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Charles R Whitney Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Charles R Whitney 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.

$163k
Granted FY2024still arriving
36
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$209kEducation$123kFood & Nutrition$90kPhilanthropy$85kAnimals$68kHousing & Shelter$42kEnvironment$38kRecreation & Sports$35kOther$0
02FY2024 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k33 grants · $118k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$3,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$59k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Intermountain Health Care$25,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Corewell Health$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Utah$7,000
Sober Support Coalition$7,000
Individual grant recipient$7,000
Vermont Food Bank$7,000
Community Health Centers of Burlington Inc$6,000
For the Love of Dogs Vermont$6,000
Planned Parenthood of Michigan$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Joyineering Fund$5,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society$5,000
Hinesburg Cemetery Fund$5,000
Bayview Yacht Club Foundation$4,000
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 (FY20–24, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Motorcity Mitten Mission: $5k → 10%Pride Center of Vermont: $2k → 10%Pride Center of Vermont: $2k → 10%Pride Center of Vermont: $2k → 10%Pride Center of Vermont: $2k → 10%Pride Center of Vermont: $2k → 10%The Helm at the Boll Life Center: $2k → 21%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
VT
NH
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
PA
UT
DC
FL
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$619k · 42 repeat orgs$245k to everyone else

42 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
43

Total granted

$619k
$204k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+25%

Still filing today

45%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • JF
    JOYINEERING FUND
    3× · 2020–2024 · $30k · revenue +106% · 100% of their budget
  • HS
    HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $20k · revenue +80%
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $18k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • CS
    Capuchin Soup Kitchen
    one grant, 2023 · $14k
  • GT
    Grand Travers Community Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • UL
    University Liggett School
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
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
Vermont Public Co

Vermont public informs, educates, and entertains through public service journalism and enlightening content rooted in vermont. our storytelling enriches lives and fosters community connection and understanding.

Arts & Culture
2
Detroit Food Policy Council

The organization was founded by a group of concerned citizens, working in cooperation with the detroit city council, to shape food policy and to work for a more localized, more just, and environmentally friendly food system. the…

Food & Nutrition
3
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
4
The Vermont Community Foundation

The vermont community foundation helps to build philanthropic resources to sustain healthy and vital vermont communities. the foundation connects and mobilizes people through giving to multiply the impact of philanthropy.

Philanthropy
5
Michigan Enviromental Council

Informing and educating the public and decision makers about environmental issues.

Environment
6
Boston Harbor Now Inc

Our mission is to ensure that the people of greater boston benefit from a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive waterfront, harbor, and islands; these spaces are equitable, accessible, and adapted to climate change; and to ensure our public,…

Environment
7
Southwestern Vermont Health Care Corporation

To care for and comfort our patients, residents, and their loved ones and to improve the health status of the communities we serve. the purpose of the organization is also to promote and support the development and maintenance of a highly…

Health
8
The Greater Detroit Health Transition Company

Gdahc mission: together with our partners, we empower and improve the health and economic vitality of individuals, organizations and communities by catalyzing the power of collaboration. gdahc vision: healthy people. healthy community.…

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9
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
10
Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation Inc

The sole purpose of the svhc foundation shall be to engage in development and fundraising activities exclusively for the support of the southwestern vermont health care corporation and affiliates.

Health
11
Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources

The coalition to protect michigan resources's mission is to be a strong voice for the equitable co-management of michigan's fisheries, with both the great lakes and inland lakes and streams, to insure that conservation principles remain in…

Environment
12
Garnet Health

To maintain an integrated health delivery system of providers and hospitals resulting in improved health for our community by providing exceptional healthcare to our patients.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Forgotten Harvest Inc; the most unlike its peers is Olalashe Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

33 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. 33 of the 93 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Intermountain Health Care: $40,000 · OtherIntermountain Health CareGrand Traverse Regional Community: $30,983 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · Other+69 more: $457,625 · Other+69 moreBEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $35,000 · HealthBEAUMONT HE…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $18,000 · HealthPLANNED PAR…Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $17,000 · HealthPlanned Par…COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON INC: $14,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY H…Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries: $8,000 · HealthDetroit Res…GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $27,000 · Food & NutritionVERMONT FOODBANK: $20,000 · Food & NutritionFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $13,000 · Food & NutritionPAWS FOR LIFE: $25,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY: $20,000 · AnimalsFOR THE LOVE OF DOGS VERMONT LTD: $10,000 · AnimalsGROSSE POINTE ANIMAL ADOPTION SOCIETY: $5,000 · AnimalsJOYINEERING FUND: $30,000 · PhilanthropyGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyVERMONT LAND TRUST INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE GREENING OF DETROIT: $6,000 · EnvironmentOLALASHE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · EnvironmentPride Center of Vermont Inc: $10,400 · Human ServicesMOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION: $5,000 · Human ServicesSERVICES FOR OLDER CITIZENS INC DBA THE HELM AT THE BOLL LIFE CENTER: $1,500 · Human Services
Other$583,608Health$92,000Food & Nutrition$60,000Animals$60,000Philanthropy$40,000Environment$22,000Human Services$16,900

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJOYINEERING FUND: $30,000 over 3y, 100% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $27,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR LIFE: $25,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetVERMONT FOODBANK: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY: $20,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMASTERS SCHOOL: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON INC: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCARPENTER-CARSE LIBRARY INC: $13,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetPride Center of Vermont Inc: $10,400 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetVERMONT LAND TRUST INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVermont Public Radio: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFOR THE LOVE OF DOGS VERMONT LTD: $10,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBAYVIEW YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetTHE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONIS: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDetroit Rescue Mission Ministries: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HEAT AND WARMTH FUND: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GREENING OF DETROIT: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOLALASHE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetMOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetGROSSE POINTE ANIMAL ADOPTION SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDETROIT POLICE BENEFIT & PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDELRAY BEACH YOUTH TENNIS FOUNDATION COR: $4,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetTHE HASSAN FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNESKOWIN COAST FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD CLUB: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSERVICES FOR OLDER CITIZENS INC DBA THE HELM AT THE BOLL LIFE CENTER: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JOYINEERING FUND ↗
  • Who funds GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds PAWS FOR LIFE ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT FOODBANK ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc ↗
  • Who funds MASTERS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF BURLINGTON INC ↗
  • Who funds FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds CARPENTER-CARSE LIBRARY INC ↗
  • Who funds Pride Center of Vermont Inc ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds Vermont Public Radio ↗
  • Who funds FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS VERMONT LTD ↗
  • Who funds GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Community Foundation …DTE Energy FoundationThe Vermont Community…Thomas a Mackey Chari…Lynn & Paul Alandt Fo…National Life Group C…Charles Stewart Mott …The Pfizer Foundation…Mightycause Charitabl…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Network for Good
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI20.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · The Vermont Community Foundation · Thomas a Mackey Charitable Foundation · Lynn & Paul Alandt Foundation · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good

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 Charles R Whitney Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Charles R Whitney Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 17%
  • Vermont Land Trust Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Pride Center of Vermont Inc: 37% of income from government
  • Community Health Centers of Burlington Inc: 17% of income from government
  • The Green Mountain Club Inc Debonis: 17% of income from government
  • Vermont Foodbank: 13% of income from government
  • Neskowin Coast Foundation: 2% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Carpenter-Carse Library Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 93 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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