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Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 41
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$26M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving44$1.4M20%
FY202341$1.4M15%
FY202240$1.6M30%
FY202137$1.4M11%
FY202041$1.5M32%
FY201936$1.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$3.6MHealth$1.3MYouth Development$1.0MPhilanthropy$625kHuman Services$598kRecreation & Sports$320kInternational$275kEmployment$200kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Salve Regina University$1,163,00060%
Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford Inc$593,200614%
United Way of Greater Fall River Inc$550,00068%
Bristol Community College Foundation Inc$510,00065%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport County Inc$310,00061%
Newport Hospital Foundation$305,00069%
Southcoast Health System Inc$300,00030%
Hope Funds for Cancer Research$300,000617%
Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River Catholic Education Center$220,0005n/a
Family Service Association of Greater Fall River Inc$200,00050%
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All grantees of Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Salve Regina University$1,163,00060%
Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford Inc$593,200614%
United Way of Greater Fall River Inc$550,00068%
Bristol Community College Foundation Inc$510,00065%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport County Inc$310,00061%
Newport Hospital Foundation$305,00069%
Southcoast Health System Inc$300,00030%
Hope Funds for Cancer Research$300,000617%
Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River Catholic Education Center$220,0005n/a
Family Service Association of Greater Fall River Inc$200,00050%
Year Up Inc$200,00060%
Tashirat Foundation$185,000619%
Our Sisters School$180,00061%
San Miguel Education Center$180,00062%
My Brothers Keeper Inc$170,00061%
Fall River Historical Society$140,00035%
St Philomena-Portsmouth$135,0003n/a
Newportfall River Star Kids Scholarship Program$125,00053%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$117,50060%
International Tennis Hall of Fame Incorporated$110,00060%
Junior Achievement of Southern Ma$90,00065%
Gifts to Give Inc$75,000214%
Squashbusters Inc$75,00021%
Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc$57,00040%
Seamen's Church Institute of Newport$51,00065%
Crossroads Rhode Island$50,00010%
Greater Fall River Re-Creation Committee$40,00021%
Naval War College Foundation Inc$35,00030%
The Preservation Society of Newport County$35,00020%
The Little Flower Home Inc$34,00049%
Youth Opportunities Unlimited Inc$30,90463%
Tiverton Land Trust$30,00016%
Watuppa Rowing Center Inc$26,00017%
Westport Land Conservation Trust Inc$25,00011%
Police Athletic League of Fall River Inc$25,000536%
Sail Newport$25,00011%
Fall River Deaconess Home$25,00020%
Sarasota Crew Inc$25,00011%
Soc for Human Advncmt through Rehab Engr Fndtn Inc$20,190119%
Aquidneck Island Land Trust$20,00011%
Greater Fall River Community Food Pantry Inc$20,000212%
Four Hearts Foundation$20,00015%
Young Men's Christian Association Southcoast Inc$20,00020%
Good Neighbors Inc$20,00013%
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program$20,00015%
New Bedford Women's Center Inc$20,00011%
Martin Luther King Community Center Incorporated$20,00020%
The Usmma Sailing Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Play Ball Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Hopehealth$10,00010%
Collagen 6 Research Charity Inc$10,00018%
Folds of Honor Boston Chapter Inc$10,0001n/a
Friends of Westport Council on Aging Inc$8,000110%
University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement$5,00010%
Lucy's Hearth$5,00010%
Fall River Tennis & Education Foundation Inc$4,5003n/a
The Norman Bird Sanctuary Trust$3,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 53 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSalve Regina University: $1,163,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNativity Preparatory School New Bedford Inc: $593,200 over 6y, 14% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Fall River Inc: $550,000 over 6y, 8.0% of budgetBristol Community College Foundation Inc: $510,000 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Newport County Inc: $310,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetNewport Hospital Foundation: $305,000 over 6y, 9.0% of budgetSouthcoast Health System Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHope Funds for Cancer Research: $300,000 over 6y, 17% of budgetFamily Service Association of Greater Fall River Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetYear Up Inc: $200,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTashirat Foundation: $185,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetOur Sisters School: $180,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetSan Miguel Education Center: $180,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetMy Brothers Keeper Inc: $170,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFall River Historical Society: $140,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetNewportfall River Star Kids Scholarship Program: $125,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $117,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Tennis Hall of Fame Incorporated: $110,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern Ma: $90,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetGifts to Give Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetSquashbusters Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetVisiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc: $57,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSeamen's Church Institute of Newport: $51,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetCrossroads Rhode Island: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Fall River Re-Creation Committee: $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNaval War College Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Preservation Society of Newport County: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Little Flower Home Inc: $34,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetYouth Opportunities Unlimited Inc: $30,904 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetTiverton Land Trust: $30,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetWatuppa Rowing Center Inc: $26,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetWestport Land Conservation Trust Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPolice Athletic League of Fall River Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 36% of budgetSail Newport: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFall River Deaconess Home: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSarasota Crew Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSoc for Human Advncmt through Rehab Engr Fndtn Inc: $20,190 over 1y, 19% of budgetAquidneck Island Land Trust: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGreater Fall River Community Food Pantry Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetFour Hearts Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Southcoast Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGood Neighbors Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetNew Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program: $20,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetNew Bedford Women's Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMartin Luther King Community Center Incorporated: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Usmma Sailing Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPlay Ball Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHopehealth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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.

Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation IncMA37.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · Southcoast Community Foundation Inc · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · The Carney Family Charitable Foundation · Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc · Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust · Boston Foundation Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Arbella Insurance Foundation · The Champlin Foundation · Fall River Women's Union

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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About Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation

How much does Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation give?
Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $1,433,815 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 41 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (43%), Health (15%), Youth Development (12%).
Who are Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Salve Regina University ($1.2M), Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford Inc ($593k), United Way of Greater Fall River Inc ($550k).
Does Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Inc, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Southcoast Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation based?
Thomas a Rodgers Jr Family Foundation is based in RI.

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 80 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.

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