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Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation

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.

$105k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$142kFood & Nutrition$112kAnimals$108kEnvironment$101kArts & Culture$41kHousing & Shelter$26kHuman Services$18kEducation$15k
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEAR PAW REGIONAL GREENWAY$5,000
THE FRIENDLY KITCHEN$4,500
ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY$4,500
MID COAST HUMANE$4,500
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOC$4,500
JEFFERSON AREA FOOD PANTRY$4,500
NEW HARBOR FOOD PANTRY$4,500
LIVE AND LET LIVE FARM$4,500
COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY$4,000
TWIN VILLAGES FOOD BANK$4,000
KNOX COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC$4,000
COASTAL RIVERS CONSERVATION TRUST$4,000
MIDCOAST CONSERVANCY$4,000
LINCOLN HEALTHMAINE HEALTH$4,000
LINCOLN COUNTY DENTAL$4,000
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 (FY20–25, $44k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%THE LINCOLN HOME: $3k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $5k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $5k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $4k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $4k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $4k → 9%COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND LINCOLN COUNTY: $4k → 9%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.
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$556k · 33 repeat orgs$5k to everyone else

33 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
1

Total granted

$556k
$5k

Still filing today

58%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEnvironmentAnimalsHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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

  • TC
    THE COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND OF LINCOLN COUNTY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $26k · revenue +47%
  • CR
    Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
    6× · 2020–2025 · $26k · revenue +304%
  • LC
    LINCOLN COUNTY DENTAL INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $26k · revenue +172%

Funded once

  • LC
    LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTHCARE
    one grant, 2020 · $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
Kennebunk Land Trust

Kennebunk Land Trust's mission is to permanently conserve and steward land to benefit natural and human communities.

Environment
2
LincolnHealth Group

LincolnHealth Group (LHG) was established to promote and support integrated & cost-effective health care services for the residents and visitors of Lincoln County, Maine.

—
3
Lincolnhealth

LincolnHealth is dedicated to maintaining and improving the health of our communities by assuring: the very best, highest quality, and compassionate health care services from highly trained professionals; our services are cost-effective…

—
4
Community Health and Nursing Services

Community Health and Nursing Services (CHANS) provides home health andcommunity health promotion services in Brunswick, Bath, andsurrounding communities.

Health
5
Coastal Mountains Land Trust

We conserve land permanently to benefit the natural and human communities of western the Penobscot Bay region.

Environment
6
Central Maine Medical Center

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment and compassion of ourfamily of caregivers.

Health
7
Penobscot Bay Medical Center

Penobscot Bay Medical Center (PBMC) is an acute care hospital that offers inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, patient and community education, and a full range of specialty services through…

—
8
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
9
LincolnHealth Medical Partners Inc

The Corporation operates for the purpose of providing medical & health services, including primary & specialized care, through licensed physicians & other health professionals primarily in Lincoln County, Maine. Effective February 5, 2023…

Health
10
Waldo County General Hospital

Waldo County General Hospital's mission is to be the BEST - Better, Empathy, Service and Teamwork. Our goal is to ensure quality, accessible and affordable health care services and to improve the health and well-being of our community.

—
11
Piscataquog Land Conservancy

The Piscataquog Land Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation organization founded in 1970. Its purpose is to conserve the natural and scenic environment of the Piscataquog, Souhegan and Nashua River watershed communities of southern…

—
12
Maine Behavioral Healthcare

Maine Behavioral Healthcare provides a seamless and compassionate continuum of care through a community of providers collaborating to promote recovery and the overall mental and physical well-being of those we are privileged to serve.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust; the most unlike its peers is Team Hailey Hugs. 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

19 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. 19 of the 34 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)
19/19
Grantees still filing
16/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY: $24,000 · OtherECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRYTHE FRIENDLY KITCHEN INC: $24,000 · OtherTHE FRIENDLY KITCHEN INCNEW HARBOR FOOD PANTRY: $24,000 · OtherNEW HARBOR FOOD PANTRYJEFFERSON AREA FOOD PANTRY: $24,000 · OtherJEFFERSON AREA FOOD PANTRYBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOC: $23,500 · OtherBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCLINCOLN HEALTHMAINE HEALTH: $21,000 · OtherLINCOLN HEALTHMAINE HEALTHIndividual grant recipient: $19,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $15,500 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSETWIN VILLAGES FOOD BANK: $15,500 · OtherTWIN VILLAGES FOOD BANKPLGA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $9,000 · Other+6 more: $38,550 · Other+6 moreLINCOLN COUNTY DENTAL INC: $26,000 · HealthLINCOLN COUNTY D…MID-COAST HEALTH NET INC: $23,000 · HealthMID-COAST HEALTH…MaineHealth: $19,000 · HealthMaineHealthTEAM HAILEY HUGS: $15,500 · HealthTEAM HAILEY HUGSCoastal Rivers Conservation Trust: $26,000 · EnvironmentCoastal River…Midcoast Conservancy: $22,000 · EnvironmentMidcoast Cons…BEAR-PAW REGIONAL GREENWAYS: $20,000 · EnvironmentBEAR-PAW REGI…MIDCOAST HUMANE: $23,500 · AnimalsMIDCOAST HUMA…LIVE AND LET LIVE FARM INC: $23,500 · AnimalsLIVE AND LET …AVIAN HAVEN: $18,500 · AnimalsAVIAN HAVENTHE COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND OF LINCOLN COUNTY: $26,000 · Human ServicesThe Lincoln Home: $18,000 · Human ServicesSTEPPING STONE HOUSING INC: $13,000 · Housing & ShelterCONCORD AREA TRUST FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING: $12,500 · Housing & ShelterCONCORD COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL: $13,000 · Arts & CultureCAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $6,000 · Arts & CultureThe Trustees of Princeton University: $7,500 · Education
Other$248,050Health$83,500Environment$68,000Animals$65,500Human Services$44,000Housing & Shelter$25,500Arts & Culture$19,000Education$7,500

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 budgetTHE COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND OF LINCOLN COUNTY: $26,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetCoastal Rivers Conservation Trust: $26,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetLINCOLN COUNTY DENTAL INC: $26,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetTHE FRIENDLY KITCHEN INC: $24,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMIDCOAST HUMANE: $23,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLIVE AND LET LIVE FARM INC: $23,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMID-COAST HEALTH NET INC: $23,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetMidcoast Conservancy: $22,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBEAR-PAW REGIONAL GREENWAYS: $20,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetMaineHealth: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAVIAN HAVEN: $18,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Lincoln Home: $18,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTEAM HAILEY HUGS: $15,500 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetSTEPPING STONE HOUSING INC: $13,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetCONCORD COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL: $13,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCONCORD AREA TRUST FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING: $12,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $7,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $7,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $6,000 over 6y, 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 THE COMMUNITY ENERGY FUND OF LINCOLN COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust ↗
  • Who funds LINCOLN COUNTY DENTAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDLY KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds MIDCOAST HUMANE ↗
  • Who funds LIVE AND LET LIVE FARM INC ↗
  • Who funds MID-COAST HEALTH NET INC ↗
  • Who funds Midcoast Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds BEAR-PAW REGIONAL GREENWAYS ↗
  • Who funds MaineHealth ↗
  • Who funds AVIAN HAVEN ↗
  • Who funds The Lincoln Home ↗
  • Who funds TEAM HAILEY HUGS ↗
  • Who funds STEPPING STONE HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds CONCORD COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CONCORD AREA TRUST FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗

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.

Maine Community Found…Bangor Savings Bank F…Reny Charitable Found…New Hampshire Charita…Lincoln Financial Fou…Burns Family Foundati…The Marjorie C Bailey…Amica Companies Found…Leach Elizabeth Ann P…Cogswell Benevolent T…Eastern Bank Foundati…The Bank of America C…
Maine Community Foundation IncME22.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Reny Charitable Foundation · New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Burns Family Foundation Inc · The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation · Amica Companies Foundation · Leach Elizabeth Ann Pfdn · Cogswell Benevolent Trust · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
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Find your warmest path to Norman N & Gale R Hochgraf Charitable 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 34 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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