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Springboard Group

See schedule oSPRINGBOARD GROUP's mission is to promote & further the economicvitality & quality of life in oregon, primarily in yamhill county,except as otherwise determined by the board, through civic andpolitical engagement in support of community needs including, but notlimited to economic development, education, affordable…

$186k
Granted FY2023
12
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$25k
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, FY2020 to 2023.

Human Services$240kEducation$80kCommunity Improvement$76kArts & Culture$75kPublic Benefit$35kRecreation & Sports$30kYouth Development$11kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0
02FY2023 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 12 grants below total $138,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $186,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $47,500 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.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $131k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$8.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TOBIAS READ FOR SECRETARY OF STATE$25,000
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY$15,000
YAMHILL COUNTY ENRICHMENT SOCIETY$11,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE$10,000
OREGON STATE POLICE FOUNDATION$10,000
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING$10,000
OREGON BUSINESS CHARITABLE INSTITUTE$10,000
OREGON CENTER FOR POLICY PROCESS$10,000
BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER PACPORTLAND ALIANCE PAC$10,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS - OREGON$10,000
CHEHALEM VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE$10,000
CHEHALEM CULTURAL CENTER$7,500
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 (FY20–22, $230k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%A FAMILY PLACE: $100k → 11%LUTHERAN COMMUNITY SERVICES NW: $100k → 12%A FAMILY PLACE: $10k → 11%OREGON ASSOCIATION OF RELIEF NURSERIES: $10k → 11%A FAMILY PLACE (OREGON ASSOC OF RELIED NURSERIES): $10k → 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.
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$390k · 7 repeat orgs$177k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
5

Total granted

$390k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+18%

Still filing today

100%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $91k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalHealthOther
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

  • LC
    Lutheran Community Services Northwest
    3× · 2020–2022 · $230k · revenue +78%
  • CV
    CHEHALEM VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMM
    3× · 2020–2023 · $30k · revenue +20%
  • Special Olympics Oregon Inc
    3× · 2020–2023 · $30k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • NR
    Northwest Regional Education Service District
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • WM
    WILLAMETTE MASTER CHORUS
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +18%
  • RELIEF NURSERY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +72%
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
Oregon Center for Public Policy

The oregon center for public policy's mission is to achieve economic justice for all oregonians through research, analysis, and advocacy. ocpp works to change policies that foster economic security and stability for all oregonians. we do…

Employment
2
Our Oregon

Promote economic and social fairness by working in coalition open a broad range of issues and activities in the public arena

Human Services
3
Oregon Music Festival

Oregon Music Festival's mission is the performance, production, and promotion of classical music through orchestral, choral/orchestra, and chamber music.

Arts & Culture
4
Oregon Energy Systems Technology and Research
Environment
5
Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association

Orla serves as the leading industry advocate, striving to protect, improve and promote oregon hospitality.

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6
Oregon Business Council

To mobilize business leaders to contribute to oregon's quality of life and economic prosperity.

—
7
Oregon Justice Network

Oregon Justice Network is an alliance built and staffed by criminal legal system impacted people advocating for the well-being of people affected or at-risk of being affected by carceral systems. Our work centers around restorative…

Human Services
8
Oregon Arts Watch

Oregon Arts Watch produces independent, professional arts and culture journalism and criticism that is transparent, fair and accurate.

Arts & Culture
9
Orchestra Seattle - Seattle Chamber Singer

The mission of Orchestra Seattle | Seattle Chamber Singers is to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest through performance of great orchestral and choral literature; to introduce Northwest audiences to rarely heard works of…

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10
Oregon Crime Victims Law Center

Advocate for victims of crime within the criminal justice system and protective order cases; provide referrals to social-service agencies that can help crime victims recover. the center's services are available statewide at no cost to…

Crime & Legal
11
Oregon Medical Association

The mission of the oma is to speak as the unified voice of medicine in oregon; advocate for a sustainable, equitable, and accessible healthcare environment; and energize physicians and physician assistants by building and supporting their…

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12
Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the eugene area chamber of commerce is to promote a healthy local economy by influencing business success, public policy, and community development.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oregon Historical Society; the most unlike its peers is Newberg Downtown Coalition. 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Lutheran Community Services Northwest: $230,000 · Human ServicesLutheran Community Services NorthwestNorthwest Regional Education Service District: $50,000 · OtherNorthwest Regional Education Service D…CHEHALEM VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMM: $30,000 · OtherCHEHALEM VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMSpecial Olympics Oregon Inc: $30,000 · OtherSpecial Olympics Oregon IncTOBIAS READ FOR SECRETARY OF STATE: $25,000 · OtherTOBIAS READ FOR SECRETARY OF STATEYAMHILL COUNTY ENRICHMENT SOCIETY: $11,000 · OtherYAMHILL COUNTY ENRICHMENT SOCIETYRELIEF NURSERY INC: $10,000 · OtherOREGON CENTER FOR POLICY PROGRESS: $10,000 · OtherBUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER PACPORTLAND ALIANCE PAC: $10,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE INC: $10,000 · OtherMcMinnville Area Community Foundation: $10,000 · OtherOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $20,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON PUBL…OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $15,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON HIST…WILLAMETTE MASTER CHORUS: $10,000 · Arts & CultureWILLAMETTE …OREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON SYMP…NEWBERG DOWNTOWN COALITION: $5,500 · Arts & CultureNEWBERG DOW…YAMHILL ENRICHMENT SOCIETY: $30,000 · Community ImprovementOREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL CHARITABLE INSTITUTE: $30,000 · EducationChehalem Center Association dba Chehalem Cultural Center: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsOREGON STATE POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Crime & Legal
Human Services$230,000Other$196,000Arts & Culture$60,500Community Improvement$30,000Education$30,000Recreation & Sports$20,000Crime & Legal$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLutheran Community Services Northwest: $230,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCHEHALEM VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMM: $30,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetSpecial Olympics Oregon Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYAMHILL ENRICHMENT SOCIETY: $30,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetOREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL CHARITABLE INSTITUTE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetOREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChehalem Center Association dba Chehalem Cultural Center: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetOREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOREGON STATE POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetWILLAMETTE MASTER CHORUS: $10,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetRELIEF NURSERY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOREGON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON CENTER FOR POLICY PROGRESS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMcMinnville Area Community Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetNEWBERG DOWNTOWN COALITION: $5,500 over 1y, 3.5% 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.

The Oregon Community …The Ford Family Found…Marie Lamfrom Charita…The Reser Family Foun…Maybelle Clark Macdon…The Roundhouse Founda…The Collins FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustNatl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The Oregon Community FoundationOR19.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Reser Family Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · The Roundhouse Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Relief Nursery Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Oregon Historical Society: 10% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Newberg Downtown Coalition: 7% of income from government
  • Oregon Public Broadcasting: 1% of income from government
  • Oregon Symphony Association: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get 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 · 0–40%
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 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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