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Burt Family 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.

$258k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
79
Grants FY2025
70
Organizations funded FY2024
3%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$22,600
Organizations funded a year
42 to 72
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
23
Total assets, FY2025
$1.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 3% of the organizations Burt Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving79$258k19%
FY202470$209k3%
FY202371$187k6%
FY202272$148k43%
FY202142$65k2%
FY202065$81k3%
FY201964$72k11%
FY201863$65k13%
86% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$801kEnvironment$88kPhilanthropy$24kArts & Culture$13kHealth$11kFood & Nutrition$9kRecreation & Sports$4kHuman Services$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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VT
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ID
MN
IL
NY
MA
IA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
TN
NC
DC
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wild Bird Fund Inc$49,35091%
Defenders of Wildlife$33,00080%
Wildlife in Crisis Inc$25,50082%
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Inc$24,50090%
A Place Called Hope Inc$23,25092%
Wolf Conservation Center Inc$21,75090%
Born Free USA united with API$21,00090%
Guardians of Rescue Inc$19,25090%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$18,00020%
Ct Animal House$17,5008n/a
Show all 66 grantees
All grantees of Burt Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wild Bird Fund Inc$49,35091%
Defenders of Wildlife$33,00080%
Wildlife in Crisis Inc$25,50082%
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Inc$24,50090%
A Place Called Hope Inc$23,25092%
Wolf Conservation Center Inc$21,75090%
Born Free USA united with API$21,00090%
Guardians of Rescue Inc$19,25090%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$18,00020%
Ct Animal House$17,5008n/a
Horse Rescue United Inc$17,50095%
Oceana Inc$17,00040%
Ray of Light Farm Inc$16,12590%
Nowzad Dogs Nfp$15,50092%
Pollinator Partnership$14,75090%
Saving America's Mustangs$14,75082%
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc$14,35090%
Companion Animal Alliance$14,25070%
Four Paws International Inc$13,50090%
Exotic Feline Rescue Center$13,25090%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$12,25050%
International Exotic Animal Sanctuary$12,25080%
The Mary C Schanz Foundation$12,20070%
Center for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc$11,75090%
Gerdas Equine Rescue Inc$11,75061%
The Turtles Back Inc$11,7504n/a
Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc$11,75030%
Our Hen House$11,50091%
Rainforest Alliance Inc$11,50070%
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane$11,00070%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$10,50040%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$10,50040%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$10,00080%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$9,50050%
Tiger Haven Inc$9,50080%
Mara Elephant Project USA Inc$9,25040%
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd$9,00020%
The Gentle Barn Foundation$8,50070%
Save the Sound$7,75060%
Animal Welfare League$7,75090%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$7,50040%
Northeast Animal Shelter Inc$7,50090%
Performing Animal Welfare Society$7,25060%
Big Cat Rescue Corp$6,50080%
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee$6,50050%
Wildaid Inc$6,25050%
Block Island Conservancy Inc$2,5002n/a
Town of Branford$2,5001n/a
Wings of Rescue Inc$2,5001n/a
Cat Haven Inc$2,50010%
Little Longears Mini Donkey Rescue Inc$2,25040%
Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project$2,0001n/a
Fur Free Society Inc$2,0002n/a
Ocean Conservancy$2,00030%
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc$2,00020%
Project Apis M Inc$2,00010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$2,00030%
A Chance for Love Rescue Inc$2,00012%
Ace of Hearts$1,75010%
Red Feather Farm$1,75010%
Priderock Wildlife Refuge$1,50030%
Morris Animal Foundation$1,50010%
Horses Healing Humans Inc$1,00020%
Double D Bar Ranch Inc$1,00011%
Wild Projects$1,00011%
Killingworth Land Conservation Trust Inc$50012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 61 recipients with no EIN on record ($459k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWild Bird Fund Inc: $49,350 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $33,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife in Crisis Inc: $25,500 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetWoodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Inc: $24,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetA Place Called Hope Inc: $23,250 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetWolf Conservation Center Inc: $21,750 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBorn Free USA united with API: $21,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGuardians of Rescue Inc: $19,250 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHorse Rescue United Inc: $17,500 over 9y, 5.4% of budgetOceana Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRay of Light Farm Inc: $16,125 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetNowzad Dogs Nfp: $15,500 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetPollinator Partnership: $14,750 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetSaving America's Mustangs: $14,750 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetHudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc: $14,350 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCompanion Animal Alliance: $14,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFour Paws International Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetExotic Feline Rescue Center: $13,250 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $12,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Exotic Animal Sanctuary: $12,250 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Mary C Schanz Foundation: $12,200 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $11,750 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGerdas Equine Rescue Inc: $11,750 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetDays End Farm Horse Rescue Inc: $11,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOur Hen House: $11,500 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetRainforest Alliance Inc: $11,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane: $11,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAfrican Wildlife Foundation Inc: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTiger Haven Inc: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMara Elephant Project USA Inc: $9,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Society Ltd: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Gentle Barn Foundation: $8,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSave the Sound: $7,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare League: $7,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast Animal Shelter Inc: $7,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPerforming Animal Welfare Society: $7,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBig Cat Rescue Corp: $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWildaid Inc: $6,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCat Haven Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLittle Longears Mini Donkey Rescue Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% 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 59.

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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.

Greater Good CharitiesWA20× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Good Charities · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Humane World for Animals Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Bruce G Geary Foundation · Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation · Bradford Family 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.

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Find your warmest path to Burt Family 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.

About Burt Family Foundation Inc

How much does Burt Family Foundation Inc give?
Burt Family Foundation Inc reported 79 grants totaling $258,075 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 72 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Burt Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (70%), Environment (8%), Philanthropy (2%).
Who are Burt Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Wild Bird Fund Inc ($49k), Defenders of Wildlife ($33k), Wildlife in Crisis Inc ($26k).
Does Burt Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Burt Family Foundation Inc 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 Burt Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Good Charities, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr.
Where is Burt Family Foundation Inc based?
Burt Family Foundation Inc is based in CT.

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 127 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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