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The Pabis Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$100k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Animals$241kHuman Services$228kYouth Development$135kHousing & Shelter$65kEducation$62kEnvironment$35kArts & Culture$32kRecreation & Sports$24k
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $80k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER$20,000
WALKER INC$20,000
THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC$20,000
KURN HATTIN HOMES FOR CHILDREN$10,100
NANTUCKET SAFE HARBOR FOR ANIMALS INC$10,000
FARRINGTON MEMORIAL INC$5,000
SAVE THE HARBORSAVE THE BAY$5,000
CAMPTOWN INC$5,000
SECOND CHANCE AMIMAL RESCUE INC$3,000
WHEATON COLLEGE$1,000
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON$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 (FY19–25, $263k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 81% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TODAY'S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $15k → 16%NEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMES: $18k → 11%GOOD WILL HINCKLEY: $25k → 15%TODAY'S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $15k → 16%NEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMES: $12k → 11%GOOD WILL HINCKLEY: $10k → 15%TODAY'S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $15k → 16%KURN HATTIN HOMES FOR CHILDREN: $10k → 11%TODAY'S HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $10k → 16%NEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMES: $10k → 11%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $20k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $20k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $20k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $20k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $18k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $15k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $10k → 16%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
IL
NY
MA
IN
NJ
CT
RI
DE
AL
TX
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$773k · 16 repeat orgs$49k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +71% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
10

Total granted

$773k
$43k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+71%
+4%

Still filing today

88%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHuman ServicesEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $130k · revenue ×15
  • WI
    WALKER INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $130k · revenue +71%
  • THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $123k · revenue +126%

Funded once

  • WF
    WAGGLE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue 0%
  • BB
    BCT BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -16%
  • Animal Welfare Association Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +4%
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
Connecticut Humane Society

The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.

Animals
2
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
3
Danbury Animal Welfare Society

Danbury animal welfare society , inc.(daws) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our community and beyond. we promote responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals, and work toward…

Animals
4
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
5
Worcester Animal Rescue League Inc

Provide and promote humane animal welfare to pets in need.

Animals
6
Friends of the Scituate Shelter Inc

Providing adoption assistance and veterinary care and grooming for impounded or lost animals. maintain and upkeep the scituate animal shelter. thousands of animals adopted up to date.

Human Services
7
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
8
Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire

Helping pets and the people that care for them.

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9
Animal Welfare Institute

Since 1951, the animal welfare institute has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people. we seek to improve the welfare of animals everywhere: in agriculture, in commerce, in our homes and communities, in research, and…

Animals
10
Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland

The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland nurtures the connection between people and pets to advance animal welfare and improve the quality of life in our community.

Animals
11
Wildlands Trust Inc

The wildlands trust works throughout southeastern massachusetts to conserve and permanently protect native habitats, farmland, and lands of high ecologic and scenic value that serve to keep our communities healthy and our residents…

Environment
12
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Home for Little Wanderers Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Farrington Memorial Incorporated. 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

23 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. 23 of the 28 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
14/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $123,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INCTODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $55,000 · Human ServicesTODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDRENNEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMES: $49,750 · Human ServicesNEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMESGood Will Home Association: $35,000 · Human ServicesGood Will Home Association+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesNEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $130,000 · AnimalsNEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INCNANTUCKET SAFE HARBOR FOR ANIMALS INC: $60,000 · AnimalsNANTUCKET SAFE HARBOR FOR ANIMALS…ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · AnimalsANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INCWAGGLE FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · AnimalsWAGGLE FOUNDATION INCAnimal Welfare Association Inc: $10,000 · Animals+1 more: $500 · AnimalsWALKER INC: $130,000 · EducationWALKER INC+3 more: $2,500 · EducationUniversity of Southern Maine Foundation: $55,000 · PhilanthropySAVE THE HARBORSAVE THE BAY INC: $35,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF LC BATES MUSEUM: $21,800 · Arts & CultureBCT BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCAMPTOWN INC: $24,180 · Recreation & SportsSMALL HOUSE INC: $17,800 · OtherSECOND CHANCE AMIMAL RESCUE INC: $8,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS: $2,000 · OtherTHE FARRINGTON MEMORIAL INCORPORATED: $5,000 · Other+4 more: $2,000 · Other
Human Services$267,750Animals$240,500Education$132,500Philanthropy$55,000Environment$35,000Arts & Culture$31,800Recreation & Sports$24,180Other$34,800

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 budgetNEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $130,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetWALKER INC: $130,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $123,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET SAFE HARBOR FOR ANIMALS INC: $60,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetTODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $55,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Southern Maine Foundation: $55,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNEW ENGLAND KURN HATTIN HOMES: $49,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGood Will Home Association: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSAVE THE HARBORSAVE THE BAY INC: $35,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCAMPTOWN INC: $24,180 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF LC BATES MUSEUM: $21,800 over 4y, 26% of budgetSMALL HOUSE INC: $17,800 over 2y, 12% of budgetWAGGLE FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBCT BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALABAMA SHERIFFS' YOUTH RANCHES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FARRINGTON MEMORIAL INCORPORATED: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWHEATON COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New Haven: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY ANIMAL RESCUE EFFORT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Maine Community Found…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…
Maine Community Foundation IncME14.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Pabis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Pabis Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 20%
  • The Home for Little Wanderers Inc: 38% of income from government
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
  • Walker Inc: 26% of income from government
  • The Farrington Memorial Incorporated: 20% of income from government
  • University of New Haven: 2% of income from government
  • New England Kurn Hattin Homes: 1% of income from government
  • New England Wildlife Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wheaton College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 Pabis Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Pabis 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 28 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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