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James M Ewell Charitable Foundation at a glance

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James M Ewell Charitable 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.

$58k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$97kArts & Culture$83kHuman Services$68kReligion$60kEducation$35kEnvironment$34kHealth$34kInternational$26kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $44k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$3,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$920k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
William A and Deborah E Currin Philant$14,583
Access Fund$9,000
Jeffco Action Center$7,000
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus$6,000
Sense of Security$5,000
Santa Fe Opera$3,000
Four Corners Home for Children$3,000
Outdoor Lab Foundation$2,583
World Wildlife Fund Inc in Washington$2,583
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts$2,500
MAY CENTER FOR LEARNING$2,083
Adopt-a-Native Elder$1,000
02The need
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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, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 30% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%ADOPT-A-NATIVE ELDER: $3k → 8%THERE WITH CARE: $4k → 12%ADOPT-A-NATIVE ELDER: $3k → 8%ADOPT-A-NATIVE ELDER: $3k → 8%Adopt-a-Native Elder: $1k → 8%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

VT
NY
OH
CA
UT
CO
NM
AR
DC
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 26% of James M Ewell Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

James M Ewell Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$315k · 21 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
9

Total granted

$315k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+5%

Still filing today

76%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

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

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

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Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterInternationalReligionOther
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

  • SO
    SENSE OF SECURITY INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $34k · revenue +43%
  • JA
    JEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER
    5× · 2020–2024 · $34k · revenue +24%
  • TS
    THE SANTA FE OPERA
    7× · 2017–2024 · $22k · revenue +84%

Funded once

  • CI
    CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +98%
  • OU
    Otterbein University
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +6%
  • HC
    HUDSON CITY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
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
Site Santa Fe

Guided by artists, rooted in new mexico, site santa fe celebrates contemporary creative expression.

Arts & Culture
2
Santa Fe Community Foundation

The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…

Philanthropy
3
Colorado State University Foundation

See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…

Education
4
Western Conservation Foundation

Building leaders to protect the west's land, air, and water.

Environment
5
University of New Mexico Foundation Inc

Create powerful engagements and partnerships that lead to increased philanthropy, investment, innovation, and support for the university of new mexico.

Education
6
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
7
Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico

The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico serves as a community resource, connects donors to needs, and supports charitable organizations in their work.

Philanthropy
8
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
9
Institute of American Indian Arts Foundation

To support the educational and charitable purposes of the institute of american and alaska native culture and arts development, also known as institute of american indian arts.

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10
Fountain Valley School of Colorado

Fountain valley school of colorado provides a transformative curriculum in a supportive environment where students are challenged to think critically, become leaders, and live by our core values: courage, compassion, curiosity,…

Education
11
Colorado Headwaters Land Trust

To conserve and steward the open lands and natural character of the headwaters of the colorado river in partnership with the local community.

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12
University of Northern Colorado Foundation

The foundation is entrusted to provide support and steward donations for the university of northern colorado.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund; the most unlike its peers is Green Mountain High School Foundation. 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
13/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOUR CORNERS HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $52,816 · OtherFOUR CORNERS HOME FOR CHILDREN INCJEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER: $33,500 · OtherJEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTERTHE SANTA FE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS INC: $22,000 · OtherTHE SANTA FE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS INCCATHEDRAL CARAVAN INC: $20,000 · OtherCATHEDRAL CARAVAN INCHEIFER INTERNATIONAL: $16,089 · OtherHEIFER INTERNATIONALNEW LIFE MINISTRIES: $16,088 · OtherNEW LIFE MINISTRIESWilliam A and Deborah E Currin Philant: $14,583 · OtherWilliam A and Deborah E Currin PhilantCONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO: $10,500 · OtherTHE ACCESS FUND: $9,000 · OtherNEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: $9,000 · OtherNEW LIFE MINISTRIES: $8,820 · Other+7 more: $24,345 · Other+7 moreHUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $82,869 · PhilanthropyHUDSON COMMUNITY FOU…THE SANTA FE OPERA: $22,350 · Arts & CultureTHE SANTA FE…CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION: $7,500 · Arts & CultureCHAUTAUQUA I…INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART ALLIANCE INC DBA IFAM: $6,514 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONA…SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN INDIAN ARTS INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTHWESTERN…CORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCORNERSTONES…ONE HUMANITY INSTITUTE INC: $2,721 · Arts & CultureONE HUMANITY…THE CLARK HULINGS FOUNDATION DBA THE CLARK HULINGS FUND: $2,680 · Arts & CultureSENSE OF SECURITY INC: $34,037 · Housing & ShelterGreen Mountain High School Foundation: $11,500 · EducationOUTDOOR LAB FOUNDATION: $10,938 · EducationOtterbein University: $5,000 · EducationTHE MAY CENTER FOR LEARNING: $2,687 · EducationAdopt-A-Native Elder: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHERE WITH CARE: $4,275 · Human ServicesHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $8,820 · International
Other$236,741Philanthropy$82,869Arts & Culture$50,765Housing & Shelter$34,037Education$30,125Human Services$14,275International$8,820

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 budgetHUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $82,869 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetFOUR CORNERS HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $52,816 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetSENSE OF SECURITY INC: $34,037 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetJEFFCO ACTION CENTER INC THE ACTION CENTER: $33,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SANTA FE OPERA: $22,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SANTA FE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS INC: $22,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGreen Mountain High School Foundation: $11,500 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetOUTDOOR LAB FOUNDATION: $10,938 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO: $10,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAdopt-A-Native Elder: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ACCESS FUND: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $8,820 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW LIFE MINISTRIES: $8,820 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FOLK ART ALLIANCE INC DBA IFAM: $6,514 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOtterbein University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR INDIAN INDIAN ARTS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCONSERVATION VOTERS NEW MEXICO EDUCATION FUND: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetONE HUMANITY INSTITUTE INC: $2,721 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE MAY CENTER FOR LEARNING: $2,687 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CLARK HULINGS FOUNDATION DBA THE CLARK HULINGS FUND: $2,680 over 2y, 1.2% 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.

Santa Fe Community Fo…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Natl Christian Charit…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Santa Fe Community FoundationNM17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Fe Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 James M Ewell Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James M Ewell Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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