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Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$159k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2025
20
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 20
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$2.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentInternationalFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving23$159k39%
FY202420$154k35%
FY202310$116k20%
FY202214$149k50%
FY202115$110k47%
FY20208$67k50%
FY20195$152k20%
FY20186$83k100%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$280kInternational$240kHuman Services$120kFood & Nutrition$116kArts & Culture$108kHealth$50kAnimals$42kCommunity Improvement$30kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
OR
IA
OH
PA
VA
HI

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Corps$125,00040%
Medical Teams International$115,00050%
Our Children's Trust$110,00041%
Columbia Land Trust$105,00041%
Imua Family Services$45,00031%
Inter-Faith Treasure House$42,00071%
Clark County Food Bank$42,00070%
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society$37,00073%
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington$35,00021%
Camas-Washougal Historical Society$29,000316%
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All grantees of Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mercy Corps$125,00040%
Medical Teams International$115,00050%
Our Children's Trust$110,00041%
Columbia Land Trust$105,00041%
Imua Family Services$45,00031%
Inter-Faith Treasure House$42,00071%
Clark County Food Bank$42,00070%
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society$37,00073%
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington$35,00021%
Camas-Washougal Historical Society$29,000316%
Maui Food Bank Inc$25,00040%
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust$20,0001n/a
National Forest Foundation$20,00020%
High Desert Museum$20,00010%
Columbia Play Project$20,00023%
Ecotrust$20,00020%
Maui Arts & Cultural Center$15,00010%
Growing Gardens$15,00030%
Refuel Washougal$11,0005n/a
Black Farm Bureau$10,00011%
Open House Ministries$10,00010%
Rock N Roll Camp for Girls$10,00014%
Outside In$10,00010%
Washougal Songcraft Festival$8,5003n/a
Grow Some Good$7,00021%
South Corvallis Food Bank$5,00011%
Kihei Youth Center$5,00011%
Sarah Bellums Bakery & Workshop$5,00012%
Washington Gorge Action Programs$5,00010%
Futurewise$5,00011%
Maui Humane Society$5,00010%
Hospice of Spokane$5,00010%
Native American Youth and Family Center$5,00010%
La Center Arts Council$5,0001n/a
The Blueprint Foundation$5,00010%
Women Helping Women$5,00010%
Wisdom of the Elders Incorporated$5,00011%
Friends of Zenger Farm$5,00010%
Camp Hope of Southwest Washington$4,00014%
Artstra$3,000214%
Ke Kukui Foundation$2,50011%
Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm$2,00011%
Assistance League of Southwest Washington$2,00012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($83k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMercy Corps: $125,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Teams International: $115,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOur Children's Trust: $110,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetColumbia Land Trust: $105,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetImua Family Services: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetInter-Faith Treasure House: $42,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetClark County Food Bank: $42,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWest Columbia Gorge Humane Society: $37,000 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetFree Clinic of Southwest Washington: $35,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCamas-Washougal Historical Society: $29,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetMaui Food Bank Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNational Forest Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Desert Museum: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColumbia Play Project: $20,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetEcotrust: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaui Arts & Cultural Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGrowing Gardens: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBlack Farm Bureau: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOpen House Ministries: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRock N Roll Camp for Girls: $10,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetOutside In: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGrow Some Good: $7,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSouth Corvallis Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKihei Youth Center: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSarah Bellums Bakery & Workshop: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetWashington Gorge Action Programs: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFuturewise: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of Spokane: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Youth and Family Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blueprint Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWomen Helping Women: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWisdom of the Elders Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of Zenger Farm: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCamp Hope of Southwest Washington: $4,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetArtstra: $3,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetKe Kukui Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThimbleberry Collaborative Farm: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAssistance League of Southwest Washington: $2,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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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 Oregon Community …The Collins FoundationMarie Lamfrom Charita…Meyer Memorial TrustNinety-Nine Girlfrien…Sangham FoundationThe Swigert FoundationThe Healy FoundationRonald W Naito Md Fou…The Autzen FoundationM J Murdock Charitabl…Norman C Danielson Fo…
The Oregon Community FoundationOR25.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Meyer Memorial Trust · Ninety-Nine Girlfriends · Sangham Foundation · The Swigert Foundation · The Healy Foundation · Ronald W Naito Md Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Norman C Danielson Foundation Co Riverview

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.

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How do I get to Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kind Heart Free Spirit 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.

About Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation

How much does Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation give?
Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $159,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (25%), International (22%), Human Services (11%).
Who are Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Mercy Corps ($125k), Medical Teams International ($115k), Our Children's Trust ($110k).
Does Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Collins Foundation, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust.
Where is Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation based?
Kind Heart Free Spirit Foundation is based in WA.

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 53 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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