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Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100
Largest grant, FY2024
$750
Organizations funded a year
24 to 39
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$4k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureInternationalEducationCivil RightsAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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 arriving21$3k38%
FY202327$5k41%
FY202235$5k57%
FY202128$5k36%
FY202024$4k38%
FY201933$8k45%
FY201839$10k49%
FY201737$11kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$17kEducation$7kCivil Rights$6kRecreation & Sports$5kPublic Benefit$4kEnvironment$2kPhilanthropy$2kCommunity Improvement$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
MT
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
NE
MO
WV
VA
MD
DE
NC
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Opera North$8,88070%
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation$3,15080%
Committee of 100 Inc$2,95080%
The Sharon Academy Inc$2,05150%
Syracuse University$1,50030%
Archytas Education Corp$1,25031%
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival$95031%
Tregaron Conservancy$90070%
National Consumers League Inc$85020%
Vermont Philharmonic Inc$80050%
Chandler Center for the Arts Inc$75020%
Rosedale Conservancy Inc$75040%
Flight Experience for Youth$71541%
Randolph Area Food Shelf$70050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$65030%
Alliance for Justice$50020%
Alabama Interfaith Refugee Ptr Inc$50011%
Randolph Area Community Development Corporation$50040%
Laurel School$50010%
Coalition for DC Representation in Congress Education Fund$50010%
Cleveland Park Historical Society$5004n/a
Midwest Academy$47530%
Some Inc$30010%
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$30010%
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition$3001n/a
Institute for Americas Future Inc$25010%
Preservation Trust of Vermont Inc$25010%
Equal Justice Works$25010%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$24550%
DC Bar Pro Bono Center$22520%
Scrag Mountain Music Inc$22540%
Midwest Academy Inc$22510%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20520%
Rochester Chamber Music Society$20020%
Families USA Foundation Inc$20010%
Museum of Modern Art$18010%
American Museum of Natural History$15010%
The Frick Collection$14010%
Actblue Civics Inc$12710%
Razom Inc$12510%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$12520%
National Museum of Mathematics$12010%
United States Association for UNHCR$12010%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$11010%
Sunflower of Peace Foundation Inc$10010%
Climate Ride Inc$10010%
Clean Water Fund$10010%
Capital City Concerts$10010%
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd$10010%
UMANA Foundation$10010%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$10010%
American Humane Association$7520%
Revels North Inc$7510%
Direct Relief$7510%
Vermont Etv Inc$601n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5510%
Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc$5010%
The Dressage Foundation$5010%
Khan Academy Inc$4620%
Barre Opera House Inc$4510%
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc$4010%
Merlin Tuttles Bat Conservation Inc$3110%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$2610%
Vermont Journalism Trust Ltd$2610%
The Planetary Society$2510%
Guardian News and Media LLC$251n/a
Randolph Singers Inc$251n/a
Death Penalty Focus$2510%
Friends of Fondation de France Inc$2510%
Rocky Mountain Institute$2510%
Amateur Radio Safety Foundation Inc$2410%
Vox Media LLC$211n/a
Share Our Strength$1510%
Draft Animal Power Network Inc$101n/a
Arts Bus Inc$1010%
Furry Friends Animal Rescue$1010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($14k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOpera North: $8,880 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetMikva Challenge Grant Foundation: $3,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCommittee of 100 Inc: $2,950 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sharon Academy Inc: $2,051 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArchytas Education Corp: $1,250 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCentral Vermont Chamber Music Festival: $950 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetTregaron Conservancy: $900 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNational Consumers League Inc: $850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVermont Philharmonic Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetChandler Center for the Arts Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRosedale Conservancy Inc: $750 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFlight Experience for Youth: $715 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetRandolph Area Food Shelf: $700 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Justice: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlabama Interfaith Refugee Ptr Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRandolph Area Community Development Corporation: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLaurel School: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for DC Representation in Congress Education Fund: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMidwest Academy: $475 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Citizen Foundation Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Americas Future Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPreservation Trust of Vermont Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Works: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $245 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDC Bar Pro Bono Center: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScrag Mountain Music Inc: $225 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMidwest Academy Inc: $225 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $205 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Chamber Music Society: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFamilies USA Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $140 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetActblue Civics Inc: $127 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRazom Inc: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Museum of Mathematics: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $110 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunflower of Peace Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClimate Ride Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClean Water Fund: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital City Concerts: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFlynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUMANA Foundation: $100 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 69.

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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 Vermont Community FoundationVT20.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vermont Community Foundation · Vermont Council on the Arts Inc · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · Lamson Howell Foundation Inc · Turrell Fund · The Windham Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · The Ford Foundation · Growald Climate Fund Inc · George W Mergens Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

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 Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $2,688 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (33%), Education (13%), Civil Rights (12%).
Who are Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Opera North ($9k), Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation ($3k), Committee of 100 Inc ($3k).
Does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Council on the Arts Inc, National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc is based in VT.

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 131 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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