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Dorothy Suzi Osher FDN Co Bruzgo & Company LLC

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.

$261k
Granted FY2024still arriving
39
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$272kEnvironment$264kHealth$262kArts & Culture$210kHuman Services$140kYouth Development$132kCrime & Legal$66kFood & Nutrition$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k18 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $230k
$11,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIV OF SO MAINE - MUSIC SCHOOL$11,000
APEX YOUTH CONECTION$11,000
MCARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARY$11,000
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$11,000
PINE TREE SOCIETY$11,000
IRIS NETWORK$11,000
LAUDHOLM TRUST$11,000
Individual grant recipient$11,000
SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING$11,000
CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN$11,000
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST$11,000
MAINE ISLAND TRAIL ASSOC$11,000
CHILDRENS MUSEUM THEATER MAINE$11,000
Individual grant recipient$11,000
MAINE INITIATIVES$11,000
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 (FY19–24, $200k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LEARNING WORKS: $1k → 7%LEARNING WORKS: $1k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%SO MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $11k → 7%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.
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 40 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 36 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
3

Total granted

$1.4M
$12k

Still filing today

57%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthOther
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

  • AY
    APEX YOUTH CONNECTION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $66k · revenue +67%
  • SM
    Southern Maine Agency on Aging
    6× · 2019–2024 · $66k · revenue +51%
  • TI
    The Iris Network
    6× · 2019–2024 · $66k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • SM
    SOUTHERN MAINE MED CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • SA
    SMHC ANNUAL FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
Maine Media College

Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…

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2
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
3
Maine Arts Academy

The Academy is dedicated to academic excellence, commitment to the performing arts, leadership, integrity, and a virtuous code of conduct, all of which prepare students to meet the demands of a contemporary world through thoughtful…

Education
4
Maine Community Foundation Inc

The Maine Community Foundation brings people and resources together to build a better Maine.

Philanthropy
5
Maine Maritime Museum

To connect people to the past, present, and future of Maine's waterways and their global reach.

Arts & Culture
6
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
7
Maine Donor Alliance Fund

To build a permanent and powerful progressive movement in Maine. We will promote a healthy, just, equitable democracy through research, engagement, and education of Maine's citizens. We will engage in democracy expansion, voter engagement,…

Education
8
Maine Cancer Foundation

Maine Cancer Foundation is dedicated to reducing cancer incidence and mortality rates in Maine. 100% of funds raised by the Foundation are used to benefit the people of Maine.

Health
9
Waypoint Maine Inc

Waypoint Maine provides a comprehensive array of programs that each year provides essential services and support to over 1,000 children and adults with special needs.

Human Services
10
Maine & Company

Maine & Company is a private, non-profit business development sales organization. Its purpose is to improve Maine's success in attracting new business and expanding and retaining existing business by providing a focused, statewide sales…

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11
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

We conserve land permanently to benefit the natural and human communities of western the Penobscot Bay region.

Environment
12
Maine GearShare

To provide access to outdoor gear and know-how through a collaborative, equity-centered approach.

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Center for Grieving Children; the most unlike its peers is Robbie Foundation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 45 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
19/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOSPICE OF S MAINE: $102,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF S MAINECHILDRENS MUSEUM THEATER MAINE: $66,000 · OtherCHILDRENS MUSEUM THEATER MAINEThe Iris Network: $66,000 · OtherThe Iris NetworkUNIV OF SO MAINE - MUSIC SCHOOL: $66,000 · OtherUNIV OF SO MAINE - MUSIC SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $66,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $66,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMCARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARY: $66,000 · OtherMCARTHUR PUBLIC LIBRARYMAINE INITIATIVESINC: $66,000 · OtherMAINE INITIATIVESINC+17 more: $88,500 · Other+17 moreEcology Education Inc: $66,000 · EnvironmentEcology Education I…LAUDHOLM TRUST: $66,000 · EnvironmentLAUDHOLM TRUSTMaine Island Trail Association: $66,000 · EnvironmentMaine Island Trail …Maine Coast Heritage Trust: $66,000 · EnvironmentMaine Coast Heritag…Southern Maine Agency on Aging: $66,000 · Human ServicesSouthern Maine…WAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $66,000 · Human ServicesWAYFINDER SCHO…The Opportunity Alliance: $66,000 · Human ServicesThe Opportunit…+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesPINE TREE SOCIETY INC: $66,000 · EducationPINE TREE…Portland Public Library: $66,000 · EducationPortland …+1 more: $3,000 · EducationAPEX YOUTH CONNECTION: $66,000 · Youth DevelopmentAPEX YOUT…THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $66,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE CENTE…THE JACKSON LABORATORY: $66,000 · HealthRobbie Foundation: $10,000 · HealthPortland Museum of Art: $66,000 · Arts & CultureMaine Jewish Film Festival: $3,000 · Arts & CultureTREE OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $3,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$652,500Environment$264,000Human Services$200,000Education$135,000Youth Development$132,000Health$76,000Arts & Culture$75,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAPEX YOUTH CONNECTION: $66,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $66,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Iris Network: $66,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetWAYFINDER SCHOOLS: $66,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetEcology Education Inc: $66,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMAINE INITIATIVESINC: $66,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetLAUDHOLM TRUST: $66,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $66,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetTHE JACKSON LABORATORY: $66,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Opportunity Alliance: $66,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $66,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPINE TREE SOCIETY INC: $66,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $66,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetPortland Museum of Art: $66,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPortland Public Library: $66,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRobbie Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetMAINE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Jewish Film Festival: $3,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUniversity of Southern Maine Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTREE OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSPACE Gallery: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLEARNINGWORKS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% 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 APEX YOUTH CONNECTION ↗
  • Who funds Southern Maine Agency on Aging ↗
  • Who funds The Iris Network ↗
  • Who funds WAYFINDER SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds Ecology Education Inc ↗
  • Who funds MAINE INITIATIVESINC ↗
  • Who funds LAUDHOLM TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Maine Island Trail Association ↗
  • Who funds THE JACKSON LABORATORY ↗
  • Who funds The Opportunity Alliance ↗
  • Who funds Maine Coast Heritage Trust ↗
  • Who funds PINE TREE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds Portland Museum of Art ↗
  • Who funds Portland Public Library ↗
  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Robbie Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MAINE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ↗
  • Who funds Maine Jewish Film Festival ↗
  • Who funds University of Southern Maine Foundation ↗
  • Who funds TREE OF LIFE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SPACE Gallery ↗

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.

Maine Community Found…Sam L Cohen FoundationDavis Family Foundati…Onion FoundationSimmons Foundation - …Stephen & Tabitha Kin…Vincent B and Barbara…Virginia Hodgkins Som…The Widgeon Point Cha…Saco & Biddeford Savi…Alfred & Dorothy Oshe…Spectemur Agendo Inc
Maine Community Foundation IncME36.3× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Onion Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization · Virginia Hodgkins Somers Foundation Inc · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Alfred & Dorothy Osher Foundation C0 BRUZGO & CO · Spectemur Agendo Inc

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 Dorothy Suzi Osher FDN Co Bruzgo & Company LLC funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dorothy Suzi Osher FDN Co Bruzgo & Company LLC. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    Find your warmest path to Dorothy Suzi Osher FDN Co Bruzgo & Company LLC 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 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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