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E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation at a glance

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E Boyer & Irene Chrisman 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.

$21k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$53kArts & Culture$28kFood & Nutrition$18kEducation$12kAnimals$10kHuman Services$7kCommunity Improvement$6kReligion$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
10
States reached
$367k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BLACKSBURG PARTNERSHIP$6,055
THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR PERFORMING A$1,800
Individual grant recipient$1,000
COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE$1,000
FOOD FOR NEIGHBORS$1,000
WHEATLAND FARMS$500
TOY'S FOR TOT'S$500
MERCY MEDICAL ANGELS$500
NATIONAL ALLIANCE MENTAL HEALTH$500
THE ARC OF NORTH CAROLINA$500
PUPPIES BEHIND BARS$500
Individual grant recipient$500
AMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION$500
GOD'S PIT CREW$500
FRIENDS OF THE FAIRFAX ANIMAL SHELT$500
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 (FY17–24, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 74% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LYMLIGHT FOUNDATION: $1k → 7%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 9%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $500 → 8%THE ARC OF NORTH CAROLINA: $500 → 8%COMPAINIONS FOR HERO'S: $500 → 14%LYMLIGHT FOUNDATION: $1k → 7%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 9%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $500 → 13%LYMLIGHT FOUNDATION: $500 → 7%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 9%PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: $500 → 17%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $500 → 13%GUIDING EYES: $500 → 9%PUPIES BEHIND BARS: $500 → 17%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $500 → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $500 → 9%MARIAMS KITCHEN: $500 → 14%MIRIAMS KITCHEN: $500 → 14%MIRIAMS KITCHEN: $500 → 14%MIRIAMS KITCHEN: $500 → 14%MARIAMS KITCHEN: $300 → 14%MARIAMS KITCHEN: $200 → 14%CORNERSTONES INC: $200 → 6%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
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$130k · 46 repeat orgs$42k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

46 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 37 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

46
42

Total granted

$130k
$26k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+28%

Still filing today

74%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationFood & 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

  • AT
    ASOLO THEATRE INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $10k · revenue +25%
  • WT
    WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
    2× · 2018–2019 · $7k · revenue +62%
  • GE
    GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $6k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • AH
    American Heart Association Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue +33%
  • TH
    THE HOKIE WAY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +11%
  • WF
    WHEATLAND FARMS FAITH AND FAMILY
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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3
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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4
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
5
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
6
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
7
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…

Animals
8
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
9
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
10
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
11
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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12
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rhondas Reptiles 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

59 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. 59 of the 107 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
59/59
Grantees still filing
48/59
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AUBURN SCHOOL OF NURSING: $20,450 · OtherAUBURN SCHOOL OF NURSINGSELBY BOTANCIAL GARDENS: $12,500 · OtherSELBY BOTANCIAL GARDENSIndividual grant recipient: $12,100 · OtherIndividual grant recipientVIRGINIA TECH ATHELTIC FUND: $5,120 · OtherTHOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: $4,050 · Other+60 more: $45,994 · Other+60 moreASOLO THEATRE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureASOLO THEATRE…WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $7,000 · Arts & CultureWOLF TRAP FOU…FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureThe Lake George Association Inc: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $2,230 · Arts & Culture+7 moreAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,000 · HealthAmerican He…COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $3,300 · HealthCOLORECTAL …Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $2,000 · HealthSafe Place …ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,200 · HealthALZHEIMER'S…PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 · HealthPARKINSON'S…+3 more: $1,500 · Health+3 moreGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesGUIDING E…LymeLight Foundation: $2,500 · Human ServicesLymeLight…MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $2,500 · Human ServicesMIRIAM'S …PUPPIES BEHIND BARS INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesPUPPIES B…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED W…OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $500 · Human ServicesThe Arc of North Carolina Inc: $500 · Human ServicesCompanions for Heroes: $500 · Human Services+1 more: $200 · Human ServicesDELAWARE VALLEY GOLDEN RETRIEVER: $2,905 · AnimalsEQUINE RESCUE LEAGUE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · AnimalsHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsGEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY: $962 · AnimalsConservation Nation: $950 · AnimalsNATIONAL AQUARIUM INC: $500 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY INC: $400 · AnimalsSHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $375 · Animals+3 more: $550 · AnimalsTHE BLACKSBURG PARTNERSHIP: $6,055 · Community ImprovementTHE HOKIE WAY INC: $2,500 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,100 · Philanthropy
Other$100,214Arts & Culture$21,230Health$17,200Human Services$14,200Animals$8,642Community Improvement$6,055Philanthropy$4,600

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 budgetASOLO THEATRE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BLACKSBURG PARTNERSHIP: $6,055 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDELAWARE VALLEY GOLDEN RETRIEVER: $2,905 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLymeLight Foundation: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $2,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOKIE WAY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSUFFIELD ACADEMY: $2,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOME INC: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEQUINE RESCUE LEAGUE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lake George Association Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPUPPIES BEHIND BARS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR NEIGHBORS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA AQUARIUM INC & SUBSIDIARY: $962 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Nation: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOUR RESCUE: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL AQUARIUM INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Medical Angels: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOEY PIZZANO MEMORIAL FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of North Carolina Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAZZ HOUSE KIDS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGODS PIT CREW INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSALVADOR DALI MUSEUM INC: $300 over 1y, 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.

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.

Verizon FoundationGe Aerospace Foundati…The Community Foundat…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Aetna Foundation IncCharities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…AbbVie FoundationRaymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Verizon FoundationNJ14.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Verizon Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase 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 E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Jazz House Kids Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: 23% of income from government
  • All Faiths Food Bank Inc: 1% of income from government
  • National Aquarium Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Florida Studio Theatre Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Florida Aquarium Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get 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.

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 107 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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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home