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The Van Blyenburgh Family Foundation at a glance

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The Van Blyenburgh 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.

$20k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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$58kReligion$39kPhilanthropy$31kRecreation & Sports$24kEducation$8kInternational$6kCrime & Legal$5kCommunity Improvement$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,250
Median grant
4
States reached
$19k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CC UNITED SOCCER CLUB$10,000
ARTS OF LIFE INC$2,500
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$2,500
OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL$1,250
ENCIRCLED$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
PROJECT ONE GOAL$1,000
ST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL$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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 62% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $10k → 5%MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC: $675 → 11%TWIN CITIES PBS: $540 → 14%GO FUND ME - PROJECT WINTER CAMP JAMAICA 2019: $3k → 7%US PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $5k → 14%MIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $9k → 11%TEAM FIRST SOCCER ACADEMY: $1k → 13%YELLOW RIBBON SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM: $800 → 10%THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT: $3k → 11%ALASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $5k → 11%ARTS OF LIFE INC: $13k → 14%VIRGINIA HISPANIC COMMITTEE: $4k → 6%CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA: $5k → 9%NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE: $3k → 10%THE VALENTINE: $2k → 22%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $3k → 9%CC UNITED SOCCER CLUB: $10k → 5%ENCIRCLED: $5k → 11%TWIN CITIES PBS: $540 → 14%MIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $8k → 11%THE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $10k → 14%NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION: $3k → 10%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $3k → 9%CC UNITED SOCCER CLUB: $10k → 5%ENCIRCLED: $4k → 11%MIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $8k → 11%ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5k → 14%NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE: $1k → 10%CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $3k → 9%ST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $4k → 5%ENCIRCLED: $3k → 11%MIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5k → 14%ST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $3k → 5%ENCIRCLED: $1k → 11%THE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5k → 14%ST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $3k → 5%THE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5k → 14%HENRICO CASA: $3k → 9%ARTS OF LIFE INC: $3k → 14%VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES: $2k → 9%OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL: $3k → 14%OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL: $3k → 14%OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL: $1k → 14%ART WORKS PROJECTS: $3k → 14%PROJECT ONE GOAL: $5k → 14%PROJECT ONE GOAL: $1k → 14%PROJECT ONE GOAL: $1k → 14%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

AK
MN
IL
WI
SD
CA
CO
VA
NC
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$157k · 11 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
20

Total granted

$157k
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+13%

Still filing today

73%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureCivil RightsRecreation & SportsReligionCrime & LegalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TA
    THE ARTS OF LIFE INC
    7× · 2018–2025 · $46k · revenue +138%
  • MH
    MIA HAMM FOUNDATION
    4× · 2019–2023 · $30k · revenue +9%
  • CU
    CC UNITED SOCCER CLUB INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $20k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • UP
    US PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -18%
  • AC
    ALASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +7%
  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
2
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
3
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
4
Vpm Media Corporation

To use the power of media to educate, entertain and inspire, using public television and public radio to make a positive impact on the communities throughout central virginia, charlottesville, the shenandoah valley, the northern neck and…

Arts & Culture
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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7
Northern Virginia Technology Council Inc

The mission of the northern virginia technology council (nvtc) is to accelerate tech innovation and promote a world class workforce. nvtc connects, educates, advocates and celebrates the region's thriving tech ecosystem.

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8
National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships Inc

Advancing a national community to foster equity in dual and concurrent enrollment through accreditation, advocacy, research, and professional development.

Education
9
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
10
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.

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11
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

The vscpa's mission is to empower the cpa profession to thrive. the mission supports our vision for the cpa profession to be champions of change, drivers of innovation, trusted visionary leaders, and relationship builders. the vscpa unites…

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12
Council of Independent Colleges

The council of independent colleges is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state- based councils of independent colleges, and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Opportunity International Inc D/B/a Opportunity International-Us; the most unlike its peers is Henrico County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 32 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
13/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $46,300 · Arts & CultureTHE ARTS OF LIFE INCCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Arts & CultureCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONART WORKS PROJECTS: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $3,570 · Arts & Culture+3 moreST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $21,806 · OtherST HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOO…PROJECT ONE GOAL: $7,000 · OtherPROJECT ONE GOALUS PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $5,000 · OtherUS PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF …CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA: $5,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES USAIndividual grant recipient: $3,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $3,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGO FUND ME - PROJECT WINTER CAMP JAMAICA 2019: $2,550 · OtherTHOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT: $2,500 · OtherNative American Heritage Association: $2,500 · Other+9 more: $5,330 · Other+9 moreMIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $30,130 · PhilanthropyMIA HAMM FOUNDATI…CC UNITED SOCCER CLUB INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsCC UNITED S…+1 more: $50 · Recreation & SportsENCIRCLED: $12,000 · ReligionENCIRCLEDALASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $5,000 · ReligionALASKA CH…OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL INC D/B/A OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL-US: $6,335 · InternationalHENRICO COUNTY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC: $2,500 · Civil RightsVirginia Center for Inclusive Communities: $2,250 · Civil Rights
Arts & Culture$59,870Other$58,686Philanthropy$30,130Recreation & Sports$20,050Religion$17,000International$6,335Civil Rights$4,750

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 budgetTHE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $46,300 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetMIA HAMM FOUNDATION: $30,130 over 4y, 10% of budgetCC UNITED SOCCER CLUB INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetENCIRCLED: $12,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetCRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL INC D/B/A OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL-US: $6,335 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUS PAN ASIAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $5,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetALASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetART WORKS PROJECTS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHENRICO COUNTY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVirginia Center for Inclusive Communities: $2,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE VALENTINE MUSEUM: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $1,395 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA MENTORING PARTNERSHIP: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC: $675 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWelles Park Parents Association: $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.

The Chicago Community…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL11.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Van Blyenburgh Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Van Blyenburgh Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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

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    How do I get to The Van Blyenburgh Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Van Blyenburgh 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 32 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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