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The Klungness Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.5M
Granted FY2023
93
Grants FY2023
81
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$521,000
Organizations funded a year
3 to 81
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
24
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations The Klungness Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentAnimalsHealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202381$4.9M37%
FY202257$1.6M23%
FY202153$314k40%
FY202035$214k49%
FY201920$49k85%
FY20185$8k40%
FY20173$7kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Environment$3.6MEducation$1.1MHealth$863kAnimals$744kCivil Rights$375kHuman Services$359kInternational$245kArts & Culture$200kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
IA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 94 grantees
All grantees of The Klungness Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Environmental Health Trust$496,500463%
Wilderness Watch Inc$431,950526%
Virginia Organizing Inc$375,00022%
New Power Tour Inc$225,000337%
Uc San Diego Foundation$220,00030%
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Inc$207,300310%
The International Dark-Sky Association Inc$180,00019%
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation$155,00032%
Northern Lights YMCA Inc$150,00022%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$145,00050%
Reid Park Zoological Society$140,00051%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$121,00030%
Scientific Alliance for Education$103,050261%
Planned Parenthood of Michigan$84,50050%
Copper Harbor Trails Society Inc$83,00056%
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$80,00011%
North American Wilderness Recovery$74,000329%
Hancock Trails Club$73,000345%
Keweenaw Land Trust Inc$73,00058%
Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation$72,50010%
National Public Radio Inc$70,50050%
The Vital Ground Foundation Inc$70,00050%
Rocky Mountain Institute$70,00030%
Finlandia University$68,28970%
Caring House Inc$67,60064%
Ecological Options Network$67,500511%
Bay Cliff Health Camp$67,00062%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$66,00020%
Swan View Coalition Inc$64,400543%
Superior Bio-Conservancy Inc$60,000188%
Grassroots Environmental Education Inc$59,50048%
Copper Country Humane Society$58,00054%
Barbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home for Abused Women Inc$58,00039%
Menominee Range Historical Foundation$55,000430%
Pine Mountain Music Festival$54,500431%
Friends of the Palm SpringsAnimal Shelter$52,00041%
Ocean Conservancy$50,00010%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$50,00010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$50,00030%
Electromagnetic Safety Alliance Inc$50,000424%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$50,00010%
Friends of the Clearwater Inc$49,500330%
Friends of Pima Animal Care Center$47,50041%
University of Arizona Foundation$45,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$45,00020%
California Brain Tumor Association$44,9504n/a
Feeding America$43,00030%
Swedetown Trails Club$43,000216%
Dickinson County Humane Society$42,800411%
U P Wildlife Rehabilitation$40,0004n/a
Defenders of Wildlife$40,00010%
United States Fund for Unicef$40,00010%
Deep Springs Corporation$38,00021%
Sister Jose Women's Center$35,00021%
Omega House Inc$33,00023%
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center$32,00020%
Lomakatsi Restoration Project$32,00020%
Cellular Phone Task Force Inc$31,500423%
Building Biology Institute Corp$31,00019%
International Wolf Center$30,00011%
Hope for Ukraine Inc$30,00012%
Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc$30,00010%
Friends of the World Food Program Inc$30,00010%
Copper Country Habitat for Humanity$29,50045%
Society of Environmental Journalists Inc$29,00031%
Mercy EMS Inc$23,00021%
Salvation Army$20,0001n/a
Colorado Horse Rescue$20,00013%
The Cousteau Society Inc$20,00013%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$20,00010%
31 Backpacks Inc$20,000114%
Hospitality House of the Upper Peninsula$15,00011%
All Seated in a Barn$15,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$15,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$15,00010%
Bat Conservation International$10,00010%
Sale Ranch Sanctuary$10,00013%
American Humane Association$10,00010%
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust$8,30020%
Wireless Education Action$7,0004n/a
Citizens for Health Education Foundation$7,0001n/a
Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation$6,00010%
Environmental Health Sciences$5,00010%
Michigan Tech Fund$5,00010%
Dams Inc$4,50044%
The Innocence Project Inc$4,00010%
The National Institute for Science Law and Public Policy Inc$4,00011%
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan$3,00010%
Superior Search & Rescue$3,0001n/a
Dial Help Incorporated$3,00010%
No One Left Behind$3,00010%
Concerned Citizens for the Appropriate Placement of Telecommunications Inc$2,00014%
Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Upper Michigan Chapter$1,00010%
Mothers Against Drunk Driving$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Klungness Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 11 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 88 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEnvironmental Health Trust: $496,500 over 4y, 63% of budgetWilderness Watch Inc: $431,950 over 5y, 26% of budgetVirginia Organizing Inc: $375,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetNew Power Tour Inc: $225,000 over 3y, 37% of budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $220,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility Inc: $207,300 over 3y, 9.6% of budgetThe International Dark-Sky Association Inc: $180,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetCopper Shores Community Health Foundation: $155,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetNorthern Lights YMCA Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $145,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetReid Park Zoological Society: $140,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $121,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetScientific Alliance for Education: $103,050 over 2y, 61% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Michigan: $84,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCopper Harbor Trails Society Inc: $83,000 over 5y, 6.0% of budgetBrady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $80,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNorth American Wilderness Recovery: $74,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetHancock Trails Club: $73,000 over 3y, 45% of budgetKeweenaw Land Trust Inc: $73,000 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetNortheast Wilderness Trust Corporation: $72,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $70,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vital Ground Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFinlandia University: $68,289 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCaring House Inc: $67,600 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetEcological Options Network: $67,500 over 5y, 11% of budgetBay Cliff Health Camp: $67,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $66,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSwan View Coalition Inc: $64,400 over 5y, 43% of budgetSuperior Bio-Conservancy Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 88% of budgetGrassroots Environmental Education Inc: $59,500 over 4y, 7.7% of budgetCopper Country Humane Society: $58,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetBarbara Kettle Gundlach Shelter Home for Abused Women Inc: $58,000 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetMenominee Range Historical Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 30% of budgetPine Mountain Music Festival: $54,500 over 4y, 31% of budgetFriends of the Palm SpringsAnimal Shelter: $52,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElectromagnetic Safety Alliance Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Clearwater Inc: $49,500 over 3y, 30% of budgetFriends of Pima Animal Care Center: $47,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $43,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSwedetown Trails Club: $43,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetDickinson County Humane Society: $42,800 over 4y, 11% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 88.

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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.

Copper Shores Community Health FoundationMI40.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Copper Shores Community Health Foundation · James a Ruppe Foundation · Keweenaw Community Foundation · Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula · Resources Legacy Fund · The Martin Family Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Joyce and Warren Brule Foundation · Dickinson Area Community Foundation · Baxter International Foundation · Superior Health Foundation · Incrediblebank Foundation Inc

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.

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About The Klungness Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Klungness Family Foundation Inc give?
The Klungness Family Foundation Inc reported 93 grants totaling $5,524,076 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 81 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Klungness Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (44%), Education (13%), Health (11%).
Who are The Klungness Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Environmental Health Trust ($497k), Wilderness Watch Inc ($432k), Virginia Organizing Inc ($375k).
Does The Klungness Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Klungness Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Klungness Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Copper Shores Community Health Foundation, James a Ruppe Foundation, Keweenaw Community Foundation.
Where is The Klungness Family Foundation Inc based?
The Klungness Family Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 109 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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