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Hoyt Charitable Foundation F Sherman Hoyt &

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$74k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$156kEducation$52kEnvironment$32kHuman Services$11kRecreation & Sports$10kHealth$10kYouth Development$10kAnimals$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k24 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $33k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$869k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART$12,500
PLIMOUTH PATUXET MUSEUM$10,000
MELPLC FOR LEARNING FROM MAINE$10,000
THE VICTORIA MANSION$6,911
MAINE PUBLIC$5,250
FULL COURT PEACE$5,000
SOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY$5,000
DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION$5,000
GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$5,000
OPERA MAINE$2,000
HOGFISH REGENERATIVE ARTS CSA$1,500
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY$1,000
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE$1,000
THE RECOMPENSE FUND$1,000
THE GOOD THEATER$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%THE BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $1k → 4%SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $150 → 9%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $5k → 7%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $1k → 7%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $1k → 7%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $1k → 7%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $1k → 7%THE RECOMPENSE FUND: $500 → 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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$265k · 45 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

45 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 25 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

45
16

Total granted

$265k
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
0%

Still filing today

78%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • Portland Museum of Art
    6× · 2020–2025 · $63k · revenue +7%
  • VM
    Victoria Mansion
    6× · 2020–2025 · $24k · revenue +190%
  • DB
    DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $20k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • AM
    ADAMS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue -3%
  • HM
    Hogfish Maine
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue 0%
  • CE
    Cape Elizabeth Land Trustgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +262%
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
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
2
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

The mission of the mount desert land & garden preserve is to conserve and share the beauty of our historic lands and gardens.

—
3
Maine Maritime Museum

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

Arts & Culture
4
Wetlands Foundation
Environment
5
Kennebunk Land Trust

Kennebunk Land Trust's mission is to permanently conserve and steward land to benefit natural and human communities.

Environment
6
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

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

Environment
7
Abbe Museum

To illuminate and advance greater understanding of and support for Wabanaki Nations' heritage, living cultures, and homelands.

Arts & Culture
8
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
9
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
10
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
11
Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors Inc

The purpose of the cape cod & islands association of realtors, inc. ("cc&iaor") is to unite and serve those involved in the real estate industry in our region and work in concert with the massachusetts association of realtors and the…

—
12
Newburyport Maritime Society Inc

To protect, preserve and interpret the martime heritage of the lower Merrimack Valley region and how it relates to American History

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wildlands Trust Inc; the most unlike its peers is Blinknow Foundation a Nj Nonprofit. 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

50 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 50 of the 68 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/50
Grantees still filing
32/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Portland Museum of Art: $62,500 · Arts & CulturePortland Museum of ArtVictoria Mansion: $24,211 · Arts & CultureVictoria MansionSOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $18,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INCPLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC: $15,000 · Arts & CulturePLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INCThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $11,850 · Arts & CultureThe Metropolitan Opera Guild IncMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+10 more: $15,075 · Arts & Culture+10 moreMAINE MARITIME ACADEMY: $18,000 · OtherMAINE MARITIME ACADEMYMELPLC FOR LEARNING FROM MAINE: $10,000 · OtherMELPLC FOR LEARNING FROM MAI…THE CHEBEAGUE ISLAND RECREATION CTR: $8,495 · OtherTHE CHEBEAGUE ISLAND RECREAT…SPACE: $5,250 · OtherSPACEFULL COURT PEACE INC: $5,000 · OtherFULL COURT PEACE INCGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $5,000 · OtherGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTI…CROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $3,500 · Other+23 more: $19,050 · Other+23 moreDUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentDUXBURY BEAC…HURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $3,250 · EnvironmentHURRICANE IS…ROZALIA PROJECT: $2,600 · EnvironmentROZALIA PROJ…WILDLANDS TRUST INC: $2,500 · EnvironmentWILDLANDS TR…Maine Coast Heritage Trust: $2,000 · EnvironmentMaine Coast …Cape Elizabeth Land Trust: $1,250 · Environment+3 more: $700 · EnvironmentDUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC: $6,300 · EducationGREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL INC: $4,000 · EducationWilliams College: $1,000 · EducationIsland Institute: $450 · Education+1 more: $250 · EducationFAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF MAINE INC: $6,000 · HealthBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-PLYMOUTH INC: $4,000 · HealthISLAND COMMONS RESOURCE CENTER: $750 · HealthTHE RECOMPENSE FUND: $9,500 · Human ServicesBLINKNOW FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $150 · Human ServicesTHE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE: $6,000 · InternationalPartners for World Health: $600 · International
Arts & Culture$152,636Other$74,295Environment$32,300Education$12,000Health$10,750Human Services$10,650International$6,600

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 budgetPortland Museum of Art: $62,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetVictoria Mansion: $24,211 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetDUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION INC: $20,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTH SHORE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $11,850 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE RECOMPENSE FUND: $9,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetDUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC: $6,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF MAINE INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFULL COURT PEACE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetOPERA MAINE: $4,600 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-PLYMOUTH INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCROSSROADS FOR KIDS INC: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $3,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER PORTLAND LANDMARKS INC: $2,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetROZALIA PROJECT: $2,600 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGOOD THEATER INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWILDLANDS TRUST INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetADAMS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChebeague & Cumberland Land Trust: $1,850 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHogfish Maine: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChebeague Island Historical Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY BOATING INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $1,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFARM AID INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Telling Room: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLINKNOW FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUXBURY RURAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alden Kindred of America Inc: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE PRESERVATION: $800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetISLAND COMMONS RESOURCE CENTER: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT GURNET & BUG LIGHTS INC: $600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPartners for World Health: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HURRICANE ISLAND FOUNDATION: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTEMPOART: $475 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF FORT WILLIAMS PARK: $450 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIsland Institute: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChebeague Island Living History Farm: $200 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CASCO BAY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $100 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.

Maine Community Found…Davis Family Foundati…Morton-Kelly Charitab…Murray Charitable Tru…The Rice Family Chari…The Redmond Family Fo…Clifford Charitable F…The Safe Family Found…Phineas W Sprague Mem…Albert B Glickman Fam…Raymond Family Founda…Fisher Charitable Fou…
Maine Community Foundation IncME40× affinity20 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Davis Family Foundation · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Murray Charitable Trust · The Rice Family Charitable Foundation · The Redmond Family Foundation · Clifford Charitable Foundation Inc · The Safe Family Foundation 7549-Xxxxxx18003 · Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation · Albert B Glickman Family Foundation · Raymond Family Foundation · Fisher Charitable 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 Hoyt Charitable Foundation F Sherman Hoyt & funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hoyt Charitable Foundation F Sherman Hoyt &. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Farm Aid Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Wildlands Trust Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Duxbury Beach Reservation Inc: 3% of income from government
  • The American College of Greece: 2% of income from government
  • Crossroads for Kids Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The Alden Kindred of America Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 68 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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