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The Pickwick Foundation Inc

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.

$15k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$36kArts & Culture$25kEducation$20kEnvironment$15kHuman Services$6kFood & Nutrition$5kRecreation & Sports$4kHealth$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$111k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREENWICH ACADEMY INC$10,000
FOSTER PARROTS LTD$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 (FY21–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ACT NOW FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%ACT NOW FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%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

MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
TN
NC
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.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$68k · 7 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
17

Total granted

$68k
$48k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+38%

Still filing today

86%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • GA
    GREENWICH ACADEMY INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $20k · revenue +31%
  • FP
    FOSTER PARROTS LTD
    3× · 2023–2025 · $10k · revenue +30%
  • AA
    ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC
    4× · 2018–2021 · $8k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • NH
    NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2024 · $14k · revenue 0%
  • NY
    NEW YORK COMMON PANTRYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +38%
  • WC
    Wildlife Conservation Societygraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +59%
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
Norwalk Seaport Association Inc

The norwalk seaport association, inc. offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the norwalk islands. the sheffield island lighthouse and the light keeper's cottage provide a unique historical and educational venue which…

Arts & Culture
2
The North Shore Land Alliance Inc

To conserve and steward long island's natural and historic lands, waters and environmental resources. through education, outreach and volunteerism, we connect people to nature and inspire a community conservation ethic.

Environment
3
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
4
Nassau County Museum of Art

The Museum's mission is to encourage and promote the appreciation of fine art to people in its surrounding communities and beyond. The Museum is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding of the arts, with particular emphasis on the…

Arts & Culture
5
National Academy of Design

The mission of the national academy of design is to promote the fine arts in america through exhibition and education.

Education
6
The Norman Bird Sanctuary Trust

Our mission is to spark people's curiosity to explore, steward, and find peace and joy in nature. in service to this, norman bird sanctuary inspires, builds, and engages a community of stewards who preserve, protect, enjoy, and learn from…

Animals
7
Aspetuck Land Trust

Founded in 1966, Aspetuck Land Trust is a non-profit membership ogranization whose mission is to protect land forever and connect people to the natural world.

Environment
8
Northern Neck Land Conservancy

Northern neck land conservancy's mission is to preserve the rural heritage of the northern neck and essex county by conserving their lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. the land conservancy assists landowners who…

Environment
9
Nantucket Arts Council Inc

Support and encourage a collaborative community of the visual, performing and literary arts through education, grants, scholarships and events.

Arts & Culture
10
Aquidneck Island Planning Commission

Aipc works to preserve and improve the environment, economy and quality of life on aquidneck island to ensure that the island remains a great place to live, work, play and thrive.

Community Improvement
11
New York Botanical Garden

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…

Environment
12
Governors Island Corporation

The governors island corporation, doing business as the trust for governors island, is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created by the city of new york and charged with the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations of 150…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nantucket Community Sailing Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wildlife Conservation Society. 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

16 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. 16 of the 24 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOSTER PARROTS LTD: $9,500 · OtherFOSTER PARROTS LTDPRIMUM NON NOCERE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherPRIMUM NON NOCERE FOUNDATIONAVIAN WELFARE COALITION: $2,500 · OtherAVIAN WELFARE COALITIONZOO KNOXVILLE: $2,500 · OtherZOO KNOXVILLETHE ALEX FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · OtherTHE ALEX FOUNDATION INCWORLD PARROT TRUST USA: $2,500 · OtherWORLD PARROT TRUST USANANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $2,500 · OtherNANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPM…ACT NOW FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · OtherACT NOW FOUNDATION INC+4 more: $2,500 · Other+4 moreNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $14,000 · Arts & CultureNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASS…ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF N…THE CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS LTD: $1,000 · Arts & CultureInliquidcom Inc: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureGREENWICH ACADEMY INC: $20,000 · EducationGREENWICH ACADEMY I…TUCKERNUCK LAND TRUST INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentTUCKERNUCK LAND…WYNCOTE AUDUBON SOCIETY: $1,000 · EnvironmentWYNCOTE AUDUBON…FOSTER PARROTS LTD: $10,000 · AnimalsFOSTER PARROTS…Wildlife Conservation Society: $5,000 · AnimalsWildlife Conse…NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY: $5,000 · Food & NutritionNANTUCKET COMMUNITY SAILING INC: $3,500 · Recreation & Sports
Other$31,500Arts & Culture$24,500Education$20,000Environment$16,000Animals$15,000Food & Nutrition$5,000Recreation & Sports$3,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGREENWICH ACADEMY INC: $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTUCKERNUCK LAND TRUST INC: $15,000 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOSTER PARROTS LTD: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNEW YORK COMMON PANTRY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET COMMUNITY SAILING INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNANTUCKET SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetACT NOW FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWYNCOTE AUDUBON SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS LTD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetInliquidcom Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOMESTEAD INC OF NANTUCKET: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $500 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.

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.

Community Foundation …Clara Foundation IncErnst & Elfriede Fran…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation for Nantucket IncMA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc · Clara Foundation Inc · Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Act Now Foundation Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Nantucket Historical Association: 1% of income from government
  • Artists Association of Nantucket Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 Pickwick 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 24 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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