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Bishop Fund Fd No 2 at a glance

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Bishop Fund Fd No 2

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$75k
Granted FY2024still arriving
30
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$278kEducation$111kScience & Tech$41kEnvironment$35kCivil Rights$10kHealth$5kRecreation & Sports$4kFood & Nutrition$118Other$0
02FY2024 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k29 grants · $60k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$1,200
Median grant
4
States reached
$878k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL$15,000
BANG ON A CAN$9,000
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$8,000
COPPER CANYON PRESS$6,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$4,000
JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER$3,000
SEATTLE PEACE CHORUS$2,000
SEATTLE JAZZED$2,000
NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE$2,000
EARLY MUSIC GUILD$2,000
SPACE CITY$2,000
CENTRUM FOUNDATION$2,000
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC$1,500
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART$1,500
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART$1,200
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 53% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 12%CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 14%SPACE CITY: $2k → 16%THIRD WAY: $10k → 14%EXTINCTION REBELLION AMERICA: $5k → 12%TAFT SCHOOL: $16k → 9%NORTHWEST ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE: $10k → 9%COPPER CANYON PRESS: $6k → 11%CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 14%BANG ON A CAN: $9k → 20%SPACE CITY: $2k → 16%TAFT SCHOOL: $11k → 9%JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $4k → 9%COPPER CANYON PRESS: $6k → 11%CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 14%BANG ON A CAN: $9k → 20%TAFT SCHOOL: $11k → 9%JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $4k → 9%COPPER CANYON PRESS: $6k → 11%CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 14%BANG ON A CAN: $9k → 20%TAFT SCHOOL: $11k → 9%SPACE CITY: $2k → 9%COPPER CANYON PRESS: $6k → 11%CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $8k → 14%BANG ON A CAN: $9k → 20%SPACE CITY: $2k → 9%COPPER CANYON PRESS: $6k → 11%CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE: $15k → 14%MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $3k → 17%BANG ON A CAN: $9k → 20%FREE WAY PARK ASSOCIATION: $2k → 9%CENTRUM FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE: $10k → 14%SPACE CITY: $2k → 9%CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE: $10k → 14%SEATTLE PEACE CHORUS: $2k → 9%INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL: $15k → 17%INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL: $15k → 17%INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL: $15k → 17%INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL: $15k → 17%INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTL: $15k → 17%ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION: $5k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $4k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $4k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $4k → 9%JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $5k → 9%JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $4k → 9%JACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $3k → 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
NY
MA
OR
OH
CT
CA
DC
TX
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$464k · 31 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
10

Total granted

$464k
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+17%

Still filing today

71%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentCivil RightsOther
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

  • IC
    INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $75k · revenue +65%
  • TT
    THE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $49k · revenue +106%
  • BO
    BANG ON A CAN
    5× · 2020–2024 · $45k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • NA
    Northwest Architectural League
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • TW
    THIRD WAY
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +17%
  • ER
    EXTINCTION REBELLION AMERICA
    one grant, 2022 · $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
Seattle Chamber Music Festival

Seattle Chamber Music Festival fosters the appreciation of chamber music in our region by presenting performances featuring world-class musicians in accessible and inviting formats, with an emphasis on developing a broad-based sustainable…

Arts & Culture
2
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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3
Southwest Washington Center for the Arts
Philanthropy
4
Tacoma Art Museum

Tacoma Art Museum transforms our communities by sharing art that inspires broader perspectives and cultivates a compassionate future

Arts & Culture
5
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc

To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.

Arts & Culture
6
Artist Trust

Artist Trust supports the livelihoods of artists working in all disciplines to create a more vibrant and equitable Washington State.

Arts & Culture
7
Pacific Northwest Music Project
Arts & Culture
8
Center for Contemporary Art & Culture

To enliven and expand the understanding of craft and the museum experience for all.

Arts & Culture
9
Seattle Artists

Musical and other cultural performances and music education for youth

—
10
Ripple Productions

With a commitment to new and innovative storytelling, Ripple Productions seeks to push the boundaries of collaboration by integrating the performing, visual, and culinary arts.

Arts & Culture
11
Emerald City Music

Emerald City Music refreshes the chamber music experience by creating a platform of excellence where artists and audience transform one another. Our core pillars are: 1.Audience: We believe that everyone has the right and capacity to…

Arts & Culture
12
Willapa Bay AiR
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Museum of Modern Art; the most unlike its peers is Port Townsend Meditation CENTERCamas Meditation Hall. 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

29 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. 29 of the 43 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
22/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL: $75,000 · Arts & CultureINDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONALBANG ON A CAN: $45,000 · Arts & CultureBANG ON A CANCOPPER CANYON PRESS: $30,000 · Arts & CultureCOPPER CANYON PRESSNorthwest Architectural League: $10,000 · Arts & CultureThe Early Music Guild of Seattle: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMuseum of Modern Art: $9,000 · Arts & Culture+12 more: $47,300 · Arts & Culture+12 moreClaremont McKenna College: $35,000 · OtherClaremont McKenna CollegeUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $20,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONJACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTER: $20,000 · OtherJACK STRAW CULTURAL CENTERBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC: $7,500 · OtherBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INCKEXP: $7,000 · OtherSEATTLE PEACE CHORUS: $6,000 · OtherSPACE CITY: $6,000 · OtherNIAUSI: $5,500 · OtherSOLOMON GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM: $5,000 · OtherEXTINCTION REBELLION AMERICA: $5,000 · OtherON THE BOARDS: $5,000 · OtherALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · Other+6 more: $11,118 · Other+6 moreTHE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $49,000 · EducationTHE TAFT SCHOOL CORPO…CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $40,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE …PORT TOWNSEND MEDITATION CENTERCamas Meditation Hall: $4,000 · Education+2 more: $3,000 · Education350ORG: $30,000 · EnvironmentTHIRD WAY: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Arts & Culture$226,300Other$138,118Education$96,000Environment$30,000Civil Rights$10,000

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 budgetINDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL: $75,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTHE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $49,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBANG ON A CAN: $45,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetClaremont McKenna College: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget350ORG: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOPPER CANYON PRESS: $30,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTHIRD WAY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Early Music Guild of Seattle: $10,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST FOLKLIFE: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSpectrum Dance Theater: $7,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSEATTLE PEACE CHORUS: $6,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetSEATTLE ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $5,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetON THE BOARDS: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVelocity Dance Center: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetKUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPORT TOWNSEND MEDITATION CENTERCamas Meditation Hall: $4,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetSouth Hudson Music Project: $4,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetTRUSTEES OF WESTMINSTER SCHOOL INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle JazzED: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRUM FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BUSH SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSO PERCUSSION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN RAIL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds THE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds BANG ON A CAN ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds Claremont McKenna College ↗
  • Who funds 350ORG ↗
  • Who funds COPPER CANYON PRESS ↗
  • Who funds Northwest Architectural League ↗
  • Who funds THIRD WAY ↗
  • Who funds The Early Music Guild of Seattle ↗
  • Who funds Museum of Modern Art ↗
  • Who funds BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE ↗
  • Who funds Spectrum Dance Theater ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE PEACE CHORUS ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ↗
  • Who funds ON THE BOARDS ↗
  • Who funds Velocity Dance Center ↗
  • Who funds KUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO ↗
  • Who funds PORT TOWNSEND MEDITATION CENTERCamas Meditation Hall ↗
  • Who funds South Hudson Music Project ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF WESTMINSTER SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds New Museum of Contemporary Art ↗
  • Who funds Seattle JazzED ↗
  • Who funds CENTRUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE BUSH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SO PERCUSSION 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.

ArtsfundSeattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Raynier Institute & F…Lucky Seven FoundationTides FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
ArtsfundWA23.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Artsfund · Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Raynier Institute & Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Tides Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Bishop Fund Fd No 2 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bishop Fund Fd No 2. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    6report 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 43 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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