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Steiner-Helsby Family Foundation at a glance

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Steiner-Helsby Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$61k
Granted FY2023
13
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$56k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$81kPhilanthropy$58kEducation$33kCivil Rights$8kHuman Services$3kScience & Tech$3kEnvironment$2kHealth$2kOther$0
02FY2023 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k12 grants · $5k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $56k
$200
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND CARLYN J STEINER DONOR JOANNA STEINER HELSBY DONOR$55,922
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION$2,000
ARCS FOUNDATION$1,000
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART$500
KCTS 9$300
RENEGADES FOR LIFE$250
BUSH SCHOOL$200
ARBORETUM FOUNDATION$100
PIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION$100
SMITH COLLEGE$100
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SEATTLE$80
Individual grant recipient$75
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY$50
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RENEGADES FOR LIFE: $250 → 9%RENEGADES FOR LIFE: $250 → 9%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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$134k · 22 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2023, 13 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
19

Total granted

$134k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+36%

Still filing today

73%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEnvironmentHealthOther
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

  • SA
    SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
    5× · 2017–2022 · $41k · revenue +0%
  • SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE
    3× · 2018–2020 · $30k · revenue +15%
  • TT
    THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE
    7× · 2017–2023 · $18k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • SF
    SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION INC
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue -34%
  • TD
    THE DUNHUANG FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +22%
  • NP
    Northwest Parkinsons Foundation
    one grant, 2018 · $500 · revenue +8%
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
Seattle Architectural Foundation

The Seattle Architecture Foundation connects people to the architecture, design, and history of Seattle. We believe the more you engage with design, the more you feel connected to your changing city. As a volunteer driven organization, we…

Arts & Culture
2
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
3
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc

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.

Arts & Culture
4
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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5
Seattle Public Library Foundation

The seattle public library foundation inspires the community's philanthropic support, advocacy for, and pride in the library.

Education
6
The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences

Seattle academy is a dynamic community that challenges students to question, imagine, and create in order to contribute to a changing world.

Education
7
Seattle International Foundation

Seattle international foundation (sif) champions equity and rule of law in central america through good governance and a robust civil society. sif works with other donors to the region to increase philanthropy and to promote collaboration,…

Philanthropy
8
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
9
The University of British Columbia

Pursuing excellence in research learning and engagement to foster global citizenship and advance a sustainable and just society across British Columbia Canada and the world.

Education
10
Seattle Foundation

Seattle foundation's mission is to ignite powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make greater seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all.

Philanthropy
11
Friends of the Seattle Public Library

The Friends of the Seattle Public Library's mission is to elevate the Library and inspire the love of reading in our communities.

Education
12
Washington Filmworks

To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry. We accomplish this by marketing and managing the state's production incentive program, representing the state in national and…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Seattle Art Museum; the most unlike its peers is Renegades for Life 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

31 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. 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
24/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $40,500 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE ART MUSEUMSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $30,294 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATREBAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART: $3,300 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $4,980 · Arts & Culture+4 moreSCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND CARLYN J STEINER DONOR JOANNA STEINER HELSBY DONOR: $55,922 · OtherSCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND CARLYN J STEINER DO…ARCS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherARCS FOUNDATIONSOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION INC: $3,000 · Other+21 more: $11,139 · Other+21 moreTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $17,600 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF TH…UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $14,625 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WASH…+4 more: $1,300 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $7,800 · Civil RightsINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HOUSE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesRENEGADES FOR LIFE INC: $500 · Human ServicesEverstrong Prevention: $250 · Human ServicesARBORETUM FOUNDATION: $600 · EnvironmentSeattle Garden Club Inc: $500 · EnvironmentNorthwest Parkinsons Foundation: $500 · HealthFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $250 · Health
Arts & Culture$79,074Other$75,061Education$33,525Civil Rights$7,800Human Services$2,750Environment$1,100Health$750

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 budgetSEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $40,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $30,294 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $17,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $14,625 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $7,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBAINBRIDGE ISLAND MUSEUM OF ART: $3,300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE DUNHUANG FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HOUSE INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTown Hall Association: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Center For Humanity: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $780 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetARBORETUM FOUNDATION: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEATTLEKING COUNTY: $550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Chamber Music Festival: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Garden Club Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPLANTAMNESTY: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRENEGADES FOR LIFE INC: $500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BUSH SCHOOL: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEverstrong Prevention: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVILLAGEREACH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF SEATTLE: $80 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $50 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.

Seattle FoundationWyman Youth TrustThe Norcliffe Foundat…ArtsfundBaird Foundation IncGs Donor Advised Phil…Loeb Charitable Found…Thurston Charitable F…Jewish Federation of …United Way of King Co…M J Murdock Charitabl…American Gift Fund
Seattle FoundationWA34.3× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Wyman Youth Trust · The Norcliffe Foundation · Artsfund · Baird Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Loeb Charitable Foundation · Thurston Charitable Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle · United Way of King County · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · American 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 Steiner-Helsby Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Steiner-Helsby Family Foundation. 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%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 45 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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By state
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