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McMinn Foundation at a glance

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McMinn Foundation

Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$541k
Granted FY2018
17
Grants FY2018
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.

Health$582kRecreation & Sports$178kEducation$114kYouth Development$40kHuman Services$25kReligion$12kPhilanthropy$10kInternational$7kOther$0
02FY2018 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2018

  • Under $10k9 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $454k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$173k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL COALITION$100,000
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$100,000
V FOUNDATION$100,000
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$100,000
NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL COALITION$54,275
OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION$25,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ST HELENA & CALISTOGA$20,000
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$20,000
NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL COALITION$5,000
THE URBAN MINISTRY CENTER$4,000
NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL COALITION$3,700
HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE$3,000
NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL COALITION$2,500
ST NEKTARIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH$1,000
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, 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%Upvalley Family Centers: $25k → 9%Immigrant Legal Resource Center: $300 → 10%United Help Ukraine: $5k → 8%Collabria Care: $25k → 9%Collabria Care: $5k → 9%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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$716k · 10 repeat orgs$252k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
17

Total granted

$716k
$251k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+40%

Still filing today

60%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2018, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18
Human ServicesInternationalHealthPhilanthropyEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • NV
    Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition
    2× · 2017–2018 · $178k · revenue +53%
  • DE
    DON'T EVER GIVE UP INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $156k · revenue +145%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ST HELENA AND CALISTOGA INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $40k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • N(
    NAPALEARNS (THE NAPA VALLEY PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION)
    one grant, 2017 · $105k · revenue -64%
  • AN
    Auction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley
    one grant, 2017 · $75k · revenue -65%
  • CC
    COLLABRIA CAREgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +40%
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
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
2
National Coalition On Health Care

The mission of the national coalition on health care (nchc) is to support research and analysis, develop and promote policy solutions, build consensus, and engage the public in order to ensure that america has a high quality health system…

Health
3
University of California Student Association

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…

Education
4
Valley Health Foundation (Vhf)

Valley health foundation (vhf) is a non-profit leader in community health and healthcare that fundraises to support, innovate, and advocate for better health for all in santa clara county. vhf helps patients, families, and dedicated…

Health
5
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Inc

To accelerate the nation's progress towards safe, efficient, high - quality health care and the improved health status of the american population.

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6
Silicon Valley Defense Working Group Co

Silicon Valley Defense Group convenes experts in technology, investment, and government for discussions on how to better collaborate between the various groups. The comments and topics are then published on our website to help educate and…

Education
7
Active San Gabriel Valley

Active San Gabriel Valley (ActiveSGV) is a community-based environmental advocacy and public health non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote a more sustainable, equitable, and livable San Gabriel Valley.

Community Improvement
8
United States Association for Unhcr

USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.

International
9
Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund

The Organization's primary exempt purpose is to hold and distribute board-designated funds for Auction Napa Valley, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, to Napa County non-profit organizations according to the organizations's…

Philanthropy
10
Hospital Council of N & C California

To provide membership services, local level issue management, education, shared services, research, media support & consultation to northern california hospitals.

—
11
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California

The american civil liberties union of northern california (aclu nc union) defends and advances the principles of freedom, equality and justice contained in the united states constitution. aclu nc union, a california mutual benefit…

—
12
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of the Napa Valley; the most unlike its peers is National Council of Negro Women 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

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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

St Helena Hospital Foundation: $272,250 · HealthSt Helena Hospital FoundationDON'T EVER GIVE UP INC: $155,505 · HealthDON'T EVER GIVE UP INCAuction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley: $74,575 · HealthAuction Napa Valley Collective Napa ValleyNapa Valley Vine Trail Coalition: $177,975 · EnvironmentNapa Valley Vine Tra…NAPALEARNS (THE NAPA VALLEY PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION): $105,000 · OtherNAPALEARNS (TH…The Urban Ministry Center: $8,000 · OtherThe Urban Mini…+14 more: $10,900 · Other+14 moreOLE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY: $10,000 · PhilanthropyWEST PARK FAMILY CLUB: $6,900 · PhilanthropyCOLLABRIA CARE: $30,000 · Human ServicesUPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $25,000 · Human ServicesUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $300 · Human ServicesBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ST HELENA AND CALISTOGA INC: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentHumane Society of Charlotte Inc: $6,000 · Animals
Health$502,330Environment$177,975Other$123,900Philanthropy$66,900Human Services$60,300Youth Development$40,000Animals$6,000

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 budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $272,250 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetNapa Valley Vine Trail Coalition: $177,975 over 2y, 20% of budgetDON'T EVER GIVE UP INC: $155,505 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNAPALEARNS (THE NAPA VALLEY PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION): $105,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetAuction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley: $74,575 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOLE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ST HELENA AND CALISTOGA INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCOLLABRIA CARE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST PARK FAMILY CLUB: $6,900 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetHumane Society of Charlotte Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetPATH: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpirit of America Worldwide: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CLARION FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCoalition to Stop Gun Violence: $400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVITAMIN ANGEL ALLIANCE INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST HELENA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of Negro Women Inc: $100 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.

Phelps FoundationE Richard Jones Famil…Craig and Kathryn Hal…Marin Community Found…Npt Charitable Asset …Community Foundation …St Helena HospitalRichard Frank Foundat…Rudd FoundationRobert Lee Hudson Fou…Napa Valley Vintners …The Skyscrape Foundat…
Phelps FoundationCA17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Phelps Foundation · E Richard Jones Family Foundation Mr E Richard Jones · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Npt Charitable Asset Trust · Community Foundation of the Napa Valley · St Helena Hospital · Richard Frank Foundation · Rudd Foundation · Robert Lee Hudson Foundation · Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund · The Skyscrape Foundation Formerly the Marie D Jeffrey 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 McMinn Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McMinn Foundation. 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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