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Patten Family Foundation at a glance

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Patten Family 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.

$200k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Education$2.8MHealth$2.5MAnimals$1.3MYouth Development$338kHuman Services$51kPublic Benefit$10kInternational$3kArts & Culture$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$200,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION$200,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $1.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $850k → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $175k → 10%Southeastern Guide Dogs: $150k → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $100k → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $50k → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $10k → 10%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.5M · 12 repeat orgs$569k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
11

Total granted

$6.5M
$569k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+26%

Still filing today

42%
36%

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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthPublic BenefitInternationalArts & 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

  • SG
    Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc
    6× · 2018–2023 · $1.3M · revenue +80%
  • BR
    Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc
    3× · 2020–2023 · $53k · revenue +54%
  • TG
    THE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION
    4× · 2017–2022 · $36k · revenue +25% · 85% of their budget

Funded once

  • JA
    Junior Achievement of South FL
    one grant, 2022 · $503k
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FT LAUDERDALE
    one grant, 2019 · $29k
  • VH
    Vets Helping Heroes Inc
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +4%
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
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
2
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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3
Doctors Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of doctors hospital, inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
4
Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist health medical group inc is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist…

Health
5
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
6
Bethesda Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of bethesda hospital is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
7
Baptist Hospital of Miami Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist hospital of miami is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
8
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
9
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary

THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ("THE INFIRMARY") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. THE INFIRMARY IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH.…

Health
10
Baptist Outpatient Services Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist outpatient services is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is…

Health
11
Jacksonville University

Our mission is to empower students for life-long growth as global citizens through a transformative, innovative educational experience, built on excellence in community-centered service. We accomplish this mission in a small,…

Education
12
Baptist Health South Florida Inc

The mission of baptist health is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a faith-based organization guided by the spirit of…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc; the most unlike its peers is Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. 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

9 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. 9 of the 23 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/9
Grantees still filing
7/9
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $2,395,000 · OtherMASS GENERAL HOSPITALUniversity of New Hampshire: $885,000 · OtherUniversity of New HampshireJunior Achievement of South FL: $502,700 · OtherJunior Achievement of South FLJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF S FL: $466,379 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF S FLJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $308,500 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT+10 more: $124,994 · OtherSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $1,335,000 · Human ServicesSoutheastern Guide Do…+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesHORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC: $935,500 · EducationHORATIO ALGER A…+1 more: $30,000 · EducationBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $53,000 · HealthVets Helping Heroes Inc: $10,000 · Public BenefitJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $4,500 · InternationalBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$4,682,573Human Services$1,345,000Education$965,500Health$53,000Public Benefit$10,000International$4,500Arts & Culture$1,000

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 budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $1,335,000 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetHORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC: $935,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $53,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION: $36,044 over 4y, 85% of budgetROLLINS COLLEGE: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVets Helping Heroes Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 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 Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc ↗
  • Who funds HORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC ↗
  • Who funds Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds ROLLINS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Vets Helping Heroes Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE CHRISTIAN CENTER OF PITTSFIELD ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Rollins College: 0% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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.

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 23 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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