· Private foundation
Sharkey 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k5 grants · $26k
- $10k–50k11 grants · $135k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ASHLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| ASHLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION | $17,500 |
| LA CLINICA | $12,500 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON | $12,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $12,000 |
| FARESTART | $10,000 |
| BEE GIRL | $10,000 |
| JEFFERSON PUBLIC RADIO | $10,000 |
| OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | $10,000 |
| APPLAUSE CHILDREN'S THEATER | $10,000 |
| SCIENCEWORKS | $10,000 |
| FRIENDS OF SANTA MARGARITA LIBRARY | $8,500 |
| UNITED WAY | $5,000 |
| OREGON FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK | $5,000 |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY (CAPSLO) | $4,500 |
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 (FY17–21, $80k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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.
30 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ASASHLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION9× · 2017–2025 · $91k · revenue +122%
- BGBEE GIRL7× · 2019–2025 · $50k · revenue +96%
- SFSURFING FOR HOPE FOUNDATION5× · 2017–2021 · $50k · revenue +167%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $5k
- CWCOMMUNITY WORKS INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +65%
- YSYOUTH SYMPHONYone grant, 2019 · $5k
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.
Connecting people across oregon and the pacific northwest through the power of a shared story.
Slo rep strengthens theatre's cultural influence and enriches the central coast by producing professional theatre, nurturing artists and providing theatre education for children and adults.
The mission of oregon children's theater is to create exceptional theater experiences that transform lives. we do this by producing professional stage plays for young audiences, and through arts education classes and programs.
Oregon contemporary theatre creates outstanding performances and programs that inspire curiosity, challenge expectation, encourage dialogue and support positive change.
The oregon symphony is dedicated to moving music forward. our vision is bold and adventurous: to inspire audiences with exhilarating performances, present the best musicians in a wide range of styles, explore new art forms, shine light on…
See schedule 0founded in 1994, opera santa barbara is the signature provider of professional opera on the california central coast. we aspire to be a cultural leader in the santa barbara region, voicing and advancing our community's spirit…
On the Boards' mission is to invest in leading contemporary performing artists near and far and connect them to a diverse range of communities interested in forward-thinking art and ideas.
Artists repertory theatre's mission is to produce intimate, provacative theatre and provide a home for a diverse community of artists and audiences to take creative risks.
Oregon ballet theatre is committed to sharing our passion for the expressive power of ballet, inspiring an enduring appreciation of dance, and connecting in meaningful ways to our community through excellence in performance, training, and…
To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.
California ocean science trust (ost) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating progress towards a healthy and productive ocean future for california. created by state legislation, ost bridges the gap between cutting-edge…
Profile theatres mission is to produce a season of first-class productions and community engagement activities centered around a season-long featured writer whose vision broadens our perspective on the world and deepens our collective…
How this is measured
22 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. 22 of the 45 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 ASHLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FARESTART ↗
- Who funds OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds BEE GIRL ↗
- Who funds SURFING FOR HOPE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WELLSPRING FAMILY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds YOUTH SYMPHONY OF SOUTHERN OREGON ↗
- Who funds APPLAUSE CHILDRENS THEATER ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SW OREGON ↗
- Who funds TALENT MAKER CITY ↗
- Who funds JPR FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE HOPE HEART INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY WORKS INC ↗
- Who funds SURFERS OF TOMORROW ↗
- Who funds FAMILY CARE NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds OREGON FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds SISKIYOU MUSIC PROJECT ↗
- Who funds COLLABORATIVE THEATRE PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds TEXAS DIAPER BANK ↗
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: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Carpenter Foundation · Carrico Family Foundation · Joe & Frances Naumes Family Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Sharkey Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sharkey Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Community Works Inc: 59% of income from government
- Oregon Family Support Network Inc: 53% of income from government
- Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon: 6% of income from government
- Collaborative Theatre Project Inc: 1% of income from government
- Ashland Community Hospital Foundation: 0% of income from government
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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