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Icicle Fund

The mission of the ICICLE FUND is to support the environment, the arts and history through innovative collaboration in north central washington.

$2.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$1.3M
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 2024.

Environment$8.6MArts & Culture$4.5MEducation$206kPhilanthropy$135kRecreation & Sports$115kFood & Nutrition$83kAnimals$83kHealth$57kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $274k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $771k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.6M
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$51M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ICICLE CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTS VENDOR$1,288,000
WENATCHEE RIVER INSTITUTE$320,000
CHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST$239,091
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$228,000
METHOW ARTS ALLIANCE$183,500
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$120,000
INDIGENOUS ROOTS AND REPARATION FOUNDATIO$25,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NCW$25,000
STAGE KIDS$25,000
WASHINGTON WATER TRUST$24,000
SUSTAINABLE NCW$20,000
HOME RANGE WILDLIFE RESEARCH$20,000
OKANOGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$15,000
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS$15,000
TROUT UNLIMITED$15,000
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, $115k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Holden Village: $8k → 9%Wenatchee Valley YMCA: $15k → 9%NORTHWEST NATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND: $13k → 17%Wenatchee Valley YMCA: $8k → 9%Mountain Sprouts Childrens Community: $15k → 9%UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $10k → 9%Upper Valley Connection: $10k → 9%UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $8k → 9%UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $8k → 9%UPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $8k → 9%Upper Valley Connection: $8k → 9%Upper Valley Connection: $8k → 9%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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$12M · 41 repeat orgs$575k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
30

Total granted

$12M
$515k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+29%

Still filing today

93%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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 & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • WR
    WENATCHEE RIVER INSTITUTE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.7M · revenue +179% · 58% of their budget
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.9M · revenue +109%
  • CL
    CHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.5M · revenue +26% · 55% of their budget

Funded once

  • CS
    Cascade School District
    one grant, 2020 · $75k
  • WR
    WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY
    one grant, 2018 · $35k · revenue -16%
  • S
    SHUNPIKEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $35k · revenue +44%
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
Southwest Washington Center for the Arts
Philanthropy
2
Willapa Bay AiR
Arts & Culture
3
Whatcom Land Trust

The mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.

Environment
4
Methow Valley Trails Collaborative

Enhancing sustainable trail experiences in the Methow Valley.

Environment
5
Spirit of Wenatchee
Education
6
Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

Protecting our shrub-steppe and connecting people to this vanishing landscape.

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7
Discover Your Northwest

Discover Your Northwest promotes the discovery of northwest public lands, enriches the experience of visitors and builds community stewardship of these special places today and for generations to come.

Recreation & Sports
8
Center for Wooden Boats

The Center for Wooden Boats promotes Northwest Maritime Heritage through education, interpretation and hands-on experience in building, maintaining and using historic small craft.

Recreation & Sports
9
Oregon Websites and Watershed Project Inc

Develop educational network to communicate historical and scientific information empasizing natural and cultural resources to pacific northwest.

Environment
10
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council is a local nonprofit organization that strives to enhance and restore habitat for fish and wildlife our community and for future generations. Our Board of Directors consists of seven members with…

Environment
11
Washington Wild

Washington wild protects and restores wild lands and waters in washington state through advocacy, education and civic engagement.

Animals
12
Wild Salmon Rivers

To conserve functioning salmon/steelhead eco-system at watershed levels, integrate angling activities with basic scientific research, collect raw data, monitor environmental functions, salmon/steelhead population dynamics, public…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Okanogan Highlands Alliance; the most unlike its peers is Methow Music Festival Association. 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

66 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. 66 of the 78 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.

7
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
24
Early backer (in before they grew)
66/66
Grantees still filing
46/66
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ICICLE CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,713,705 · Arts & CultureICICLE CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTSWENATCHEE RIVER INSTITUTE: $2,673,620 · Arts & CultureWENATCHEE RIVER INSTITUTE+15 more: $535,639 · Arts & Culture+15 moreTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $1,871,765 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDCHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST: $1,499,869 · EnvironmentCHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUSTCONSERVATION NW: $529,100 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION NW+10 more: $375,300 · Environment+10 moreTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,532,863 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYMethow Arts Alliance: $979,000 · OtherMethow Arts Alliance+30 more: $602,270 · Other+30 moreClassroom in Bloom: $83,307 · EducationWASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS: $63,800 · EducationLittle Star School Montessori: $22,500 · EducationFriends of the Winthrop Pub Library: $7,500 · EducationCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NCW: $135,000 · PhilanthropyPACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY CULTURAL PROJECT OF TONASKET: $13,470 · PhilanthropyCASCADE COLUMBIA FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP: $37,410 · AnimalsHome Range Wildlife Research: $35,000 · AnimalsTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $30,000 · AnimalsENVIRONMENT FOR THE AMERICAS INC: $24,113 · AnimalsUPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $57,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WENATCHEE: $22,500 · Human ServicesMOUNTAIN SPROUTS CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY: $15,000 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST NATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND: $12,500 · Human ServicesHolden Village: $7,500 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$5,922,964Environment$4,276,034Other$3,114,133Education$177,107Philanthropy$168,470Animals$126,523Human Services$114,500

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 budgetICICLE CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $2,713,705 over 8y, 39% of budgetWENATCHEE RIVER INSTITUTE: $2,673,620 over 8y, 58% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $1,871,765 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,532,863 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCHELAN-DOUGLAS LAND TRUST: $1,499,869 over 8y, 55% of budgetMethow Arts Alliance: $979,000 over 8y, 44% of budgetCONSERVATION NW: $529,100 over 4y, 16% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NCW: $135,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetClassroom in Bloom: $83,307 over 5y, 18% of budgetWENATCHEE VALLEY MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER: $74,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetSTAGE KIDS: $70,000 over 3y, 8.5% of budgetWASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LAND TRUSTS: $63,800 over 4y, 7.3% of budgetMethow Field Institute: $57,500 over 4y, 12% of budgetUPPER VALLEY CONNECTION: $57,000 over 7y, 9.5% of budgetOKANOGAN LAND TRUST: $52,500 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetConfluence Gallery and Art Center: $52,211 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetWASTE LOOP: $50,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetCOLUMBIA BASIN ALLIED ARTS: $48,000 over 5y, 8.9% of budgetUpper Valley Historical Society: $45,928 over 5y, 16% of budgetSustainable NCW: $43,000 over 5y, 27% of budgetOKANOGAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $43,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetMethow Recycles: $40,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetWashington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition: $40,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetWASHINGTON RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT C: $39,300 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCASCADE COLUMBIA FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP: $37,410 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetWASHINGTON WATER TRUST: $36,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMETHOW VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL: $35,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetWESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHUNPIKE: $35,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHome Range Wildlife Research: $35,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetNCW Arts Alliance: $35,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNUMERICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $30,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetThe Merc Playhouse Society: $29,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetLAKE CHELAN REC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDA LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY POOL FOUNDATI: $25,270 over 1y, 40% of budgetTHE PRODIGY PROJECT: $25,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetINDIGENOUS ROOTS & REPARATION FND: $25,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetENVIRONMENT FOR THE AMERICAS INC: $24,113 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $22,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTWISPWORKS FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WENATCHEE: $22,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLittle Star School Montessori: $22,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetDOUGLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $22,500 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetCAMPFIRE USA NCW COUNCIL: $20,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetPACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetC6 Forest to Farm: $20,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetWENATCHEE VALLEY TREAD: $20,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetMethow Music Festival Association: $15,000 over 2y, 5.1% 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 …Moccasin Lake Foundat…ArtsfundSeattle FoundationSchool's Out Washingt…Confluence Health Sys…Names Family Foundati…Ridge Road FoundationHumanities WashingtonCharlotte y Martin Fo…M J Murdock Charitabl…Philanthropy Northwest
Community Foundation of NcwWA103.8× affinity49 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Ncw · Moccasin Lake Foundation · Artsfund · Seattle Foundation · School's Out Washington · Confluence Health System · Names Family Foundation · Ridge Road Foundation · Humanities Washington · Charlotte y Martin Foundation-Ima · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Philanthropy Northwest

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Western Rivers Conservancy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
21report 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 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 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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