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The Berghorst 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.

$416k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
54
Organizations funded FY2024
11%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 58
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$2.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 11% of the organizations The Berghorst Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving20$416k35%
FY202454$375k11%
FY202349$378k18%
FY202258$394k29%
FY202151$301k18%
FY202044$337k18%
FY201911$45k36%
FY201834$229k35%
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What it funded, over time

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

Health$623kArts & Culture$449kEducation$393kReligion$273kYouth Development$185kHuman Services$97kPhilanthropy$93kEnvironment$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
WY
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc$256,73080%
Riverside Theatre Inc$175,43390%
Onegoal$146,10050%
Advancium Health Network Inc$100,00013%
Community Church of Vero Beach$91,0007n/a
Crossover Mission Inc$85,00062%
Near North Montessori School$84,50070%
Northwestern University$75,50080%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$73,30070%
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations$60,00030%
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All grantees of The Berghorst Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc$256,73080%
Riverside Theatre Inc$175,43390%
Onegoal$146,10050%
Advancium Health Network Inc$100,00013%
Community Church of Vero Beach$91,0007n/a
Crossover Mission Inc$85,00062%
Near North Montessori School$84,50070%
Northwestern University$75,50080%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$73,30070%
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations$60,00030%
Chicago Children's Museum$58,50051%
Indian River Hospital Foundation Inc$55,0004n/a
Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression$52,50081%
United Against Poverty Inc$45,50070%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$45,00060%
Boys & Girls Club of Indian River County Inc$43,40070%
The Learning Alliance Inc$43,00070%
Riverside Church$43,0001n/a
Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc$39,00060%
The Geneva School of Manhattan$37,00070%
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$35,00070%
Focusing Philanthropy Inc$30,00030%
The John's Island Foundation Inc$30,00061%
Erie Elementary Charter School$27,05080%
Braven Inc$27,00080%
Scleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago$25,00062%
John's Island Community Service League Inc$23,80060%
The Art Institute of Chicago$23,00050%
Social Venture Partners Chicago Inc$20,00041%
10000 Brains Neuro Ai Inc$20,00011%
Samaritan's Purse$20,00010%
Trinity Presbyterian Church$20,0002n/a
McKee Botanical Garden Inc$17,50070%
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$16,50050%
Chicago Humanities Festival$15,00060%
Indian River Land Trust Inc$15,00050%
Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center Inc$15,00052%
American Cancer Society Inc$12,50030%
Environmental Learning Center Inc$12,50070%
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice Foundation Inc$12,50050%
Misericordia Foundation$11,00060%
Get US Ppe Inc$10,1201n/a
On Course Foundation USA$10,00021%
Childrens Memorial Hospital$10,000182%
The Trustees of the Smith College$10,00020%
Hark-Als Inc$10,00011%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$10,00010%
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation Ltd$10,00010%
The Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc Dba Brain Chemistry Labs$9,00030%
March of Dimes Inc$8,00020%
Lost Tree Chapel Inc$7,5001n/a
Skokie Country Club Educational Foundation$7,00051%
Uniting Voices$6,00030%
Alzheimerparkinson Assoc of Irc Inc$5,50030%
Impact 100 of Indian River County$5,10050%
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Michigan$5,00013%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$5,00010%
Helphopelive Inc$5,00010%
North Shore Country Day School$5,00010%
North Shore Senior Center$4,50040%
Northwestern University Settlement Association$3,50030%
Vero Classical School Inc$3,0001n/a
Childcare Resources of Indian River Inc$3,00010%
Greenwich Academy Inc$3,00020%
Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc$3,00030%
American Heart Association Inc$3,00010%
John's Island Employee Relief Fund Foundation Inc$3,00012%
Whole Family Health Center Inc$3,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,50010%
Chicago Public Media Inc$2,50010%
Cristo Rey New York High School$2,50010%
Leadership Greater Chicago$2,50030%
Waterleaf Women's Center Inc$2,00010%
Hope Chicago Inc$2,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,00010%
The Cara Program$1,50020%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$1,36520%
The Club Foundation$1,0001n/a
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$1,00010%
Old Elm Scholarship Foundation$1,00010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pickles Group Inc$1,00010%
Camp Runoia Alumnae Organization$1,0001n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,00010%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$1,00010%
Matthews Free Medical Clinic$55010%
Marine Resources Council of East Florida Inc$50010%
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$50010%
City Year Inc$50010%
The People's Music School$50010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$50010%
Clearwater Camp Foundation Inc$30010%
By The Hand Club For Kids$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($454k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Berghorst Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 84 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVero Beach Museum of Art Inc: $256,730 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetRiverside Theatre Inc: $175,433 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetOnegoal: $146,100 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAdvancium Health Network Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCrossover Mission Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetNear North Montessori School: $84,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetNorthwestern University: $75,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $73,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Children's Museum: $58,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetErikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression: $52,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Against Poverty Inc: $45,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Indian River County Inc: $43,400 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Learning Alliance Inc: $43,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetGifford Youth Achievement Center Inc: $39,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Geneva School of Manhattan: $37,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFocusing Philanthropy Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe John's Island Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetErie Elementary Charter School: $27,050 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBraven Inc: $27,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetScleroderma Foundation of Greater Chicago: $25,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetJohn's Island Community Service League Inc: $23,800 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSocial Venture Partners Chicago Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budget10000 Brains Neuro Ai Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMcKee Botanical Garden Inc: $17,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation): $16,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Humanities Festival: $15,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIndian River Land Trust Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDasie Bridgewater Hope Center Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Learning Center Inc: $12,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetVisiting Nurse Association and Hospice Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMisericordia Foundation: $11,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetOn Course Foundation USA: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetChildrens Memorial Hospital: $10,000 over 1y, 82% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHark-Als Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLes Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation Ltd: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc Dba Brain Chemistry Labs: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSkokie Country Club Educational Foundation: $7,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetUniting Voices: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimerparkinson Assoc of Irc Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 84.

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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.

Indian River Community Foundation IncFL31.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Indian River Community Foundation Inc · The Carwill Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · John's Island Community Service League Inc · Archie S Wingfield Jr Charitable Trust U/A/D 5/15/1995 · The John's Island Foundation Inc · Bernard a Egan Foundation Inc · The McCord Family Foundation Inc · The Ron and Nancy Rosner Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ned and Emily Sherwood Family Foundation · Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program 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.

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About The Berghorst Foundation Inc

How much does The Berghorst Foundation Inc give?
The Berghorst Foundation Inc reported 23 grants totaling $416,230 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Berghorst Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (27%), Arts & Culture (19%), Education (17%).
Who are The Berghorst Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Vero Beach Museum of Art Inc ($257k), Riverside Theatre Inc ($175k), Onegoal ($146k).
Does The Berghorst Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Berghorst Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Berghorst Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Indian River Community Foundation Inc, The Carwill Foundation, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is The Berghorst Foundation Inc based?
The Berghorst Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 112 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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