Skip to content
Four Rings Montana Family Foundation at a glanceAlso receives grants: funding profile →

· Private foundation

Four Rings Montana Family 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.

$31k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Health$192kYouth Development$104kPhilanthropy$40kInternational$35kFood & Nutrition$20kReligion$20kHuman Services$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$642k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY$15,000
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH$10,000
CRISTO REY DE LA SALLE EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL$5,000
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF TELLICO PLAINS$1,000
02The need
03

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 (FY19–20, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 18% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TOESIDE ASSISTANCE INC: $10k → 14%CORAZON HEALDSBURG: $5k → 9%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $30k → 10%TOESIDE ASSISTANCE INC: $10k → 10%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

MI
MA
OH
CT
CA
CO
TN
TX
FL
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.
04

Where the work is directed

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

About 7% of Four Rings Montana Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 83% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 74%.

Four Rings Montana Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 9.3% 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.

24%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$118k · 4 repeat orgs$369k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +162% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
27

Total granted

$118k
$353k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+162%
+0%

Still filing today

75%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k 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
HealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalPublic BenefitOther
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

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY
    4× · 2017–2025 · $48k · revenue +440%
  • G
    GOFUNDMEORG
    2× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue -70%
  • TB
    THE BRIGITTE & BOBBY SHERMAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2019 · $20k · revenue +162%

Funded once

  • UF
    UCSF FAMILY HOUSE
    one grant, 2020 · $40k
  • PO
    PART OF THE CLOUD
    one grant, 2024 · $35k
  • UB
    UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
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
Sutter Bay Hospitals

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
2
Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn

Ucsf benioff children's hospitals foundation is dedicated to bringing health and well being to children through philanthropic and volunteer support for ucsf benioff children's hospital oakland and san francisco.

Health
3
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…

Health
4
The Health Trust

The mission is to build health equity in silicon valley.

Health
5
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
6
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd

Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…

Health
7
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
8
There With Care of the Bay Area

To provide a wide range of meaningful and fundamental services to children and families during the critical phase of medical crisis. we serve families referred by medical agencies, by building a network of services and people who ease the…

Health
9
Ucsf Health Medical Foundation

See schedule othe mission of ucsf health medical foundation is threefold: 1) to establish, operate and maintain medical clinics for the provision of healthcare services in california; 2) to promote health by providing, coordinating,…

Health
10
St Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara

The mission of st. francis foundation of santa barbara is to promote and support health care.

Health
11
Equity Health

Our mission is to ensure health care access to quality comprehensive health care services for persons who are medically needy or medically under-served and have traditionally experienced difficulty in getting care from traditional sources.

—
12
Mission Hospice & Home Care Inc

Delivering compassionate support and exceptional care in the home for individuals and communities, guiding them with choice and dignity to navigate significant care decisions.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tipping Point Community; the most unlike its peers is Debartolo Family Foundation Inc. 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

24 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. 24 of the 34 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
12/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UCSF FAMILY HOUSE: $40,000 · OtherUCSF FAMILY HOUSEPART OF THE CLOUD: $35,000 · OtherPART OF THE CLOUDUCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $30,000 · OtherUCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNANCY AND STEPHEN GRAND FAMILY HOUSE: $10,000 · OtherCALISTOGA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS: $10,000 · OtherALL STARS HELPING KIDS INC: $10,000 · OtherSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherTEAM RED WHITE & BLUE INC: $10,000 · Other+5 more: $21,000 · Other+5 moreTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthTHE CLEVELAND CLI…FAMILY HOUSE INC: $15,000 · HealthFAMILY HOUSE INCBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $10,000 · HealthBRING CHANGE 2 MI…St Helena Hospital Foundation: $10,000 · HealthSt Helena Hospita…NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $10,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH H…NFX: $5,000 · HealthNFX+1 more: $2,000 · HealthBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY: $47,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRL…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS …HRJ CHARITIES INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentHRJ CHARITIES…+1 more: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentLarkin Street Youth Services: $30,000 · Human ServicesLarkin Stree…TOESIDE ASSISTANCE INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesTOESIDE ASSI…SCOPA HAS A DREAM INC DBA CORAZON HEALDSBURG: $5,000 · Human ServicesSCOPA HAS A …GOFUNDMEORG: $30,000 · PhilanthropyGOFUNDMEORGDEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyDEBARTOLO F…TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTIPPING POI…THE BRIGITTE & BOBBY SHERMAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · InternationalREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $20,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$206,000Health$77,000Youth Development$58,500Human Services$55,000Philanthropy$50,000International$20,000Food & Nutrition$20,000

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 budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY: $47,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRIGITTE & BOBBY SHERMAN CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTOESIDE ASSISTANCE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 50% of budgetREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALISTOGA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RED WHITE & BLUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALL STARS HELPING KIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHRJ CHARITIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSCOPA HAS A DREAM INC DBA CORAZON HEALDSBURG: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNFX: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDANVILLE CHILDRENS GUILD: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% 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.

Marin Community Found…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Marin Community FoundationCA12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Four Rings Montana Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Four Rings Montana Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 34 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Four Rings Montana Family’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home