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Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$14k
Granted FY2023
31
Grants FY2023
31
Organizations funded FY2023
42%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$200
Largest grant, FY2023
$2,500
Organizations funded a year
27 to 43
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
13
Total assets, FY2023
$372k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 42% of the organizations Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
AnimalsInternationalHuman ServicesSocial ScienceFood & NutritionHealthOther
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
FY202331$14k42%
FY202227$12k26%
FY202135$17k71%
FY202031$12k32%
FY201943$17kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.

Religion$26kInternational$10kCivil Rights$7kFood & Nutrition$7kAnimals$5kCrime & Legal$2kHealth$2kArts & Culture$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
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WI
NY
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OH
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CA
CO
MD
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NC
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LA
GA
TX
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
First Unitarian Society in Newton$5,0002n/a
Bread for the World Institute$5,00050%
Spirit In Action Inc$4,100521%
International Rescue Committee INC$3,50030%
Community Church of Chapel Hill$2,4692n/a
Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc$1,90030%
Mary Queen of All Saints Parish Charitable Trust$1,3003n/a
United Parish of Auburndale$1,2251n/a
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$1,20030%
United for A Fair Economy Inc$1,20040%
Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
First Unitarian Society in Newton$5,0002n/a
Bread for the World Institute$5,00050%
Spirit In Action Inc$4,100521%
International Rescue Committee INC$3,50030%
Community Church of Chapel Hill$2,4692n/a
Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc$1,90030%
Mary Queen of All Saints Parish Charitable Trust$1,3003n/a
United Parish of Auburndale$1,2251n/a
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$1,20030%
United for A Fair Economy Inc$1,20040%
Farmworker Association of Florida Inc$1,05030%
Partakers Inc$90030%
Verified Voting Foundation$90040%
Oxfam-America Inc$80020%
Fish Welfare Initiative$75020%
Refugee Immigration Ministry Inc$60030%
Worldwide Fistula Fund$55020%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$50010%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$50020%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$40020%
Greensboro Historical Society Inc$4004n/a
Greensboro Free Library$30020%
Lawyers for Civil Rights Inc$30020%
Yesahcan Sanctuary Inc$30010%
Greater Boston Legal Services Inc$25010%
Educational Information Corporation$25010%
Legal Impact for Chickens$20010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc$20020%
Institute for Policy Studies$20010%
Nola Grannies$2001n/a
Fearrington Village Singers$1752n/a
Saint Lukes Episcopal Church$1001n/a
Healing Waters International Inc$10010%
Tasks for Transit Inc$1001n/a
Newton Police Memorial Association$10010%
Tompkins County Spca$10010%
One Tree Planted Inc$10010%
Charity Navigator$10010%
Hearing Loss Association of America$10010%
Greensboro Land Trust Inc$1001n/a
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$10010%
Fearrington Cares Inc$10010%
Women's Forum of New York Inc$10010%
Braver AngelsInc$5010%
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts Inc$5010%
Mercy for Animals Inc$5010%
Trustees of Boston University$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 51 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBread for the World Institute: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSpirit In Action Inc: $4,100 over 5y, 21% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNuclear Threat Initiative Inc: $1,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited for A Fair Economy Inc: $1,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFarmworker Association of Florida Inc: $1,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPartakers Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVerified Voting Foundation: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFish Welfare Initiative: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRefugee Immigration Ministry Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWorldwide Fistula Fund: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreensboro Free Library: $300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLawyers for Civil Rights Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYesahcan Sanctuary Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Boston Legal Services Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEducational Information Corporation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLegal Impact for Chickens: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Policy Studies: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Waters International Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNewton Police Memorial Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTompkins County Spca: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Tree Planted Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHearing Loss Association of America: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFearrington Cares Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomen's Forum of New York Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBraver AngelsInc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy for Animals Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $50 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 37.

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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.

Triangle Community Foundation IncNC14.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Triangle Community Foundation Inc · The Hummel Family Fund Inc · Impactassetsinc · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation

How much does Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation give?
Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $13,769 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 43 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (36%), International (14%), Civil Rights (10%).
Who are Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: First Unitarian Society in Newton ($5k), Bread for the World Institute ($5k), Spirit In Action Inc ($4k).
Does Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein 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 Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Triangle Community Foundation Inc, The Hummel Family Fund Inc, Impactassetsinc.
Where is Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation based?
Bruce E and Lynn D Holbein Charitable Foundation is based in NC.

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 98 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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