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The Bulova Stetson Fund

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.

$659k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
38
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
37 to 51
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$13M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations The Bulova Stetson Fund 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; $148k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving38$659k16%
FY202337$683k14%
FY202242$571k29%
FY202142$383k5%
FY202048$420k27%
FY201951$438k16%
FY201844$378kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$1.1MHealth$529kRecreation & Sports$463kCrime & Legal$270kArts & Culture$241kHuman Services$203kPhilanthropy$203kInternational$147kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
WY
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
MO
KY
MD
DE
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 74 grantees
All grantees of The Bulova Stetson Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Innocence Project Inc$270,00070%
New York University$223,00040%
Veterans Watchmaker Initiative Inc$163,000234%
Stetson University Inc$120,00070%
Achilles International Inc$107,00022%
United States Wheelchair Sports Fund Inc$100,000299%
Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation$100,00071%
The Institute for Therapeutic Discovery Inc$90,000512%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$88,00071%
The Friends of Green Chimneys$88,00052%
Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc$70,00070%
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation$70,00070%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$70,00070%
Coro New York Leadership Center$70,00071%
Henry Street Settlement$60,00060%
Row New York Inc$60,00060%
The Southampton Fresh Air Home$55,00061%
Robin Hood Foundation$55,00020%
Smile Train Inc$52,00060%
Red Hook Initiative$50,00070%
The Humane Society of New York$50,00050%
Empire State Youth Orchestra Inc$45,00031%
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$45,00050%
Brooklyn Children's Museum Corporation$40,00070%
Careers Support Solutions Inc$40,00071%
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$38,00050%
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$30,00040%
Food Bank for New York City$30,00040%
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$30,00050%
Harc Inc$27,50070%
Peru Fund Co Evelyn Reda$27,000714%
American Indian College Fund$25,00020%
Rising Ground Inc$25,00040%
Vetsveterans Exploring Treatment Solutions$25,00021%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$20,00040%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$20,00020%
Mercy Ships International$20,000448%
The Southampton Hospital Foundation Inc$20,00040%
International Rescue Committee INC$20,00030%
Happiness Is Camping$16,00020%
Xavier Mission Inc$15,00021%
Esalen Institute$15,00030%
Thank You Life$15,00012%
The Childrens Foundation of Astor$15,00022%
Theatre for a New Audience Inc$15,00030%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$15,00030%
Pony Power Therapies Inc$15,00020%
Special Olympics Inc$15,00020%
Theatre Development Fund Inc$12,50020%
Refugees International Inc$10,00020%
Chinese Theatre Works Inc$10,00022%
Degrees of Change$10,00011%
Bunker Labs Nfp Inc$10,00020%
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$10,00010%
Comprehensive Youth Development Inc$10,00020%
City Harvest Inc$10,00020%
Fireside Project Inc$10,00011%
Heroic Hearts Project Inc$10,00010%
Physicians for Human Rights Inc$10,00020%
Old Friends Inc$10,00010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$10,00020%
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service$10,00020%
Grand Teton National Park Foundation$10,00020%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$9,00050%
Operation Second Chance Inc$5,00010%
Wheelchair Sports Federation Inc$5,0001n/a
Etm-La Inc$5,00010%
Southampton Volunteer Ambulance Inc$4,00040%
Peconic Land Trust Inc$3,00030%
The Black Cowboy Museum$3,0002n/a
Fund for Park Avenue New York Inc$3,00030%
The Animal Medical Center$2,00020%
Chinese Historical and Cultural Project$1,50012%
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($662k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Bulova Stetson Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 72 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $270,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetNew York University: $223,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans Watchmaker Initiative Inc: $163,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetStetson University Inc: $120,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAchilles International Inc: $107,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetUnited States Wheelchair Sports Fund Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetFashion Institute of Technology Foundation: $100,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Institute for Therapeutic Discovery Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetPuppies Behind Bars Inc: $88,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Friends of Green Chimneys: $88,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetFresh Youth Initiatives Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBrooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation: $70,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetProspect Park Alliance Inc: $70,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCoro New York Leadership Center: $70,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetHenry Street Settlement: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRow New York Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Southampton Fresh Air Home: $55,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $52,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRed Hook Initiative: $50,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetThe Humane Society of New York: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetEmpire State Youth Orchestra Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetRoundabout Theatre Company Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Children's Museum Corporation: $40,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCareers Support Solutions Inc: $40,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $38,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHarc Inc: $27,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPeru Fund Co Evelyn Reda: $27,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRising Ground Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVetsveterans Exploring Treatment Solutions: $25,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $20,000 over 4y, 48% of budgetThe Southampton Hospital Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHappiness Is Camping: $16,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetXavier Mission Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetEsalen Institute: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThank You Life: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe Childrens Foundation of Astor: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTheatre for a New Audience Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPony Power Therapies Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 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 72.

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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 Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The New York Community Trust · Pinkerton Foundation · Td Charitable Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Pwc Foundation Inc · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Open Society Institute · The San Francisco 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 Bulova Stetson Fund?

Find your warmest path to The Bulova Stetson Fund 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 Bulova Stetson Fund

How much does The Bulova Stetson Fund give?
The Bulova Stetson Fund reported 38 grants totaling $659,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 51 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Bulova Stetson Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (30%), Health (14%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
Who are The Bulova Stetson Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: The Innocence Project Inc ($270k), New York University ($223k), Veterans Watchmaker Initiative Inc ($163k).
Does The Bulova Stetson Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Bulova Stetson Fund 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 Bulova Stetson Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, The New York Community Trust.
Where is The Bulova Stetson Fund based?
The Bulova Stetson Fund is based in NY.

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 92 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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