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Birch Island Foundation at a glance

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Birch Island 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.

$95k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Health$46kEnvironment$35kEducation$33kPhilanthropy$18kInternational$13kCommunity Improvement$10kHousing & Shelter$5kRecreation & Sports$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION$10,000
CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND$10,000
DAV CHARITABLE SERVICE TRUST$10,000
FOLDS OF HONOR$10,000
THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION$10,000
BAY PARK CONSERVANCY$5,000
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB$5,000
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS$5,000
SARASOTA GENERAL HOSPITAL$5,000
STRONG TOWNS$5,000
CHILDREN FIRST SARASOTA HEAD START$5,000
THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION$5,000
THE WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE$3,500
KHAN ACADEMY$2,500
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION$2,500
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 58% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND: $10k → 7%STRONG TOWNS: $5k → 11%THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $5k → 9%THE WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE: $4k → 17%THE TRAVIS AUDUBON SOCIETY: $2k → 10%FOLDS OF HONOR: $10k → 15%NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%CHILDREN FIRST SARASOTA HEAD START: $5k → 9%ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $4k → 13%ATLANTA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $5k → 14%SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB: $5k → 14%THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2k → 7%RAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL: $13k → 5%DAV CHARITABLE SERVICE TRUST: $10k → 11%CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND: $3k → 7%STRONG TOWNS: $5k → 11%THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $4k → 9%THE WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE: $4k → 17%FOLDS OF HONOR: $5k → 15%SARASOTA GENERAL HOSPITAL: $5k → 9%TREES ATLANTA: $1k → 13%DAV CHARITABLE SERVICE TRUST: $8k → 11%BAY PARK CONSERVANCY: $5k → 9%MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS: $5k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
MT
MN
IL
NY
MA
CA
KY
VA
DC
OK
GA
TX
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.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$105k · 8 repeat orgs$62k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
4

Total granted

$105k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+24%

Still filing today

88%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EnvironmentHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementInternationalRecreation & 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

  • THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
    3× · 2022–2024 · $23k · revenue +95%
  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $15k · revenue +19%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $13k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • RT
    RAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONALgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $13k · revenue +57%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ATLANTA INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -4%
  • AC
    ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC
    one grant, 2023 · $4k · revenue +9%
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
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
2
Conservation International Foundation

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

Environment
3
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
4
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
5
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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6
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
7
African Parks Foundation of America

To engage the united states and its citizens in the work of african parks and to promote access to american experience and expertise in the african parks actiities by 1) raising funds for specific projects, activities, training, equipment…

Recreation & Sports
8
Texas Trees Foundation

The mission of texas trees foundation is to improve the health of cities and people through the transformative power of trees.

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9
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
10
Natural Areas Conservancy Inc

The natural areas conservancy champions urban natural areas in new york city and across the nation through innovative research, partnerships, and advocacy. we increase the health and resilience of urban forests and wetlands, catalyze…

Environment
11
National Tropical Botanical Garden

To enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems and cultural heritage through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education.

Environment
12
Fauna & Flora International Usa Inc

Our mission is to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Forest Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. 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

18 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. 18 of the 21 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
13/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $23,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATIO…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $13,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARC…Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $5,000 · HealthRehabilitation Institute of…DAV CHARITABLE SERVICE TRUST: $17,500 · OtherDAV CHARITABLE SERVICE TR…SARASOTA GENERAL HOSPITAL: $5,000 · OtherSARASOTA GENERAL HOSPITALCHILDREN FIRST SARASOTA HEAD START: $5,000 · OtherCHILDREN FIRST SARASOTA H…THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ATLANTA INC: $5,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN A…ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $4,000 · OtherATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BA…FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOU…KHAN ACADEMY INC: $10,000 · EducationKHAN ACADEMY INCWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATI…NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL PARKS C…WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC: $7,500 · EnvironmentWATERKEEPER ALLI…The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $5,000 · EnvironmentThe Marie Selby …Travis Audubon Society Inc: $1,500 · EnvironmentTravis Audubon S…TREES ATLANTA INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentSTRONG TOWNS: $10,000 · Community ImprovementSTRONG TOW…The Bay Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 · Community ImprovementThe Bay Pa…RAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL: $12,500 · InternationalNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $9,000 · Recreation & Sports
Health$41,000Other$38,500Education$27,500Environment$25,000Community Improvement$15,000International$12,500Recreation & Sports$9,000

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 budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL: $12,500 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRONG TOWNS: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKHAN ACADEMY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWATERKEEPER ALLIANCE INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ATLANTA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bay Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTravis Audubon Society Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTREES ATLANTA INC: $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.

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.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO7.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 21 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home