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The Bruce a & Linda H Kenan Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$66k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What you fund
0167% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant clustered by its grantee’s IRS cause code (NTEE), by year — across FY20172025.

Education$39kPhilanthropy$33kHuman Services$31kEnvironment$31kArts & Culture$27kHealth$2kHousing & Shelter$500Other$82k
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$2,400
Median grant
2
States reached
$15k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER$25,000
BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION$10,000
GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION$10,000
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SKANEATELES$6,000
WEST LAKE ART CONSERVATION CENTER$4,000
ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION$3,000
JOHN D BARROW ART GALLERY$2,400
SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION$2,000
FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST$2,000
SKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY$800
BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY$500
SKANEATELES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION$400
BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL$250
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY21–25, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 11%FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%LAKER TRANSPORTATION PROJECT: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$224k · 18 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +163% since the first grant, against +49% for the ones you funded once.

18 repeat relationships — 12 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
7

Total granted

$224k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+163%
+49%

Still filing today

72%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • BG
    BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $33k · revenue +163%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC
    2× · 2021–2025 · $30k · revenue +289%
  • SL
    SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $17k · revenue +103%

Funded once

  • EM
    EVERSON MUSEUM
    one grant, 2018 · $8k
  • TP
    THE PAIDEIA SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +32%
  • MN
    MARY NELSON YOUTH CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $3k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lake George Land Conservancy Inc

Dedicated to permanently preserve the natural, scenic and recreational resources of the Lake George Basin.

Environment
2
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Inc

History fort lauderdale brings the stories of our diverse community to life through educational experiences, cultural exhibits, research, and preservation for future generations.

3
Glacial Lakes Conservancy Inc

Glacial Lakes Conservancy, as a land trust, is a nonprofit organization that, as part of its mission, actively works to conserve land by undertaking or assisting in land or conservation easement acquisitions.

Environment
4
The Great Lakes Historical Society

The great lakes historical society is dedicated to the preservation of great lakes history.

5
Bocilla Islands Conservancy Inc

To promote the conservation of green space in the bocilla islands.

Animals
6
Lake Erie Islands Historical Society

Preserve, interpret and educate our community and our visitors on the rich history of the lake erie islands.

Environment
7
Gardiner Library Board of Trustees

The Gardiner Library Board of Trustees operates the public library that serves the Town of Gardiner and the surrounding areas of New York State.

Education
8
Boca Raton Historical Society Inc

Conservation, curatorial and educational programs which diseminate information regarding the history of the city of Boca Raton, Florida.

Arts & Culture
9
The San Juan Preservation Trust

Land conservation and education in the san juan archipelago.

Environment
10
The Saint Augustine Historical Society

To preserve and educate the public about the history of St. Augustine.

Arts & Culture
11
Southwest Florida Land Preservation Trust Inc (Swflpt)

The SWFLPT was formed to preserve and protect SW Florida's natural lands.

12
Historical Society of Topsail Island Nc

The historical society of topsail island is dedicated to the collection, preservation and promotion of the history of the greater topsail island area

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Skaneateles Lake Association Inc and the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United 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

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SKANEATELES — $43,000 · OtherTHE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SKAN…SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC — $17,100 · OtherSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INCEVERSON MUSEUM — $7,500 · OtherEVERSON MUSEUMJOHN D BARROW ART GALLERY — $6,000 · OtherJOHN D BARROW ART GALLERYTHE PAIDEIA SCHOOL INC — $3,000 · Other+5 more — $4,900 · Other+5 moreThe Howard School Inc — $35,000 · EducationThe Howard School …SKANEATELES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — $2,400 · EducationSKANEATELES LIBRAR…The Boca Grande Preschool Inc — $1,750 · EducationBOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC — $32,500 · PhilanthropyBOCA GRANDE HEA…FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $30,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF BOC…+1 more — $1,000 · Human ServicesGASPARILLA ISL CONSER & IMPROVE ASSN — $24,000 · EnvironmentGASPARILLA ISL…The Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc — $6,500 · EnvironmentThe Finger Lak…ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION — $16,900 · Arts & CultureONONDAGA HIS…WEST LAKE ART CONSERVATION CENTER INC — $4,000 · Arts & CultureWEST LAKE AR…BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — $2,500 · Arts & CultureBOCA GRANDE …SKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $2,000 · Arts & CultureSKANEATELES …Seward House Museum — $1,600 · Arts & CultureSeward House…BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $1,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC — $500 · HealthHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc — $500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$81,500Education$39,150Philanthropy$32,500Human Services$31,000Environment$30,500Arts & Culture$27,000Health$1,500Housing & Shelter$500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetThe Howard School Inc — $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC — $32,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGASPARILLA ISL CONSER & IMPROVE ASSN — $24,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC — $17,100 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION — $16,900 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetThe Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc — $6,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAIDEIA SCHOOL INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — $2,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSKANEATELES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION — $2,400 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $2,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetThe Boca Grande Preschool Inc — $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSeward House Museum — $1,600 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds The Howard School Inc
  • Who funds BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FNDTN INC
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC
  • Who funds GASPARILLA ISL CONSER & IMPROVE ASSN
  • Who funds SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC
  • Who funds ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds The Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc
  • Who funds WEST LAKE ART CONSERVATION CENTER INC
  • Who funds THE PAIDEIA SCHOOL INC
  • Who funds BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
  • Who funds SKANEATELES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds SKANEATELES HISTORICAL SOCIETY
  • Who funds The Boca Grande Preschool Inc
  • Who funds Seward House Museum
  • Who funds LAKER TRANSPORTATION PROJECT INC
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC
  • Who funds Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Central New York Community Foundation IncNY19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central New York Community Foundation Inc · Fletcher Foundation Inc · Allyn Family Foundation Inc · Dwight W Winkelman Foundation Inc · The Joanne E Masin Foundation · Vick Foundation Inc · Linda & Barry Allen Foundation · The William Stamps Farish Fund · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The Bruce a & Linda H Kenan Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    6get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 26 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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