Skip to content
Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc

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.

$22k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through 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 2025.

Human Services$73kYouth Development$19kHealth$12kHousing & Shelter$10kInternational$4kAnimals$4kFood & Nutrition$2k
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$276k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YMCA of Jefferson County$3,500
Spero Family Services$3,500
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois$3,000
The Cradle Foundation$3,000
Semper Fi America's Fund$3,000
Paws For Patrick$2,000
PADS Lake County$2,000
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wi$1,000
FISH of Sanibel-Captiva Inc$1,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $67k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FISH of Sanibel-Captiva Inc: $2k → 11%The Cradle Foundation: $3k → 14%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%Sophia's Hearth Family Center: $3k → 9%The Cradle Foundation: $3k → 14%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%Sophia's Hearth Family Center: $2k → 9%The Cradle Foundation: $3k → 14%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%FISH of Sanibel-Captiva Inc: $1k → 11%The Cradle Foundation: $3k → 14%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%The Cradle Foundation: $3k → 14%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%FISH of Sanibel-Captiva Inc: $1k → 11%The Cradle Foundation: $2k → 14%YMCA of Jefferson County: $4k → 15%Spero Family Services: $4k → 15%YMCA of Jefferson County: $4k → 15%YMCA of Jefferson County: $4k → 15%YMCA of Jefferson County: $4k → 15%YMCA of Jefferson County: $3k → 15%YMCA of Jefferson County: $3k → 15%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.
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$117k · 10 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
3

Total granted

$117k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+39%

Still filing today

100%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentInternationalAnimalsOther
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

  • SF
    SPERO FAMILY SERVICES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $21k · revenue +78%
  • TY
    The YMCA of Jefferson County
    6× · 2020–2025 · $20k · revenue +17%
  • GS
    GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
    6× · 2020–2025 · $19k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +39%
  • FO
    FISH of Sanibel Island
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
  • CF
    Clinic for Rehabilitatoion of Wildlife
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis

Jewish family and children's service of minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Human Services
2
Vermilion County Child Advocacy Center

Perform forensic interviews on minor children in response to calls from either the Department of Children and Family Services or law enforcement, regarding potential abuse of the child. The Center works as an advocate for the child with…

Crime & Legal
3
South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services Inc

The organization operates primarily on the Southern Kenai Peninsula and its operations include the following:Community Mental Health - Counseling, evaluation, consultation and crisis mental health services for Adults and…

Health
4
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Inc

Inspired by jewish values, we protect the vulnerable, empower individuals and strengthen families. (continued on schedule o)

—
5
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
6
Saratoga Care Inc

To serve the people of the Saratoga region by providing them access to excellence in healthcare in a supportive and caring environment.

Health
7
The Village At Mercy Creek

The Mission of The Villas at Mercy Creek is to Celebrate Life and Serve with Joy.

Housing & Shelter
8
Samaritan Child Care Center Inc

We, st. peter's health partners and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. founded in community-based legacies of compassionate healing, we…

—
9
Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc

Strengthening the community by providing behavioral health, healthcare and social services to all ages, faiths and backgrounds.

Human Services
10
Child & Family Service of Saginaw

Child and Family Service of Saginaw County is a social work agency dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in our community by fostering personal growth, emotional development, recovery from trauma, self- reliance, and healthy…

Human Services
11
Lakeside Community Committee

To enhance the quality of life for children and families by inspiring hope and empowerment and growth within all whom we serve.

Human Services
12
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sophia's Hearth Family Center; the most unlike its peers is Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife 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

11 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. 11 of the 13 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
9/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SPERO FAMILY SERVICES: $21,000 · Human ServicesSPERO FAMILY SERVICESThe YMCA of Jefferson County: $20,000 · Human ServicesThe YMCA of Jefferson CountyThe Cradle Foundation: $17,000 · Human ServicesThe Cradle FoundationSOPHIA'S HEARTH FAMILY CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesSOPHIA'S HEARTH FAMILY CENTERFISH OF SANIBEL-CAPTIVA INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesFISH OF SANIBEL-CAPTIVA INCPAWS FOR PATRICK: $12,000 · HealthPAWS FOR PATRICKPADS Lake County Inc: $10,000 · HealthPADS Lake County IncSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $6,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUN…GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: $19,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF SO…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $4,000 · InternationalCLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE INC: $3,000 · AnimalsFISH of Sanibel Island: $2,000 · OtherClinic for Rehabilitatoion of Wildlife: $1,000 · Other
Human Services$67,000Health$28,000Youth Development$19,000International$4,000Animals$3,000Other$3,000

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 budgetSPERO FAMILY SERVICES: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe YMCA of Jefferson County: $20,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: $19,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cradle Foundation: $17,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPAWS FOR PATRICK: $12,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetPADS Lake County Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOPHIA'S HEARTH FAMILY CENTER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISH OF SANIBEL-CAPTIVA INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WILDLIFE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 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.

The Chicago Community…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc. 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Bridewell-Henning Foundation Inc 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 13 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.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Bridewell-Henning’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    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