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Michael P Bergeron 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.

$15k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$48kReligion$36kHuman Services$30kEducation$19kCivil Rights$14kHealth$9kArts & Culture$5kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILD HELP$4,250
ST DOMINIC CHURCH$2,000
THE DINNER PARTY LABS$1,500
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH$1,500
THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST$1,500
LIFE CHOICES$1,300
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY$1,000
RACHELS RESCUE$1,000
ARF-ANAGE DOG RESCUE$800
HOLY FAMILY PASSIONIST RETREAT$500
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 (FY17–24, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 56% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE DINNER PARTY LABS: $5k → 10%THE PAWERFUL RESCUE: $500 → 14%LIFE CHOICES: $5k → 7%LIFE CHOICES: $1k → 7%THE DINNER PARTY LABS: $2k → 10%CHILD HELP: $600 → 11%CHILD HELP: $600 → 11%CHILD HELP: $500 → 11%CHILD HELP: $10k → 11%CHILD HELP: $4k → 11%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

NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
AZ
NM
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.

50%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$103k · 14 repeat orgs$102k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +72% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
44

Total granted

$103k
$95k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+72%
+26%

Still filing today

43%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthInternationalArts & CultureCivil RightsOther
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

  • AD
    ARF-ANAGE DOG RESCUE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $16k · revenue +34%
  • CI
    CHILDHELP INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $16k · revenue +5%
  • TD
    THE DINNER PARTY LABS CO NPOC SERVICES
    2× · 2022–2024 · $7k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • FH
    Free Hearts Free Mindsgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $12k · revenue +32%
  • VL
    VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +19%
  • BP
    BEREAVED PARENTS OF THE USA
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
Florida Pointer Rescue Inc

Rescue pointer dogs and treat back to health and f

Animals
2
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Lucky dog animal rescue is a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals from certain euthanasia and finding them loving forever homes. we educate the community and all pet owners on…

Animals
3
4 All Muttkind

Our mission is to provide a stepping stone to the most at-risk pups via a strong foster based network and training support to our fosters, adopters, and community. While we can't adopt ourselves out of our current crisis, we can provide a…

Animals
4
Lovebugs Rescue

Lovebugs rescue is a foster-based animal rescue located in southern california. we began our mission in october 2010 and focus on rescuing dogs from high kill shelters and neglect. we rescue all breeds and all ages. we provide all medical…

Animals
5
Hope 4 La Pawz

Rescue companion animals from the la paz area of the baja peninsula; rehabilitate them; and find loving, permanent homes for them in mexico, the us, and canada. provide education to the public concerning the proper care of companion…

Animals
6
Humane Society Silicon Valley

At humane society silicon valley, our mission is to save lives, keep families together, and create a better future for pets and their people.(see schedule o for continuation)

Animals
7
Jacksonville Humane Society Inc

The jacksonville humane society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.

Animals
8
Good Dog Rescue

To save dogs from high kill shelters and place them into loving foster homes. Prior to adoption our dogs will be vetted, spayed or neutered and nurtured to join a supportive and loving home environment.

Animals
9
Lake Humane Society

Mission: to protect animals and build connections between pets and people through advocacy and education. vision: leading and guiding a humane lake county core values: compassion for pets and people. engagement through innovative programs,…

Animals
10
Powerful Paws Animal Rescue Inc

To help abandoned, surrendered, neglected and abused animals to find homes.

Animals
11
The Adoptable Dog
Animals
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Childhelp Inc; the most unlike its peers is We Are Family Foundation. 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

25 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. 25 of the 64 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAIN: $12,000 · OtherOUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINADOPT A DOG RESCUE INC: $10,600 · OtherADOPT A DOG RESCUE INCIndividual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPINE HILL WALDORPH SCHOOL: $6,500 · OtherPINE HILL WALDORPH SCHOOLTURQUOISE PAW RESCUE: $5,500 · OtherBEREAVED PARENTS OF THE USA: $5,000 · OtherIN JESUS NAME CHARITIES: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,050 · OtherOUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL: $4,000 · Other+39 more: $59,950 · Other+39 moreCHILDHELP INC: $15,950 · Human ServicesCHILDHELP INCTHE DINNER PARTY LABS CO NPOC SERVICES: $6,500 · Human ServicesTHE DINNER PARTY…LIFE CHOICES INC: $6,300 · Human ServicesLIFE CHOICES INC+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesARF-ANAGE DOG RESCUE: $16,200 · AnimalsARF-ANAGE DOG…FOLLOW YOUR HEART FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 · AnimalsFOLLOW YOUR H…LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS INC: $1,500 · AnimalsLITTLE ORPHAN…FOUR PAWS AND FRIENDS: $1,500 · AnimalsFOUR PAWS AND…HIGH DESERT HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,000 · Animals+1 more: $500 · AnimalsFree Hearts Free Minds: $12,000 · HealthPhoenix Children's Hospital: $1,300 · HealthBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthVIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationPIPELINE WORLDWIDE: $4,900 · InternationalTOUCHSTONE CENTER FOR CRAFTS: $3,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$119,600Human Services$29,250Animals$24,200Health$14,300Education$10,000International$4,900Arts & Culture$3,000

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 budgetARF-ANAGE DOG RESCUE: $16,200 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetCHILDHELP INC: $15,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFree Hearts Free Minds: $12,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetVIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DINNER PARTY LABS CO NPOC SERVICES: $6,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLIFE CHOICES INC: $6,300 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPIPELINE WORLDWIDE: $4,900 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetOUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL: $4,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetFOLLOW YOUR HEART FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTOUCHSTONE CENTER FOR CRAFTS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE WELL SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTeen Lifeline Inc: $1,900 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION: $1,900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFOUR PAWS AND FRIENDS: $1,500 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetROBINSON RANCH LLC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS FOR SINGLE MOMS: $1,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAWERFUL RESCUE: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDesert Harbor Doberman Rescue of AZ: $500 over 1y, 0.5% 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 ARF-ANAGE DOG RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds CHILDHELP INC ↗
  • Who funds Free Hearts Free Minds ↗
  • Who funds VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE DINNER PARTY LABS CO NPOC SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds LIFE CHOICES INC ↗
  • Who funds PIPELINE WORLDWIDE ↗
  • Who funds OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ↗
  • Who funds FOLLOW YOUR HEART FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds TOUCHSTONE CENTER FOR CRAFTS ↗
  • Who funds THE WELL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Teen Lifeline Inc ↗
  • Who funds WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LITTLE ORPHAN ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds WINGS PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds FOUR PAWS AND FRIENDS ↗

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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ13.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · American Express Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Michael P Bergeron Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Michael P Bergeron Foundation Inc 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 64 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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