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North Star Collaborative 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.

$35k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Public Benefit$278kCivil Rights$141kHousing & Shelter$90kYouth Development$77kEnvironment$71kCommunity Improvement$64kPhilanthropy$30kHealth$29kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$383k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center$25,000
Northwest Health Foundation Fund II$10,000
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 (FY20–24, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%Colorado People's Alliance: $10k → 12%Latino Network: $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
WI
MI
MA
OR
NV
CA
CO
AZ
NC
DC
GA
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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$523k · 20 repeat orgs$340k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue -2% since the first grant, against -20% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
29

Total granted

$523k
$340k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-2%
-20%

Still filing today

85%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24’25
Civil RightsPublic BenefitEnvironmentArts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • SI
    Sightline Institute
    2× · 2022–2023 · $50k · revenue +60%
  • ARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT
    2× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +97%
  • NH
    NORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND II
    2× · 2021–2025 · $35k · revenue +192%

Funded once

  • BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA
    one grant, 2020 · $34k · revenue -69%
  • NC
    NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +91%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PORTLAND METRO EAST
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -23%
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
Oregon Justice Network

Oregon Justice Network is an alliance built and staffed by criminal legal system impacted people advocating for the well-being of people affected or at-risk of being affected by carceral systems. Our work centers around restorative…

Human Services
2
New Progressive Network

Next up amplifies the voice of diverse youth to achieve a more just oregon

Civil Rights
3
Our Oregon

Promote economic and social fairness by working in coalition open a broad range of issues and activities in the public arena

Human Services
4
American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon Inc

We believe that the freedoms of press, speech, assembly, and religion, and the rights to due process, equal protection and privacy, are fundamental to a free people. We advance civil liberties and civil rights by activities that include…

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5
Foundations for a Better Oregon

Foundations for a better oregon advances oregon's commitment to supporting every child to learn, grow, and thrive. we build bridges between community, policymakers, and philanthropy, setting a foundation for shared vision and collective…

Education
6
Economic Opportunity Institute

Equip the public and public decision-makers with the policy research and practical tools they need to embed the values of fairness, care, and opportunity into the foundations of Washington's economy.

Community Improvement
7
Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association

Orla serves as the leading industry advocate, striving to protect, improve and promote oregon hospitality.

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8
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon Inc

The aclu foundation of oregon is dedicated to preserving and defending civil liberties and civil rights.

Civil Rights
9
Oregon Journalism Project

Oregon journalism project's mission is to inform, engage, and empower oregonians with the kind of data-driven and solution-seeking investigative reporting that makes a significant impact at the state and local levels - serving no agenda…

Arts & Culture
10
Portland Community Media

Open signal's mission is to nurture the change-making power of community media in service of a just and equitable world.

Arts & Culture
11
Nw Energy Coalition

The NW Energy Coalition is an alliance of over 100 environmental, civic, and human service organizations, utilities, and businesses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, plus many individual members. The NW Energy…

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12
Northeast Oregon Network

Northeast Oregon Network (the Organization) is a non-profit organization established to create a healthier Oregon by reducing barriers for both residents and regional systems that support their health. The Organization fulfills its mission…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Western States Center; the most unlike its peers is Home Share Oregon. 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

42 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. 42 of the 51 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
19/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW GEORGIA PROJECT INC: $75,000 · Civil RightsNEW GEORGIA PROJECT INCARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $50,000 · Civil RightsARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENTBVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE INC: $35,000 · Civil RightsBVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUT…New Era Colorado Foundation: $20,000 · Civil RightsNew Era Colorado FoundationONE ARIZONA: $20,000 · Civil RightsONE ARIZONAARIZONA COALITION FOR CHANGE: $15,000 · Civil RightsARIZONA COALITION FOR CHANGEMOTHERING JUSTICE: $15,000 · Civil RightsMOTHERING JUSTICE+2 more: $7,000 · Civil RightsJames Beard Public Market: $25,000 · OtherJames Beard Public MarketIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHere Together: $20,000 · OtherHere TogetherLEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION ACTION FUND INC: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherNORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND II: $35,000 · OtherNORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND IITIDES FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherTIDES FOUNDATIONALBINA VISION TRUST INC: $11,000 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE INC: $16,000 · OtherPORTLAND PARKS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Other+19 more: $97,500 · Other+19 moreOREGON VALUES AND BELIEFS CENTER: $77,000 · Public BenefitOREGON VALU…RepresentUs Education Fund: $8,000 · Public BenefitRepresentUs…+2 more: $5,500 · Public Benefit+2 moreSightline Institute: $50,000 · EnvironmentSightline…Oregon Environmental Council: $20,000 · EnvironmentOregon En…+1 more: $2,250 · EnvironmentSTAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER INC: $70,000 · Youth DevelopmentBLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA: $34,000 · EducationNORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE INC: $25,000 · EducationHome Share Oregon: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR HUMANITY PORTLAND METRO EAST: $25,000 · Housing & Shelter
Civil Rights$237,000Other$309,500Public Benefit$90,500Environment$72,250Youth Development$70,000Education$59,000Housing & Shelter$55,000

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 budgetOREGON VALUES AND BELIEFS CENTER: $77,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetNEW GEORGIA PROJECT INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSTAND FOR CHILDREN LEADERSHIP CENTER INC: $70,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSightline Institute: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION FUND II: $35,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetBVM CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA: $34,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHome Share Oregon: $30,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY PORTLAND METRO EAST: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Era Colorado Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE ARIZONA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOregon Environmental Council: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE INC: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetARIZONA COALITION FOR CHANGE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMOTHERING JUSTICE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLEADERS IGNITING TRANSFORMATION ACTION FUND INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPORTLAND PARKS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetALBINA VISION TRUST INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCentral City Concern: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Way of the Columbia-Willamette: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Club of Portland: $9,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetRepresentUs Education Fund: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON FOOD BANK: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONSTRUCT FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetFREE PRESS: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMI FAMILIA EN ACCION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHWEST HEALTH FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTERN STATES CENTER: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEAST COUNTY RISING COMMUNITY PROJECTS: $2,500 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetOREGON PROGRESS FORUM: $2,250 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetONE FAIR WAGE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON NEWSPAPERS FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLIVE WIRE RADIO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLatino Network: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM OF OREGON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS INC: $500 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.

The Oregon Community …Meyer Memorial TrustThe Collins FoundationAmalgamated Charitabl…New Venture FundTides FoundationUnited Way of the Col…Hopewell FundNorth Star FoundationSeeding JusticeMarie Lamfrom Charita…The Jackson Foundation
The Oregon Community FoundationOR35.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · The Collins Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · New Venture Fund · Tides Foundation · United Way of the Columbia-Willamette · Hopewell Fund · North Star Foundation · Seeding Justice · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Jackson 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 North Star Collaborative Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from North Star Collaborative Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 21%
  • Northwest Health Foundation Fund Ii: 81% of income from government
  • Neighborhood Partnerships Inc: 40% of income from government
  • United Way of the Columbia-Willamette: 25% of income from government
  • Oregon Food Bank: 21% of income from government
  • Latino Network: 15% of income from government
  • Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East: 14% of income from government
  • Central City Concern: 10% of income from government
  • Live Wire Radio Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
7report 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.
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How do I get to North Star Collaborative Foundation?

Find your warmest path to North Star Collaborative 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 51 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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