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Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust

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.

$16M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Grants FY2024
18
Organizations funded FY2023
56%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$15,907,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 20
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$47M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 56% of the organizations Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $372k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationAnimalsHousing & ShelterInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving8$16M38%
FY202318$22M56%
FY202218$10M67%
FY202120$5.4M35%
FY202018$5.8M61%
FY201917$8.9M47%
FY201812$10M33%
FY201713$1.8Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$65MEnvironment$9.2MEducation$3.2MHousing & Shelter$1.2MAnimals$921kPhilanthropy$100kHealth$100kInternational$95kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MT
NY
MA
OR
OH
CT
CA
UT
CO
MD
AZ
NM
NC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fenimore Art Museum$39,492,565783%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$10,498,20041%
Commonweal Conservancy Inc$5,000,0001n/a
American Museum of Natural History$5,000,00051%
Santa Fe Conservation Trust$2,853,192365%
Historic Santa Fe Foundation Inc$1,586,067383%
National Gallery of Art$1,532,00060%
Lensic Performing Arts Center$1,500,000154%
Gallatin Valley Land Trust$1,265,000223%
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute$1,165,0001n/a
Radius Books Inc$1,150,000346%
Friends of Ganondagan Inc$1,094,000675%
The Pierpont Morgan Library$636,52171%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$157,00020%
Interfaith Community Shelter Group Inc$115,00026%
Five Points Center for the Visual Arts Inc$100,00027%
Museum of New Mexico Foundation$100,00011%
Santa Fe Pro Musica Inc$100,00025%
Scott's House Inc$100,000120%
Nuevo Mexico Profundo$80,000265%
The Frick Collection$67,82020%
Elbow Room$60,000222%
Galisteo Basin Open Space Preserve$50,6792100%
Cleveland Museum of Art$50,00010%
Embudo Valley Library and Community Center$50,000112%
The Center for Independent Documentary Inc$50,00011%
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute$40,0001n/a
Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society Inc$34,30030%
Targhee Music Foundation$30,2401n/a
Esperanza Shelter Inc$30,00011%
The Netherland-America Foundation Inc$30,00011%
New Mexico Wildlife Center Inc$30,00014%
Signs for Hope Inc$25,000112%
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc$25,00011%
New Village Alliance$25,000127%
Sky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary$25,000115%
Cornerstones Community Partnerships$21,00013%
Public Radio for the Front Range$17,50013%
The Drawing Center Inc$15,00011%
Gravity Water$15,00017%
National Park Trust Inc$10,50010%
Stafford Animal Shelter$10,00011%
The Spanish Colonial Arts Society$10,00011%
Kitchen Angels Inc$10,00011%
Best Friends Animal Society$10,00010%
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc$10,00010%
350 Santa Fe Inc$10,0001n/a
Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance$10,00011%
Menil Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Provincetown Art Association and Museum Inc$7,29010%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
University of Washington Foundation$4,95010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFenimore Art Museum: $39,492,565 over 7y, 83% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $10,498,200 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $5,000,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSanta Fe Conservation Trust: $2,853,192 over 3y, 65% of budgetHistoric Santa Fe Foundation Inc: $1,586,067 over 3y, 83% of budgetNational Gallery of Art: $1,532,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetLensic Performing Arts Center: $1,500,000 over 1y, 54% of budgetGallatin Valley Land Trust: $1,265,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetRadius Books Inc: $1,150,000 over 3y, 46% of budgetFriends of Ganondagan Inc: $1,094,000 over 6y, 75% of budgetThe Pierpont Morgan Library: $636,521 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Oklahoma Foundation Inc: $157,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInterfaith Community Shelter Group Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetFive Points Center for the Visual Arts Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetMuseum of New Mexico Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSanta Fe Pro Musica Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetScott's House Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetNuevo Mexico Profundo: $80,000 over 2y, 65% of budgetThe Frick Collection: $67,820 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetElbow Room: $60,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetGalisteo Basin Open Space Preserve: $50,679 over 2y, 100% of budgetCleveland Museum of Art: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmbudo Valley Library and Community Center: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetThe Center for Independent Documentary Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSanta Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society Inc: $34,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEsperanza Shelter Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Netherland-America Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNew Mexico Wildlife Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetSigns for Hope Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetSkowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNew Village Alliance: $25,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetSky Mountain Wild Horse Sanctuary: $25,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetCornerstones Community Partnerships: $21,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetPublic Radio for the Front Range: $17,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetThe Drawing Center Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGravity Water: $15,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetNational Park Trust Inc: $10,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetStafford Animal Shelter: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Spanish Colonial Arts Society: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetKitchen Angels Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHermits Peak Watershed Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMenil Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvincetown Art Association and Museum Inc: $7,290 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $4,950 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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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.

Santa Fe Community FoundationNM39.2× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Fe Community Foundation · Lannan Foundation · Bolene Charitable Trust · Thornburg Foundation · Nancy Ann Mellen Foundation · The Frost Foundation · C & I Roybal Charitable Foundation · Slf Foundation · The Ark Foundation · Hanuman Foundation · Lineberry Foundation · Battelle Memorial Institute

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.

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About Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust

How much does Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust give?
Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust reported 8 grants totaling $16,072,740 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (81%), Environment (12%), Education (4%).
Who are Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Fenimore Art Museum ($39M), Metropolitan Museum of Art ($10M), Commonweal Conservancy Inc ($5.0M).
Does Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Santa Fe Community Foundation, Lannan Foundation, Bolene Charitable Trust.
Where is Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust based?
Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust is based in NM.

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 70 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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