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Burch Ives Family Charitable Inc at a glance

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Burch Ives Family Charitable 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.

$167k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$29k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$912kFood & Nutrition$277kHealth$55kYouth Development$41kEnvironment$22kHuman Services$20kAnimals$18kHousing & Shelter$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $46k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $122k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALEM HOSPITAL$29,000
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY$20,000
SALEM FOOD PANTRY$17,500
OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE$15,000
YOUTH JOURNALISM INT'L$15,000
BETHEL AREA FOOD PANTRY$15,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION$6,100
MAHOOSUC LAND TRUST$5,000
HAWC$5,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM$5,000
OUT MAINE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
MAINE FEDERATION OF FARMERS MARKETS$2,500
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 (FY19–25, $131k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 90% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%FRIENDS OF HOLLY HILL FARM: $3k → 7%SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION: $6k → 8%SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION: $5k → 8%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $50k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $15k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $10k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $10k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $10k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $10k → 10%OUR NEIGHBORS TABLE: $4k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $3k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $3k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $1k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $1k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE: $1k → 10%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

ME
NH
IL
MA
RI
CA
VA
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 100% of Burch Ives Family Charitable Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 98% of the giving stays in MA; by stated purpose, 0%.

Burch Ives Family Charitable Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 25 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against -15% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
14

Total granted

$1.4M
$32k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
-15%

Still filing today

52%
21%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationFood & NutritionEnvironmentAnimalsPublic BenefitOther
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

  • MS
    MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $753k · revenue +6%
  • ON
    Our Neighbors' Table Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $109k · revenue +23%
  • SALEM PANTRY INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $62k · revenue +129%

Funded once

  • NF
    NSCC FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $9k
  • ML
    MAHOASTIC LAND TRUST
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +38%
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
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire

NOFA-NH actively promotes organic, regenerative, ecologically sound farming, gardening, eating, and land care practices for healthy communities. NOFA-NH helps people build local, just, and sustainable food systems.

Food & Nutrition
2
Fork Food Lab

Fork Food Lab is a nonprofit food business incubator and shared commercial kitchen focused on growing the local food economy. We support the growth of sustainable Maine-based businesses by providing entrepreneurs with work space,…

Environment
3
Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation

The mission of Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & The Environment is to transform our relationship with farming and food for a healthier planet.

Philanthropy
4
Maine Farmland Trust

Maine Farmland Trust protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances the future of farming.

Food & Nutrition
5
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
6
The Farm Collaborative

Growing a local food system where the health of people and planet come first

Education
7
The Food Project Inc

The Food Project's mission is to create a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system.

Food & Nutrition
8
Portland Farmers Market

Pfm operates world-class farmers markets that contribute to the success of local food growers and producers and create vibrant community gatherings. as a trade association, success for our vendors is our primary objective. listening and…

Community Improvement
9
Maine Climate Action Now

MCAN catalyzes transformative education and action in response to the climate crisis. We seek to honor, unite and amplify the voices of youth, frontline communities, and others historically excluded from the climate conversation and…

Environment
10
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

Secure a sustainable future for fisheries and fishing communities in Eastern Maine and beyond.

Science & Tech
11
Maine Equal Justice Partners

Maine Equal Justice is a nonprofit legal aid and economic justice organization working to increase economic security, opportunity and equity for people in Maine.

Crime & Legal
12
Maine Media College

Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Praxis Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ocean River Institute Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 42 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
15/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC: $752,980 · EducationMIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INCYOUTH JOURNALISM INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 · EducationYOUTH JOURNALISM INTERNATIONAL INC+1 more: $12,500 · EducationSALEM STATE UNIVERSITY: $80,000 · OtherSALEM STATE UNIVERSITYBETHEL AREA FOOD PANTRY: $45,000 · OtherBETHEL AREA FOOD PANTRYIndividual grant recipient: $45,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSALEM HOSPITAL: $33,000 · OtherSALEM HOSPITALBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM: $22,500 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SALEMST JOHNS PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $21,500 · OtherST JOHNS PREPARATORY SCHOOL I…Individual grant recipient: $20,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSOMERVILLE FOOD PANTRY: $19,000 · OtherHAWC: $17,500 · OtherNSMC: $15,000 · Other+18 more: $60,752 · Other+18 moreOur Neighbors' Table Inc: $109,386 · Human ServicesOur Neighb…SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION INC: $11,100 · Human ServicesSOMERVILLE…PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesPLUMMER YO…+1 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesSALEM PANTRY INC: $61,500 · Food & NutritionGood Shepherd Food Bank: $29,000 · Food & NutritionMaine Federation of Farmers Markets: $8,000 · Food & NutritionThe Catcade Inc: $17,500 · AnimalsMahoosuc Land Trust Inc: $15,000 · EnvironmentOcean River Institute Inc: $2,500 · EnvironmentOUT Maine: $10,000 · Philanthropy
Education$810,480Other$379,752Human Services$130,986Food & Nutrition$98,500Animals$17,500Environment$17,500Philanthropy$10,000

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 budgetMIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC: $752,980 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetOur Neighbors' Table Inc: $109,386 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetSALEM PANTRY INC: $61,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetYOUTH JOURNALISM INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $29,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Catcade Inc: $17,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetMahoosuc Land Trust Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetLEAP for Education Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION INC: $11,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOUT Maine: $10,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMaine Federation of Farmers Markets: $8,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBURN PITS 360: $7,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOcean River Institute Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE PRAXIS PROJECT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,500 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.

  • Who funds MIDDLEBRIDGE SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Our Neighbors' Table Inc ↗
  • Who funds SALEM PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH JOURNALISM INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds The Catcade Inc ↗
  • Who funds Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds LEAP for Education Inc ↗
  • Who funds SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds OUT Maine ↗
  • Who funds Maine Federation of Farmers Markets ↗
  • Who funds PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC ↗
  • Who funds BURN PITS 360 ↗
  • Who funds LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds Ocean River Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE PRAXIS PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF HOLLY HILL FARM INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗

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.

Essex County Communit…Boston Foundation IncEastern Bank Foundati…People's United Commu…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Salem Five Charitable…Cummings Foundation G…United Way Of Massach…Rogers Family Foundat…Institution for Savin…American Tower Corpor…Fidelity Foundation
Essex County Community Foundation IncMA23.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Essex County Community Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · People's United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Rogers Family Foundation · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Fidelity 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 Burch Ives Family Charitable Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Burch Ives Family Charitable Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Plummer Youth Promise Inc: 64% of income from government
  • Lynn Community Health Inc: 31% of income from government
  • Somerville Homeless Coalition Inc: 31% of income from government
  • Salem Pantry Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Leap for Education Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Our Neighbors' Table Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Friends of Holly Hill Farm Inc: 1% of 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)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.

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 42 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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