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Telluride Foundation

The TELLURIDE FOUNDATION (the foundation) is committed to preserving and enriching the quality of life of the residents, visitors and workforce of the telluride region.

$3.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
74
Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$228k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.3MEducation$2.2MHealth$2.1MHuman Services$2.1MCommunity Improvement$1.7MRecreation & Sports$1.4MYouth Development$528kEnvironment$456kOther$0
02FY2024 · 74 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 74 grants below total $1,977,872, the rows itemized in this filing. The $3,233,044 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,255,172 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $94k
  • $10k–50k51 grants · $1.0M
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $841k
$17,500
Median grant
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States reached
$19M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BRIGHT FUTURES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILIES$227,500
TRI-COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK$111,680
BETHANY COLLEGE$80,000
NORWOOD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT EMS SERVICE$71,465
TELLURIDE HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER$70,000
REGION 10 ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING$65,000
RIDGWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2$65,000
ROLLINS COLLEGE$50,000
WEST END ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WEEDC$50,000
HOME TRUST OF OURAY COUNTY$50,000
FRESH FOOD HUB$45,000
SAN MIGUEL WATERSHED COALITION$45,000
MOUNTAINFILM LTD$45,000
SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER$40,000
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL$35,000
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 (FY17–22, $1.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 5% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FIRST SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY FUND: $25k → 12%BRIGHT BY THREE: $9k → 12%OURAY COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONSORTIUM: $15k → 7%OURAY COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONSORTIUM INC: $15k → 7%TEAK FELLOWSHIP: $10k → 17%OURAY COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONSORTIUM: $15k → 7%OURAY COUNTY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONSORTIUM INC: $15k → 7%BRIGHT FUTURES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILIES: $245k → 7%BRIGHT FUTURES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILIES: $177k → 7%HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $10k → 12%THE DZI FOUNDATION: $10k → 7%BRIGHT FUTURES: $98k → 7%HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $10k → 12%HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $6k → 12%BRIGHT FUTURES: $70k → 7%TELLURIDE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB INC: $66k → 7%TELLURIDE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB INC: $47k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $47k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $47k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $46k → 7%WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $39k → 7%WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $38k → 7%WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $35k → 7%TELLURIDE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB INC: $25k → 7%TELLURIDE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB: $23k → 7%BRIGHT FUTURES: $18k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS: $18k → 7%TELLURIDE PRESCHOOL INC: $17k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS: $16k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS: $16k → 7%TELLURIDE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB: $15k → 7%TELLURIDE PRESCHOOL INC: $15k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS INC: $12k → 7%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

VT
WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
RI
CA
UT
CO
MD
AZ
NC
DC
TX
FL
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$12M · 108 repeat orgs$2.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

108 repeat relationships: 61 still active in FY2024, 47 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

108
85

Total granted

$12M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+10%

Still filing today

71%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $209k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
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

  • BF
    BRIGHT FUTURES
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +105%
  • TT
    THE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $437k · revenue +99% · 30% of their budget
  • M
    MOUNTAINFILM
    8× · 2017–2024 · $436k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC
    one grant, 2018 · $300k · revenue -11%
  • FL
    FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
    one grant, 2017 · $129k
  • EP
    ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +37%
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
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
2
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
3
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
4
Colorado Fiscal Institute

To provide timely, credible and accessible analyses of fiscal and economic issues facing colorado to inform public policy debates and promote economic prosperity

Community Improvement
5
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

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6
Telluride Foundation

The telluride foundation (the foundation) is committed to preserving and enriching the quality of life of the residents, visitors and workforce of the telluride region. the foundation does this by providing leadership in philanthropy,…

Recreation & Sports
7
Aspen Valley Land Trust

Protecting the open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community forever.

Environment
8
Urban Land Conservancy

Urban land conservancy's mission is to acquire, develop, and/or preserve community assets in urban areas for a variety of community needs especially in high poverty, low-income, underserved, at-risk communities.

Community Improvement
9
Colorado Water Trust

To restore water to colorado's rivers.

Environment
10
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
11
Colorado State University Foundation

See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…

Education
12
Ethics Watch Dba Colorado Ethics Watch

Ethics watch uses high impact legal actions to hold public officials and organizations accountable for unethical activities that undermine the integrity of government in colorado. the organization accomplishes its mission by combining…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mile High United Way Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Flaherty Family Foundation. 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

163 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. 163 of the 210 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.

9
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
44
Early backer (in before they grew)
154/163
Grantees still filing
120/163
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $322,695 · OtherAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSTELLURIDE R1 SCHOOL DISTRICT: $198,807 · OtherThe Pinhead Institute: $282,643 · OtherSAN MIGUEL MENTORING PROGRAM: $260,440 · Other+116 more: $4,692,091 · Other+116 morePARADOX COMMUNITY TRUST: $1,489,869 · Recreation & SportsPARADOX COMMUNITY…TELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $534,492 · Recreation & SportsTELLURIDE FOUNDAT…+8 more: $276,319 · Recreation & Sports+8 moreBRIGHT FUTURES: $1,038,573 · Human ServicesBRIGHT FUTURESSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $218,558 · Human ServicesSAN MIGUEL RES…Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc: $205,251 · Human ServicesTelluride Ski …WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $112,550 · Human ServicesWRIGHT STUFF C…Angel Baskets Inc: $78,094 · Human ServicesOuray County Schools Community Resource Consortium Inc: $75,387 · Human ServicesHISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $66,000 · Human Services+7 more: $115,313 · Human Services+7 moreTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $436,500 · HealthTHE TELLUR…TRI-COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK: $398,680 · HealthTRI-COUNTY…LEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL INC: $150,000 · HealthLEVINDALE …Basin Clinic Inc: $143,750 · HealthBasin Clin…UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS: $111,000 · HealthUNCOMPAHGR…TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT INC: $73,334 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $70,000 · Health+4 more: $62,500 · HealthMOUNTAINFILM: $436,291 · Arts & CultureMOUNTAINFI…ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $300,000 · Arts & CultureROCKY MOUN…TELLURIDE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY: $135,610 · Arts & CultureTELLURIDE …SHERIDAN ARTS FOUNDATION: $105,452 · Arts & CultureSHERIDAN A…FRIENDS OF THE WRIGHT OPERA HOUSE INC: $99,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF…The National Film Preserve Ltd: $90,000 · Arts & CultureThe Nation…RIDGWAY CHAUTAUQUA DBA THE NEW SHERBINO THEATER: $53,652 · Arts & CultureEVERYMAN THEATRE INC: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+6 more: $166,993 · Arts & Culture+6 moreTELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC: $236,515 · EducationTELLURIDE …THE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC: $223,720 · EducationTHE TELLUR…PALM ARTS INC: $110,165 · EducationPALM ARTS …ROLLINS COLLEGE: $100,000 · EducationROLLINS CO…ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY: $100,000 · EducationENOCH PRAT…TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $75,000 · EducationTRUSTEES O…JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $68,260 · EducationPROTEUS FUND INC: $60,000 · EducationECOACTION PARTNERS: $47,318 · Education+18 more: $304,944 · Education+18 moreREGION 10 LEAGUE FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING INC: $483,300 · Community ImprovementWEST END ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $110,500 · Community ImprovementSAN MIGUEL WATERSHED COALITION: $86,000 · Community ImprovementWest End Family Link Center: $62,500 · Community Improvement
Other$5,756,676Recreation & Sports$2,300,680Human Services$1,909,726Health$1,445,764Arts & Culture$1,437,498Education$1,325,922Community Improvement$742,300

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetPARADOX COMMUNITY TRUST: $1,489,869 over 3y, 68% of budgetBRIGHT FUTURES: $1,038,573 over 8y, 14% of budgetTELLURIDE FOUNDATION: $534,492 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetREGION 10 LEAGUE FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING INC: $483,300 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $436,500 over 8y, 30% of budgetMOUNTAINFILM: $436,291 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetTRI-COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK: $398,680 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetAH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $322,695 over 7y, 6.1% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $300,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Pinhead Institute: $282,643 over 8y, 27% of budgetSAN MIGUEL MENTORING PROGRAM: $260,440 over 7y, 28% of budgetTELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC: $236,515 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC: $223,720 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC): $218,558 over 6y, 8.2% of budgetTelluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc: $205,251 over 8y, 7.7% of budgetTELLURIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM: $164,832 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetLEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL INC: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBasin Clinic Inc: $143,750 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetTELLURIDE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMAN DBA TELLURIDE ARTS: $139,635 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetTELLURIDE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY: $135,610 over 8y, 15% of budgetSAN MIGUEL EDUCATIONAL FUND: $125,054 over 7y, 5.5% of budgetTELLURIDE SCIENCE: $123,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetTRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM: $121,078 over 8y, 18% of budgetTHE MARYLAND SPCA INC: $120,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS: $111,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetWEST END ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $110,500 over 3y, 20% of budgetPALM ARTS INC: $110,165 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetSHERIDAN ARTS FOUNDATION: $105,452 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetROLLINS COLLEGE: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WRIGHT OPERA HOUSE INC: $99,500 over 5y, 14% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $95,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRAINBOW SCHOOL AND DAY CARE CENTER INC: $93,000 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetHaven House of Montrose Inc: $90,913 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetThe National Film Preserve Ltd: $90,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSAN MIGUEL WATERSHED COALITION: $86,000 over 6y, 20% of budgetSECOND CHANCE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $79,903 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetFRESH FOUNDATION: $78,395 over 3y, 75% of budgetAngel Baskets Inc: $78,094 over 6y, 19% of budgetOuray County Schools Community Resource Consortium Inc: $75,387 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAUL ZAENTZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT INC: $73,334 over 5y, 7.0% of budgetJust For Kids Foundation Inc: $71,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $68,260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT: $66,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetWest End Family Link Center: $62,500 over 2y, 15% of budgetTelluride Mountain Club: $61,550 over 5y, 8.0% 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 PARADOX COMMUNITY TRUST ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT FUTURES ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds REGION 10 LEAGUE FOR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAINFILM ↗
  • Who funds TRI-COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC ↗
  • Who funds The Pinhead Institute ↗
  • Who funds SAN MIGUEL MENTORING PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TELLURIDE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC) ↗
  • Who funds Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds LEVINDALE HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER AND HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Basin Clinic Inc ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMAN DBA TELLURIDE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds SAN MIGUEL EDUCATIONAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE SCIENCE ↗
  • Who funds TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM ↗
  • Who funds THE MARYLAND SPCA INC ↗
  • Who funds WRIGHT STUFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNCOMPAHGRE COMBINED CLINICS ↗
  • Who funds WEST END ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds PALM ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SHERIDAN ARTS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROLLINS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY OF BALTIMORE CITY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE WRIGHT OPERA HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION 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.

The Thomas Phillips a…Community Foundation …Western Colorado Comm…Rocky Mountain Health…Just For Kids Foundat…The Colorado Health F…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…The Dalton Family Fou…El Pomar FoundationColorado Gives Founda…Ebb Point Foundation-…Caring for Colorado F…
The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson FoundationCO67.9× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation · Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Just For Kids Foundation Inc · The Colorado Health Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · The Dalton Family Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock · Caring for Colorado 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 Telluride Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Telluride Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Preservation Trust of Vermont Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Everyman Theatre Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Rollins College: 0% of income from government
  • Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
54report 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.

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 210 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 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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The camps
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