· Private foundation
The Argus Fund
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k6 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k23 grants · $496k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $165k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MEDICAL CARE INTERNATIONAL | $65,000 |
| NAVAJOHOPI HEALTH FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE | $50,000 |
| BUCKS COUNTY HOUSING GROUP | $45,000 |
| THE COUNTY THEATRE | $40,250 |
| SNIPES FARM & EDUCATION CENTER | $40,000 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | $40,000 |
| AMERICANS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS | $35,000 |
| THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER | $30,000 |
| SEACOLOGY | $30,000 |
| US FRIENDS OF THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST | $30,000 |
| THE TOWERS FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | $25,000 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE | $20,000 |
| LINCOLN CENTER | $20,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 61% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
32 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CTCOUNTY THEATER INC4× · 2021–2024 · $200k · revenue +20%
- NHNAVAJO HOPI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC4× · 2021–2024 · $175k · revenue +21%
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION4× · 2021–2024 · $150k · revenue +6%
Funded once
- MCMEDICAL CARE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONALone grant, 2021 · $130k
- CACONSCIOUS ALLIANCEone grant, 2021 · $100k
- REREEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $36k · revenue +178%
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.
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.
Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…
Preserving and enhancing the habitat of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.
The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
To enable understanding and forecasting of the impacts of climate change, land-use change, and invasive species on continental-scale ecology by providing support for infrastructure and consistent methodologies to support research and…
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.
Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.
To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.
The museum is an educational corporation formed to ignite a life-long passion for exploring, discovering, and valuing nature and science.
The institute for bird populations enables science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife.
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.
How this is measured
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 44 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 COUNTY THEATER INC ↗
- Who funds NAVAJO HOPI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SNIPES FARM AND EDUCATION CENTER ↗
- Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
- Who funds BUCKS COUNTY HOUSING GROUP INC ↗
- Who funds THE CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds SEACOLOGY ↗
- Who funds THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
- Who funds AMERICANS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS ↗
- Who funds THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC ↗
- Who funds WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds Eckerd College ↗
- Who funds HANLEY CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds REEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds THE BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds TRINITY CENTER FOR URBAN LIFE ↗
- Who funds FRAXA Research Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds Audubon Nature Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds TBA FUND 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.
Open a dossier: The Marvin and Dee Woodall Charitable Foundation · Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Argus Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Argus Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
- Eckerd College: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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