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Sylvan Creek Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

Sylvan Creek Foundation Inc

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.

$36k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$129kArts & Culture$66kHealth$34kEducation$31kRecreation & Sports$22kAnimals$16kHousing & Shelter$8kReligion$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$412k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Faces of Hope Foundation$10,000
Jesse Tree$7,667
Corpus Commons$3,577
Brave Hearts Idaho$3,500
Adaptive Wilderness Sports of McCal$2,012
Giraffe Laugh$2,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
Mini Joys Inc$1,800
Learning Lab$1,739
Idaho Backcountry Veterans$1,013
Idaho Public Television$1,000
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 (FY17–25, $82k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, 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%Mini Joys Inc: $4k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $4k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $4k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $3k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $2k → 8%Giraffe Laugh: $2k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $2k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $2k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $2k → 8%Mini Joys Inc: $2k → 8%The Jesse Tree of Idaho: $18k → 8%The Jesse Tree of Idaho: $15k → 8%The Jesse Tree of Idaho: $10k → 8%The Jesse Tree of Idaho: $9k → 8%Womens and Childrens Alliance: $3k → 8%Womens and Childrens Alliance: $2k → 8%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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$286k · 17 repeat orgs$78k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +45% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
19

Total granted

$286k
$59k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+45%

Still filing today

65%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthAnimalsRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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

  • TJ
    THE JESSE TREE OF IDAHO INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $52k · revenue +16%
  • IS
    IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $42k · revenue +31%
  • LL
    LEARNING LAB INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $28k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • HR
    Hiatus Ranch of Idaho Incgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $16k · revenue +47%
  • MA
    McPaws Animal Shelter
    one grant, 2017 · $8k
  • WW
    Wounded Warior Project
    one grant, 2022 · $7k
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
Idaho Animal Rescue Network

Idaho Animal Rescue Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Idaho that works in Idaho and Eastern Washington to educate, advocate, and network with other rescues and law enforcement in Idaho regarding animal cruelty and neglect. We are…

Animals
2
Underdogs Boise
Arts & Culture
3
Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc

Idaho legal aid services inc is a statewide nonprofit law firm dedicated to providing equal access for low-income people through quality advocacy and education

Crime & Legal
4
Disability Rights Idaho Inc

The organization protects, promotes and advances the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities, through quality legal, individual, and system advocacy.

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5
Hospice of North Idaho Inc

"With open hearts and expertise, we serve the seriously ill and those touched by loss." Our grief and loss program is provided to patients' loved ones, but is also available to other members of our community. Palliative services are…

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6
Indigenous Idaho Alliance Inc
Civil Rights
7
Idaho Health Data Exchange Inc

IHDE exists to create and maintain a collaborative statewide effort to improve the coordination and quality of healthcare through the use of a health information exchange and health information technology.

Health
8
Boise Farmers Market Inc

The Boise Farmers Market supports a regenerative, healthy food and agricultural system by operating a vibrant marketplace featuring locally grown and crafted products.

Community Improvement
9
Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership
Environment
10
Nami Idaho

Nami idaho works to improve the quality of life for all those affected by mental illness through support, education, advocacy and research.

Human Services
11
Idaho Health Care Association Inc

The idaho health care association, inc. is a member driven association whose mission is to provide the unified voice for the betterment of the idaho nursing home and assisted living care professionals and the residents they serve.

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12
Idaho Cattle Association Inc

To coordinate and advance the economic well being of the Idaho Beef Industry through innovative and effective political,educational, and marketing programs accepted and supported by all industry segments, partners, and coalitions.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Idaho Botanical Garden Inc; the most unlike its peers is Brave Hearts Idaho. 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

22 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. 22 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
17/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Faces of Hope Foundation: $31,164 · OtherFaces of Hope FoundationIndividual grant recipient: $30,358 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLEARNING LAB INC: $28,139 · OtherLEARNING LAB INCMcPaws Animal Shelter: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $8,000 · OtherJesse Tree: $7,667 · OtherBoise State Public Radio: $7,500 · OtherWounded Warior Project: $6,900 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $6,000 · OtherIdaho Public Television: $6,000 · OtherFUZZY PAWZ RESCUE LLC: $6,000 · Other+16 more: $28,777 · Other+16 moreTHE JESSE TREE OF IDAHO INC: $51,900 · Human ServicesTHE JESSE TREE OF IDAHO I…MINI JOYS INC: $23,500 · Human ServicesMINI JOYS INCWomen's and Children's Alliance: $4,200 · Human Services+2 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesIDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC: $42,000 · Arts & CultureIDAHO SHAKESPE…BRAVE HEARTS IDAHO: $3,500 · Arts & CultureBRAVE HEARTS I…+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CulturePHOENIX MULTISPORT INC: $16,800 · HealthPHOENIX MU…Hiatus Ranch of Idaho Inc: $16,000 · HealthHiatus Ran…BACKCOUNTRY VETERANS INC: $12,237 · Public BenefitINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $8,000 · Housing & ShelterBronco Athletic Association Inc: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsAdaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall Inc: $2,012 · Recreation & Sports
Other$174,505Human Services$82,600Arts & Culture$46,500Health$32,800Public Benefit$12,237Housing & Shelter$8,000Recreation & Sports$7,012

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 budgetTHE JESSE TREE OF IDAHO INC: $51,900 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetIDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC: $42,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetLEARNING LAB INC: $28,139 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetMINI JOYS INC: $23,500 over 9y, 9.2% of budgetPHOENIX MULTISPORT INC: $16,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHiatus Ranch of Idaho Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetBACKCOUNTRY VETERANS INC: $12,237 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetINTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBronco Athletic Association Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWomen's and Children's Alliance: $4,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBRAVE HEARTS IDAHO: $3,500 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetThe Momentum Group Create Common Good: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLIFES KITCHEN INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILY ADVOCATE PROGRAM INC: $2,700 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSheJumps: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAdaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall Inc: $2,012 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetIDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIdaho Humane Society Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA IDAHO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 THE JESSE TREE OF IDAHO INC ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds LEARNING LAB INC ↗
  • Who funds MINI JOYS INC ↗
  • Who funds PHOENIX MULTISPORT INC ↗
  • Who funds Hiatus Ranch of Idaho Inc ↗
  • Who funds BACKCOUNTRY VETERANS INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH SANCTUARY HOUSING SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds FUZZY PAWZ RESCUE LLC ↗
  • Who funds Bronco Athletic Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds Women's and Children's Alliance ↗
  • Who funds BRAVE HEARTS IDAHO ↗
  • Who funds The Momentum Group Create Common Good ↗
  • Who funds LIFES KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY ADVOCATE PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds SheJumps ↗
  • Who funds Adaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall Inc ↗
  • Who funds GIRAFFE LAUGH INC ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN INC ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds Idaho Humane Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds OPERA IDAHO INC ↗

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.

Idaho Community Found…Laura Moore Cunningha…Harad Family Foundati…Lamb Weston Charitabl…The Julius C Jeker Fo…Claude R & Ethel B Wh…Simplot Company Found…Idaho Power Foundatio…St Luke's Health Syst…First Interstate Banc…The Thomas M and Caro…Langan Barber Foundat…
Idaho Community Foundation IncID31.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Idaho Community Foundation Inc · Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · Harad Family Foundation · Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation · The Julius C Jeker Foundation Inc · Claude R & Ethel B Whittenberger Foundation · Simplot Company Foundation Inc · Idaho Power Foundation Inc · St Luke's Health System Ltd · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · The Thomas M and Carol F Smith Family Foundation · Langan Barber 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 Sylvan Creek Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sylvan Creek Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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