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Payette River Foundation at a glance

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Payette River Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.7M
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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$5.8MHousing & Shelter$2.2MEnvironment$1.3MRecreation & Sports$600kSocial Science$150kYouth Development$99kHuman Services$81kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $36k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $800k
  • $250k+2 grants · $800k
$100,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$38M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Interim Inc$500,000
Making Waves Foundation$300,000
Alder Graduate School of Education$200,000
Making Waves Foundation$200,000
Oakland Promise$150,000
Alder Graduate School of Education$100,000
Terner Housing Innovation Labs Inc$100,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Monterey County$50,000
Urban Ed Academy Inc$25,000
SF State University$10,905
University of San Francisco$6,500
SF State University$3,847
CSU Fresno$3,744
CSU Fresno$3,744
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 83% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Payette Land Trust: $1.0M → 8%LEAP Housing: $1.1M → 8%NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY: $50k → 7%GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTA: $50k → 9%COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM: $50k → 10%OAKLAND PROMISE: $300k → 10%ALL SAINTS DAY SCHOOL: $500k → 12%URBAN LAND INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $75k → 14%PAYETTE LAND TRUS: $250k → 8%Alder Graduate School of Education: $200k → 7%GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTA: $50k → 9%OAKLAND PROMISE: $225k → 10%INTERIM INC: $100k → 12%URBAN LAND INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $75k → 14%ALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: $100k → 7%GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTA: $50k → 9%Oakland Promise: $225k → 10%YORK SCHOOL: $95k → 12%ALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: $100k → 7%GO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTA: $50k → 9%EAST BAY COLLEGE FUND: $188k → 10%Alder Graduate School of Education: $100k → 7%Oakland Promise: $150k → 10%OAKLAND PROMISE: $150k → 10%Oakland Coliseum Foundation: $100k → 9%OAKLAND PROMISE: $75k → 10%BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION: $500k → 10%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%Terner Housing Innovation Labs Inc: $100k → 10%BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION: $500k → 10%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%Terner Housing Innovation Labs Inc: $100k → 10%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $300k → 9%ST MARY'S CENTER: $81k → 10%Making Waves Foundation: $300k → 9%Making Waves Foundation: $200k → 9%TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS: $100k → 10%MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION: $200k → 9%TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS: $100k → 10%TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS: $100k → 10%COLISEUM FOUNDATION: $300k → 10%COLISEUM FOUNDATION: $100k → 10%COLISEUM FOUNDATION: $100k → 10%OAKLAND PROMISE COLISEUM PREP: $63k → 10%OAKLAND PROMISE COLISEUM PREP: $63k → 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.
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$9.1M · 15 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
15

Total granted

$9.1M
$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+7%

Still filing today

73%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHousing & ShelterEnvironmentSocial ScienceFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • OP
    OAKLAND PROMISE
    8× · 2017–2025 · $1.4M · revenue +185%
  • BH
    BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $1.0M · revenue +113%
  • II
    INTERIM INC
    3× · 2017–2025 · $675k · revenue +123%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $1.1M
  • AS
    ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $500k
  • OC
    Oakland Coliseum Foundation
    one grant, 2024 · $100k
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
Pacific University

A diverse and sustainable learning community dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship and practice, pacific university inspires students to think, care, create and pursue justice in our world.

Education
2
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.

—
3
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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4
University of Redlands

We welcome, educate, and empower a diverse community of learners for lives of meaning, impact, and joy.

Education
5
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
6
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
7
Dominican University of California

Our institutional mission is to educate and prepare students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the dominican values of study, reflection, community and service into their lives.

Education
8
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
9
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

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10
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
11
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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12
University of the Pacific

To provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alder Graduate School of Education; the most unlike its peers is Making Waves Foundation Inc Aka Making Waves Education Foundation. 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

20 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. 20 of the 33 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
11/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION INC AKA MAKING WAVES EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 · EducationMAKING WAVES FOUNDATION INC AKA MAKING WAVES E…OAKLAND PROMISE: $1,367,500 · EducationOAKLAND PROMISEALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: $500,000 · EducationALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION+6 more: $336,500 · Education+6 moreIndividual grant recipient: $1,134,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientINTERIM INC: $675,000 · OtherINTERIM INCALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL: $500,000 · OtherALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOLCOLISEUM FOUNDATION: $500,000 · OtherCOLISEUM FOUNDATIONGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTA: $300,000 · OtherGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEST CONTRA COSTAOAKLAND PROMISE COLISEUM PREP: $125,000 · Other+10 more: $445,140 · Other+10 moreBRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION: $1,000,000 · Housing & ShelterBRIDGE HOUSING…TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS INC: $500,000 · Housing & ShelterTERNER HOUSING…PAYETTE LAND TRUST INC: $1,250,000 · Food & NutritionPAYETTE LAND…THE ULI FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Social ScienceBoys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County: $75,000 · Youth DevelopmentIDAHO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS: $30,000 · EnvironmentWATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH: $10,000 · EnvironmentDIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE: $25,000 · Health
Education$4,704,000Other$3,679,640Housing & Shelter$1,500,000Food & Nutrition$1,250,000Social Science$150,000Youth Development$75,000Environment$40,000Health$25,000

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 budgetMAKING WAVES FOUNDATION INC AKA MAKING WAVES EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetOAKLAND PROMISE: $1,367,500 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetPAYETTE LAND TRUST INC: $1,250,000 over 2y, 58% of budgetBRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION: $1,000,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetINTERIM INC: $675,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: $500,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS INC: $500,000 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetTHE ULI FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetNorthern Light School: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE YORK SCHOOL: $95,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetST MARY'S CENTER: $81,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetUrban Ed Academy: $75,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County: $75,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetIDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIDAHO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS: $30,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetDIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Francisco: $6,500 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.

  • Who funds MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION INC AKA MAKING WAVES EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OAKLAND PROMISE ↗
  • Who funds PAYETTE LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGE HOUSING CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERIM INC ↗
  • Who funds ALDER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ULI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Northern Light School ↗
  • Who funds THE YORK SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds ST MARY'S CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Urban Ed Academy ↗
  • Who funds Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC ↗
  • Who funds NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS ↗
  • Who funds DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE ↗
  • Who funds WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds University of San Francisco ↗

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 San Francisco Fou…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Silicon Valley Commun…Jewish Community Fede…East Bay Community Fo…Marin Community Found…Pebble Beach Company …The Board of Trustees…PolicylinkMonterey Peninsula Fo…Crankstart FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…
The San Francisco FoundationCA21.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · East Bay Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Pebble Beach Company Foundation · The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Policylink · Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Crankstart Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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 Payette River Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Payette River Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%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
    0get no government money at all
    5report 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 Payette River Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Payette River 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 33 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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