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Jenbek 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.

$10k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$911
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$29kEnvironment$9kFood & Nutrition$9kInternational$7kHuman Services$6kHousing & Shelter$5kAnimals$5kHealth$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
8
States reached
$270k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DONORSCHOOSE$911
HELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRY$589
COR$550
FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY$500
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING$500
ROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION$500
ROCK RIVER VALLEY FOOD PANTRY$500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$500
WUSF PUBLIC MEDIA$500
PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT$500
SECOND HELPINGS$500
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$500
TINWORKS ART$500
PROPUBLICA$500
FLORIDA PRESS FOUNDATION$500
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 (FY20–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HOPE AND SAFETY ALLIANCE: $868 → 15%A MOTHER'S LOVE: $1k → 12%A MOTHER'S LOVE: $1k → 15%HOPE AND SAFETY ALLIANCE: $500 → 15%WOMEN SPACE: $500 → 15%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
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
AL
GA
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$61k · 32 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +14% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
50

Total granted

$61k
$26k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
0%

Still filing today

72%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentAnimalsEducationInternationalCivil RightsOther
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

  • RW
    ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $8k · revenue +14%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $6k · revenue +39%
  • RR
    ROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $4k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • HM
    HIGH MUSEUM
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • PO
    PAWS OF WAR INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue +73%
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
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
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
4
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
5
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
6
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
7
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
8
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
9
African Parks Foundation of America

To engage the united states and its citizens in the work of african parks and to promote access to american experience and expertise in the african parks actiities by 1) raising funds for specific projects, activities, training, equipment…

Recreation & Sports
10
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
11
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
12
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Literacy Council; the most unlike its peers is A Mothers Love. 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

53 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. 53 of the 92 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
51/53
Grantees still filing
29/53
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COR: $4,118 · OtherCORFOOD FOR LANE COUNTY: $3,019 · OtherFOOD FOR LANE COUNTYROCK VALLEY FOOD PANTRY: $2,950 · OtherROCK VALLEY FOOD PANTRYHIGH MUSEUM: $1,850 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,500 · OtherOREGON FLORA PROJECT: $1,500 · Other+54 more: $29,103 · Other+54 moreROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $7,700 · Arts & CultureROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS…OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $3,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON PUBLIC BROADCAS…ART PAPERS INC: $1,815 · Arts & CultureART PAPERS INCATLANTA CONTEMPORY ART CENTER INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureATLANTA CONTEMPORY ART…PRO PUBLICA INC: $1,450 · Arts & CulturePRO PUBLICA INCMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF…ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC: $750 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $1,260 · Arts & Culture+3 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,190 · InternationalMEDECINS …International Rescue Committee INC: $800 · InternationalInternati…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $500 · InternationalWORLD CEN…ROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $3,715 · EducationUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $1,400 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $911 · EducationNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $500 · EducationNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $2,500 · EnvironmentMOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM: $1,550 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $500 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $500 · EnvironmentROTARY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC: $350 · EnvironmentSARARA INSTITUTE: $300 · EnvironmentCIRCLE OF BLUE INC: $250 · Environment+1 more: $150 · EnvironmentBARN SANCTUARY: $1,808 · AnimalsPAWS OF WAR INC: $1,001 · AnimalsPAWS HUMANE SOCIETY: $750 · AnimalsAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $700 · AnimalsCASCADES RAPTOR CENTER: $500 · AnimalsWOMENSPACE: $2,368 · Human ServicesA MOTHERS LOVE: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$44,040Arts & Culture$18,475International$7,490Education$6,526Environment$6,100Animals$4,759Human Services$4,368

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 budgetROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $7,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,190 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $3,715 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR LANE COUNTY: $3,019 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOMENSPACE: $2,368 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetA MOTHERS LOVE: $2,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetART PAPERS INC: $1,815 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBARN SANCTUARY: $1,808 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNT PISGAH ARBORETUM: $1,550 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetATLANTA CONTEMPORY ART CENTER INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $1,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS OF WAR INC: $1,001 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISS CARLY'S INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNikolas Ritschel Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA INC: $1,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $911 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS HUMANE SOCIETY: $750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetURBAN ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Stage Company Inc: $725 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOTERIDERS: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAgricultural Research Foundation: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE TREE PLANTED INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADES RAPTOR CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER: $419 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetfreeFall Theatre Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROTARY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LITERACY COUNCIL: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSARARA INSTITUTE: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCIRCLE OF BLUE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChastain Park Conservancy Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTAMPA BAY WATCH INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $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.

Tim & Lauren Schrager…Guy Reno Family Found…Bergstrom Inc Charita…The Community Foundat…The Imlay Foundation …The Arthur M Blank Fa…Community Foundation …The Oregon Community …Silicon Valley Commun…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…
Tim & Lauren Schrager Family FoundationDE13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tim & Lauren Schrager Family Foundation · Guy Reno Family Foundation · Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation Xxxxx2008 · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc · The Oregon Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Womenspace: 62% of income from government
  • Food for Lane County: 5% of income from government
  • Mount Pisgah Arboretum: 2% of income from government
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 92 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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