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The Gb Knecht Foundation at a glance

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The Gb Knecht Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$125k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$100kFood & Nutrition$83kInternational$82kHealth$73kHousing & Shelter$56kArts & Culture$50kEducation$47kReligion$26kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $91k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $34k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EMMAUS HOMELESS CENTER$12,000
GOOD SHEPARD FOOD BANK$12,000
DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS$10,000
WERU$5,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN USA$5,000
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF BANGOR$5,000
JONATHAN FISHER HOUSE MEMORIAL$5,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE$5,000
CARE USA$5,000
WOMEN FOR HEALTHY RURAL LIVING$5,000
MANO EN MANO$5,000
HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS OF HANCOCK COUNTY$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES MAINE$5,000
HEALTHY PENINSULA$5,000
MAINE PUBLIC$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $10k → 11%DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $10k → 11%DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $6k → 11%DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $5k → 11%DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $4k → 11%TREE OF LIFE: $2k → 11%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
MN
NY
IA
PA
CT
VA
MD
DC
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$510k · 34 repeat orgs$64k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
15

Total granted

$510k
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+1%
+13%

Still filing today

56%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • CC
    Catholic Charities Maine
    5× · 2021–2025 · $25k · revenue +11%
  • MP
    Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation
    5× · 2021–2025 · $17k · revenue +26%
  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    5× · 2021–2025 · $17k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • UO
    UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • HI
    HIAS INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -9%
  • WF
    WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
2
MaineHealth

MaineHealth is a voluntary, not-for-profit community and referral system of hospitals, dedicated to providing high quality health care services to all persons who seek care regardless of their sex, race, religion, age, color, sexual…

Health
3
International Medical Corps

To save lives & relieve suffering through health interventions & related activities that strengthen communities affected by conflict, natural disasters & disease outbreaks.

International
4
Community Health and Nursing Services

Community Health and Nursing Services (CHANS) provides home health andcommunity health promotion services in Brunswick, Bath, andsurrounding communities.

Health
5
Bridgton Hospital

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment, and compassion ofour family of caregivers.

Health
6
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
7
United States Association for Unhcr

USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.

International
8
Rumford Hospital

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment and compassion of ourfamily of caregivers.

Health
9
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
10
LincolnHealth Medical Partners Inc

The Corporation operates for the purpose of providing medical & health services, including primary & specialized care, through licensed physicians & other health professionals primarily in Lincoln County, Maine. Effective February 5, 2023…

Health
11
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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12
Maine Farmland Trust

Maine Farmland Trust protects farmland, supports farmers, and advances the future of farming.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hope for Haiti Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

33 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. 33 of the 53 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
16/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EMMAUS HOMELESS CENTER: $44,000 · OtherEMMAUS HOMELESS CENTERVISITING NURSES AND HOSPICE: $20,000 · OtherVISITING NURSES AND HOSPICEWERU: $17,000 · OtherWERUHEALTHY PENINSULA: $17,000 · OtherHEALTHY PENINSULAHOSPICE VOLUNTEERS OF HANCOCK COUNTY: $15,000 · OtherMARYKNOLL LAY MISSIONERS: $15,000 · OtherCARE USA: $13,000 · OtherJONATHAN FISHER MEMORIAL: $13,000 · OtherPROJECT LAUNCH DEER ISLE STONINGTON: $11,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $10,000 · OtherFAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDTN: $10,000 · OtherUBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION FUND: $10,000 · OtherISLAND PANTRY INC: $12,000 · OtherUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $12,000 · Other+15 more: $74,000 · Other+15 moreSave The Children Federation Inc: $17,000 · InternationalSave The Child…THE CARTER CENTER INC: $15,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CEN…International Rescue Committee INC: $13,000 · InternationalInternational …UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $13,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES …HIAS INC: $5,000 · InternationalHIAS INCHOPE FOR HAITI INC: $5,000 · InternationalHOPE FOR HAITI…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · International+2 more: $4,000 · InternationalDOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesDOWNEAST COMM…Catholic Charities Maine: $25,000 · Human ServicesCatholic Char…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Nati…+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesBLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY: $21,000 · EducationBLUE HILL P…Literacy Volunteers of Bangor: $17,000 · EducationLiteracy Vo…Hand in Hand Mano en Mano: $17,000 · EducationHand in Han…George Stevens Academy: $3,000 · EducationGood Shepherd Food Bank: $38,000 · Food & NutritionWOMEN FOR HEALTHY RURAL LIVING: $17,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $6,000 · HealthHEALTHY ISLAND PROJECT INC: $4,000 · HealthMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $17,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureOPERA HOUSE ARTS: $3,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$293,000International$75,000Human Services$72,000Education$58,000Food & Nutrition$38,000Health$27,000Arts & Culture$23,000

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 budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $38,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $35,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Maine: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY: $21,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWOMEN FOR HEALTHY RURAL LIVING: $17,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Volunteers of Bangor: $17,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetHEALTHY PENINSULA: $17,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetHand in Hand Mano en Mano: $17,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE VOLUNTEERS OF HANCOCK COUNTY: $15,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJONATHAN FISHER MEMORIAL: $13,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetISLAND PANTRY INC: $12,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR HAITI INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY HOUSING INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetResources for the Future Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorge Stevens Academy: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnion of Maine Visual Artists Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetOPERA HOUSE ARTS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Corps: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREE OF LIFE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGATEWAY MILBRIDGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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 Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds DOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC ↗
  • Who funds Catholic Charities Maine ↗
  • Who funds BLUE HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN FOR HEALTHY RURAL LIVING ↗
  • Who funds Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Literacy Volunteers of Bangor ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHY PENINSULA ↗
  • Who funds Hand in Hand Mano en Mano ↗
  • Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS OF HANCOCK COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds JONATHAN FISHER MEMORIAL ↗
  • Who funds ISLAND PANTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds HIAS INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR HAITI INC ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHY ISLAND PROJECT INC ↗

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.

Maine Community Found…Fisher Charitable Fou…Davis Family Foundati…The Thomas B Stanley …The Clements Family C…Elmina B Sewall Found…Agnes M Lindsay TrustBecton Family Foundat…Machias Savings Bank …Good Shepherd Food Ba…John T Gorman Foundat…Stephen & Tabitha Kin…
Maine Community Foundation IncME34.2× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · The Thomas B Stanley Jr and Ruth B Stanley Family Foundation Inc · The Clements Family Charitable Trust · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Becton Family Foundation Sheila Heatter Trustee · Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Good Shepherd Food Bank · John T Gorman Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King 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 Gb Knecht Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gb Knecht Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 47%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Cornerstone Community Housing Inc: 68% of income from government
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Hope for Haiti Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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.

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 53 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home