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Parsen 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.

$44k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
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.

Health$108kHuman Services$51kArts & Culture$29kRecreation & Sports$25kYouth Development$23kEducation$21kAnimals$20kHousing & Shelter$16kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $4k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FIRST TEE OF OMAHA$15,000
LEARNING FOR ALL$15,000
OMAHA CHILDRENS MUSEUM$10,000
DELIVERING HOPE$2,000
LAURITZEN GARDENS$1,000
PLAY FOR PAIGE 33 FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY18–18, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GATESWAY FOUNDATION: $10k → 15%WOMENS CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT: $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

OR
IA
NE
KS
DC
OK
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.

45%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$137k · 10 repeat orgs$165k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
28

Total granted

$137k
$131k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+26%

Still filing today

30%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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

  • BB
    BEST BUDDIES - DALLAS
    3× · 2019–2022 · $30k
  • NC
    NE CHILDREN FAMILIES FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2022 · $30k
  • OC
    Omaha Children's Museum
    2× · 2023–2024 · $27k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $16k
  • MP
    MUDDY PAWS SECOND CHANCE RESCUE
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • HH
    HEALTHY HOUSING OMAHA
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +19%
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
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
2
Educare of Lincoln Inc

To help young children thrive socially, emotionally and academically through high-quality early childhood education, and in partnership with their families and the community.

Education
3
Lincoln Children's Museum

The lincoln children's museum invites children to create, discover and learn through the power of play.

Arts & Culture
4
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
5
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

—
6
Minnesota Medical Association

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

—
7
Girls Incorporated of Omaha

Girls incorporated of omaha serves girls of ages 5 through 18 with various gender specific programs designed to provide the girls with activities and experiences which meet their needs.

Youth Development
8
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
9
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
10
Great Mn Schools

We believe that great schools are the cornerstone of a just and thriving community. ensuring that every child is able to attend a school that works is our moral and social imperative - our children deserve no less.

Education
11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
12
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Women's Center for Advancement; the most unlike its peers is Learning for All. 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

19 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. 19 of the 43 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BEST BUDDIES - DALLAS: $30,000 · OtherBEST BUDDIES - DALLASNE CHILDREN FAMILIES FOUNDATION: $29,545 · OtherNE CHILDREN FAMILIES FOUNDATIONELITE GIRLS ACADEMY WPSL INC: $17,500 · OtherELITE GIRLS ACADEMY WPSL INCIndividual grant recipient: $16,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFIRST TEE OF OMAHA: $15,000 · OtherFIRST TEE OF OMAHAMUDDY PAWS SECOND CHANCE RESCUE: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherNE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · Other+17 more: $45,925 · Other+17 moreOmaha Children's Museum: $27,000 · Arts & CultureOmaha Chil…KANEKO: $2,000 · Arts & CultureKANEKO+1 more: $175 · Arts & CultureLEARNING FOR ALL: $15,000 · EducationMENTOR NEBRASKA: $2,000 · EducationATAXIA CONNECTION INC: $10,000 · HealthScottish Rite Foundation of Nebraska Inc: $3,500 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,204 · HealthGatesway Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 · Human ServicesWOMEN'S CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT: $1,000 · Human ServicesHEALTHY HOUSING OMAHA: $10,000 · EnvironmentPLAYSMART INC: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MIDLANDS: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$213,970Arts & Culture$29,175Education$17,000Health$16,704Human Services$13,000Environment$10,000Recreation & Sports$1,000Youth Development$1,000

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 budgetOmaha Children's Museum: $27,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetELITE GIRLS ACADEMY WPSL INC: $17,500 over 4y, 32% of budgetLEARNING FOR ALL: $15,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetHEALTHY HOUSING OMAHA: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGatesway Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetATAXIA CONNECTION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetHEADQUARTERS KANSAS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetScottish Rite Foundation of Nebraska Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANEKO: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMENTOR NEBRASKA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,204 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN'S CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAYSMART INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MIDLANDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DURHAM MUSEUM: $175 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.

  • Who funds Omaha Children's Museum ↗
  • Who funds ELITE GIRLS ACADEMY WPSL INC ↗
  • Who funds LEARNING FOR ALL ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHY HOUSING OMAHA ↗
  • Who funds Gatesway Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds ATAXIA CONNECTION INC ↗
  • Who funds HEADQUARTERS KANSAS INC ↗
  • Who funds Scottish Rite Foundation of Nebraska Inc ↗
  • Who funds ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SHARE OUR STRENGTH ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds KANEKO ↗
  • Who funds MENTOR NEBRASKA ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT ↗
  • Who funds PLAYSMART INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MIDLANDS ↗

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 Lozier FoundationThe Sherwood Foundati…Richard Brooke Founda…Weitz Family Foundati…The Charles and Mary …Union Pacific Foundat…Ike & Roz Friedman Fo…The Holland FoundationPeter Kiewit Foundati…Robert B Daugherty Fo…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…
The Lozier FoundationNE21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Lozier Foundation · The Sherwood Foundation · Richard Brooke Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Union Pacific Foundation · Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation · The Holland Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Parsen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Parsen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Parsen Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Parsen 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 43 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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