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Offerdahl Family Foundation at a glance

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Offerdahl Family 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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2025still arriving
43
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$515k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.5MPublic Benefit$452kHealth$187kCommunity Improvement$184kCivil Rights$136kRecreation & Sports$118kYouth Development$112kCrime & Legal$78kOther$0
02FY2025 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k30 grants · $82k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $148k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
  • $250k+2 grants · $815k
$5,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NDSU FOUNDATION$515,000
UNR FOUNDATION$300,000
INCLINE TAHOE FOUNDATION$100,000
COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE$65,000
CATO INSTITUTE$50,000
NPRI$27,500
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB NORTH LAKE TAHOE$25,000
IV COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$25,000
SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE$20,000
BOOSTING HOPE$20,000
INCLINE EDUCATION FUND$10,000
TAHOE FAMILY SOLUTIONS$10,000
STATE POLICY NETWORK$10,000
CARE CHEST$5,000
SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES$5,000
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, $27k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%UJAMMA PLACE: $1k → 14%SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES: $5k → 11%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $600 → 11%UJAMMA PLACE: $1k → 14%SIERRA SENIOR SERVICES: $3k → 11%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $4k → 10%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $2k → 10%READ GLOBAL: $1k → 10%CLASSICAL TAHOE: $3k → 10%CLASSICAL TAHOE: $3k → 10%CLASSICAL TAHOE: $1k → 10%CLASSICAL TAHOE: $1k → 10%WASHOE BRIDGE SOCIETY INC: $1k → 10%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
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
NV
IA
IN
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
AL
GA
TX
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.
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Where the work is directed

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

About 8% of Offerdahl Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 37% of the giving stays in NV; by stated purpose, 40%.

Offerdahl Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 4.0% directed abroad (not shown)
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 49 repeat orgs$779k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

49 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

49
64

Total granted

$2.2M
$357k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+14%

Still filing today

71%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $423k 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
EducationHuman ServicesCivil RightsEnvironmentAnimalsRecreation & 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

  • ND
    North Dakota State University Foundation
    4× · 2022–2025 · $902k · revenue +76%
  • CI
    CATO INSTITUTE
    5× · 2020–2025 · $215k · revenue +93%
  • CE
    COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
    3× · 2022–2025 · $139k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • SN
    SIERRA NEVADA UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2020 · $100k
  • IV
    INCLINE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +602%
  • GM
    GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue -16%
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
The Sierra Fund

The Sierra Fund (TSF) is a non-profit organization with a mission to restore ecosystem and community resiliency in the Sierra Nevada.

Environment
3
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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4
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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5
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
6
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science

To advance the natural history, conservation and ecosystem knowledge of the Tahoe region through science, education and outreach.

Environment
7
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
8
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
9
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
10
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
11
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
12
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tahoe Family Solutions Inc; the most unlike its peers is Reno Jazz Orchestra. 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

89 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. 89 of the 130 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)
16
Early backer (in before they grew)
86/89
Grantees still filing
57/89
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

North Dakota State University Foundation: $902,492 · EducationNorth Dakota State University FoundationUniversity of Nevada Reno Foundation: $300,000 · EducationUniversity of Nevada Reno FoundationTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $70,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $65,000 · Education+13 more: $131,600 · Education+13 moreCOMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: $138,500 · OtherCOMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB NORTH LAKE TAHOE: $103,500 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB NORTH LAKE TAHOENPRI: $102,500 · OtherNPRISIERRA NEVADA UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · OtherSIERRA NEVADA UNIVERSITYIV COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $95,000 · OtherIV COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE: $40,000 · Other+86 more: $457,900 · Other+86 moreCATO INSTITUTE: $215,000 · Public BenefitTAX FOUNDATION: $23,500 · Public Benefit+1 more: $6,250 · Public BenefitSTATE POLICY NETWORK: $79,500 · Civil RightsHUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Civil RightsINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $19,000 · Civil RightsTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $5,000 · Civil Rights+3 more: $1,800 · Civil RightsINCLINE TAHOE PARKS & RECREATION VISION FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsNevada Nordic: $10,000 · Recreation & Sports+2 more: $4,000 · Recreation & SportsINCLINE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthCARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA: $7,500 · HealthWORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND: $7,000 · Health+1 more: $550 · HealthPacific Legal Foundation: $50,000 · Crime & LegalWashoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc: $7,000 · Crime & Legal+1 more: $1,000 · Crime & Legal
Education$1,469,092Other$1,037,400Public Benefit$244,750Civil Rights$125,300Recreation & Sports$114,000Health$65,050Crime & Legal$58,000

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 budgetNorth Dakota State University Foundation: $902,492 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Reno Foundation: $300,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $215,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCOMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: $138,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSTATE POLICY NETWORK: $79,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetINCLINE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS: $30,000 over 5y, 4.5% of budgetINCLINE EDUCATION FUND: $25,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetTahoe Community Foundation: $24,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTAX FOUNDATION: $23,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBOOSTING HOPE INC: $21,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetROTARY FOUNDATION OF INCLINE VILLAGE: $20,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetPet Network Humane Society: $20,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $19,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINCLINE BOOSTERS CLUB: $17,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION: $17,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTahoe Prosperity Center: $15,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetLake Tahoe School: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTAHOE FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC: $14,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of Northern Nevada Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNevada Nordic: $10,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetRenown Health Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CLEAR FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIncline Fireworks Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetSIERRA SENIOR SERVICES DBA MEALS ON WHEELS TAHOE: $9,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLASSICAL TAHOE: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND: $7,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWashoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetLeadership Institute: $6,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $5,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIncline Star Follies Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSHELTERBOX USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTAHOE FUND: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOAKLAND PROMISE: $3,600 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.

Tahoe Community Found…Dave & Cheryl Duffiel…Courage Sans Peur Fou…The E L Cord Foundati…Tahoe Truckee Communi…Community Foundation …Harvey and Leslie Wag…Wayne L Prim Foundati…The William D and Joy…Robert Z Hawkins Foun…The Nell J Redfield F…The McPherson Foundat…
Tahoe Community FoundationNV55.8× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tahoe Community Foundation · Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation · Courage Sans Peur Foundation · The E L Cord Foundation · Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Nevada · Harvey and Leslie Wagner Foundation · Wayne L Prim Foundation · The William D and Joyce E Sexton Family Foundation · Robert Z Hawkins Foundation · The Nell J Redfield Foundation · The McPherson 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 Offerdahl Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Offerdahl Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 130 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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