Indiana · Private foundation
Birk Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $101k
- Granted FY2017
- 7
- Grants FY2017
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
86% of Birk Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of Madison And Jefferson County Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Birk Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $101k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $66,500
- States reached, FY2017
- 1
- Total assets, FY2017
- $496k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Incorporated of Jefferson Co | $28,105 | 9 | 1% |
| Jefferson County House of Hope Inc | $26,700 | 6 | 5% |
| New Hope Services Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hanover College | $12,825 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferson County United Way Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| City of Madison | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($301k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Bethany Legacy Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Birk Foundation
- How much does Birk Foundation give?
- Birk Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $100,585 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Birk Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (63%), Education (25%), Youth Development (3%).
- Who are Birk Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Girls Incorporated of Jefferson Co ($28k), Jefferson County House of Hope Inc ($27k), New Hope Services Inc ($25k).
- Does Birk 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 Birk Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bethany Legacy Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Birk Foundation based?
- Birk Foundation is based in IN.
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