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Timothy and Michele Barakett 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.

$8.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2024
22
Organizations funded FY2023
9%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,000,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 51
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$9.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 9% of the organizations Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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
FY2024still arriving24$8.8M17%
FY202322$7.5M9%
FY202230$12M10%
FY202129$11M10%
FY202038$16M21%
FY201951$7.6M31%
FY201840$7.9Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$41MFood & Nutrition$8.2MRecreation & Sports$4.8MHealth$4.1MArts & Culture$2.9MPhilanthropy$2.6MScience & Tech$2.0MCrime & Legal$1.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OH
RI
CA
AZ
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rethink Food NYC Inc$8,100,000517%
Robin Hood Foundation$2,300,00070%
Dalton Schools Inc$1,675,00071%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$1,394,35070%
Professional Childrens School Inc$1,236,00076%
International Rescue Committee INC$1,000,00010%
New York Shakespeare Festival$850,00070%
Educationsuperhighway$700,000451%
The Marshall Project Inc$700,00061%
School of American Ballet Inc$680,94061%
World Central Kitchen Inc$675,00011%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$600,00070%
New York Academy of Art$595,00053%
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc$448,61570%
The Bridge Golf Foundation$350,00057%
Open Up Resources$300,00012%
Teachers College Columbia University$250,00010%
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations$250,00010%
Vera Institute of Justice Inc$250,00050%
Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc$250,0001n/a
Prep for Prep$205,00061%
Greater Ny Foundation$200,000514%
A Better Balance Inc$175,00062%
Amazon Watch Inc$170,00072%
Pollyanna Inc$155,172357%
Social Finance Inc$150,00021%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$150,00060%
Bottomless Closet$113,92052%
Shed NYC Inc$100,00010%
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association$100,00010%
Vfiles Foundation$100,000154%
Center for Hearing and Communication$100,00060%
New York University$62,50050%
The Fortune Society Inc$50,00010%
Thrive Scholars$50,00011%
Museum of Modern Art$49,41120%
Careers Through Culinary Arts Program Dba Culinary Careers Program$46,25050%
Manhattan Youth Ballet Inc$45,0003n/a
The Dreamyard Project Inc$30,00030%
Ny Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund Inc$25,00020%
Developments in Literacy Inc$25,00011%
Navigate the Maze to Achievement Inc$21,520230%
The Performance Zone Inc$20,00020%
The Baruch College Fund$15,00010%
Brain Tumor Foundation$15,0001n/a
Lulu & Leo Fund$15,00031%
Gallim Dance Company Inc$10,00011%
National Dance Institute$10,00030%
Girls Inc$10,00010%
New York City Ballet Inc$10,00010%
The Studio Museum in Harlem$10,00010%
Alport Syndrome Foundation Inc$10,00012%
Top Honors Incorporated$5,0001n/a
Sarcoma Foundation of America$5,00010%
Challenged Athletes Inc$5,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$5,00010%
Hello Future Inc$5,00011%
Chautauqua Dance Circle Inc$2,00014%
Donorschooseorg$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($45M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRethink Food NYC Inc: $8,100,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $2,300,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetDalton Schools Inc: $1,675,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $1,394,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetProfessional Childrens School Inc: $1,236,000 over 7y, 6.3% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $850,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetEducationsuperhighway: $700,000 over 4y, 51% of budgetThe Marshall Project Inc: $700,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetSchool of American Ballet Inc: $680,940 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $675,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $600,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Academy of Art: $595,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetAlvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc: $448,615 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetThe Bridge Golf Foundation: $350,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetOpen Up Resources: $300,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVera Institute of Justice Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPrep for Prep: $205,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetGreater Ny Foundation: $200,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetA Better Balance Inc: $175,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetAmazon Watch Inc: $170,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetPollyanna Inc: $155,172 over 3y, 57% of budgetSocial Finance Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNew York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBottomless Closet: $113,920 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetShed NYC Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPacific Northwest Ballet Association: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVfiles Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 54% of budgetCenter for Hearing and Communication: $100,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNew York University: $62,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fortune Society Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThrive Scholars: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $49,411 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCareers Through Culinary Arts Program Dba Culinary Careers Program: $46,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Dreamyard Project Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNy Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDevelopments in Literacy Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNavigate the Maze to Achievement Inc: $21,520 over 2y, 30% of budgetThe Performance Zone Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Baruch College Fund: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLulu & Leo Fund: $15,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetGallim Dance Company Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNational Dance Institute: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York City Ballet Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Studio Museum in Harlem: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 55.

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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.

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY20.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · The Ford Foundation · American Express Foundation · Robin Hood Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Warburg Pincus Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Fjc · Gates 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.

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About Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation

How much does Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation give?
Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $8,839,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 51 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (58%), Food & Nutrition (12%), Recreation & Sports (7%).
Who are Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Rethink Food NYC Inc ($8.1M), Robin Hood Foundation ($2.3M), Dalton Schools Inc ($1.7M).
Does Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation 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 Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, The Ford Foundation.
Where is Timothy and Michele Barakett Foundation based?
Timothy and Michele Barakett 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 77 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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