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Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 at a glance

· Private foundation

Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$202k
Granted FY2025still arriving
40
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$161kEnvironment$127kHealth$45kReligion$35kArts & Culture$20kFood & Nutrition$16kHousing & Shelter$5kAnimals$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 40 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k31 grants · $67k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $135k
$2,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Missouri Botanical Garden$25,000
William & Mary Business School Foundation$25,000
Elsberry Ministerial Alliance$20,000
The Brent Shapiro Foundation$15,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy$10,000
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$10,000
Siteman Cancer Center$10,000
Food Bank of the Rockies$10,000
American Cancer Society$10,000
Elsberry R-II School District$8,000
Elsberry United Methodist Church$5,200
French Colonial America$5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies$5,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council$3,000
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 (FY25–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence: $2k → 16%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

IL
NY
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
DC
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$290k · 13 repeat orgs$127k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
4

Total granted

$290k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+28%

Still filing today

54%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k 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
EnvironmentArts & CultureHealthEducationAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • MB
    MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    4× · 2021–2025 · $71k · revenue +3%
  • RF
    ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY
    5× · 2019–2025 · $46k · revenue +61%
  • MC
    Missouri Cattlemen's Association
    2× · 2024–2025 · $1k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • MH
    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SOUTHgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +41%
  • CG
    CARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • FM
    FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +28%
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
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc

The mission of the rocky mountain elk foundation (rmef) is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. our mission includes four core programs; land protection and access, hunting heritage, habitat…

Animals
3
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
4
Missouri Western State University Foundation Inc

The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…

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5
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
6
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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7
Nc State Natural Resources Foundation Inc

To promote education and research in the college of natural resources of north carolina state university as well as aid and promote, by financial assistance and otherwise, all types of education, research and extension in the college of…

Education
8
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
9
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation

To build relationships with alumni and friends in order to secure private funds and other resources for the benefit of the university of southern mississippi (usm). the foundation receives, invests and distributes private gifts in support…

Education
10
Missouri Historical Society

The missouri historical society (mhs) is a missouri pro forma decree, not-for-profit corporation whose primary functions are educational and community programs; collections and conservation; library and research; and exhibitions.…

Arts & Culture
11
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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12
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees; the most unlike its peers is Speak Rescue and Sanctuary. 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

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 37 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
8/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

William & Mary Business School Foundation: $125,000 · EducationWilliam & Mary Business School Foundati…WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITYUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $10,000 · EducationUniversity at Buffalo Foundation IncMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $70,900 · EnvironmentMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF…ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY: $45,750 · EnvironmentROARING FORK CONSERVANCY+3 more: $10,000 · Environment+3 moreElsberry Ministerial Alliance: $20,000 · OtherElsberry Ministerial Allian…THE BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS: $15,000 · OtherTHE BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATIO…Elsberry United Methodist Church: $13,450 · OtherElsberry United Methodist C…Lincoln County R-2 School District: $10,000 · OtherLincoln County R-2 School D…Elsberry R-II School District: $8,000 · OtherElsberry R-II School Distri…ELSBERRY HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC: $6,600 · OtherELSBERRY HISTORIC PRESERVAT…Elsberry High School: $6,100 · OtherElsberry High SchoolColorado Coalition for the Homeless: $5,000 · Other+9 more: $15,497 · Other+9 moreAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · HealthMERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SOUTH: $5,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $15,000 · Food & NutritionFRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA: $5,500 · Arts & CultureSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $2,500 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $200 · Arts & CultureTHE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION: $2,500 · AnimalsSpeak Rescue and Sanctuary: $1,500 · Animals
Education$145,000Environment$126,650Other$99,647Health$17,100Food & Nutrition$15,000Arts & Culture$10,200Animals$4,000

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 budgetWilliam & Mary Business School Foundation: $125,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $70,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetROARING FORK CONSERVANCY: $45,750 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION SOUTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOSEPH R PALMER FAMILY MEMORIAL LIBRARY: $3,150 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARDINAL GLENNON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTERN SHORE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST LOUIS REGIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMissouri Cattlemen's Association: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAINTREE ARTS COUNCIL INC: $200 over 2y, 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.

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 Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation dated 722018. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 37 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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