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The Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$393k
Granted FY2025still arriving
68
Grants FY2025still arriving
15
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$659kHealth$311kEducation$104kYouth Development$93kFood & Nutrition$74kRecreation & Sports$68kEnvironment$64kArts & Culture$56kOther$0
02FY2025 · 68 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k59 grants · $80k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $138k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $175k
$1,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$8.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INC$75,000
MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION$50,000
EVERSIGHT$50,000
THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOISE CITY$40,000
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATION$30,000
UNDERGROUND NE$25,000
UPPER VALLEY SNOWSPORTS FOUNDATION$20,500
GIFTS OF LOVE INC$12,880
JANNUS INC$10,000
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION$5,000
UPPER VALLEY SNOWSPORTS FOUNDATION$4,500
HARTFORD INTERVAL HOUSE INC$3,500
VISIONS FOR CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS$3,000
CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC$3,000
IDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE$3,000
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 (FY20–25, $836k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 64% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $50k → 6%SILVER FOX SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB INC: $3k → 14%ABC HOUSE INC: $500 → 13%PROJECT SAGE INC: $3k → 9%VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN INC: $100k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER CAROLINAS CHAPTER: $3k → 10%CHARITY NAVIGATOR: $400 → 7%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $50k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INC: $75k → 11%WOMENS AND CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC: $33k → 8%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $50k → 6%american red cross: $1k → 14%THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INC: $75k → 11%WOMENS AND CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC: $33k → 8%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $50k → 6%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN INC: $70k → 11%MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $2k → 6%VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN INC: $54k → 11%JANNUS INC: $15k → 8%The village for families and childr: $2k → 11%THE CENTER FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES: $500 → 10%UNDERGROUND NE: $25k → 11%WOMENS AND CHILDRENS ALLIANCE INC: $1k → 8%PROJECT HOME: $1k → 22%UNDERGROUND NE: $25k → 11%UNDERGROUND NE: $25k → 11%PROJECT HOME: $750 → 22%FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 11%FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC: $3k → 11%CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $750 → 22%FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC: $2k → 11%CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $500 → 22%WINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE INC: $1k → 8%FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC: $2k → 11%WINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE INC: $1k → 8%WINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE INC: $750 → 8%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $2k → 8%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $1k → 8%JANNUS INC: $10k → 8%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $2k → 11%GIFTS OF LOVE INC: $13k → 11%GIFTS OF LOVE INC: $12k → 11%GIFTS OF LOVE INC: $12k → 11%GIFTS OF LOVE INC: $11k → 11%gifts of love: $1k → 11%GIFTS OF LOVE INC: $1k → 11%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

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VT
NH
ID
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
NM
AR
NC
SC
DC
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.
$1.4M · 59 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

59 repeat relationships: 45 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

59
36

Total granted

$1.4M
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
0%

Still filing today

81%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureEducationHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • TV
    THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
    6× · 2020–2025 · $377k · revenue +52%
  • ML
    MARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $202k · revenue +52%
  • E
    Eversight
    5× · 2021–2025 · $101k · revenue +21%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (PA) INC
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue -3%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SIMSBURY CREW INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -13%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENS PARK IN CHESTNUT HILL
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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 Farmland Trust Inc

Protect Connecticuts farmland for agricultural use by purchasing and accepting donations of agricultural conservation easements

Food & Nutrition
2
Wentworth Watershed Association

To protect and preserve the Wentworth-Crescent Watershed through initiatives that enhance water quality, land conservation and community education.

Environment
3
Kennebunk Land Trust

Kennebunk Land Trust's mission is to permanently conserve and steward land to benefit natural and human communities.

Environment
4
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust

To preserve and protect land surrounding the appalachian trail in maine for public benefit.

Environment
5
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc

Sudbury valley trustees, inc. ("the organization") works to protect natural areas and farmland for wildlife and people in the 36 communities that surround the sudbury, assabet, and concord rivers. the organization cares for some of the…

Environment
6
The Forest Park Conservancy

To protect and restore the ecological health of forest park and marquam nature park, maintain and enhance their extensive trails networks, promote equitable access, and inspire diverse community appreciation and stewardship of these iconic…

Environment
7
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
8
Willamette Riverkeeper

Willamette riverkeeper's guiding principle is: "we believe a river with excellent water quality, abundant natural habitat, safe for fishing and recreation is a basic public right." for 27 years, willamette riverkeeper (wrk) has acted as…

Environment
9
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
10
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
11
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

The mission of the mount desert land & garden preserve is to conserve and share the beauty of our historic lands and gardens.

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12
The Vermont Community Foundation

The vermont community foundation helps to build philanthropic resources to sustain healthy and vital vermont communities. the foundation connects and mobilizes people through giving to multiply the impact of philanthropy.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Village for Families and Children; the most unlike its peers is South Royalton Senior Center. 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

80 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. 80 of the 115 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
79/80
Grantees still filing
46/80
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $376,540 · Human ServicesTHE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDRENMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $201,500 · Human ServicesMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATIONUNDERGROUND NE: $75,000 · Human ServicesUNDERGROUND NEWomen's and Children's Alliance: $67,480 · Human ServicesWomen's and Children's AllianceGIFTS OF LOVE INC: $50,993 · Human ServicesGIFTS OF LOVE INC+13 more: $67,150 · Human Services+13 moreEversight: $101,300 · OtherEversightTHE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOISE CITY IDAHO: $83,750 · OtherTHE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC…BOISE GLOBAL GARDENS (JANNUS INC): $27,492 · OtherBOISE GLOBAL GARDENS (JANNUS I…UNIVERSITY OF MAINE CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTE: $26,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MAINE CLIMATE CH…HARTFORD INTERVAL HOUSE INC: $16,770 · OtherCHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (PA) INC: $15,000 · Other+62 more: $147,383 · Other+62 moreUniversity of Maine Foundation: $80,800 · EducationFRIENDS OF SIMSBURY CREW INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION: $5,300 · Education+4 more: $7,500 · EducationUPPER VALLEY SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION: $49,000 · Recreation & Sports+3 more: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsSOUTH PARK INN INC: $39,400 · Housing & ShelterVISIONS FOR CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $3,000 · Housing & ShelterBETHESDA PROJECT: $1,750 · Housing & ShelterSIMSBURY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $40,000 · PhilanthropySHEPHERDS HOME FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Philanthropy+3 more: $1,800 · PhilanthropyTREES FOR THE FUTURE INC: $6,700 · EnvironmentSIMSBURY LAND TRUST INC: $5,340 · EnvironmentLAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION: $5,200 · EnvironmentTHE FRIENDS OF THE WISSAHICKON INC: $4,100 · EnvironmentAUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST: $3,500 · EnvironmentFARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC: $2,800 · EnvironmentMCLEAN GAME REFUGE INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $1,750 · Environment+1 more: $500 · Environment
Human Services$838,663Other$417,695Education$103,600Recreation & Sports$51,000Housing & Shelter$49,150Philanthropy$43,800Environment$31,890

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 budgetTHE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $376,540 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $201,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEversight: $101,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BOISE CITY IDAHO: $83,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Maine Foundation: $80,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNDERGROUND NE: $75,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetWomen's and Children's Alliance: $67,480 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetGIFTS OF LOVE INC: $50,993 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetUPPER VALLEY SNOW SPORTS FOUNDATION: $49,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetSIMSBURY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $40,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetSOUTH PARK INN INC: $39,400 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetJANNUS INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHARTFORD INTERVAL HOUSE INC: $16,770 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION INC: $16,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (PA) INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF SIMSBURY CREW INC: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTREES FOR THE FUTURE INC: $6,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $6,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSIMSBURY LAND TRUST INC: $5,340 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetTHE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION: $5,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION: $5,200 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVISIONS FOR CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH ROYALTON SENIOR CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetFOODSHARE INC: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF PASTORIUS PARK IN: $4,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF THE WISSAHICKON INC: $4,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOLLOW YOUR ART COMMUNITY STUDIOS INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION: $3,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetIDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRAVIS MILLS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC: $2,800 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $2,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIDAHO HEAD START ASSOCIATION INC WOLLER: $2,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWINTER WILDLANDS ALLIANCE INC: $2,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNEW LONDON BARN PLAYHOUSE INC: $2,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSILVER FOX SENIOR SOCIAL CLUB INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT SAGE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCharity Navigator: $2,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN HAY ESTATE AT THE FELLS: $2,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMCLEAN GAME REFUGE INC: $2,000 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.

Hartford Foundation f…Aetna Foundation IncThe Robert & Margaret…Laura Moore Cunningha…The Ayco Charitable F…New Hampshire Charita…Chubb Charitable Foun…The Ensign-Bickford F…Northwest Community B…Farmington Bank Commu…Lincoln Financial Fou…Ge Aerospace Foundati…
Hartford Foundation for Public GivingCT27.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation · Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · The Ensign-Bickford Foundation Inc · Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc · Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace 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 Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Farmington River Watershed Association Inc: 69% of income from government
  • The Village for Families and Children: 50% of income from government
  • South Park Inn Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Abc House Inc: 25% of income from government
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Connecticut Foodshare Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Follow Your Art Community Studios Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
22report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 Robert and Judith Sturgis Family 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 115 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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