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Shenandoah 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.

$2.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 41
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$20M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Shenandoah Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $70k 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
PhilanthropyHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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 arriving23$2.4M9%
FY202327$2.1M11%
FY202225$1.1M28%
FY202129$1.4M34%
FY202031$795k6%
FY201941$770kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$3.9MPhilanthropy$3.5MEducation$645kEnvironment$208kEmployment$140kPublic Safety & Disaster$75kAnimals$61kScience & Tech$55kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CA
UT
CO
AZ
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
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 48 grantees
All grantees of Shenandoah Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of California San Francisco Foundation$1,410,50060%
Kiryle Foundation$1,000,000469%
Meglbagl Foundation$1,000,000468%
Rough-J-Ranch Foundation$1,000,000472%
Craig Hospital Foundation$925,00042%
Ebj Foundation$500,000370%
Montage Health Foundation$500,00061%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$190,00060%
Redf$140,00060%
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation$135,00060%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$120,00060%
The Willows Community School$90,00030%
Rowland Hall-St Mark's School$90,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$80,00050%
American Cancer Society Inc$60,00030%
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies$50,00060%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$45,00060%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$40,00050%
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc$40,00020%
Bridging Bionics Foundation$40,00022%
Aspen Education Foundation$40,00031%
California Academy of Sciences$35,00040%
John Muir Health Foundation$30,00030%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$30,00030%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$25,00051%
The Thacher School Inc$25,00020%
United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc$25,00020%
Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc$20,00010%
Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn$20,00020%
Willamette University$20,00020%
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$20,00020%
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation$20,00020%
Del Monte Forest Conservancy$15,00061%
The Orme School$15,00010%
Carmel Ideas Foundation$15,00022%
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$10,00011%
The Aspen Institute Inc$10,00020%
Music Associates of Aspen Inc$10,00020%
University of California Davis$10,0001n/a
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$10,00010%
Teach for America Inc$10,00010%
Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Inernational$5,00010%
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum Inc$5,00024%
American Bone Health$5,00011%
The Garden Club of America$2,50010%
Kqed Inc$2,50010%
Childrens Health Guild$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($709k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Shenandoah Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 47 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $1,410,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetKiryle Foundation: $1,000,000 over 4y, 69% of budgetMeglbagl Foundation: $1,000,000 over 4y, 68% of budgetRough-J-Ranch Foundation: $1,000,000 over 4y, 72% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $925,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetEbj Foundation: $500,000 over 3y, 70% of budgetMontage Health Foundation: $500,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $190,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRedf: $140,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAspen Valley Hospital Foundation: $135,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $120,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Willows Community School: $90,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRowland Hall-St Mark's School: $90,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $80,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Center for Environmental Studies: $50,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIntermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBridging Bionics Foundation: $40,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAspen Education Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCalifornia Academy of Sciences: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Muir Health Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWillamette University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDel Monte Forest Conservancy: $15,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetThe Orme School: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCarmel Ideas Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBuffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMusic Associates of Aspen Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Disaster Search Dog Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProfessional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship Inernational: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetAmerican Bone Health: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Garden Club of America: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKqed Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Health Guild: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 47.

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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.

Esb Charitable FoundationCA15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Esb Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

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How do I get to Shenandoah Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah Foundation

How much does Shenandoah Foundation give?
Shenandoah Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $2,447,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 41 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Shenandoah Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (45%), Philanthropy (41%), Education (7%).
Who are Shenandoah Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: University of California San Francisco Foundation ($1.4M), Kiryle Foundation ($1.0M), Meglbagl Foundation ($1.0M).
Does Shenandoah Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Esb Charitable Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is Shenandoah Foundation based?
Shenandoah Foundation is based in CA.

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 65 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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