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Bitcoin Gives Foundation at a glance

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Bitcoin Gives Foundation

Philanthropic organization focused on accepting bitcoin from donors and facilitating grants to charities through donor advised funds among other authorized charitable activities.

$484k
Granted FY2022
6
Grants FY2022
3
States reached
$251k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.

Education$322kHuman Services$185kHealth$159kRecreation & Sports$150kPhilanthropy$114kInternational$104kCrime & Legal$46k
02FY2022 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $133k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $251k
$44,348
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BLUE SCHOOL$251,267
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION$100,000
A LEG TO STAND ON$44,348
THE WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION$38,659
UNICEF$25,000
UN REFUGEE AGENCY$25,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $126k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 84% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Valley of the Sun YMCA: $20k → 11%YMCA of Southern Arizona: $20k → 15%YMCA of Greater Houston: $20k → 16%YMCA of Greater Charlotte: $20k → 10%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $46k → 17%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

NY
MA
PA
CA
CO
AZ
NC
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 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
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
3
United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Empowering the competitive excellence and well-being of team usa athletes, championing the power of sport, and inspiring the nation.

Recreation & Sports
4
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
5
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
6
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
7
Nexus Youth and Families

Restoring hope, building futures, and strengthening our communities through programs with youth, young adults and families. we support the behavioral health of at-risk and in-crisis youth across the greater south king county area. we take…

Human Services
8
Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu

Strengthening communities is the y's cause through programs and services focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

Human Services
9
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
10
The Foundation of Firsthealth Inc

Provide philanthropic support to firsthealth of the carolinas, inc., a healthcare system exempt from income tax under irs section 501c(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(iii).

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11
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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12
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association; the most unlike its peers is Emotional Ppe Project 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

19 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.

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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLUE SCHOOL: $251,267 · OtherBLUE SCHOOLSt John's School: $46,217 · OtherSt John's SchoolA LEG TO STAND ON INC: $44,348 · OtherA LEG TO STAND ON INCSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDA…FIRST DESCENTS: $150,000 · Recreation & SportsFIRST DESCENTSTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $46,217 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE…Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $20,000 · Human ServicesValley of the…YMCA OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA: $20,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SOUTH…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $20,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S C…Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $20,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's C…THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN…EMOTIONAL PPE PROJECT INC: $15,000 · HealthEMOTIONAL PP…ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyENTERTAINME…THE WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC: $38,659 · PhilanthropyTHE WINGED …FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $25,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION …National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $105,000 · Crime & LegalNational La…DIRECT RELIEF: $53,960 · InternationalDIRECT REL…UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $25,000 · InternationalUNITED STA…United States Association for UNHCR: $25,000 · InternationalUnited Sta…
Other$366,832Recreation & Sports$150,000Human Services$126,217Health$115,000Philanthropy$113,659Crime & Legal$105,000International$103,960

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 budgetBLUE SCHOOL: $251,267 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFIRST DESCENTS: $150,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $105,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $53,960 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $46,217 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt John's School: $46,217 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA LEG TO STAND ON INC: $44,348 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetTHE WINGED FOOT FOUNDATION INC: $38,659 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYMCA OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $20,000 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 IncCO7.5× affinity5 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 Bitcoin Gives Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bitcoin Gives Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.
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    How do I get to Bitcoin Gives Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Bitcoin Gives 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 19 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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