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The Ballydavid 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.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$78kEnvironment$45kRecreation & Sports$33kHuman Services$25kYouth Development$22kHealth$8kArts & Culture$5kInternational$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC$14,900
INDIAN RIVER LAND TR$10,000
SHELTER ISLAND LIONS CLUB$5,300
QUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES INC$5,000
SHELTER ISLAND EDUCATIONAL$5,000
BEST BUDDIES INC$5,000
REGIS HIGH SCHOOL$3,000
SHELTER ISLAND CLUB$1,000
AMERICAN LEGION$500
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 (FY24–24, $979) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SENIOR RESOURCE ASSOCIATION: $979 → 12%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

MN
NY
SD
IN
VA
NC
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$114k · 8 repeat orgs$77k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
11

Total granted

$114k
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+22%

Still filing today

50%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesReligionEnvironmentOther
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

  • TO
    TTEE OF HAMILTON COLLEGE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k
  • CR
    CRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL
    2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +9%
  • VB
    VERO BEACH ROWING INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • RC
    RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • FP
    FORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • CR
    CRISTO REY NEW YORK
    one grant, 2024 · $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
United Way of Rhode Island Inc

United way's mission is uniting our community and resources to build racial equity and opportunities for all rhode islanders.

Philanthropy
2
Rainforest Trust

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

International
3
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
4
Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

Recreation vehicle industry association (rvia)'s mission is to promote and protect the rv industry and its members; pursuing a favorable business environment for rvia members; promoting the health and wellbeing of rvia; continue on…

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5
Community Rowing Inc

At community rowing inc., we are dedicated to fostering a community that is both welcoming and supportive. under the banner of rowing for all we make rowing accessible without regard to individual ability, background or experience.…

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6
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
7
The Riverwoods Group

The mission of the riverwoods group (trwg) is to plan, coordinate, implement & further the missions of the riverwoods company at exeter new hampshire (rwe), birch hill terrace (bh) dba riverwoods manchester (rwm), riverwoods durham (rwd),…

Human Services
8
New York Road Runners Inc

As a new york city based nonprofit, we're dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of our communities through inclusive and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential.

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9
The Montana Land Reliance

The mission of the montana land reliance (mlr) is to partner with landowners to provide permanent protection for private lands that are significant for agricultural production, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space.

Environment
10
Amazon Conservation Association

Amazon conservation unites science, people, and innovation to protect the amazon - the greatest wild forest on earth. as guardians of the most iconic forest on the planet, we bring together the power of the latest science and technology…

Environment
11
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
12
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Against Poverty Inc; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

10 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. 10 of the 25 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
5/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $35,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYTTEE OF HAMILTON COLLEGE: $20,000 · OtherTTEE OF HAMILTON COLLEGEBEST BUDDIES INC: $20,000 · OtherBEST BUDDIES INCUNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC: $19,900 · OtherUNITED AGAINST POVERTY INCRED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherRED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOLFORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherFORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL+13 more: $39,150 · Other+13 moreCRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationCRISTO REY NEW YORK …VERO BEACH ROWING INC: $20,000 · EducationVERO BEACH ROWING IN…INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentQUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES INC: $8,000 · PhilanthropySAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,500 · ReligionSenior Resource Association Inc: $979 · Human Services
Other$164,050Education$40,000Environment$10,000Philanthropy$8,000Religion$2,500Human Services$979

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 budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVERO BEACH ROWING INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetUNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC: $19,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetQUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES MIDWEST MN WI IA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSenior Resource Association Inc: $979 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCECIL C MARTIN: $500 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.

  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds CRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds VERO BEACH ROWING INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC ↗
  • Who funds INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds QUAIL VALLEY CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES MIDWEST MN WI IA ↗
  • Who funds Senior Resource Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds CECIL C MARTIN ↗

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.

James Ford Bell FoundationMN13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: James Ford Bell Foundation · The Kahle Foundation Inc · Indian River Community Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 The Ballydavid Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ballydavid Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Indian River Land Trust Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get 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 · 0–25%
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 The Ballydavid Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Ballydavid 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 25 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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