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The Roger and Cynthia Borgelt Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Roger and Cynthia Borgelt Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$34k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$100kHealth$31kEnvironment$20kSocial Science$10kEducation$8kPublic Benefit$5kHuman Services$4kReligion$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$5,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$170k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
HOSPICE AUSTIN$5,500
CATO INSTITUTE$5,000
LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS$3,000
ORDER OF SAINT JOHN$100
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 (FY22–25, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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 AUSTIN: $6k → 10%HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN: $2k → 10%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.
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$172k · 12 repeat orgs$49k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
14

Total granted

$172k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-2%
+79%

Still filing today

50%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • AL
    AUSTIN LYRIC OPERA
    6× · 2017–2023 · $55k · revenue +18%
  • NR
    NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE
    2× · 2022–2023 · $10k · revenue +44%
  • PI
    PRIORY IN THE USA OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSP / ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM
    2× · 2018–2022 · $7k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • AS
    ASCENSION SETON FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +93%
  • PF
    POWER FOR PARKINSONSgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +237%
  • WS
    Womens Symphony League of Tyler Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +46%
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
Leadership Austin

Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.

Youth Development
2
Center for Austin Independent Journalism

To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. A strong local press is essential for a healthy community and democracy. We work to make Austin a more empowered…

Arts & Culture
3
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber's mission is to provide leadership that facilitates the creation of a prosperous regional economy and results in effective advocacy for its members.

—
4
Texas Pharmacy Association

The association's purpose is to promote the role of the pharmacist and the practice of pharmacy in the state of texas.

—
5
Uatx

Uatx is a nonprofit dedicated to building a liberal arts university committed to freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse. to maintain these principles, the university will be fiercely independent financially,…

Education
6
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

—
7
Austin Public Library Friends Foundation

Support and strengthen austin public libraries

Education
8
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council

Klru is a leader in public media, distinguished by its energetic engagement with the community and for the quality and creativity of content. klru illuminates the wider world of knowledge; the importance of discourse; and the many…

Arts & Culture
9
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
10
Center for Public Policy Priorities

At the Every Texan, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is healthy, well educated, and financially secure. We want the best Texas, a proud state that sets…

Public Benefit
11
Austin Police Association

Provide education to members and general public on police related issues. negotiate work contracts for police officers with the city of austin.

—
12
Austin Creative Alliance

The mission of Austin Creative Alliance is to advance, connect, and celebrate Austin's arts, culture, and creative communities in order to nourish and strengthen the character, quality of life, and economic prosperity of our region.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ascension Seton Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Austin Womans Club. 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

15 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. 15 of the 31 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)
14/15
Grantees still filing
8/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $25,000 · OtherAUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIndividual grant recipient: $23,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTEVANDERGRIFT HIGH SCHOOL: $7,200 · OtherVANDERGRIFT HIGH SCHOOLTHE ARC OF THE CAPITAL AREA: $7,000 · OtherTHE ARC OF THE CAPITAL AREAASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Other+13 more: $17,750 · Other+13 moreAUSTIN LYRIC OPERA: $55,000 · Arts & CultureAUSTIN LYRIC OPERAAustin Womans Club: $10,750 · Arts & CultureAustin Womans Club+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureWILDFLOWER DONOR INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentWILDFLOWER…PRIORY IN THE USA OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSP / ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM: $7,300 · HealthPOWER FOR PARKINSONS: $5,000 · HealthHOSPICE AUSTIN: $5,500 · Human ServicesHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCATO INSTITUTE: $5,000 · Public BenefitGIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentLONESTAR SOCCER CLUB OF AUSTIN INC: $1,700 · Recreation & Sports
Other$105,750Arts & Culture$66,250Environment$20,000Health$12,300Human Services$7,500Public Benefit$5,000Youth Development$2,500Recreation & Sports$1,700

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAUSTIN LYRIC OPERA: $55,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetAustin Womans Club: $10,750 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetNATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPRIORY IN THE USA OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSP / ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM: $7,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ARC OF THE CAPITAL AREA: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHOSPICE AUSTIN: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOWER FOR PARKINSONS: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWomens Symphony League of Tyler Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLONESTAR SOCCER CLUB OF AUSTIN INC: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC: $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.

  • Who funds AUSTIN LYRIC OPERA ↗
  • Who funds WILDFLOWER DONOR INC ↗
  • Who funds Austin Womans Club ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds PRIORY IN THE USA OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSP / ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF THE CAPITAL AREA ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE AUSTIN ↗
  • Who funds CATO INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds ASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds POWER FOR PARKINSONS ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds Womens Symphony League of Tyler Inc ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HAND HOME FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds LONESTAR SOCCER CLUB OF AUSTIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC ↗

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.

Austin Community Foun…Better Business BureauRaymond James Charita…United Way WorldwideThe US Charitable Gif…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Austin Community Foundation IncTX23.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Better Business Bureau · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · United Way Worldwide · The US Charitable Gift Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Roger and Cynthia Borgelt Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Roger and Cynthia Borgelt Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.

    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 31 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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