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Traynor Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$73k
Granted FY2023
60
Grants FY2023
56
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$150
Largest grant, FY2023
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
56 to 88
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
16
Total assets, FY2023
$203k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations Traynor Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureInternationalHealthEnvironmentHousing & ShelterAnimalsOther
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
FY202356$66k18%
FY202288$73k17%
FY202180$155k11%
FY202080$70kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Health$201kArts & Culture$96kPhilanthropy$25kEducation$20kHuman Services$10kCivil Rights$8kAnimals$7kInternational$6kOther$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, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$50,00020%
Boston Jewish Film Inc$20,00041%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$16,00040%
Gann Academy the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston Inc$15,1004n/a
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$15,00020%
Anti-Defamation League Foundation$8,00040%
Wildflower Inc$6,80041%
WGBH Educational Foundation$4,80030%
Lown Institute Inc$4,00040%
Museum of Fine Arts$2,80030%
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All grantees of Traynor Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$50,00020%
Boston Jewish Film Inc$20,00041%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$16,00040%
Gann Academy the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston Inc$15,1004n/a
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc$15,00020%
Anti-Defamation League Foundation$8,00040%
Wildflower Inc$6,80041%
WGBH Educational Foundation$4,80030%
Lown Institute Inc$4,00040%
Museum of Fine Arts$2,80030%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$2,50010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,50010%
Barry L Price Rehabilitation Center Inc$2,25040%
The Cambridge School of Weston Inc$2,10040%
2life Communities Inc$2,00010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$2,00040%
Friends of 2life Communities Inc$1,80010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$1,5001n/a
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$1,40030%
Temple Beth Elohim$1,1803n/a
Brookline Food Pantry Inc$1,00040%
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly - Boston Inc$90040%
Badass Animal Rescue Inc$85040%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$80040%
Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc$70040%
The Trustees of Reservations$62540%
Save the Redwoods League$60030%
Pine Street Inn Inc$60030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$60020%
Community Servings Inc$60040%
The Center for Jewish History Inc$60040%
The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc$60040%
Als Foundation for Life$60020%
Friends of the Brookline Public Library Inc$60041%
Birthright Israel Foundation$60040%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges$55030%
Hampshire College Trustees$55030%
National Yiddish Book Center Inc$55030%
United States Equestrian Federation Inc$55030%
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc$50040%
Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc Dba Redwings Horse Sanctuary$50040%
Best Friends Animal Society$50040%
Christopher Reeve Foundation$50040%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$50030%
Perkins School for the Blind$50030%
Front Range Equine Rescue$50040%
VNA Care Network Inc$50030%
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd$50040%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$50040%
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$50030%
The Red Sox Foundation Inc$50010%
Keepers of the Wild$50040%
Four Paws International Inc$50040%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$50030%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$50040%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$50040%
The Vilna Shul Bostons Center for Jewish Culture Inc$50030%
Loon Preservation Committee$50040%
Northeast Animal Shelter Inc$45030%
Toys for Tots Inc$45030%
Arabian Horse Foundation$40040%
American Heart Association Inc$40040%
National Glaucoma Society$40030%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$40030%
Yosemite Foundation$40030%
Noah's Lost Ark Inc$40030%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$40040%
Smile Train Inc$40030%
Alley Cat Allies Inc$40040%
Women's Lunch Place Inc$40030%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$35030%
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries Inc$30030%
North Shore Animal League America Inc$30020%
Gift of Life Marrow Registry Inc$30030%
Animal Rescue League of Boston$30030%
Defenders of Wildlife$30030%
Mothers Against Drunk Driving$30030%
The Boston Globe Foundation Inc$25010%
Boston Ballet Inc$25010%
Rosie's Place Inc$20010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$20020%
Appalachian Mountain Club$15020%
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc$15010%
Y2y Network Inc$10010%
National Park Foundation$10010%
National Conservation Foundation$10010%
The Beaver Country Day School Inc$10010%
Friends of Peters Park Inc$1001n/a
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc$10010%
United Service Organizations Inc$10010%
Maui Humane Society$5010%
The Afiya Center$4020%
New York Abortion Access Fund$3610%
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports$3610%
National Network of Abortion Funds Lilith Fund$2010%
Kentucky Health Justice Network Inc$2010%
National Network of Abortion Funds$2010%
A Fund Inc$2010%
Arkansas Abortion Support Network$2010%
Louisiana Abortion Fund$2010%
West Virginia Free Incorporated$2010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($170k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Traynor Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Jewish Film Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Symphony Orchestra Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWildflower Inc: $6,800 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $4,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLown Institute Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $2,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry L Price Rehabilitation Center Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cambridge School of Weston Inc: $2,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budget2life Communities Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of 2life Communities Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrookline Food Pantry Inc: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Brothers Friends of the Elderly - Boston Inc: $900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBadass Animal Rescue Inc: $850 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of America: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service Inc: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $625 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave the Redwoods League: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Servings Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Jewish History Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carroll Center for the Blind Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAls Foundation for Life: $600 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Brookline Public Library Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHobart and William Smith Colleges: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHampshire College Trustees: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Yiddish Book Center Inc: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Equestrian Federation Inc: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHorsepower Sanctuaries Inc Dba Redwings Horse Sanctuary: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChristopher Reeve Foundation: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFront Range Equine Rescue: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVNA Care Network Inc: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Red Sox Foundation Inc: $500 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 97.

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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.

Boston Foundation IncMA29.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · National Network of Abortion Funds Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Anderson-Rogers Foundation Inc · Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Women Donors Network · Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation · The Hamilton Company Charitable 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 Traynor Family Foundation

How much does Traynor Family Foundation give?
Traynor Family Foundation reported 60 grants totaling $72,842 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 88 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Traynor Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (52%), Arts & Culture (25%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Traynor Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Metropolitan Opera Association Inc ($50k), Boston Jewish Film Inc ($20k), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ($16k).
Does Traynor Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Traynor Family 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 Traynor Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, National Network of Abortion Funds Inc.
Where is Traynor Family Foundation based?
Traynor Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 117 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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