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Balda Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Balda Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$31k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$906kEducation$623kCrime & Legal$28kYouth Development$21kCommunity Improvement$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $16k
$1,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$15,500
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY$4,500
ROLLINS COLLEGE$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA$1,500
FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY$1,000
BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY$1,000
BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$1,000
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA$1,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 12% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $4k → 16%FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $17k → 10%FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY: $4k → 11%EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL: $6k → 12%BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL FL: $5k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $6k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA: $5k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA: $6k → 16%FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY: $4k → 5%PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $4k → 11%FLORIDA INSTITUDE OF TECHNOLOGY: $14k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $6k → 13%FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 19%FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $11k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $6k → 13%FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 19%FLORIDA INSTITUDE OF TECHNOLOGY: $11k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $16k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $5k → 13%FLORIDA INSTITUDE OF TECHNOLOGY: $10k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $11k → 13%FLORIDA INSTITUDE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $9k → 13%LAUNCH STEM: $5k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $6k → 13%CLUB ESTEEM: $5k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $4k → 13%EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE: $6k → 10%EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE: $5k → 10%EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE: $5k → 10%EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE: $4k → 10%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BREVARD: $462k → 10%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BREVARD: $439k → 10%BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $23k → 10%BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $23k → 10%BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $16k → 10%BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $13k → 10%BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $12k → 10%JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $20k → 10%JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $13k → 10%JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $10k → 10%JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPACE COAST: $4k → 10%BREVARD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CO: $4k → 10%BREVARD COUNTY LEGAL AID: $10k → 10%BREVARD COUNTY LEGAL AID: $6k → 10%BREVARD COUNTY LEGAL AID: $5k → 10%BREVARD COUNTY LEGAL AID: $4k → 10%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

MN
MA
NJ
CT
MO
AZ
TN
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$621k · 29 repeat orgs$67k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +44% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
12

Total granted

$621k
$62k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+44%

Still filing today

28%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
EducationCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • FI
    FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $77k · revenue +27%
  • BS
    BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2017–2025 · $63k · revenue +32%
  • BC
    Brevard County Legal Aid Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $28k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • BC
    BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $23k
  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2019 · $9k
  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2020 · $7k
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
3
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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4
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
5
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
6
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
7
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Barry University Inc

Barry university is a catholic institution of higher education founded by the adrian dominican sisters. with a liberal arts tradition, barry university is a scholarly community committed to the highest academic standards in undergraduate,…

Education
9
Florida Southern College

Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…

Education
10
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
11
Brevard College Corporation

Brevard college is committed to an experiential liberal arts education that encourages personal growth and inspires artistic, intellectual, and social action.

Education
12
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Florida Institute of Technology Inc; the most unlike its peers is Brevard County Legal Aid 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

14 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. 14 of the 45 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR BREVARD INC: $904,450 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR BREVARD INCUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: $145,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDABREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $63,273 · OtherBREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $46,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDAJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $42,500 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA: $28,500 · OtherBrevard County Legal Aid Inc: $27,500 · OtherBREVARD COUNTY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $23,479 · OtherEASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE: $22,500 · OtherFLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · Other+25 more: $137,855 · Other+25 moreFLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $76,500 · EducationThe Trustees of Princeton University: $14,000 · EducationUniversity of Miami: $9,500 · EducationEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $8,500 · EducationROLLINS COLLEGE: $5,500 · Education+3 more: $8,500 · EducationCLUB ESTEEM INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BREVARD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC: $3,500 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$904,450Other$556,607Education$122,500Youth Development$5,000Community Improvement$3,500

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 budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR BREVARD INC: $904,450 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetFLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $76,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $63,273 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetBrevard County Legal Aid Inc: $27,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROLLINS COLLEGE: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCLUB ESTEEM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREVARD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR BREVARD INC ↗
  • Who funds FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC ↗
  • Who funds BREVARD SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Brevard County Legal Aid Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds ROLLINS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CLUB ESTEEM INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds LINDENWOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds THE BREVARD NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

Margaret R Binz Found…The Margaret Heins Fo…Community Foundation …Raymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…Natl Christian Charit…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Margaret R Binz Foundation IncFL13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Margaret R Binz Foundation Inc · The Margaret Heins Foundation · Community Foundation for Brevard Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Balda Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Balda Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Brevard County Legal Aid Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • Bethune-Cookman University: 6% of income from government
  • Florida Institute of Technology Inc: 5% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Rollins College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Balda Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Balda 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 45 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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