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Donald M and Helen H Kidder Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Donald M and Helen H Kidder Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$223k
Granted FY2023
22
Grants FY2023
11
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Environment$211kInternational$175kHealth$94kPublic Safety & Disaster$87kAnimals$53kHousing & Shelter$53kHuman Services$28kYouth Development$6kOther$0
02FY2023 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k12 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $168k
$7,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
American Red Cross$30,000
Doctors Without Borders USA$25,000
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$20,000
NRDC$18,017
Environmental Defense Fund$15,000
US Fund for UNICEF$15,000
The Nature Conservancy$15,000
Heifer International$10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc$10,000
Citizens Committee to Save Our Canyons$10,000
ASPCA$7,000
Community Hospice Foundation Albany County$5,000
Friends Of The Earth$5,000
National Wildlife Federation$5,000
Rainforest Trust$5,000
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 (FY17–19, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $2k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
WY
IA
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AR
DC
OK
GA
FL
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$577k · 25 repeat orgs$96k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +61% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2023, 13 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
11

Total granted

$577k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+61%
-2%

Still filing today

76%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalEnvironmentHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    6× · 2017–2023 · $82k · revenue +46%
  • CC
    CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR
    5× · 2018–2023 · $62k · revenue +99%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $62k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • NN
    NRDC National Resources Defence Council
    one grant, 2020 · $7k
  • AC
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • MC
    MERCY CORP
    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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
3
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
4
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
5
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
6
The International Dark-Sky Association Inc

Darksky international restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.

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7
Conservation Law Foundation Inc

Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…

Environment
8
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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9
Third Way

To research and develop centrist policy ideas.

Civil Rights
10
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
11
Climateworks Foundation

Climateworks foundation's mission is to connect philanthropy, grantees, and strategic partners to build and deliver high-impact climate solutions that benefit all people.

Science & Tech
12
Property and Environment Research Center

Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Christ for Life Ministry. 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 45 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
23/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR: $61,500 · OtherCITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OURTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $41,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYHeifer International: $38,000 · OtherHeifer InternationalHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $22,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $9,000 · Other+16 more: $73,500 · Other+16 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $61,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES US…International Rescue Committee INC: $31,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Commit…HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $28,000 · InternationalHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERN…UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $26,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNIC…United States Association for UNHCR: $15,000 · InternationalUnited States Association f…+3 more: $13,000 · International+3 moreNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $34,017 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOUR…WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $28,000 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $15,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL …FRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $5,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE…SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EnvironmentSIERRA CLUB FO…CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $81,560 · Human ServicesAmerican Natio…THE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesTHE COMMUNITY …Ronald McDonald House Global: $22,500 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $10,500 · HealthRIDE 2 SURVIVE - SULLIVAN COUNTY I: $8,500 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $4,000 · HealthTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $29,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $14,000 · AnimalsJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · Education
Other$255,000International$174,500Environment$92,017Human Services$88,560Health$45,500Animals$43,000Education$15,000

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 budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $81,560 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE OUR: $61,500 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $61,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $41,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $34,017 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $31,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $29,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $26,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRIDE 2 SURVIVE - SULLIVAN COUNTY I: $8,500 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY HOSPICE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTETON RAPTOR CENTER: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST PETER'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChrist for Life Ministry: $3,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $3,000 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.

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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA8.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 M and Helen H Kidder Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Donald M and Helen H Kidder Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report 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 45 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
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