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JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$264k
Granted FY2024still arriving
19
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$504kEducation$344kEnvironment$268kPhilanthropy$121kFood & Nutrition$99kHealth$99kAnimals$52kHuman Services$49kOther$0
02FY2024 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $145k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $80k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Renaissance Charitable Foundation$80,000
Ballet West$30,000
University of Utah Utah Museum of Natural History$12,500
The McGillis School$11,500
Wasatch Community Gardens$10,500
Nature Conservancy of Utah$10,500
University of Utah School of Music$10,000
Dexter Southfield School$10,000
Friends of Tracy Aviary$10,000
Windsor School Inc$10,000
Utah Symphony Utah Opera$10,000
Uinta BOCES 1 Foundation Inc$10,000
The Trustees of Reservations$10,000
Friends of EIM$7,500
University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts$7,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, 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%YMCA of Northern Utah: $12k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $6k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $6k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $6k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $6k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $6k → 8%YMCA of Northern Utah: $4k → 8%Utah Pride Center: $3k → 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.
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 34 repeat orgs$115k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
15

Total granted

$1.3M
$98k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+61%

Still filing today

59%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k 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
EducationEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementAnimalsOther
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

  • THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $115k · revenue +50%
  • WC
    WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS
    7× · 2017–2024 · $76k · revenue +70%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $73k · revenue +169%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • UO
    UTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +241%
  • BB
    BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +188%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

—
5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
Explorer West an Independent Middle School

We empower young people to explore and grow their unique intellectual, ethical, and creative capabilities, and to treasure diversity and growth in others.

Education
7
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
9
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
10
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
11
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
12
Utah Arts Academy

Utah Arts Academy is a premier academic and arts-focused school. By combining rigorous academic programming with pre-professional training in a wide array of arts (theatre, dance, music, visual and media arts), we inspire our students'…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Dexter Southfield Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Eim Inc. 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

33 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. 33 of the 54 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Utah Utah Museum of Natural History: $192,500 · OtherUniversity of Utah Utah Museum of Natural HistoryTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $121,500 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYUniversity of Utah - Utah Museum of Fine Arts: $117,500 · OtherUniversity of Utah - Utah Museum of Fine ArtsTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $66,500 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAHUINTA BOCES 1 FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · OtherUINTA BOCES 1 FOUNDATION INCGuadalupe Schools: $39,000 · OtherUtah's Hogle Zoo: $35,000 · OtherUniversity of Utah School of Music: $35,000 · Other+21 more: $196,500 · Other+21 moreFRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC: $73,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF UTAH A…THE MCGILLIS SCHOOL: $52,500 · EducationTHE MCGILLIS SCHO…WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $47,000 · EducationWESTMINSTER UNIVE…MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $25,000 · EducationMEADOWBROOK SCHOO…NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: $18,000 · EducationNEW ENGLAND CONSE…BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE MATCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · EducationDEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC: $10,000 · Education+2 more: $11,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $115,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUSTEE…GRAND STAIRCASE - ESCALANTE PARTNERS INC: $17,500 · EnvironmentGRAND STAIR…GLEN CANYON INSTITUTE: $15,000 · EnvironmentGLEN CANYON…UTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentUTAH OPEN L…HARLEM GROWN INC: $6,500 · EnvironmentUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $45,000 · Arts & CultureUTAH SYMPH…FRIENDS OF EIM INC: $42,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF…BALLET WEST: $40,000 · Arts & CultureBALLET WES…ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE: $17,500 · Arts & CultureELAINE KAU…SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureRenaissance Charitable Foundation Inc: $80,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $41,000 · PhilanthropyWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $75,500 · Community ImprovementYoung Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah: $46,000 · Human ServicesUtah Pride Center Inc: $2,500 · Human Services
Other$853,500Education$256,500Environment$164,000Arts & Culture$150,000Philanthropy$121,000Community Improvement$75,500Human Services$48,500

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 budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $121,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $115,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRenaissance Charitable Foundation Inc: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $75,500 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC: $73,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH: $66,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MCGILLIS SCHOOL: $52,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $47,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah: $46,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $45,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF EIM INC: $42,500 over 7y, 36% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $41,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET WEST: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $23,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE: $17,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND STAIRCASE - ESCALANTE PARTNERS INC: $17,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY: $17,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGLEN CANYON INSTITUTE: $15,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetBOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetEMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTISTIC NOISE INC: $8,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetLEGACY PREPARATORY ACADEMY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARLEM GROWN INC: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise - Salt Lake: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRACE SWAMI: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% 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.

  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS ↗
  • Who funds Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CENTER UTAH ↗
  • Who funds THE MCGILLIS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Young Mens Christian Association Of Northern Utah ↗
  • Who funds UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF EIM INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ↗
  • Who funds BALLET WEST ↗
  • Who funds MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL OF WESTON INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds ELAINE KAUFMAN CULTURAL CENTER LUCY MOSES SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND DANCE ↗
  • Who funds GRAND STAIRCASE - ESCALANTE PARTNERS INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY ↗
  • Who funds GLEN CANYON INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds UTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MATCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds DEXTER SOUTHFIELD INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTISTIC NOISE INC ↗

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 Community Foundation of UtahUT25.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Utah · Janet Q Lawson Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · SJ and Jessie E Quinney Foundation · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · American Express Foundation · Palladium Foundation · McCarthey Family Foundation · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family 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 JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Boston Book Festival Inc: 2% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
  • New England Conservatory of Music: 1% of income from government
  • Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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.
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How do I get to JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation 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 54 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.

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