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Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$68k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
58%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$430k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 58% of the organizations Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthPhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesCrime & LegalScience & TechOther
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
FY2025still arriving19$68k37%
FY202424$73k58%
FY202316$38k25%
FY202219$75k32%
FY202122$46k59%
FY202018$45k56%
FY201931$62k42%
FY201825$55k36%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$201kReligion$115kEducation$97kSocial Science$30kRecreation & Sports$27kHousing & Shelter$22kPhilanthropy$15kHuman Services$13kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
NY
PA
CT
CA
TN
NC
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Epiphany School Foundation Inc$40,00023%
Hudson Institute Inc$30,00030%
Holy Cross High School of Bayside$26,5008n/a
Make It Count Foundation$21,001224%
Mollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation Inc$14,65034%
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc$10,18110%
Garden City Athletic Association$8,50031%
The Hagedorn Little Village School$8,00080%
United South End Settlements$6,25030%
Village of Hempstead Pal Inc$6,19218%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$6,00020%
Long Island Sled Hockey Inc$6,0002n/a
The Academy Charter School$5,00010%
Nyu Winthrop Hospital$3,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island Inc$2,50010%
Garden City Fire Department Inc$2,50090%
Andy Foundation$2,50011%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,47060%
Monmouth University Inc$2,00020%
LIFES ANGELS INC co Brett Dunne$2,00021%
Medisys Health Network Inc$2,00010%
Garden City Pba$1,20040%
Garden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc$1,00011%
David M. Duffy Jr. Foundation$1,00011%
The Jack Fanning Memorial Foundation$1,00011%
Kennedy Childrens Center$1,00010%
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Founda Foundation Inc$1,00010%
JL Cares$1,00011%
Tomorrow's Hope Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$70020%
The Andrew McDonough B Foundation$55030%
Boomer Esiason Foundation$54410%
Rotacare Inc$51510%
Ace in the Hole Found$50011%
Cellini Charitable Foundation, Inc.$50011%
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Inc$50010%
New York Road Runners Inc$50010%
Angels on the Bay Inc$35010%
Deerfield Valley Rescue Inc$35020%
The Houston Food Bank$30010%
Headstrong Foundation$25910%
Girl Scouts of Nassau County Inc$25010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$25010%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$25010%
The Garden City Historical Society$25010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$20010%
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc$20010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($327k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Epiphany School Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMake It Count Foundation: $21,001 over 2y, 24% of budgetMollie Biggane Melanoma Foundation Inc: $14,650 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetDiabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc: $10,181 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGarden City Athletic Association: $8,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetThe Hagedorn Little Village School: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUnited South End Settlements: $6,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVillage of Hempstead Pal Inc: $6,192 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetShatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Academy Charter School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNyu Winthrop Hospital: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGarden City Fire Department Inc: $2,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetAndy Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $2,470 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMonmouth University Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIFES ANGELS INC co Brett Dunne: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMedisys Health Network Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGarden City Pba: $1,200 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGarden City Real Estate Professionals Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDavid M. Duffy Jr. Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Jack Fanning Memorial Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetKennedy Childrens Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Corps-Law Enforcement Founda Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJL Cares: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Andrew McDonough B Foundation: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoomer Esiason Foundation: $544 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRotacare Inc: $515 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAce in the Hole Found: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCellini Charitable Foundation, Inc.: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLoggerhead Marinelife Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Road Runners Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAngels on the Bay Inc: $350 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDeerfield Valley Rescue Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeadstrong Foundation: $259 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Nassau County Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Garden City Historical Society: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $100 over 1y, 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 45.

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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.

Mutual of America FoundationNY16.1× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mutual of America Foundation · The NEIL&AMY McGoldrick Charitable Foundation · McKeen Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving 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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About Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation

How much does Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation give?
Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $67,555 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (34%), Religion (19%), Education (16%).
Who are Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Epiphany School Foundation Inc ($40k), Hudson Institute Inc ($30k), Holy Cross High School of Bayside ($27k).
Does Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mutual of America Foundation, The NEIL&AMY McGoldrick Charitable Foundation, McKeen Fund.
Where is Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation based?
Thomas E Sullivan and Barbara a Sullivan Foundation 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 101 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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