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The Brzezinski Family Foundation at a glance

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The Brzezinski Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$51kEducation$35kEnvironment$32kHuman Services$13kReligion$11kAnimals$10kPhilanthropy$10kFood & Nutrition$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$6,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$174k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL$10,000
MAINE COAST HER TRUST$6,000
SAINT LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH$1,000
POTOMAC CONSERVANCY$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 27% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%WE CAN: $2k → 8%WE CAN: $2k → 8%WE CAN: $1k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%CAPITAL CARING: $500 → 6%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
NY
MA
CT
VA
MD
DC
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$142k · 16 repeat orgs$73k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
15

Total granted

$142k
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+22%

Still filing today

75%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
InternationalEnvironmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEducationAnimalsOther
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

  • TP
    THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
    8× · 2017–2025 · $36k · revenue +161%
  • BF
    BURGUNDY FARM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $34k · revenue +36%
  • TC
    THE CARTER CENTER INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $10k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • SO
    SEEDS OF PEACE INC
    one grant, 2018 · $18k · revenue -55%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • RAZOM INC
    one grant, 2022 · $11k · revenue -60%
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
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.": - count it: our work is…

International
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

—
4
Oxfam-America Inc

Oxfam america (oxfam or oa) is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. we offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action.

International
5
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
6
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
7
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
8
Project Hope - the People-to-People Health Foundation Inc

To conduct and support programs and activities aimed at solving some of the world's greatest public health challenges, with a specific focus on enabling health workers to have the greatest possible impact on the health of the people they…

International
9
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
10
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
11
Floresta Usa Incorporated

Plant with purpose, a christian nonprofit organization, reverses deforestation and poverty around the world by transforming the lives of the rural poor. we do this through: - watershed restoration & regenerative agriculture - savings…

International
12
Ceres Inc

Ceres is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and resilient world. through education and research, we make the business case for action on the most pressing sustainability…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Peace Ridge Sanctuary. 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

20 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. 20 of the 31 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMAINE COAST HER TRUST: $14,000 · OtherMAINE COAST HER TRUSTST LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCH: $12,000 · OtherST LUKE CATHOLIC CHURCHMJ FOX FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherMJ FOX FOUNDATIONHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $5,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY+6 more: $7,350 · Other+6 moreSEEDS OF PEACE INC: $17,500 · InternationalSEEDS OF PEACE INCRAZOM INC: $11,000 · InternationalRAZOM INCTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $10,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INCAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INCCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $4,000 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES U…+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $36,000 · EnvironmentTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONME…Maine Coast Heritage Trust: $4,000 · EnvironmentMaine Coast Heritage T…THE POTOMAC CONSERVANCY INC: $2,000 · Environment+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentBURGUNDY FARM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $33,500 · EducationBURGUNDY FARM COU…+1 more: $20 · EducationPEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY: $10,000 · AnimalsWE CAN CORPORATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 · Human ServicesCapital Hospice: $500 · Human ServicesMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $2,500 · Food & NutritionFAUQUIER EDUCATION FARM INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionMCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS: $3,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$63,350International$50,500Environment$43,000Education$33,520Animals$10,000Human Services$7,500Food & Nutrition$3,500Arts & Culture$3,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $36,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBURGUNDY FARM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $33,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSEEDS OF PEACE INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRAZOM INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPEACE RIDGE SANCTUARY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWE CAN CORPORATION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE POTOMAC CONSERVANCY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAUQUIER EDUCATION FARM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Hospice: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHEAST HARBOR LIBRARY: $20 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.

American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH9.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Brzezinski Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Brzezinski Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • We Can Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Capital Hospice: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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 · 0–40%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Brzezinski Family 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.

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 31 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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