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Central Oregon Visitors Association at a glance

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Central Oregon Visitors Association

To drive overnight visitation to central oregon to support an enduring economy.

$280k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$879kArts & Culture$637kEnvironment$274kCommunity Improvement$246kAnimals$129kYouth Development$33kScience & Tech$24kEmployment$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $180k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
$43,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TOWER THEATRE FOUNDATION$50,000
HIGH DESERT MUSEUM$50,000
ANTELOPE 3 LLC$49,890
DIRTY FREEHUB$43,000
PRINEVILLE CROOK COUNTY CHAMBER$39,800
OREGON ADAPTIVE SPORTS$30,000
DESCHUTES RIVER ALLIANCE$17,310
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 (FY23–23, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MAUPIN AREA CHAMBER ENDOWMENT: $60k → 16%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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 15 repeat orgs$875k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
27

Total granted

$1.4M
$815k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
0%

Still filing today

73%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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
EnvironmentRecreation & SportsArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesCivil 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

  • HIGH DESERT MUSEUM
    6× · 2018–2025 · $215k · revenue +228%
  • DY
    Discover Your Northwest
    5× · 2019–2023 · $209k · revenue +26%
  • CO
    Central Oregon Trail Alliance
    3× · 2020–2024 · $116k · revenue +301%

Funded once

  • BP
    Bend Park and Recreation Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue ×11
  • DS
    DESCHUTES SOIL AND WATER
    one grant, 2023 · $95k
  • SO
    SUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2023 · $74k · revenue +1%
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
Oregon Agricultural Trust

Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.

Environment
2
Earth Day Oregon
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3
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Inc

To conserve and enhance land in southern oregon to sustain our human and natural communities forever.

Environment
4
Trailkeepers of Oregon

Trailkeepers of oregon is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and enhance the oregon hiking experience through stewardship, advocacy, outreach and education.

Environment
5
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the eugene area chamber of commerce is to promote a healthy local economy by influencing business success, public policy, and community development.

—
6
Bend Chamber of Commerce

Creating an environment where businesses, their employees and our community excel together through collaboration, advocacy, resources and leadership to meet bend's business challenges.

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7
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild

Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon's wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations.

Environment
8
Deschutes Land Trust

To preserve and enhance natural ecosystems, scenic areas, open spaces, fish and wildlife habitat within deschutes basin.

Environment
9
Oregon Sports Authority

The mission of the Oregon Sports Authority, dba Sport Oregon, is to drive economic growth and enhance quality of life in Oregon through sports. This is accomplished through our work with state and regional tourism bureaus, event promoters,…

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10
Oregon Trail Association

To educate members and general public about the history of the oregon trail.

Arts & Culture
11
Methow Valley Trails Collaborative

Enhancing sustainable trail experiences in the Methow Valley.

Environment
12
Clackamas River Basin Council Inc

The council is organized to foster partnerships for clean water, healthy streams, and abundant fisheries in the Clackamas Watershed

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc Dba - the Environmental Center; the most unlike its peers is Father S Group. 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

30 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. 30 of the 44 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
15/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Bend Park and Recreation Foundation: $100,000 · OtherBend Park and Recreation FoundationANTELOPE 3 LLC: $99,890 · OtherANTELOPE 3 LLCDESCHUTES SOIL AND WATER: $95,000 · OtherDESCHUTES SOIL AND WATERPrineville-Crook Co Chamber of Commerce: $83,525 · OtherPrineville-Crook Co Chamber of CommerceCENTRAL OREGON FILM OFFICE: $79,980 · OtherCENTRAL OREGON FILM OFFICESUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION: $74,148 · OtherSUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATIONTHE ONWARD PROJECT: $44,650 · OtherMADRAS-JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $38,000 · OtherPRONGHORN RESORT: $35,500 · OtherREDMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $31,000 · OtherBEND VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU DBA VISIT BEND: $30,000 · Other+10 more: $174,951 · Other+10 moreHIGH DESERT MUSEUM: $215,000 · Arts & CultureHIGH DESERT MUSEUMTOWER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $99,140 · Arts & CultureTOWER THEATRE FOUNDAT…SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $90,000 · Arts & CultureSUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIV…SCALEHOUSE: $28,000 · Arts & CultureSCALEHOUSECentral Oregon Trail Alliance: $115,900 · EnvironmentCentral Oregon Tra…OREGON EQUESTRIAN TRAILS: $94,594 · EnvironmentOREGON EQUESTRIAN …SUNRIVER NATURE CENTER & OBSERVATORY INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentSUNRIVER NATURE CE…DIRTY FREEHUB: $43,000 · EnvironmentDIRTY FREEHUBDARKSKY OREGON: $24,500 · EnvironmentDARKSKY OREGONDESCHUTES RIVER ALLIANCE: $17,310 · EnvironmentCENTRAL OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER INC DBA - THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: $15,000 · EnvironmentLEAVE NO TRACE CENTER FOR OUTDOOR ETHICS: $15,000 · EnvironmentDiscover Your Northwest: $208,619 · Recreation & SportsDiscover Your Nor…OREGON ADAPTIVE SPORTS: $97,475 · Recreation & SportsOREGON ADAPTIVE S…OREGON TIMBER TRAIL ALLIANCE: $22,000 · Recreation & SportsOREGON TIMBER TRA…Bend Endurance Academy: $13,200 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsWARM SPRINGS COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM: $110,000 · Community ImprovementWARM SPRI…SOUTH WASCO ALLIANCE: $42,064 · Community ImprovementSOUTH WAS…SISTERS TRAIL ALLIANCE: $37,152 · Community ImprovementSISTERS T…MAUPIN AREA CHAMBER ENDOWMENT: $60,000 · Human ServicesFATHER S GROUP: $14,000 · Civil RightsBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BEND INC: $8,655 · Youth Development
Other$886,644Arts & Culture$432,140Environment$375,304Recreation & Sports$351,294Community Improvement$189,216Human Services$60,000Civil Rights$14,000Youth Development$8,655

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHIGH DESERT MUSEUM: $215,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetDiscover Your Northwest: $208,619 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetCentral Oregon Trail Alliance: $115,900 over 3y, 8.2% of budgetWARM SPRINGS COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM: $110,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTOWER THEATRE FOUNDATION INC: $99,140 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetOREGON ADAPTIVE SPORTS: $97,475 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetOREGON EQUESTRIAN TRAILS: $94,594 over 2y, 22% of budgetSUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $90,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetPrineville-Crook Co Chamber of Commerce: $83,525 over 3y, 7.2% of budgetSUNRIVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION: $74,148 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMAUPIN AREA CHAMBER ENDOWMENT: $60,000 over 1y, 72% of budgetSUNRIVER NATURE CENTER & OBSERVATORY INC: $50,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetDIRTY FREEHUB: $43,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetSOUTH WASCO ALLIANCE: $42,064 over 1y, 48% of budgetMADRAS-JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $38,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetSISTERS TRAIL ALLIANCE: $37,152 over 1y, 26% of budgetREDMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $31,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetBEND VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU DBA VISIT BEND: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSCALEHOUSE: $28,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetIN A LANDSCAPE: $20,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetCENTRAL OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER INC DBA - THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLEAVE NO TRACE CENTER FOR OUTDOOR ETHICS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFATHER S GROUP: $14,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetBend Endurance Academy: $13,200 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BEND INC: $8,655 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

The Roundhouse Founda…The Oregon Community …Bend Visitor & Conven…First Interstate Banc…The Ford Family Found…The Autzen FoundationHelen M Clabough Char…Maybelle Clark Macdon…Marie Lamfrom Charita…The Kirby-Jones Found…The Anjulicia Foundat…The Collins Foundation
The Roundhouse FoundationOR32.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Roundhouse Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Bend Visitor & Convention Bureau Dba Visit Bend · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Ford Family Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Kirby-Jones Foundation · The Anjulicia Foundation · The Collins 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 Central Oregon Visitors Association funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Central Oregon Visitors Association. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • South Wasco Alliance: 100% of income from government
  • Oregon Timber Trail Alliance: 61% of income from government
  • Warm Springs Community Action Team: 28% of income from government
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend Inc: 16% of income from government
  • High Desert Museum: 11% of income from government
  • Scalehouse: 10% of income from government
  • Tower Theatre Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Oregon Equestrian Trails: 7% of income from government
  • Sunriver Owners Association: 2% of income from government
  • Central Oregon Trail Alliance: 1% of income from government
  • Sunriver Music Festival: 1% of income from government
  • Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc Dba - the Environmental Center: 0% of income from government
  • In a Landscape: 0% of income from government
  • Prineville-Crook Co Chamber of Commerce: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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 44 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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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
where grant money is based, and what stays home