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The Brinkman Family 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.

$41k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
42%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 34
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
17
Total assets, FY2025
$587k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 42% of the organizations The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsHealthInternationalOther
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 arriving32$41k38%
FY202424$25k42%
FY202325$32k16%
FY202234$37k32%
FY202132$39k50%
FY202027$33k19%
FY201930$32k37%
FY201729$30kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$91kArts & Culture$39kHealth$31kAnimals$22kScience & Tech$14kFood & Nutrition$9kHuman Services$9kRecreation & Sports$9kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IN
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NJ
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CO
NE
MO
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MD
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AL
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Top grantees

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

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Freire Foundation$46,76061%
American Philosophical Society$18,50080%
Academy of St Louis Academy of St Louis$17,00061%
The V Foundation$7,75080%
Balletx$7,15020%
Moorestown Rowing Club Inc$7,10022%
Hilton Head Humane Association$7,00050%
Community House of Moorestown New Jersey$6,50060%
The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation$6,50060%
American Physical Society$5,00040%
K9s for Warriors Inc$5,00060%
Pockets Full of Sunshine$4,25040%
Home For Good Dog Rescue Inc$4,00020%
National Academy of Sciences$4,00040%
Urbanpromise Ministries$3,26540%
Alice Paul Institute Inc$3,25070%
Philabundance$3,20360%
American Institute of Physics Inc$3,10050%
Equal Justice Initiative$3,00030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,85670%
Trustees of Boston University$2,75060%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,75030%
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heros$2,50011%
Livewell Foundation$2,45041%
Breakthrough T1d$2,42540%
Houses for Warriors$2,36930%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$2,01350%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$2,00020%
Freedom Service Dogs Inc$1,62530%
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina$1,50010%
The College of Wooster$1,50010%
Autism Speaks Inc$1,25030%
The Barnes Foundation$1,12510%
Sealkids$1,0461n/a
Road Dogs & Rescue$1,01520%
Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc$1,00010%
The Clay Studio$75010%
Easter Seals North Georgia Inc$75010%
Philadelphia Orchestra Association$50020%
Allie's Friends Foundation$50011%
Institute for Justice$50010%
The American Fund for Lse$50010%
American Academy of Arts & Sciences$50020%
Turtle Conservancy$50010%
Moorestown Home and School Association$25710%
American Association for the Advancement of Science$25010%
Public Citizen Inc$25010%
Thomas Jefferson University$20010%
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence$10010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5510%
United States Association for UNHCR$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFreire Foundation: $46,760 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Philosophical Society: $18,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAcademy of St Louis Academy of St Louis: $17,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetThe V Foundation: $7,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBalletx: $7,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMoorestown Rowing Club Inc: $7,100 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetHilton Head Humane Association: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity House of Moorestown New Jersey: $6,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Physical Society: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetK9s for Warriors Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPockets Full of Sunshine: $4,250 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHome For Good Dog Rescue Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNational Academy of Sciences: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUrbanpromise Ministries: $3,265 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlice Paul Institute Inc: $3,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPhilabundance: $3,203 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Institute of Physics Inc: $3,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,856 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military Heros: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLivewell Foundation: $2,450 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $2,425 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHouses for Warriors: $2,369 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $2,013 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Service Dogs Inc: $1,625 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArts Center of Coastal Carolina: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe College of Wooster: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Barnes Foundation: $1,125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoad Dogs & Rescue: $1,015 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warriors Family Support Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Clay Studio: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals North Georgia Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Orchestra Association: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAllie's Friends Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Fund for Lse: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTurtle Conservancy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMoorestown Home and School Association: $257 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Citizen Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJudith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 50.

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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.

The Philadelphia FoundationPA20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Philadelphia Foundation · The Saramar Charitable Fund · Peggy & Ellis Wachs Foundation · The Neubauer Family Foundation · Independence Foundation · Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Brinkman Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc give?
The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc reported 32 grants totaling $41,376 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (34%), Arts & Culture (14%), Health (12%).
Who are The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Freire Foundation ($47k), American Philosophical Society ($19k), Academy of St Louis Academy of St Louis ($17k).
Does The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Brinkman Family 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 Brinkman Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Philadelphia Foundation, The Saramar Charitable Fund, Peggy & Ellis Wachs Foundation.
Where is The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc based?
The Brinkman Family Foundation Inc is based in PA.

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 99 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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