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Equinox Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$193k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$234kEnvironment$146kInternational$58kFood & Nutrition$30kCivil Rights$24kHealth$23kArts & Culture$22kRecreation & Sports$21kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $63k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $130k
$7,500
Median grant
11
States reached
$3.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY$25,000
GLYNWOOD CENTER INC$15,000
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS$10,000
MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES$10,000
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY$10,000
HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL$10,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE$10,000
REED COLLEGE$10,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$10,000
NRDC ACTION FUND$10,000
FERN RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION$10,000
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR UNHCR$7,500
BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORP$5,000
MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST$5,000
THE TREVOR PROJECT$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EPICENTER FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%EPICENTER FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%EPICENTER FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%EPICENTER FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%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

ME
VT
MN
NY
MA
OR
WY
SD
CA
CO
AZ
AR
DC
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$466k · 24 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
7

Total granted

$466k
$56k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+20%

Still filing today

79%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationInternationalEnvironmentCivil RightsArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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

  • BC
    BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION
    6× · 2017–2024 · $62k · revenue +47%
  • CC
    CARLETON COLLEGE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $32k · revenue +39%
  • OS
    OXBOW SCHOOL
    6× · 2018–2023 · $24k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • RC
    REED COLLEGE PARENTS FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • GC
    GYLNWOOD CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
  • SP
    ST PAUL'S SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
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
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
2
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
3
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
4
Natural Resource Governance Institute

Nrgi envisions a world where natural resources enable fair, prosperous and sustainable societies, instead of undermining them. nrgi exists because decisions about how natural resources are governed determine the well-being of people in…

International
5
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
6
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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8
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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9
United States Endowment for Forestry

The endowment works collaboratively with partners in the public and private sectors to advance systemic, transformative, and sustainable change for the health and vitality of the nation's working forests and forest reliant communities.

Environment
10
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
11
Ceres Inc

Ceres is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and resilient world. through education and research, we make the business case for action on the most pressing sustainability…

Environment
12
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nrdc Action Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cascade Medical Team. 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

26 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. 26 of the 37 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
22/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY: $55,000 · OtherSOUTHWEST CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITYMEDICINS SANS FRONTIERES: $30,000 · OtherMEDICINS SANS FRONTIERESPACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION: $20,970 · OtherPACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATIONNRDC ACTION FUND INC: $20,000 · OtherNRDC ACTION FUND INCTHE SHEDD INSTITUTE: $15,000 · OtherTHE SHEDD INSTITUTEFOOD FOR LANE COUNTY: $15,000 · OtherFOOD FOR LANE COUNTYREED COLLEGE PARENTS FUND: $15,000 · OtherREED COLLEGE PARENTS FUNDGYLNWOOD CENTER: $15,000 · OtherGYLNWOOD CENTERRocky Mountain Institute: $10,000 · OtherST PAUL'S SCHOOL: $10,000 · OtherCASCADE MEDICAL TEAM: $11,000 · Other+7 more: $33,000 · Other+7 moreBENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION: $62,000 · EducationBENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATIONREED INSTITUTE: $55,000 · EducationREED INSTITUTECARLETON COLLEGE: $32,000 · EducationCARLETON COLLEGEOXBOW SCHOOL: $24,000 · EducationOXBOW SCHOOLFERN RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $21,000 · EducationFERN RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION+1 more: $5,000 · EducationHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 · InternationalHEIFER PRO…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $16,500 · InternationalWORLD CENT…FRIENDS OF KENYA SCHOOLS AND WILDLIFE: $10,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF…United States Association for UNHCR: $7,500 · InternationalUnited Sta…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalMEDECINS S…Chewonki Foundation Inc: $22,000 · EnvironmentBRING Recycling: $14,000 · EnvironmentMcKenzie River Trust: $10,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $2,000 · EnvironmentTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $20,000 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJECT INC: $12,000 · Civil RightsEPICENTER Foundation: $16,000 · Human ServicesGLYNWOOD CENTER INC: $15,000 · Public Benefit
Other$249,970Education$199,000International$59,000Environment$48,000Civil Rights$32,000Human Services$16,000Public Benefit$15,000

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 budgetBENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION: $62,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetREED INSTITUTE: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCARLETON COLLEGE: $32,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOXBOW SCHOOL: $24,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetChewonki Foundation Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFERN RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $21,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetPACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION: $20,970 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNRDC ACTION FUND INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $16,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEPICENTER Foundation: $16,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetGLYNWOOD CENTER INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOOD FOR LANE COUNTY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRING Recycling: $14,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADE MEDICAL TEAM: $11,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetMcKenzie River Trust: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF KENYA SCHOOLS AND WILDLIFE: $10,000 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEED GLOBAL HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAYA: $5,000 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetNDN COLLECTIVE INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL: $2,000 over 2y, 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 BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds REED INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds CARLETON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds OXBOW SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Chewonki Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds FERN RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC ↗
  • Who funds NRDC ACTION FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds EPICENTER Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GLYNWOOD CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds BRING Recycling ↗
  • Who funds TREVOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds CASCADE MEDICAL TEAM ↗
  • Who funds McKenzie River Trust ↗
  • Who funds Rocky Mountain Institute ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF KENYA SCHOOLS AND WILDLIFE ↗
  • Who funds United States Association for UNHCR ↗
  • Who funds SEED GLOBAL HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds PLAYA ↗
  • Who funds NDN COLLECTIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL ↗

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 …Silicon Valley Commun…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Oregon Community FoundationOR16× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · 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 Equinox Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Equinox Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • McKenzie River Trust: 8% of income from government
  • Bring Recycling: 7% of income from government
  • Playa: 5% of income from government
  • Food for Lane County: 5% of income from government
  • Reed Institute: 1% of income from government
  • Bennington College Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report 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 37 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home