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The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation

The conservation fund is in the business of conservation, creating innovative solutions that drive nature-based action for climate protection, sustainable economies and vibrant communities.

$16M
Granted FY2025still arriving
184
Grants FY2025still arriving
26
States reached
$755k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Environment$166MFood & Nutrition$1.3MHuman Services$912kCommunity Improvement$635kHousing & Shelter$522kArts & Culture$212kAnimals$100kYouth Development$80kOther$0
02FY2025 · 184 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 184 grants below total $14,037,796, the rows itemized in this filing. The $15,915,620 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,877,824 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 · FY2025

  • Under $10k30 grants · $235k
  • $10k–50k96 grants · $1.6M
  • $50k–250k37 grants · $3.5M
  • $250k+21 grants · $8.7M
$20,000
Median grant
26
States reached
$943M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION$755,000
PRESERVATION VIRGINIA$679,034
SYCAMORE LAND TRUST INC$534,648
MCDOWELL LFAC$490,134
STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES$469,699
WORKING LANDSCAPES$460,636
FARMER FOODSHARE$413,805
MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC$413,636
TOE RIVER AGGREGATION CENTER TRAINING ORGANIZATION REGIONAL$408,636
FRESHLIST LLC$407,254
SANDHILLS AGINNOVATION CENTER INC$401,232
FIRSTHAND FOODS LLC$387,120
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY$375,763
CONGAREE LAND TRUST$368,100
FEAST DOWN EAST$361,179
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 (FY17–25, $2.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 81% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%TRUE RIDGE: $15k → 12%THE CHRISTIAN HELP CENTER: $25k → 14%TURNING POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $73k → 20%COMMUNITY CPR: $20k → 21%NC FIELD INC: $18k → 21%HAYWOOD CHRISTIAN MINISTRY: $15k → 12%PAMLICO COUNTY FISHES AND LOAVES OUTREACH INC: $25k → 16%CORMII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $11k → 17%JONES COUNTY COMMUNITY HOPE INC: $18k → 17%ZARA BETTERMENT CORPORATION: $23k → 19%SPRINGS HOLISTIC CENTER INC: $26k → 20%NC FIELD INC: $12k → 21%IN MY FATHERS HOUSE COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES NETWORK INC: $21k → 12%BEACON OF HOPE SERVICES: $15k → 15%ZARA BETTERMENT CORPORATION: $22k → 19%TURNING POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $20k → 20%CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SCOTLAND COUNTY: $20k → 24%RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP: $10k → 20%HAYWOOD CHRISTIAN MINISTRY: $10k → 12%FULL SPECTRUM FARMS INC: $14k → 18%ZARA BETTERMENT CORPORATION: $11k → 19%CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SCOTLAND COUNTY: $20k → 24%BEACON OF HOPE SERVICES: $13k → 15%ALLEGHANY COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC: $14k → 16%FULL SPECTRUM FARMS INC: $12k → 18%ZARA BETTERMENT CORPORATION: $11k → 19%TURNING POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $12k → 20%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $414k → 21%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES CDC: $155k → 21%THE MERCER FOUNDATION INC: $13k → 15%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $70k → 21%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $47k → 21%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $37k → 21%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $30k → 21%MEN AND WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES CDC: $10k → 21%CR RESOURCE CENTER INC: $22k → 9%WACCAMAW SIOUAN TRIBE: $27k → 21%WACCAMAW SIOUAN TRIBE: $25k → 21%WACCAMAW SIOUAN TRIBE: $13k → 21%INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION: $15k → 14%VALLEY VERDE: $28k → 8%CLARA WHITE MISSION: $20k → 14%EKVNC-YEFOLECVLKE: $15k → 18%NATURAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND: $250k → 9%VALLEY VERDE: $22k → 8%MARLBOROUGH COMMUNITY COALITION: $20k → 15%WE THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT: $20k → 21%SOUL TRAK OUTDOORS: $40k → 14%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

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
AL
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$113M · 268 repeat orgs$66M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

268 repeat relationships: 97 still active in FY2025, 171 since wound down; 84 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

268
435

Total granted

$113M
$61M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+19%

Still filing today

58%
51%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentFood & NutritionHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • LG
    LONGWOOD GARDENS INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $10M · revenue +40%
  • AF
    ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VA ANTIQUITIES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $6.3M · revenue +139% · 30% of their budget
  • LC
    LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY
    2× · 2019–2021 · $1.6M · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • HV
    HOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE
    one grant, 2023 · $8.2M
  • CS
    COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2020 · $6.4M
  • CE
    COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE
    one grant, 2023 · $3.8M
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
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust

The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust saves nearby nature by encouraging and assisting governments and private landowners to preserve and care for natural areas, trails, streams, parks, and historic and cultural resources for the…

Environment
2
Triangle Land Conservancy Inc

Triangle land conservancy (tlc) strives to create a healthier and more vibrant triangle region by safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms, and connecting people with nature through land protection and…

Environment
3
Catawba Lands Conservancy

As a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 235 properties, totaling 17,786 acres of land. We also facilitate the creation of a 1600 mile…

Environment
4
Three Rivers Land Trust Inc

Protect and conserve land, natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms and historic places within north carolina's heartland

Environment
5
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc

We advocates to protect the natural environment of South Carolinas coast for the benefit of all. We envision a South Carolina coast where wildlife thrives, air and water are clean, and natural

Environment
6
Tar River Land Conservancy

Tar river land conservancy preserves the natural and cultural resources of the tar river basin and surrounding areas by working in partnership with private landowners, public agencies and others to protect rural land, riparian corridors…

Environment
7
Responsible Land Use
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8
Mason County Climate Justice

Mason county climate justice envisions and co-creates local climate solutions that regenerate healthy ecosystems, benefit everyone in our rural community, and align with climate justice movements around the world.

Environment
9
Davidson Lands Conservancy Inc

The mission of the Davidson Lands Conservancy is to protect local lands and natural resources, connect lives to nature, and promote a conservation ethic. The Conservancy advances its work through four conservation programs or pillars: land…

Environment
10
Palouse Land Trust Inc

Our mission is to work with landowners and communities to conserve the lands we love, now and forever, and to enrich connections to the natural world.

Environment
11
Blue Ridge Resource Conserv and Devel

Blue ridge rc&d works with partners to conserve natural resources, foster environmental stewardship, and support sustainable community development in northwest north carolina.

Environment
12
Upstate Forever

Upstate forever is a conservation organization with a mission to protect critical lands, waters, and the unique character of the upstate of south carolina.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Working Landscapes; the most unlike its peers is Ndponics. 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

441 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. 441 of the 796 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.

48
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
164
Early backer (in before they grew)
429/441
Grantees still filing
285/441
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

US Fish & Wildlife Service: $12,314,218 · OtherUS Fish & Wildlife ServiceCITY OF ATLANTA: $9,300,000 · OtherCITY OF ATLANTAHOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE: $8,155,000 · OtherHOOPA VALLEY INDIAN TRIBECOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: $6,380,000 · OtherCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYSTATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRO: $6,320,000 · OtherSTATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMEN…COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE: $3,801,500 · OtherTHE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA: $3,618,565 · Other+94 more: $47,064,722 · Other+94 moreBRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST: $18,903,576 · EnvironmentBRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUS…CONGAREE LAND TRUST: $4,348,124 · EnvironmentCONGAREE LAND TRUSTMainspring Conservation Trust Inc: $2,030,227 · EnvironmentLANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY: $1,582,301 · Environment+59 more: $19,595,220 · Environment+59 moreLONGWOOD GARDENS INC: $10,230,539 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,500,000 · Philanthropy+3 more: $591,250 · PhilanthropyASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VA ANTIQUITIES: $6,328,834 · Arts & CulturePENNSYLVANIA CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION: $300,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $255,779 · Arts & CultureMCDOWELL LFAC: $755,060 · Food & NutritionSANDHILLS AGINNOVATION CENTER INC: $688,658 · Food & NutritionToe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc: $668,162 · Food & NutritionFEAST DOWN EAST INC: $598,605 · Food & NutritionBLUE RIDGE WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: $565,942 · Food & NutritionFARMER FOODSHARE INC: $549,805 · Food & NutritionSOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU LAND TRUST INC: $224,019 · Food & NutritionURBAN COMMUNITY AGRI-NOMICS UCAN: $167,500 · Food & NutritionNDPONICS: $166,500 · Food & Nutrition+3 more: $292,500 · Food & NutritionWORKING LANDSCAPES: $710,458 · Community ImprovementGREATER BAYBROOK ALLIANCE INC: $606,000 · Community ImprovementPEDRO BAY BENEFITS CORPORATION INC: $500,000 · Community ImprovementWoodlands Community Lenders Inc: $230,000 · Community ImprovementPONTIAC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $144,529 · Community ImprovementWV HIVE NETWORK INC: $110,000 · Community ImprovementMAIN STREET SKOWHEGAN: $95,000 · Community Improvement+4 more: $330,250 · Community ImprovementMEN & WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES INC: $762,662 · Human ServicesPARTNER COMMUNITY CAPITAL INC: $250,000 · Human ServicesTAMPA METROPOLITAN AREA YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $110,000 · Human ServicesTURNING POINT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $104,500 · Human Services
Other$96,954,005Environment$46,459,448Philanthropy$12,321,789Arts & Culture$6,884,613Food & Nutrition$4,676,751Community Improvement$2,726,237Human Services$1,227,162

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%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST: $18,903,576 over 2y, 25% of budgetLONGWOOD GARDENS INC: $10,230,539 over 2y, 14% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VA ANTIQUITIES: $6,328,834 over 6y, 30% of budgetCONGAREE LAND TRUST: $4,348,124 over 6y, 57% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,744,738 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMainspring Conservation Trust Inc: $2,030,227 over 1y, 30% of budgetLANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY: $1,582,301 over 2y, 20% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $1,500,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetGREAT RIVERS LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $1,465,192 over 2y, 63% of budgetEAGLE VALLEY LAND TRUST: $1,200,000 over 1y, 74% of budgetJAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION: $1,147,121 over 6y, 12% of budgetLAND TRUST FOR LOUISIANA: $1,055,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetLAKE ERIE ISLANDS CONSERVANCY: $1,045,580 over 2y, 49% of budgetAPPALACHIA OHIO ALLIANCE: $1,021,892 over 3y, 18% of budgetMEN & WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES INC: $762,662 over 7y, 28% of budgetMCDOWELL LFAC: $755,060 over 6y, 12% of budgetWORKING LANDSCAPES: $710,458 over 6y, 8.1% of budgetSANDHILLS AGINNOVATION CENTER INC: $688,658 over 6y, 57% of budgetMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $678,879 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetToe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc: $668,162 over 6y, 24% of budgetPRAIRIE HILLS RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT INC: $640,573 over 6y, 57% of budgetGREATER BAYBROOK ALLIANCE INC: $606,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetForest Society of Maine: $600,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetFEAST DOWN EAST INC: $598,605 over 6y, 17% of budgetTHE WEST VIRGINIA LAND TRUST INC: $593,565 over 2y, 26% of budgetBLUE RIDGE WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: $565,942 over 8y, 9.5% of budgetTHE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: $550,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetFARMER FOODSHARE INC: $549,805 over 3y, 12% of budgetSYCAMORE LAND TRUST INCORPORATED: $534,648 over 1y, 18% of budgetPEDRO BAY BENEFITS CORPORATION INC: $500,000 over 2y, 98% of budgetPARK PRIDE INC: $408,461 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $405,352 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC: $405,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetAPPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY: $360,259 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBOBOLINK FOUNDATION: $354,113 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPIEDMONT LAND CONSERVANCY: $353,375 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetFRESHWATER LAND TRUST: $343,058 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetDURHAM COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTEES INC: $320,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetNATURAL LAND INSTITUTE: $317,292 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetEllerbee Creek Watershed Association: $316,085 over 7y, 10% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION: $300,000 over 1y, 73% of budgetWest Atlanta Watershed Alliance: $291,116 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetFriends of Anacostia Park: $288,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetOKEFENOKEE SWAMP PARK INC: $261,500 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetTHE NEBRASKA LAND TRUST INC: $250,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetPARTNER COMMUNITY CAPITAL INC: $250,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetPogo Park: $236,822 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetWoodlands Community Lenders Inc: $230,000 over 2y, 11% 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 BRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds LONGWOOD GARDENS INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VA ANTIQUITIES ↗
  • Who funds CONGAREE LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC ↗
  • Who funds GREAT RIVERS LAND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EAGLE VALLEY LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL AREAS LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds LAND TRUST FOR LOUISIANA ↗
  • Who funds LAKE ERIE ISLANDS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds DOUGLAS LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds APPALACHIA OHIO ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds MEN & WOMEN UNITED FOR YOUTH & FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds MCDOWELL LFAC ↗

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.

Food Bank of Central …Z Smith Reynolds Foun…The Cannon Foundation…North Carolina Commun…The Golden Leaf IncDogwood Health TrustBlueprint North Carol…Nc Counts CoalitionLand Trust Alliance I…Wnc Bridge FoundationThe Community Foundat…The Nature Conservancy
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc IncNC61.9× affinity50 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc · Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · The Golden Leaf Inc · Dogwood Health Trust · Blueprint North Carolina · Nc Counts Coalition · Land Trust Alliance Inc · Wnc Bridge Foundation · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · The Nature Conservancy

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 Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 27%
  • Greater Baybrook Alliance Inc: 60% of income from government
  • Vermont Land Trust Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Conservancy Inc: 27% of income from government
  • Tall Timbers Research Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Tampa Metropolitan Area Young Men's Christian Association Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
48report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 796 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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