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Americas Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$400k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$2.1MHousing & Shelter$907kAnimals$760kHuman Services$727kEducation$390kYouth Development$247kFood & Nutrition$205kRecreation & Sports$188kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k15 grants · $1.3M
  • $250k+1 grant · $400k
$50,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$5.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CULTIVATE INITIATIVES$400,000
PENINSULA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$200,000
YALE UNIVERSITY$200,000
BRIDGERCARE$150,000
MONTANA CASAGAL ASSOCIATION$132,000
EDEN VILLAGE OF WILMINGTON$100,000
SEATTLE ADAPTIVE SPORTS$57,500
FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY$56,500
CURE KCNH1 FOUNDATION$50,000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$50,000
AKIN$50,000
SENIOR CONNECTION$50,000
NATES PLACE$50,000
YOUTH ON THEIR OWN$50,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN EASTERN MONTANA$50,000
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 (FY22–24, $347k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 42% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%SENIOR CONNECTION: $50k → 7%SUGAR BEAR FOUNDATION: $20k → 9%YOUTH ON THEIR OWN: $50k → 15%FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY: $57k → 10%NEO FUND: $20k → 12%RYTHER: $50k → 9%AKIN: $50k → 9%AMARA: $50k → 9%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

WA
ID
MT
OR
CT
CA
AZ
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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.9M · 10 repeat orgs$3.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
20

Total granted

$2.9M
$1.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
0%

Still filing today

100%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesAnimalsHealthHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentFood & 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

  • MV
    MADISON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2023 · $785k · revenue +96% · 48% of their budget
  • CULTIVATE INITIATIVES
    4× · 2021–2024 · $700k · revenue +95%
  • EW
    Excelsior Wellness
    2× · 2021–2023 · $628k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • RC
    RANCHO COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY
    one grant, 2023 · $500k · revenue -30%
  • T
    TREEHOUSE
    one grant, 2023 · $250k · revenue -10%
  • YU
    YALE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $180k
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
Mountain Home Montana Inc

To provide a safe, stable , and nurturing home where young mothers can discover their strengths, and their children can experience the joys of childhood.

Human Services
2
Denali Family Services

Supporting children and families through individual, community-based services. We provide behavioral health services to severely emotionally disturbed children (ages 2 to 24) and their families.

Health
3
Friends of the Children - Montana

Friends of the children montana has a mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships and professional mentors 12+ years, no matter what. 92% go on to enroll in…

Youth Development
4
Foster Kinship

Foster Kinship supports all kinship families throughout Nevada. We assist grandparents, relatives, and fictive kin who are raising children through five core programs: 1- Enhanced Kinship Navigator Program - Provides intensive support to…

Human Services
5
Community Care

To provide quality community-based services that are timely and effective in promoting the health and well being of individuals and their families.

Human Services
6
Watson Children's Shelter Inc

Watson children's shelter is dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, environment for children who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment or family crisis.

Human Services
7
Lydia Place

To disrupt the cycle of homelessness and nurture healing and belonging for current & future generations.

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8
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
9
Mountain Pacific Quality Health Foundation

Dedicated to empowering community partners to achieve health care quality goals.

Health
10
Walden Environment Dba Walden Family Services

Walden environment dba walden family services ("walden") is a nonprofit organization formed in 1976 to provide advocacy, out-of-home placement, and treatment services for children unable to remain in their own homes due to abandonment,…

Human Services
11
Marrakech Inc

Provides person-centered and inclusive services to children and adults with and without disabilities that includes securing employment, connecting to necessary supportive services, accessing housing and participating fully as contributing…

Employment
12
Disability Rights Montana

Disability Rights Montana envisions a society where people with disabilities have equality of opportunity and are able to participate fully in community life by exercising choice and self-determination. Because of this vision, the mission…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Childrens Home Society of Washington; the most unlike its peers is Pathfinders Critters and Ma 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

38 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. 38 of the 48 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.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
21/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MADISON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $785,000 · HealthMADISON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOU…Excelsior Wellness: $627,861 · HealthExcelsior WellnessPENINSULA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $200,000 · HealthPENINSULA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCure KCNH1 Foundation: $125,000 · HealthCure KCNH1 FoundationYALE UNIVERSITY: $200,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITYYALE UNIVERSITY: $180,000 · OtherYALE UNIVERSITYSEATTLE ADAPTIVE SPORTS: $157,500 · OtherSEATTLE ADAPTIVE SPORTSBRIDGERCARE: $150,000 · OtherBRIDGERCAREBALLARD FOOD BANK: $80,000 · OtherWA CHAPTER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS: $75,000 · OtherYOUTH & OUTREACH SERVICES: $67,000 · OtherTUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT INC: $75,000 · OtherINSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS: $100,000 · OtherINSTITUTE OF THE AMERICASMADISON RIVER FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherMADISON RIVER FOUNDATION+12 more: $435,000 · Other+12 moreCULTIVATE INITIATIVES: $700,000 · Housing & ShelterCULTIVATE INITIA…Eden Village of Wilmington: $100,000 · Housing & ShelterEden Village of …HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR HUMA…RANCHO COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY: $500,000 · AnimalsRANCHO COASTAL…PRAIRIE SONG RESCUE: $95,000 · AnimalsPRAIRIE SONG R…ZooMontana Inc: $50,000 · AnimalsZooMontana IncPATHFINDERS CRITTERS AND MA INC: $50,000 · AnimalsPATHFINDERS CR…Friends Involved in Dog Outreach: $30,000 · Animals+1 more: $15,000 · AnimalsMONTANA CASAGAL ASSOCIATION: $132,000 · Human ServicesMONTANA CA…FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $56,500 · Human ServicesFAMILY PRO…CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $50,000 · Human ServicesCHILDRENS …FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN EASTERN MONTANA: $50,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF…AMARA: $50,000 · Human ServicesAMARAYOUTH ON THEIR OWN: $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUTH ON T…RYTHER: $50,000 · Human ServicesRYTHERBLAINE COUNTY SENIORS COUNCIL INC THE SENIOR CONNECTION: $50,000 · Human ServicesBLAINE COU…Neo Fund: $20,000 · Human ServicesSUGAR BEAR FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Human ServicesTREEHOUSE: $250,000 · Youth DevelopmentSPARK PEER LEARNING CENTER: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $175,000 · Arts & Culture
Health$1,737,861Other$1,619,500Housing & Shelter$850,000Animals$740,000Human Services$528,500Youth Development$290,000Arts & Culture$175,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMADISON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $785,000 over 2y, 48% of budgetCULTIVATE INITIATIVES: $700,000 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetExcelsior Wellness: $627,861 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetRANCHO COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY: $500,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $250,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPENINSULA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $200,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $175,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSEATTLE ADAPTIVE SPORTS: $157,500 over 3y, 94% of budgetBRIDGERCARE: $150,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMONTANA CASAGAL ASSOCIATION: $132,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCure KCNH1 Foundation: $125,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetINSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS: $100,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetMADISON RIVER FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetEden Village of Wilmington: $100,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetBALLARD FOOD BANK: $80,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT INC: $75,000 over 2y, 40% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $56,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetYOUTH DYNAMICS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetZooMontana Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN EASTERN MONTANA: $50,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY HUNGER COALITION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAMARA: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetYOUTH ON THEIR OWN: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRYTHER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLAINE COUNTY SENIORS COUNCIL INC THE SENIOR CONNECTION: $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetPATHFINDERS CRITTERS AND MA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 79% of budgetREALITY CHANGERS: $40,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetFriends Involved in Dog Outreach: $30,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetNORTH CENTRAL KIWANIS MEMORIAL FUND dba KIWANIS CAMP CASEY: $30,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetMY SISTER'S PLACE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNeo Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetSUGAR BEAR FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYale University: $10,000 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.

Otto Bremer TrustTown Pump Charitable …Montana Community Fou…Dennis & Phyllis Wash…First Interstate Banc…Treacy FoundationM J Murdock Charitabl…Enterprise Holdings F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…
Otto Bremer TrustMN16× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Otto Bremer Trust · Town Pump Charitable Foundation · Montana Community Foundation Inc · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Treacy Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Americas Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Americas Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
  • Cultivate Initiatives: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
9report 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 48 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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