20%
  • OH
    OUR HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $53k · revenue +3%
  • EC
    EL CENTRO HISPANOAMERICANO
    2× · 2022–2023 · $40k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • WA
    Westfield Area YMCA
    one grant, 2023 · $105k
  • CS
    CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • SJ
    ST JOSEPH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER
    one grant, 2023 · $54k · revenue +18%
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
Communities in Cooperation Inc

CIC's purpose is to empower communities by meeting social service needs directly and through service referals, primarily in Union and Essex Counties. CIC has three programs: Strengthening Families, Child Welfare, and Re-entry from Prisons.

Human Services
2
Ymca of Westfield Nj

The westfield area ymca is a nonprofit human service organization dedicated to developing the full potential of every individual and family in the communities it serves through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
3
Friendly Connections Inc

We are a family company that helps connect families and individuals with our friendly professionals. We have Coaching Services handled by our Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in Supported Employment, Pre-Vocational Training, Community…

Health
4
Jersey City Medical Center

The organization's mission is to offer healthcare services with compassion and dignity. the organization provides patients, their families and all in need, excellence in hospital and healthcare services and programs to enhance community…

Health
5
New Community Health Care Inc

The organization was incorporated to oversee the operations of a 180 bed extended health care facility located in newark, new jersey. new community health care, inc. (the "organization") was incorporated in the state of new jersey in 1983…

Health
6
Ymca of Montclair New Jersey

The YMCA of Montclair welcomes all. We are a nonprofit that strengthens individuals, families, and community by developing spirit, mind, and body. Membership is open to all, with financial assistance available to those who live in our…

Human Services
7
Senior Citizens United Community Services of Camden County Inc

Services to the elderly and persons with disabilities in Southern New Jersey.

Human Services
8
Jewish Family & Childrens Services of Greater Mercer County Inc

JFCS strengthens individuals and families by empowering people to care for themselves and others. This is accomplished through a wide range of high quality social services and programs designed to assist families with many of life's…

Human Services
9
Care Plus Nj Inc

This agency is dedicated to excellence in mental healthcare and has commitment to life- long support needed by individuals and their families to ensure that they achieve their full potential to improve the quality of their lives.

Health
10
My Fathers House Inc

My Fathers House, Inc. provides assessment, evaluation, intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, individual counseling, family counseling and aftercare group services. MFHs operation are located in Gloucester City, New Jersey.

Health
11
Uih Family Partners d/b/a the Father Center of New Jersey

To empower men, fathers and families to achieve self-sufficiency. (see Schedule O)

Human Services
12
St Joseph's Health System Subordinate Group Return

We are committed to providing exceptional quality care which sustains and improves both individual and community health, with a special concern for those who are poor, vulnerable and underserved.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Mens Christian Association of Fanwood-Scotch Plains; the most unlike its peers is Catalyst Theater Company Productions 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

39 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. 39 of the 137 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/39
Grantees still filing
30/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Jewish Family Service: $223,227 · OtherJewish Family ServiceRotary Club of Westfield: $107,000 · OtherWestfield United Fund: $105,000 · OtherWestfield Area YMCA: $104,751 · Other+114 more: $2,001,000 · Other+114 moreCENTER FOR HOPE HOSPICE INC: $97,673 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR…SECOND STREET YOUTH CENTER INC: $59,700 · Human ServicesSECOND STR…ST JOSEPH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER: $53,756 · Human ServicesST JOSEPH …WESTFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION: $35,250 · Human ServicesWESTFIELD …Somerset County Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $34,500 · Human ServicesSomerset C…MUSIC FOR ALL SEASONS INC: $29,000 · Human ServicesMUSIC FOR …+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL: $100,000 · HealthOVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthTRINITAS FOUNDATION: $23,400 · HealthFAMILY CONNECTIONS INC: $15,000 · HealthCancer Care Inc: $10,000 · HealthBoys & Girls Clubs of Union County Inc: $115,000 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY PROMISE INC: $39,025 · Housing & ShelterSUPPORTIVE HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterHousing With Hope Foundation Inc: $5,130 · Housing & ShelterEL CENTRO HISPANOAMERICANO: $40,000 · Crime & LegalCONTACT WE CARE INC: $26,187 · ReligionRESTORE MINISTRIES INC: $12,000 · Religion
Other$2,540,978Human Services$314,879Health$198,400Youth Development$115,000Housing & Shelter$54,155Crime & Legal$40,000Religion$38,187

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Union County Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetCENTER FOR HOPE HOSPICE INC: $97,673 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSECOND STREET YOUTH CENTER INC: $59,700 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetST JOSEPH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER: $53,756 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOUR HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $53,305 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetOVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FANWOOD-SCOTCH PLAINS: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEL CENTRO HISPANOAMERICANO: $40,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE INC: $39,025 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWESTFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION: $35,250 over 1y, 22% of budgetSTUDENTS 2 SCIENCE INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSomerset County Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $34,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA OF EASTERN UNION COUNTY INC: $29,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMUSIC FOR ALL SEASONS INC: $29,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCONTACT WE CARE INC: $26,187 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetTRINITAS FOUNDATION: $23,400 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMORRIS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $20,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW JERSEY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA: $19,750 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetNew Jersey Workshop for the Arts Inc: $17,752 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetSAGE ELDERCARE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFAMILY CONNECTIONS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLITERACY NEW JERSEY INC: $14,400 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJCC of Central New Jersey: $12,950 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYouth & Family Counseling Service Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetRESTORE MINISTRIES INC: $12,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetMOBILE MEALS OF WESTFIELD: $10,700 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetWOMENS CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEUSHIP CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCancer Care Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUPPORTIVE HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocates of Union County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetGirls In Gear Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetJosephine's Place Inc: $8,200 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHOLIDAY EXPRESS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCATALYST THEATER COMPANY PRODUCTIONS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 16% of budgetHousing With Hope Foundation Inc: $5,130 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetThe Arc of Union County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN UNION COUNTY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORE THAN BOOTSTRAPS: $1,500 over 1y, 3.2% 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 Boys & Girls Clubs of Union County Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR HOPE HOSPICE INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND STREET YOUTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOSEPH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds OUR HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds OVERLOOK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF FANWOOD-SCOTCH PLAINS ↗
  • Who funds EL CENTRO HISPANOAMERICANO ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds STUDENTS 2 SCIENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds Somerset County Young Men's Christian Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds YWCA OF EASTERN UNION COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC FOR ALL SEASONS INC ↗
  • Who funds CONTACT WE CARE 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.

The Hyde and Watson F…Community Foundation …Ej Grassmann TrustColumbia Bank Foundat…Investors Foundation …The Provident Bank Fo…Pseg Foundation IncCitizens Philanthropi…The Summit FoundationUnion FoundationPlainfield FoundationBristol-Myers Squibb …
The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ50× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Ej Grassmann Trust · Columbia Bank Foundation · Investors Foundation Inc · The Provident Bank Foundation · Pseg Foundation Inc · Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc · The Summit Foundation · Union Foundation · Plainfield Foundation · Bristol-Myers Squibb 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Westfield Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Westfield Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 16%
  • Family Connections Inc: 83% of income from government
  • Music for All Seasons Inc: 41% of income from government
  • Literacy New Jersey Inc: 28% of income from government
  • Womens Center for Entrepreneuship Corp: 23% of income from government
  • Somerset County Young Men's Christian Association Inc: 22% of income from government
  • More Than Bootstraps: 16% of income from government
  • New Jersey Festival Orchestra: 13% of income from government
  • Ywca of Eastern Union County Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Center for Hope Hospice Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Sage Eldercare: 1% of income from government
  • Students 2 Science Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 137 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 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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