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The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$116k
Granted FY2021
19
Grants FY2021
5
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $116k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Philanthropy$2.7MHuman Services$70kHealth$66kEducation$25kEnvironment$22kRecreation & Sports$15kPublic Benefit$13kFood & Nutrition$13k
02FY2021 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k16 grants · $76k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RVNA HEALTH$15,454
Individual grant recipient$12,319
WATER WATCH$12,076
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC$8,305
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND$7,908
AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION$7,809
WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY$7,500
UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL$7,224
COMPASSION & CHOICES$5,000
RIDGEFIELD MEALS ON WHEELS$5,000
AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION$5,000
WILTON LIBRARY$4,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$4,500
HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION$3,000
UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL$2,800
02The need
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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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 48% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%HEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $20k → 12%WILTON LIBRARY: $5k → 9%ACLUF-CT: $12k → 11%PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND: $8k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL: $7k → 13%AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION: $8k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $20k → 12%WOMEN'S CENTER: $70k → 9%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $5k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL: $3k → 13%AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION: $5k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $10k → 12%RIDGEFIELD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION: $30k → 9%AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION: $2k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $10k → 12%RVNA HEALTH: $15k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $7k → 12%RIDGEFIELD MEALS ON WHEELS: $8k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $7k → 12%RIDGEFIELD MEALS ON WHEELS: $5k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $5k → 12%FRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC: $1k → 9%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $4k → 12%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $4k → 12%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $2k → 12%BURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $2k → 12%WATER WATCH: $12k → 12%THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $8k → 12%WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $8k → 12%FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE: $3k → 12%THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $2k → 12%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.
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 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.

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Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
4
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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5
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
6
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
7
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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8
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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9
Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc

Commonwealth care alliance, inc.'s mission is to improve the health and well-being of people with significant needs by innovating, coordinating and providing the highest quality, individualized care.

Health
10
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
11
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
12
Amazon Conservation Association

Amazon conservation unites science, people, and innovation to protect the amazon - the greatest wild forest on earth. as guardians of the most iconic forest on the planet, we bring together the power of the latest science and technology…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Ridgefield Community Programs 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

10 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. 10 of the 18 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
6/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $2,635,908 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INCBURCH-SAFFORD CHARITABLE FUND: $91,421 · OtherBURCH-SAFF…WOMEN'S CENTER: $70,000 · OtherWOMEN'S CE…RVNAHEALTH INC: $45,454 · OtherRVNAHEALTH…AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC: $15,009 · OtherAMERICAN C…RIDGEFIELD MEALS ON WHEELS: $12,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $12,319 · OtherWATER WATCH: $12,076 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL: $10,024 · Other+3 more: $11,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC: $7,908 · HealthHEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3,000 · HealthTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $10,505 · Arts & CultureWESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $7,500 · EnvironmentCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $5,000 · Civil RightsFRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC: $1,000 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$2,635,908Other$280,303Health$10,908Arts & Culture$10,505Environment$7,500Civil Rights$5,000Community Improvement$1,000

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $2,635,908 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRVNAHEALTH INC: $45,454 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC: $15,009 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $10,505 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC: $7,908 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEARING HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Columbia Gorge: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

Fidelity Investments …
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundMA6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 0 of 0Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Burch-Safford Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Western Rivers Conservancy: 4% of income from government
  • Rvnahealth Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report 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, 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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Burch-Safford Foundation Inc 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 18 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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