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White Linford & Mildred Fdn at a glance

· Private foundation

White Linford & Mildred Fdn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% 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$50kHuman Services$22kEducation$15kFood & Nutrition$13kHealth$10kCrime & Legal$10kYouth Development$7kPhilanthropy$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$511k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY$5,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SW NEW ENGLAND$5,000
SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC$5,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$3,500
PALACE THEATER GROUP$3,200
ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT$3,000
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.

None of its grants could be placed against low income need for this view.

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.

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$32k · 3 repeat orgs$116k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
25

Total granted

$32k
$101k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-9%
+9%

Still filing today

100%
24%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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

  • SP
    SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $12k · revenue -22%
  • MH
    MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $10k · revenue +29%
  • WS
    WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $10k · revenue -9%

Funded once

  • MH
    MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    one grant, 2021 · $6k
  • CF
    CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +7%
  • OF
    OPERATION FUEL, INC.
    one grant, 2021 · $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
The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut Inc

The community action agency of western connecticut is a private non-profit corporation serving western connecticut. its primary purpose is to operate a multi-purpose organization to combat poverty and promote self sufficiency among low…

Community Improvement
2
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc

Connecticut public broadcasting, inc. will inform, educate and inspire the people of connecticut, connecting and empowering the people of ct through outstanding journalism, storytelling, education and experiences, to make our state a more…

Arts & Culture
3
Connecticut Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc

Empower a statewide network of caring, consistent volunteer court appointed special advocates to advance the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect so every child can find a safe, permanent home to thrive.

Crime & Legal
4
The Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/a Long Wharf Theatre

Long wharf theatre is dedicated to producing boundary-breaking theatre with and for its many, kaleidoscopic communities. our vision is theatre for everyone.

Arts & Culture
5
Wethersfield Historical Society

The purpose of the "Society" is to collect, preserve, and interpret Wethersfield's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Arts & Culture
6
Theaterworks Inc

Theaterworks' mission is to share intimate stories that engage all audiences. it creates exceptional contemporary theater that entertains, celebrates new voices, and invites meaningful conversations. its vision is to inspire a more…

Arts & Culture
7
Foodshare Inc

Foodshare is leading an informed, coordinated response to hunger as part of the overall community effort to alleviate poverty in hartford and tolland counties.

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8
Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition

To improve the economy, vitality and quality of life in southeastern ct by supporting the arts, cultural and creative community.

Arts & Culture
9
Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut Inc

Goodwill of western and northern ct (gwnc) strengthens communities by eliminating barriers to employment and maximizing the independence of all people served.

Employment
10
Waterbury Bridge to Success Partnership Inc

To eliminate systemic inequities and improve lifelong outcomes for youth and families, particularly who are marginalized, by facilitating cross-sector partnerships, building community capacity and power, by co-creating equitable systems…

Education
11
The Connecticut Community Foundation

To foster an equitable and inclusive community in greater waterbury and litchfield hills by inspiring generosity, supporting organizations, and cultivating effective leaders. the foundation works to address the community's critical issues,…

Philanthropy
12
Connecticut Humane Society

The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mattatuck Historical 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

11 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. 11 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
5/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $5,500 · OtherMATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETYCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $5,000 · OtherCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INCOPERATION FUEL, INC.: $5,000 · OtherOPERATION FUEL, INC.CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK: $5,000 · OtherCONNECTICUT FOOD BANKNURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CHILD FIRST: $5,000 · OtherNURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CHILD FIRSTTHE UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY INC: $5,000 · OtherTHE UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY INCCHILDRENS' LAW CENTER OF CT: $5,000 · OtherCHILDRENS' LAW CENTER OF CTJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SW NEW ENGLAND: $5,000 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SW NEW ENGLANDCHILDRENS' LAW CENTER OF CONNECTICUT: $5,000 · OtherCHILDRENS' LAW CENTER OF CONNECTICUTLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATER: $5,000 · OtherLITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF GREATERNURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: $5,000 · OtherNURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIPST VINCENT DEPAUL: $4,500 · OtherWATERBURY YOUTH SERVICES, INC.: $3,500 · OtherPALACE THEATER GROUP, INC.: $3,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $3,500 · Other+8 more: $21,000 · Other+8 moreSHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC: $12,000 · Arts & CultureSHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS IN…MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETYWATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureWATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA …THE PALACE THEATER GROUP INC: $3,200 · Arts & CultureTHE PALACE THEATER GROUP INCARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT: $3,000 · Arts & CultureARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUTSAFE HAVEN OF GREATER WTBY INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY: $5,000 · HealthOPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$91,500Arts & Culture$38,200Human Services$8,000Health$5,000Housing & Shelter$5,000

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 budgetSHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC: $12,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE HAVEN OF GREATER WTBY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PALACE THEATER GROUP INC: $3,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOVENANT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY INC ↗
  • Who funds ST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HAVEN OF GREATER WTBY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PALACE THEATER GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTS FOR LEARNING CONNECTICUT ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN 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.

Thomaston Savings Ban…The Connecticut Commu…Ion Bank Foundation I…American Savings Foun…The Leever FoundationSavings Bank of Danbu…Webster Bank Charitab…Elisha Leavenworth Fo…Tw Marian W Ottley-Wa…Connecticut Humanitie…Eversource Energy Fou…Aetna Foundation Inc
Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation IncCT26.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc · The Connecticut Community Foundation · Ion Bank Foundation Inc · American Savings Foundation Inc · The Leever Foundation · Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation Inc · Webster Bank Charitable Foundation · Elisha Leavenworth Foundation Inc · Tw Marian W Ottley-Watertown · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · Aetna 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization White Linford & Mildred Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from White Linford & Mildred Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • St Vincent Depaul Mission of Waterbury: 47% of income from government
  • Operation Fuel Incorporated: 43% of income from government
  • Covenant to Care for Children Inc: 41% of income from government
  • Arts for Learning Connecticut: 9% of income from government
  • Connecticut Foodshare Inc: 4% of income from government
  • The Palace Theater Group Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Shakesperience Productions Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home