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Palladium 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.

$66M
Granted FY2025still arriving
97
Grants FY2025still arriving
21
States reached
$28M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Environment$66MFood & Nutrition$28MAnimals$8.9MArts & Culture$6.6MScience & Tech$4.6MHealth$4.0MHuman Services$3.0MHousing & Shelter$2.9MOther$0
02FY2025 · 97 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k30 grants · $75k
  • $10k–50k33 grants · $526k
  • $50k–250k15 grants · $1.6M
  • $250k+19 grants · $63M
$15,000
Median grant
21
States reached
$72M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GLYNWOOD CENTER$27,510,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH$9,725,000
UTAH CLEAN ENERGY$5,120,000
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY$4,000,000
FRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB$3,500,000
TRACY AVIARY$2,250,000
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY$2,000,000
BEARS EARS PARTNERSHIP$1,725,000
CONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATION$1,200,000
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$1,160,000
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND$1,020,000
GRAND CANYON TRUST$1,000,000
MISS HALLS HIGH SCHOOL$700,000
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND$600,000
Individual grant recipient$500,000
02The need
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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 (FY24–25, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 58% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MESA COUNTY PARTNERS: $10k → 11%INTERMOUNTAIN THERAPY ANIMALS: $10k → 8%SEEK HAVEN: $2k → 11%SEEK HAVEN: $2k → 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

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VT
WA
ID
MT
WI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
PA
CA
UT
CO
NE
VA
AZ
NC
SC
DC
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$71M · 53 repeat orgs$28M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +3% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

53 repeat relationships: 50 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 46 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

53
26

Total granted

$71M
$19M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
0%

Still filing today

64%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureEducationHealthHuman 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

  • GC
    GLYNWOOD CENTER INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $28M · revenue +581% · 79% of their budget
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA
    3× · 2023–2025 · $2.6M · revenue +85% · 31% of their budget
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $2.5M · revenue +217%

Funded once

  • SO
    STATE OF UTAH
    one grant, 2021 · $5.0M
  • MF
    MOAB FREE HEALTH CLINIC
    one grant, 2022 · $4.0M · revenue -3%
  • SU
    SOUTHEASTERN UTAH SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INC
    one grant, 2019 · $3.5M · revenue -87% · 95% of their budget
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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Utah Public Lands Alliance
Education
2
Colorado Open Lands

Colorado open lands' mission is to preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation, and strategic leadership.

Environment
3
Idaho Conservation League Inc

Icl's mission is to create a conservation community and pragmatic, enduring solutions that protect and restore the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the land and wildlife you love.

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4
Teton Regional Land Trust Inc

The mission of the teton regional land trust is to conserve working farms and ranches, fish and wildlife habitat, and scenic open spaces in eastern idaho for this and future generations.

Environment
5
Swan Valley Connections

Maintain the swan valley's unique natural resources and ensure that a vibrant human community can sustain itself through stewardship, education, economic viability, and conservation on public and private lands.

Environment
6
Nature Collective

Nature collective's mission is to drive a passion for nature for all. we think inclusively and diversely when serving those devoid of nature those who remember nature and want to connect back to it and those who have an affinity with…

Environment
7
Utah Geological Foundation
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Climate Conservation Dba Center for Large Landscape Conservation

We bring science, policy, and proven solutions directly to communities working to restore the integrity and natural connectivity of the landscapes in which they live. (see schedule o)

Environment
9
Wood River Land Trust Co

The wood river land trust's mission is to protect and sustain the treasured landscapes and life-giving waters of the wood river valley and to inspire love for this special place for generations to come.

Environment
10
The Jmt Wilderness Conservancy

Working to restore the watersheds, wilderness, and wildlife in the high sierra nevada following the john muir trail (est. 1915) for all life in california.

Environment
11
Property and Environment Research Center

Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.

Public Benefit
12
Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Greater yellowstone coalition works with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the greater yellowstone ecosystem, now and for future generations.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Wilderness Society; the most unlike its peers is Dry Creek Charity. 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

78 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. 78 of the 126 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
77/78
Grantees still filing
34/78
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $27,735,157 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYSTATE OF UTAH: $5,001,082 · OtherSTATE OF UTAHFRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB: $4,500,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF CORNELL LABNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY: $4,050,000 · OtherNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYSOUTHEASTERN UTAH SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INC: $3,500,000 · OtherSOUTHEASTERN UTAH SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INCIndividual grant recipient: $2,810,340 · OtherFRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA: $2,625,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $2,170,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND: $2,070,000 · Other+65 more: $7,502,750 · Other+65 moreGLYNWOOD CENTER INC: $27,610,000 · Public BenefitGLYNWOOD CENTER INCTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $8,000,000 · EnvironmentTHE WILDERNESS SOC…UTAH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE INC: $5,120,000 · EnvironmentUTAH CLEAN ENERGY …THE GRAND CANYON TRUST INC: $2,000,000 · EnvironmentTHE GRAND CANYON T…Conservation Lands Foundation: $1,200,000 · EnvironmentConservation Lands…Confluence Center of Colorado Inc: $1,000,000 · EnvironmentWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $795,000 · Environment+29 more: $3,106,000 · Environment+29 moreMOAB FREE HEALTH CLINIC: $4,000,000 · HealthRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $1,010,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY REBUILDS: $400,000 · Health+1 more: $6,000 · HealthCANYONLANDS FIELD INSTITUTE INC: $4,645,000 · Arts & CultureMOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $290,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $200,000 · Arts & CultureUTAH FILM CENTER: $200,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $10,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY: $2,510,000 · AnimalsHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $275,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $150,000 · Animals+3 more: $35,000 · AnimalsMoab Area Community Land Trust: $2,500,164 · Housing & Shelter
Other$61,964,329Public Benefit$27,610,000Environment$21,221,000Health$5,416,000Arts & Culture$5,345,000Animals$2,970,000Housing & Shelter$2,500,164

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 budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $27,735,157 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetGLYNWOOD CENTER INC: $27,610,000 over 2y, 79% of budgetTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $8,000,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetCANYONLANDS FIELD INSTITUTE INC: $4,645,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN UTAH SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INC: $3,500,000 over 1y, 95% of budgetFRIENDS OF CEDAR MESA: $2,625,000 over 3y, 31% of budgetFRIENDS OF TRACY AVIARY: $2,510,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetMoab Area Community Land Trust: $2,500,164 over 1y, 89% of budgetTHE GRAND CANYON TRUST INC: $2,000,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetMISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC: $1,210,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetConservation Lands Foundation: $1,200,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area Inc: $1,010,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetConfluence Center of Colorado Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $795,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $600,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSummit Land Conservancy: $500,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetLIVING RIVERS: $290,000 over 3y, 75% of budgetMOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $290,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetRIVERSEDGE WEST: $280,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetHAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL INC: $275,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetMOAB VALLEY MULTICULTURAL CENTER: $220,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS: $210,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetTHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC: $200,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetUTAH FILM CENTER: $200,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYOUTH GARDEN PROJECT: $195,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC: $115,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE WILDERNESS LAND TRUST: $100,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetMONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER: $100,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetScenic Hudson Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF ARCHES&CANYONLANDS PARKS BATES WILSON LEGACY FUND: $80,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSCIENCE MOAB ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE: $75,000 over 1y, 48% of budgetNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDUTCHESS DAY SCHOOL: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPLANET WOMEN: $40,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetDUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetARTSPACE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOWL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF MOAB VALLEY: $20,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetUTAH PHYSICIANS FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT: $20,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetOUTDOOR AFRO: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUTAH OPEN LANDS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetIntermountain Therapy Animals: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCOLORADO PLATEAU FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWRITERS ON THE RANGE CORP: $10,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetAmerican Bird Conservancy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PEREGRINE FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS Of Great Salt Lake: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% 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.

PatagoniaorgGeorge S and Dolores …The Community Foundat…The Walbridge FundWillard L Eccles Char…The Nature ConservancyLawrence & Janet Dee …Pacificorp Foundation…Sorenson Legacy Found…My Good FundDavid Kelby Johnson M…Alpenglow Foundation
PatagoniaorgCA49.6× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patagoniaorg · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · The Walbridge Fund · Willard L Eccles Charitable Foundation · The Nature Conservancy · Lawrence & Janet Dee Foundation · Pacificorp Foundation Aka Pacific Power Foundation Aka Rocky Mountain Power Foundati · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · My Good Fund · David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation · Alpenglow 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 Palladium Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Palladium Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Manomet Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Oregon Natural Desert Association: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
29report 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 Palladium Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Palladium 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 126 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