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Krakauer John Charitable Tr

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$114k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Youth Development$350kHealth$224kHuman Services$151kEducation$98kFood & Nutrition$93kEmployment$73kAnimals$32kHousing & Shelter$23kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $80k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SPREAD THE WORD NEVADA$10,262
OUTDOOR OUTREACH$10,000
VISTA HILL FOUNDATION$10,000
AMERICAN PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATIOIN$10,000
HOSPITALITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$10,000
WORKSHOPS FOR WARRIORS INC$10,000
MAMAS KITCHEN$10,000
KITCHENS FOR GOOD$10,000
EMILIO NARES FOUNDATION$7,500
JEREMIAH PROGRAM$7,500
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAS VEGAS$7,500
FUTURE SMILES$5,000
B & A ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES INC$3,754
IMMIGRATION SERVICES$2,500
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 (FY19–23, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS: $6k → 14%SAFE NEST TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR DOMES: $5k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $10k → 13%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $7k → 13%NILE SISTERS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE: $15k → 11%NILE SISTERS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE: $15k → 11%HOMELESS HELPERS: $5k → 13%SERVING SENIORS: $10k → 11%SERVING SENIORS: $10k → 11%SERVING SENIORS: $3k → 11%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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$824k · 17 repeat orgs$266k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
23

Total granted

$824k
$197k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+32%

Still filing today

94%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentEmploymentArts & CultureOther
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
    SPREAD THE WORD NEVADA
    8× · 2018–2025 · $155k · revenue +135%
  • OO
    OUTDOOR OUTREACH
    7× · 2018–2025 · $100k · revenue +133%
  • KF
    KITCHENS FOR GOOD
    7× · 2018–2025 · $83k · revenue +124%

Funded once

  • E
    ECOVIVARIUM
    one grant, 2018 · $32k
  • I
    ITWORKS
    one grant, 2018 · $15k
  • FF
    FULFILLMENT FUND LAS VEGAS
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -10%
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
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
2
Vista Community Clinic

The mission of Vista Community Clinic is to advance community health and hope by providing access to premier health services and education for those who need it most.

Health
3
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County Inc

To build decent, affordable homes in partnership with families in need.

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4
Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc

Fhcsd's primary mission is to provide comprehensive, accessible and quality health care services to all income levels with a special committment to low income medically underserved individuals.

Health
5
Valle Del Sol Inc

Valle del sol inspires positive change by investing in health and human services to strengthen families with tools and skills for self-sufficiency and by building the next generation of latino and diverse leaders.

Health
6
Step Into a Job

STEP into a Job! transforms people's lives though healthcare career training created in partnership with employers. We equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed for upward socio-economic mobility while preparing the healthcare…

Education
7
Street Level Health Project

Health Care for All is the heart of the Oakland-based grassroots organization Street Level Health Project Street Level. Incorporated in 2001, Street Level is a critical entry point into the healthcare and social service system for those…

Health
8
Hack the Hood Inc

Hack the Hood provides youth and communities of color with tech skill-building programs and career navigation support that are grounded in justice and ensure economic mobility.

Arts & Culture
9
Nevada Health Centers Inc

NVHC provides health services throughout the State of Nevada. Health services include OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Primary medical, Behavioral Health and dental care services. NVHC operates a mobile mammography clinic, two mobile…

Health
10
Next Move Homeless Services

To help families with children and individuals achieve self-reliance

—
11
Sacramento Steps Forward

The Organization's mission is to ensure that individuals and families experiencing homelessness or the risk of homelessness are able to access housing services and resources on their path to economic stability. The Organization is the lead…

Human Services
12
Stem Advantage

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. STEM Advantage mentors, prepares, and inspires first-generation, low-income, and underserved college students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We level…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow; the most unlike its peers is Future Leaders Program. 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

43 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. 43 of the 49 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
31/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $154,619 · Youth DevelopmentSPREAD THE WORD NEVADAOUTDOOR OUTREACH: $100,469 · Youth DevelopmentOUTDOOR OUTREACHJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $45,000 · Youth DevelopmentJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH+1 more: $10,082 · Youth DevelopmentKITCHENS FOR GOOD: $82,500 · OtherKITCHENS FOR GOODDOMESTIC CRISIS INC: $60,689 · OtherDOMESTIC CRISIS INCSt Madeleine Sophies Center Inc: $20,000 · OtherSt Madeleine Sophies Center In…ITWORKS: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $10,000 · OtherNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE: $10,000 · OtherFuture Leaders Program: $10,000 · OtherGREATER LAS VEGAS INNER CITY GAMES: $10,000 · OtherMAMA'S KITCHEN: $10,000 · OtherBIOCOM INSTITUTE: $10,000 · Other+9 more: $46,569 · Other+9 moreFUTURE SMILES: $103,000 · HealthFUTURE SMILESVISTA HILL FOUNDATION: $46,890 · HealthVISTA HILL FOUNDATIO…ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO: $10,000 · HealthAMERICAN PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthEmilio Nares Foundation: $7,500 · Health+3 more: $15,000 · Health+3 moreMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $37,500 · EducationMONARCH SCHOOL…TECH IMPACT: $34,000 · EducationTECH IMPACTTeach for America Inc: $30,000 · EducationTeach for Amer…LEADERS IN TRAINING: $20,000 · EducationLEADERS IN TRA…FULFILLMENT FUND LAS VEGAS: $10,082 · EducationFULFILLMENT FU…HOSPITALITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationHOSPITALITY CH…Nile Sisters Development Initiative: $30,000 · Human ServicesSERVING SENIORS: $22,500 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $17,000 · Human ServicesFOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS: $5,761 · Human ServicesHomeless Helpers: $5,000 · Human ServicesSAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR: $5,000 · Human ServicesECOVIVARIUM: $32,000 · Arts & CultureLAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: $10,000 · Arts & CultureFOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW: $10,000 · EmploymentWORKSHOPS FOR WARRIORS INC: $10,000 · EmploymentB & A Entertainment Services Inc: $3,754 · Employment
Youth Development$310,170Other$294,758Health$192,390Education$141,582Human Services$85,261Arts & Culture$42,000Employment$23,754

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 budgetSPREAD THE WORD NEVADA: $154,619 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetFUTURE SMILES: $103,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetOUTDOOR OUTREACH: $100,469 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetKITCHENS FOR GOOD: $82,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetVISTA HILL FOUNDATION: $46,890 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $45,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $37,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTECH IMPACT: $34,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNile Sisters Development Initiative: $30,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSERVING SENIORS: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLEADERS IN TRAINING: $20,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetSt Madeleine Sophies Center Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACCESS YOUTH ACADEMY: $10,082 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND LAS VEGAS: $10,082 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER LAS VEGAS INNER CITY GAMES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR AN INDEPENDENT TOMORROW: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLAS VEGAS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHCARE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAMA'S KITCHEN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFuture Leaders Program: $10,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetBIOCOM INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY LAS VEGAS: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJEREMIAH PROGRAM: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHWEST SPORTS WELLNESS FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR WOMEN WARRIORS: $5,761 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHomeless Helpers: $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetCARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern California Immigration Project: $5,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetSAFE NESTTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEYE CARE FOR KIDS - Utah: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAN DIEGO EDUCATION FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetNORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT INC: $4,569 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCURA SMILES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% 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 Conrad Prebys Fou…The San Diego Foundat…Nevada Community Foun…NV Energy Charitable …Price Philanthropies …United Way of Souther…The Parker FoundationThe Cushman FoundationMgm Resorts FoundationRancho Santa Fe Found…Sempra FoundationFrench Fund Samuel Ka…
The Conrad Prebys FoundationCA31.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Nevada Community Foundation Inc · NV Energy Charitable Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · United Way of Southern Nevada · The Parker Foundation · The Cushman Foundation · Mgm Resorts Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Sempra Foundation · French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua

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 Krakauer John Charitable Tr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Krakauer John Charitable Tr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 49 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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