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The Rogers Family Foundation

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.

$853k
Granted FY2024still arriving
48
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$246kEducation$225kHealth$182kReligion$166kArts & Culture$149kHuman Services$96kYouth Development$65kPhilanthropy$63kOther$0
02FY2024 · 48 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 48 grants below total $736,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $852,500 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $116,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k21 grants · $59k
  • $10k–50k23 grants · $353k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $325k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Pennsylvania State University$125,000
Soundwaters$100,000
Stanford Museum And Nature Center$50,000
Holy Virgin Protection Russian Orthodox Church$50,000
Noroton Presbyterian Church$40,000
Waveny Lifecare Network$30,000
Greens Ledge Lighthouse Preservation$25,000
American Corporate Partners$25,000
The Community Fund Of Darien$25,000
The Pennsylvania State University$20,000
The Boys' Club of New York$20,000
Greenwich Hospital$15,000
Education Reform Now Inc$12,500
Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc$10,000
The Boys' Club of New York$10,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$908k · 24 repeat orgs$444k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
19

Total granted

$908k
$156k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+3%

Still filing today

75%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $288k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS
    2× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +44%
  • TD
    THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $36k · revenue +3%
  • FH
    FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $35k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
    one grant, 2023 · $45k · revenue +8%
  • BB
    BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -82%
  • CT
    CTC TEN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -53%
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.

03Its 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 Aeronautical Historical Association Inc

The new england air museum's mission is to preserve and present the story of aviation and aerospace, with an emphasis on new england's role, and the genius and inspiration that made it possible. the museum also seeks to inspire young…

Arts & Culture
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Wamc

Wamc is chartered by the new york state board of regents to "furnish, prepare and present non-profit and non-commercial educational, instructional and cultural radio programs and also non-profit and non-commercial programs (wamc's mission…

Arts & Culture
4
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
5
New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
6
Dutchess Land Conservancy Inc

Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…

Environment
7
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp

To manage the brooklyn navy yard for the city of new york, specifically to expand job opportunities for new yorkers by fostering the development of small businesses.

Community Improvement
8
Bridgeport Hospital

To operate an acute care hospital in bridgeport, connecticut for the care and treatment of persons suffering from disease or other physical or mental conditions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age or ability to pay.

Health
9
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Bridgton Hospital

To provide exceptional healthcare services in a safe and trustfulenvironment through the expertise, commitment, and compassion ofour family of caregivers.

Health
11
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network Inc

The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Care Network (DFCCN) is to promote and support, directly or indirectly, the interests and purposes of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Macro Minds Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

35 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. 35 of the 56 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)
35/35
Grantees still filing
19/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $145,000 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNoroton Presbyterian Church: $100,000 · OtherNoroton Presbyterian ChurchGreens Ledge Lighthouse Preservation: $85,000 · OtherGreens Ledge Lighthouse PreservationStanford Museum And Nature Center: $83,000 · OtherStanford Museum And Nature CenterHoly Virgin Protection Russian Orthodox Church: $50,000 · OtherHoly Virgin Protection Russian Orthodox ChurchFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · OtherTHE BOYS' CLUB OF NEW YORK: $30,000 · OtherTHE ELM PROJECT: $25,000 · Other+25 more: $163,500 · Other+25 moreSOUNDWATERS INC: $150,000 · EnvironmentSOUNDWATERS I…+1 more: $5,000 · EnvironmentWAVENY LIFECARE NETWORK INC: $71,500 · HealthWAVENY LIFEC…The Stamford Hospital: $30,000 · HealthThe Stamford…GREENWICH HOSPITAL: $30,000 · HealthGREENWICH HO…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · HealthAMERICAN CAN…DARIEN EMS POST 53 INC: $5,000 · HealthICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $45,000 · EducationICAHN SCH…THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC: $36,000 · EducationTHE DARIE…DARIEN LIBRARY INC: $15,000 · EducationDARIEN LI…EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: $12,500 · EducationEDUCATION…AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $50,000 · Human ServicesREGIONAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesAT HOME IN DARIENINC: $11,000 · Human ServicesTHE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN: $52,500 · PhilanthropyMACRO MINDS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $21,500 · Arts & CultureSTEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,250 · Arts & Culture
Other$716,500Environment$155,000Health$146,500Education$108,500Human Services$101,000Philanthropy$62,500Arts & Culture$61,250

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 budgetSOUNDWATERS INC: $150,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN: $52,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetAMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREGIONAL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC: $36,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Stamford Hospital: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH HOSPITAL: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOYS' CLUB OF NEW YORK: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ELM PROJECT: $25,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetTHE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE FOR MOVIES AND THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $21,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPACIFIC HOUSE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCTC TEN FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetDARIEN LIBRARY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEDUCATION REFORM NOW INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAT HOME IN DARIENINC: $11,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMACRO MINDS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDARIEN EMS POST 53 INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ASIA SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDARIEN NATURE CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA BETTER CHANCE IN DARIEN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGETABOUT INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Noroton Fire Department Incorporated: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDarien Community Association Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PALACE THEATER GROUP INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS 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.

Fairfield County's Co…The Meredith and Whit…The Edward E Hood Jr …The Goodnow Fund522 Foundation IncThe Weil FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…Alexandra FoundationPieter and Yvette Een…Alexander Family Foun…Connecticut Humanitie…The Darien Foundation…
Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT28.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc · The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation · The Goodnow Fund · 522 Foundation Inc · The Weil Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Alexandra Foundation · Pieter and Yvette Eenkema Van Dijk Foundation · Alexander Family Foundation Inc · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · The Darien Foundation 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.
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How do I get to The Rogers Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Rogers 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 56 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $933k 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 FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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