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Tara Foundation Inc at a glance

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Tara Foundation Inc

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5k
Granted FY2022
1
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Philanthropy$713kEnvironment$425kHealth$378kEducation$157kArts & Culture$70kRecreation & Sports$62kAnimals$59kPublic Safety & Disaster$48kOther$0
02FY2022 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
American Red Cross$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 44 repeat orgs$206k to everyone else

44 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2022, 44 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

44
24

Total granted

$1.4M
$201k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+59%

Still filing today

43%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22
EnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesAnimalsHealthOther
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

  • TL
    THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA INC
    4× · 2018–2021 · $199k · revenue +92%
  • IW
    INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $173k · revenue +16%
  • GF
    GRAHAM FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $141k · revenue +749% · 100% of their budget

Funded once

  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $62k · revenue +18%
  • JH
    John Hopkins University SAIS
    one grant, 2018 · $13k
  • S
    SAIS
    one grant, 2020 · $13k
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.

03Its 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
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy inspires, motivates, and engages people to protect, preserve, and restore wildlife habitat in Loudoun County, Virginia.We accomplish our mission through our advocacy, education, citizen science, and habitat…

Animals
2
Historic Virginia Land Conservancy

Promoting for the benefit of the general public, the preservation, protection and enjoyment of our natural resources, principally in the lower james, york, rappahannock and chowan rivers and surrounding watersheds.

Environment
3
Wild Virginia Incorporated

Protecting and connecting virginia's wild places.

Environment
4
Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation

Glen foerd stewards an eclectic riverfront estate for the enjoyment and educational benefit of the community. drawing from the estate's architecture, art, material culture, and history-as well as its gardens and waterways-glen foerd…

Environment
5
Virginia Forestry Association

Vfa promotes stewardship and wise use of the commonwealth's forest resources for the economic and environmental benefits of all virginians.

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6
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

Alliance for the shenandoah valley informs and engages people to protect the natural resources, cultural heritages, and rural character of our region.

Community Improvement
7
Fallbrook Land Conservancy

To acquire, protect, and manage open space in perpetuity for the benefit of wildlife and the community.

Environment
8
The Potomac Conservancy Inc

Potomac conservancy safeguards the land and waters of the potomac river and its tributaries and connects people to this national treasure.

Environment
9
James River Association

The mission of the james river association is to be guardian of the james river. we provide a voice for the river and take action to promote conservation and responsible stewardship of its natural resources.

Environment
10
Northern Neck Land Conservancy

Northern neck land conservancy's mission is to preserve the rural heritage of the northern neck and essex county by conserving their lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. the land conservancy assists landowners who…

Environment
11
Virginia Living Museum Inc

The museum connects people to nature by delivering educational classes, programs, exhibits, events and demonstrations. staff and volunteers engage learners of all ages on a 23 acre campus setting. indoor and outdoor learning opportunities…

Arts & Culture
12
New River Land Trust

To conserve the rural, natural, and cultural heritage of the new river region, protecting farms, forests, open spaces, and historic places.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Great Meadow Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Graham Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

32 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. 32 of the 69 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/32
Grantees still filing
23/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Island Sunrise Foundation: $312,000 · OtherIsland Sunrise FoundationINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $173,000 · OtherINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INCThe Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding, Inc.: $171,000 · OtherThe Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding, Inc.University of Southern Mississippi Foundation: $40,000 · Other+43 more: $360,000 · Other+43 moreTHE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA INC: $199,000 · EnvironmentTHE LAND TRUST OF V…GREAT MEADOW FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 · EnvironmentGREAT MEADOW FOUNDA…Community Greening Corp: $10,000 · Environment+4 more: $18,500 · Environment+4 moreGRAHAM FOUNDATION INC: $141,000 · PhilanthropyGRAHAM FOU…Land Conservation Assistance Network: $12,000 · PhilanthropyLand Conse…+1 more: $2,000 · PhilanthropySHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $62,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: $11,000 · EducationPRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationCOMMITTEE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION: $4,000 · Education+1 more: $1,000 · EducationCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesPIEDMONT CHILD CARE CENTER INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 · Human ServicesDEMENTIAMATTERS: $10,000 · HealthAIRBORNE LIFELINE FOUNDATION: $4,000 · HealthMIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION: $7,000 · AnimalsXERCES SOCIETY INC: $6,000 · Animals
Other$1,056,000Environment$272,500Philanthropy$155,000Education$83,000Human Services$21,500Health$14,000Animals$13,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA INC: $199,000 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $173,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetGRAHAM FOUNDATION INC: $141,000 over 3y, 100% of budgetSHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $62,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT MEADOW FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetLand Conservation Assistance Network: $12,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $11,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTEMPLE GWATHMEY STEEPLECHASE FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetCommunity Greening Corp: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetLOWER MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $9,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPIEDMONT CHILD CARE CENTER INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetXERCES SOCIETY INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNature Forward: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL OF THE PIEDMONT INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOSE CREEK ASSOCIATION: $4,500 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION: $4,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetAMATEUR RIDERS CLUB OF AMERICA: $3,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetFAUQUIER COMMUNITY FOOD BANK & THRIFT STORE: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIMPACT 100 PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWashington Area Animal Adoption Group: $2,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMIDDLEBURG MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA: $1,000 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 THE LAND TRUST OF VIRGINIA INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAHAM FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GREAT MEADOW FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Land Conservation Assistance Network ↗
  • Who funds MIDDLEBURG COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TEMPLE GWATHMEY STEEPLECHASE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DEMENTIAMATTERS ↗
  • Who funds Community Greening Corp ↗
  • Who funds LOWER MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT ↗
  • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds PIEDMONT CHILD CARE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MIDDLEBURG HUMANE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds XERCES SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID-ATLANTIC 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.

MRC Full Circle Found…Alexander Brady Found…The Luminescence Foun…Wise FoundationDun FoundationFrank Mangano Foundat…Awa Family FoundationThe Van Metre Family …Fauquier Health Found…The Hall Family Found…The Community Foundat…Rising Phoenix Charit…
MRC Full Circle FoundationNY20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: MRC Full Circle Foundation · Alexander Brady Foundation · The Luminescence Foundation Inc · Wise Foundation · Dun Foundation · Frank Mangano Foundation · Awa Family Foundation · The Van Metre Family Foundation Inc · Fauquier Health Foundation Dba the Path Foundation · The Hall Family Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · Rising Phoenix Charitable 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 Tara Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tara Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Tara Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Tara Foundation Inc 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 69 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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