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Lsb Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$239k
Granted FY2025still arriving
130
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$10k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$520kHuman Services$255kHealth$230kRecreation & Sports$168kYouth Development$160kPhilanthropy$103kCommunity Improvement$98kArts & Culture$92kOther$0
02FY2025 · 130 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k129 grants · $229k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$83k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNI FOUNDATION$10,000
CEDAR FALLS HOUSING TRUST FUND$7,500
CENTRAL RIVERS AEA FOUNDATION$7,298
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA$7,164
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA$5,657
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CEDAR FALLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DBA HOUSE OF HOPE$5,000
IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION$5,000
GREENE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT$5,000
PEOPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC$5,000
THE IOWA CENTER$5,000
CHIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES$5,000
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$5,000
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 (FY17–25, $113k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HEART OF IOWA BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: $3k → 11%HOPE FOR JUSTICE: $3k → 14%DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT: $3k → 6%DES MOINES REFUGEE SUPPORT: $3k → 6%AMANI COMMUNITY SERVICES: $1k → 9%IOWA HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS: $1k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $6k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 9%PREMIER PAYEE INC: $3k → 10%COMMUNITY HAND UP: $1k → 5%JOPPA: $1k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $3k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $2k → 10%CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $1k → 10%LATINO RESOURCES INC: $2k → 10%LATINO RESOURCES INC: $2k → 10%LATINO RESOURCES INC: $2k → 10%LATINO RESOURCES INC: $2k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $3k → 10%DES MOINES ARE RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $3k → 10%PROJECT IOWA: $3k → 10%PROJECT IOWA: $3k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2k → 10%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $2k → 10%LOVE INC OF THE CEDAR VALLEY: $4k → 17%LOVE INC OF THE CEDAR VALLEY: $3k → 17%DOROTHY'S HOUSE: $2k → 10%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $3k → 17%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $3k → 17%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $3k → 17%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $2k → 17%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $2k → 17%LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $2k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $2k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $2k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $1k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $1k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $1k → 17%CEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE: $1k → 17%NORTHEAST IOWA AREA AGENCY ON AGING: $1k → 17%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

ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
NE
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
OK
TX
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 225 repeat orgs$228k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

225 repeat relationships: 72 still active in FY2025, 153 since wound down; 29 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

225
120

Total granted

$1.8M
$161k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+11%

Still filing today

51%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $67k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • CB
    CEDAR BEND HUMANE SOCIETY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $39k · revenue +21%
  • IC
    IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $37k · revenue +3%
  • NI
    NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK
    9× · 2017–2025 · $34k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • GC
    GROW CEDAR VALLEY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · 69% of their budget
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • AP
    Ahrens Park Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +119%
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
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

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2
Food Bank of Iowa

The organization receives, warehouses, and distributes salvageable food items to non-profit tax exempt member agencies to feed the ill, needy, and infants.

Food & Nutrition
3
Iowa City Hospice Inc

To provide high-quality and compassionate care to community members approaching the end of life.

Human Services
4
Iowa Center for Children's Justice

ICCJ assists children in custody disputes through child focused education and legal services. ICCJ provides education and legal services on a reduced fee or at no charge based on the ability to pay.

Civil Rights
5
Community Foundation for Western Iowa

The community foundation for western iowa is dedicated to creating a lasting legacy in our region by engaging our citizens and communities for durable change and fostering a culture of philanthropy. this is where giving grows.

Philanthropy
6
South Central Iowa Community Action Program Inc

To provide advocacy and services for disadvantaged persons and bring about institutional change for the benefit of the people we serve and the community at large. (see schedule o).to achieve this mission, scicap operates programs to…

Community Improvement
7
West Central Community Action

In partnership with state and federal government, our mission is to administer programs designed to help residents in our 10-county region of southwest iowa achieve self-sufficiency.

Human Services
8
United Way of Clinton County Iowa

To provide leadership in our communities to 1) identify our most pressing human care needs, 2) to work together to direct the time, energy and resources towards addressing those needs to improve our quality of life.

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9
Iowa Sister States

Iowa sister states is dedicated to connecting iowans with the world community. our mission is to develop and implement international partnerships and programs that promote the cultural, economic, and other interests of iowa and its friends…

International
10
The Foundation for the Iowa City Community School District

The foundation for the iowa city community school district connects the community with our schools to ensure every student has extraordinary learning experiences. together we empower teachers and district staff and inspire students to…

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11
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce

Our mission is to inspire the iowa city area to be greater by: 1) elevating business, 2) investing in strategic initiatives, and 3) advocating for the economic resiliency of the greater community.

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12
Mid-Iowa Community Action Inc

Mica helps families experencing poverty meet their needs, build on their strengths, and achieve their goals.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Iowa Center for Economic Success; the most unlike its peers is Jay N Darling Legacy Center. 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

193 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 193 of the 383 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)
39
Early backer (in before they grew)
188/193
Grantees still filing
120/193
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTH SHORE BOAT CLUB FOR ISLAND PARK BEACH HOUSE: $52,302 · OtherUNI FOUNDATION: $51,400 · Other+134 more: $1,191,588 · Other+134 moreHAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDN: $36,500 · EducationHAWKEYE CO…CEDAR FALLS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $34,961 · EducationCEDAR FALL…GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC: $21,000 · EducationGRAND VIEW…STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $11,375 · EducationSTATE UNIV…WATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $9,500 · EducationWATERLOO C…WARTBURG COLLEGE: $9,000 · EducationAdel Classical Academy: $7,500 · EducationGRIN & GROW LTD: $6,760 · EducationEVERYBODY WINS - IOWA: $6,500 · EducationSINGLE PARENT PROVISION: $6,000 · Education+8 more: $28,580 · Education+8 moreLUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $16,000 · Human ServicesDES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $16,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $14,600 · Human ServicesCHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $14,500 · Human ServicesCEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC: $10,760 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,380 · Human ServicesLATINO RESOURCES INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesLOVE INC OF THE CEDAR VALLEY: $7,500 · Human ServicesPROJECT IOWA: $5,000 · Human ServicesDes Moines Refugee Support: $5,000 · Human Services+3 more: $8,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA: $28,180 · PhilanthropyAnkeny Community Foundation: $12,000 · PhilanthropyWATERLOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,500 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DES MOINES COUNTY: $10,000 · PhilanthropyADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $9,000 · PhilanthropyWILDWOOD HILLS INC: $6,500 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES F/K/A GREATER DES MOINES COMMUNITY FDN: $5,000 · PhilanthropyREBUILDING TOGETHER GREATER DES MOI: $3,500 · Philanthropy+2 more: $6,000 · PhilanthropyPEOPLES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $25,000 · HealthALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER INC: $13,050 · HealthGRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: $10,000 · HealthSLC6A1 CONNECT: $7,200 · HealthHOUSE OF HOPE: $6,000 · HealthALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION: $6,000 · HealthTHE CEDAR VALLEY CANCER COMMITTEE: $4,000 · HealthIOWA HEALTHIEST STATE INITIATIVE: $3,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $3,265 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $2,870 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC: $25,071 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $18,000 · Youth DevelopmentCAMP HERTKO HOLLOW INC: $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentSTARTS RIGHT HERE: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentIOWA JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES INC: $4,250 · Youth DevelopmentTRY PIE: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CEDAR VALLEY: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentPOLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND: $18,500 · Housing & ShelterIOWA HEARTLAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $12,552 · Housing & ShelterAMERICANS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $12,275 · Housing & ShelterGREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $11,000 · Housing & ShelterSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $4,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,295,290Education$177,676Human Services$113,740Philanthropy$91,680Health$83,385Youth Development$66,321Housing & Shelter$58,827

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetCEDAR BEND HUMANE SOCIETY: $39,065 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetIOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $36,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDN: $36,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCEDAR FALLS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $34,961 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetNORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK: $33,984 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA BLACK HAWK COUNTY: $29,467 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA: $28,180 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC: $25,071 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetPEOPLES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC: $21,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER CENTER OF CEDAR VALLEY: $18,800 over 8y, 4.1% of budgetPOLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND: $18,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA: $18,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $16,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $14,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA: $14,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER INC: $13,050 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetIOWA HEARTLAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $12,552 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $12,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetAMERICANS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $12,275 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST IOWA: $12,197 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetWATERLOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $11,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBUTLER COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION: $11,190 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetGREATER DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCEDAR VALLEY HOSPICE INC: $10,760 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetADEL PARTNERS DBA MAIN STREET ADEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $10,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetWATERLOO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DES MOINES COUNTY: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetGRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOLEDO COMMUNITY THEATRE GUILD D/B/A WIETING THEATRE: $10,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetMEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND INC: $9,610 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS SUMMIT: $9,500 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetWATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $9,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetWARTBURG COLLEGE: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetCAMP HERTKO HOLLOW INC: $9,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCEDAR FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $8,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,380 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLATINO RESOURCES INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCAN PLAY: $7,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAdel Classical Academy: $7,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLOVE INC OF THE CEDAR VALLEY: $7,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetWINNEBAGO COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA #173: $7,404 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSLC6A1 CONNECT: $7,200 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRETRIEVING FREEDOM INC: $6,965 over 8y, 0.2% 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 CEDAR BEND HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds IOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDN ↗
  • Who funds CEDAR FALLS SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHEAST IOWA FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds YWCA BLACK HAWK COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IOWA ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLES COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEER CENTER OF CEDAR VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds POLK COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC ↗
  • Who funds DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA ↗
  • Who funds ALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds IOWA HEARTLAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ↗

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.

Max and Helen Guernse…Black Hawk County Gam…Otto Schoitz Foundati…GreenState Credit Uni…Prairie Meadows Race …Community Fdn of Grea…The West Bancorporati…EMC Insurance Foundat…United Way of Central…Cedar Valley United W…Variety - the Childre…Van G Miller Family C…
Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable FoundationIA114.8× affinity55 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Max and Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation · Black Hawk County Gaming Association · Otto Schoitz Foundation · GreenState Credit Union · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc · EMC Insurance Foundation · United Way of Central Iowa · Cedar Valley United Way · Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa · Van G Miller Family Charitable 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 Lsb Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lsb Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
55report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Lsb Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Lsb 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 383 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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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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