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Mithun Family Foundation at a glance

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Mithun Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
83
Grants FY2024still arriving
20
States reached
$374k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$4.8MEnvironment$4.1MHealth$3.7MHuman Services$1.5MArts & Culture$1.4MHousing & Shelter$1.2MReligion$1.0MPhilanthropy$715kOther$0
02FY2024 · 83 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k57 grants · $1.0M
  • $50k–250k16 grants · $1.5M
  • $250k+2 grants · $683k
$20,000
Median grant
20
States reached
$56M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND$374,000
THE LIVING DESERT$309,000
TETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST DRIGGS IDAHO$225,000
UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION$225,000
HAMMER RESIDENCES INC$210,000
ST JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST$150,000
SAGEBRUSH STEPPE LAND TRUST OF POCATELLO IDAHO$100,000
HEART OF THE ROCKIES INITIATIVE$100,000
SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC$70,000
BLAKE SCHOOL$60,000
CAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$55,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEALTH SERVICES OF SANTA BARBARA$50,000
HOMEFRONT INC$50,000
TRANSITION HOUSE OF SANTA BARBARA$50,000
SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION$50,000
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 (FY18–24, $2.8M) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 55% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $374k → 9%HOMEFRONT INC: $58k → 9%TRAILBLAZER FOUNDATION: $50k → 11%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $60k → 9%HOMEFRONT INC: $56k → 9%TRAILBLAZER FOUNDATION: $50k → 11%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $45k → 9%BOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $30k → 11%HOMEFRONT INC: $55k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $41k → 9%BOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $30k → 11%HOMEFRONT INC: $51k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $17k → 9%BOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $15k → 11%HOMEFRONT INC: $50k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $16k → 9%BOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $15k → 11%HOMEFRONT INC: $45k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 9%HOMEFRONT INC: $45k → 9%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $56k → 9%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $55k → 9%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $55k → 9%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $20k → 11%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $20k → 11%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $45k → 9%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $20k → 11%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $45k → 9%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $40k → 9%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $15k → 11%FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $15k → 11%REGIONAL HOSPICE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT: $40k → 9%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $16k → 11%THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: $50k → 11%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $25k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE INC: $20k → 14%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $225k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $210k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $150k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $125k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $118k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $25k → 11%HAMMER RESIDENCES INC: $25k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
MS
GA
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$19M · 108 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

108 repeat relationships: 60 still active in FY2024, 48 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

108
65

Total granted

$19M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+25%

Still filing today

64%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $559k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • PA
    PROVIDENCE ACADEMY
    5× · 2018–2023 · $1.0M · revenue +24%
  • HR
    Hammer Residences Inc
    7× · 2018–2024 · $878k · revenue +65%
  • UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $690k · revenue +315%

Funded once

  • TL
    The Lift Garagegraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $311k · revenue +95%
  • COMMONBOND COMMUNITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $250k · revenue +74%
  • TS
    TETON SCIENCE SCHOOLS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +37%
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
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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2
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc

Sarasota memorial healthcare foundation is the philanthropic partner that helps sarasota memorial health care system bring world-class care to our community.

Health
3
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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4
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
5
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
8
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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9
Santa Fe Community Foundation

The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…

Philanthropy
10
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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11
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
12
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Walker Art Center; the most unlike its peers is Moxie Foundation. 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

130 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. 130 of the 197 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)
22
Early backer (in before they grew)
124/130
Grantees still filing
81/130
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST DRIGGS IDAHO: $985,000 · OtherTETON REGIONAL LAND TRUST DRIGGS IDAHOSAGEBRUSH STEPPE LAND TRUST OF POCATELLO IDAHO: $700,000 · OtherSAGEBRUSH STEPPE LAND TRUST OF POCATELLO IDAHOSCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA: $600,000 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARAABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $500,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF JACKSON: $495,000 · OtherSANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $490,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD HEALTH SERVICES OF SANTA BARBARA: $470,000 · OtherST JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $410,000 · Other+108 more: $5,940,134 · Other+108 morePROVIDENCE ACADEMY: $1,015,600 · EducationPROVIDENCE ACADEM…UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $690,000 · EducationUC SANTA BARBARA …THE BLAKE SCHOOL: $398,000 · EducationTHE BLAKE SCHOOLTETON LITERACY CENTER: $350,000 · EducationTETON LITERACY CE…DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: $220,000 · EducationDUNWOODY COLLEGE …Santa Barbara Education Foundation: $185,000 · EducationSanta Barbara Edu…+10 more: $303,000 · Education+10 moreHammer Residences Inc: $877,500 · Human ServicesHammer Residenc…GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $567,800 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES FO…HOMEFRONT INC: $361,012 · Human ServicesHOMEFRONT INCREGIONAL HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $336,393 · Human ServicesREGIONAL HOSPIC…UNITY SHOPPE INC: $170,000 · Human ServicesUNITY SHOPPE IN…FLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC: $110,000 · Human ServicesBOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FKA BOCA WEST COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Human ServicesTrailblazer Foundation: $100,000 · Human Services+11 more: $243,110 · Human Services+11 moreHEART OF THE ROCKIES INITIATIVE: $600,000 · EnvironmentHEART OF TH…THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $365,000 · EnvironmentTHE LAND TR…LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $350,000 · EnvironmentLAND TRUST …LIVING DESERT THE: $309,000 · EnvironmentLIVING DESE…JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST: $150,000 · EnvironmentJACKSON HOL…SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $112,500 · EnvironmentSANTA BARBA…TETON SCIENCE SCHOOLS INC: $100,000 · Environment+6 more: $100,200 · EnvironmentMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $300,000 · Arts & CultureMINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS DBA MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $235,000 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $150,000 · Arts & CultureBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $115,000 · Arts & CultureGUTHRIE THEATER FOUNDATION: $109,000 · Arts & CultureMINNETONKA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $85,000 · Arts & CultureCAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $55,000 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $50,000 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $36,000 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS: $415,000 · HealthSANSUM CLINIC: $65,000 · HealthCANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA: $50,000 · HealthSt John's Health Foundation: $50,000 · HealthVNA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $45,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $36,000 · HealthHOLD YOUR HORSES: $30,000 · Health+5 more: $54,300 · HealthCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $250,000 · PhilanthropyDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $80,000 · PhilanthropyROOTS AND WINGS: $30,000 · PhilanthropyJAMISON AND KATHRYNE PALS FAMILY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Philanthropy+3 more: $25,000 · Philanthropy
Other$10,590,134Education$3,161,600Human Services$2,865,815Environment$2,086,700Arts & Culture$1,185,000Health$745,300Philanthropy$405,000

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 budgetPROVIDENCE ACADEMY: $1,015,600 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetHammer Residences Inc: $877,500 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetUC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $690,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA: $600,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetHEART OF THE ROCKIES INITIATIVE: $600,000 over 7y, 20% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $567,800 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetSANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS: $415,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BLAKE SCHOOL: $398,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $365,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetHOMEFRONT INC: $361,012 over 7y, 13% of budgetLAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC: $350,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetTETON LITERACY CENTER: $350,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetREGIONAL HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $336,393 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Center For Empowerment And Education Inc: $336,217 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetThe Lift Garage: $310,515 over 1y, 24% of budgetLIVING DESERT THE: $309,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $300,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $280,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $260,000 over 4y, 8.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $250,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMONBOND COMMUNITIES: $250,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS DBA MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $235,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: $220,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSanta Barbara Education Foundation: $185,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetUNITY SHOPPE INC: $170,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetINTERFAITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $169,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetJACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST: $150,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $150,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $115,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetSANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $112,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetFLORENCE FULLER CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC: $110,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetGUTHRIE THEATER FOUNDATION: $109,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTETON SCIENCE SCHOOLS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBOCA WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FKA BOCA WEST COMMUNITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetTrailblazer Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA: $90,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetMINNETONKA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $85,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBOCA GRANDE WOMAN'S CLUB INC: $75,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetSANSUM CLINIC: $65,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE GOLETA VALLEY LIBRAR: $60,000 over 7y, 8.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $58,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $55,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $50,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetThe Family Partnership: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAnimal Humane Society: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% 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 PROVIDENCE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds Hammer Residences Inc ↗
  • Who funds UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA ↗
  • Who funds HEART OF THE ROCKIES INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS ↗
  • Who funds THE BLAKE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds HOMEFRONT INC ↗
  • Who funds LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds TETON LITERACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds REGIONAL HOSPICE AND HOME CARE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT INC ↗
  • Who funds The Center For Empowerment And Education Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Lift Garage ↗
  • Who funds LIVING DESERT THE ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST ↗
  • Who funds Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ↗
  • Who funds COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS DBA MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS ↗
  • Who funds DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds Santa Barbara Education Foundation ↗
  • Who funds UNITY SHOPPE INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST ↗

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 John C Mithun Fou…Hutton Foundation Dba…Santa Barbara Foundat…Williams-Corbett Foun…Ann Jackson Family Fo…June G Outhwaite Char…The Minneapolis Found…Mosher FoundationAlice Tweed Tuohy Fou…Towbes FoundationSaint Paul & Minnesot…Maggie Applauds Great…
The John C Mithun FoundationCA47.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The John C Mithun Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Maggie Applauds Great Goals in Education Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Anchor House Inc: 45% of income from government
  • Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut Inc: 17% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Middlebury College: 1% of income from government
  • The Danbury Hospital: 1% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
35report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Mithun Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Mithun Family 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 197 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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