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Sunbridge 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Environment$1.4MInternational$1.4MEducation$916kHealth$241kHuman Services$144kSocial Science$100kScience & Tech$55kArts & Culture$31kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $675k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$15,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL$250,000
CARE AFRICAN EDUCATION$175,000
WOODS INSTITUTE - STANFORD$100,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$100,000
NATURE CONSERVANCY$100,000
INSTITUTE FOR PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCHUW FOUNDATION$50,000
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$50,000
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INST$50,000
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL$50,000
BROWN UNIVERSITY$25,000
CHARITY WATER$20,000
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL$15,000
MAYO CLINIC$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$10,000
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$10,000
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 (FY18–18, $54k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%Charity Water: $50k → 17%YMCA of Greater Seattle: $4k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MN
NY
MA
RI
CA
VA
MD
DC
HI
GA
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 14 repeat orgs$971k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +53% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
14

Total granted

$2.7M
$654k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+53%

Still filing today

57%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $317k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’22’23’24
EnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureInternationalHealthOther
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

  • CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2024 · $965k · revenue +113%
  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $215k · revenue +37%
  • CHARITY GLOBAL INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $115k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $552k · revenue +36%
  • GIRLS WHO CODE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +8%
  • TJ
    THE JED FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -15%
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 Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
3
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
4
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
5
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
6
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
7
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
8
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
9
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
10
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

—
11
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
12
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girls Who Code Inc; the most unlike its peers is Washington Blues Society. 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

28 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. 28 of the 41 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
22/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CARE AFRICAN EDUCATION: $849,780 · OtherCARE AFRICAN EDUCATIONBROWN UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENT: $275,000 · OtherBROWN UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF ADVANCEMENTTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $160,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYSEATTLE ACADEMY: $151,000 · OtherSEATTLE ACADEMYWOODS INSTITUTE - STANFORD: $100,000 · OtherWOODS INSTITUTE - STANFORDUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - INSTITUTE FOR PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH: $100,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - INSTITUTE FOR PROSTA…+20 more: $195,000 · Other+20 moreCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $964,782 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDA…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $215,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $100,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORP…+2 more: $4,000 · EnvironmentCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $552,170 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FO…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $325,000 · EducationTHE BOARD…RAINIER SCHOLARS: $20,000 · EducationRAINIER S…+2 more: $12,000 · EducationCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $115,000 · Human ServicesGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $25,000 · Human Services+1 more: $4,000 · Human ServicesBROWN UNIVERSITY: $133,333 · Community ImprovementWOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION: $50,000 · Science & Tech
Other$1,830,780Environment$1,283,782International$552,170Education$357,000Human Services$144,000Community Improvement$133,333Science & Tech$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $964,782 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $325,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $215,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $160,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $133,333 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $115,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JED FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRAINIER SCHOLARS: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKUKIO HOOMANA FUND: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE SEATTLE ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle JazzED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (6871): $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOUNTAINEERS: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE ARTS AND LECTURES: $500 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Lucky Seven FoundationArtsfundPuget Sound Energy Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Seattle FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY16.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Lucky Seven Foundation · Artsfund · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Seattle Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Sunbridge Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sunbridge 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 63%
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 63% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Sunbridge Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sunbridge 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.

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 41 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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