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Botton 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.

$845k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$885kArts & Culture$845kFood & Nutrition$770kCommunity Improvement$390kPublic Safety & Disaster$360kHousing & Shelter$250kEnvironment$160kHuman Services$130kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $750k
$50,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC$150,000
HAWAII FARMERS UNION$100,000
KCRW FOUNDATION INC$100,000
MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER$100,000
MAKAI FOUNDATION$100,000
TAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$50,000
HUI NOEAU$50,000
MAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INC$50,000
IMUA FAMILY SERVICES$50,000
COMMUNITY PARTNERS$30,000
MAUI HEALTH FOUNDATION$25,000
ASSISTANCE DOGS OF HAWAII$15,000
HAIKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA$15,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MAUI$10,000
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 (FY22–23, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HOSPICE MAUI: $10k → 9%WOMEN HELPING WOMEN: $5k → 9%ARC OF MAUI COUNTY: $5k → 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.
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.5M · 16 repeat orgs$640k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +15% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
16

Total granted

$3.5M
$575k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+13%

Still filing today

94%
81%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsFood & NutritionArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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

  • VENICE FAMILY CLINIC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $850k · revenue +98%
  • KF
    KCRW FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $450k · revenue +15%
  • ME
    MAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $300k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • HA
    HOUSING AND LAND ENTERPRISE OF MAUI
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -87%
  • NT
    NORTH TAHOE FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2024 · $60k
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +39%
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.

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Maui Nui Resiliency Hui

Maui nui resiliency hui (mnrh) is committed to creating a more resilient and equitable future for maui county by focusing on affordable housing solutions that empower our community members. our mission is to collaborate, educate, and…

Education
2
Common Ground Collective

It is our mission at common ground collective to transform maui into a bountiful and productive island that benefits both the real-life settings, and hands-on assistance; we will help to elevate distressed and underprivileged members of…

Food & Nutrition
3
The People's Fund

Hawai`i people`s fund supports, funds, and amplifies the work of hawai`i- based grassroots organizations challenging systems of oppression.

Human Services
4
Malama Kua Aina
Environment
5
Lai Hauola

To preserve the immediate and long-term health and wellbeing of lahaina's diverse communities and precious natural resources.

Food & Nutrition
6
Kuakini Foundation

The mission of kuakini foundation is to improve the health status of the community by: providing comprehensive health care services and programs at reasonable cost; continuously improving the quality of health care services and programs;…

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7
Ho'ola Lahui Hawaii

To improve the health and well-being of our community.

Human Services
8
Maui Nui Community Managed Makai Area Learning Network

Our mission is to connect communities across maui nui to care for and restore healthy ecosystems on which hawai'i's people depend. we want to share and learn from our diverse experiences, lessons, and best practices to help member sites…

Environment
9
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust

Hawaiian islands land trust dba hawai'i land trust (hilt) is hawai'i's statewide land trust that is both a hawai'i 501(c)3 nonprofit, and a nationally accredited land trust. hilt's mission is to protect and steward the lands that sustain…

Environment
10
Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili

To re-establish the systems that sustain our community through educational initiatives and land-based practices that cultivate abundance, regenerate responsibilities, and promote collective health and well being.

Community Improvement
11
Na 'Aina Kai Botanical Gardens
Philanthropy
12
Mutual Housing Association of Hawaii

The mission of the organization (mhah) is to develop, own and manage multi-family rental communities serving families earning 20 to 80 percent of median income. mhah will assist its target families to become more self sufficient through…

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Makai Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

32 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. 32 of the 37 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
19/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HAWAII FARMERS UNION: $450,000 · OtherHAWAII FARMERS UNIONKCRW FOUNDATION INC: $450,000 · OtherKCRW FOUNDATION INCHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INC: $150,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INCHUI NO'EAU: $120,000 · OtherHUI NO'EAUWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 · OtherHOUSING AND LAND ENTERPRISE OF MAUI: $100,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $90,000 · OtherPA'IA YOUTH COUNCIL INC: $75,000 · Other+11 more: $380,000 · Other+11 moreVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $850,000 · HealthVENICE FAMILY CLINICIMUA FAMILY SERVICES: $120,000 · HealthIMUA FAMILY SERVICES+1 more: $25,000 · HealthMAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INC: $300,000 · Human Services+3 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesMAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER: $175,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM ASSOCIATES: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $215,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding America: $50,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $5,000 · Food & NutritionMAKAI FOUNDATION: $200,000 · AnimalsMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 · AnimalsASSISTANCE DOGS OF HAWAII: $15,000 · AnimalsHEAL THE BAY: $150,000 · EnvironmentMAUI NUI MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL INC: $10,000 · Environment
Other$1,915,000Health$995,000Human Services$320,000Arts & Culture$275,000Food & Nutrition$270,000Animals$240,000Environment$160,000

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 budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $850,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetKCRW FOUNDATION INC: $450,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMAUI ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INC: $300,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $215,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMAKAI FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetMAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER: $175,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetHEAL THE BAY: $150,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAUI INC: $150,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetHUI NO'EAU: $120,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetIMUA FAMILY SERVICES: $120,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetHOUSING AND LAND ENTERPRISE OF MAUI: $100,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $90,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPA'IA YOUTH COUNCIL INC: $75,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM ASSOCIATES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTAHOE TRUCKEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI UNITED WAY: $50,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeilani Farm Sanctuary: $15,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MAUI INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMAUI NUI MARINE RESOURCE COUNCIL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHOSPICE MAUI INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGROW SOME GOOD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetARC OF MAUI COUNTY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOMEN HELPING WOMEN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Maui United WayFred Baldwin Memorial…Atherton Family Found…Bendon Family Foundat…The Red Cabin Foundat…Savitt Family Foundat…Bank of Hawaii Charit…The Harry and Jeanett…Yokouchi FoundationCharles and Mitch Ota…Garmar FoundationJeanne and Jim Riley …
Maui United WayHI28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maui United Way · Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation · Atherton Family Foundation · Bendon Family Foundation · The Red Cabin Foundation Trust · Savitt Family Foundation · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Yokouchi Foundation · Charles and Mitch Ota Foundation · Garmar Foundation · Jeanne and Jim Riley 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 Botton Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Botton Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    16report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 Botton Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Botton 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 37 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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