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Faraway Foundation at a glance

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Faraway 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.

$351k
Granted FY2025still arriving
39
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$247kInternational$150kEnvironment$145kHuman Services$85kRecreation & Sports$53kPublic Benefit$50kHealth$40kArts & Culture$39kOther$0
02FY2025 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k33 grants · $201k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $100k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$7,500
Median grant
9
States reached
$6.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Talon's Reach Foundation$50,000
Intermountain Vipassana Association$30,000
Global Communities$20,000
San Miguel Resource Center$20,000
NRDC$15,000
Idaho Wing Civil Air Patrol$15,000
Dances of Universal Peace North Ame$8,500
Teton Valley Search and Rescue$7,500
Teton Valley Food Pantry$7,500
The Water Wheel Foundation$7,500
Valley Adaptive Sports$7,500
Individual grant recipient$7,500
Sempervirens Fund$7,500
Save the Waves Coalition$7,500
Mental Health Coalition of Teton Va$7,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $93k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 42% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%Covenant House of California: $8k → 14%DZi Foundation: $5k → 7%San Miguel Resource Center: $20k → 7%American Red Cross: $523 → 14%San Miguel Resource Center: $10k → 7%Women Moving Millions: $10k → 17%DZi Foundation: $3k → 7%San Miguel Resource Center: $10k → 7%Women Moving Millions: $10k → 17%Women Moving Millions: $10k → 17%DZi Foundation: $2k → 7%New York Women's Foundation: $1k → 17%DZi Foundation: $2k → 7%DZi Foundation: $2k → 7%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
WA
ID
NY
OR
WY
RI
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NM
NC
DC
HI
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$698k · 27 repeat orgs$393k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 25 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
33

Total granted

$698k
$145k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+29%

Still filing today

63%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $247k 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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsInternationalArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • WD
    WOMEN DONORS NETWORK
    7× · 2017–2024 · $209k · revenue +276%
  • SM
    SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER
    3× · 2017–2025 · $40k · revenue +124%
  • WM
    WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $30k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • MH
    Mental Health Colorado
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
  • WD
    WOMEN DONORS NETWORK ACTIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +229%
  • WILD SALMON CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +111%
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 Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
Nia Tero Foundation

Nia tero works alongside indigenous peoples to secure their guardianship of vital ecosystems. indigenous peoples are guardians of earth.(see schedule o)

Environment
3
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
4
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
5
International Snow Leopard Trust

The international snow leopard trust aims to ethically conserve snow leopards and their high mountain ecosystems through partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities, and through research to improve the understanding of snow…

Animals
6
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc

To protect our right to clean water in communities around the world.

Environment
7
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
8
Washington Water Trust

Wwt's mission is to protect and restore water in rivers and streams across washington state. washington water trust restores and protects water in rivers and streams and promotes sustainable freshwater management in washington, and, more…

Environment
9
Sierra Club

To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment;…

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10
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
11
Rights and Resources Institute Inc

Rri's mission is to support local communities and indigenous peoples' struggles against poverty and marginalization by promoting greater global commitment and action towards policy, market, and legal reforms that secure their rights to…

Environment
12
Big Thompson Watershed Coalition

Vision: a healthy and resilient big thompson watershed benefitting fish, wildlife, and the people itserves through collaborative efforts for current and future generations. mission: working with others to take action that protects and…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wild Salmon Center; the most unlike its peers is The Waterwheel Foundation. 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

52 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. 52 of the 88 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)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/52
Grantees still filing
29/52
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Tanzania Well Project: $77,500 · OtherTanzania Well ProjectIndividual grant recipient: $65,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGlobal Communities: $35,000 · OtherGlobal CommunitiesIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherMental Health Colorado: $20,000 · OtherIntermountain Vipassana Association: $30,000 · OtherIntermountain Vipassana Association+50 more: $304,904 · Other+50 moreWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $209,000 · PhilanthropyWOMEN DONORS NETWORKCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $17,383 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATI…+1 more: $7,500 · PhilanthropyNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RE…FRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVER INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF…TETON VALLEY TRAILS & PATHWAYS INCORPORATED: $15,000 · EnvironmentTETON VALL…TETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentTETON REGI…The Pachamama Alliance: $8,700 · EnvironmentThe Pacham…Save the Waves Coalition: $7,500 · EnvironmentSave the W…SEMPERVIRENS FUND: $7,500 · EnvironmentSEMPERVIRE…Earth Island Institute Inc: $5,000 · Environment350 Tacoma: $3,500 · Environment+2 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $40,000 · Human ServicesSAN MIGUE…WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN MOV…DZI FOUNDATION: $13,610 · Human ServicesDZI FOUND…COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $7,500 · Human ServicesCOVENANT …GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $4,055 · Human Services+2 more: $1,523 · Human ServicesTalons Reach Foundation Inc: $50,000 · Public BenefitPROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL: $27,020 · InternationalGIRLS GARAGE: $7,500 · InternationalWESTERN CO FRIENDS OF THE HIMALAYAS: $2,300 · International+2 more: $1,563 · InternationalYOGA SOURCE INC: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsTETON VALLEY AQUATICS LTD: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsValley Adaptive Sports: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsMountain Bike the Tetons Inc: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsNORTH BAY AQUATICS: $5,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$557,404Philanthropy$233,883Environment$104,200Human Services$96,688Public Benefit$50,000International$38,383Recreation & Sports$37,500

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 budgetWOMEN DONORS NETWORK: $209,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWOMEN MOVING MILLIONS INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetIntermountain Vipassana Association: $30,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetPROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL: $27,020 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $17,383 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDances of Universal Peace International: $16,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE TETON RIVER INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTETON VALLEY TRAILS & PATHWAYS INCORPORATED: $15,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetTETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDZI FOUNDATION: $13,610 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWOMEN DONORS NETWORK ACTION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWILD SALMON CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOLOKAI CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PATH: $10,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE IBMA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOGA SOURCE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetWESTERN COLORADO ALLIANCE: $9,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Pachamama Alliance: $8,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSave the Waves Coalition: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetValley Adaptive Sports: $7,500 over 1y, 12% of budgetGIRLS GARAGE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSEMPERVIRENS FUND: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF TETON VALLEY INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFAMILY SAFETY NETWORK INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE INSTITUTE INC: $6,041 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBEING ADEPT: $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetNORTH BAY AQUATICS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCOLLECTIVE HERITAGE INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS: $4,055 over 4y, 0.2% of budget350 Tacoma: $3,500 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetSPARK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSLOW FOOD IN THE TETONS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWESTERN CO FRIENDS OF THE HIMALAYAS: $2,300 over 3y, 3.2% of budget350 COLORADO: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDays For Girls International: $526 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $523 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOP OF THE PINES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $250 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.

Community Foundation …The Teton Springs Fou…Chc FoundationColorado Gives Founda…PatagoniaorgMarin Community Found…Karl M Johnson Founda…Telluride FoundationThe San Francisco Fou…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Tides FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…
Community Foundation of Jackson HoleWY33.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · The Teton Springs Foundation Inc 01 · Chc Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Marin Community Foundation · Karl M Johnson Foundation · Telluride Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Tides Foundation · Silicon Valley Community 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 Faraway Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Faraway Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 49%
  • Wild Salmon Center: 49% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 88 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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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home