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Edward Low Memorial Trust 505029000008

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.

$35k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$58kHealth$37kHuman Services$24kPublic Safety & Disaster$17kHousing & Shelter$7kEducation$4kFood & Nutrition$2kCivil Rights$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$620k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$8,251
ARBROATH AND DISTRICT CHURCH OF SCOTLAND$6,000
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH$6,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$3,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER IDAHO$3,000
CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO COMM HOMELESS$2,251
FIRST BOISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$2,251
IDAHO FOOD BANK$2,251
MINISTRY TO THE AGED$2,251
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.

US giving: 80% of grant dollars ($140k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 20% that went abroad ($35k) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, 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%CATCH INC: $1k → 8%CATCH INC: $1k → 8%CATCH INC: $1k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER IDAHO: $3k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER IDAHO: $3k → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER IDAHO: $2k → 8%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.

Beyond the US: 20% of all-years giving ($35k)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
United Kingdom$35k · 6 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$167k · 17 repeat orgs$8k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against -18% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
1

Total granted

$167k
$1k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
-18%

Still filing today

41%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’24’25
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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
    3× · 2022–2025 · $8k · revenue +23%
  • CI
    CATCH INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $3k · revenue +254%
  • IS
    INTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $2k · revenue +172%

Funded once

  • BH
    BOISE HIVE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue -18%
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
Habitat for Humanity - Idaho Falls Area Inc

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, community, and hope.

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2
The Housing Company

To address the concern of an inadequate supply of affordable, decent rental housing within the state of Idaho and other states and other similar areas of need. The Housing Company was created to encourage the development, management and…

Unclassified
3
Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc

Idaho legal aid services inc is a statewide nonprofit law firm dedicated to providing equal access for low-income people through quality advocacy and education

Crime & Legal
4
Idaho Humane Society Inc

The mission of the Idaho Humane Society (IHS) is to advocate for the welfare and responsible care of animals, protect them from neglect and cruelty, and promote humane education, awareness and compassion for all living creatures.

Animals
5
Ihs the Institute for Human Services Inc

Our mission, vision and approach to homelessness are rooted in core hawaiian values that guide our outcomes and overall impact.

Housing & Shelter
6
Building Hope Idaho Inc
Philanthropy
7
Interchurch Organization Inc

The mission of the henry hosea house is to provide food and nourishment for the bodies and souls of the men, women, and children of the northern kentucky/cincinnati area. we are a cooperative ecumenical nonprofit agency made up of…

Religion
8
Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services

Through shelter and housing, advocacy and supportive services, our mission is to prevent and end homelessness in our community.

—
9
Innovative Services Inc

Innovative services, inc. (isi) cares for those with disabilities, helping them lead fulfilling lives with maximum independence. innovative's vision is to be the most trusted care provider for people with disabilities in wisconsin.

Human Services
10
Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force Inc

Our mission is to put private and public resources into action statewide to eliminate hunger and provide food security for all idahoans.

Human Services
11
Idaho Operation Lifesaver
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12
Idaho Elks Rehab Hospital Inc
Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catch Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ministry to the Aged. 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

9 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. 9 of the 21 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/9
Grantees still filing
6/9
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH: $34,800 · OtherNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCHFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (BOISE): $23,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (BOISE)Individual grant recipient: $22,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $20,251 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHARBROATH AND DISTRICT CHURCH OF SCOTLAND: $12,000 · OtherARBROATH AND DISTRICT CHURCH OF SCOTLANDTHE SALVATION ARMY (BOISE): $9,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY (BOISE)AMERICAN RED CROSS (BOISE): $9,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS (BOISE)THE SALVATION ARMY: $8,400 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY+6 more: $15,313 · Other+6 moreAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,400 · Human ServicesCATCH INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $1,500 · Human ServicesIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $2,251 · Food & NutritionINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterLIFES KITCHEN INC: $2,000 · EducationBOISE HIVE INC: $1,059 · Arts & Culture
Other$154,564Human Services$12,900Food & Nutrition$2,251Housing & Shelter$2,000Education$2,000Arts & Culture$1,059

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 budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMINISTRY TO THE AGED: $4,811 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetCATCH INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE: $2,251 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIFES KITCHEN INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLEARNING LAB INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF SOUTH DAKOTA: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOISE HIVE INC: $1,059 over 1y, 0.7% 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 American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds MINISTRY TO THE AGED ↗
  • Who funds CATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO FOODBANK WAREHOUSE ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds LIFES KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds LEARNING LAB INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF SOUTH DAKOTA ↗
  • Who funds BOISE HIVE INC ↗

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.

Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation IncID15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · St Luke's Health System Ltd · Idaho Community Foundation Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Edward Low Memorial Trust 505029000008 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edward Low Memorial Trust 505029000008. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 21 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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