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Flora L Thornton Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
67
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$140k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0196% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Environment$6.4MEducation$1.9MArts & Culture$1.8MAnimals$1.6MHealth$1.1MPhilanthropy$986kFood & Nutrition$505kYouth Development$258kOther$0
02FY2024 · 67 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k33 grants · $722k
  • $50k–250k21 grants · $1.4M
$25,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$34M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREENBELT ALLIANCE$140,000
AS YOU SOW$100,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$100,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$90,000
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER$75,000
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES$75,000
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION$70,000
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$70,000
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH$70,000
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$70,000
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION$60,000
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE$60,000
POPULATION MEDIA CENTER$60,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE$55,000
THE CLIMATE CENTER$55,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY18–24, $64k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 84% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BRIDGING TECH CHARITABLE FUND: $5k → 7%MAMBA & MAMBACITA SPORTS FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $10k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOS ANGELES: $10k → 14%THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH ASSOCIATION: $9k → 14%WORLD HARVEST CHARITIES: $10k → 14%THE LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%WORLD HARVEST CHARITIES: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

VT
MN
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
CO
VA
DC

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$14M · 103 repeat orgs$899k to everyone else

103 repeat relationships — 60 still active in FY2024, 43 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

103
51

Total granted

$14M
$849k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+25%

Still filing today

77%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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
EnvironmentArts & CultureEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesHealthOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • GA
    GREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE
    6× · 2018–2024 · $720k · revenue +42%
  • GL
    GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
    7× · 2018–2024 · $587k · revenue +26%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    7× · 2018–2024 · $550k · revenue +111%

Funded once

  • MS
    MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST (DAF) #9464
    one grant, 2020 · $300k
  • MS
    MORGAN STANLEY GIFT (DAF) #9464
    one grant, 2019 · $125k
  • ED
    ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND -FISHERIES PHIL
    one grant, 2018 · $50k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
2
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
3
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
4
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
5
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
6
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
7
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
8
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
9
California Institute for Biodiversity

Create and publish educational materials, conduct professional development, promote awareness, and sponsor research on the spectacular biological diversity of the State of CA.

Education
10
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
11
Parks California

As california state parks' statutory non-profit partner, we have a clear mission - to help strengthen parks and inspire all people to experience these extraordinary places.

Environment
12
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is As You Sow and the most unlike its peers is O Street Museum Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyEnvironmental Conservation …Local History MuseumsIndependent K-12 SchoolsPregnancy Support ServicesYouth Sports ProgramsVolunteer Fire & Ems Servic…Cancer Support ServicesSenior Support ServicesAnimal Rescue and ShelterPolicy Research and AdvocacyOrchestra and Ensemble Perf…Community FoundationsFood Banks and Pantries
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 41 years old; the field is 15. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%1%<5yr15%3%5–10yr20%12%10–20yr19%27%20–35yr12%27%35–55yr13%30%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr15%1%5–10yr20%6%10–20yr19%28%20–35yr12%25%35–55yr13%40%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 1% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.8% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.8%1/123
the rest of the field
14%
12,783/94,310

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

118 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2026, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 118 of the 165 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
117/118
Grantees still filing
80/118
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC — $475,000 · OtherRAINFOREST ALLIANCE INCAS YOU SOW — $390,000 · OtherAS YOU SOWNATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES — $370,000 · OtherNATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELESRocky Mountain Institute — $370,000 · OtherRocky Mountain InstituteNATURE CONSERVANCY CALIFORNIA — $325,000 · OtherUSC — $325,000 · OtherMORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST (DAF) #9464 — $300,000 · OtherMORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST (DAF) #9464X739 — $290,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $280,000 · OtherWILD AID — $241,000 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER — $240,000 · OtherLIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION — $251,250 · Other+83 more — $2,961,170 · Other+83 moreGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE — $720,000 · EnvironmentGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE …ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $550,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUN…RARE — $465,000 · EnvironmentRARESustainable Conservation — $370,000 · EnvironmentSustainable ConservationPEPPERWOOD FOUNDATION — $350,000 · EnvironmentPEPPERWOOD FOUNDATIONSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE — $335,000 · EnvironmentSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUECONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION — $325,000 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION INTERNATIONA…THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND — $240,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC — $230,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE…+9 more — $116,000 · EnvironmentTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES — $435,000 · EducationTHE LIBRARY F…POPULATION MEDIA CENTER INC — $390,000 · EducationPOPULATION ME…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $260,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF…The Climate Center — $205,000 · EducationThe Climate C…GREATER LOS ANGELES EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $160,000 · EducationGREATER LOS A…HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE TRUSTEES — $102,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION — $75,000 · EducationCATE SCHOOL — $71,000 · Education+9 more — $217,500 · Education+9 moreCALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION — $230,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNI…MUSEUM ASSOCIATES — $210,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM AS…SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER — $179,500 · Arts & CultureSKIRBALL …MuseIque — $165,000 · Arts & CultureMuseIqueLOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY — $125,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGEL…LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION — $100,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGEL…AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST — $100,000 · Arts & CultureAUTRY MUS…RISING ARTIST FOUNDATION INC — $98,500 · Arts & CultureRISING AR…THE OPERA LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES — $90,000 · Arts & CultureTHE OPERA…+9 more — $114,700 · Arts & Culture+9 moreGREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $587,000 · AnimalsAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC — $201,000 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation Society — $160,000 · AnimalsCHILDREN OF CONSERVATION INC — $149,000 · AnimalsPASADENA HUMANE — $104,000 · Animals+4 more — $41,000 · AnimalsCenter for Environmental Health — $420,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC — $295,000 · HealthCALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — $52,500 · Health+2 more — $15,000 · HealthCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST — $190,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD FORWARD INC — $140,000 · Food & NutritionWESTSIDE FOOD BANK — $75,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$6,818,420Environment$3,701,000Education$1,916,000Arts & Culture$1,412,700Animals$1,242,000Health$782,500Food & Nutrition$405,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE — $720,000 over 6y, 7.1% of budgetGREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $587,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $550,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC — $475,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetRARE — $465,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES — $435,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetCenter for Environmental Health — $420,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetPOPULATION MEDIA CENTER INC — $390,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetAS YOU SOW — $390,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute — $370,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSustainable Conservation — $370,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetPEPPERWOOD FOUNDATION — $350,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE — $335,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION — $325,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC — $295,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $280,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $260,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION — $251,250 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND — $240,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER — $240,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION — $230,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC — $230,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION — $215,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMUSEUM ASSOCIATES — $210,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Climate Center — $205,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC — $201,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST — $190,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — $180,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER — $179,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMuseIque — $165,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society — $160,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER LOS ANGELES EDUCATION FOUNDATION — $160,000 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetCHILDREN OF CONSERVATION INC — $149,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetFOOD FORWARD INC — $140,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY — $125,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetSTUDENTS RUN AMERICA — $120,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated — $114,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC — $105,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPASADENA HUMANE — $104,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHAMPSHIRE COLLEGE TRUSTEES — $102,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION — $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDalberg Catalyst — $100,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST — $100,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetRISING ARTIST FOUNDATION INC — $98,500 over 4y, 74% of budgetTHE OPERA LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES — $90,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetENGENDERHEALTH INC — $80,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWESTSIDE FOOD BANK — $75,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION — $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds GREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE ↗
  • Who funds GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds RARE ↗
  • Who funds THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds Center for Environmental Health ↗
  • Who funds POPULATION MEDIA CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds AS YOU SOW ↗
  • Who funds Rocky Mountain Institute ↗
  • Who funds Sustainable Conservation ↗
  • Who funds PEPPERWOOD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds YOSEMITE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM ASSOCIATES ↗
  • Who funds The Climate Center ↗
  • Who funds AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ↗
  • Who funds SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MuseIque ↗
  • Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society ↗
  • Who funds GREATER LOS ANGELES EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN OF CONSERVATION INC ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Laney and Pasha T…California Community …The Ralph M Parsons F…The Rose Hills Founda…The Ahmanson Foundati…Marin Community Found…The Annenberg Foundat…Elbridge Stuart Found…The San Francisco Fou…Gordon E and Betty I …Mary a Crocker TrustMcNabb Foundation
The Laney and Pasha Thornton FoundationCA34.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Mary a Crocker Trust · McNabb Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Flora L Thornton Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College — 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
32report 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

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

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How do I get to Flora L Thornton Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Flora L Thornton 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 165 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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