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Runestone Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$60k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Education$527kReligion$478kArts & Culture$273kCivil Rights$223kHuman Services$203kHousing & Shelter$170kCrime & Legal$159kHealth$27kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$6,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF METUCHEN$10,000
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF METUCHEN$8,000
METUCHEN SAFETY COUNCIL INC$8,000
A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE INC$8,000
JOHN AKEY FOUNDATION$6,000
CHITTENDEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE METUCHEN LIBRARY A NEW JERSEY NONPR$5,000
NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC$5,000
RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC$3,000
METUCHEN EDISON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC$2,000
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 (FY17–22, $204k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MAGICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS: $1k → 9%COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC: $115k → 11%COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC: $50k → 11%COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC: $14k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER: $10k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 11%COMMUNITY OPTIONS INC: $3k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER: $3k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER: $2k → 11%PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER: $1k → 11%TRINITY COUNSELING SERVICE: $1k → 11%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
MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
MD
DE
TN
DC
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 15 repeat orgs$355k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +102% since the first grant, against +49% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
16

Total granted

$1.7M
$295k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+102%
+49%

Still filing today

80%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsCivil RightsInternationalOther
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

  • NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $200k · revenue +102%
  • CO
    Community Options Inc
    3× · 2018–2020 · $182k · revenue +142%
  • ISLES INC
    4× · 2017–2023 · $165k · revenue +167%

Funded once

  • PB
    PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $100k
  • MU
    MONTGOMERY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $95k
  • MI
    MUSICOPIA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +359%
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
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
2
Princeton Pro Musica

Laws of the state of new jersey. the mission of the organization is to perform choral masterworks and other works of the choral literature with energy, passion, and uncompromising artistic excellence. the organization believes in the power…

Arts & Culture
3
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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9
Mitchell College

Mitchell college educates students through a highly individualized educational approach that brings forward each student's potential, reveals their strengths, and fosters personal growth.

Education
10
Princeton University Press

Our fundamental mission is to bring scholarly ideas to the world. we publish books that connect authors and readers across spheres of knowledge to advance and enrich the human conversation. we embrace the highest standards in our…

Arts & Culture
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Princeton Healthcare System Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 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

30 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. 30 of the 40 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
21/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $345,500 · OtherTRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYCENTURION MINISTRIES INC: $158,500 · OtherCENTURION MINISTRIES INCPHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY: $100,000 · OtherPHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETYMONTGOMERY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $95,000 · OtherMONTGOMERY UNITED METHODIST CHURCHAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR & ORCHEST: $52,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR & ORCHES…THE DRYDEN ENSEMBLE A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORA: $50,000 · OtherTHE DRYDEN ENSEMBLE A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPOR…+16 more: $121,000 · Other+16 moreCenter of Theological Inquiry: $355,000 · ReligionCenter of Theologic…NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC: $200,000 · Civil RightsNAACP LEGAL…+1 more: $5,000 · Civil RightsCommunity Options Inc: $182,000 · Human ServicesCommunity O…PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER DBA CENTER FOR MODERN AGING PRINCETON: $20,000 · Human ServicesPRINCETON S…+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesISLES INC: $165,000 · Housing & ShelterMCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY: $71,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Friends of the Leipzig Bach-Archive Inc: $32,000 · Arts & CultureMUSICOPIA INC: $20,000 · Arts & CulturePrinceton Symphony Orchestra Inc: $15,800 · Arts & CultureBRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE CO INC: $15,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $7,000 · Arts & CultureST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $70,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Education
Other$922,000Religion$355,000Civil Rights$205,000Human Services$204,000Housing & Shelter$165,000Arts & Culture$160,800Education$80,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCenter of Theological Inquiry: $355,000 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC: $200,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCommunity Options Inc: $182,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetISLES INC: $165,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCENTURION MINISTRIES INC: $158,500 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetMCCARTER THEATRE COMPANY: $71,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $70,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSICOPIA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetPRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER DBA CENTER FOR MODERN AGING PRINCETON: $20,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetPrinceton Symphony Orchestra Inc: $15,800 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE CO INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetPRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Metuchen Library: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetPRINCETON FIRST AID AND RESCUE SQUAD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTRUE COLORS UNITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCENTER AT 353 INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAGICIANS WITHOUT BORDERS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetARTS COUNCIL OF PRINCETON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOLD FRIENDS SENIOR DOGS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Bristol-Myers Squibb …Princeton Area Commun…The Robert Wood Johns…Curtis W McGraw Found…The Griffin-Cole FundThe Snyder Family FundThe J Robert & Barbar…The Frank J Ryan and …Honey Perkins Family …George H and Estelle …The Edward E & Marie …The Macmillan Family …
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncNJ23× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Curtis W McGraw Foundation · The Griffin-Cole Fund · The Snyder Family Fund · The J Robert & Barbara A Hillier Foundation Inc · The Frank J Ryan and Jane E Ryan Family Foundation · Honey Perkins Family Foundation Inc · George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation · The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation · The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc

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 Runestone Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Runestone Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Isles Inc: 21% of income from government
  • Arts Council of Princeton: 6% of income from government
  • Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Community Options Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
6report 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.

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 40 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home