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Meadowdale Foundation at a glance

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Meadowdale Foundation

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.

$106k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$119kPhilanthropy$116kEducation$103kSocial Science$70kHousing & Shelter$67kArts & Culture$55kCrime & Legal$52kCivil Rights$24kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
$2,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SEATTLE FOUNDATION$35,000
WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION$25,000
WHITMAN COLLEGE$10,000
ECOTRUST$10,000
LAKEWOLD GARDENS$5,400
PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM$5,000
NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT$3,000
LAKEWOLD GARDENS$2,500
ARBOR SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES$2,500
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST$1,500
PERUVIAN HEARTS$1,000
ALZAR SCHOOL$1,000
ORDINARIE HEROES$1,000
WINDCALL INSTITUTE$1,000
DARAJA EDUCATION FUND$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $66k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $32k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $10k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $10k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $4k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $3k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $3k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $3k → 12%NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $1k → 12%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

WA
ID
MN
IL
MI
OR
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 11% of Meadowdale Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 73% of the giving stays in WA; by stated purpose, 70%.

Meadowdale Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$438k · 20 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
6

Total granted

$438k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+74%

Still filing today

80%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k 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
EducationEnvironmentArts & CultureCivil RightsPublic Safety & DisasterHuman ServicesOther
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

  • FO
    Friends of Lakewood
    6× · 2018–2025 · $78k · revenue +144%
  • NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT
    8× · 2017–2025 · $66k · revenue +53%
  • PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $52k · revenue +467%

Funded once

  • A
    ASHOKA
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
  • SJ
    SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
  • NW
    NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue +45%
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
Rogue Climate

Rogue Climate's mission is to empower Southern Oregon communities most impacted by climate change including low-income, rural, youth, seniors & communities of color, to win climate justice by organizing for clean energy, sustainable jobs &…

Education
2
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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3
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
4
Common Future

Common future is a network of pioneering leaders across the u.s. and canada who work deeply within their communities to create alternative approaches to business, philanthropy, and investing. we envision an economy that has transitioned…

Community Improvement
5
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
6
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
7
Washington Women's Foundation

Washington women's foundation is a strong and inclusive collective of informed women who together influence community transformation through individual and collective discovery, high-impact grant making and by listening to and respecting…

Philanthropy
8
Clean Energy Transition Institute

The Clean Energy Transition Institute (CETI) is an independent, nonpartisan research and analysis nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate an equitable clean energy transition in the Northwest.

Education
9
Great Peninsula Conservancy

Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.

Environment
10
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
11
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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12
Spark Northwest

Founded in 2001, Spark Northwest accelerates the just transition to clean energy in the Pacific Northwest. Spark Northwest uses two primary strategies: (1) on-the-ground project consulting, focusing on communities with limited financial…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Rsf Social Finance Inc; the most unlike its peers is Weyerhaeuser Family Foundationinc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

27 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. 27 of the 33 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
21/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ECOTRUST: $28,500 · OtherECOTRUSTWEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATIONINC: $25,000 · OtherWEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATIONINCNESKOWIN COAST FOUNDATION: $20,950 · OtherNESKOWIN COAST FOUNDATIONSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST: $16,000 · OtherSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWESTTHE DOUGY CENTER INC: $11,500 · OtherTHE DOUGY CENTER INCGEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION: $33,200 · OtherGEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONS…COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION: $20,500 · OtherCOMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATIONPERUVIAN HEARTS: $16,500 · OtherPERUVIAN HEARTS+13 more: $39,200 · Other+13 moreARBOR SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES: $40,000 · EducationARBOR SCHOOL OF A…BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $30,000 · EducationBOARD OF TRUSTEES…THE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $20,500 · EducationTHE TAFT SCHOOL C…Daraja Education Fund: $7,500 · EducationDaraja Education …ALZAR SCHOOL INC: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationFriends of Lakewood: $78,400 · EnvironmentFriends of La…+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentRSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC: $70,000 · Social ScienceRSF SOCIAL F…SEATTLE FOUNDATION: $70,000 · PhilanthropySEATTLE FOUN…NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $65,500 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST P…PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE: $52,000 · Crime & LegalPARTNERSH…
Other$211,350Education$103,500Environment$79,400Social Science$70,000Philanthropy$70,000Human Services$65,500Crime & Legal$52,000

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 budgetFriends of Lakewood: $78,400 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetRSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSEATTLE FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT: $65,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE: $52,000 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetARBOR SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES: $40,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetGEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION: $33,200 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetECOTRUST: $28,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNESKOWIN COAST FOUNDATION: $20,950 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCOMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION: $20,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $20,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPERUVIAN HEARTS: $16,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST: $16,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DOUGY CENTER INC: $11,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetDaraja Education Fund: $7,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetALZAR SCHOOL INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BLOSSER CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA RESOURCES: $5,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetASHOKA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWindcall Institute: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOrdinarie Heroes: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOUSE N2 HOME INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD BICYCLE RELIEF NFP: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Psychoanalytic Center: $500 over 1y, 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 Friends of Lakewood ↗
  • Who funds RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST PILOT PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds ARBOR SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION ↗
  • Who funds BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ECOTRUST ↗
  • Who funds WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATIONINC ↗
  • Who funds NESKOWIN COAST FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE TAFT SCHOOL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds PERUVIAN HEARTS ↗
  • Who funds SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST ↗
  • Who funds THE DOUGY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Daraja Education Fund ↗
  • Who funds ALZAR SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BLOSSER CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA RESOURCES ↗
  • Who funds ASHOKA ↗
  • Who funds Windcall Institute ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING ↗
  • Who funds Ordinarie Heroes ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE N2 HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF NFP ↗
  • Who funds Oregon Psychoanalytic Center ↗

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 Oregon Community …Marie Lamfrom Charita…Meyer Memorial TrustTides FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Network for Good
The Oregon Community FoundationOR19.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Meyer Memorial Trust · Tides Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Network for Good

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 Meadowdale Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Meadowdale Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Ecotrust: 14% of income from government
  • Northwest Pilot Project: 6% of income from government
  • Neskowin Coast Foundation: 2% of income from government
  • The Dougy Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get 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 · 0–40%
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 33 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
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
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