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Rodman 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.

$307k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
88
Grants FY2024
66
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
52 to 66
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$5.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations Rodman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving67$289k16%
FY202366$295k26%
FY202255$327k16%
FY202160$273k18%
FY202060$273k28%
FY201952$178kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$530kArts & Culture$375kPhilanthropy$116kFood & Nutrition$115kEnvironment$101kAnimals$84kHealth$76kReligion$55kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 98 grantees
All grantees of Rodman Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Puget Sound$169,00060%
Williams College$153,00060%
St Paul Academy and Summit School$110,00060%
Coachella Valley Repertory$103,35061%
The Seattle Aquarium Society$82,50060%
Science Museum of Minnesota$74,00060%
Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc$63,50060%
Graywolf Press$51,00060%
Path With Art$43,50050%
Weyerhaeuser Family Foundationinc$30,50060%
Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc$29,50061%
Strings Music Festival$29,00060%
Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc$25,00060%
Northwest Harvest Emm$24,25060%
Northwest Watershed Institute$22,00062%
The Society of the Four Arts Inc$22,00060%
Friends & Neighbors Community Fund$21,50054%
Seattle Art Museum$21,00060%
Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc$20,30060%
United Way of the Yampa Valley$18,00051%
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation Inc$14,50061%
Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colo$14,50030%
Alliance for Gun Responsibility Foundation$14,00060%
Log Church Christian School$14,0005n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$14,00060%
Commonbond Communities$12,00060%
Northland College$12,00030%
Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries$11,00050%
World Bicycle Relief Nfp$11,00060%
Bath & Tennis Historic Building Preservation Foundation Inc$10,00041%
The Family Partnership$10,00050%
St Georges Center Inc dba St George Table$10,00012%
University Preparatory Academy$10,00060%
Priory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem$9,50060%
Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden Inc$8,70060%
Planned Parenthood North Central States$8,00020%
Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society$8,0006n/a
St Joseph School$7,5001n/a
Yamhill Community Action Partnership$7,50010%
Walker West Music Academy$7,00020%
Hidden Harvest Corporation$7,00050%
Thistle Farms Inc$7,00020%
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated$6,50020%
Solid Ground Washington$6,00030%
The Garden Club of Palm Beach Inc$6,00061%
Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn$5,50050%
Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation$5,00010%
University of Washington Foundation$5,00020%
Portland Art Museum$4,50020%
Forest History Society Inc$4,50040%
Agros International$4,00020%
Cazenovia College$4,00030%
Second Harvest Heartland$4,00010%
Elevated Access Inc$3,50020%
Willamette Jazz Society$3,00011%
Grace Community Fellowship Inc$3,0001n/a
Gates Philanthropy Partners$3,00010%
Jefferson Land Trust$3,00010%
Lower Phalen Creek Project$3,00030%
Bellwether Housing$3,00010%
Rvc Seattle$3,00030%
We Heart Seattle$3,00010%
Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio$3,00020%
Community Credit Lab$2,50030%
American Diabetes Association$2,50010%
The Surfrider Foundation$2,50010%
Pilgrim Lutheran Church$2,5001n/a
Evergreen Collaborative$2,00020%
Health Story Collaborative Inc$2,00012%
United Way of King County$2,00010%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$2,00020%
Lewis & Clark College$2,00010%
Puget Sound Restoration Fund$2,00010%
The Good Food Institute Inc$2,00020%
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana and Kentucky$2,00010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$2,00020%
The Boat Company Ltd$2,00010%
Nashville Rescue Mission$2,00010%
Compass Housing Alliance$2,00010%
Naples Pride Inc$2,00020%
Seattle Repertory Theatre$2,00020%
Reading Partners$1,50010%
Southern Legal Counsel Inc$1,50010%
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens Inc$1,50030%
Invest in Youth$1,50011%
Food in Need of Distribution Inc$1,40010%
Lakeside School$1,00020%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$1,00010%
Farestart$1,00010%
Honor the Earth$1,00010%
Save Our Wild Salmon$1,00010%
YouthCARE$1,0001n/a
Maia$1,0001n/a
Purpose Dignity Action$1,00010%
Birds Connect Seattle$1,00010%
Jerusalem Peacebuilders Inc$1,00010%
Conservation Nw$50010%
Colgate University$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($152k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Puget Sound: $169,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $153,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSt Paul Academy and Summit School: $110,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCoachella Valley Repertory: $103,350 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetThe Seattle Aquarium Society: $82,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetScience Museum of Minnesota: $74,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $63,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGraywolf Press: $51,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetPath With Art: $43,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWeyerhaeuser Family Foundationinc: $30,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBighorn Golf Club Charities Inc: $29,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetStrings Music Festival: $29,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMontessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc: $25,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest Harvest Emm: $24,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwest Watershed Institute: $22,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends & Neighbors Community Fund: $21,500 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetSeattle Art Museum: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $20,300 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of the Yampa Valley: $18,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetThe Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Northwest Colo: $14,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAlliance for Gun Responsibility Foundation: $14,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCommonbond Communities: $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNorthland College: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPlymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Bicycle Relief Nfp: $11,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBath & Tennis Historic Building Preservation Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Family Partnership: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Georges Center Inc dba St George Table: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetUniversity Preparatory Academy: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPriory in the USA of the Most Venerable Order of the Hosp / St John of Jerusalem: $9,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Mounts Botanical Garden Inc: $8,700 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood North Central States: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYamhill Community Action Partnership: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWalker West Music Academy: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHidden Harvest Corporation: $7,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChoate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSolid Ground Washington: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Garden Club of Palm Beach Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPeacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPortland Art Museum: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetForest History Society Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAgros International: $4,000 over 2y, 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 91.

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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.

Seattle FoundationWA31.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · The Norcliffe Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Driscoll Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Moccasin Lake Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Wyman Youth Trust

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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How do I get to Rodman Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Rodman 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.

About Rodman Foundation

How much does Rodman Foundation give?
Rodman Foundation reported 88 grants totaling $307,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 52 and 66 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Rodman Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (32%), Arts & Culture (22%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Rodman Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: The University of Puget Sound ($169k), Williams College ($153k), St Paul Academy and Summit School ($110k).
Does Rodman Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rodman 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 Rodman Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc, The Norcliffe Foundation.
Where is Rodman Foundation based?
Rodman Foundation is based in MN.

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 120 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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