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Esse Quam Videri Foundation

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.

$311k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$88k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

International$836kPublic Safety & Disaster$220kPhilanthropy$147kHuman Services$84kArts & Culture$77kEnvironment$58kCivil Rights$36kHealth$33kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $158k
$10,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HELPING HANDS FOR RELIEF DEVELOPMEN$87,760
WATER MISSION INTERNATIONAL$70,000
FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY$40,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE IRC$30,000
WATER FOR PEOPLE$20,000
NORTHWESTERN BAND OF SHOSHONE NATIO$20,000
CAPSA$10,000
THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS$10,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$10,000
THE SMILE TRAIN$5,282
BEAR LAKE VALLEY HEALTH CARE FOUNDA$5,000
FEEDING AMERICA$1,000
CACHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION$1,000
CACHE YOUTH ORCHESTRA$500
BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATIO$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%YOUTH AND FAMILY LINK: $1k → 13%YOUTH AND FAMILY LINK: $350 → 13%CAPSA: $13k → 12%CAPSA: $10k → 12%CAPSA: $5k → 12%CAPSA: $4k → 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

WA
ID
MN
IL
MI
NY
IA
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
AR
SC
DC
TX
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of Esse Quam Videri Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Esse Quam Videri Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 9.5% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 23 repeat orgs$242k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 12 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

23
28

Total granted

$1.3M
$216k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+51%

Still filing today

61%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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InternationalPhilanthropyFood & NutritionHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthOther
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

  • WM
    WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL
    7× · 2018–2025 · $323k · revenue +36%
  • FP
    FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC
    2× · 2021–2025 · $65k · revenue +61%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2017–2025 · $39k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • NB
    NORTHWESTERN BAND OF SHOSHONE
    one grant, 2020 · $36k
  • S
    SPLASH
    one grant, 2017 · $31k
  • EW
    ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $23k · revenue +51%
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.

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Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
2
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
3
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
4
Children's Heartlink

We save children's lives by transforming pediatric heart care in underserved parts of the world.

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Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
6
Childfund International Usa

Childfund's mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities, and to promote societies whose individuals…

International
7
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
8
Intrahealth International Inc

Our mission is to improve the performance of health workers and strengthen the systems in which they work.

Health
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International Development Enterprises

See schedule o for a more detailed description of ide's mission statement and achievements.

International
10
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
11
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
12
Alight

Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Action Against Hunger - Usa; the most unlike its peers is Music Theatre West. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 55 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)
30/30
Grantees still filing
23/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HELPING HANDS FOR RELIEF DEVELOPMEN: $458,860 · OtherHELPING HANDS FOR RELIEF DEVELOPMENFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY: $126,982 · OtherFOCUSING PHILANTHROPYNORTHWESTERN BAND OF THE SHOSHONE NATION: $65,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN BAND OF THE SHOSHONE NATIONWATER FOR PEOPLE: $58,000 · OtherWATER FOR PEOPLEINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE IRC: $55,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE IRCNORTHWESTERN BAND OF SHOSHONE: $36,000 · OtherSPLASH: $31,200 · Other+26 more: $88,162 · Other+26 moreWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $322,840 · InternationalWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONALMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $39,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINC: $23,000 · InternationalWATER FOR PEOPLE: $20,000 · InternationalACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $20,000 · InternationalPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · International+5 more: $25,372 · International+5 moreFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $65,000 · PhilanthropyHigh Tech High Foundation: $6,250 · Philanthropy+2 more: $2,200 · PhilanthropyCITIZENS AGAINST PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE: $32,000 · Human ServicesYouth and Family Link: $1,600 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $18,000 · HealthBEAR LAKE VALLEY HEALTH CARE FOUNDA: $5,000 · HealthGirls on the Run of San Diego: $10,225 · Youth DevelopmentMUSIC THEATRE WEST: $5,200 · Arts & CultureMountain West String Academy: $1,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$919,204International$470,212Philanthropy$73,450Human Services$33,600Health$23,000Youth Development$10,225Arts & Culture$6,700

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 budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $322,840 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $65,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $39,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS AGAINST PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE: $32,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS-USAINC: $23,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWATER FOR PEOPLE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $18,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWATERAID AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirls on the Run of San Diego: $10,225 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCACHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $7,800 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $7,782 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Tech High Foundation: $6,250 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMUSIC THEATRE WEST: $5,200 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBEAR LAKE VALLEY HEALTH CARE FOUNDA: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS EDISON CHARTER SCHOOL: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVISIONSPRING INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $1,872 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth and Family Link: $1,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMountain West String Academy: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBox Elder School District Foundation: $1,400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $200 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.

American Endowment Fo…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH7.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · 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 Esse Quam Videri Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Esse Quam Videri Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Esse Quam Videri Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Esse Quam Videri 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 55 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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