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Vartabedian Family Foundation at a glance

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Vartabedian Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$117k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$47k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$291kHuman Services$95kAnimals$75kReligion$53kHealth$53kRecreation & Sports$53kFood & Nutrition$12kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $88k
$6,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$360k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$46,800
FRANKLIN LAKES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY$31,000
BERGEN COUNTY HORSE RESCUE$10,000
St Leon Armenian Apostolic Church$7,000
FRANKLIN LAKES LIONS CLUB$6,000
HOLY CROSS CHURCH OF ARMENIA$5,000
ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITA$5,000
PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE$2,500
FRANKLIN LAKES MEMORIAL POND$2,500
NEW JERSEY AUDUBON$1,000
02The need
03

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 (FY17–25, $69k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 18% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%MOMS HELPING MOMS: $10k → 5%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $5k → 11%OASIS: $3k → 12%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $5k → 11%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $3k → 10%FRANKLIN LAKES LIONS CLUB: $6k → 7%FRANKLIN LAKES LIONS CLUB: $5k → 7%FRANKLIN LAKES LIONS CLUB: $3k → 7%FAMILIES FOR FAMILIES: $10k → 7%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

NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
CO
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$514k · 14 repeat orgs$176k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
25

Total granted

$514k
$172k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+40%

Still filing today

50%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsPublic BenefitInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • BC
    BERGEN COUNTY HORSE RESCUE INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $70k · revenue +51%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $26k · revenue +145%
  • PF
    PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $23k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • PW
    PITTSBURGH WRESTLING CLUB
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • CO
    CHURCH OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • TC
    THE CHARLIE LANDERS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +4%
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
The Childrens Home Society of New Jersey

The mission of the children's home society of new jersey is to save children's lives and build healthy families. chs provides at-risk children and their families with a range of culturally sensitive social services that strengthen, support…

Human Services
2
Childfund International Usa

Childfund's mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities, and to promote societies whose individuals…

International
3
Autism Family Services of Nj

Autism family services of new jersey is dedicated to ensuring a better quality of life for individuals with autism and their families. our skilled team works in partnership with families to address daily challenges, foster communication,…

Human Services
4
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
5
Children's Tumor Foundation

Our mission: drive research, expand knowledge, and advance care for the nf community. our vision: end nf.

Health
6
Child Focus Inc

Child Focus champions the best interests of children involved with the child welfare, foster care and court systems.

Human Services
7
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
8
Childrens Fun in the Sun Foundation a Nj Nonprofit Corporation

The founders of children's fun in the sun foundation have perceived a gap that exists between the needs of certain terminally ill and children suffering from life threatening medical conditions, which is defined as any form of progressive,…

Arts & Culture
9
The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Inc

The mission of the emmanuel cancer foundation (ecf) is to provide new jersey families faced with pediatric cancer a place to turn for comfort and relief through free supportive services tailored to each family.

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10
Conquering Congenital Heart Disease

At conquering chd we exist to conquerin the most common birth defect. we engage, listen, learn, and act. we create visibility and empower all impacted by chd. we accomplish this through awareness, knowledge, community and research.

Health
11
Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation Inc

The mission of jessica june children's cancer foundation (the "organization") is to help children and their families fight cancer by providing emergency financial assistance for basic human necessities and supportive care services.…

Health
12
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oasis - a Haven for Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 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

22 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. 22 of the 41 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
19/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $207,600 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHFRANKLIN LAKES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $71,000 · OtherFRANKLIN LAKES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARYPITTSBURGH WRESTLING CLUB: $50,000 · OtherPITTSBURGH WRESTLING CLUBHOLY CROSS CHURCH OF ARMENIA: $25,000 · OtherHOLY CROSS CHURCH OF ARMENIAIndividual grant recipient: $21,000 · Other+20 more: $90,000 · Other+20 moreBERGEN COUNTY HORSE RESCUE INC: $70,000 · AnimalsBERGEN COUNT…THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $4,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN…PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $22,500 · Human ServicesPROGRAMS FO…Lions Club Foundation of Franklin Lakes: $13,500 · Human ServicesLions Club …ONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesONE SIMPLE …MOMS HELPING MOMS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesMOMS HELPIN…FAMILIES FOR FAMILIES: $10,000 · Human ServicesFAMILIES FO…OASIS - A HAVEN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $26,000 · HealthTHE CHARLIE LANDERS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthMARY'S PLACE BY THE SEA INC: $3,000 · HealthThe Independence Fund Inc: $20,000 · Public BenefitSARATOGA WARHORSE FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Public BenefitREACH OUT AND READ INC: $10,000 · EducationFUND FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF INC: $5,000 · InternationalCHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND INC DBA CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND COAF: $5,000 · International
Other$464,600Animals$74,000Human Services$68,500Health$39,000Public Benefit$23,000Education$10,000International$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBERGEN COUNTY HORSE RESCUE INC: $70,000 over 7y, 8.4% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $26,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $22,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetThe Independence Fund Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLions Club Foundation of Franklin Lakes: $13,500 over 3y, 11% of budgetONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOMS HELPING MOMS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFAMILIES FOR FAMILIES: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALERIE FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFUND FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND INC DBA CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND COAF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARY'S PLACE BY THE SEA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSARATOGA WARHORSE FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOASIS - A HAVEN FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Audubon Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FORUM SCHOOL: $500 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.

Columbia Bank Foundat…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…
Columbia Bank FoundationNJ17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Columbia Bank Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Vartabedian Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vartabedian Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Families for Families: 2% of income from government
  • New Jersey Audubon Society: 1% of income from government
  • The Forum School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 41 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home