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Doris L Benz Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$517k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$251k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0198% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2021–2025.

Philanthropy$1.3MHuman Services$291kHealth$259kEducation$155kArts & Culture$89kAnimals$68kYouth Development$58kFood & Nutrition$55kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $246k
  • $250k+1 grant · $251k
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$251,367
DORIS BENZ COMMUNITY CENTER$35,000
NEW ENGLAND EQUINE RESCUE$30,000
HUGGINS HOSPITAL$22,500
VOUCHERS FOR VETERANS$20,000
CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS$15,525
OYSTER RIVER WOMENADE$15,000
RED SOX FOUNDATION$15,000
AGASSIZ VILLAGE$15,000
SANDWICH CHILDRENS CENTER$15,000
HERO PUPS INC$13,026
SOUTHERN NH UNIVERSITY$10,000
PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
ENDICOTT COLLEGE$10,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY21–25, $138k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%WORKER BEE FUND: $20k → 7%OYSTER RIVER WOMENADE: $15k → 9%GREATER LOWELL CHILDREN'S FUND: $20k → 8%OYSTER RIVER WOMENADE: $10k → 9%GREATER LOWELL CHILDRENS FUND: $20k → 8%GREATER LOWELL CHILDRENS FUND: $10k → 8%SANDWICH CHILDRENS CENTER: $15k → 9%PLUMBER YOUTH PROMISE: $10k → 10%PLUMBER YOUTH PROMISE: $8k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $5k → 10%PLUMBER YOUTH PROMISE: $5k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

57%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$699k · 17 repeat orgs$523k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +32% since the first grant, against 0% for the ones you funded once.

17 repeat relationships — 11 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
27

Total granted

$699k
$413k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
0%

Still filing today

59%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationFood & NutritionAnimalsPhilanthropyOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • HH
    Huggins Hospital
    5× · 2021–2025 · $89k · revenue +18%
  • ENDICOTT COLLEGE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +37%
  • HP
    HERO PUPS INC
    2× · 2022–2025 · $33k · revenue +93%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE ALS ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2024 · $30k
  • WW
    WARREN WENTWORTH AMBULANCE SERVICE
    one grant, 2023 · $28k · revenue -14%
  • NN
    NEER NORTH INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
New Hampshire Children's Health Foundation
Health
2
Bank of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Philanthropy
3
Southern New Hampshire Health System Inc

Southern New Hampshire Health is dedicated to providing exceptional care that improves the health and well-being of individuals and communities we serve.

Health
4
New England Animal Health Inc
Science & Tech
5
Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation of Nh
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6
Dartmouth Health Home Care Inc

We are dedicated to delivering outstanding home health and hospice services that enrich the lives of the people we serve.

—
7
Health Strategies of New Hampshire Inc
Health
8
New England Circle D/B/a Global Citizens Circle
Civil Rights
9
Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation Inc Attn Susan Sacco
—
10
Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation
—
11
Northern New Hampshire Healthcare Collaborative Inc

Northern New Hampshire Healthcare Collaborative, Inc. will ensure access to quality care within the communities in which our patients live, provide local and high quality care with positive outcomes to our patients in Coos County while…

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12
Harbor Homes Inc

Harbor Care's mission is to provide vital services, including housing and healthcare to all in our communities needing assistance. Our vision is one where everyone gets to live safe, stable, and healthy lives, filled with purpose, respect…

Housing & Shelter

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hero Pups Inc and the most unlike its peers is Worker Bee Fund. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyEarly Childhood Education C…Community Arts & Cultural O…Animal Shelter and Rescue S…Disease Research & Patient …Family Philanthropic Founda…Disability Services & Suppo…Food Assistance and Nutriti…Diverse Advocacy Organizati…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 32 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number20%0%<5yr14%17%5–10yr21%17%10–20yr19%20%20–35yr13%20%35–55yr14%27%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value20%0%<5yr14%6%5–10yr21%6%10–20yr19%6%20–35yr13%9%35–55yr14%73%55yr+

The field is 20% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
10%
2,508/24,247

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 53 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
17/31
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation — $1,216,077 · PhilanthropyNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation+2 more — $45,000 · PhilanthropyDORIS L BENZ COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $70,000 · OtherDORIS L BENZ COMMUNITY CENTER I…SOUTHERN NH UNIVERSITY — $50,000 · OtherSOUTHERN NH UNIVERSITYCASTLE IN THE CLOUDS — $48,625 · OtherCASTLE IN THE CLOUDSCOMMUNITY CAREGIVERS OF GTRDERRY — $45,725 · OtherCOMMUNITY CAREGIVERS OF GTRDERR…RED SOX FOUNDATIONRUN TO HOME BASE — $45,000 · OtherRED SOX FOUNDATIONRUN TO HOME B…SANDWICH HISTORICAL FOUNDATION — $30,000 · OtherTHE ALS ASSOCIATION — $30,000 · OtherWINDRUSH FARM THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIA — $25,000 · OtherNEER NORTH INC — $25,000 · OtherWARREN WENTWORTH AMBULANCE SERVICE — $28,000 · Other+22 more — $280,309 · Other+22 moreGREATER LOWELL CHILDRENS FUND INC — $50,000 · Human ServicesPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC — $27,500 · Human ServicesOYSTER RIVER WOMENADE — $25,000 · Human ServicesBUILDING DREAMS FOR MARINES INC — $20,000 · Human ServicesVOUCHERS FOR VETERANS — $20,000 · Human ServicesWORKER BEE FUND — $20,000 · Human ServicesSANDWICH CHILDRENS CENTER — $15,000 · Human ServicesHuggins Hospital — $88,850 · HealthTough Warrior Princesses — $20,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital Corporation — $15,000 · HealthANNIE'S ANGELS MEMORIAL FUND INC — $5,000 · HealthENDICOTT COLLEGE — $50,000 · EducationCHILDRENS CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION INC BEVERLY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF — $15,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — $10,000 · EducationMASCONOMET REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 · EducationHERO PUPS INC — $33,026 · AnimalsNew England Equine Rescue - North Inc — $30,000 · AnimalsPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED — $50,000 · International
Philanthropy$1,261,077Other$677,659Human Services$177,500Health$128,850Education$80,000Animals$63,026International$50,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation — $1,216,077 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHuggins Hospital — $88,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDORIS L BENZ COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $70,000 over 4y, 49% of budgetGREATER LOWELL CHILDRENS FUND INC — $50,000 over 3y, 56% of budgetPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED — $50,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetENDICOTT COLLEGE — $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHERO PUPS INC — $33,026 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetTHE RED SOX FOUNDATION INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWARREN WENTWORTH AMBULANCE SERVICE — $28,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC — $27,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOYSTER RIVER WOMENADE — $25,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetLOUDON FOOD PANTRY — $20,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetTough Warrior Princesses — $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBUILDING DREAMS FOR MARINES INC — $20,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetWORKER BEE FUND — $20,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetWOMAN'S FRIEND SOCIETY — $15,625 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetAGASSIZ VILLAGE FOUNDED BY MR & MRS HARRY E BURROUGHS — $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION INC BEVERLY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJENS FRIENDS CANCER FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetWOLFEBORO AREA MEALS ON WHEELS INC — $15,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF MADISON LIBRARY — $14,684 over 1y, 40% of budgetNORTHEAST ARC INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGACY RECOVERY — $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPMAN SANCTUARY AND VISNY WOODS — $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetMASCONOMET REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetANNIE'S ANGELS MEMORIAL FUND INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Salem Five Charitable…New Hampshire Charita…Charles E Harwood Tru…Institution for Savin…Essex County Communit…Marjory H Yeakley Cha…Eastern Bank Foundati…Verizon FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…
Salem Five Charitable Foundation IncMA21.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Charles E Harwood Trust · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · Essex County Community Foundation Inc · Marjory H Yeakley Charitable Trust · Eastern Bank Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Doris L Benz Trust funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal, a single department, or state — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%4%15%34%60%your share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Northeast Arc Inc — 73% of income from government
  • Plummer Youth Promise Inc — 64% of income from government
  • Children's Hospital Corporation — 10% of income from government
  • The Red Sox Foundation Inc — 2% of income from government
  • Endicott College — 1% of income from government
  • Childrens Center for Communication Inc Beverly School for the Deaf — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Doris L Benz Trust?

Find your warmest path to Doris L Benz Trust 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.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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