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Revolutions per Minute

The organization's mission is to provide artists with strategy and support for their activism and philanthropy.

$642k
Granted FY2019
23
Grants FY2019
14
States reached
$236k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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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 2019.

Arts & Culture$295kHealth$143kEnvironment$107kPhilanthropy$92kCivil Rights$81kCrime & Legal$70kYouth Development$47kPublic Benefit$38kOther$0
02FY2019 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 23 grants below total $597,390, the rows itemized in this filing. The $642,175 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $44,785 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k10 grants · $81k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $218k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $299k
$12,135
Median grant
14
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BE INTERACTIVE$235,759
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE$62,790
CRISIS TEXT LINE$41,799
HOPE FOR THE DAY$34,114
YOUNG AUTHOR'S GREENHOUSE$18,852
GREENWAVE$17,595
TIDES CENTER$16,979
AUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK$16,000
SELF ENHANCEMENT INC$16,000
NM BODECKER CREATIVE FOUNDATION$16,000
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NW$16,000
COMMUNITY WATER CENTER$12,135
STORY OF STUFF$12,135
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS$9,130
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDER$9,100
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 (FY17–19, $41k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PUENTE ARIZONA: $5k → 11%AYNI INSTITUTE: $12k → 16%TIDES CENTER: $17k → 10%EFAA: $7k → 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

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
KY
VA
AZ
NM
DC
GA
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.

21%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$180k · 6 repeat orgs$666k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2019, 4 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
17

Total granted

$180k
$192k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+41%

Still filing today

100%
94%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $475k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
EnvironmentHealthEducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitArts & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $70k · revenue +10%
  • FE
    FAIRNESS EDUCATION FUND
    2× · 2017–2018 · $24k · revenue +17%
  • HI
    HEALTHCARE-NOW INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $24k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • GA
    GRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +102%
  • OT
    OFF THE STREET CLUBgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $16k · revenue +186%
  • DN
    DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue -4%
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
Common Future

Common future is a network of pioneering leaders across the u.s. and canada who work deeply within their communities to create alternative approaches to business, philanthropy, and investing. we envision an economy that has transitioned…

Community Improvement
2
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
3
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
4
Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology Inc

Using legal advocacy to make advances in science and technology safer for people and the planet.

Science & Tech
5
Environment Next Inc

Environment next supports individuals, nonprofits and businesses around the world on solutions to complex climate issues. we provide leadership, outreach and communication support, grants, and investments to empower leaders and their ideas…

Environment
6
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
7
Us Digital Response

U.s. digital response is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps governments, nonprofits, and public entities respond quickly to critical public needs. the organization serves the public by leveraging a network of pro bono…

Public Safety & Disaster
8
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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9
Upturn Inc

Upturn advances equity and justice in the design, governance, and use of technology.

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10
Womens Funding Network

Our mission as a global alliance is to provide strategies, research, and resources that support the critical agency and influence of women's foundations and gender justice funders in the movement for equality, justice, and power for all.

Education
11
Moral Compass Federation Inc

Moral compass federation facilitates collaboration among multiple veteran-led nonprofit organizations, individuals, and businesses who came together during the fall of kabul, afghanistan to evacuate and resettle afghan allies who were in…

Public Benefit
12
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Movement Strategy Center; the most unlike its peers is Nm Bodecker Creative 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

45 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/45
Grantees still filing
33/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BE INTERACTIVE: $235,759 · OtherBE INTERACTIVESELF ENHANCEMENT INC: $16,000 · OtherSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST: $16,000 · OtherGRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: $20,000 · OtherDEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $15,000 · OtherOFF THE STREET CLUB: $15,629 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $15,000 · OtherCENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC: $22,645 · Other+9 more: $82,873 · Other+9 moreCRISIS TEXT LINE INC: $41,799 · HealthCRISIS TEXT LIN…HOPE FOR THE DAY: $34,114 · HealthHOPE FOR THE DA…HEALTHCARE-NOW INC: $23,528 · HealthHEALTHCARE-NOW …NAMI National: $18,798 · HealthNAMI NationalAUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK INC: $16,000 · HealthAUTISTIC SELF A…Community Water Center: $21,624 · EnvironmentCommunity Wa…NEW VENTURE FUND: $12,441 · EnvironmentNEW VENTURE …GREENFAITH INC: $12,441 · EnvironmentGREENFAITH I…THE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT: $12,135 · EnvironmentTHE STORY OF…Utah Dine Bikeyah: $9,100 · EnvironmentUtah Dine Bi…NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS: $9,100 · EnvironmentNORTHEASTERN…Conservation Lands Foundation: $9,100 · EnvironmentConservation…ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE CARE - SOUTHEAST: $8,496 · EnvironmentACCESS REPRO…WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER: $8,000 · EnvironmentWILLAMETTE R…Columbia Riverkeeper: $8,000 · EnvironmentColumbia Riv…FAIRNESS EDUCATION FUND: $23,528 · EducationFAIRNESS E…YOUNG AUTHORS GREENHOUSE INC: $18,852 · EducationYOUNG AUTH…GREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORP: $17,595 · EducationGREENWAVE …NM Bodecker Creative Foundation: $16,000 · EducationNM Bodecke…PROTEUS FUND INC: $12,199 · EducationPROTEUS FU…THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC: $62,790 · PhilanthropyTHE CENTER FOR CULTURAL POWER: $8,631 · PhilanthropyEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $69,737 · Crime & LegalTIDES CENTER: $16,979 · Human ServicesAYNI INSTITUTE INC: $12,441 · Human ServicesFAITH ROOTS REPRODUCTIVE ACTION: $12,311 · Human ServicesEMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION: $6,680 · Human ServicesPUENTE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT: $5,257 · Human Services
Other$438,906Health$134,239Environment$110,437Education$88,174Philanthropy$71,421Crime & Legal$69,737Human Services$53,668

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 budgetBE INTERACTIVE: $235,759 over 1y, 46% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC: $62,790 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCRISIS TEXT LINE INC: $41,799 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC: $22,645 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGRAY AREA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNAMI National: $18,798 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORP: $17,595 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $16,979 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSELF ENHANCEMENT INC: $16,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNM Bodecker Creative Foundation: $16,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST: $16,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK INC: $16,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetOFF THE STREET CLUB: $15,629 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUTURE OF MUSIC COALITION INC: $14,595 over 1y, 26% of budgetMercy Corps: $12,960 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERNERS ON NEW GROUND INC: $12,442 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNEW VENTURE FUND: $12,441 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAYNI INSTITUTE INC: $12,441 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFAITH ROOTS REPRODUCTIVE ACTION: $12,311 over 1y, 11% of budgetPROTEUS FUND INC: $12,199 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT: $12,135 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $11,995 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUtah Dine Bikeyah: $9,100 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS: $9,100 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetConservation Lands Foundation: $9,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColumbia Riverkeeper: $8,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCATALYST CALIFORNIA: $6,680 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION: $6,680 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER: $6,024 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUENTE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT: $5,257 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY INC: $5,125 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD FOUNDATION INC: $5,032 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Tides FoundationAmalgamated Charitabl…PatagoniaorgImpactassetsincThe William & Flora H…The Schmidt Family Fo…Silicon Valley Commun…Proteus Fund IncRsf Social Finance IncThe David and Lucile …The California Endowm…Marin Community Found…
Tides FoundationCA21.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Patagoniaorg · Impactassetsinc · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · The Schmidt Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Proteus Fund Inc · Rsf Social Finance Inc · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · The California Endowment · Marin Community 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 Revolutions per Minute funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Revolutions per Minute. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Willamette Riverkeeper: 42% of income from government
  • Self Enhancement Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Columbia Riverkeeper: 1% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
9report 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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Find your warmest path to Revolutions per Minute 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 45 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home