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AEC Trust

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.

$22M
Granted FY2025still arriving
57
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$16M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Philanthropy$21MArts & Culture$3.5MEnvironment$2.6MHealth$1.7MHuman Services$1.6MCivil Rights$1.6MEducation$1.5MHousing & Shelter$1.1MOther$0
02FY2025 · 57 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $240k
  • $50k–250k41 grants · $3.8M
  • $250k+5 grants · $18M
$100,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE VEERY FOUNDATION INC$15,594,455
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION$1,000,000
IMAGINE$500,000
RESOURCE CENTRAL$300,000
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC$250,000
RESOURCE CENTRAL$200,000
ATLANTA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC$165,000
IMAGINE FOUNDATION$150,000
EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES INC$100,000
STATUS HOME INC$100,000
BREVARD MUSIC CENTER INCORPORATED$100,000
USTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED$100,000
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC$100,000
FEMINIST MAJORITY FOUNDATION$100,000
LOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INC$100,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $2.6M) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CHOOSE LOVE INC: $50k → 17%GALVESTON COUNTY FOOD BANK: $25k → 14%EKVNV YEFOLECVLKE: $50k → 18%GEORGIA LATINO ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $15k → 14%FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA: $25k → 17%LAKE TOXAWAY CHARITIES: $100k → 13%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $20k → 10%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC: $75k → 17%LAKE TOXAWAY CHARITIES: $50k → 13%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $15k → 10%CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $15k → 10%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC: $35k → 17%SER FAMILIA INC: $25k → 8%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC: $15k → 17%SER FAMILIA INC: $20k → 8%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $25k → 14%IMAGINE FOUNDATION: $150k → 12%TRU COMMUNITY CARE: $20k → 12%TRU COMMUNITY CARE: $20k → 12%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: $75k → 12%DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER DBA IMAGINE: $15k → 12%DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER DBA IMAGINE: $15k → 12%DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTER DBA IMAGINE: $15k → 12%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: $50k → 12%YOUNG WOMEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ATLAN: $50k → 13%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: $20k → 12%CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: $15k → 12%NORTHAMPTON SURVIVAL CENTER INC: $25k → 12%THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $30k → 14%I AM HUMAN FOUNDATION: $15k → 13%THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $25k → 14%THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $25k → 14%THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $50k → 14%THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $25k → 14%CHRIS 180 INC: $25k → 14%CHRIS 180 INC: $25k → 14%CHRIS 180 INC: $25k → 14%EL CENTRO AMISTAD: $20k → 12%SISTER SONG INC: $20k → 13%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $50k → 13%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $50k → 13%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $50k → 13%CROSSROADS COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $20k → 13%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $20k → 13%BARRED BUSINESS FOUNDATION CO: $100k → 13%YOUTHSPARK INC: $50k → 13%FOREVER FAMILY INC: $20k → 13%FAMILIES FIRST INC: $20k → 13%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

ID
MT
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
IN
OH
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
HI
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$21M · 204 repeat orgs$40M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

204 repeat relationships: 34 still active in FY2025, 170 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

204
171

Total granted

$21M
$23M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
0%

Still filing today

92%
87%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 21% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHealthFood & NutritionOther
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

  • NC
    NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +91%
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +72%
  • RC
    RESOURCE CENTRAL
    8× · 2018–2025 · $921k · revenue +114%

Funded once

  • TH
    THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $16M · revenue 0% · 98% of their budget
  • WF
    WAGMORE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $4.1M
  • FR
    FLORIDA RISING TOGETHER INC
    one grant, 2023 · $150k · revenue -8%
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
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta's mission is to protect and promote the civil and human rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Georgia and the Southeast through policy advocacy, legal services,…

Human Services
2
CaringWorks Inc

Caringworks' mission is to reduce homelessness and empower the marginalized by providing access to housing and services that foster dignity, self-sufficieny & well-being.

Human Services
3
Atlanta Committee for Progress Inc

ACP is a group committed to identifying and providing leadership on selected issues important to driving the economic development of the city of Atlanta and for which the ACP's active involvement will make a major difference. The ACP has a…

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4
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
5
Georgia Center for Opportunity Inc

Georgia Center for Opportunity GCO is an independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to increasing opportunity and improving the quality of life for all Georgians.

Education
6
Cobb Collaborative Inc

The mission of the Cobb Collaborative is to convene community stakeholders to facilitate the sharing of ideas, expertise and resources to meet needs and resolve issues in Cobb County. The vision is that all individuals, families, and…

Community Improvement
7
Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Southern coalition for social justice partners with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities across the south to defend and advance their political, social, and economic rights. through an intersectional and…

Crime & Legal
8
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Inc

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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9
Hope Atlanta Inc

Hope atlanta seeks to help georgians avoid homelessness and hunger through a comprehensive approach that equips them with the tools for lifelong stability.our vision is to end hunger and homelessness for every georgian.

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10
Beloved Atlanta Inc

Beloved atlanta is an anti-sex trafficking organization lovingly equipping brave women on their path to freedom. we accomplish this through safe housing, mental health services, thrength based case management, and healthy community.

Human Services
11
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Inc

Atlanta celebrates photography (dba atlanta center for photography) (acp) advances new perspectives in lens-based media from the american south. through artwork commissions, community collaborations, and dynamic programs, acp supports…

Arts & Culture
12
Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc

Atlanta habitat for humanity transforms communities by acting as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization through education, innovative development, partnerships, and long term relationships with families.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Atlanta Union Mission Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Louisville Preschool 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

369 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 369 of the 400 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)
94
Early backer (in before they grew)
359/369
Grantees still filing
224/369
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE VEERY FOUNDATION INC: $15,594,455 · Civil RightsTHE VEERY FOUNDATION INCHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $1,050,000 · Civil RightsHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION+9 more: $820,000 · Civil RightsTHE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC: $16,039,759 · PhilanthropyTHE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC+9 more: $850,000 · PhilanthropyWAGMORE FOUNDATION INC: $4,131,710 · OtherWAGMORE FOUNDATION INCUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC - SAMUEL P H: $750,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUN…IMAGINE: $525,000 · OtherDance Alive Inc: $515,000 · Other+91 more: $7,902,624 · Other+91 moreNATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $1,145,000 · Arts & CultureMatheson History Museum: $300,000 · Arts & CultureFernbank Inc: $200,000 · Arts & CultureWYLDE CENTER INC: $190,000 · Arts & CulturePUSHPUSH ARTS COMPANY: $175,000 · Arts & CultureSYNCHRONICITY PERFORMANCE GROUP: $140,000 · Arts & Culture+21 more: $1,227,500 · Arts & CultureRESOURCE CENTRAL: $921,000 · EnvironmentAUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND: $590,000 · EnvironmentKESTREL LAND TRUST INC: $475,000 · EnvironmentInfact DBA Corporate Accountability: $295,000 · EnvironmentLIVE-THRIVE INC: $175,000 · EnvironmentCHATTAHOOCHEE NATURE CENTER INC: $150,000 · EnvironmentALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC: $110,000 · Environment+8 more: $445,000 · EnvironmentCENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC: $285,000 · Human ServicesLAKE TOXAWAY CHARITIES: $200,000 · Human ServicesMOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $180,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $155,000 · Human ServicesSURVIVAL CENTERS INC: $150,000 · Human ServicesIMAGINE FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Human ServicesSISTERSONG INC: $115,000 · Human ServicesBarred Business Foundation: $115,000 · Human ServicesyouthSpark Inc: $100,000 · Human ServicesCHRIS 180 INC: $90,000 · Human ServicesCANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC: $85,000 · Human Services+19 more: $835,000 · Human ServicesTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $500,000 · EducationVIRGINIA-HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY PTO INC: $190,000 · EducationRAISING EXPECTATIONS INC: $160,000 · EducationGREENHOUSE SCHOLARS: $150,000 · EducationSTONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL: $150,000 · EducationCHEF ANN FOUNDATION: $75,000 · EducationTHE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROJECT INC: $75,000 · EducationTEACHING PEACE INC: $50,000 · EducationSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $50,000 · Education+3 more: $100,000 · Education
Civil Rights$17,464,455Philanthropy$16,889,759Other$13,824,334Arts & Culture$3,377,500Environment$3,161,000Human Services$2,460,000Education$1,500,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC: $16,039,759 over 1y, 98% of budgetTHE VEERY FOUNDATION INC: $15,594,455 over 1y, 95% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $1,145,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $1,050,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetRESOURCE CENTRAL: $921,000 over 8y, 9.1% of budgetAUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND: $590,000 over 7y, 3.6% of budgetDance Alive Inc: $515,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $500,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKESTREL LAND TRUST INC: $475,000 over 3y, 5.7% of budgetMARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER INCORPORATED: $425,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetThe Link Counseling Center Inc: $325,000 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetTHE INN BETWEEN OF LONGMONT INC: $300,000 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetMatheson History Museum: $300,000 over 6y, 35% of budgetWOMEN MOVING ON INC WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER TO END DV: $300,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetInfact DBA Corporate Accountability: $295,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetFeminist Womens Health Center Inc: $295,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetCENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC: $285,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC: $220,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetLAKE TOXAWAY CHARITIES: $200,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetSTATUS HOME INC F/K/A JERUSALEM HOUSE INC: $200,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetFernbank Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWYLDE CENTER INC: $190,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetVIRGINIA-HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY PTO INC: $190,000 over 3y, 20% of budgetMOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $180,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetPUSHPUSH ARTS COMPANY: $175,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetLIVE-THRIVE INC: $175,000 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetLOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INC: $170,000 over 2y, 26% of budgetTHE ATLANTA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC: $165,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetRAISING EXPECTATIONS INC: $160,000 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetTHE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: $155,000 over 4y, 67% of budgetFLORIDA RISING TOGETHER INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCHATTAHOOCHEE NATURE CENTER INC: $150,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetSURVIVAL CENTERS INC: $150,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREENHOUSE SCHOLARS: $150,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetSTONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL: $150,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetIMAGINE FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 1y, 11% of budget247 GATEWAY LLC: $145,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSYNCHRONICITY PERFORMANCE GROUP: $140,000 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC: $135,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetATLANTA FULTON COUNTY PREARREST DIVERSION INITIATIVE INC: $125,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSISTERSONG INC: $115,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBarred Business Foundation: $115,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC: $110,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetTHE TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER: $105,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSolidaire Network Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT PRIDE SRQ INC: $100,000 over 1y, 27% 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 THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE VEERY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RESOURCE CENTRAL ↗
  • Who funds AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND ↗
  • Who funds Dance Alive Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KESTREL LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds The Link Counseling Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE INN BETWEEN OF LONGMONT INC ↗
  • Who funds Matheson History Museum ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN MOVING ON INC WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER TO END DV ↗
  • Who funds Infact DBA Corporate Accountability ↗
  • Who funds Feminist Womens Health Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE TOXAWAY CHARITIES ↗
  • Who funds STATUS HOME INC F/K/A JERUSALEM HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds Fernbank Inc ↗
  • Who funds WYLDE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY PTO INC ↗
  • Who funds MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC ↗
  • Who funds PUSHPUSH ARTS COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds LIVE-THRIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds LOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ATLANTA WOMENS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RAISING EXPECTATIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC ↗
  • Who funds FLORIDA RISING TOGETHER 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.

The Imlay Foundation …Atl Fdn-W Peters MainTr Uw Charles I BrananUnited Way of Greater…The Homestead Foundat…The Community Foundat…The Waterfall Foundat…Tw Marian W Ottley At…Ryan Ida Alice Tuw Ma…The Richard C Munroe …Community Foundation …Luluma Charitable Tru…
The Imlay Foundation IncGA174× affinity97 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Imlay Foundation Inc · Atl Fdn-W Peters Main · Tr Uw Charles I Branan · United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc · The Homestead Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · Tw Marian W Ottley Atlanta Main · Ryan Ida Alice Tuw Main · The Richard C Munroe Foundation Inc · Community Foundation Boulder County · Luluma Charitable Trust Xxxxx8009

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 AEC Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from AEC Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Friends of Children Inc: 54% of income from government
  • Reader to Reader Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Girls Inc of the Valley: 30% of income from government
  • Center for Human Development Inc: 26% of income from government
  • Survival Centers Inc: 9% of income from government
  • The Enchanted Circle Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Alachua Conservation Trust Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Northampton Survival Center Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Matheson History Museum: 0% of income from government
  • Infact Dba Corporate Accountability: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
92report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to AEC Trust?

Find your warmest path to AEC Trust 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 400 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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