Skip to content
The Richard & Patricia Bruder Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Richard & Patricia Bruder Foundation

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.

$45k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$40k
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, FY2019 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$115kHuman Services$27kEducation$3kHealth$3kReligion$3kInternational$3kPhilanthropy$2kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $40k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIGHER GROUND SUN VALLEY$40,150
ARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST$2,000
GREENHOUSE SCHOLARS$1,000
NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$1,000
WOOD RIVER TRAILS COALITION$500
ARGYROS FAMILY FOUNDATION$250
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 (FY21–21, $350) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY: $100 → 7%SWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $250 → 7%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

ID
IL
NY
CA
CO
MD
AZ
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$153k · 11 repeat orgs$11k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
21

Total granted

$153k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
0%

Still filing today

64%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHealthInternationalRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesEducationOther
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

  • HG
    HIGHER GROUND USA INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $114k · revenue +26%
  • GS
    GREENHOUSE SCHOLARS
    3× · 2022–2024 · $3k · revenue +79%
  • WR
    WOOD RIVER WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $2k · revenue +375%

Funded once

  • PI
    PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF IDAHO
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
  • TR
    TEAM RUBICON INC
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -7%
  • WH
    Wellness Housegraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +41%
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
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
2
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

—
3
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
4
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
5
The Ironman Foundation Inc

To leave ironman's legacy through philanthropy, volunteerism and grant making; by supporting various athletic, community, education, health, human services and public benefit non-profit organizations around the world.

Philanthropy
6
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
7
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
8
Health Care Without Harm

The mission of health care without harm (hcwh) is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health…

Environment
9
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
10
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

—
11
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
12
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Argyros Family Foundation. 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

25 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. 25 of the 36 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
13/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HIGHER GROUND USA INC: $114,130 · Recreation & SportsHIGHER GROUND USA INC+1 more: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF ILLINOIS INC: $25,500 · OtherUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIO…MISERICORDIA: $3,000 · OtherMISERICORDIA+20 more: $9,775 · Other+20 moreWOOD RIVER WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2,220 · PhilanthropyNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $1,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $50 · PhilanthropyGREENHOUSE SCHOLARS: $3,000 · EducationFARWISE INC: $250 · EducationARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterWellness House: $1,000 · HealthIDAHO ANTI TRAFFICKING COALITION INC: $500 · HealthTHE V FOUNDATION: $250 · HealthUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $600 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $500 · InternationalRAZOM INC: $500 · International
Recreation & Sports$115,130Other$38,275Philanthropy$3,270Education$3,250Housing & Shelter$2,000Health$1,750International$1,600

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 budgetHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $114,130 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF ILLINOIS INC: $25,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGREENHOUSE SCHOLARS: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWOOD RIVER WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2,220 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOOD RIVER TRAILS COALITION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWellness House: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S SAFE HARBOR INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAZOM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIDAHO ANTI TRAFFICKING COALITION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY INC: $425 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARGYROS FAMILY FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFARWISE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSWIFTSURE RANCH THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASSMUTH CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HOME OF THE ANNE FRANK MEMORIAL: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $50 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.

Idaho Community Found…Boswell Family Founda…Spur Community Founda…The Nalen FoundationSt Luke's Health Syst…The Bessemer Giving F…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Idaho Community Foundation IncID19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Idaho Community Foundation Inc · Boswell Family Foundation · Spur Community Foundation Inc · The Nalen Foundation · St Luke's Health System Ltd · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift 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 Richard & Patricia Bruder Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Richard & Patricia Bruder Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Richard & Patricia Bruder Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Richard & Patricia Bruder 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 36 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.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Richard & Patricia Bruder’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    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