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In a Perfect World

We empower young people with the tools, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed and thrive.

$35k
Granted FY2022
2
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$22k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2022.

International$150kYouth Development$31kArts & Culture$25kEducation$22kHealth$2kFood & Nutrition$2kHuman Services$400Civil Rights$370Other$0
02FY2022 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$22,244
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOOL THE WORLD$22,244
FORMIDABLE JOY$12,794
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 (FY17–17, $400) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%TRUE SIOUX HOPE: $400 → 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

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
CT
CA
MD
DC
GA
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.
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Where the work is directed

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

About 36% of In a Perfect World’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 8% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 3%.

In a Perfect Worldlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 35% 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.

31%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$73k · 4 repeat orgs$160k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2022, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
22

Total granted

$73k
$147k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+37%

Still filing today

100%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21’22
InternationalPhilanthropyEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesHealthOther
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

  • ST
    SCHOOL THE WORLD INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $52k · revenue +76%
  • D
    DONORSCHOOSEORG
    2× · 2020–2021 · $19k · revenue +1%
  • LF
    LADYLIKE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2020 · $2k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • BUILDON INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $67k · revenue +39%
  • HK
    HORTON'S KIDS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +66%
  • FA
    FREE ARTS MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
2
Kids in Need Foundation

We believe every child in america should have equal opportunity and resources to engage in a quality education. by partnering with teachers and students in under-resourced schools, we provide the support needed to create equitable learning…

Education
3
National Office the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Usa

The duke of edinburgh's international award use transforms individuals, communities,and societies around the world, helping young people exceed expectations. it allows their achievements to be recognized consistently worldwide through a…

Youth Development
4
Youthbuild Global Inc

With love and respect, we partner with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. youthbuild strives to create a world where all young people are seen for their…

Employment
5
Childhood Education International

To promote innovative solutions to education challenges and inspire action that creates positive, sustainable futures for children and youth worldwide

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6
World Vision Inc

World vision, inc. is a christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. (continued on schedule…

International
7
International Development Enterprises

See schedule o for a more detailed description of ide's mission statement and achievements.

International
8
Achieve Now

Achieve now is a philadelphia-based social justice organization that sees literacy as a mechanism to effect social change. our mission is to provide k-2 school children in greater philadelphia with high-quality, culturally competent…

Education
9
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
10
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
11
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amnesty International of the Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Formidable Joy. 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

18 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. 18 of the 27 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
12/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HORTON'S KIDS INC: $25,000 · OtherHORTON'S KIDS INCFREE ARTS MINNESOTA: $20,059 · OtherFREE ARTS MINNESOTAPROJECT HOPE INTERNATIONAL: $15,000 · OtherPROJECT HOPE INTERNATIONALBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA: $5,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICAPAINTS INSITUTE LLC: $5,000 · OtherPAINTS INSITUTE LLC+6 more: $4,398 · Other+6 moreBUILDON INC: $67,000 · InternationalBUILDON INC+4 more: $3,028 · InternationalSCHOOL THE WORLD INC: $51,670 · PhilanthropySCHOOL THE WORLD INCFORMIDABLE JOY: $12,794 · PhilanthropyFORMIDABLE JOY+3 more: $720 · PhilanthropyDONORSCHOOSEORG: $18,966 · EducationDONORSCHOO…ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC: $1,000 · EducationBOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INC: $1,000 · EducationLADYLIKE FOUNDATION: $1,700 · Food & NutritionINDIGENOUS IMPACT FUND: $400 · Human ServicesDARE AMERICA: $50 · Health
Other$74,457International$70,028Philanthropy$65,184Education$20,966Food & Nutrition$1,700Human Services$400Health$50

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBUILDON INC: $67,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSCHOOL THE WORLD INC: $51,670 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHORTON'S KIDS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $18,966 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFORMIDABLE JOY: $12,794 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetRACE TO ERASE MS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKids for Peace: $1,930 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLADYLIKE FOUNDATION: $1,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOOKS BETWEEN KIDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $788 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINDIGENOUS IMPACT FUND: $400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING: $370 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJazz Foundation of America Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOINTS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDARE AMERICA: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

The Blackbaud Giving …Paypal Charitable Giv…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving FundSC10.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 In a Perfect World funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from In a Perfect World. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 In a Perfect World?

Find your warmest path to In a Perfect World 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 27 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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