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Nancy Jones Beard Foundation at a glance

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Nancy Jones Beard Foundation

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.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$5.1MEducation$2.7MArts & Culture$735kHousing & Shelter$571kPublic Safety & Disaster$254kFood & Nutrition$139kPublic Benefit$105kHuman Services$51kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $4k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $23k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.8M
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$15M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NUVANCE HEALTH$1,500,290
WESTPORT VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL$250,613
HOME SAFE$100,255
PALM BEACH DRAMA WORKS$13,200
SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS$10,000
PILCROW FOUNDATION$1,000
THE WESTPORT WOMAN'S CLUB INC$1,000
YELLOW TULIP FUND$1,000
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION FOOD PANTRY$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 12%RIP MEDICAL DEBT: $25k → 9%PROJECT HOME: $25k → 22%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

ME
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
KY
DC
GA
TX
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.8M · 25 repeat orgs$2.4M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +75% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
29

Total granted

$8.8M
$2.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+75%
+37%

Still filing today

56%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • PB
    PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $662k · revenue +92%
  • NH
    Norwalk Hospital Foundation
    4× · 2017–2020 · $364k · revenue +6%
  • ML
    MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $268k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • FO
    FOUNDATIONS OF NUVANCE HEALTH
    one grant, 2022 · $1.5M
  • TM
    THE MCGRAW CENTER AT
    one grant, 2021 · $548k
  • CB
    CC BEARD LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION FUND
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
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
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
4
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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5
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
6
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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7
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
The Paris Review Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to foster the development of creative individuals as writers and artists and to promote public appreciation of excellence in the literary and graphic arts by publishing a magazine containing fiction,…

Education
10
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
11
Randolph College Inc

See detailed description of organization's primary mission provided on schedule o

Education
12
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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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc; the most unlike its peers is Generation Hope. 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

28 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. 28 of the 54 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
24/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NUVANCE HEALTH: $3,000,207 · OtherNUVANCE HEALTHWESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY: $1,500,150 · OtherWESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARYFOUNDATIONS OF NUVANCE HEALTH: $1,500,118 · OtherFOUNDATIONS OF NUVANCE HEALTHIndividual grant recipient: $1,384,344 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE MCGRAW CENTER AT: $547,673 · OtherTHE MCGRAW CENTER ATHOME SAFE: $517,481 · OtherHOME SAFE+26 more: $679,256 · Other+26 morePALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $662,465 · Arts & CultureNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $25,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $47,500 · Arts & CultureMERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC: $267,585 · EducationDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $150,000 · EducationCARLOW UNIVERSITY: $75,000 · EducationPALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC: $70,000 · EducationMIGHTY WRITERS: $25,000 · Education+3 more: $50,000 · EducationNorwalk Hospital Foundation: $363,532 · HealthYALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL: $203,813 · Health+1 more: $10,000 · HealthPROJECT HOME: $25,000 · Human ServicesMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN'S COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECT: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterJEREMIAH PROGRAM: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterNEIGHBORHOOD BIKE WORKS: $25,000 · Youth Development
Other$9,129,229Arts & Culture$734,965Education$637,585Health$577,345Human Services$50,000Housing & Shelter$45,000Youth Development$25,000

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 budgetPALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC: $662,465 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetNorwalk Hospital Foundation: $363,532 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC: $267,585 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetYALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL: $203,813 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARLOW UNIVERSITY: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN'S COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECT: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMIGHTY WRITERS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD BIKE WORKS: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOLARMATCH INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJEREMIAH PROGRAM: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPINK AID INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budget826 National Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGENERATION HOPE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF PENNSYLVANIA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE WESTPORT WOMAN'S CLUB INCORPORATED: $13,500 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PILCROW FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetWORLD BICYCLE RELIEF NFP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBALLET THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURBANGLASS NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY GLASS CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds Norwalk Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC ↗
  • Who funds YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ↗
  • Who funds CARLOW UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds MIGHTY WRITERS ↗
  • Who funds NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD BIKE WORKS ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT HOME ↗
  • Who funds MEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC ↗
  • Who funds RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SCHOLARMATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds JEREMIAH PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds PINK AID INC ↗
  • Who funds 826 National Inc ↗
  • Who funds GENERATION HOPE ↗
  • Who funds The Society of the Four Arts Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF PENNSYLVANIA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WESTPORT WOMAN'S CLUB INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM SPEAKS INC ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PILCROW FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA10× affinity7 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Nancy Jones Beard Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nancy Jones Beard Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Yale New Haven Hospital: 0% of income from government
  • Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
11report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Nancy Jones Beard Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Nancy Jones Beard Foundation 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 54 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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