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Tikvah Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$12k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2025
49
Organizations funded FY2024
22%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$100
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,583
Organizations funded a year
31 to 49
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$126k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Tikvah Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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
HealthEnvironmentEducationArts & CultureInternationalCivil RightsOther
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 arriving49$9k45%
FY202449$12k22%
FY202344$9k18%
FY202231$6k23%
FY202139$8k23%
FY202039$6k33%
FY201947$19k36%
FY201833$8k39%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$20kHealth$17kEnvironment$10kEducation$8kRecreation & Sports$5kAnimals$5kInternational$4kArts & Culture$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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 82 grantees
All grantees of Tikvah Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics$4,27070%
Educational Foundation of Watertown Inc$4,25080%
Justin J Watt Foundation Inc$3,50010%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$2,55870%
American Rivers Inc$2,25040%
Tomorrows Hope Inc$2,10040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$1,90040%
Watertown Humane Society Inc$1,67580%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,50010%
Homeless Children's Playtime Project$1,50030%
Sarcoma Foundation of America$1,39020%
American Heart Association Inc$1,35090%
Special Olympics Wisconsin Inc$1,20080%
Opportunities Inc of Jefferson County$1,10040%
Wisconsin Historical Foundation Inc$80570%
Capitol Hill Cluster School Parent Teacher Association$80020%
Waterorg$75020%
Rock River Rescue Foundation$72040%
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc$70570%
National Arbor Day Foundation$70290%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$66070%
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc$58090%
National Park Foundation$55860%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$55020%
Rock River Free Medical Clinic Inc$52040%
DC Abortion Fund$50010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$5001n/a
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$50040%
Trevor Project Inc$50010%
Watertown Food Pantry$5001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50020%
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center$50010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$50010%
Just Tryan It Inc$50010%
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation$50010%
Save Our Monarchs Foundation$50010%
Rainforest Alliance Inc$50010%
Wildlife in Need Center Ltd$50090%
A Wider Bridge$37510%
Humane Society of Jefferson County Inc$37570%
Jewish Women International$37510%
Mptv Friends Inc$3755n/a
Rescue Missions Ministries Inc$37510%
Blood Cancer United Inc$35020%
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles$3341n/a
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$30010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$28710%
The Animal Protection Society of Durham$25010%
Rainforest Foundation Inc$25010%
The California Forest Foundation$25010%
Jewish Home and Care Center Inc$2501n/a
The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation$21320%
Last Chance Treatment Foundation Corp$20012%
Jewish Heritage Congregation Inc 70 E Elm St$2002n/a
America Gives Inc$20020%
Touch of Kindness Inc$15910%
Jordan High School Band Booster Club Inc$1542n/a
Disabled Veterans National Foundation$12540%
AARP$1254n/a
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School$1031n/a
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc$10010%
Wisconsin Parkinson Association Inc$10010%
National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin Inc$10010%
The Childs Primary School$10030%
National Geographic Society$10040%
American Kidney Fund Inc$10010%
Jewish National Fund-Usa Inc$10010%
Congregation Adat Yeshurun$1001n/a
Sea Turtle Conservancy$10010%
International Rescue Committee INC$9610%
Smithsonian Institution$9030%
Anshe Sholom Bnai Israel$751n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America$6510%
The MACA Foundation INC$591n/a
The Hill Center Inc$5010%
Camp Kinder Ring$5010%
Children First Inc$5010%
Veterans of Foreign Wars$5010%
Paws for Purple Hearts$5010%
AARP Foundation$251n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tikvah Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLeave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics: $4,270 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEducational Foundation of Watertown Inc: $4,250 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetJustin J Watt Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $2,558 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTomorrows Hope Inc: $2,100 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $1,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWatertown Humane Society Inc: $1,675 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHomeless Children's Playtime Project: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSarcoma Foundation of America: $1,390 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,350 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Wisconsin Inc: $1,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunities Inc of Jefferson County: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Historical Foundation Inc: $805 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCapitol Hill Cluster School Parent Teacher Association: $800 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWaterorg: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRock River Rescue Foundation: $720 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMilwaukee Art Museum Inc: $705 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNational Arbor Day Foundation: $702 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $660 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Public Museum Inc: $580 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $558 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRock River Free Medical Clinic Inc: $520 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDC Abortion Fund: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKaren Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJust Tryan It Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave Our Monarchs Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRainforest Alliance Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife in Need Center Ltd: $500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetA Wider Bridge: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Jefferson County Inc: $375 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Women International: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRescue Missions Ministries Inc: $375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $287 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Animal Protection Society of Durham: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe California Forest Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation: $213 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 69.

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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.

Herbert H Kohl Charities IncWI18.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Emil Ewald Family Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Green Bay Packers Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Tikvah Charitable Trust

How much does Tikvah Charitable Trust give?
Tikvah Charitable Trust reported 52 grants totaling $11,954 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Tikvah Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (21%), Health (18%), Environment (11%).
Who are Tikvah Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics ($4k), Educational Foundation of Watertown Inc ($4k), Justin J Watt Foundation Inc ($4k).
Does Tikvah Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Tikvah Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Tikvah Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, Emil Ewald Family Foundation Inc, Baird Foundation Inc.
Where is Tikvah Charitable Trust based?
Tikvah Charitable Trust is based in WI.

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 138 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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