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Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$190k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
58%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 22
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$2.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 58% of the organizations Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $97k 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
Arts & CultureFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving20$190k15%
FY202419$190k58%
FY202314$141k50%
FY202217$153k29%
FY202114$148k21%
FY202022$176k59%
FY201920$150k55%
FY201817$136k41%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$256kEnvironment$233kFood & Nutrition$218kYouth Development$171kArts & Culture$148kEducation$124kHealth$113kHousing & Shelter$64kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
MountainTrue$80,00061%
Deschutes River Alliance$65,00065%
Family Access Network Foundation$63,00052%
The Hunger and Health Coalition Inc$56,00051%
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture$52,03571%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend Inc$50,00051%
Scalehouse$49,00049%
Hospitality House of Northwest North Carolina$45,00041%
Camp Fire Central Oregon$40,00043%
Kids Intervention and Diagnostic Service Center$35,00040%
Saving Grace$35,00021%
Central Oregon Locavore$35,00041%
The School Foundation Inc$35,00035%
Caldera$30,0003n/a
Casa of Central Oregon$27,00031%
The Children's Playhouse Inc$25,00044%
High Desert Museum$25,00050%
Oregon Adaptive Sports$23,50042%
Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc Dba - the Environmental Center$22,50021%
Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services Inc$21,50021%
High Desert Food & Farm Alliance$21,05041%
Deschutes Children's Foundation$20,00021%
Wamy Community Action Inc$20,00020%
Friends of the Children- Central Oregon$20,00021%
Oregon Natural Desert Association$17,50020%
Council on Aging of Central Oregon$17,50020%
Quiet Givers Inc$15,00022%
Tower Theatre Foundation Inc$15,00030%
The Giving Plate$15,00011%
American Rivers Inc$15,00030%
Beat$10,00023%
Heart of Oregon Corps Inc$10,00010%
Bedford Area Family YMCA$10,00020%
Beloved Asheville$10,00010%
Oregon Origins Project$10,00018%
Warren Wilson College$10,00010%
Young Audiences of Oregon Inc$10,00011%
Farm Cafe Inc$10,00012%
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League$8,00011%
World Muse$7,50019%
Family Resource Center of Central Oregon$7,4001n/a
Kor Community Land Trust Dba Rootedhomes$7,00015%
The Mayfly Project$6,12811%
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc$5,00010%
University of Lynchburg$5,00010%
Friends of the Accc Library Inc$5,00014%
Chatham County Literacy Council Inc$5,00012%
Discover Your Northwest$5,00010%
Samara Learning Center$5,00012%
Pisgah Legal Services$5,00010%
Asheville Watchdog$5,00011%
Board House Society$5,00015%
Wonderland Express Inc$4,0002n/a
Communities for Older Adult Health$4,0001n/a
Bend Science Station$2,50010%
Family Kitchen$2,5001n/a
YWCA of Asheville and Western North Carolina Inc$2,00010%
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,5001n/a
Bounty & Soul$1,00010%
Mountain Child Advocacy Center Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($242k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMountainTrue: $80,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetDeschutes River Alliance: $65,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetFamily Access Network Foundation: $63,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetThe Hunger and Health Coalition Inc: $56,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetBlue Ridge Women in Agriculture: $52,035 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Bend Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetScalehouse: $49,000 over 4y, 8.6% of budgetHospitality House of Northwest North Carolina: $45,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCamp Fire Central Oregon: $40,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetKids Intervention and Diagnostic Service Center: $35,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetSaving Grace: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCentral Oregon Locavore: $35,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe School Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetCasa of Central Oregon: $27,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetThe Children's Playhouse Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetHigh Desert Museum: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Adaptive Sports: $23,500 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetCentral Oregon Environmental Center Inc Dba - the Environmental Center: $22,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHealing Reins Equine Assisted Services Inc: $21,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHigh Desert Food & Farm Alliance: $21,050 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetDeschutes Children's Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWamy Community Action Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of the Children- Central Oregon: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOregon Natural Desert Association: $17,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCouncil on Aging of Central Oregon: $17,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetQuiet Givers Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTower Theatre Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Giving Plate: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBeat: $10,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHeart of Oregon Corps Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBedford Area Family YMCA: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBeloved Asheville: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Origins Project: $10,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetWarren Wilson College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Audiences of Oregon Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFarm Cafe Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetBlue Ridge Environmental Defense League: $8,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWorld Muse: $7,500 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetKor Community Land Trust Dba Rootedhomes: $7,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetThe Mayfly Project: $6,128 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFoothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Lynchburg: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Accc Library Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetChatham County Literacy Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDiscover Your Northwest: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSamara Learning Center: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPisgah Legal Services: $5,000 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 54.

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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.

The Roundhouse FoundationOR47.2× affinity22 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Roundhouse Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · St Charles Health System Inc · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · United Way of Deschutes County · The Anjulicia Foundation · Bend Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina 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.

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About Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation

How much does Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation give?
Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $190,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (18%), Environment (16%), Food & Nutrition (15%).
Who are Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: MountainTrue ($80k), Deschutes River Alliance ($65k), Family Access Network Foundation ($63k).
Does Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Roundhouse Foundation, The Autzen Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation.
Where is Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation based?
Helen M Clabough Charitable Foundation is based in VA.

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 78 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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