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The 3 B's Foundation Inc

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.

$132k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$19k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$220kEducation$119kArts & Culture$75kHealth$64kPublic Benefit$62kRecreation & Sports$47kEnvironment$40kHuman Services$33kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $92k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC$18,598
ATLANTIC WHITE SHARK CONSERVANCY$18,598
ST TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOL$18,598
RIDGEBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$15,000
FRACTURED ATLAS$10,794
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE$10,000
WOODCOCK NATURE CENTER$5,000
RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN$5,000
CANNON RIDGE CHAPTER OF NSDAR INC$5,000
FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC$5,000
RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
IRIS FUND$5,000
KEELER TAVERN AND MUSEUM$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 (FY17–25, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 6%. 65% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 6%MADISON AREA YMCA: $13k → 4%MADISON AREA YMCA: $5k → 4%MADISON AREA YMCA: $5k → 4%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDER'S HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDERS HALL FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 9%FOUNDERS HALL FOUNDATION INC: $3k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
NC
DC
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$614k · 19 repeat orgs$114k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
14

Total granted

$614k
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+36%

Still filing today

68%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureAnimalsHuman 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

  • WC
    WOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $72k · revenue +5%
  • TR
    THE RAPTOR TRUST
    6× · 2017–2024 · $54k · revenue +35%
  • FH
    Founders Hall Foundation Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $42k · revenue +92%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF COASTAL AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +25%
  • EC
    ELLANOR C LAWRENCE PARK FRIENDS INC
    one grant, 2021 · $9k
  • WI
    WILDLIFE IN CRISIS CARE
    one grant, 2020 · $8k
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
Land Conservancy of Ridgefield Inc

The Land Conservancy of Ridgefield, Inc. ("the Land Conservancy"), founded in 1967, preserves and protects, for the general benefit of the public, Ridgefield, Connecticut's natural resources including land and water resources, the plant…

Environment
2
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
3
The Adirondack Council Inc

The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…

Environment
4
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
5
Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc

The mission of the hudson river foundation is to inspire and inform action through science and engaging people to enhance the hudson river, estuary, and watershed (see schedule o).

Environment
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
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
8
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
9
Glacier National Park Conservancy

The glacier national park conservancy works to preserve and protect glacier national park for future generations.

Recreation & Sports
10
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
11
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
12
Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc

To cultivate and develop an expansive collection of trees, gardens, and plants for all to explore, enjoy and study; and to provide through education and stewardship, a greener, healthier, more beautiful environment.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Raptor Trust; the most unlike its peers is The Iris Fund 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

23 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. 23 of the 38 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $32,750 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRIDGEFIELD LIBRARY: $29,255 · OtherRIDGEFIELD LIBRARYSAINT TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOL: $23,298 · OtherSAINT TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOLRIDGEBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $20,000 · OtherRIDGEBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETYST TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOL: $18,598 · OtherST TIMOTHY CATHOLIC SCHOOLKEELER TAVERN AND MUSEUM: $15,000 · OtherHARTFORD ART SCHOOL ENDOWMENT INC: $30,000 · OtherHARTFORD ART SCHOOL ENDOWMENT INCFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $20,794 · OtherFRACTURED ATLAS INCThe Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc: $14,077 · OtherUNITED WAY OF COASTAL AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $15,000 · OtherROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY: $11,000 · Other+16 more: $76,942 · Other+16 moreWOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $71,604 · AnimalsWOLF CONSERVATION C…THE RAPTOR TRUST: $54,100 · AnimalsTHE RAPTOR TRUSTFounders Hall Foundation Inc: $42,073 · Human ServicesFounders H…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MADISON NJ: $23,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'…ATLANTIC WHITE SHARK CONSERVANCY INC: $62,777 · Science & TechATLANTIC …FRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC: $62,425 · Community ImprovementFRIENDS O…THE ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $58,872 · HealthTHE ADENO…NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $21,000 · EnvironmentWOODCOCK NATURE CENTER INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentGarden of the Gods Foundation: $5,116 · EnvironmentOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $5,000 · Environment
Other$306,714Animals$125,704Human Services$65,073Science & Tech$62,777Community Improvement$62,425Health$58,872Environment$46,116

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 budgetWOLF CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $71,604 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetATLANTIC WHITE SHARK CONSERVANCY INC: $62,777 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC: $62,425 over 8y, 9.6% of budgetTHE ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $58,872 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTHE RAPTOR TRUST: $54,100 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetFounders Hall Foundation Inc: $42,073 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHARTFORD ART SCHOOL ENDOWMENT INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MADISON NJ: $23,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $20,794 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWOODCOCK NATURE CENTER INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUNITED WAY OF COASTAL AND WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc: $14,077 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARIST UNIVERSITY: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGarden of the Gods Foundation: $5,116 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF RIDGEFIELD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Iris Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRIDGEFIELD WORKSHOP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCare and Share Inc: $3,218 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.

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 Ayco Charitable F…Union Savings Bank Fo…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Pf & Rj Morganti Foun…Anne S Richardson Fun…Ridgefield Thrift Sho…Diageo North America …Fairfield County's Co…Synchrony FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…
The Ayco Charitable FoundationNY16.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Pf & Rj Morganti Foundation · Anne S Richardson Fund Xxxxx3004 · Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc · Diageo North America Foundation Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Synchrony Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · 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 The 3 B's Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The 3 B's Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc: 5% of income from government
  • The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Young Men's Christian Association of Madison Nj: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get 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 · 0–60%
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.

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 38 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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