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Van Raalte Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Van Raalte Family Foundation Inc

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.

$9k
Granted FY2023
16
Grants FY2023
10
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Religion$4kEducation$2kHealth$2kPhilanthropy$1kRecreation & Sports$1kInternational$936Civil Rights$325Food & Nutrition$266Other$0
02FY2023 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$200
Median grant
10
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEMPLE B'NAI CHAIM$3,690
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELD$1,300
WILTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION$1,035
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$500
AMERICARES$500
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$500
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$300
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$200
RISE AGAINST HUNGER$200
NORWALK HOSPITAL FUND$100
WELLS COLLEGE$100
MAZON$100
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER$100
COMPASSION & CHOICES$100
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL$100
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $200) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WILTON COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: $100 → 9%WILTON COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: $100 → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
AR
NC
DC
OK
AL
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$7k · 9 repeat orgs$6k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against -12% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
11

Total granted

$7k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
-12%

Still filing today

89%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalEducationArts & CultureHealthCivil RightsCrime & LegalOther
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

  • WL
    WILTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC
    4× · 2017–2023 · $1k · revenue +21%
  • SP
    SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $325 · revenue +10%
  • RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC
    2× · 2021–2023 · $300 · revenue +230%

Funded once

  • MU
    MACCABI USA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -70%
  • BY
    BAIS YAAKOV OF BOSTON INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $500 · revenue +55%
  • BH
    BEACON HEBREW ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2020 · $100
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
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Inc

The organization's mission is to manage a continuum of senior care business lines that consistently provide high-quality compassionate care while focusing on the development of innovative programs and services that enable individuals to…

Health
2
Wheaton College

Wheaton college provides a transformative liberal arts education, combining theory and practice, for intellectually curious students within a collaborative and vibrant extended community and network that values and strives to create an…

Education
3
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
4
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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5
Wamc

Wamc is chartered by the new york state board of regents to "furnish, prepare and present non-profit and non-commercial educational, instructional and cultural radio programs and also non-profit and non-commercial programs (wamc's mission…

Arts & Culture
6
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
7
Global Communities

Global communities brings together local ingenuity and global insights to save lives and secure strong futures.

International
8
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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9
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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10
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
11
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
12
Weizmann Institute of Science

The weizmann institute of science, located in rehovot, israel, is one of the worlds top-ranking, multidisciplinary research institutions. at any one time, several thousand scientists, staff and students are involved in hundreds of research…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hias Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association 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

20 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. 20 of the 30 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TEMPLE BNAI CHAIM INC: $3,906 · OtherTEMPLE BNAI CHAIM INCJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELD: $1,300 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FAIRFIELDMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $500 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $300 · Other+13 more: $1,309 · Other+13 moreWILTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,287 · EducationWILTON LIBRARY AS…BAIS YAAKOV OF BOSTON INC: $500 · EducationBAIS YAAKOV OF BO…WELLS COLLEGE: $150 · EducationWELLS COLLEGEMACCABI USA INC: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsMACCABI U…AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $500 · InternationalRISE AGAINST HUNGER INC: $300 · InternationalHIAS INC: $36 · InternationalAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 · HealthSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $325 · Crime & LegalTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $130 · Arts & CultureWESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC INC: $50 · Arts & CultureCONNECTICUT CHORAL ARTISTS INC: $25 · Arts & Culture
Other$7,315Education$1,937Recreation & Sports$1,000International$836Health$700Crime & Legal$325Arts & Culture$205

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWILTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,287 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMACCABI USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAIS YAAKOV OF BOSTON INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $325 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRISE AGAINST HUNGER INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $216 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWILTON COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND INC: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWilton Land Conservation Trust: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWELLS COLLEGE: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM: $130 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF GREEN CHIMNEYS: $85 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTCHESTER PHILHARMONIC INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORT AMERICA INC: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVINGSTON FIRST AID SQUAD INC: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT CHORAL ARTISTS INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

Alexander Family Foun…Shames Family Foundat…Ibm International Fou…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Alexander Family Foundation IncCT15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alexander Family Foundation Inc · Shames Family Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Bais Yaakov of Boston Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Wilton Library Association Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
1report 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.
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How do I get to Van Raalte Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Van Raalte Family Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 30 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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