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The Clive Cussler Foundation at a glance

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The Clive Cussler Foundation

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.

$42k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$182kEducation$41kInternational$31kAnimals$30kPublic Safety & Disaster$21kHuman Services$13kEnvironment$7kScience & Tech$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$633k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION$10,000
KEEP MEMORY ALIVE$10,000
GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION$6,000
COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT$5,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$5,000
OCEAN CONSERVANCY$2,000
SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION$2,000
SOUTHLAND COLLIE RESCUE$1,000
LEARNING ALLEY$1,000
02The need
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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 (FY18–24, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 83% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%K9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS: $1k → 12%LEARNING ALLEY: $1k → 11%MAKE-A-WISH SOUTHERN NEVADA: $5k → 13%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION: $1k → 8%LEARNING ALLEY: $500 → 11%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION: $1k → 8%LEARNING ALLEY: $500 → 11%LEARNING ALLEY: $500 → 11%LEARNING ALLEY: $500 → 11%CAMP KESEM: $500 → 14%LEARNING ALLEY: $500 → 11%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
NY
MA
NV
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
MD
AR
DC
GA
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of The Clive Cussler Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Clive Cussler Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 5.9% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.
$262k · 18 repeat orgs$70k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
24

Total granted

$262k
$62k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+17%

Still filing today

89%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsEducationHuman ServicesInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • TM
    THE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2024 · $65k · revenue +147%
  • GE
    GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $22k · revenue +17%
  • REACH OUT AND READ INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $16k · revenue +109%

Funded once

  • CR
    CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue -11%
  • AF
    ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue -7%
  • MN
    MAKE-A-WISH NEVADA
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +11%
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
4
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
5
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
6
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
7
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
8
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
9
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
10
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
11
International Life Sciences Institute

Ilsi is a global, nonprofit federation dedicated to generating and advancing emerging science and groundbreaking research to ensure foods are safe, nutritious and sustainable, and that they improve planetary and human health and well-being…

Science & Tech
12
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Morris Animal Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Last Chance for Animals. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

36 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. 36 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
24/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION: $65,000 · HealthTHE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $16,000 · HealthNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATIONALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $16,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASS…EB RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INC: $10,000 · HealthEB RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INCBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Health+2 more: $5,000 · HealthKEEP MEMORY ALIVE: $54,000 · OtherKEEP MEMORY ALIVEIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientKASEM CARES FOUNDATION: $4,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH: $3,000 · OtherRACE TO ERASE MS: $3,000 · OtherGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Other+9 more: $11,650 · Other+9 moreREACH OUT AND READ INC: $16,000 · EducationREACH OUT AND…KENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationKENT DENVER C…CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $10,000 · EducationCHOATE ROSEMA…OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $2,000 · Education+1 more: $900 · EducationTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $11,000 · AnimalsTHE GENTLE…FRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $4,500 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF…FARM SANCTUARY INC: $4,300 · AnimalsFARM SANCT…BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $3,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIEN…Last Chance for Animals: $2,500 · AnimalsLast Chanc…MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $2,000 · AnimalsMORRIS ANI…Humane World for Animals Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsSOUTHLAND COLLIE RESCUE INC: $1,000 · AnimalsGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC: $22,000 · Public Safety & DisasterGLOBAL EM…CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterCORE COMM…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $8,000 · InternationalWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE: $5,000 · InternationalMAKE-A-WISH NEVADA: $5,000 · Human ServicesLearning Ally Inc: $3,500 · Human ServicesWARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesK9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS: $1,000 · Human ServicesCamp Kesem National: $500 · Human Services
Health$127,000Other$84,650Education$38,900Animals$29,300Public Safety & Disaster$27,000International$13,000Human Services$12,000

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 budgetTHE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC: $22,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEB RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKENT DENVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHOATE ROSEMARY HALL FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH NEVADA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $4,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $4,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Ally Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRACE TO ERASE MS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLast Chance for Animals: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHLAND COLLIE RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetK9 PARTNERS FOR PATRIOTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLITTLE FREE LIBRARY: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $500 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.

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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Enterprise Holdings F…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY13.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 The Clive Cussler Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Clive Cussler Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Warrior Canine Connection Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Learning Ally Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • Global Empowerment Mission Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Clive Cussler Foundation 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 45 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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