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Tate Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$155k
Granted FY2021
18
Grants FY2021
6
States reached
$20k
Largest
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 2021.

Religion$45kHuman Services$43kHealth$38kFood & Nutrition$35kHousing & Shelter$15kEnvironment$11kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kEmployment$10kOther$0
02FY2021 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k6 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH$20,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$10,000
TULSA DAY CENTER FOR THE HOME$10,000
MEALS ON WHEELS$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL$10,000
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EAST OK$10,000
IRON GATE$10,000
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY$10,000
SALVATION ARMY$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
MERCY CORPS$1,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$1,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–20, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JOHN 316 MISSION: $500 → 15%JOHN 316 MISSION: $500 → 15%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
VA
MD
KS
DC
OK
GA
TX
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$207k · 30 repeat orgs$13k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2021, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
13

Total granted

$207k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+19%

Still filing today

50%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
InternationalReligionPublic BenefitAnimalsHuman ServicesFood & 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

  • Meals on Wheels of Norman Inc
    4× · 2017–2021 · $12k · revenue +46%
  • IRON GATE INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $11k · revenue +136%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $3k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • HF
    HABITATE FOR HUMANITY
    one grant, 2017 · $500
  • HS
    HUMAN SOCIETY OF OF THE USA
    one grant, 2017 · $350
  • MS
    MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER
    one grant, 2017 · $275
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
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
2
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
3
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
4
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
5
The International Institute for Strategic Studies - Us

To provide accurate, objective information and analysis on international strategic issues for legislators, diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business leaders, economists, the military, defense commentators, journalists,…

International
6
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
7
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
8
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
9
Human Rights Watch Inc

Human rights watch ("hrw") defends the rights of people worldwide. we scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. human rights watch is an independent,…

International
10
International Development Enterprises

See schedule o for a more detailed description of ide's mission statement and achievements.

International
11
International Federation of Accountants

Ifac acts in the public interest and has no profit-making purpose. ifac serves the public interest by: speaking out and engaging as the voice for the global profession; leading and developing a future-ready accountancy profession; and…

Education
12
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 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

23 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. 23 of the 47 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
20/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $45,000 · OtherST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $22,100 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMAYO CLINIC FOUNDATION: $22,000 · OtherMAYO CLINIC FOUNDATIONSALVATION ARMY: $14,500 · OtherSALVATION ARMYTULSA DAY CENTER FOR THE HOME: $14,000 · OtherTULSA DAY CENTER FOR THE HOMECOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EAST OK: $12,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EAST OKST JUDE CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $11,250 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITALTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $10,800 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYAMERICAN RED CROSS: $10,750 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · Other+22 more: $17,849 · Other+22 moreMeals on Wheels of Norman Inc: $11,500 · Food & NutritionIRON GATE INC: $11,100 · Religion+1 more: $100 · ReligionMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · InternationalCHILDREN'S RELIEF INTERNATIONAL: $2,880 · InternationalMercy Corps: $2,250 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $400 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $400 · International+1 more: $100 · InternationalLeadership Institute: $3,000 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $250 · Public BenefitALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 · HealthWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesJOHN 316 MISSION: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$190,249Food & Nutrition$11,500Religion$11,200International$9,030Public Benefit$5,250Health$3,000Human Services$3,000

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 budgetMeals on Wheels of Norman Inc: $11,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetIRON GATE INC: $11,100 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $10,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S RELIEF INTERNATIONAL: $2,880 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Corps: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TULSA: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOMWORKS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation: $416 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $100 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 Meals on Wheels of Norman Inc ↗
  • Who funds IRON GATE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S RELIEF INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Corps ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TULSA ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOMWORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds JOHN 316 MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Oklahoma State University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
  • Who funds OXFAM-AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH 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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundMA4.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.

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 47 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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