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Putnam Family 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.

$337k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
13
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$526kHealth$342kYouth Development$106kPhilanthropy$88kPublic Safety & Disaster$56kReligion$51kArts & Culture$34kAnimals$23kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k20 grants · $82k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $205k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$4.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Tunnel to Towers$50,000
New Foundation of Hope$30,500
University of Miami$30,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital$20,000
Higher Ground$19,000
Clear Brook Foundation$15,000
1916 Foundation$15,000
Naples Children & Education Foundation$10,250
NCH Center for Philanthropy$10,000
Cristo Rey Network$10,000
Redan Foundation$5,500
West Catholic High School$5,000
Mayo Clinic$5,000
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 (FY23–24, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 13% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%American Breast Cancer Foundation: $5k → 6%Envision Unlimited: $3k → 14%1916 Foundation: $15k → 8%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

ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
VA
MD
TN
NC
GA
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$860k · 20 repeat orgs$346k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +83% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
28

Total granted

$860k
$240k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+83%
+30%

Still filing today

70%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k 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
EducationHealthAnimalsYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHuman 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

  • UO
    University of Miami
    8× · 2017–2024 · $219k · revenue +96%
  • NC
    NAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $104k · revenue +277%
  • NF
    New Foundation of Hope
    7× · 2018–2024 · $101k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO
    one grant, 2017 · $75k
  • RD
    Rotary Disaster Relief Fund
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • AF
    AIDS Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
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
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
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
3
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
4
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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5
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc

Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business,…

Education
6
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
7
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
8
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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9
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
10
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
11
Manhattanville University

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

Education
12
The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research

The graduate school of the stowers institute for medical research ("gssimr") exempt purpose is to provide graduate education that will prepare scholars for scientific research in the biological sciences.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naples Children Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Clear Brook Foundation 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

40 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. 40 of the 67 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
26/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: $75,000 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGONorthwestern Memorial Foundation: $75,000 · OtherNorthwestern Memorial FoundationRotary Disaster Relief Fund: $50,000 · OtherRotary Disaster Relief FundChurch of the Holy Comforter: $40,400 · OtherChurch of the Holy ComforterIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientEvans Scholars Foundation: $30,250 · OtherEvans Scholars FoundationAIDS Foundation: $25,000 · OtherChildren's Organ Transplant Associa: $20,000 · OtherHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $19,000 · Other+34 more: $154,095 · Other+34 moreUniversity of Miami: $219,000 · EducationUniversity of MiamiTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNS…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,500 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOU…EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Education+5 more: $21,500 · EducationST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $40,000 · HealthST JUDE C…CLEAR BROOK FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · HealthCLEAR BRO…CMT Research Foundation Inc: $27,500 · HealthCMT Resea…MAYO CLINIC: $9,700 · HealthMAYO CLIN…+1 more: $800 · HealthNew Foundation of Hope: $101,300 · Youth DevelopmentNew Found…ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $190 · Youth DevelopmentNAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC: $104,450 · PhilanthropyNAPLES CH…NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureDistinguished Flying Cross Society: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHRASHER OPERA HOUSE CORPORATION: $1,000 · Arts & Culture1916 FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesAMERICAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesEnvision Unlimited: $3,000 · Human Services
Other$528,745Education$411,000Health$113,000Youth Development$106,490Philanthropy$104,450Arts & Culture$28,500Human Services$23,000

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 budgetUniversity of Miami: $219,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC: $104,450 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNew Foundation of Hope: $101,300 over 7y, 6.9% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAR BROOK FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetCMT Research Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $19,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget1916 FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetCHILDRENS BRITTLE BONE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY DBA MOUNTAIN HUMANE: $13,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRECIPE FOR CHANGE: $12,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCRISTO REY NETWORK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JAMES MADISON INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetENDEAVOR GLOBAL INC (F/K/A THE ENDEAVOR INITIATIVE INC): $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $9,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY CHARITABLE FUND INC: $6,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE LAMBS FARM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRYAN BANKS ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetOPERATION HELO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAAA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnvision Unlimited: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFELINE ANIMAL PROJECT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDENCE HOUSE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDistinguished Flying Cross Society: $2,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetLake Forest College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHRASHER OPERA HOUSE CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCake4kids: $190 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.

The Chicago Community…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Silicon Valley Commun…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Paypal Charitable Giv…Charities Aid Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…
The Chicago Community TrustIL12× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Putnam Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Putnam Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 Putnam Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Putnam Family 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 67 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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