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Bane Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$52k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
7%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 62
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$647k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

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

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving53$52k26%
FY202342$54k7%
FY202241$53k12%
FY202134$43k9%
FY202044$55k18%
FY201961$59k30%
FY201862$57k35%
FY201750$51kn/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.

Health$104kEducation$86kAnimals$45kArts & Culture$42kReligion$37kHuman Services$33kEnvironment$26kRecreation & Sports$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
SD
OH
CA
CO
NE
KY
WV
VA
DE
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
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 80 grantees
All grantees of Bane Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Southern College of Optometry$43,00080%
Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue Inc$27,71251%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$25,69280%
Roanoke College$22,00050%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$15,28050%
St Croix Reformed Church Inc$14,5006n/a
The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen$13,70080%
American Heart Association Inc$9,45080%
Wintergreen Adaptive Sports$8,00061%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$7,41260%
Florida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation Inc$7,00080%
Broward Performing Arts Foundation Inc$6,50070%
Emory & Henry University$6,00020%
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra$6,00070%
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Inc$5,80070%
Wintergreen Performing Arts Inc$4,90060%
Walkers Creek Presbyterian Church$4,5005n/a
Saint Francis Service Dogs$4,40050%
Aicardi Syndrome Foundation$4,00041%
Cats Exclusive Inc$4,00050%
Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc$3,75020%
VMI Foundation$3,00010%
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc$3,00070%
Health Talents International Inc$3,00010%
Animal Welfare Institute$2,50040%
St Croix Landmarks Society$2,20060%
Young Men's Christian Association of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc$2,00020%
World Ocean School Inc$2,00070%
Habitat for Humanity of Broward Inc$2,00020%
Wintergreen Volunteer Fire$1,60080%
Building Goodness Foundation$1,60040%
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc$1,50010%
Attic Productions Inc$1,50031%
Trout Unlimited Inc$1,50080%
Sexual Assault Resource Agency$1,50030%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,37580%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$1,30020%
Blue Ridge Women's Center Inc$1,25020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,20020%
Special Olympics Virginia Inc$1,10080%
Virginia Historical Society$1,10080%
Vitas Community Connection$1,0002n/a
South Florida Wildlife Center Inc$1,00010%
Presbyterian Community Center$1,00020%
National Rifle Association of America$1,00010%
Appalachian Trail Conservancy$1,00010%
Gary Sinise Foundation$1,00010%
Freedom Service Dogs Inc$95020%
Symphony of the Mountains$90030%
National D-Day Memorial Foundation$78030%
International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros$75020%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$60020%
Mountain Mission School Inc$60020%
Challenge Aspen$60010%
The Miller School of Albemarle$60030%
Youth Automotive Training Center of Broward$50010%
Good Karma Pet Rescue Inc$50010%
Salem Rescue Squad Inc$50020%
Piedmont Casa Inc$50010%
The Innocence Project Inc$50010%
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc$50010%
Redeemer School Inc$5001n/a
White House Historical Association$50040%
Charlottesville Area Riding Therapy$50011%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$50010%
New Freedom Farm Inc$50010%
International Essential Tremor Foundation$40020%
Tandem Friends School of Charlottesville$40020%
Feeding Southwest Virginia$40010%
Mercy Ships International$30010%
The Eisenhower Foundation$30010%
Barter Foundation Inc State Theatre of Virginia$30010%
The Wildlife Center of Virginia$30010%
National Park Foundation$20010%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$20010%
State Policy Network$20010%
St Anne's-Belfield Inc$20020%
First Air Force One$10010%
Word of God Fellowship Inc$1001n/a
Community School$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($124k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bane Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern College of Optometry: $43,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHope's Legacy Equine Rescue Inc: $27,712 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $25,692 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRoanoke College: $22,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $15,280 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Nature Foundation at Wintergreen: $13,700 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $9,450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWintergreen Adaptive Sports: $8,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $7,412 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Breast Cancer Coalition Research Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBroward Performing Arts Foundation Inc: $6,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEmory & Henry University: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRoanoke Symphony Orchestra: $6,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFort Lauderdale Historical Society Inc: $5,800 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetWintergreen Performing Arts Inc: $4,900 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSaint Francis Service Dogs: $4,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAicardi Syndrome Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCats Exclusive Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAlbemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc: $3,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVMI Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHealth Talents International Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Welfare Institute: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Croix Landmarks Society: $2,200 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Ocean School Inc: $2,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Broward Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWintergreen Volunteer Fire: $1,600 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBuilding Goodness Foundation: $1,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAttic Productions Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTrout Unlimited Inc: $1,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSexual Assault Resource Agency: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPuppies Behind Bars Inc: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Ridge Women's Center Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Virginia Inc: $1,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Historical Society: $1,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Wildlife Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Community Center: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Rifle Association of America: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian Trail Conservancy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Service Dogs Inc: $950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSymphony of the Mountains: $900 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational D-Day Memorial Foundation: $780 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros: $750 over 2y, 0.2% 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 75.

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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.

Charlottesville Area Community FoundationVA32.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Perry Foundation Inc · Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia · Ge Aerospace Foundation · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust · Cartledge Charitable Foundation Inc · Manning Family Foundation · Caplin Foundation · The McGlothlin Foundation · Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation · The J & E Berkley 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 Bane Foundation

How much does Bane Foundation give?
Bane Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $51,800 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 62 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Bane Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Education (20%), Animals (11%).
Who are Bane Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Southern College of Optometry ($43k), Hope's Legacy Equine Rescue Inc ($28k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($26k).
Does Bane Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bane Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bane Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Perry Foundation Inc, Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia.
Where is Bane Foundation based?
Bane Foundation is based in VA.

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 125 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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