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The Birchrock Foundation at a glance

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The Birchrock 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.

$380k
Granted FY2024still arriving
30
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$408kPhilanthropy$346kArts & Culture$274kHealth$249kReligion$56kEnvironment$11kHousing & Shelter$6kYouth Development$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k24 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $46k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$5.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILLIAMS COLLEGE$200,000
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER$50,000
THE RASHI SCHOOL$50,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART$13,500
THE METROPOLITAN MUSUEM OF ART$12,000
TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM$7,380
TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON$3,000
HARLEM ACADEMY$2,500
TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM$1,215
ST SIMONS LAND TRUST$1,000
HAND IN HAND$1,000
ABOS FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY20–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%COMPANIONS FOR HEROES: $500 → 13%KNOX COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION: $500 → 11%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
VT
NY
MA
OH
VA
MD
AL
GA
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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$634k · 17 repeat orgs$410k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
25

Total granted

$634k
$177k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+60%

Still filing today

59%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $233k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationInternationalCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • BI
    BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $185k · revenue +64%
  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
    5× · 2020–2024 · $114k · revenue +69%
  • MM
    METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
    4× · 2020–2024 · $63k · revenue +119%

Funded once

  • BI
    BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $60k · revenue +60%
  • MS
    MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATEDgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +51%
  • TW
    THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +177%
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
2
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
3
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
4
Newport Art Museum and Art Association

The newport art museum's mission is to share a diversity of art and experiences that spark reflection, inspiration, and connection within our newport community and beyond. the museum was founded in 1912 on the belief that arts and culture…

Arts & Culture
5
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
6
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
7
Baltimore Museum of Art

The baltimore museum of art connects art to baltimore and baltimore to the world, embodying a commitment to artistic excellence and social equity in every decision from art presentation, interpretation, and collecting, to the composition…

Arts & Culture
8
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
9
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
10
The Rhode Island Historical Society

The rhode island historical society, through its collections, museums, and educational initiatives, welcomes everyone to engage with rhode island's complex and significant past.

Arts & Culture
11
Philadelphia Museum of Art

The philadelphia museum of art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collection in particular, and the visual arts in…

Arts & Culture
12
The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association

Vision: to preserve, share and continue the american story mission: to be a welcoming, thriving, historic site and community resource that engages people of all backgrounds in our inclusive american story. values: - we value caroline…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The William a Farnsworth Library and Art Museum 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 58 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
30/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $300,000 · OtherTHE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONRASHI SCHOOL INC: $150,000 · OtherRASHI SCHOOL INCTEMPLE BETH ELOHIM: $53,838 · OtherTEMPLE BETH ELOHIMMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON: $42,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON+29 more: $68,412 · Other+29 moreWilliams College: $200,000 · EducationWilliams CollegeMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $50,000 · EducationMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL O…+1 more: $2,500 · EducationBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $185,000 · HealthBETH ISRAEL DEACONES…BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC: $60,000 · HealthBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HE…+3 more: $3,000 · HealthWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $113,500 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF …METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $63,000 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN MUSEU…THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE WILLIAM A FARN…+8 more: $15,875 · Arts & Culture+8 moreCombined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc: $45,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $2,000 · PhilanthropyST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc: $1,000 · EnvironmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $5,000 · Youth Development
Other$614,250Education$252,500Health$248,000Arts & Culture$222,375Philanthropy$47,000Environment$6,000Youth Development$5,000

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 budgetTHE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $300,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWilliams College: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $185,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $113,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $63,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCombined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE COASTAL SYMPHONY OF GEORGIA INC: $6,008 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetLOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAND IN HAND OF GLYNN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWALDO THEATRE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST SIMONS LAND TRUST INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS INC: $2,670 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARLEM ACADEMY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWINNEBAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $2,250 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSoutheast Georgia Health System Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $1,275 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWALDOBORO FOOD PANTRY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITIES OF COASTAL GEORGIA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAND IN HAND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSIGNATURE SQUARES OF BRUNSWICK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFORWARD BRUNSWICK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSHELBURNE MUSEUM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJETT FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUT OF HAND THEATER: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomeworthy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATALANTA NYC INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGolden Isles Arts & Humanities Association Inc: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON CITY SINGERS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREY MATTERS PROJECT INC: $250 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.

Arthur and Lindee Luc…Torras Foundation IncDavis Love III Founda…Combined Jewish Phila…St Marys Methodist Ch…Robert H & Susan F Ca…The Community Foundat…Boston Foundation IncGeorgia Power Foundat…Community Foundation …The Ayco Charitable F…Raymond James Charita…
Arthur and Lindee Lucas Family Foundation IncGA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arthur and Lindee Lucas Family Foundation Inc · Torras Foundation Inc · Davis Love III Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · St Marys Methodist Church Foundation I · Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Birchrock Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Birchrock Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
  • Shelburne Museum Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Boston City Singers Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • Williams College: 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 · 0–25%
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.

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 58 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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