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Erm Group Foundation Inc

Provide human resources and/or financial assistance to projects that contribute to the improvement of the earth's environment, the quality of life and sustainable development throughout the world through appropriate charitable, educational, and scientific endeavors.

$240k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$50k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Environment$547kInternational$167kAnimals$66kCivil Rights$45kFood & Nutrition$25kHuman Services$25k
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 13 grants below total $235,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $240,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $5,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
$10,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$245k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Ocean Wise Conservation Assoc$50,000
The Ocean Foundation$50,000
Drink Local Drink Tap Inc$30,000
Africa Development Promise$20,000
The Ayin Project Inc$10,000
The Food Project$10,000
Sauvie Island Center$10,000
Surge for Water$10,000
Ventana Wildlife Society$10,000
Solar Village Project$10,000
The Save Alliance Foundation$10,000
Sea Turtles Forever$8,000
Alley Pond Environmental Ctr$7,000
02The need
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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: 89% of grant dollars ($774k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 11% that went abroad ($100k) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $116k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Sowing Seeds for Life: $7k → 14%The Ayin Project Inc: $10k → 7%Africa Development Promise: $25k → 12%Africa Development Promise: $24k → 12%Africa Development Promise: $20k → 12%Africa Development Promise: $20k → 12%Africa Development Promise: $10k → 12%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

VT
NH
WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MD
TN
DC
TX

Beyond the US: 11% of all-years giving ($100k)

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

grant dollars sentlessmore
Canada$100k · 2 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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$768k · 17 repeat orgs$106k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
7

Total granted

$768k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+60%

Still filing today

94%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentInternationalHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • AD
    AFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROMISE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $99k · revenue +69%
  • DL
    DRINK LOCAL DRINK TAP INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $74k · revenue +39%
  • SF
    Surge for Water Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +243%

Funded once

  • SG
    SAHA GLOBAL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $19k · revenue +428%
  • TH
    The Houston Audubon Societygraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $16k · revenue +91%
  • EW
    ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $13k · revenue +60%
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
Ocean Alliance Project

Protecting and promoting the marine biodiversity of Hawai'i through coral restoration, ecological monitoring, regenerative tourism, and cultural integration

Science & Tech
2
Wild Earth Allies Inc

Our mission is to protect vital areas of our natural world for the benefit of wildlife, habitats, and people by inspiring collaborative action. Our vision is a world where wildlife and people flourish in healthy ecosystems that sustain us…

Environment
3
Taproot Earth

Taproot Earth works with communities to support strategies around the use of water, energy and land.

Environment
4
Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation advances the collaborative stewardship of Californias land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. For over three decades, Sustainable Conservation has built coalitions of people with different…

Environment
5
Snake River Waterkeeper Inc

Snake River Waterkeeper exists for the purpose of applying science and law to protect, restore, and sustain waters of the Snake River Basin, and to support clean water access and advocacy in underserved communities worldwide.

Environment
6
Well Aware Inc

Well Aware's mission is to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to water scarcity and contamination in East Africa.

International
7
Water for South Sudan Inc

Water for South Sudan delivers direct, transformative and sustainable quality-of-life service to the people of South Sudan by efficiently providing access to clean, safe water and improving hygiene practices in areas of great need.

International
8
Stewardship Partners

Stewardship Partners helps private landowners restore and preserve the natural landscapes of WA State. We collaborate with diverse interest groups to build bridges and find solutions that achieve mutual goals of environmental protection,…

Environment
9
Water for the World
International
10
Water Education Foundation

To inspire understanding of water and catalyze critical conversations to build bridges and inform collaborative decision-making.

Environment
11
Water to Thrive

Water to Thrive transforms lives in rural Africa by working with partners and beneficiaries to bring the blessing of clean, safe water, connecting communities in need with supporters who have the heart and spirit to make a difference

International
12
Splash International

The mission of Splash International and its subsidiaries is to ensure clean water for children. Splash partners with governments and local organizations to deliver sustainable water, sanitation, hygiene, and menstrual health programs in…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association; the most unlike its peers is Africa Development Promise. 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

24 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. 24 of the 26 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Ocean Foundation: $100,000 · EnvironmentThe Ocean FoundationWORLD SALMON COUNCIL: $35,000 · EnvironmentWORLD SALMON COUNCILSAHA GLOBAL INC: $19,357 · EnvironmentSAHA GLOBAL INCThe Houston Audubon Society: $15,963 · EnvironmentThe Houston Audubon Soci…ALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERINC: $12,152 · EnvironmentALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL…THE SAVE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION DBA GREEN ALLIES: $10,000 · EnvironmentDRINK LOCAL DRINK TAP INC: $73,880 · InternationalDRINK LOCAL DRINK TAP IN…Surge for Water Inc: $50,000 · InternationalSurge for Water IncSolar Village Project Inc: $38,000 · InternationalSolar Village Project In…Kenya Drylands Education Fund KDEF Formerly The Kura Project Inc: $16,400 · InternationalKenya Drylands Education…ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINC: $12,959 · InternationalENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDER…Ocean Wise Conservation Association: $100,000 · OtherOcean Wise Conserv…THE LAND CONSERVANCY FOR SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY: $25,380 · OtherTHE LAND CONSERVAN…TOMBE: $12,000 · OtherTOMBESPLASH DELAWARE RIVER FLOATING CLASSROOM INC: $8,600 · OtherSPLASH DELAWARE RI…AFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROMISE: $99,000 · Human ServicesAFRICA DEVELOPM…AYIN PROJECT INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesAYIN PROJECT IN…SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE: $6,928 · Human ServicesSOWING SEEDS FO…NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: $35,000 · AnimalsNOOKSACK S…VENTANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY: $30,000 · AnimalsVENTANA WI…Sea Turtles Forever Inc: $19,755 · AnimalsSea Turtle…The Food Project Inc: $38,072 · Food & NutritionSauvie Island Center: $29,988 · Food & NutritionGLOBAL GRASSROOTS: $45,000 · Civil RightsROCKING THE BOAT INC: $20,830 · EducationPROJECT ZAWADI INC: $10,000 · Education
Environment$192,472International$191,239Other$145,980Human Services$115,928Animals$84,755Food & Nutrition$68,060Civil Rights$45,000Education$30,830

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOcean Wise Conservation Association: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Ocean Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROMISE: $99,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetDRINK LOCAL DRINK TAP INC: $73,880 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetSurge for Water Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetGLOBAL GRASSROOTS: $45,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetThe Food Project Inc: $38,072 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSolar Village Project Inc: $38,000 over 3y, 9.9% of budgetWORLD SALMON COUNCIL: $35,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetVENTANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSauvie Island Center: $29,988 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetTHE LAND CONSERVANCY FOR SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY: $25,380 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetROCKING THE BOAT INC: $20,830 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSAHA GLOBAL INC: $19,357 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetKenya Drylands Education Fund KDEF Formerly The Kura Project Inc: $16,400 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Houston Audubon Society: $15,963 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINC: $12,959 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERINC: $12,152 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE SAVE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION DBA GREEN ALLIES: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPROJECT ZAWADI INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAYIN PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetSOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE: $6,928 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

PatagoniaorgJpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
PatagoniaorgCA12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patagoniaorg · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Erm Group Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Erm Group Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 55%
  • World Salmon Council: 55% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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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Find your warmest path to Erm Group Foundation Inc 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 26 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 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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