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Eric Anderson Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$274k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Environment$600kInternational$503kFood & Nutrition$140kSocial Science$100kPublic Safety & Disaster$96kEducation$35kArts & Culture$18kAnimals$10k
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $261k
$15,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PARTNERS IN HEALTH$40,000
THE CLIMATE CENTER$30,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE$30,000
GIVE WELL$30,000
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS$20,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$16,000
FUTUREWISE$15,000
SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE$15,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$15,000
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USA$10,000
NORTHWEST HARVEST$10,000
PT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE$10,000
350ORG$10,000
WATER FOR PEOPLE$10,000
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION$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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 42% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%PARTNERS IN HEALTH: $40k → 16%ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $30k → 10%UNICEF USA: $10k → 17%350ORG: $15k → 20%WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN: $50k → 14%THE CARTER CENTER: $15k → 14%ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $25k → 7%WATER FOR PEOPLE: $20k → 12%CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: $25k → 9%PARTNERS IN HEALTH: $30k → 16%THE CLIMATE CENTER: $30k → 9%ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $30k → 10%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA: $15k → 17%350ORG: $15k → 20%WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN: $15k → 14%CARTER CENTER: $10k → 14%WATER FOR PEOPLE: $20k → 12%CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: $20k → 9%CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE: $25k → 16%THE CLIMATE CENTER: $25k → 9%GIVE WELL: $30k → 10%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA: $15k → 17%350ORG: $15k → 20%CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT: $10k → 14%WATER FOR PEOPLE: $10k → 12%CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: $20k → 9%CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE: $10k → 16%THE CLIMATE CENTER: $25k → 9%ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $30k → 10%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA: $10k → 17%CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT: $10k → 14%WATER FOR PEOPLE: $10k → 12%FUTUREWISE: $15k → 9%CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE: $10k → 16%SONOMA LAND TRUST: $15k → 9%GIVE WELL: $30k → 10%WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%COALITION FOR RAIN FOREST NATIONS: $10k → 17%FUTUREWISE: $15k → 9%SONOMA LAND TRUST: $13k → 9%GIVE WELL: $20k → 10%ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USA: $40k → 17%SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE: $15k → 9%ACTION AGAINST HUNGER: $20k → 17%SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE: $15k → 9%NORTHWEST HARVEST: $40k → 9%FAMILY WORKS: $40k → 9%PATH: $20k → 9%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
NY
MA
OR
IA
NJ
CA
CO
DC
GA
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 25 repeat orgs$117k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
15

Total granted

$1.4M
$117k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
0%

Still filing today

84%
87%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    5× · 2018–2024 · $155k · revenue +91%
  • TC
    The Climate Center
    7× · 2018–2024 · $145k · revenue +178%
  • AA
    ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA
    6× · 2018–2024 · $100k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • Rocky Mountain Institutegraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +52%
  • P
    PATH
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +18%
  • WF
    WATER FOR PEOPLE
    one grant, 2022 · $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
Climate Catalyst Inc

Climate catalyst sparks collective action to tackle the biggest climate challenges we face today: cutting emissions in heavy industries.

Environment
2
Climate Foundation

To research and develop healthy climate solutions comprising global food security, ecosystem regeneration and carbon balance in seas and soils.

Science & Tech
3
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
4
CarbonPlan

Improving the transparency and scientific integrity of climate solutions through open data and tools.

Environment
5
Cascade Climate Inc

To accelerate progress in interventions that harness Earths natural systems to stabilize the climate.

Environment
6
Global Forest Generation

Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon,…

Environment
7
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
8
The Climate Group Inc

Climate group advances climate action by mobilizing business and government leadership to drive systemic decarbonization across energy, transport, and industry, while engaging the public through large-scale convenings and global platforms.…

Environment
9
Zero Foodprint

Zero foodprint is mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. our work aims to create a circular economy that incentivizes practices that actively draw down carbon dioxide and offer our best hope of addressing the…

Food & Nutrition
10
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
11
Climate Breakthrough Inc

To launch breakthrough climate mitigation efforts by identifying, supporting, and unleashing innovative leaders with transformative strategies.

Human Services
12
Terraset

Terraset uses philanthropic capital to purchase permanent, high-quality carbon removal. we pool donations from individuals, foundations, family offices, and donor advised funds, and make strategic purchases of high-quality carbon removal…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Action Against Hunger - Usa; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

34 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. 34 of the 40 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)
34/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $100,000 · InternationalACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USAWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $96,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCWATER FOR PEOPLE: $70,000 · InternationalWATER FOR PEOPLEMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $40,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES US…THE CARTER CENTER INC: $25,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INCPATH: $20,000 · InternationalPATH+2 more: $12,500 · InternationalROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $100,000 · OtherROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTENORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $90,000 · OtherNORTHWEST HARVEST EMMCLIMATE SOLUTIONS: $75,000 · OtherCLIMATE SOLUTIONSRocky Mountain Institute: $25,000 · OtherRocky Mountain InstitutePT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE: $20,000 · OtherPT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIEN…+10 more: $46,500 · Other+10 more350ORG: $65,000 · Environment350ORGCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $55,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE IN…Sightline Institute: $50,000 · EnvironmentSightline InstituteFUTUREWISE: $40,000 · EnvironmentFUTUREWISESONOMA LAND TRUST: $37,500 · EnvironmentSONOMA LAND TRUSTTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $25,000 · EnvironmentTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMAT…OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST: $16,000 · Environment+3 more: $22,500 · Environment+3 moreThe Climate Center: $145,000 · EducationThe Climate C…WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOU…+1 more: $5,000 · EducationPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $155,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN…THE CLEAR FUND: $80,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyFAMILYWORKS: $50,000 · Community Improvement
International$363,500Other$356,500Environment$311,000Education$180,000Health$155,000Philanthropy$85,000Community Improvement$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $155,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Climate Center: $145,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $100,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $96,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $90,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CLEAR FUND: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCLIMATE SOLUTIONS: $75,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWATER FOR PEOPLE: $70,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budget350ORG: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILYWORKS: $50,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSightline Institute: $50,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFUTUREWISE: $40,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSONOMA LAND TRUST: $37,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPATH: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUR CHILDREN'S TRUST: $16,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRUM FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT DRAWDOWN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHWEST FOLKLIFE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGlobal Partners For Development: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSebastiani Theatre Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% 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.

Seattle FoundationImpactassetsincMcNabb FoundationPuget Sound Energy Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…
Seattle FoundationWA16.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Impactassetsinc · McNabb Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Eric Anderson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Eric Anderson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
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How do I get to Eric Anderson Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Eric Anderson Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 40 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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