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Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable 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.

$365k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2024
57
Organizations funded FY2023
49%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$36,875
Organizations funded a year
33 to 57
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$4.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 49% of the organizations Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $126k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving53$350k30%
FY202357$369k49%
FY202238$284k29%
FY202133$428k42%
FY202037$409k43%
FY201936$268k42%
FY201838$241k58%
FY201735$197kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$603kHealth$462kRecreation & Sports$314kHuman Services$286kArts & Culture$255kEnvironment$133kPhilanthropy$102kCommunity Improvement$58kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 89 grantees
All grantees of Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Syracuse University$365,00070%
The Center for Independent Documentary Inc$171,75051%
Family Centers Inc$171,56380%
College of Charleston Foundation$114,00050%
Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association$100,00021%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$79,28070%
Liberation Programs Inc$68,00070%
Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc$63,51155%
Desert Classic Charities$58,00030%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$45,70070%
Soundwaters Inc$43,68180%
Greenwich Town Party Inc$43,670515%
Judicial Watch Inc$43,50050%
The Discovery Land Company Foundation$40,00012%
Ken Duke and Friends Inc$39,00045%
Impact Through Golf Foundation$35,00040%
The Kelly Gibson Foundation$27,50071%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$25,00030%
Community Foundation Inc$22,5002n/a
Semper Fi & America's Fund$21,00030%
Darien EMS Post 53 Inc$20,07541%
The Mustique Charitable Foundation$20,00042%
Breakthrough T1d$15,91040%
Dalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation$15,00011%
Rowayton Civic Association Inc$14,65961%
Save the Sound$13,55040%
Reading Partners$12,99510%
The Windward School$12,00020%
Greenwich Teen Center Inc$11,1493n/a
Darien Fire Department Inc$11,00023%
Greenwich Point Conservancy Inc$10,40016%
Brewster Academy$10,00020%
She Recovers Foundation$10,00030%
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc$8,00040%
Children's Tumor Foundation$8,00020%
High Watch Recovery Center Inc$7,50020%
Darien Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc$7,50020%
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc$7,00030%
The Charleston Parks Conservancy$7,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$6,50040%
Wild Philanthropy Inc$5,25813%
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc$5,11030%
Kids in Crisis Inc$5,00010%
Ny Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund Inc$5,00020%
Winged Foot Foundation$5,000232%
Cook Family Charitable Fund Inc$5,00034%
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement$4,5003n/a
Animal Nation Inc$3,55940%
Westport Historical Society Inc$3,00021%
Hackers for Hope Inc$2,71221%
Ann Liguori Foundation$2,50012%
United Church of Rowayton Inc$2,5001n/a
The Putnam Indian Field School Inc$2,50010%
Three Bays Preservation Inc$2,50010%
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation$2,50010%
Moca Ct Inc$2,50010%
Institute for Shipboard Education$2,50010%
Ashley Inc$2,50010%
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research$2,50010%
National Maritime Historical Society$2,50010%
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc$2,00020%
King School Inc$2,00020%
Reach Prep Inc$2,00020%
Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Co #1 Inc$1,95051%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,75030%
Outward Bound Inc$1,15010%
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc$1,02610%
Tyler G Foundation Inc$1,020110%
The Emily Catherine Fedorko Foundation$1,00011%
Paws 4 Rescue Inc$1,0001n/a
Davis Phinney Foundation$1,00010%
Vita Nova Inc$1,00010%
Best Buddies International Inc$1,00020%
Southern Vermont Arts Center Inc Po Box 617$1,00010%
The Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education Inc$1,00010%
The Community Fund of Darien$1,00010%
Global Lyme Alliance Inc$1,00010%
The Salvation Army$1,0001n/a
Inspirica Inc$1,00010%
Christopher Reeve Foundation$1,00010%
Global Glimpse$60010%
Connecticut Challenge Inc DBA Mission Your Mission CT Challenge$50010%
Beagle Freedom Project$50010%
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc$50010%
Friends of Silversource Inc$5001n/a
Movember Foundation$25610%
Donorschooseorg$25010%
Builders Beyond Borders$25010%
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution$12510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($643k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 82 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSyracuse University: $365,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Independent Documentary Inc: $171,750 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetFamily Centers Inc: $171,563 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCollege of Charleston Foundation: $114,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBella Mente Quantum Racing Association: $100,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $79,280 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLiberation Programs Inc: $68,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetGreens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc: $63,511 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetDesert Classic Charities: $58,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetShatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: $45,700 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSoundwaters Inc: $43,681 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGreenwich Town Party Inc: $43,670 over 5y, 15% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $43,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Discovery Land Company Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetKen Duke and Friends Inc: $39,000 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetImpact Through Golf Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Kelly Gibson Foundation: $27,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDarien EMS Post 53 Inc: $20,075 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetThe Mustique Charitable Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $15,910 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetRowayton Civic Association Inc: $14,659 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSave the Sound: $13,550 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetReading Partners: $12,995 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Windward School: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDarien Fire Department Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetGreenwich Point Conservancy Inc: $10,400 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetBrewster Academy: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShe Recovers Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGreenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Tumor Foundation: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Watch Recovery Center Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDarien Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Cancer Alliance Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Charleston Parks Conservancy: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWild Philanthropy Inc: $5,258 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $5,110 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKids in Crisis Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNy Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWinged Foot Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetCook Family Charitable Fund Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetAnimal Nation Inc: $3,559 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetWestport Historical Society Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHackers for Hope Inc: $2,712 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAnn Liguori Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 82.

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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.

Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT23.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Maniatty & Walker Family Foundation Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Russell Maguire Foundation Inc · The Weil Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Armstrong Angel Foundation · Riley Family Foundation · 522 Foundation Inc · The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc · The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation · The Goodnow 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.

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About Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc reported 54 grants totaling $364,572 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 57 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (24%), Health (18%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
Who are Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Syracuse University ($365k), The Center for Independent Documentary Inc ($172k), Family Centers Inc ($172k).
Does Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 49% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, Maniatty & Walker Family Foundation Inc, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Louis F & Virginia C Bantle Charitable Foundation Inc is based in CT.

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 158 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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