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Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust at a glance

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Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust

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.

$148k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Youth Development$451kHealth$102kArts & Culture$98kHuman Services$11kReligion$9kEnvironment$6kRecreation & Sports$5kHousing & Shelter$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k20 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON$100,000
SUN VALLEY OPERA$20,000
IMPACT MELANOMA$5,000
ST LUKES RIVER FOUNDATION$5,000
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY$2,500
OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL$2,500
WOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY INC$2,000
WOOD RIVER YMCA$2,000
HIGHER GROUND SUN VALLEY$1,000
SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER$1,000
HUNGER COALITION$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS$1,000
MADELINE GORDON GIFT OF LIFE$500
THE CONWAY HOUSE$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $1k → 16%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: $3k → 17%WAYNE BARTON STUDY CENTER: $1k → 11%HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $700 → 16%HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $700 → 16%HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $700 → 16%PINE STREET INN: $250 → 16%PINE STREET INN: $250 → 16%PINE STREET INN: $250 → 16%PINE STREET INN: $250 → 16%BEACON HILL VILLAGE: $500 → 16%SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $1k → 7%SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $1k → 7%SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $1k → 7%SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
NY
MA
OH
CA
VA
MD
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$677k · 28 repeat orgs$25k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
15

Total granted

$677k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+3%

Still filing today

71%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterEducationAnimalsOther
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

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $450k · revenue +83%
  • SL
    ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $20k · revenue +47%
  • HG
    HIGHER GROUND USA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $4k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • NE
    NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -16%
  • ME
    MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • HC
    HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue -55%
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.

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Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
2
Winchester Hospital

The mission of winchester hospital is "to care. to heal. to excel." this ethos provides each and every staff member with clear expectations, promoting teamwork and respect while ensuring safety, quality and empathy for patients. winchester…

Health
3
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc

Tertiary care academic medical center

Health
4
Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Patient care, teaching, research and serving the community.

Health
5
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-milton, inc. (bid-milton or hospital) is to provide safe, high-quality, community-based health care and access to tertiary care in close collaboration with its sister hospital, beth israel…

Health
6
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
7
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Inc

The mission of the beth israel deaconess hospital-plymouth, inc. (bid-plymouth or hospital) is to improve the health and well-being of its patients and communities by providing a full continuum of healthcare services with excellence and…

Health
8
Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care

Beth israel lahey health primary care (bilhpc) is a network of community based physicians affiliated with the beth israel lahey health (bilh) network and serving the patients and communities served by the lahey clinic hospital (lahey…

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9
Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc

Beth israel lahey health inc.'s mission is to support its affiliates and their healthcare missions, to improve the health of patients, their families and the communities served and as a network its purpose is to create healthier…

Health
10
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
11
Mount Auburn Hospital

The mission of new england baptist hospital (nebh or hospital) is the operation and maintenance of an acute care, orthopedic specialty hospital and provision of all services related thereto for the benefit of patients. nebh strives to…

Health
12
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Home for Little Wanderers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wayne Barton Study Center 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

30 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. 30 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $450,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INCSUN VALLEY OPERA: $95,000 · OtherSUN VALLEY OPERAIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWOOD RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY INC: $9,000 · Other+23 more: $35,995 · Other+23 moreST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthIMPACT MELANOMA INC: $20,000 · HealthMASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY: $5,000 · HealthNEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL: $2,500 · HealthMADELEINE H GORDON DBA GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthPROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING INC: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthSWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $3,100 · Human ServicesHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesPINE STREET INN INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWAYNE BARTON STUDY CENTER INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesBEACON HILL VILLAGE INC: $500 · Human ServicesHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $4,000 · Recreation & SportsWood River Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $4,000 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $300 · Recreation & SportsWOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO: $6,000 · EnvironmentMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Philanthropy
Youth Development$450,000Other$169,995Health$52,500Human Services$12,100Recreation & Sports$8,300Environment$6,000Philanthropy$3,000

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 budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $450,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetIMPACT MELANOMA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWood River Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $3,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMADELEINE H GORDON DBA GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPROJECT HEALING WATERS FLY FISHING INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBETHESDA HOUSE INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetLEE PESKY LEARNING CENTER INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY DBA MOUNTAIN HUMANE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BAIL PROJECT INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING WITH WOLVES LTD: $1,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPINE STREET INN INC: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWAYNE BARTON STUDY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG SISTER ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEACON HILL VILLAGE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOUR SISTERS SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROSIE'S PLACE INC: $200 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.

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.

Spur Community Founda…Idaho Community Found…The Nalen FoundationThe Pesky Family Foun…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …
Spur Community Foundation IncID15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Spur Community Foundation Inc · Idaho Community Foundation Inc · The Nalen Foundation · The Pesky Family Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc: 46% of income from government
  • The Home for Little Wanderers Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Beacon Hill Village Inc: 28% of income from government
  • Pine Street Inn Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Impact Melanoma Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc: 1% of income from government
  • New England Baptist Hospital: 1% of income from government
  • Rosie's Place Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Our Sisters School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Gary and Patricia Darman Charitable 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 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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