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The Milford Bank Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Milford Bank Foundation Inc

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.

$30k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$36kReligion$29kHealth$29kPhilanthropy$28kEducation$27kArts & Culture$23kYouth Development$23kHousing & Shelter$23kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$602k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER$2,500
EMERGE INC$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
BRIDGES HEALTHCARE INC$2,380
UNITED WAY OF MILFORD$2,000
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTHERN CT$1,755
TEAM INC$1,500
STRATFORD VNA$1,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD$1,000
GIVING TABLE THE FORAN HS$1,000
WEST HAVEN PREVENTION COUNCIL$1,000
STRATFORD LIBRARY ASSOC$1,000
PANTOCHINO PRODUCTIONS$1,000
MILFORD PREVENTION COUNCIL$1,000
GOOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 31% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 9%TEAM INC: $2k → 12%TEAM INC: $1k → 12%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 9%TEAM INC: $1k → 12%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 9%TEAM INC: $1k → 12%TEAM INC: $1k → 12%TEAM INC: $1k → 12%TEAM INC: $500 → 12%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $750 → 9%STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $300 → 9%GOOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $1k → 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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$226k · 41 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
53

Total granted

$226k
$35k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+66%
+18%

Still filing today

49%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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

  • TS
    THE STOREHOUSE PROJECT INC
    3× · 2017–2023 · $27k · revenue ×23
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +129%
  • SH
    STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • MA
    MILFORD ARTS COUNCIL
    one grant, 2022 · $4k
  • WI
    WHEAT INC
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue -6%
  • MS
    MILFORD SENIOR CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
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
Milford Historical Society
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2
Winchester Historical Society
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3
Wethersfield Historical Society

The purpose of the "Society" is to collect, preserve, and interpret Wethersfield's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Arts & Culture
4
Southfield Children's Center

The purpose of the organization is to provide quality childcare for children living in the state of connecticut.

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5
Gan Yeladim of Stamford Inc

A safe, loving, and inclusive learning community where children, families, and staff feel welcome, accepted, and supported and where individuals are empowered to contribute their unique experiences and interests.

Education
6
Stratford Area Youth Care Agency

To provide child care for the youth of stratford, tx.

Human Services
7
Greater Hartford Automobile Dealers Association Foundation Inc
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8
Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children Inc

To enhance the care, education, and development of Connecticut's young children, in the context of family, and community; and to support the professionals who care for them. CTAEYC provides training to increase the competencies of…

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9
Milford Education Association

Represent all teachers in milford school district.

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10
Miracle League of Connecticut Inc

The miracle league of ct provides opportunities for connecticut's children with physical and cognitive challenges to participate in baseball and other activities in an accessible, nurturing and noncompetitive environment where families can…

Youth Development
11
Branford Festival Corporation

Annual summer festival held in Branford, CT.

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12
Girls on the Run Greater Connecticut

Girls on the Run Greater Connecticut inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum integrating social-emotional learning, life skills, and physical activity to enhance a girl's social,…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bridges Healthcare Inc; the most unlike its peers is Junior Major League 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

36 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. 36 of the 99 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/36
Grantees still filing
26/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PANTOCHINO PRODUCTIONS INC: $8,430 · OtherPANTOCHINO PRODUCTIONS INCRAPE CRISIS CENTER: $6,250 · OtherMILFORD PREVENTION COUNCIL: $6,150 · OtherCONNECTICUT BURNS CARE FOUNDATION INC: $4,800 · OtherEMERGE INC: $13,700 · OtherEMERGE INCBETH-EL CENTER INC: $9,250 · OtherBETH-EL CENTER INC+76 more: $85,425 · Other+76 moreUNITED WAY OF MILFORD INC: $27,150 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY …THE STOREHOUSE PROJECT INC: $26,900 · ReligionTHE STOREHO…STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $17,800 · Human ServicesSTERLING HO…TEAM INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesTEAM INCGOOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INC: $17,900 · Youth Development+1 more: $250 · Youth DevelopmentLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: $10,390 · EducationSTRATFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $4,750 · EducationMILFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Education+3 more: $900 · EducationBRIDGES HEALTHCARE INC: $8,930 · HealthSTRATFORD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC: $3,650 · HealthRAPE CRISIS CENTER OF MILFORD INC: $1,750 · HealthTHE GET IN TOUCH FOUNDATIONINC: $1,650 · Health
Other$134,005Philanthropy$27,150Religion$26,900Human Services$25,800Youth Development$18,150Education$17,040Health$15,980

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF MILFORD INC: $27,150 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetTHE STOREHOUSE PROJECT INC: $26,900 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INC: $17,900 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetSTERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $17,800 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetEMERGE INC: $13,700 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: $10,390 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetBETH-EL CENTER INC: $9,250 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBRIDGES HEALTHCARE INC: $8,930 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT BURNS CARE FOUNDATION INC: $4,800 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSTRATFORD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC: $3,650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Milford Historical Society Incorporated: $2,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetWHEAT INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRAPE CRISIS CENTER OF MILFORD INC: $1,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBRAKETTES INC: $1,750 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE GET IN TOUCH FOUNDATIONINC: $1,650 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE PERRY HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $1,650 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetSTRATFORD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREELOVE BALDWIN STOW CHAPTER DAR: $1,250 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetMilford National Lou Gehrig Little League: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGOOD CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTRATFORD FORWARD: $1,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSTRATFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $915 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CONNEC: $600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetR E A C H OUT PROJECT: $500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetRoom 17 Math: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWEST HAVEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR MAJOR LEAGUE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMILESTONES BEHAVIORAL SERVICES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeneral Federation of Womens Clubs: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrange Food 2 Kids: $250 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetORANGE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOC INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VICKI SOTO MEMORIAL FUND INC: $150 over 1y, 0.1% 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 UNITED WAY OF MILFORD INC ↗
  • Who funds THE STOREHOUSE PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INC ↗
  • Who funds STERLING HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds EMERGE INC ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT ↗
  • Who funds BETH-EL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGES HEALTHCARE INC ↗
  • Who funds TEAM INC ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTICUT BURNS CARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STRATFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STRATFORD VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds The Milford Historical Society Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds WHEAT INC ↗
  • Who funds RAPE CRISIS CENTER OF MILFORD INC ↗
  • Who funds BRAKETTES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GET IN TOUCH FOUNDATIONINC ↗
  • Who funds THE PERRY HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STRATFORD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds FREELOVE BALDWIN STOW CHAPTER DAR ↗

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.

United Way of Milford…The Community Foundat…Newalliance Foundatio…Connecticut Humanitie…Meisenheimer Foundati…The Fb Heron Foundati…William Caspar Graust…Fairfield County's Co…Aetna Foundation IncThe Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodPaypal Charitable Giv…
United Way of Milford IncCT22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Milford Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Newalliance Foundation Inc · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Meisenheimer Foundation Inc · The Fb Heron Foundation · William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 180%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Boys & Girls Club of Milford Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Team Inc: 84% of income from government
  • Bridges Healthcare Inc: 67% of income from government
  • Emerge Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Beth-El Center Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Sterling House Community Center Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Rape Crisis Center of Milford Inc: 6% of income from government
  • United Way of Milford Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Wheat Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Orange Volunteer Fire Assoc Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Good Child Development Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Down Syndrome Association of Connec: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
18get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
3rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Milford Bank 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 99 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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