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Biber Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$230k
Granted FY2026still arriving
7
Grants FY2026still arriving
2
States reached
$60k
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 2026.

Education$570kFood & Nutrition$365kArts & Culture$344kHuman Services$325kRecreation & Sports$300kYouth Development$290kAnimals$115kInternational$100kOther$0
02FY2026 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE GAFNEY LIBRARY$60,000
LIFE MINISTRIES$50,000
GRANITE STATE ADAPTIVE$45,000
LAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY$25,000
YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES INC$20,000
END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER$20,000
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$10,000
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 (FY24–25, $300k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%GALA COMMUNITY CENTER: $150k → 9%GALA COMMUNITY CENTER: $150k → 9%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.
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 17 repeat orgs$488k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2026, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
14

Total granted

$2.1M
$433k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
0%

Still filing today

76%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • LM
    LIFE MINISTRIES INC
    10× · 2017–2026 · $305k · revenue +105%
  • GL
    Gafney Library Inc
    5× · 2017–2026 · $285k · revenue +70%
  • LR
    LAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY
    4× · 2019–2026 · $95k · revenue +301%

Funded once

  • GG
    GALA GLOBAL AWARENESS LOCAL ACTION
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
  • FO
    Friends of Abenaki Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -32% · 85% of their budget
  • LM
    LIBBY MUSEUM
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
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
Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation Inc Attn Susan Sacco
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2
New England Ski Museum Inc

To collect, conserve and exhibit elements from the broad spectrum of ski history, particularly in new england, for the purpose of research, education and entertainment.

Arts & Culture
3
Wentworth Watershed Association

To protect and preserve the Wentworth-Crescent Watershed through initiatives that enhance water quality, land conservation and community education.

Environment
4
Loon Echo Land Trust Inc

Loon Echo Land Trust protects land in the northern Sebago Lake region to conserve its natural resources and character for future generations.

Environment
5
Mt Ascutney Outdoors Inc

Mt. Ascutney Outdoors, Inc's mission is to promote vitality within the community by providing affordable and unique recreational, cultural and educational activities to local residents and visitors from the Upper Valley region of Vermont…

Recreation & Sports
6
Abbe Museum

To illuminate and advance greater understanding of and support for Wabanaki Nations' heritage, living cultures, and homelands.

Arts & Culture
7
New Hampshire Farm Museum Inc

To preserve new hampshires agricutural roots and celebrate the contemporary relevance of the states agricultural present

Arts & Culture
8
Lakes Region Tourism Association

Economic development and promotion of tourism in the lakes region of new hampshire.

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9
Westborough Historical Society

To study, educate, collect and preserve historical records and artifacts for the town of Westborough, MA

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10
Worcester Natural History Society Inc

The ecotarium's mission is to inspire a passion for science and nature among all members of the community through one-of-a-kind experiences, interactive exhibits, and accessible programming. as new england's leading science and nature…

Arts & Culture
11
Westport Land Conservation Trust Inc

To preserve and protect westport massachusetts natural resources for people and nature, and to educate the public about the wise use of natural resources.

Environment
12
Wachusett Greenways Inc

Wachusett greenways, inc. is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to enhance awarenes of open space and greenways. the organization builds and maintains trails and offers trail events.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wolfeboro Area Recreation Association; the most unlike its peers is End 68 Hours of Hunger. 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

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 33 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
12/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Gafney Library Inc: $285,000 · OtherGafney Library IncWOLFEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY: $205,000 · OtherWOLFEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARYYOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES INC: $140,000 · OtherYOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES INCWRIGHT MUSEUM: $108,000 · OtherWRIGHT MUSEUMGALA GLOBAL AWARENESS LOCAL ACTION: $100,000 · OtherGALA GLOBAL AWARENESS LOCAL ACTIONLIBBY MUSEUM: $50,000 · OtherTUFTONBORO FREE LIBRARY: $50,000 · OtherWOLFEBORO AREA RECREATION ASSOCIATION (WARA): $50,000 · OtherMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $85,000 · OtherMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INCFLEUR DE LIS CAMP INC: $65,000 · Other+10 more: $168,200 · Other+10 moreLIFE MINISTRIES INC: $305,000 · Food & NutritionLIFE MINISTRIES…END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER: $60,000 · Food & NutritionEND 68 HOURS OF…GALA COMMUNITY CENTER: $300,000 · Human ServicesGALA COMMUNI…WILLIAM LAWRENCE CAMP INC: $150,000 · Youth DevelopmentGRANITE STATE ADAPTIVE: $45,000 · Youth DevelopmentWentworth Economic Development Corp: $75,000 · Community ImprovementWOLFEBORO CROSS COUNTRY SKI ASSOCIATION: $60,000 · Community ImprovementFriends of Abenaki Inc: $50,000 · Community ImprovementESPLANADE ASSOCIATION INC: $90,000 · Arts & CultureNEW HAMPSHIRE BOAT MUSEUM: $43,000 · Arts & CultureEXETER HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $30,000 · Arts & CultureThe Village Players: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY: $95,000 · Animals
Other$1,306,200Food & Nutrition$365,000Human Services$300,000Youth Development$195,000Community Improvement$185,000Arts & Culture$178,000Animals$95,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLIFE MINISTRIES INC: $305,000 over 10y, 10% of budgetGALA COMMUNITY CENTER: $300,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetGafney Library Inc: $285,000 over 5y, 24% of budgetWILLIAM LAWRENCE CAMP INC: $150,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetYOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES INC: $140,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetLAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY: $95,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetESPLANADE ASSOCIATION INC: $90,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $85,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWentworth Economic Development Corp: $75,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetFLEUR DE LIS CAMP INC: $65,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetWOLFEBORO CROSS COUNTRY SKI ASSOCIATION: $60,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetEND 68 HOURS OF HUNGER: $60,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetFriends of Abenaki Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 85% of budgetNEW HAMPSHIRE BOAT MUSEUM: $43,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetEXETER HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $30,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetWOLFEBORO AREA RECREATION ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFamilies in Transition: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Village Players: $15,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE LIBBY MUSEUM INC: $8,200 over 1y, 8.4% 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.

New Hampshire Charita…Henry F Hurlburt III …The Penates FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…The Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH32.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Henry F Hurlburt III Charitable Trust Debra Golder Trustee · The Penates Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Biber Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Biber Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc: 1% 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 · 0–30%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Biber Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Biber Foundation 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 33 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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