· Private foundation
The Howard Bayne Fund
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k68 grants · $298k
- $10k–50k32 grants · $511k
- $50k–250k6 grants · $391k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $84,000 |
| THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL | $75,000 |
| WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE | $70,000 |
| GODS LOVE WE DELIVER INC | $57,575 |
| NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY | $54,800 |
| THE JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH | $50,000 |
| ALI AKBAR COLLEGE OF MUSIC | $40,000 |
| WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY | $33,000 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $29,000 |
| FEEDING AMERICA | $28,000 |
| EAGLE HILL SCHOOL GREENWICH | $26,000 |
| LOTUS FINE ARTS | $21,700 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | $20,000 |
| NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $16,800 |
| OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY - NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM | $16,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.
129 repeat relationships: 100 still active in FY2025, 29 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- WMWORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE INC6× · 2020–2025 · $387k · revenue +22%
New Jersey Audubon Society6× · 2020–2025 · $280k · revenue +4%- CRCOLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC6× · 2020–2025 · $249k · revenue +54%
Funded once
- SCSKIDMORE COLLEGE FBO JAZZ WORKSHOPone grant, 2020 · $18k
- TWTHE WORKING THEATERone grant, 2021 · $6k
- THTHE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY FBO IN MEMORY OF THE LATE DR PHILLIP Wone grant, 2020 · $4k
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.
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.
The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…
The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…
The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…
The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…
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
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…
Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…
How this is measured
90 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. 90 of the 145 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds New Jersey Audubon Society ↗
- Who funds COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
- Who funds ALI AKBAR COLLEGE OF MUSIC ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds Old Dartmouth Historical Society ↗
- Who funds NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
- Who funds THE NEWARK MUSEUM ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds PROSPECT SCHOOLS INC ↗
- Who funds BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC ↗
- Who funds THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC ↗
- Who funds AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND ↗
- Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
- Who funds WELLFLEET HARBOR ACTORS THEATER INC ↗
- Who funds SKIDMORE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ↗
- Who funds MARLEY'S MUTTS DOG RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue Inc ↗
- Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds DENISON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES INC ↗
- Who funds American Museum of Natural History ↗
- Who funds The Madeira School ↗
- Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Weatherlow Foundation · Knopf Family Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · Ibm International Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Fidelity Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Howard Bayne Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Howard Bayne Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
- Vermont Covertswoodlands for Wildlife Inc: 18% of income from government
- Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
- New Haven Symphony Orchestra Inc: 3% of income from government
- Old Dartmouth Historical Society: 2% of income from government
- Boys & Girls Club of Martin County: 2% of income from government
- Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum Inc: 1% of income from government
- Dogs and Cats Forever: 1% of income from government
- New Jersey Audubon Society: 1% of income from government
- Dolphin Research Center Inc: 0% of income from government
- Goucher College: 0% of income from government
- Florida Oceanographic Society Inc: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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