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Bishop Family Legacy Foundation

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.

$208k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$394kEducation$299kHuman Services$75kInternational$42kYouth Development$25kArts & Culture$20kFood & Nutrition$19kPhilanthropy$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k16 grants · $43k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $165k
$2,500
Median grant
9
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$100,000
FRED HUTCH CANCER CENTER$65,000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY$6,000
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION$5,000
GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC$5,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$5,000
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$3,000
ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION$2,500
DUKE UNIVERSITY$2,500
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$2,500
RAINIER VALLEY FOODBANK$2,500
SALVATION ARMY$2,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$2,000
ALZAIMER'S ASSOCIATION$1,000
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY$1,000
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 (FY17–25, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 27% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $5k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE: $1k → 17%HOPELINK: $5k → 9%HOPELINK: $5k → 9%HOPELINK: $2k → 9%HOPELINK: $2k → 9%YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE: $2k → 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
IL
MI
NY
OR
CT
CA
VA
TN
NC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$860k · 33 repeat orgs$59k to everyone else

33 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
16

Total granted

$860k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+50%

Still filing today

67%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • FH
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    2× · 2017–2025 · $80k · revenue +355%
  • AF
    Alliance for Education
    8× · 2018–2025 · $35k · revenue +18%
  • MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
    6× · 2018–2024 · $21k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • WS
    WASHINGTON STATE ALZHEIMERS ASSOC
    one grant, 2018 · $8k
  • TC
    THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FRIENDS OF CONSTRUCTION
    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 George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
2
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
3
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
6
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
8
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

—
9
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
10
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
11
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
12
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; the most unlike its peers is California Desert Chorale. 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

37 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. 37 of the 56 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
25/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $230,400 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $205,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTERMS SOCIETY: $50,000 · OtherMS SOCIETY+27 more: $142,500 · Other+27 moreFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $80,000 · HealthFred Hutchinson Ca…OLIVE CREST: $19,500 · HealthOLIVE CRESTGLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS: $11,000 · HealthGLOBAL PARTNERSHIP…GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC: $9,500 · HealthGLOBAL LYME ALLIAN…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $9,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEAS…SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $7,500 · HealthNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $6,000 · Health+2 more: $7,000 · HealthAlliance for Education: $35,000 · EducationRAINIER SCHOLARS: $17,250 · EducationDUKE UNIVERSITY: $9,500 · Education+1 more: $1,000 · EducationMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $21,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,000 · InternationalGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $6,000 · PhilanthropyWATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL: $3,500 · PhilanthropyInland Empire Community Foundation: $1,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyHOPELINK: $14,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (6871): $2,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE: $1,000 · Human ServicesTREEHOUSE: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentCAMP KOREY: $4,000 · Youth Development
Other$627,900Health$149,500Education$62,750International$27,000Philanthropy$26,000Human Services$22,000Youth Development$10,000

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 budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $205,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $80,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Education: $35,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $19,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRAINIER SCHOLARS: $17,250 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOPELINK: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBELLEVUE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC: $9,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP KOREY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA DESERT CHORALE: $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (6871): $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFARESTART: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInland Empire Community Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC: $500 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.

  • Who funds FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ↗
  • Who funds Alliance for Education ↗
  • Who funds MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds OLIVE CREST ↗
  • Who funds RAINIER SCHOLARS ↗
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOPELINK ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST HARVEST EMM ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BELLEVUE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS INC ↗
  • Who funds DUKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds TREEHOUSE ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds RAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds CAMP KOREY ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds WATER FIRST INTERNATIONAL ↗

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.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Glassybaby White Ligh…M J Murdock Charitabl…The US Charitable Gif…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …
Seattle FoundationWA16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Glassybaby White Light Fund · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · The US Charitable Gift Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • Medical Teams International: 14% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
13report 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Bishop Family Legacy Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Bishop Family Legacy Foundation 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 56 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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