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Rsf Global Community Fund Inc

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$3.1M
Granted FY2018
1
Grants FY2018
1
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
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Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Rsf Global Community Fund Inc’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Rsf Social Finance Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2018.

Social Science$1.2MCommunity Improvement$46kYouth Development$44kEnvironment$34kReligion$31kPublic Benefit$26kHuman Services$25kHealth$21kOther$0
02FY2018 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $1,002,092, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,083,677 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,081,585 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.
$1,002,092
Median grant
1
States reached
$26k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION INC$1,002,092
02The need
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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 (FY17–17, $44k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ON THE MOVE: $19k → 9%SHADETREE MULTICULTURAL FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%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

VT
ID
MI
NY
MA
CA
CO
NM
AL
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 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
Nature and Culture International

Nature and culture international conserves biologically diverse landscapes in latin america, in concert with local cultures, for the well-being of the planet.

Environment
2
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
3
Native Americans in Philanthropy

Native Americans in Philanthropy advocates, educates, convenes and innovates to dramatically increase philanthropic investments in Native communities and transform the philanthropic sector's relationship with Indigenous communities.

Civil Rights
4
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
5
Institute for Conservation Leadership

To support healthy communities and a healthy earth, the institute for conservation leadership strengthens leaders, organizations, coalitions and networks.

Community Improvement
6
International Budget Partnership

Ibp works with civil society, governments, international institutions and the private sector to bring about a world in which empowered citizens participate in open, inclusive public budgeting processes to shape policies and practices that…

International
7
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc

The sustainable forestry initiative (sfi) inc. is an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to advance sustainability through forest-focused collaborations. sfi is a leader through collaboration in standards, conservation,…

Environment
8
Sustainability Institute

Advancing sustainable and resilient communities while building the next generation of conservation leaders

Community Improvement
9
Groundswell International Inc

Groundswell International strenghtens communities to build healthy farming and food systems from the ground up.

International
10
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition- International

ISET-International catalyzes transformative changes toward a more resilient and equitable future. Through research, training and implementation activities, we improve understanding and elevate the level of dialog and practice as society…

Environment
11
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc; the most unlike its peers is Shadetree Multicultural 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

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 20 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC: $1,170,492 · Social ScienceRSF SOCIAL FINANCE INCTHE OJAI FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherTHE OJAI …INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 · OtherINTERNATI…VERMONT CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $13,000 · OtherVERMONT C…PACIFIC ZEN INSTITUTE: $10,000 · OtherPACIFIC Z…POST OIL SOLUTIONS: $9,000 · OtherPOST OIL …ZEN PEACEMAKERS INC: $7,500 · OtherZEN PEACE…Music in the Vineyards Inc: $15,000 · OtherMusic in …THE EQUUS PROJECTS INC DANCING WITH HORSES: $5,555 · OtherSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,000 · OtherSOUTHERN …SCHOOL OF LOST BORDERS: $8,888 · OtherSCHOOL OF…NEW MEXICO SUICIDE INTERVENTION PROJECT INC: $7,000 · OtherNEW MEXIC…Shadetree Multicultural Foundation: $25,000 · Human ServicesON THE MOVE: $19,000 · Human ServicesTHRESHOLD FOUNDATION: $26,000 · InternationalGOLDEN COURAGE INTERNATIONAL INC RESEARCH&SERVICE FOR UNDERSERVED CHINESE: $8,000 · InternationalINQUIRING SYSTEMS INC: $24,600 · Community ImprovementTHE MARION INSTITUTE INC: $14,400 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $9,000 · PhilanthropySOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $21,000 · Environment
Social Science$1,170,492Other$126,443Human Services$44,000International$34,000Community Improvement$24,600Philanthropy$23,400Environment$21,000

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 budgetRSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC: $1,170,492 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTHRESHOLD FOUNDATION: $26,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE OJAI FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetINQUIRING SYSTEMS INC: $24,600 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $21,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetON THE MOVE: $19,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMusic in the Vineyards Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE MARION INSTITUTE INC: $14,400 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL OF LOST BORDERS: $8,888 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetGOLDEN COURAGE INTERNATIONAL INC RESEARCH&SERVICE FOR UNDERSERVED CHINESE: $8,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetNEW MEXICO SUICIDE INTERVENTION PROJECT INC: $7,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE EQUUS PROJECTS INC DANCING WITH HORSES: $5,555 over 1y, 14% 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.

Rsf Social Finance IncDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Rsf Social Finance IncCA33.8× affinity14 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rsf Social Finance Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Rsf Global Community Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rsf Global Community Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Marion Institute Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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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How do I get to Rsf Global Community Fund Inc?

Find your warmest path to Rsf Global Community Fund Inc 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 20 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $10k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2018, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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