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The Robert G & Jane V Engel Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Robert G & Jane V Engel 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.

$136k
Granted FY2022
53
Grants FY2022
10
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Education$58kAnimals$56kArts & Culture$25kScience & Tech$18kEnvironment$9kCivil Rights$7kPhilanthropy$6kRecreation & Sports$6kOther$0
02FY2022 · 53 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k49 grants · $71k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $65k
$1,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$931k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY$30,000
IPEI$15,400
GULF OF ME RESEARCH INST$10,000
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$10,000
HUTCHISON SCHOOL$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
DISCOVERY TRAIL$5,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5,000
MAINE STATE SOC FOR THE PROTECTION$4,000
THE RAPTOR TRUST$4,000
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$3,000
WFAE$2,750
STONELEIGH BURNHAM SCHOOL$2,500
UNION COLLEGE$2,500
SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING$2,000
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 (FY21–22, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 27% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $2k → 9%SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $1k → 9%VILLAGE AT ITHACA: $1k → 16%VILLAGE AT ITHACA: $500 → 16%RIDING TO THE TOP: $1k → 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

ME
WI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
RI
CA
TN
NC
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$210k · 42 repeat orgs$34k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

42 repeat relationships: 42 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
18

Total granted

$210k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+6%

Still filing today

52%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsEnvironmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
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

  • WC
    Wildlife Conservation Society
    2× · 2021–2022 · $31k · revenue +43%
  • CC
    CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +17%
  • TH
    THE HUTCHISON SCHOOL
    2× · 2021–2022 · $8k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • OC
    OPERA CAROLINA
    one grant, 2021 · $6k · revenue -29%
  • BR
    BIRCH ROCK CAMP
    one grant, 2021 · $6k · revenue +14%
  • Teach for America Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue +5%
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
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
2
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

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
Natural History Institute

Natural History Institute is organized to provide leadership and resources for a revitalized practice of natural history that integrates art, science, and humanities to promote the health and well-being of humans and the rest of the…

Arts & Culture
5
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
6
Somerset Woods Trustees

To conserve lands with significant ecological or cultural resources and manage them in a sustainable way for public benefit.

Environment
7
Wilton Land Conservation Trust

Protecting, enhancing and conserving open spaces encompassing meadows, woodlands, wetlands, and waterways in the town of wilton ct.

Environment
8
The Adirondack Council Inc

The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…

Environment
9
Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc

To cultivate and develop an expansive collection of trees, gardens, and plants for all to explore, enjoy and study; and to provide through education and stewardship, a greener, healthier, more beautiful environment.

Environment
10
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History

To inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment through discovery and learning.

Arts & Culture
11
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
12
South Carolina Aquarium

Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New England Aquarium Corporation; 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

38 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. 38 of the 71 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

IPEI: $30,400 · OtherIPEIGULF OF ME RESEARCH INST: $16,000 · OtherGULF OF ME RESEARCH INSTIndividual grant recipient: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMAINE STATE SOC FOR THE PROTECTION: $7,000 · OtherMAINE STATE SOC FOR THE PROTECTIONCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,250 · OtherUNION COLLEGE: $5,000 · OtherEVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE: $4,000 · Other+30 more: $29,700 · Other+30 moreCHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationCHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY S…THE HUTCHISON SCHOOL: $8,000 · EducationTHE HUTCHISON SCHOOLThe Trustees of Princeton University: $6,750 · EducationThe Trustees of Princet…STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationSTONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHO…IVY 1879 FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 · EducationIVY 1879 FOUNDATION INCCornell University: $2,750 · EducationCornell UniversityTeach for America Inc: $2,500 · EducationTHE KINGS ACADEMY INC: $2,250 · EducationWildlife Conservation Society: $30,500 · AnimalsWildlife Conservatio…THE RAPTOR TRUST: $7,000 · AnimalsTHE RAPTOR TRUSTANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND: $2,000 · AnimalsNEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION: $1,500 · Animals+3 more: $2,250 · AnimalsDiscovery Trail Inc: $10,000 · Arts & CultureDiscovery T…OPERA CAROLINA: $6,250 · Arts & CultureOPERA CAROL…UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION INC: $2,750 · Arts & CultureUNIVERSITY …MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $2,000 · Arts & CultureMAINE HUMAN…SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $1,500 · Arts & CultureSCIENCENTER…SOUTH PORTLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMarine Mammals of Maine: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $750 · Arts & CultureMaine Island Trail Association: $2,000 · EnvironmentPORTLAND TRAILS: $2,000 · EnvironmentMaine Audubon Society: $2,000 · EnvironmentCAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK INC: $500 · EnvironmentIthaca Childrens Garden Inc: $500 · EnvironmentThe Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc: $500 · EnvironmentBIRCH ROCK CAMP: $6,000 · Recreation & SportsSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $3,000 · Human ServicesTHE VILLAGE AT ITHACA INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesRIDING TO THE TOP: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$105,350Education$50,750Animals$43,250Arts & Culture$25,250Environment$7,500Recreation & Sports$6,000Human Services$5,500

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 budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $30,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDiscovery Trail Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE HUTCHISON SCHOOL: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RAPTOR TRUST: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $6,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA CAROLINA: $6,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBIRCH ROCK CAMP: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSTONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIVY 1879 FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION INC: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KINGS ACADEMY INC: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPORTLAND TRAILS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWayside Food Programs: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Audubon Society: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VILLAGE AT ITHACA INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDempsey Center for Quality Cancer Care: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Orangutan & Chimpanzee Conservation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH PORTLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMarine Mammals of Maine: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRIDING TO THE TOP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAVIAN HAVEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK INC: $500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIthaca Childrens Garden Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH PORTLAND FOOD CUPBOARD: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Finger Lakes Land Trust Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONTEMPORARY THEATER COMPANY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSEVENTH ART CORPORATION OF ITHACA: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY INC: $250 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.

Maine Community Found…Saco & Biddeford Savi…Community Foundation …Sam L Cohen FoundationPark Foundation IncAmica Companies Found…Vincent B and Barbara…Triad Foundation IncNarragansett Number O…Simmons Foundation - …Fisher Charitable Fou…Foundation for Jewish…
Maine Community Foundation IncME28.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of Tompkins County Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Park Foundation Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Vincent B and Barbara G Welch Supporting Organization · Triad Foundation Inc · Narragansett Number One Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Fisher Charitable Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies 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 Robert G & Jane V Engel Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Robert G & Jane V Engel Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Inc: 14% of income from government
  • New England Aquarium Corporation: 12% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 G & Jane V Engel 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 71 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $122k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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