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Granite Point Foundation

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.

$780k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$350k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$758kArts & Culture$345kEnvironment$323kFood & Nutrition$60kHealth$51kHousing & Shelter$45kHuman Services$34kRecreation & Sports$33kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $133k
  • $250k+2 grants · $600k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILLIAMS COLLEGE$350,000
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC$250,000
ROYAL RIVER COMMUNITY PLAYERS$33,000
FRIENDS OF CASCO BAY$25,000
PREBLE STREET$20,000
GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK$20,000
COASTWISE INCORPORATED$15,000
SOUTH PORTLAND FOOD CUPBOARD$10,000
FRIENDS OF MVYRADIO INC$10,000
GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$5,000
FRIENDS OF PEARY'S EAGLE ISLAND LTD$5,000
BICYCLE COALITION OF MAINE$5,000
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST$5,000
SAIL MAINE$5,000
MAINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $1k → 7%SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING: $1k → 7%PREBLE STREET: $20k → 7%PREBLE STREET: $15k → 7%PREBLE STREET: $10k → 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.
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 29 repeat orgs$350k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
11

Total granted

$1.3M
$75k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+10%

Still filing today

83%
91%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $275k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionHuman ServicesOther
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

  • Williams College
    5× · 2020–2024 · $750k · revenue +51%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF CASCO BAY
    7× · 2017–2024 · $134k · revenue +113%
  • Maine Island Trail Association
    7× · 2017–2023 · $126k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH
    one grant, 2020 · $40k
  • CC
    CHRISTOPHER'S CHALLENGE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -15% · 28% of their budget
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF TRI VALLY AREA
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue -25%
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
Wetlands Foundation
Environment
2
Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation
Environment
3
Maine Media College

Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…

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4
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

Secure a sustainable future for fisheries and fishing communities in Eastern Maine and beyond.

Science & Tech
5
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
6
Maine Rivers

Maine Rivers is a statewide advocacy organization. Our mission is to protect, restore and enhance the ecological health of Maine's river systems. We support and direct efforts to conserve and improve the health of Maine's rivers and…

Environment
7
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

The mission of the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is to inspire, engage and educate through the exhibition, preservation and collection of photographic works. The Museums programs address contemporary, historical, cultural and…

Arts & Culture
8
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit whose mission is to preserve and share Maine's story. Based in Portland, we work closely with communities and partners throughout the state, and serve a statewide and…

Arts & Culture
9
Manufacturers Association of Maine

The manufacturers association of maine is dedicated to promoting and strengthening manufacturing in maine as an informative voice for the state's manufacturing community.

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10
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
11
Maine Preservation

Maine preservation promotes and preserves historic places, buildings, downtowns and neighborhoods, stenghtening the cultural and economic vitality of maine communities.

Arts & Culture
12
Maine & Company

Maine & Company is a private, non-profit business development sales organization. Its purpose is to improve Maine's success in attracting new business and expanding and retaining existing business by providing a focused, statewide sales…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Portland Stage Company; the most unlike its peers is North Atlantic Figure Skating Club. 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

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

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 44 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Williams College: $750,000 · EducationWilliams College+5 more: $18,250 · EducationMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: $250,000 · Arts & CultureMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM …ROYAL RIVER COMMUNITY PLAYERS: $53,000 · Arts & CultureROYAL RIVER COMMUNITY …+6 more: $32,000 · Arts & Culture+6 moreFRIENDS OF CASCO BAY: $134,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF CASCO BAYMaine Island Trail Association: $125,500 · EnvironmentMaine Island Trail A…Cape Elizabeth Land Trust: $29,500 · EnvironmentCape Elizabeth Land …+2 more: $12,000 · EnvironmentALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH: $40,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S…FRANKLIN COUNTY ECUMENICAL HEATING FUND: $23,000 · OtherFRANKLIN CO…COASTWISE INCORPORATED: $15,000 · OtherCOASTWISE I…UNITED WAY OF TRI VALLY AREA: $10,000 · OtherUNITED WAY …Individual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherFRIENDS OF PEARYS EAGLE ISLAND LTD: $6,500 · OtherFRIENDS OF MVYRADIO INC: $20,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF …BICYCLE COALITION OF MAINE: $8,000 · OtherCHRISTOPHER'S CHALLENGE INC: $10,000 · OtherCHRISTOPHER…+11 more: $26,500 · Other+11 moreGood Shepherd Food Bank: $45,000 · Food & NutritionSOUTH PORTLAND FOOD CUPBOARD: $15,000 · Food & NutritionPREBLE STREET: $45,000 · Human ServicesSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $2,000 · Human ServicesGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $20,500 · Animals
Education$768,250Arts & Culture$335,000Environment$301,000Other$166,500Food & Nutrition$60,000Human Services$47,000Animals$20,500

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 budgetWilliams College: $750,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: $250,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CASCO BAY: $134,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetMaine Island Trail Association: $125,500 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetROYAL RIVER COMMUNITY PLAYERS: $53,000 over 2y, 28% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPREBLE STREET: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCape Elizabeth Land Trust: $29,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetGULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $20,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF MVYRADIO INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH PORTLAND FOOD CUPBOARD: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME: $10,000 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetCHRISTOPHER'S CHALLENGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetUNITED WAY OF TRI VALLY AREA: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSAIL MAINE: $8,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBICYCLE COALITION OF MAINE: $8,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMaine Coast Heritage Trust: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIsland Institute: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT CITIZENSHIP INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRIPPLE EFFECT PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetSUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Council of Maine Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWOODFORDS FAMILY SERVICES: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTITCOMB SKI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetPORTLAND STAGE COMPANY: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH ATLANTIC FIGURE SKATING CLUB: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSouthern Maine Agency on Aging: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ST LAWRENCE CHURCH: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMAINE BOYS TO MEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRIPPLEFFECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRANKLIN COUNTY CHILDRENS TASK FORCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Maritime Museum: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Irish Heritage Center: $500 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Maine Community Found…Sam L Cohen FoundationDavis Family Foundati…Simmons Foundation - …Saco & Biddeford Savi…The Redmond Family Fo…Phineas W Sprague Mem…Albert B Glickman Fam…The Widgeon Point Cha…Fisher Charitable Fou…The Miley FoundationBlock Island Maritime…
Maine Community Foundation IncME36.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Sam L Cohen Foundation · Davis Family Foundation · Simmons Foundation - PerkinsThompson · Saco & Biddeford Savings Charitable Foundation · The Redmond Family Foundation · Phineas W Sprague Memorial Foundation · Albert B Glickman Family Foundation · The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · The Miley Foundation · Block Island Maritime Funding Inc

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 Granite Point Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Granite Point Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Project Citizenship Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Friends of Mvyradio Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Granite Point Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Granite Point 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 44 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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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