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The Boedecker 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.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
60
Grants FY2024
46
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 48
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$34M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations The Boedecker Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $331k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureCivil RightsHealthInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving59$1.4M41%
FY202346$1.5M30%
FY202248$1.7M52%
FY202140$1.6M25%
FY202041$2.4Mn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$1.7MHealth$1.4MHuman Services$1.1MArts & Culture$852kHousing & Shelter$694kFood & Nutrition$380kYouth Development$330kReligion$195kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OR
WY
OH
PA
CA
CO
AZ
TN
NC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Colorado Foundation$867,94040%
World Spark$460,000546%
There With Care$436,00054%
The Dairy Center for the Arts$400,000511%
Nashville Food Project Inc$275,26052%
Every Mother Counts$230,00051%
Thistle Farms Inc$230,00051%
Backfield in Motion$212,00053%
Equal Chance for Education$195,00055%
Nikki Mitchell Foundation Inc$184,805412%
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All grantees of The Boedecker Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Colorado Foundation$867,94040%
World Spark$460,000546%
There With Care$436,00054%
The Dairy Center for the Arts$400,000511%
Nashville Food Project Inc$275,26052%
Every Mother Counts$230,00051%
Thistle Farms Inc$230,00051%
Backfield in Motion$212,00053%
Equal Chance for Education$195,00055%
Nikki Mitchell Foundation Inc$184,805412%
Ready Nest Foundation Inc$181,0005n/a
Renewal House Inc$177,00051%
St Luke's Community House Inc$167,50051%
Small World Yoga Inc$155,00057%
Amigos of Costa Rica Inc$130,00013%
Raphah Institute$120,00043%
Family Affair Ministries Inc$115,000324%
Nashville Public Education Foundation$110,00043%
The Settlement Club$100,00011%
Voices for Children Inc$100,00027%
Lubick Foundation Ramstrength$95,000512%
The Equity Alliance$85,00043%
Songs for Sound Inc$80,000513%
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park$75,00030%
Patchwork$71,600217%
The Theater Bug Inc$70,00026%
Interfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville$70,00050%
Vanderbilt University$70,00020%
Light Up Hope Inc$55,00021%
Copland House Inc$50,00015%
Lyons Fire Fund$50,000363%
The Fort Lewis College Foundation$50,00020%
Book Em$47,00032%
Children's Cancer Association$40,00020%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$40,00010%
Momentum Advisory Collective$35,00021%
Urban Housing Solutions Inc$26,30810%
Nashville Rescue Mission$25,21620%
Middle Tennessee State University Foundation$25,00010%
The Mary Parrish Center$25,00021%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$25,00020%
Plant the Seed$25,00018%
Lyons Community Farm Project$25,0002n/a
University School of Nashville$20,00010%
Face the Music Foundation Inc$20,000136%
Drylands Agroecology Research Foundation$20,00011%
Abortion Care for Tennessee$18,0002n/a
The Challenge Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Warren Village Inc$15,00010%
The Well in the Desert Inc$15,00012%
The Keep a Breast Foundation$15,00012%
Wickenburg Christian Academy Inc$15,00011%
The Kempe Foundation$10,0001n/a
Denver Urban Scholars$10,0001n/a
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Nurture the Next Fka Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee$10,00010%
E Town$10,00011%
Community Roots Midwife Collective$10,00011%
Cafe Momentum$10,00010%
Protect Our Winters$10,00010%
Destiny Adoption Services & Consulting Inc$10,00011%
Project Live Love$10,000112%
Colorado Odyssey Inc$10,0001n/a
Music Health Alliance Inc$10,00011%
Red Grade Riders$10,0001n/a
Trust and Dignity Home Care Agency$10,00016%
The Trauma Imaging Foundation Inc$10,000122%
Wags and Walks$10,00010%
Samaritan's Feet International$10,00010%
Home Bound Meals Program$8,00022%
Creativets$5,00011%
Centennial Park Conservancy$5,00010%
Fund for the New School Boulder Country Day School$5,00010%
Oasis Center Inc$5,00010%
Niwot High School Education Foundation Inc$5,000113%
Civic Tn$5,00010%
413 Strong Inc$5,00011%
Chewelah Performing and Cultural Arts Center$5,00013%
A Kid's Place$5,00010%
Center for Nonprofit Management Inc$5,00010%
Spring Station Middle School PTO$4,57515%
Philanthropy Southeast Inc$2,50010%
Denver Area Youth Services$2,50010%
Harpeth Valley Elementary PTO$6481n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Boedecker Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 76 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $867,940 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Spark: $460,000 over 5y, 46% of budgetThere With Care: $436,000 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetThe Dairy Center for the Arts: $400,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetNashville Food Project Inc: $275,260 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetEvery Mother Counts: $230,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $230,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetBackfield in Motion: $212,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetEqual Chance for Education: $195,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetNikki Mitchell Foundation Inc: $184,805 over 4y, 12% of budgetRenewal House Inc: $177,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetSt Luke's Community House Inc: $167,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetSmall World Yoga Inc: $155,000 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetAmigos of Costa Rica Inc: $130,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetRaphah Institute: $120,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetFamily Affair Ministries Inc: $115,000 over 3y, 24% of budgetNashville Public Education Foundation: $110,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetThe Settlement Club: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetVoices for Children Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetLubick Foundation Ramstrength: $95,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetThe Equity Alliance: $85,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetSongs for Sound Inc: $80,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $75,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPatchwork: $71,600 over 2y, 17% of budgetThe Theater Bug Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetInterfaith Dental Clinic of Nashville: $70,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetVanderbilt University: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLight Up Hope Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCopland House Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetLyons Fire Fund: $50,000 over 3y, 63% of budgetThe Fort Lewis College Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBook Em: $47,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetChildren's Cancer Association: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMomentum Advisory Collective: $35,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetUrban Housing Solutions Inc: $26,308 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNashville Rescue Mission: $25,216 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMiddle Tennessee State University Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Mary Parrish Center: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlant the Seed: $25,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetUniversity School of Nashville: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFace the Music Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetDrylands Agroecology Research Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Challenge Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWarren Village Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Well in the Desert Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe Keep a Breast Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 2.0% 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 76.

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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.

Memorial Foundation IncTN45.6× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Memorial Foundation Inc · Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Joe C Davis Foundation · The Frist Foundation · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · Dettwiller Foundation · Nashville Predators Foundation · The Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund Inc · The Steven & Laurie Eskind Family Foundation · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist 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.

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How do I get to The Boedecker Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Boedecker 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.

About The Boedecker Foundation

How much does The Boedecker Foundation give?
The Boedecker Foundation reported 60 grants totaling $1,462,970 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 48 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Boedecker Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (20%), Health (16%), Human Services (13%).
Who are The Boedecker Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Colorado Foundation ($868k), World Spark ($460k), There With Care ($436k).
Does The Boedecker Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Boedecker Foundation 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 Boedecker Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Memorial Foundation Inc, Hca Healthcare Foundation, The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust.
Where is The Boedecker Foundation based?
The Boedecker Foundation is based in CO.

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 115 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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