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The Eagle Rock Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Eagle Rock Charitable Foundation

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.

$75k
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$94kEducation$12kRecreation & Sports$9kInternational$7kFood & Nutrition$6kAnimals$4kReligion$4kHuman Services$3kOther$0
02FY2023 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$75,291
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$75,291
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 18% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $750 → 14%SAFE IN HUNTERDON: $1k → 4%SAFE IN HUNTERDON: $750 → 4%SAFE IN HUNTERDON: $750 → 4%FLEMINGTON AREA FOOD PANTRY: $750 → 4%FLEMINGTON AREA FOOD PANTRY: $750 → 4%COVENANT HOUSE: $50 → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $50 → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $50 → 17%COVENANT HOUSE: $50 → 17%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
VT
NH
WA
NY
MA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
AR
DC
FL
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.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$56k · 32 repeat orgs$92k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 32 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
30

Total granted

$56k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+27%

Still filing today

56%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesInternationalArts & CultureAnimalsHealthOther
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

  • CR
    CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $13k · revenue +41%
  • TG
    THE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONIS
    4× · 2019–2022 · $9k · revenue +113%
  • WW
    WOODLANDS WILDLIFE REFUGE INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $3k · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • CT
    CAPSTONE TREATMENT CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • CE
    CHITTIDEN EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • LL
    LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
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
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
2
Cornell University

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

Education
3
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
4
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
Gavi Alliance

To save lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

International
7
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
8
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
9
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
10
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
11
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Far Hills Country Day School; the most unlike its peers is The Center for Contemporary Art. 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

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 63 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)
27/27
Grantees still filing
23/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $75,291 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYTHE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONIS: $8,500 · OtherTHE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONISAMERICAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $4,000 · Other+40 more: $26,440 · Other+40 moreCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $12,750 · HealthCANCER RE…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,600 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEF: $1,500 · InternationalWATERAID AMERICA INC: $1,000 · InternationalPLAN INTERNATIONAL USA INC: $360 · InternationalSAFE IN HUNTERDON: $2,750 · Human ServicesFlemington Area Food Pantry Inc: $1,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $750 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE: $200 · Human Services+1 more: $150 · Human ServicesTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,550 · EducationCARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL: $800 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $800 · EducationFAR HILLS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $500 · EducationKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $500 · EducationNew York University: $200 · EducationWOODLANDS WILDLIFE REFUGE INC: $2,750 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY: $1,000 · AnimalsGATES PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS: $1,000 · Philanthropy
Other$114,231Health$12,750International$5,960Human Services$5,350Education$4,350Animals$3,750Philanthropy$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 budgetCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $12,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONIS: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWOODLANDS WILDLIFE REFUGE INC: $2,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSAFE IN HUNTERDON: $2,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFlemington Area Food Pantry Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWATERAID AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGATES PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FRANCAISE: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAR HILLS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKENT PLACE SCHOOL: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPLAN INTERNATIONAL USA INC: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBONNIE BRAE: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DISCOVERY ORCHESTRA INC: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: $100 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.

  • Who funds CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC DEBONIS ↗
  • Who funds WOODLANDS WILDLIFE REFUGE INC ↗
  • Who funds SAFE IN HUNTERDON ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DIRECT RELIEF ↗
  • Who funds Flemington Area Food Pantry Inc ↗
  • Who funds WATERAID AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds GATES PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds CARDIGAN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE FRANCAISE ↗
  • Who funds FAR HILLS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE INC ↗
  • Who funds KENT PLACE SCHOOL ↗

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.

Bristol-Myers Squibb …Fidelity FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…Community Foundation …Charities Aid Foundat…Chubb Charitable Foun…Verizon FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncNJ15.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · Fidelity Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Charities Aid Foundation America · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Safe in Hunterdon: 51% of income from government
  • The Green Mountain Club Inc Debonis: 17% of income from government
  • The Discovery Orchestra Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Bonnie Brae: 3% of income from government
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Eagle Rock Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Eagle Rock Charitable 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 63 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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