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Bassett 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.

$31k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Environment$24kAnimals$15kEducation$14kCommunity Improvement$8kInternational$7kHealth$6kFood & Nutrition$4kCivil Rights$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$202k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Ocean Conservancy$3,000
Humaine World for Animals fka HS of$2,000
Doctors Without Borders$2,000
American Indian College fund$2,000
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Con$2,000
American Indian Science Eng Soc$2,000
Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw$2,000
Raptor Trust$2,000
Native American Rights Fund$2,000
NJ Conservation Foundation$1,000
NORWESCAP$1,000
Community Food Bank of NJ$1,000
Market Street Mission$1,000
Cornell Lab of Ornithology$1,000
Raritan Headwaters Assoc$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 40% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Partnership with Native Americans: $2k → 14%NORWESCAP: $2k → 7%NORWESCAP: $1k → 7%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

WA
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CO
KY
WV
VA
NM
SC
DC
TX
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$246k · 13 repeat orgs$42k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +86% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
18

Total granted

$246k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+86%
+27%

Still filing today

92%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationAnimalsInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureOther
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

  • AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
    2× · 2018–2024 · $7k · revenue +161%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    2× · 2018–2024 · $6k · revenue +111%
  • FN
    FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
    2× · 2018–2024 · $5k · revenue +628%

Funded once

  • HW
    Humane World for Animals Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +61%
  • NW
    NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +87%
  • CM
    Community Medical Clinic
    one grant, 2018 · $2k
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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
4
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

We safeguard the earth: its people, its plants and animals, and (see schedule o) the natural systems on which all life depends. we work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - to defend…

Environment
5
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
6
Conservation Law Foundation Inc

Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…

Environment
7
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
8
The Nature Conservancy

The mission of the nature conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

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9
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Iatp works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

Food & Nutrition
10
Washington Forest Law Center

Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.

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11
The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc

The program mission of the quebec-labrador foundation u.s. is defined by a regional component (new england and eastern canada), and an international component, which ties our regional model to a global conservation network. qlf's program…

Philanthropy
12
Property and Environment Research Center

Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Newark Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Humane World for Animals 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

27 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. 27 of the 40 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
20/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SEE: $197,000 · OtherSEE+20 more: $35,000 · Other+20 moreENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $6,000 · EnvironmentOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $5,000 · EnvironmentNEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EnvironmentRARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION: $2,000 · EnvironmentHUNTERDON LAND TRUST: $2,000 · EnvironmentTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $1,000 · EnvironmentLAMINGTON CONSERVANCY: $1,000 · EnvironmentGREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $7,000 · EducationPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $2,000 · EducationCatching the Dream: $2,000 · EducationTHE RAPTOR TRUST: $4,000 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals Inc: $3,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $3,000 · AnimalsMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 · InternationalNORTHWEST NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesPartnership With Native Americans: $2,000 · Human ServicesNATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC: $4,000 · Civil Rights
Other$232,000Environment$20,000Education$11,000Animals$10,000International$6,000Human Services$5,000Civil Rights$4,000

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 budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RAPTOR TRUST: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRARITAN HEADWATERS ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHUNTERDON LAND TRUST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGREENPEACE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership With Native Americans: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY MEDICAL CLINIC OF KERSHAW: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatching the Dream: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF NEW JERSEY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER NEWARK CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUMMIT SPEECH SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOVERLOOK FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTS CENTER OF KERSHAW COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

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.

Community Foundation …The Leavens Foundatio…George a Ohl Jr TrustVictoria Foundation I…Ej Grassmann TrustGeraldine R Dodge Fou…Investors Foundation …The Hyde and Watson F…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Leavens Foundation Inc · George a Ohl Jr Trust · Victoria Foundation Inc · Ej Grassmann Trust · Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc · Investors Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Bassett Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bassett Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 48%
  • Raritan Headwaters Association: 94% of income from government
  • Hunterdon Land Trust: 48% of income from government
  • Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 40 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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