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Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation at a glance

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Susan Scott Heyneman 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.

$246k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0181% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$379kEnvironment$278kHuman Services$36kFood & Nutrition$32kEducation$31kRecreation & Sports$30kHealth$17kPhilanthropy$14kOther$0
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k25 grants · $79k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $168k
$3,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Yellowstone Art Museum$35,000
Northern Plains Resource Council$30,000
Missoula Art Museum$25,000
Alberta Bair Theatre$25,000
Stillwater Historical SocietyMuseum of the Beartooths$20,000
ACLU$17,500
Humanities Montana$15,190
Arts & Above$9,000
Montana Performing Arts Consortium Inc$5,000
Chinook Horses$5,000
Family Service$5,000
Mountain Shadow Association$5,000
Suffer Out Loud$4,700
Powder River Basin Resource Council (PBRC)$4,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust$4,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Mountain Shadow Association: $5k → 10%Billings Family YMCA: $10k → 9%Family Service: $5k → 9%Tumbleweed: $4k → 9%Tumbleweed Runaway Program: $4k → 9%Tumbleweed: $3k → 9%Family Services: $3k → 9%Tumbleweed: $3k → 9%Tumbleweed: $3k → 9%Family Services: $3k → 9%Tumbleweed: $3k → 9%Tumbleweed: $3k → 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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$986k · 45 repeat orgs$313k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

45 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

45
27

Total granted

$986k
$244k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+9%

Still filing today

51%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • NP
    NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL
    4× · 2019–2025 · $105k · revenue +66%
  • YA
    YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM
    4× · 2019–2025 · $85k · revenue +110%
  • HC
    HIGH COUNTRY NEWS
    4× · 2019–2024 · $78k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $35k
  • NP
    National Public Radio Center
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
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
Scenic Montana Trails
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2
Montana Wilderness Association

Uniting and mobilizing communities to keep montana wild.

Environment
3
Montana Conservation Elders
Environment
4
Montana Association of Conservation Districts

To heighten the public's awareness of conservation districts and their activities as well as to promote soil and water conservation.

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5
Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation

To collectively serve as a catalyst for engagement and bonding of people to our wildlife and public lands in montana through a sense of place, education, access, research and stewardship.

Environment
6
Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Greater yellowstone coalition works with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the greater yellowstone ecosystem, now and for future generations.

Environment
7
Cowboy State Daily

Cowboy state daily's mission is to provide high-quality local and statewide reporting on the issues that impact wyoming, featuring stories that capture wyoming's wonderful "small town with long streets" vibe.

Arts & Culture
8
Montana Audubon

Wildlife and natural ecosystems to safeguard biological diversity for current and future generations.

Environment
9
Montana Wildlife Federation

The montana wildlife federation is a statewide conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife, wildlife habitat, and public access for outdoor recreation.

Animals
10
Wyoming Wildlife Advocates

To promote science-based wildlife management that fosters ecosystem health and dynamic equilibrium between species throughout the state of wyoming.

Animals
11
Wyoming Outdoor Council

The wyoming outdoor council's mission is to protect wyoming's environment and quality of life now and for future generations.

Environment
12
Montana Business Leadership Council

The mblc exists to encourage and enact business-friendly policies that create good-paying jobs and make montana a better place to live. the primary purpose of the mblc is to educate the public on important business issues, enable citizens…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bare Bait Dance; the most unlike its peers is The Food Group 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

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 83 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
26/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Land Institute: $50,000 · OtherThe Land InstituteIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientArt House: $45,000 · OtherArt HouseIndividual grant recipient: $35,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNational Public Radio Center: $30,000 · OtherARTS & ABOVE: $27,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $26,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherArt House Billings: $25,000 · OtherHumanities Montana: $23,690 · OtherWESTERN HERITAGE CENTER: $21,250 · OtherStillwater Historical SocietyMuseum of the Beartooths: $20,000 · Other+40 more: $212,500 · Other+40 moreYELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM: $85,000 · Arts & CultureYELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUMALBERTA BAIR THEATER CORPORATION: $72,194 · Arts & CultureALBERTA BAIR THEATER CORP…BARE BAIT DANCE: $45,350 · Arts & CultureBARE BAIT DANCEMISSOULA ART MUSEUM: $37,000 · Arts & CultureMISSOULA ART MUSEUMWYO THEATRE INC: $18,000 · Arts & CultureWYO THEATRE INCFILM INDEPENDENT: $15,000 · Arts & CultureMONTANA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $10,000 · Arts & CultureMONTANA YOUTH SYMPHONY: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureHIGH COUNTRY NEWS: $78,000 · EnvironmentHIGH COUNTRY N…SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: $24,000 · EnvironmentSHERIDAN COMMU…POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL: $24,000 · EnvironmentPOWDER RIVER B…YELLOWSTONE RIVER PARKS ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · EnvironmentYELLOWSTONE RI…THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: $7,500 · Environment+3 more: $11,200 · Environment+3 moreNORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL: $105,000 · Community ImprovementNORTHERN …TUMBLEWEED RUNAWAY PROGRAM INC: $23,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICE: $11,000 · Human ServicesBILLINGS FAMILY YMCA INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesMOUNTAIN SHADOW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesNorthern Wyoming Community College Foundation: $21,000 · EducationSHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB: $10,000 · EducationBARNARD COLLEGE: $10,000 · EducationTHE FOOD GROUP INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionBillings Food Bank Inc: $12,000 · Food & NutritionREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE OF THE BIG HORNSINC: $8,000 · HealthCHINOOK HORSES: $5,000 · HealthSUFFER OUT LOUD: $4,700 · HealthIntermountain Planned Parenthood: $2,000 · Health
Other$590,440Arts & Culture$297,544Environment$164,700Community Improvement$105,000Human Services$49,000Education$41,000Food & Nutrition$32,000Health$19,700

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL: $105,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetYELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM: $85,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHIGH COUNTRY NEWS: $78,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetALBERTA BAIR THEATER CORPORATION: $72,194 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Land Institute: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBARE BAIT DANCE: $45,350 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetMISSOULA ART MUSEUM: $37,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetSHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: $24,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetPOWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL: $24,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetHumanities Montana: $23,690 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTUMBLEWEED RUNAWAY PROGRAM INC: $23,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWESTERN HERITAGE CENTER: $21,250 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetNorthern Wyoming Community College Foundation: $21,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetYELLOWSTONE RIVER PARKS ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE FOOD GROUP INC: $20,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetWYO THEATRE INC: $18,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFILM INDEPENDENT: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBillings Food Bank Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStillwater Historical Society: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB: $10,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetMONTANA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetBILLINGS FAMILY YMCA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMONTANA RESCUE MISSION: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMONTANA YOUTH SYMPHONY: $10,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE OF THE BIG HORNSINC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTHE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHRIVE INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMontana Environmental Information Center: $5,200 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMONTANA PERFORMING ARTS CONSORTIUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetSCIENCE KIDS: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMOUNTAIN SHADOW ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHINOOK HORSES: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSUFFER OUT LOUD: $4,700 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetIntermountain Planned Parenthood: $2,000 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.

  • Who funds NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds HIGH COUNTRY NEWS ↗
  • Who funds ALBERTA BAIR THEATER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds The Land Institute ↗
  • Who funds BARE BAIT DANCE ↗
  • Who funds MISSOULA ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds SHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds Humanities Montana ↗
  • Who funds TUMBLEWEED RUNAWAY PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN HERITAGE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Northern Wyoming Community College Foundation ↗
  • Who funds YELLOWSTONE RIVER PARKS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE FOOD GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds WYO THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds FILM INDEPENDENT ↗
  • Who funds Billings Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY SERVICE ↗
  • Who funds Stillwater Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB ↗
  • Who funds MONTANA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds BILLINGS FAMILY YMCA INC ↗
  • Who funds MONTANA RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds BARNARD COLLEGE ↗

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.

First Interstate Banc…Montana Community Fou…Homer A Scott & Mildr…Dan & Jeanne Scott Fa…Dennis & Phyllis Wash…Sample Foundation IncBillings Community Fo…Charles M Bair Family…Treacy FoundationGianforte Family Char…M J Murdock Charitabl…First Interstate Bank…
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncMT42.7× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Montana Community Foundation Inc · Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott Foundation · Dan & Jeanne Scott Family Foundation · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Sample Foundation Inc · Billings Community Foundation · Charles M Bair Family Trust · Treacy Foundation · Gianforte Family Charitable Trust · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · First Interstate Bank Centennial Youth Foundation

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 Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 Susan Scott Heyneman Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Susan Scott Heyneman 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 83 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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