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Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc at a glance

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Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc

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.

$201k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$95k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$147kEnvironment$112kRecreation & Sports$36kPublic Safety & Disaster$34kFood & Nutrition$18kMembership Benefit$10kEmployment$7kYouth Development$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $178k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$166k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Civic Works$94,500
Lets Share the Sun Foundation$83,500
Footprint Project$14,603
Anne Arundel County Food Bank$5,000
The Nature Conservancy$2,000
Individual grant recipient$750
The Greater New Orleans 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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, 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%POWER52 INC: $7k → 6%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

MN
NY
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
OK
LA
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.

15%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$54k · 4 repeat orgs$307k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
17

Total granted

$54k
$128k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
+16%

Still filing today

100%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 10% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $179k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentEducationRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionHealthPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • FP
    FOOTPRINT PROJECT
    2× · 2024–2025 · $34k · revenue 0%
  • AA
    ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $11k · revenue +11%
  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $7k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $53k · revenue +36%
  • SO
    SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND INC
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +5%
  • KD
    KEYS Development Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $13k
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
Conservation International Foundation

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

Environment
2
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
3
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
4
Conservation Law Foundation Inc

Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…

Environment
5
Arcadia Food Inc

Cultivate local food systems prioritizing health, equity, and sustainability, from farm forward.

Food & Nutrition
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
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
8
Alliance for Sustainable Energy Llc

The mission of the alliance for sustainable energy llc (alliance) is to operate the u.s. department of energy's national renewable energy laboratory to advance the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation,…

Science & Tech
9
Fresh Energy

Shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies.

Environment
10
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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11
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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12
Climate Institute

The climate institute is organized for the purpose of educating the general public and policy makers as to the gravity of potential climate change, exploring the policy implications of the latest scientific findings on climate modelling…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Hospital; the most unlike its peers is Keys Development 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

19 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. 19 of the 26 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CIVIC WORKS INC: $94,500 · EducationCIVIC WORKS INCFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $52,787 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONLET'S SHARE THE SUN FOUNDATION: $83,500 · EnvironmentLET'S SHARE THE SUN FOUNDATIO…American Forests: $7,135 · EnvironmentAmerican ForestsSOLAR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL: $5,250 · EnvironmentSOLAR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL+1 more: $2,500 · EnvironmentTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $14,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CON…KEYS Development Inc: $12,500 · OtherKEYS Developme…Folds of Honor Minnesota: $10,000 · OtherFolds of Honor…VALLEY FRIENDSHIP CLUB: $2,877 · OtherVALLEY FRIENDS…THE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $2,500 · Other+9 more: $6,794 · Other+9 moreFOOTPRINT PROJECT: $34,129 · Public Safety & DisasterFOOTPRINT …SPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND INC: $19,942 · Recreation & SportsCHESAPEAKE REGION ACCESSIBLE BOATING INC: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $11,000 · Food & NutritionCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC: $7,000 · Food & NutritionPOWER52 INC: $7,250 · Human Services
Education$147,287Environment$98,385Other$48,671Public Safety & Disaster$34,129Recreation & Sports$21,942Food & Nutrition$18,000Human Services$7,250

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 budgetCIVIC WORKS INC: $94,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLET'S SHARE THE SUN FOUNDATION: $83,500 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $52,787 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOTPRINT PROJECT: $34,129 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MARYLAND INC: $19,942 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPOWER52 INC: $7,250 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAmerican Forests: $7,135 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOLAR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL: $5,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVALLEY FRIENDSHIP CLUB: $2,877 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHESAPEAKE REGION ACCESSIBLE BOATING INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMINNESOTA VFW CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION: $750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $150 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.

The United Way of Cen…ImpactassetsincCharities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The United Way of Central Maryland IncMD13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Impactassetsinc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 63%
  • POWER52 Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Civic Works Inc: 63% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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.
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How do I get to Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Lift As We Climb Foundation Inc 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 26 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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