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Peters Family 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.

$149k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$4,499
Largest grant, FY2024
$73,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$1.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Peters Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $81k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’23
Civil RightsCommunity ImprovementAnimalsEducationInternationalArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving16$149k6%
FY202321$207k29%
FY202128$137k43%
FY202024$120k29%
FY201923$110k26%
FY201819$101k32%
FY201718$101kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$204kEducation$152kEnvironment$150kFood & Nutrition$140kArts & Culture$95kHuman Services$41kCrime & Legal$40kHealth$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
WI
NY
MA
OR
CA
UT
AZ
DC
MS
AL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Peters Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Friends of the World Food Program Inc$87,00070%
Center for Humanitarian Outreach and Intercultural Exchange$44,50060%
Equal Justice Initiative$39,50060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$37,50070%
The Arab-American Family Support Center Inc$37,50050%
Direct Relief$35,90060%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$30,50040%
Sierra Club Foundation$27,50030%
Bard College$26,00050%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$25,00050%
Food Bank for New York City$25,00040%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$24,50050%
Wcij Inc$18,00021%
Sahan Journal$15,00051%
The Wilderness Society$14,80030%
Fondy Food Pantry$13,00040%
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Inc$12,50021%
Glacial Lakes Conservancy Inc$12,5002n/a
Camp Mishawaka$12,00022%
Summit County Clubhouse$11,00031%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$10,20030%
International Rescue Committee INC$9,00010%
VEAP Inc$9,00010%
Defenders of Wildlife$8,50020%
The Conservation Alliance$6,0001n/a
The Clear Fund$6,00010%
The Alliance for Climate Protection$6,00010%
American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Inc$5,75020%
Unrwa USA National Committee Inc$5,50020%
Friends of Ledgeview Nature Center$5,500212%
Civil Rights Corps$5,00020%
Simpson Housing Services Inc$5,00010%
Council on Foundations Inc$4,49910%
The Campaign Legal Center Inc$4,00010%
American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota$3,25010%
Concern Worldwide (Us) Inc$3,00010%
Utah Food Bank$2,50010%
Emergency Community Help Organization Inc$2,50010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,50010%
Givedirectly Inc$2,40010%
Feeding Our Communities Partners$1,25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($268k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Peters Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFriends of the World Food Program Inc: $87,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Humanitarian Outreach and Intercultural Exchange: $44,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $39,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $37,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arab-American Family Support Center Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $35,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $30,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $27,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBard College: $26,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $24,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWcij Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSahan Journal: $15,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $14,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFondy Food Pantry: $13,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCamp Mishawaka: $12,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetSummit County Clubhouse: $11,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetWaterkeeper Alliance Inc: $10,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVEAP Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Clear Fund: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Alliance for Climate Protection: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Inc: $5,750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUnrwa USA National Committee Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Ledgeview Nature Center: $5,500 over 2y, 12% of budgetCivil Rights Corps: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSimpson Housing Services Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil on Foundations Inc: $4,499 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Campaign Legal Center Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota: $3,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetConcern Worldwide (Us) Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmergency Community Help Organization Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGivedirectly Inc: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding Our Communities Partners: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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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.

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFL11× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

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About Peters Family Foundation

How much does Peters Family Foundation give?
Peters Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $148,999 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Peters Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (22%), Education (16%), Environment (16%).
Who are Peters Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Friends of the World Food Program Inc ($87k), Center for Humanitarian Outreach and Intercultural Exchange ($45k), Equal Justice Initiative ($40k).
Does Peters Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Peters Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Peters Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mightycause Charitable Foundation, Edward Jones Foundation, Baird Foundation Inc.
Where is Peters Family Foundation based?
Peters Family Foundation is based in UT.

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 56 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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