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Central Minnesota Arts Board

To promote and enhance the creation, performance, and appreciation of the arts in the minnesota counties of benton, sherburne, stearns and wright by providing grants and services to arts and community organizations, cities, schools and individuals.

$960k
Granted FY2025still arriving
47
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$4.5MEducation$260kYouth Development$98kHuman Services$68kCommunity Improvement$65kEnvironment$52kEmployment$32kHealth$29kOther$0
02FY2025 · 47 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 47 grants below total $769,543, the rows itemized in this filing. The $960,172 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $190,629 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $147k
  • $10k–50k27 grants · $623k
$10,560
Median grant
1
States reached
$580k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOL$40,478
CITY OF MONTICELLO (FISCAL AGENT FOR MONTIARTS)$38,472
YOUTH CHORALE OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA$36,000
ST CLOUD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$30,800
SOAR REGIONAL ARTS$30,400
DELANO AREA COUNCIL FOR ARTS & CULTURE$29,562
PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS$29,500
BUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATER$28,710
GREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATRE$26,497
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST CLOUD$26,000
ST MICHAEL HISTORICAL SOCIETY$25,688
GREAT RIVER CHORALE$24,955
LYRICALITY$24,935
ST MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL$24,877
BUFFALO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA$24,064
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, $406k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%HIDDO SOOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION: $8k → 11%HELPING HANDS OUTREACH: $7k → 11%HELPING HANDS OUTREACH: $6k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $36k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $30k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $26k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $26k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $26k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $25k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $24k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $21k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR ROSE HALL MEDIA COMPANY): $16k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR LYRICALITY): $16k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $13k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR CENTRAL MN THEATRE LLC): $8k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR FRED YIRAN LEGACY PROJECT): $8k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR YIRAN AFRICAN ARTS): $8k → 11%PARAMOUNT ARTS RESOURCE TRUST (FISCAL AGENT FOR DOWNTOWN ST CLOUD ART CRAWL: $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR FRED YIRAN LEGACY PROJECT): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR MISSISSIPPI STRINGS CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT-ATHENA MUSIC & LEADERSHIP CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR FRED YIRAN LEGACY PROJECT): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT ARTS RESOURCE TRUST (FISCAL AGENT FOR DOWNTOWN ST CLOUD ART CRAWL: $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR FRED YIRAN LEGACY PROJECT): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR MISSISSIPPI STRINGS CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR DOWNTOWN ST CLOUD ART CRAWL: $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT-ATHENA MUSIC & LEADERSHIP CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR MISSISSIPPI STRINGS CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR MISSISSIPPI STRINGS CAMP): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR ROSE HALL MEDIA COMPANY): $7k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR FRED YIRAN LEGACY PROJECT): $6k → 11%PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS (FISCAL AGENT FOR ROSE HALL MEDIA COMPANY): $6k → 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.
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.8M · 56 repeat orgs$393k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

56 repeat relationships: 37 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
34

Total granted

$4.8M
$306k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
0%

Still filing today

55%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $87k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • PC
    PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $385k · revenue +12%
  • BC
    BUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $262k · revenue +24% · 59% of their budget
  • SR
    SOAR REGIONAL ARTS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $230k · revenue +117% · 25% of their budget

Funded once

  • VA
    VISUAL ARTS MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • YT
    YOUTH THEATRE WORKSHOP
    one grant, 2017 · $19k
  • 5A
    510 ART LAB
    one grant, 2021 · $16k
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
Music St Croix

Music Saint Croix creates artistically excellent performances with exciting and unusual programming for the enjoyment of St. Croix Valley audiences.

Arts & Culture
2
Fargo-Moorhead Choral Artists

Founded in 1980 the Fargo Moorhead Choral Artists FMCA performs choral music of all styles and from all musical periods FMCA provides a musical outlet for the finest choral musicians in the region FMCA rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings…

Arts & Culture
3
Jazz Central Studios

Jazz Central Studios is dedicated to preserving the innovative jazz arts in the Twin Cities. We present live music to the community in a non-commercial listening environment and encourage collaboration and education among musicians of wide…

Arts & Culture
4
Mankato Area Arts Council

The mission of the Mankato Area Arts Council, DBA Carnegie Art Center, is to be a vibrant community destination that inspires, nurtures, and expands artistic, cultural, and educational experiences.

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5
Schubert Club the

Schubert club creates inspiring musical experiences that contribute to the cultural vibrancy of the twin cities community through concert presentations, music education and student scholarship programs, and musuem exhibits.

Arts & Culture
6
Grand Rapids Womens Chorus

Perform/Educate/Create Choral Music By Women

Arts & Culture
7
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra

Present classical music concerts to the public.

Arts & Culture
8
Sioux City Community Theater

Promotion of and presentation of dramatic arts

Arts & Culture
9
Lake Benton Opera House Inc

The Lake Benton Opera House, one of the premiere historic buildings in southwest Minnesota. Home to an active community theatre, the Opera House has begun its second century in our community.

Arts & Culture
10
Sioux Falls Concerts Association

Quality Live Entertainment at Reasonable Cost

Arts & Culture
11
Dakota Valley Symphony

Our mission is to create and share a beautiful musical experience. The Dakota Valley Symphony is an all-volunteer arts organization that has served the south metro area of Minneapolis and St. Paul since 1986.

Arts & Culture
12
Heartland Symphony Orchestra

Provide central minnesota residents with cultural and musical enrichment through live symphony concerts and special programs; offering local musicians and students opportunities for symphonic performance training; and partnering with…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Springboard for the Arts; the most unlike its peers is Sinclair Lewis Foundation. 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

53 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. 53 of the 99 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.

12
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/53
Grantees still filing
31/53
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATER: $261,751 · Arts & CultureBUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATERCHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST CLOUD INC: $255,260 · Arts & CultureCHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST CLOUD INCSOAR REGIONAL ARTS INC: $230,319 · Arts & CultureSOAR REGIONAL ARTS INCBUFFALO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA INC: $210,192 · Arts & CultureBUFFALO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA INCYOUTH CHORALE OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA: $203,020 · Arts & CultureYOUTH CHORALE OF CENTRAL MINNESOTAGREAT RIVER CHORALE: $186,961 · Arts & CultureGREAT RIVER CHORALEGREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATRE: $176,747 · Arts & CultureGREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATREAVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOL: $148,478 · Arts & CultureAVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOLWIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ART: $126,287 · Arts & CultureWIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTDELANO AREA COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CU LTURE: $110,990 · Arts & Culture+15 more: $383,431 · Arts & Culture+15 moreST CLOUD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $247,205 · OtherST CLOUD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACITY OF MONTICELLO (FISCAL AGENT FOR MONTIARTS): $195,755 · OtherCITY OF MONTICELLO (FISCAL AGENT FOR MONTIARTS…CENTRAL MINNESOTA YOUTH ORCHESTRA: $144,885 · OtherCENTRAL MINNESOTA YOUTH ORCHESTRAGREAT NORTHERN THEATRE COMPANY: $140,080 · OtherGREAT NORTHERN THEATRE COMPANYSINCLAIR LEWIS FOUNDATION: $110,671 · OtherCOMMUNITY LEGACIES FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $85,153 · OtherMINNESOTA DANCE ENSEMBLE: $82,170 · Other+55 more: $1,133,663 · Other+55 morePARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $385,032 · Human ServicesPARAMOUNT…QUIET OAKS: $14,825 · Human Services+3 more: $28,574 · Human Services+3 moreSAINT JOHNS BOYS CHOIR: $110,576 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $75,529 · EducationDC MUSIC BOOSTERS INC: $10,000 · EducationBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA: $97,968 · Youth DevelopmentTHE YES NETWORK: $36,000 · Food & NutritionBENTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $7,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER ST CLOUD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $22,000 · Community Improvement
Arts & Culture$2,293,436Other$2,139,582Human Services$428,431Education$196,105Youth Development$97,968Food & Nutrition$43,000Community Improvement$22,000

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 budgetPARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $385,032 over 9y, 3.8% of budgetBUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATER: $261,751 over 9y, 59% of budgetCHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST CLOUD INC: $255,260 over 9y, 50% of budgetST CLOUD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $247,205 over 9y, 25% of budgetSOAR REGIONAL ARTS INC: $230,319 over 9y, 25% of budgetBUFFALO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA INC: $210,192 over 9y, 53% of budgetYOUTH CHORALE OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA: $203,020 over 9y, 33% of budgetGREAT RIVER CHORALE: $186,961 over 9y, 46% of budgetGREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATRE: $176,747 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetAVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOL: $148,478 over 7y, 35% of budgetWIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ART: $126,287 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetDELANO AREA COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CU LTURE: $110,990 over 5y, 53% of budgetSINCLAIR LEWIS FOUNDATION: $110,671 over 9y, 42% of budgetSAINT JOHNS BOYS CHOIR: $110,576 over 7y, 6.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA: $97,968 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $75,529 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA CENTER CHORALE: $67,432 over 6y, 39% of budgetSAUK CENTRE ART LAB: $66,980 over 4y, 22% of budgetLYRICALITY: $66,935 over 3y, 49% of budgetIndependent Music Collaborative of Central Minnesota: $61,283 over 6y, 6.7% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $54,866 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLand of Lakes Choirboys of MN Inc: $51,400 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetRUM RIVER ART INC: $40,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetTHE YES NETWORK: $36,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetWACOSA: $32,340 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNITECLOUD: $31,800 over 4y, 10% of budget728 CADETS CORP: $30,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetSPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS: $23,474 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER ST CLOUD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $22,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetANNANDALE ART AND TEXTILE CENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetMinnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Association: $16,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetQUIET OAKS: $14,825 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHEIJEU: $13,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetHELPING HANDS OUTREACH: $12,824 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF SHERBURNE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetDC MUSIC BOOSTERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetRIVER CITY RHYTHM INC: $8,200 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Hiddo Soor International Organi: $8,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetSHERBURNE COUNTY AREA UNITED WAY: $8,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGREATER MINNESOTA FAMILY SERVICES: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEARNS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $8,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGREAT RIVER CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetANNA MARIE'S ALLIANCE: $7,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOPTIONS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCONNECTABILITY OF MN INC: $7,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCOMMUNITYGIVING: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBENTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY: $7,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHIGHER WORKS COLLABORATIVE: $6,000 over 1y, 1.6% 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 PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds BUFFALO COMMUNITY THEATER ↗
  • Who funds CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST CLOUD INC ↗
  • Who funds ST CLOUD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds SOAR REGIONAL ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds BUFFALO COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH CHORALE OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds GREAT RIVER CHORALE ↗
  • Who funds GREAT RIVER EDUCATIONAL ARTS THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds AVON HILLS FOLK SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds WIRTH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ART ↗
  • Who funds DELANO AREA COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CU LTURE ↗
  • Who funds SINCLAIR LEWIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOHNS BOYS CHOIR ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT ↗
  • Who funds MINNESOTA CENTER CHORALE ↗
  • Who funds SAUK CENTRE ART LAB ↗
  • Who funds LYRICALITY ↗
  • Who funds Independent Music Collaborative of Central Minnesota ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Land of Lakes Choirboys of MN Inc ↗
  • Who funds RUM RIVER ART INC ↗
  • Who funds THE YES NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds WACOSA ↗
  • Who funds UNITECLOUD ↗

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.

CommunitygivingMorgan Family Foundat…Initiative FoundationUnited Way of Central…Granite Partners Foun…Rick and Helga Bauerl…Centracare Health Fou…Central Mn Noon Optim…Xcel Energy FoundationJa Wedum FoundationConnexus Energy Found…Minnesota Humanities …
CommunitygivingMN70.9× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communitygiving · Morgan Family Foundation · Initiative Foundation · United Way of Central Minnesota · Granite Partners Foundation of Minnesota Inc · Rick and Helga Bauerly Foundation · Centracare Health Foundation · Central Mn Noon Optimist Club Inc · Xcel Energy Foundation · Ja Wedum Foundation · Connexus Energy Foundation · Minnesota Humanities Center

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 Central Minnesota Arts Board funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Central Minnesota Arts Board. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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

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    How do I get to Central Minnesota Arts Board?

    Find your warmest path to Central Minnesota Arts Board 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 99 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 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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