· Private foundation
R R & Clara J Gould Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| JAMESTOWN YMCA (AND TEAM) | $5,175 |
| BRAINERD ROTARY FOUNDATION | $5,050 |
| BRAINERD FAMILY YMCA | $4,980 |
| ELKS LODGE #615 | $4,030 |
| AURORA LODGE #100 MASONIC TEMPLE | $3,510 |
| CENTRAL MINNESOTA COUNCIL | $2,830 |
| BRAINERD AREA GIRL SCOUTS | $1,950 |
| CHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC | $1,440 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF JAMESTOWN INC | $1,440 |
| ST LUKES CHURCH YOUTH MINISTRY | $1,270 |
| ALLEGHENY COUNCIL BSA | $1,065 |
| FAMILY SERVICE OF THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION | $1,060 |
| CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER | $1,060 |
| LUCILLE M WRIGHT AIR MUSEUM | $1,000 |
| CROW WING COUNTY UNITED WAY INC | $800 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 38% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.
32 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BRBRAINERD ROTARY FOUNDATION8× · 2017–2024 · $38k · revenue +96%
- YMYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD6× · 2017–2024 · $27k · revenue +106%
- YMYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF Jamestown NEW YORK3× · 2018–2021 · $13k · revenue +28%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $3k
- ALAURORA LODGE #100one grant, 2017 · $3k
- JAJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCone grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue +21%
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.
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.
The ymca strengthen's the community by providing quality programs that promote youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. we are a y without walls model. as a community based service provider, we remain flexible -…
To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Our mission is to build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. The YMCA of the Chippewa Valley is a community centered association dedicated to building a healthy spirit, mind and body for all people, while maintaining an…
To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
The young men's christian association of birmingham, inc. is a charitable organization that opens its doors to all women, men, families, teenagers, and children regardless of their ability to pay. the mission of the ymca is to put…
The mission of the lake county ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the csra through programs designed to build healthy spirit, mind, and body, reflecting the values of the judeo-christian tradition while maintaining respect for all people.
The channel islands ymca is a charitable organization providing programs based upon christian principles to people of all ages, races, religious beliefs and economic status, to promote youth development, healthy living and social…
To provide club members with a safe, supportive, fun, and enriching environment that inspires and empowers them to achieve their greatest potential. bgcmd accomplishes this mission with a foundational social- emotional learning approach…
See schedule o for form 990, part iii, line 1 - organization's mission
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 44 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 BRAINERD ROTARY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF BRAINERD ↗
- Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF Jamestown NEW YORK ↗
- Who funds CHAUTAUQUA OPPORTUNITIES INC ↗
- Who funds KINSHIP PARTNERS INC ↗
- Who funds CONFIDENCE LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PAUL BUNYAN ARBORETUM ↗
- Who funds FAMILY SERVICE OF THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION INC ↗
- Who funds Girl Scouts of Greater NY Inc ↗
- Who funds LAKES AREA UNITED WAY ↗
- Who funds ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds THE WINIFRED CRAWFORD DIBERT FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC ↗
- Who funds CRISIS LINE AND REFERRAL SERVICE ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE ↗
- Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Communitygiving · Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc · Lakes Media Collaborative · United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Inc · Ralph C Sheldon Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Initiative Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization R R & Clara J Gould Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from R R & Clara J Gould Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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