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Joshua Butzke Memorial Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$13k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it funds
0174% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$23kFood & Nutrition$12kEducation$12kRecreation & Sports$9kHuman Services$6kAnimals$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$1kCivil Rights$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$800
Median grant
4
States reached
$64k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Alzheimers Foundation of America$5,500
Broadneck Fundraiser$1,600
Feeding America$1,500
Individual grant recipient$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
Individual grant recipient$800
Comsewoge Soccer Scholarship- Girls$500
Individual grant recipient$500
Comsewoge Soccer Scholarship- Boys$500
Individual grant recipient$300
Individual grant recipient$100
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 (FY18–22, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Freedom Dogs: $1k → 11%Big Cat Rescue: $1k → 13%Freedom Service Dogs: $1k → 8%Freedom Dogs: $1k → 11%Big Cat Rescue: $1k → 13%Freedom Service Dogs: $1k → 8%Big Cat Rescue: $1k → 13%Freedom Service Dogs: $1k → 8%Big Cat Rescue: $1k → 13%Big Cat Rescue: $1k → 13%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
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MD
HI
AL
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$72k · 21 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
12

Total granted

$72k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
-11%

Still filing today

38%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionEducationInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • AF
    ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $15k · revenue +74%
  • Feeding America
    7× · 2018–2024 · $12k · revenue +77%
  • BC
    BIG CAT RESCUE CORP
    5× · 2018–2022 · $5k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • CH
    Comsewogue High School
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
  • NC
    Newsday Charities Inc
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue -81%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $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
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
2
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
3
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
4
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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5
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
6
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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7
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
8
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
9
Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation

Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…

Housing & Shelter
10
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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11
Debbie's Dream Foundation

Debbie's dream foundation:curing stomach cancer is dedicated to raising awareness about stomach cancer, providing education, advocacy, and support internationally to patients, families, and caregivers affected by the disease, and advancing…

Human Services
12
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Save the Children Federation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Out On a Limb Foundation 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

12 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. 12 of the 35 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
8/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $6,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $3,200 · OtherIndividual grant recipientOUT ON A LIMB FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · OtherOUT ON A LIMB FOUNDATION INCProject Aware: $2,500 · OtherProject AwareSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,250 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,150 · OtherComsewoge Soccer Scholarship- Girls: $2,000 · OtherComsewoge Soccer Scholarship- Boys: $2,000 · OtherBroadneck High School: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherBroadneck Fundraiser: $1,600 · Other+12 more: $9,780 · Other+12 moreALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $14,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION…THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $2,000 · HealthTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL…Feeding America: $12,200 · Food & NutritionFeeding AmericaBIG CAT RESCUE CORP: $5,000 · Human ServicesBIG CAT RESCUE…FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVIC…FREEDOM DOGS: $2,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM DOGSTHE PEOPLE'S FUND: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE PEOPLE'S F…JAMIE KOTULA FOUNDATION: $500 · PhilanthropyBucknell University: $450 · EducationSave The Children Federation Inc: $255 · International
Other$42,980Health$16,500Food & Nutrition$12,200Human Services$11,000Philanthropy$500Education$450International$255

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 budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $14,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $12,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBIG CAT RESCUE CORP: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM DOGS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNewsday Charities Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PEOPLE'S FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJAMIE KOTULA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBucknell University: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $255 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.

  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds BIG CAT RESCUE CORP ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM DOGS ↗
  • Who funds Newsday Charities Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE PEOPLE'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds JAMIE KOTULA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Bucknell University ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joshua Butzke Memorial Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joshua Butzke Memorial Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 27%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 27% of income from government
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 8% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 35 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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