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· Public charity

Magic Valley Festival of Giving Inc

To raise money for local non-profits during their greatest season of need.

$250k
Granted FY2019
27
Grants FY2019
1
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.

Health$112kHuman Services$92kArts & Culture$83kPhilanthropy$56kEducation$51kYouth Development$43kHousing & Shelter$37kFood & Nutrition$32kOther$0
02FY2019 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k22 grants · $183k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $67k
$8,340
Median grant
1
States reached
$10k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF MAGIC VALLEY INC$23,453
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIIARY$11,722
SANTA'S CAUSE INC$11,684
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAGIC VALLEY$10,202
HOSPICE VISIONS$10,055
CANYONSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$9,666
MAGIC VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE$9,039
TWIN FALLS OPTIMIST YOUTH HOUSE$8,842
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF$8,818
YMCA$8,774
TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK$8,678
VALLEY HOUSE$8,652
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASA PROGRA$8,476
IDAHO ANGELS INC$8,340
TWIN FALLS LIONS CLUB$8,337
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 (FY18–19, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%WEST END SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $8k → 11%WEST END SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $7k → 11%MUSTARD SEED MINISTRIES INC: $10k → 11%YMCA: $9k → 11%MUSTARD SEED MINISTRIES INC: $8k → 11%YMCA: $8k → 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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$534k · 26 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2019, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
2

Total granted

$534k
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+128%

Still filing today

77%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentCommunity 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

  • CC
    Canyonside Christian School Inc
    2× · 2018–2019 · $23k · revenue +51%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MAGIC VALLEY
    2× · 2018–2019 · $23k · revenue +71%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE MAGIC VALLEY INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $21k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • VA
    VOLUNTEERS AGAINST VIOLENCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $9k · revenue +32%
  • CO
    COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $9k · revenue +128%
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
Everybody House

The everybody house mission is to meet the unmet needs of communities in twin falls by creating an equitable community space where everyone can feel like they belong, and their needs matter. we do this by working to address food and…

Human Services
2
Rural Idaho & Mountain West Primary Care
Health
3
Senior Citizens Community Center Inc

Providing nutritional services through congregational and home delivered meals to the elderly and other special interest services.

Human Services
4
Utah Valley Family Support Center Inc

Provide services to victims and potential victims of child abuse and neglect.

—
5
Children's Home Society of Idaho Inc

Our mission is to improve the lives of children in our community.

Health
6
Catholic Charities of Idaho

Catholic charities of idaho strengthens families and individuals and engages the community to break the cycle of poverty.

—
7
Meridian Area Senior Citizens Association

The program provides transportation, outreach services, meals, and recreational programs to the community's elderly citizens. The program serves more than 21,000 senior citizens in Meridian, Idaho. Seniors are transported for medical care,…

Human Services
8
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc

Ronald McDonald House Mountain West surrounds families with the support they need to be near and care for their seriously ill or injured children.

Health
9
Stillwater Senior Citizens Center

Serving senior citizens in area

—
10
Teton Valley Health Care

To encourage and support a healthier community.

Health
11
Eagle Community Foodbank Inc

Provide food to needy members of the community.

Food & Nutrition
12
Idaho Elks Rehab Hospital Inc
Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Valley Housing Coalition Inc; the most unlike its peers is West End Senior Citizen 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

23 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. 23 of the 29 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)
22/23
Grantees still filing
15/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAGIC VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE: $22,939 · OtherMAGIC VALLEY LITTLE THEATREAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY: $22,122 · OtherAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARYHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE MAGIC VALLEY INC: $20,664 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE MAGIC VALLEY INCMAGIC VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL: $19,439 · OtherMAGIC VALLEY ARTS COUNCILSUICIDE PREVENTION ACTION NETWORK: $19,058 · OtherSUICIDE PREVENTION ACTION NETWORKIdaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation Inc: $18,835 · OtherIdaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the B…VALLEY HOUSING COALITION INC: $16,552 · OtherVALLEY HOUSING COALITION INCROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BOISE: $16,453 · OtherROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF BOISETWIN FALLS LIONS CLUB: $15,337 · OtherTWIN FALLS LIONS CLUBCOLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO FOUNDATION: $8,950 · OtherIDAHO ANGELS INC: $8,340 · OtherFIFTH JUDICAL DISTRICT CASA PROGRAM INC: $19,976 · OtherFIFTH JUDICAL DISTRICT CASA PROGRAM INCPEOPLE FOR PETS MAGIC VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY: $18,862 · OtherPEOPLE FOR PETS MAGIC VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETYJuMP Company Inc: $18,823 · OtherJuMP Company IncRonald McDonald House Charities Of Idaho Inc: $21,418 · HealthRonald McDonald Ho…WELLNESS TREE COMMUNITY CLINIC: $18,750 · HealthWELLNESS TREE COMM…TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK INC: $18,328 · HealthTOUGH ENOUGH TO WE…Visions Charities Inc: $18,205 · HealthVisions Charities …SAGE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $16,113 · HealthSAGE WOMEN'S CENTE…United Way of South Central Idaho Inc: $56,058 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of So…SANTA'S CAUSE INC: $24,784 · PhilanthropySANTA'S CAUSE IN…MUSTARD SEED MINISTRIES INC: $17,622 · Human ServicesMUSTARD SEED MI…E Street Community Center: $16,424 · Human ServicesE Street Commun…WEST END SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER: $15,609 · Human ServicesWEST END SENIOR…TWIN FALLS SENIOR CITIZENS FEDERATION INC: $15,591 · Human ServicesTWIN FALLS SENI…VOLUNTEERS AGAINST VIOLENCE INC: $9,250 · Human ServicesVOLUNTEERS AGAI…Canyonside Christian School Inc: $23,066 · EducationBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MAGIC VALLEY: $22,902 · Youth DevelopmentTWIN FALLS OPTIMIST FOUNDATION INC: $20,392 · Community Improvement
Other$246,350Health$92,814Philanthropy$80,842Human Services$74,496Education$23,066Youth Development$22,902Community Improvement$20,392

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of South Central Idaho Inc: $56,058 over 2y, 20% of budgetSANTA'S CAUSE INC: $24,784 over 2y, 22% of budgetCanyonside Christian School Inc: $23,066 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MAGIC VALLEY: $22,902 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Of Idaho Inc: $21,418 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF THE MAGIC VALLEY INC: $20,664 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTWIN FALLS OPTIMIST FOUNDATION INC: $20,392 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetFIFTH JUDICAL DISTRICT CASA PROGRAM INC: $19,976 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetMAGIC VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL: $19,439 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetIdaho Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation Inc: $18,835 over 2y, 10% of budgetWELLNESS TREE COMMUNITY CLINIC: $18,750 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetTOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK INC: $18,328 over 2y, 12% of budgetVisions Charities Inc: $18,205 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMUSTARD SEED MINISTRIES INC: $17,622 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetVALLEY HOUSING COALITION INC: $16,552 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetE Street Community Center: $16,424 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetSAGE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $16,113 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetWEST END SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER: $15,609 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetTWIN FALLS SENIOR CITIZENS FEDERATION INC: $15,591 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetVOLUNTEERS AGAINST VIOLENCE INC: $9,250 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO FOUNDATION: $8,950 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

St Luke's Health Syst…Idaho Community Found…St Luke's Magic Valle…Janice Seagraves Fami…Lamb Weston Charitabl…Twin Falls County Hea…Racing for Charity IncFirst Federal Foundat…Blue Cross of Idaho F…United Way of South C…Laura Moore Cunningha…Idaho Foodbank Wareho…
St Luke's Health System LtdID30.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Luke's Health System Ltd · Idaho Community Foundation Inc · St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Ltd · Janice Seagraves Family Foundation Inc · Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation · Twin Falls County Health Initiatives Trustltd · Racing for Charity Inc · First Federal Foundation Inc · Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Inc · United Way of South Central Idaho Inc · Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · Idaho Foodbank Warehouse

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 Magic Valley Festival of Giving Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Magic Valley Festival of Giving Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 Magic Valley Festival of Giving Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Magic Valley Festival of Giving 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 29 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2019, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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