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Bayne Foundation Inc

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.

$226k
Granted FY2022
34
Grants FY2022
8
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

65% of Bayne Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Whitefish Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Bayne Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 23 organizations, $226k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

1
’17
3
’19
6
’20
6
’21
23
’22
18
’23
10
’24
4
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$689kPublic Benefit$221kCrime & Legal$171kHealth$52kRecreation & Sports$48kYouth Development$45kHousing & Shelter$45kFood & Nutrition$36kOther$0
02FY2022 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k27 grants · $97k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $129k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE$29,912
CATO INSTITUTE$29,912
THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION$20,475
NORTH VALLEY MUSIC SCHOOL$19,110
HILLIARD FOOD PANTRY$10,060
FLATHEAD WARMING CENTER$10,000
SISTERS IN SHELTER$10,000
WHITEFISH LEGACY PARTNERS$9,555
THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION$9,555
ABBIE SHELTER$9,256
SAMARITAN HOUSE$5,160
FLATHEAD FOOD BANK$5,000
NORTHWEST VETERANS FOOD PANTRY$5,000
SAMARITAN HOUSE$5,000
SPARROWS NEST OF NW MONTANA$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SISTERS IN SHELTER: $10k → 12%MONTANA CASAGAL ASSOCIATION: $3k → 9%Sisters in Shelter: $2k → 12%North Valley Food Bank: $3k → 11%NORTH VALLEY FOOD BANK: $3k → 11%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

MT
MN
MI
OH
CA
VA
MD
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$592k · 18 repeat orgs$150k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down; 28 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$592k
$13k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+31%

Still filing today

78%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Food & NutritionHealthRecreation & SportsEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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

  • CI
    CATO INSTITUTE
    8× · 2017–2025 · $221k · revenue +70%
  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
    7× · 2019–2025 · $166k · revenue +57%
  • SO
    SEEDS OF CARING
    4× · 2019–2025 · $36k · revenue +380%

Funded once

  • GR
    GRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -59%
  • SN
    SPARROWS NEST
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • TP
    TURNING POINT
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
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
Montana Wildlife Federation

The montana wildlife federation is a statewide conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife, wildlife habitat, and public access for outdoor recreation.

Animals
2
Montana Chamber of Commerce

To create and sustain an optimal business climate, business prosperity and a strong montana economy through advocacy, education and collaboration, working to provide an empowered and educated workforce, reduce business growth obstacles,…

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3
The Montana Land Reliance

The mission of the montana land reliance (mlr) is to partner with landowners to provide permanent protection for private lands that are significant for agricultural production, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space.

Environment
4
Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation

To collectively serve as a catalyst for engagement and bonding of people to our wildlife and public lands in montana through a sense of place, education, access, research and stewardship.

Environment
5
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
6
Montana Food Bank Network Inc

Our mission: to end hunger in montana through food acquisition and distribution, education, and advocacy. we are the only statewide hunger organization, providing emergency food and increasing food access among needy children, seniors and…

Food & Nutrition
7
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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8
Montana Natural History Center

The montana natural history center promotes appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of nature and the environment through education.

Environment
9
Wyofile

Wyofile is an independent, nonprofit news service focused on the people, places and policy of wyoming. recognizing the rapid decline in resources among traditional news outlets, wyofile offers in-depth coverage of complicated subjects and…

Arts & Culture
10
Mountain Area Land Trust

Mountain area land trust's mission is to save natural areas, wildlife habitat, streams and rivers, working ranches and historic lands, for the benefit of the community and as a legacy for future generations.

Environment
11
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Montana Inc

The make-a-wish foundation of montana creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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12
Empower Mt

Empowermt creates a more just and inclusive society by developing youth and adult leaders who work to end mistreatment, correct systemic inequities, and strengthen communities. empowermt envisions a montana where each person is respected…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan; the most unlike its peers is Owl Research Institute 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

42 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. 42 of the 54 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/42
Grantees still filing
31/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $613,166 · PhilanthropyWHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION: $75,562 · PhilanthropyCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION+1 more: $4,161 · PhilanthropyCATO INSTITUTE: $221,201 · Public BenefitCATO INSTITUTEINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $165,598 · Civil RightsINSTITUTE FOR…Nationwide Children's Hospital: $45,755 · OtherNationwide Child…Northwest Veterans Food Pantry: $10,193 · OtherHILLIARD FOOD PANTRY: $10,060 · OtherABBIE SHELTER: $9,256 · OtherAngel Flight: $7,839 · OtherFLATHEAD WARMING CENTER INC: $19,958 · OtherFLATHEAD WARMING…Samaritan House Inc: $15,386 · OtherSamaritan House …SISTERS IN SHELTER: $12,000 · OtherSISTERS IN SHELT…WHITEFISH LEGACY PARTNERS INC: $9,555 · Other+29 more: $65,982 · Other+29 moreOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $23,597 · EducationNORTH VALLEY MUSIC SCHOOL: $19,110 · EducationARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION: $4,777 · EducationPELOTONIA: $4,035 · EducationDREAM ADAPTIVE RECREATION INC: $40,810 · Recreation & SportsMONTANA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsFLYING HORSE FARMS: $2,090 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $250 · Recreation & SportsSEEDS OF CARING: $36,109 · Youth DevelopmentCODE GIRLS UNITED: $8,163 · Youth Development+1 more: $842 · Youth Development
Philanthropy$692,889Public Benefit$221,201Civil Rights$165,598Other$205,984Education$51,519Recreation & Sports$48,150Youth Development$45,114

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 budgetWHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $613,166 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $221,201 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $165,598 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION: $75,562 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDREAM ADAPTIVE RECREATION INC: $40,810 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSEEDS OF CARING: $36,109 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $23,597 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFLATHEAD WARMING CENTER INC: $19,958 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNORTH VALLEY MUSIC SCHOOL: $19,110 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSamaritan House Inc: $15,386 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSISTERS IN SHELTER: $12,000 over 2y, 8.4% of budgetWHITEFISH LEGACY PARTNERS INC: $9,555 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCODE GIRLS UNITED: $8,163 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $6,623 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN HOUSE: $5,163 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH VALLEY FOOD BANK: $5,097 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMONTANA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFLATHEAD FOOD BANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS ART MUSEUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION: $4,777 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $4,161 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPELOTONIA: $4,035 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOWL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $3,732 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMISSOULA FOOD BANK & COMMUNITY CENTER: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMONTANA CASAGAL ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAMAZING PLACE MUSIC INC: $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFLYING HORSE FARMS: $2,090 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunity Resources Inc: $2,060 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLACIER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE: $2,060 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER ALLIANCE: $1,071 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLIMATE RIDE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTANA LAND TO HAND: $988 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRULING OUR EXPERIENCES INC: $842 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMONTANA INNOCENCE PROJECT: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHighland Youth Garden Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTWO BEAR THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB TWIN CITIES INC: $412 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST CECILIA MUSIC CENTER: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS ONCOLOGY CAMP FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $100 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.

Whitefish Community F…Dennis & Phyllis Wash…First Interstate Banc…The Angora Ridge Foun…Town Pump Charitable …Montana Community Fou…Broussard Charitable …Oro y Plata FoundationRoundup for Safety IncHeadwaters Health Fou…The Applied Materials…Cobb Foundation
Whitefish Community Foundation IncMT40.6× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Whitefish Community Foundation Inc · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Angora Ridge Foundation · Town Pump Charitable Foundation · Montana Community Foundation Inc · Broussard Charitable Foundation Tr · Oro y Plata Foundation · Roundup for Safety Inc · Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana · The Applied Materials Foundation · Cobb Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.

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 54 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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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
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