· Private foundation
Jacob Burns Foundation Inc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k53 grants · $120k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $206k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GREAT BARRINGTON PUBLIC THEATER | $33,500 |
| GEORGE SNOW SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $30,000 |
| CHARITABLE DONATIONS BELOW 1000 THRESHOLD | $25,351 |
| THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $25,000 |
| ARTSWESTCHESTER | $23,100 |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL | $21,000 |
| BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $18,000 |
| BENJAMIN N CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW | $15,000 |
| JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER | $15,000 |
| MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | $8,000 |
| NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
| SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY | $6,000 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER | $5,500 |
| THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE | $5,000 |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $35k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 90% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.
94 repeat relationships: 51 still active in FY2024, 43 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- AIARTSWESTCHESTER INC5× · 2020–2024 · $151k · revenue +57%
- TGThe George Washington University5× · 2020–2024 · $105k · revenue +22%
- JBJACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC5× · 2020–2024 · $96k · revenue +94%
Funded once
- UFUJA FEDERAL NEW YORKone grant, 2023 · $20k
- THTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +391%
- BBBROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INCone grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -80%
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.
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.
The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).
The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.
Founded in 1881 the Staten Island Museum engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities for all ages. It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate…
The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…
The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
The Frick Collection (the "Collection") operates an internationally recognized art museum and library program for the inspiration and enjoyment of the public and for the advancement of the study of fine arts and kindred subjects.
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
Brookgreen gardens was formed in 1931 to collect, preserve and exhibit american sculpture, and the flora and fauna native to south carolina.
Winterthur builds upon the vision of Henry Francis du Pont to inspire and educate through its collections, estate, and academic programs by engaging diverse audiences in the study, preservation, and interpretation of American material…
The mission of the new york public library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.
How this is measured
96 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. 96 of the 158 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 ARTSWESTCHESTER INC ↗
- Who funds The George Washington University ↗
- Who funds JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc ↗
- Who funds GREAT BARRINGTON PUBLIC THEATER INC ↗
- Who funds Boca Raton Historical Society Inc ↗
- Who funds YESHIVA UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds GEORGE SNOW SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC ↗
- Who funds Junior League of Boca Raton Inc ↗
- Who funds THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds TEATOWN LAKE RESERVATION INC ↗
- Who funds FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC ↗
- Who funds CANINE ASSISTED THERAPY INC ↗
- Who funds MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds DEERFIELD BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
- Who funds BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds THE WINGMAN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Brain Bowl Events Inc ↗
- Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTCHESTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds South Carolina Aquarium ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF DEERFIELD ISLAND PARK INC ↗
- Who funds SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY INC ↗
- Who funds THOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE ↗
- Who funds METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Herbert & Rosalie Goldberg Family Foundation Inc · Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc · Dr Robert C & Tina Sohn Foundation · Price Chopper's Golub Foundation · The Buchwald Family Foundation · EM Lynn Foundation · The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc · Cloudsplitter Foundation · Peckham Family Foundation · Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc · Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Jacob Burns Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jacob Burns Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Fairview Hospital: 3% of income from government
- The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
- Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Inc: 2% of income from government
- Sheffield Historical Society: 2% of income from government
- Guthrie Center Corp: 1% of income from government
- Shakespeare & Company Inc: 1% of income from government
- Enzian Theater Inc: 1% of income from government
- Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: 1% of income from government
- Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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