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Burleigh Family 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.

$300k
Granted FY2021
43
Grants FY2021
43
Organizations funded FY2021
26%
First-time grantees FY2021
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100% of Burleigh Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Knights Of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Burleigh Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 33 organizations, $300k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

32
’17
25
’18
27
’19
28
’20
33
’21
18
’22
0
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2021
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2021
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 43
FY2017 to FY2021
States reached, FY2021
15
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2021, 26% of the organizations Burleigh Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21
ReligionEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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
FY202143$300k26%
FY202035$314k20%
FY201939$532k28%
FY201832$270k22%
FY201742$250kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Religion$1.8MPhilanthropy$1.8MEducation$318kPublic Benefit$150kHuman Services$148kEnvironment$137kArts & Culture$57kHealth$54kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IN
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
KY
VA
DE
KS
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries$250,00015%
St Gertrude Church$204,0005n/a
Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc$150,00051%
Diocese of Covington$129,7346n/a
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$119,50050%
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy$115,00060%
Pregnancy Center Plus Inc$99,50063%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$82,0004n/a
Ruah Woods$72,00061%
University of Dallas$42,00040%
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All grantees of Burleigh Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries$250,00015%
St Gertrude Church$204,0005n/a
Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc$150,00051%
Diocese of Covington$129,7346n/a
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$119,50050%
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy$115,00060%
Pregnancy Center Plus Inc$99,50063%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$82,0004n/a
Ruah Woods$72,00061%
University of Dallas$42,00040%
Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home$35,00053%
Sisters of Life$35,0004n/a
Archdiocese of Cincinnati$30,0003n/a
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$30,00050%
Cise$29,00060%
Pontifical College Josephinum$25,00050%
St Xavier High School Inc$23,5003n/a
Marquette University$20,00020%
DePauw University$15,00030%
Cincinnati Nature Center$15,00060%
Mariemont Preservation Foundation$14,50032%
Malta Human Services Foundation$11,00020%
Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools$10,0001n/a
Diocese of Owensboro$10,0001n/a
Jm Educational Group$10,00021%
Caring Response Madagascar Foundation$8,00062%
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation$8,0004n/a
Camp Wojtyla Inc$7,00011%
The Mercantile Library$6,00030%
Faith and Reason$5,50040%
Crystal Lake and Watershed Association$5,50051%
Catholics United for the Poor$5,50060%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$5,25040%
Knights of Columbus Charities Inc$5,00010%
Witherspoon Institute Inc$5,00010%
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio$5,00010%
Hope for Haiti Inc$5,00010%
Boy Scouts of America Council 438 Dan Beard$5,00010%
The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori$5,00010%
Freestore Foodbank Inc$4,50040%
Dominican House of Studies$4,0003n/a
American Battlefield Trust$3,70010%
Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious$3,0002n/a
St Margaret-St John Parish$3,0001n/a
Literary Club of Cincinnati$2,50011%
St Louis University$2,50010%
Angelico Project a Center for Thought and Culture$2,50015%
New Hope Center Inc$2,00020%
The Boone Conservancy Inc$1,00012%
Fellowship for Performing Arts Inc$1,00010%
Dinsmore Homestead Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra$1,00010%
Cardinal Newman Society for the Preservation of Catholic Hgr Ed$1,00010%
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors Inc$1,00010%
The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse Inc$50010%
Great American Brass Band Festival Inc$50010%
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWord on Fire Catholic Ministries: $250,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetEthics and Public Policy Center Inc: $150,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetIntercollegiate Studies Institute Inc: $119,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGrand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy: $115,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetPregnancy Center Plus Inc: $99,500 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetRuah Woods: $72,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Dallas: $42,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home: $35,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCise: $29,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPontifical College Josephinum: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMarquette University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDePauw University: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Nature Center: $15,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMariemont Preservation Foundation: $14,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetMalta Human Services Foundation: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJm Educational Group: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCaring Response Madagascar Foundation: $8,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetCamp Wojtyla Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Mercantile Library: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFaith and Reason: $5,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCrystal Lake and Watershed Association: $5,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetCatholics United for the Poor: $5,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Philanthropy Roundtable: $5,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKnights of Columbus Charities Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWitherspoon Institute Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope for Haiti Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Council 438 Dan Beard: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFreestore Foodbank Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $3,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiterary Club of Cincinnati: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSt Louis University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAngelico Project a Center for Thought and Culture: $2,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetNew Hope Center Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Boone Conservancy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFellowship for Performing Arts Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDinsmore Homestead Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCardinal Newman Society for the Preservation of Catholic Hgr Ed: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBenzie Area Christian Neighbors Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreat American Brass Band Festival Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetShakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc: $500 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 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 Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH34.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation · Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky · Bob & Felicia Burger Family Foundation · Tql Foundation Inc · Dewine Family Foundation Inc · The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus · Dayton Foundation Depository · Duke Energy Foundation · The Newman Foundation Incorporated

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 Burleigh Family Foundation

How much does Burleigh Family Foundation give?
Burleigh Family Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $300,200 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 43 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
What does Burleigh Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Religion (39%), Philanthropy (38%), Education (7%).
Who are Burleigh Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Word on Fire Catholic Ministries ($250k), St Gertrude Church ($204k), Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc ($150k).
Does Burleigh Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2021, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Burleigh Family 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 Burleigh Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc, Johnson Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is Burleigh Family Foundation based?
Burleigh Family Foundation is based in OH.

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 84 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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