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Wm Bryce Thompson 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.

$26k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$4,040
Organizations funded a year
11 to 30
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$469k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’23
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionInternationalOther
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 arriving20$25k55%
FY202321$30k38%
FY202111$20k27%
FY202027$36k48%
FY201929$38k31%
FY201830$36k63%
FY201718$24kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$50kEducation$42kArts & Culture$34kYouth Development$21kHuman Services$16kPhilanthropy$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$8kFood & Nutrition$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
NM
TN
NC
SC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Buddy Program Inc$20,85050%
Sourland Conservancy$19,43051%
Princeton Education Foundation$11,00045%
Blair Academy$10,50060%
Foundation for a Better Puerto Rico Inc$8,5002n/a
Historical Society of Princeton$8,00040%
The Hill School$7,50030%
Friends of Princeton Open Space$6,04021%
The Denver Children's Foundation$5,00010%
Gerard's House$4,04011%
C-Change Conversations$3,10041%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$3,00010%
Homefront Inc$3,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,80040%
The Aspen Institute Inc$2,75040%
Princeton Nursery School$2,50020%
Denver Biennial of the Americas Corp$2,50010%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$2,50020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$2,30020%
Send Hunger Packing Princeton$2,0001n/a
Friends of Amwell Valley Hounds$2,00021%
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc$2,00020%
International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region$2,00010%
Headknowles Foundation Inc$2,0001n/a
Anderson Ranch Arts Center$1,85010%
Aspen Art Museum$1,55040%
Trenton Children's Chorus Inc$1,50010%
Amazon Watch Inc$1,50010%
New Jersey Conservation Foundation$1,50020%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$1,50010%
Southern Methodist University$1,50010%
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver$1,40040%
The Art Base$1,10030%
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Inc$1,0003n/a
Capital Harmony Works Inc$1,00010%
Suffield Academy$1,00040%
Young Mens Christian Association of Princeton$1,00010%
Arts Council of Princeton$1,00010%
Abbey Theatre Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Boothbay Region Land Trust$1,00010%
The Colorado College$85040%
Florida State Parks Foundation Inc$61510%
Historic Morven Inc$5001n/a
TASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc$50010%
The Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation$45020%
The Heritage Foundation$30010%
The Ballroom Cultural Arts Foundation$30010%
Meals on Wheels of Mercer County Inc$25010%
St Williams on Long Point Inc$1001n/a
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc$4010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Buddy Program Inc: $20,850 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSourland Conservancy: $19,430 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetPrinceton Education Foundation: $11,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetBlair Academy: $10,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHistorical Society of Princeton: $8,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Hill School: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Princeton Open Space: $6,040 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetThe Denver Children's Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGerard's House: $4,040 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetC-Change Conversations: $3,100 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHomefront Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPrinceton Nursery School: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDenver Biennial of the Americas Corp: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $2,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Amwell Valley Hounds: $2,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetPrinceton Symphony Orchestra Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnderson Ranch Arts Center: $1,850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Art Museum: $1,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTrenton Children's Chorus Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmazon Watch Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Conservation Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art Denver: $1,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Base: $1,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCapital Harmony Works Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSuffield Academy: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Princeton: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArts Council of Princeton: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoothbay Region Land Trust: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Colorado College: $850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida State Parks Foundation Inc: $615 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ballroom Cultural Arts Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Mercer County Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc: $40 over 1y, 0.0% 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 43.

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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.

Princeton Area Community Foundation IncNJ34.7× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation · Curtis W McGraw Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · The Burke Foundation Inc · The J Robert & Barbara A Hillier Foundation Inc · Tenacre Foundation · The Griffin-Cole Fund · The Frank J Ryan and Jane E Ryan Family Foundation · Leen Foundation Inc · The Trustees of Princeton University

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 Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation

How much does Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation give?
Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $25,832 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (23%), Education (19%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Buddy Program Inc ($21k), Sourland Conservancy ($19k), Princeton Education Foundation ($11k).
Does Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wm Bryce Thompson 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 Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc, Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc, George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation.
Where is Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation based?
Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation is based in NJ.

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 83 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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