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Macleay Foundation at a glance

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Macleay Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$193k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$100k
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.

Human Services$710kEnvironment$185kRecreation & Sports$135kPublic Benefit$100kPhilanthropy$90kEducation$85kYouth Development$68kArts & Culture$55kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $93k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LET'S GROW KIDS$100,000
NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER$30,000
THE BRIDGE$25,000
VERMONT PUBLIC$25,000
ASCUTNEY OUTDOORS$12,500
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 (FY18–23, $143k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Elevate Youth Services: $35k → 9%Washington County Youth Service Bureau: $8k → 9%Resource: $50k → 10%Resource: $25k → 10%Resource: $25k → 10%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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 7 repeat orgs$326k to everyone else

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

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
13

Total granted

$1.2M
$276k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+64%
+119%

Still filing today

86%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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
EnvironmentRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • NB
    NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $175k · revenue +256%
  • MA
    Mt Ascutney Outdoors Inc
    8× · 2017–2025 · $115k · revenue +59%
  • RA
    RESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC
    3× · 2018–2022 · $100k · revenue +64%

Funded once

  • VC
    Vermont Community FoundationVermont Public
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR A RESILIENT MONTPELIER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +600%
  • CV
    Cross Vermont Trail Axxociation
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
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
Cooperation Vermont Community Land Trust

The mission of cooperation vermont community land trust is to reclaim the commons.

Community Improvement
2
Cooperation Vermont

The mission of cooperation vermont is to build thriving community economic and enviromental democracy.

Community Improvement
3
The Vermont River Conservancy Inc

Protect land along rivers, lakes and wetlands of vt; protect public access, wildlife habitat, scenic natural beauty, and ecological integrity.

Human Services
4
Vermont Trails & Greenways Council

To promote trails and greenways and to ensure that people will always have access to the landscape of vermont.

Environment
5
Vermont Riverlands Llc

To protect and enhance the natural resources of vermont in order to promote the well-being of present and future generations of vermonters and visitors; preserve and aid in the preservation of open land along rivers and lakes; protect and…

Environment
6
Vermont Public Radio

Listener-supported Vermont Public Radio has been serving the people of Vermont and the surrounding region since 1977. As Vermonts only statewide public radio network, VPR provides an essential and trusted independent voice for news,…

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7
Alliance for Vermont Communities Inc

The mission of alliance for vermont communities, inc. is to protect working farms, forests and communities of central vermont and to promote responsible development that will sustain the rural heritage and values for present and future…

—
8
Vermont Land Trust Inc

Rooted in vermont since 1977, the vermont land trust unites land and lives for the enduring benefit of people and the place we share. we help people protect, care for, and connect to land. this includes the farms, forests, natural areas,…

Environment
9
Ridgeline Outdoor Collective

To ensure the sustainability of future mountain biking in vermont. attain permission from private and public landowners to build, promote responsible riding, conservation and youth participation

Recreation & Sports
10
Vermont Business Roundtable Inc

To sustain a sound economy and preserve vermont's unique quality of life by studying and making recommendations on statewide public policy issues.

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11
Northeast Kingdom Development Corporation

Fostering, encouraging and assisting the physical location of business enterprises within the States of Vermont and New Hampshire, and having its principal purpose be industrial and economic development of one or more political…

Employment
12
Vermont Woodlands Association

Vermont woodlands association's (vwa) mission is to educate and advocate for the practices of productive stewardship, use, and enjoyment of vermont's woodlands. we achieve this mission by delivering educational programs and technical…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Vermont Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Elevate Youth Services 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

13 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. 13 of the 23 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
10/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LET'S GROW KIDS INC: $610,000 · Youth DevelopmentLET'S GROW KIDS INCThe Permanent Fund of Vermont's Chi: $100,000 · OtherThe Permanent Fund of Ve…Vermont Community FoundationVermont Public: $50,000 · OtherVermont Community Founda…Cross Vermont Trail Axxociation: $25,000 · OtherCross Vermont Trail Axxo…THE BRIDGE: $25,000 · OtherTHE BRIDGEVermont Community FoundationVT Flood: $25,000 · OtherVermont Community Founda…GREEN MOUNTH CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $20,000 · OtherGREEN MOUNTH CHILDRENS M…Individual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipie…Turtle Island: $20,000 · OtherTurtle IslandIndividual grant recipient: $16,000 · OtherVERMONT PUBLIC CO: $25,000 · OtherVERMONT PUBLIC CO+2 more: $20,000 · Other+2 moreNORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC: $175,000 · EnvironmentNORTH BRANCH N…CROSS VERMONT TRAIL ASSOCATION INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentCROSS VERMONT …THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $10,000 · EnvironmentRESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesRESOURCE A…ELEVATE YOUTH SERVICES INC: $43,000 · Human ServicesELEVATE YO…Mt Ascutney Outdoors Inc: $115,000 · Recreation & SportsVERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsFOUNDATION FOR A RESILIENT MONTPELIER INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,000 · PhilanthropyKELLOGG-HUBBARD LIBRARY: $85,000 · Education
Youth Development$610,000Other$346,000Environment$200,000Human Services$143,000Recreation & Sports$120,000Philanthropy$90,000Education$85,000

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 budgetLET'S GROW KIDS INC: $610,000 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetNORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC: $175,000 over 7y, 4.3% of budgetMt Ascutney Outdoors Inc: $115,000 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetRESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetKELLOGG-HUBBARD LIBRARY: $85,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetELEVATE YOUTH SERVICES INC: $43,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVERMONT PUBLIC CO: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCROSS VERMONT TRAIL ASSOCATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRETREAT FARM LTD: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetVERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% 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.

  • Who funds LET'S GROW KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Mt Ascutney Outdoors Inc ↗
  • Who funds RESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC ↗
  • Who funds KELLOGG-HUBBARD LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR A RESILIENT MONTPELIER INC ↗
  • Who funds ELEVATE YOUTH SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT PUBLIC CO ↗
  • Who funds CROSS VERMONT TRAIL ASSOCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ↗
  • Who funds RETREAT FARM LTD ↗
  • Who funds VERMONT PARKS FOREVER 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 Vermont Community…National Life Group C…Lintilhac Foundation …Ben & Jerry's Foundat…Larsen FundOakland Foundation IncThe Windham Foundatio…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Vermont Community FoundationVT25.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vermont Community Foundation · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Lintilhac Foundation Inc · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · Larsen Fund · Oakland Foundation Inc · The Windham Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Macleay Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Macleay Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Elevate Youth Services Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Cross Vermont Trail Assocation Inc: 33% of income from government
  • Retreat Farm Ltd: 25% of income from government
  • Kellogg-Hubbard Library: 10% of income from government
  • Vermont Parks Forever Inc: 8% of income from government
  • North Branch Nature Center Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Vermont Public Co: 0% of income from government
  • The Vermont Community Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 Macleay Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Macleay 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 23 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 unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home