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Our Change Foundation

OUR CHANGE FOUNDATION (ocf) will aim to increase social good on the internet by educating the public and corporations about charitable causes.

$6.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
157
Grants FY2024still arriving
33
States reached
$273k
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, FY2021 to 2024.

Health$1.9MPhilanthropy$647kHuman Services$581kInternational$466kFood & Nutrition$438kAnimals$325kEducation$251kEmployment$243kOther$0
02FY2024 · 157 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 157 grants below total $4,227,899, the rows itemized in this filing. The $6,261,457 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,033,558 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k53 grants · $384k
  • $10k–50k84 grants · $1.7M
  • $50k–250k19 grants · $1.8M
  • $250k+1 grant · $273k
$13,637
Median grant
33
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA$272,654
ALL WITHIN MY HANDS$242,989
FARMLINK PROJECT$241,564
VITALOGY FOUNDATION$174,101
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL$104,440
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS$95,167
LOWELL OBSERVATORY$94,408
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$87,998
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION$84,508
SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION$84,345
UNICEF USA$76,622
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$74,438
METHODIST UNIVERSITY$63,950
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE$63,899
VARIETY - THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF THE UNITED STATES INC$62,164
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 (FY22–24, $662k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%WOUNDED WARRIORS FAMILY SUPPORT: $15k → 12%KIDCELERATE: $29k → 11%ANGELS FOSTER CARE OF SANTA BARBARA: $13k → 14%A KIDS PLACE OF TAMPA BAY: $6k → 13%WHAT EVERETT TAKES FOUNDATION: $44k → 17%PETS FOR THE ELDERLY FOUNDATION: $16k → 17%REALIZE IMPACT: $8k → 10%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $10k → 11%TEAM GLEASON FOUNDATION: $6k → 23%PETS FOR THE ELDERLY FOUNDATION: $9k → 17%REALIZE IMPACT: $7k → 10%UNITED HELP UKRAINE: $7k → 8%REALIZE IMPACT: $5k → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $21k → 14%FARMLINK PROJECT: $242k → 14%THE BRIGID ALLIANCE: $7k → 17%CHARITY WATER: $11k → 17%GIRLS WHO CODE: $202k → 17%GIRLS WHO CODE: $6k → 17%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

ME
VT
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
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.

35%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 23 repeat orgs$3.6M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +6% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 130 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
17

Total granted

$2.0M
$410k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
-2%

Still filing today

100%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsInternationalPhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
    2× · 2023–2024 · $757k · revenue +1%
  • GIRLS WHO CODE INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $207k · revenue +8%
  • BW
    BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $121k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • AL
    AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
    one grant, 2023 · $186k · revenue +23%
  • F
    FCANCER
    one grant, 2021 · $47k · revenue -19%
  • TM
    THE MALALA FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $27k · revenue -6%
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.

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Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
2
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
3
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
4
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
5
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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6
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
7
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

Our vision is to reimagine everyday giving to help charities. our mission is to enable the world's leading online platforms to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. in doing so, we ensure our programs are trustworthy,…

Philanthropy
8
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
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
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
11
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
12
Gavi Alliance

To save lives and protect people's health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Soc At the Un 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

169 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. 169 of the 177 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
169/169
Grantees still filing
63/169
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $756,577 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAAMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC: $186,137 · OtherAMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES I…LOWELL OBSERVATORY: $94,408 · Other+76 more: $1,372,837 · Other+76 moreALL WITHIN MY HANDS: $242,989 · PhilanthropyALL WITHIN MY HAN…VITALOGY FOUNDATION: $174,101 · PhilanthropyVITALOGY FOUNDATI…THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $87,998 · PhilanthropyTHE VERMONT COMMU…SCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC: $84,345 · PhilanthropySCRANTON AREA FOU…VARIETY-THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF THE UNITED STATES: $62,164 · PhilanthropyVARIETY-THE CHILD…JON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION: $54,368 · PhilanthropyJON BON JOVI SOUL…ONE TREE PLANTED INC: $43,523 · PhilanthropyUNITED PLANET FOUNDATION: $36,747 · Philanthropy+6 more: $99,700 · Philanthropy+6 moreBOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $121,028 · HealthBOB WOODRUFF FAM…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $110,735 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $84,508 · HealthAMERICAN FOUNDAT…Living the Dream Foundation: $60,527 · HealthLiving the Dream…BALLER DREAM FOUNDATION: $47,252 · HealthBALLER DREAM FOU…FCANCER: $46,708 · HealthFCANCERBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $44,913 · HealthBENEVOLENT HEALT…HEATHER'S WAY: $38,376 · HealthiRise Above Foundation: $30,770 · HealthSWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND: $28,285 · HealthBOBBY JONES CHIARI & SYRINGOMYELIA FOUNDATION: $28,248 · Health+20 more: $200,457 · Health+20 moreFARMLINK PROJECT: $241,564 · Human ServicesFARMLINK PRO…GIRLS WHO CODE INC: $207,413 · Human ServicesGIRLS WHO CO…WHAT EVERETT TAKES FOUNDATION: $44,082 · Human ServicesWHAT EVERETT…KIDCELERATE: $29,173 · Human ServicesPETS FOR THE ELDERLY FOUNDATION: $24,479 · Human Services+10 more: $115,683 · Human Services+10 moreUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $129,630 · InternationalUNITED ST…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $80,380 · InternationalMEDECINS …PALESTINIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: $54,600 · InternationalPALESTINI…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $43,300 · InternationalAMERICAN …PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $35,659 · InternationalPROJECT H…GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $28,888 · InternationalGLOBALGIV…WORLD VISION INC: $25,647 · InternationalWORLD VIS…ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $17,103 · International+6 more: $61,705 · International+6 moreTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $95,167 · AnimalsBrother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc: $32,831 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals Inc: $18,085 · AnimalsANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OF NEW YORK CITY INC: $15,263 · AnimalsGENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD: $14,222 · AnimalsGREAT RIVER GREENING: $13,637 · AnimalsCANOPY CAT RESCUE: $11,780 · AnimalsP NUT S FREEDOM FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC: $11,501 · AnimalsROSIE'S SOUTHSIDE ANIMAL SHELTER INC: $11,372 · AnimalsMARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES: $9,810 · AnimalsOLD FRIENDS SENIOR DOGS INC: $9,263 · Animals+3 more: $21,693 · AnimalsMETHODIST UNIVERSITY INC: $63,950 · EducationFRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE: $63,899 · EducationTHE MALALA FUND: $26,565 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $25,638 · EducationLITTLE FREE LIBRARY: $15,579 · EducationGifts for Seniors: $14,490 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $10,692 · EducationAAAA FOUNDATION INC: $9,810 · EducationBLACK GIRLS CODE INC: $8,741 · Education+1 more: $5,185 · Education
Other$2,409,959Philanthropy$885,935Health$841,807Human Services$662,394International$476,912Animals$264,624Education$244,549

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 budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $756,577 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetALL WITHIN MY HANDS: $242,989 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetFARMLINK PROJECT: $241,564 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $207,413 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC: $186,137 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVITALOGY FOUNDATION: $174,101 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $129,630 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $121,028 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $110,735 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $95,167 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOWELL OBSERVATORY: $94,408 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $87,998 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $84,508 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSCRANTON AREA FOUNDATION INC: $84,345 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $80,380 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMETHODIST UNIVERSITY INC: $63,950 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE: $63,899 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVARIETY-THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF THE UNITED STATES: $62,164 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetBABY2BABY: $61,969 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Skateboarding Federation: $60,895 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetLiving the Dream Foundation: $60,527 over 1y, 21% of budgetAPPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC: $58,689 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPALESTINIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: $54,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJON BON JOVI SOUL FOUNDATION: $54,368 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHEAD COUNT INC: $52,626 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBALLER DREAM FOUNDATION: $47,252 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetFCANCER: $46,708 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetMUSICARES FOUNDATION INC: $46,538 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $44,913 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWHAT EVERETT TAKES FOUNDATION: $44,082 over 1y, 57% of budgetONE TREE PLANTED INC: $43,523 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $43,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE: $42,214 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEATHER'S WAY: $38,376 over 1y, 16% of budgetSUPPORT AND FEED INC: $37,765 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSHARING EXCESS: $37,765 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED PLANET FOUNDATION: $36,747 over 1y, 14% of budgetPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $35,659 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT GOLF FOUNDATION: $34,112 over 1y, 54% of budgetBrother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc: $32,831 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $31,766 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $31,124 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetGAMERS OUTREACH FOUNDATION INC: $30,998 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetiRise Above Foundation: $30,770 over 1y, 29% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $29,773 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKIDCELERATE: $29,173 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $28,888 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $28,622 over 1y, 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.

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.

Pledgeling FoundationGibson Gives Foundati…PlusOnePlusOnePlusOneEquitable Foundation …American Express Foun…Verizon FoundationNew Jersey Natural Ga…Viking Global Foundat…Edward Charles Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…AbbVie FoundationSimple Generosity Fou…
Pledgeling FoundationCA22.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pledgeling Foundation · Gibson Gives Foundation Dba Gibson Gives · PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne · Equitable Foundation Inc · American Express Foundation · Verizon Foundation · New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc · Viking Global Foundation Inc · Edward Charles Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Simple Generosity 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 Our Change Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Our Change Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Postpartum Support International: 43% of income from government
  • Inspire Life: 38% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Stamford Museum & Nature Center Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Period Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Vermont Community Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
25report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 Our Change Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Our Change 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 177 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 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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$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