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Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$80k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
7%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 41
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$242k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 7% of the organizations Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200 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
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureReligionEducationOther
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 arriving23$80k22%
FY202327$44k7%
FY202226$58k27%
FY202130$62k13%
FY202032$71k16%
FY201932$75k13%
FY201841$47k27%
FY201735$40kn/a
93% 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$179kHealth$128kPublic Benefit$69kCrime & Legal$20kReligion$17kEducation$16kHuman Services$15kFood & Nutrition$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
WI
NY
IN
OH
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis$172,00080%
Honorhealth Foundation$86,75060%
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy$68,50081%
Sojourner Center$7,00070%
Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College$6,50070%
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc$6,00080%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$5,50070%
Phoenix Gospel Mission$4,95070%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,50080%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$4,15080%
Villa Duchesne - Oak Hill School$3,5004n/a
Smile Train Inc$3,40080%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$3,36080%
Jewish Family Services of St Louis$3,00030%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$2,50050%
St Marys Health Wagon Inc$2,50050%
New Life Center$2,50040%
Arizona Food Bank Network$2,25040%
Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc$2,00030%
Elevate Phoenix$2,00020%
Franciscan Renewal Center Inc$1,7503n/a
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$1,70070%
Little Pink Houses of Hope$1,70020%
Melissa's House$1,50030%
St Louis University$1,50010%
Cause4paws Pet Food Bank$1,50030%
St Louis Public Schools Foundation$1,50030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,25020%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$1,00020%
Arizona Equal Justice Foundation$1,00030%
Elaine$1,00010%
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels$1,00010%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$1,00010%
St Mary & St Louis Abbey$7502n/a
Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc$75020%
Scottsdale Arts$65050%
Arizona Humane Society$65040%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$50010%
McKenzie Monks Foundation$50010%
Ursuline Academy Kirkwood Mo$3002n/a
Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc$25010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20010%
Xavier College Preparatory Roman Catholic High School Phoenix$2001n/a
AARP Foundation$12520%
The Foster Alliance$10010%
Beta Theta Pi Foundation$10010%
World Bird Sanctuary$10010%
Hope Women's Center Inc$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($61k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMunicipal Theatre Association of St Louis: $172,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHonorhealth Foundation: $86,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy: $68,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetSojourner Center: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Mary-Of-The-Woods College: $6,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Services of Eastern Missouri Inc: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Gospel Mission: $4,950 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $4,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $3,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $3,360 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Services of St Louis: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Marys Health Wagon Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew Life Center: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Food Bank Network: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Arizona Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElevate Phoenix: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $1,700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Pink Houses of Hope: $1,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMelissa's House: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSt Louis University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCause4paws Pet Food Bank: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSt Louis Public Schools Foundation: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Equal Justice Foundation: $1,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetElaine: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmanda Hope Rainbow Angels: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family and Children's Service Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScottsdale Arts: $650 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Humane Society: $650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDiocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMcKenzie Monks Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWisconsin Equal Justice Fund Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAARP Foundation: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foster Alliance: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeta Theta Pi Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Bird Sanctuary: $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 42.

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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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ26.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Thunderbirds Charities · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · St Louis Community Foundation · John F Long Foundation Inc · American Express Foundation · Tw Lewis Foundation · The Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn · Arizona Cardinals 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 Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation

How much does Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation give?
Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $79,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (38%), Health (27%), Public Benefit (14%).
Who are Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis ($172k), Honorhealth Foundation ($87k), Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy ($69k).
Does Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Thunderbirds Charities, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust.
Where is Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation based?
Aj Bitker Charitable Foundation is based in AZ.

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 73 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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