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Mark E Bryant Charitable Trust

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.

$346k
Granted FY2024still arriving
127
Grants FY2024still arriving
23
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through 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, FY2022 to 2025.

Education$225kArts & Culture$66kReligion$52kHuman Services$43kPhilanthropy$32kHealth$29kPublic Safety & Disaster$13kEnvironment$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 127 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 127 grants below total $299,555, the rows itemized in this filing. The $345,942 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $46,387 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k118 grants · $133k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $167k
$400
Median grant
23
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
West Point Associate of Graduates$26,000
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation$25,130
MCLEF$25,000
United States Air Force Academy AOG$25,000
USNA Assoc of Graduates$25,000
St Edward Church$10,700
Bannerman Castle Trust$10,000
Haverhill High School$10,000
Float for Emma Inc.$10,000
Battleship Texas Foundation$6,000
Development of Earth Awareness$5,505
St Ann Place Outreach Center$5,110
FAR at West Point Inc$5,000
Sisters of St Joseph$5,000
Franciscan Sisters of Allegany$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

48%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$252k · 44 repeat orgs$272k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

44 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 77 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

44
47

Total granted

$252k
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+25%

Still filing today

80%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $182k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHealthPublic BenefitHuman ServicesOther
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

  • ASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
    2× · 2022–2024 · $78k · revenue +63%
  • MC
    MARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDA FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $52k · revenue +152%
  • MC
    MARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • AF
    AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $27k · revenue -10%
  • UN
    US NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $26k · revenue +68%
  • SO
    Sisters of St Joseph Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +35%
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.

03Its 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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
The National World War Ii Museum Inc

The national wwii museum tells the story of the american experience in the war that changed the world-why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today-so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired…

Arts & Culture
3
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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4
Uss Constitution Museum Inc

The uss constitution museum engages all ages in the story of "old ironsides" to spark excitement about maritime heritage, naval service, and the american experience.

Arts & Culture
5
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
6
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
7
The Institute of Navigation

Advancing the art and science of navigation, positioning, and timing. the institute of navigation (ion) is a membership organization incorporated in january 1967 for the purpose of advancing the art and science of navigation through…

Science & Tech
8
Marine Corps Association

The mission of the marine corps association (mca) is to support the marine corps by disseminating knowledge of military art and science among marines, provide opportunities for professional development for marines, and to foster the spirit…

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9
Air Force Memorial Foundation Inc

The air force memorial foundation was created to honor our airmen and preserve air force heritage by providing support to the air force memorial. effective march 1, 2017, the united states air force assumed responsibility for the…

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10
American Association of Museums

Champion equitable and impactful museums by connecting people, fostering learning and community, and nurturing museum excellence.

Arts & Culture
11
Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association Inc

The new england air museum's mission is to preserve and present the story of aviation and aerospace, with an emphasis on new england's role, and the genius and inspiration that made it possible. the museum also seeks to inspire young…

Arts & Culture
12
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated

The john f. kennedy presidential library and museum (the "library") is the nation's official memorial to the thirty-fifth president. the library, which was constructed with private funds donated by the public, is administered by the…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Council International Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

137 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. 137 of the 169 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
134/137
Grantees still filing
81/137
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDA FOUNDATION INC: $52,000 · EducationMARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUND…US NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 · EducationUS NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION INCUNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOC: $25,000 · EducationUNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI…ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: $25,000 · EducationASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UN…+16 more: $29,962 · Education+16 moreDIOCESE OF PALM BEACH: $17,220 · OtherDIOCESE OF PALM BEACHST EDWARDS CHURCH: $10,700 · OtherST EDWARDS CHURCHHaverhill Public Schools: $10,000 · OtherHaverhill Public SchoolsFloat for Emma Inc.: $10,000 · OtherFloat for Emma Inc.St Ann Place Foundation Inc: $5,110 · OtherFRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE POOR FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · OtherSISTERS OF ST JOSEPH: $5,000 · OtherNEW WINDSOR POLICE DEPARTMENT: $5,000 · OtherSisters of St Joseph Inc: $5,000 · OtherCENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL EDUCATION INC: $5,000 · OtherUS Coast Guard Acad. AOG Supt Fund: $5,000 · OtherCHARITY WEST PALM INC: $5,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARTH AWARENESS: $5,505 · Other+67 more: $49,989 · Other+67 moreASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY: $78,000 · Public BenefitASSOCIATION OF THE GR…Friends of the American Revolution at West Point Inc: $20,000 · Public BenefitFriends of the Americ…+7 more: $2,500 · Public BenefitThe Bannermans Castle Trust Inc: $15,000 · Arts & CultureThe Banne…BATTLESHIP TEXAS FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Arts & CultureBATTLESHI…The Old Man of the Mountain Revitalization FundInc: $4,500 · Arts & CultureThe Old M…BOB CARTER'S ACTORS WORKSHOP & REPERTORY: $3,000 · Arts & CultureBOB CARTE…HAVERHILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $2,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $2,000 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH INSTITUTE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT ARTS: $2,000 · Arts & CultureTHE HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER MUSEUM INC: $1,500 · Arts & Culture+31 more: $8,780 · Arts & Culture+31 moreMARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $30,130 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH INC: $1,600 · Human Services+3 more: $625 · Human ServicesAIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $27,000 · PhilanthropyWEST PALM BEACH LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $3,600 · PhilanthropyCANDID: $1,131 · Philanthropy+2 more: $110 · PhilanthropyHANLEY CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $4,100 · HealthKasmar Foundation: $3,884 · HealthCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $3,399 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Health+7 more: $1,150 · Health
Education$157,962Other$143,524Public Benefit$100,500Arts & Culture$44,780Human Services$32,355Philanthropy$31,841Health$13,533

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY: $78,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDA FOUNDATION INC: $52,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMARINE CORPS HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $30,130 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $27,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUS NAVAL ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC: $26,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the American Revolution at West Point Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetThe Bannermans Castle Trust Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBATTLESHIP TEXAS FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARTH AWARENESS: $5,505 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetFRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE POOR FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CITADEL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSisters of St Joseph Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUS COAST GUARD ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL EDUCATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetVMI Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Old Man of the Mountain Revitalization FundInc: $4,500 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetHANLEY CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $4,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKasmar Foundation: $3,884 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWEST PALM BEACH LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $3,600 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKINDOO FAMILY CENTER: $3,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ASSOCIATION: $3,410 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $3,399 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAL RIPKEN SR FOUNDATION INC: $3,062 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOB CARTER'S ACTORS WORKSHOP & REPERTORY: $3,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCOUDERT INSTITUTE VILLA DEI FIORI INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHAVERHILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH INSTITUTE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT ARTS: $2,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF THE TREASURE COAST INC: $1,925 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PALM BEACH INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $1,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER MUSEUM INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $1,460 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PBC: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOUNDATION: $1,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANDID: $1,131 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEARING THE OVARIAN CANCER WHISPER INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROBERT F KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS MIDWEST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPEOPLE ENGAGED IN ACTIVE COMMUNITY EFFORTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE EDWARD & JAMES WHITE POST 10304: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRACE TO ERASE MS: $792 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Community Foundation …The Mary Alice Fortin…United Way of Palm Be…The Northrop Grumman …Stephen Warren Miles …ELSIE P AND LUCIUS B …The Wilson Sexton Fou…Sovereign Military Ho…Lost Tree Village Cha…Ibm International Fou…Mutual of America Fou…Ge Aerospace Foundati…
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL29.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation · United Way of Palm Beach County Inc · The Northrop Grumman Foundation · Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation · ELSIE P AND LUCIUS B McCOWAN PRIVATE FOUNDATION · The Wilson Sexton Foundation · Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes · Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Mutual of America Foundation · Ge Aerospace 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.
04Through Plinth

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Find your warmest path to Mark E Bryant 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 169 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $417k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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