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Donald J Madison and Lucille G Madison Elks at a glance

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Donald J Madison and Lucille G Madison Elks

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$5k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$2k
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, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$84kHealth$23kHousing & Shelter$15kArts & Culture$9kAnimals$8kRecreation & Sports$4kYouth Development$2kHuman Services$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$339k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HONORING HEROES$2,000
CASCADE FFA ALUMNI$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND$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 (FY24–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%WESTCARE FOUNDATION INC: $1k → 13%HONORING HEROES: $2k → 14%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
ID
MT
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IA
IN
OH
RI
CA
UT
CO
VA
AZ
KS
GA
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$104k · 22 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
37

Total granted

$104k
$35k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+16%

Still filing today

55%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureAnimalsOther
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

  • BH
    BETTY HISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $13k · revenue +43%
  • JO
    JOYS OF LIVING ASSISTANCE DOGS
    2× · 2022–2024 · $8k · revenue +41%
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2018–2021 · $3k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AR
    ADAPTIVE RIDING INSTITUTE DBA HORSES OF HOPE OREGONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +62%
  • HA
    HORSES ADAPTIVE RIDING THERAPY
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • LO
    LADIES OF THE ELKS #336
    one grant, 2018 · $2k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
3
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
4
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
7
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
8
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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9
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
10
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
11
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
12
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Portland; the most unlike its peers is Island Boy Camp. 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

35 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. 35 of the 63 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)
34/35
Grantees still filing
28/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CASCADE FFA ALUMNI: $13,575 · OtherCASCADE FFA ALUMNIOREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: $12,500 · OtherOREGON STATE UNIVERSITYJOYS OF LIVING ASSISTANCE DOGS: $7,500 · OtherJOYS OF LIVING ASSISTANCE DOGSHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $6,500 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INCWESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · OtherWESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITYHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $5,500 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYUNIVERSITY OF OREGON: $3,750 · OtherCHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $3,000 · Other+24 more: $25,975 · Other+24 moreMID-VALLEY LITERACY CENTER: $6,000 · EducationMID-VALLEY LITERACY CEN…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $3,750 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES O…WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · EducationWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND: $2,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PORTLANDUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $2,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN …Linfield University: $1,750 · EducationLinfield UniversityGEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY: $1,750 · EducationGEORGE FOX UNIVERSITYTHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE: $1,500 · EducationCornell University: $1,500 · EducationCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 · EducationCORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY: $1,250 · Education+12 more: $5,530 · Education+12 moreBETTY HISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC: $13,400 · HealthBETTY HISE…Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc: $8,000 · Arts & CultureADAPTIVE RIDING INSTITUTE DBA HORSES OF HOPE OREGON: $5,000 · AnimalsHONORING HEROES: $2,000 · Human ServicesWESTCARE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesISLAND BOY CAMP: $1,250 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern University: $750 · Recreation & SportsBROWN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 · Community Improvement
Other$84,300Education$31,280Health$13,400Arts & Culture$8,000Animals$5,000Human Services$3,000Recreation & Sports$2,000Community Improvement$1,250

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 budgetBETTY HISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC: $13,400 over 6y, 10% of budgetVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJOYS OF LIVING ASSISTANCE DOGS: $7,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetMID-VALLEY LITERACY CENTER: $6,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetADAPTIVE RIDING INSTITUTE DBA HORSES OF HOPE OREGON: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $3,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHONORING HEROES: $2,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinfield University: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $1,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCORBAN UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTCARE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKIDMORE COLLEGE: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $530 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWHITWORTH UNIVERSITY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHESSTON COLLEGE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREGIS UNIVERSITY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARROLL COLLEGE: $250 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 BETTY HISE FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds JOYS OF LIVING ASSISTANCE DOGS ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds MID-VALLEY LITERACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ADAPTIVE RIDING INSTITUTE DBA HORSES OF HOPE OREGON ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND ↗
  • Who funds HONORING HEROES ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds Linfield University ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds ISLAND BOY CAMP ↗
  • Who funds CORBAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WESTCARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE ↗

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 Oregon Community …American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Oregon Community FoundationOR14.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Donald J Madison and Lucille G Madison Elks funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald J Madison and Lucille G Madison Elks. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Pacific University: 5% of income from government
  • Willamette University: 4% of income from government
  • Linfield University: 4% of income from government
  • Corban University: 4% of income from government
  • George Fox University: 3% of income from government
  • University of Portland: 2% of income from government
  • Mid-Valley Literacy Center: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
2report 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 63 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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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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