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Bill & Linda Mitchell 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.

$466k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
53%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 22
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$5.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 53% of the organizations Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
HealthArts & CultureInternationalEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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 arriving22$466k50%
FY202319$279k53%
FY202222$367k64%
FY202119$331kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Animals$549kArts & Culture$230kPhilanthropy$160kReligion$120kEducation$78kInternational$65kFood & Nutrition$55kHealth$46kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
AL
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Save Our Seabirds Inc$487,601416%
Sarasota Ballet of Florida Inc$153,79031%
Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa$60,00020%
Friends of the Ocean City Pops Inc$59,000417%
Golden Door Scholars$35,00035%
A Step Up Academy Inc$25,00011%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$21,07630%
Out of the Garden Project$20,00040%
Child's Play$15,00010%
Humane Society of Sarasota County Inc$15,00010%
Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc$15,00020%
National Council on Aging Inc$15,00010%
Breast Health Sarasota Inc$15,00032%
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc$10,00010%
The Academy at Glengary Inc$10,00010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,00010%
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club$10,00011%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$10,00010%
Arlington Food Assistance Center$10,00010%
Literacy Pittsburgh$10,00010%
Humane Society of Ocean City Inc$10,00020%
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc$10,00013%
412 Food Rescue Inc$10,00010%
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation Incorporated$6,00020%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$5,00010%
The Childrens Guardian Fund$5,00013%
St Johns Church$5,0001n/a
The Institute of World Politics$5,00010%
Library Foundation for Sarasota County Inc$5,00011%
Friends of the Pelicans Inc$5,00015%
Greensboro Womans Club Inc$5,00016%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$3,00030%
Ringling College Library Association Inc$2,5001n/a
Impact 100 Srq Inc$2,03010%
Homefront Inc$2,00010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$1,05010%
Alabama Holocaust Education Center$1,03510%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$1,02510%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$1,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$52510%
Accessportsamerica Inc$51810%
Gracie Swan Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Florida Studio Theatre Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($349k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSave Our Seabirds Inc: $487,601 over 4y, 16% of budgetSarasota Ballet of Florida Inc: $153,790 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa: $60,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Ocean City Pops Inc: $59,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetGolden Door Scholars: $35,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetA Step Up Academy Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $21,076 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOut of the Garden Project: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChild's Play: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetForty Carrots of Sarasota Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Council on Aging Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Health Sarasota Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Academy at Glengary Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPotomac Appalachian Trail Club: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArlington Food Assistance Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Pittsburgh: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHumane Society of Ocean City Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budget412 Food Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation Incorporated: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Childrens Guardian Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Institute of World Politics: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLibrary Foundation for Sarasota County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of the Pelicans Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetGreensboro Womans Club Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetImpact 100 Srq Inc: $2,030 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHomefront Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlabama Holocaust Education Center: $1,035 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $1,025 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAccessportsamerica Inc: $518 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFlorida Studio Theatre Inc: $500 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 40.

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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.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL26.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · Seidman Family Foundation · Getzen Family Charities Inc · The Arthur S Karp Family Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation Trust of Sarasota County · Boscia Family Foundation · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

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 Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation

How much does Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation give?
Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $466,198 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 22 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (38%), Arts & Culture (16%), Philanthropy (11%).
Who are Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Save Our Seabirds Inc ($488k), Sarasota Ballet of Florida Inc ($154k), Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa ($60k).
Does Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bill & Linda Mitchell 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 Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc.
Where is Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation based?
Bill & Linda Mitchell Foundation is based in FL.

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 54 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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