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Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$305k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$250
Largest grant, FY2025
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$996k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationEnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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
FY2025still arriving25$305k16%
FY202431$174k23%
FY202330$75k17%
FY202236$131k22%
FY202138$79k24%
FY202036$58k58%
FY201929$71k41%
FY201828$123k25%
84% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$690kEnvironment$223kEducation$61kArts & Culture$60kEmployment$16kReligion$13kCommunity Improvement$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
NE
MO
VA
AZ
NM
KS
NC
DC
HI
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation$322,69050%
Living Desert The$205,00080%
St Louis Childrens Hospital$55,0003n/a
Floor Covering Industry Foundation Inc$52,50061%
Reach Out and Read Inc$48,50060%
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival$30,50040%
American Friends of Canadian Conservation$17,00040%
Temple Emanuel$12,8507n/a
Immunotherapy Foundation$10,00011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,00040%
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All grantees of Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation$322,69050%
Living Desert The$205,00080%
St Louis Childrens Hospital$55,0003n/a
Floor Covering Industry Foundation Inc$52,50061%
Reach Out and Read Inc$48,50060%
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival$30,50040%
American Friends of Canadian Conservation$17,00040%
Temple Emanuel$12,8507n/a
Immunotherapy Foundation$10,00011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,00040%
Lancaster County Medical Society Foundation$6,5001n/a
Safe Parking LA$5,75020%
Howard Young Foundation Inc$5,60070%
Living Opportunities Inc$5,00060%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$4,25090%
Northwestern University$3,10030%
Melissa's House$3,00041%
John Burroughs School$3,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,50060%
The Food Depot$2,50020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,05070%
Ladue Education Foundation$1,60050%
Pets Going Places$1,5001n/a
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,25040%
St Louis Womens District Golf Association$1,0001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$75020%
Hawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii$75020%
World Affairs Council of the Desert$59530%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$50010%
The Kyle Pease Foundation Inc$50010%
North Carolina Arts in Action Inc$50010%
Lakeland Union High School Lakeland Star$5001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
The Little Bit Foundation$50020%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$25010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$22520%
Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation$20010%
Best Buddies International Inc$20010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$15010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10010%
De Smet Jesuit High School$1001n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$10010%
CaringBridge$10010%
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc$5010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$5010%
California State Parks Foundation$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 60 recipients with no EIN on record ($322k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSt Louis Children's Hospital Foundation: $322,690 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Desert The: $205,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFloor Covering Industry Foundation Inc: $52,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetReach Out and Read Inc: $48,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRancho Mirage Writers Festival: $30,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of Canadian Conservation: $17,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetImmunotherapy Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Parking LA: $5,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHoward Young Foundation Inc: $5,600 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Opportunities Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $4,250 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $3,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMelissa's House: $3,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetJohn Burroughs School: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Depot: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $2,050 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLadue Education Foundation: $1,600 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Affairs Council of the Desert: $595 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kyle Pease Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Arts in Action Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Little Bit Foundation: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEntrepreneur Startup Business Development Corporation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMultiple Sclerosis Association of America Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State Parks Foundation: $25 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 39.

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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.

St Louis Community Foundation IncMO12.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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.

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About Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation give?
Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $304,875 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (60%), Environment (19%), Education (5%).
Who are Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation ($323k), Living Desert The ($205k), St Louis Childrens Hospital ($55k).
Does Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
Where is Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation based?
Bitker Gould Family Charitable Foundation is based in WI.

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 108 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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