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Brt Charitable 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.

$2.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
10
Organizations funded FY2023
70%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$450,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 10
FY2022 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$36M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 70% of the organizations Brt Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$2.2M90%
FY202310$425k70%
FY20226$160kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$1.4MAnimals$710kPhilanthropy$558kEducation$240kHousing & Shelter$205kFood & Nutrition$75kHuman Services$60kHealth$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
OR
CA
VA
AZ
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Great Plains Conservation Foundation$450,00019%
Big Life Foundation USA$200,00013%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$200,00012%
Room to Read$200,00020%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$150,00011%
Kako Earth$130,0001n/a
Make A Difference Inc$125,000123%
Sinkyone Sanctuary$75,000253%
New Story Inc$75,00011%
North Beach Citizens$60,00032%
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All grantees of Brt Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Great Plains Conservation Foundation$450,00019%
Big Life Foundation USA$200,00013%
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc$200,00012%
Room to Read$200,00020%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$150,00011%
Kako Earth$130,0001n/a
Make A Difference Inc$125,000123%
Sinkyone Sanctuary$75,000253%
New Story Inc$75,00011%
North Beach Citizens$60,00032%
Rewild$60,00010%
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc$50,00020%
Planet Reimagined Inc$50,00013%
Center for Responsible Forestry$30,00019%
Earth Law Center$30,00012%
Lemur Conservation Foundation Inc$30,00013%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$30,00010%
Stand$30,00010%
Xerces Society Inc$30,00010%
Captain Paul Watson Foundation$30,00012%
Predators of the Heart Dba Because We Matter Exotic Animal Res$30,00018%
Save Our Wild Salmon$30,00014%
Lhaq'Temish Foundation$30,00012%
Save the Manatee Club Inc$30,00011%
Center for Whale Research$30,00013%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$30,00010%
Re Sources$30,00011%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$30,00010%
The Gorilla Foundation$30,00013%
Oceana Inc$30,00010%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$30,00010%
Long Live the Kings$30,00011%
SeaLegacy Foundation Inc$30,00012%
Whatcom Humane Society$30,00011%
Amazon Conservation Team$30,00011%
Pacific Wild Alliance Inc$30,00013%
The Pachamama Alliance$30,00010%
Doctors Without Walls Santa Barbara Street Medicine$25,00013%
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation$25,00012%
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco Inc$25,00020%
The Center for Impact Communications Inc$20,00014%
Flatbush Cats Inc$15,00020%
University of Strathclyde USA Foundation$10,00012%
Archbishop Riordan High School$10,0001n/a
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities$7,50010%
Beauty 2 The Streetz$5,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($80k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Brt Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreat Plains Conservation Foundation: $450,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetBig Life Foundation USA: $200,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetRoom to Read: $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMake A Difference Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetSinkyone Sanctuary: $75,000 over 2y, 53% of budgetNew Story Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNorth Beach Citizens: $60,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetRewild: $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPlanet Reimagined Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCenter for Responsible Forestry: $30,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetEarth Law Center: $30,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLemur Conservation Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStand: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetXerces Society Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCaptain Paul Watson Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPredators of the Heart Dba Because We Matter Exotic Animal Res: $30,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetSave Our Wild Salmon: $30,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetLhaq'Temish Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSave the Manatee Club Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCenter for Whale Research: $30,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRe Sources: $30,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWildlife Conservation Network Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Gorilla Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetOceana Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLong Live the Kings: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSeaLegacy Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetWhatcom Humane Society: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAmazon Conservation Team: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPacific Wild Alliance Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetThe Pachamama Alliance: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDoctors Without Walls Santa Barbara Street Medicine: $25,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetTeddy Bear Cancer Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMeals on Wheels of San Francisco Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Impact Communications Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetFlatbush Cats Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Strathclyde USA Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSupport for Families of Children with Disabilities: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBeauty 2 The Streetz: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 45.

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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.

The GreerSolien FundDE13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover 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.

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Find your warmest path to Brt Charitable 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.

About Brt Charitable Foundation

How much does Brt Charitable Foundation give?
Brt Charitable Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $2,550,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
What does Brt Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (42%), Animals (21%), Philanthropy (17%).
Who are Brt Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Great Plains Conservation Foundation ($450k), Big Life Foundation USA ($200k), Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc ($200k).
Does Brt Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 70% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Brt Charitable 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 Brt Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The GreerSolien Fund, Riverstyx Foundation, Seattle Foundation.
Where is Brt Charitable Foundation based?
Brt Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

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 52 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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