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W & W Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$69k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$427kInternational$31kHuman Services$10kFood & Nutrition$9kCommunity Improvement$5kEducation$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kPublic Benefit$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $19k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$1,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$4.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$50,000
DOCTOR WITHOUT BORDERS$4,920
Individual grant recipient$2,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CEN$1,500
TUNNEL 2 TOWERS FOUNDATION$1,500
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPIT$1,000
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH$1,000
DISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDAT$1,000
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$1,000
NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR RESEARCH FOUND$1,000
SMILE TRAIN$1,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$1,000
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$500
FEEDING AMERICA$250
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 (FY19–24, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $2k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $4k → 17%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

IL
NY
MA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
AR
DC
GA
FL
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.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$448k · 27 repeat orgs$133k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
18

Total granted

$448k
$133k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+33%

Still filing today

56%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEducationInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    3× · 2022–2024 · $220k · revenue +19%
  • SMILE TRAIN INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $15k · revenue +19%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $9k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • MS
    MOUNT SINAI DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLO
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • HS
    HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT
    one grant, 2019 · $4k · revenue +18%
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
American Academy of Dermatology Association Inc

To represent the interests of dermatologists and their patients. to influence and be a credible resource for public and private entities related to all policies and regulations that have the potential to affect the delivery of dermatologic…

Health
2
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
3
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
4
Mount Sinai Health System Inc

The mission of the mount sinai health system is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Human Services
5
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
6
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
7
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount sinai is committed to the advancement of the art and science of medicine through clinical excellence. the central mission consists of high-quality patient care and teaching conducted in an atmosphere of social concern and scholarly…

Health
8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
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
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

25 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. 25 of the 48 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
17/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DEPT OF DERMATOLOGY MT SINAI: $70,000 · OtherDEPT OF DERMATOLOGY MT SINAIIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMOUNT SINAI DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLO: $50,000 · OtherMOUNT SINAI DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLODOCTOR WITHOUT BORDERS: $19,440 · OtherDOCTOR WITHOUT BORDERSSMILE TRAIN INC: $15,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S ASSOCCIATION: $12,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · Other+25 more: $62,850 · Other+25 moreICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $220,000 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI+1 more: $2,500 · EducationCHINA AIDS FUND INC: $19,820 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 · HealthNATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION: $8,000 · HealthAMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Health+2 more: $1,250 · HealthMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $8,750 · InternationalFeeding America: $3,250 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $3,046 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC: $1,500 · Food & NutritionHENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $4,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesCHINATOWN HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION INC: $5,510 · Philanthropy
Other$289,790Education$222,500Health$42,070International$8,750Food & Nutrition$7,796Human Services$7,500Philanthropy$5,510

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 budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $220,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHINA AIDS FUND INC: $19,820 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $8,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHINATOWN HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION INC: $5,510 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHENRY STREET SETTLEMENT: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $3,046 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Health Fund: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $250 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.

  • Who funds ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI ↗
  • Who funds CHINA AIDS FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHINATOWN HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT ↗
  • Who funds DISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds MELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN10.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 W & W Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from W & W Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 48 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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