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The Macrae 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.

$122k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$16k
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$399kEducation$165kAnimals$149kYouth Development$117kHealth$66kPhilanthropy$45kRecreation & Sports$35kEnvironment$33kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $81k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THREE RING RANCH$15,500
MERCER ISLAND YOUTH&FAMILY SERVICES$15,000
HAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL$10,000
PITCH YOUR PEERS$10,000
GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION$10,000
MERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$10,000
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM$10,000
DUKE UNIVERSITY$5,000
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ART MUSEUM$5,000
FRIENDS OF FIRCREST$5,000
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE$5,000
MERCER ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL PTSA$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $153k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $3k → 9%Canine Companions for Independence: $3k → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $3k → 9%MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FDN: $15k → 9%Mercer Island Youth & Family Services Fdn: $15k → 9%MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FDN: $15k → 9%Mercer Island Youth & Family Services Fdn: $10k → 9%Mercer Island Youth & Family Services Fdn: $10k → 9%MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FDN: $10k → 9%PITCH YOUR PEERS SEATTLE: $10k → 9%PITCH YOUR PEERS: $10k → 9%MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FDN: $10k → 9%PITCH YOUR PEERS SEATTLE: $10k → 9%PITCH YOUR PEERS SEATTLE: $10k → 9%PITCH YOUR PEERS SEATTLE: $5k → 9%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.
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$941k · 20 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
9

Total granted

$941k
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+42%

Still filing today

80%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $47k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsRecreation & SportsHealthOther
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

  • SA
    SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
    8× · 2017–2024 · $257k · revenue +0%
  • MI
    MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2023 · $85k · revenue +21%
  • PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION
    7× · 2017–2023 · $83k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • EP
    EDEN PEOPLEPLANET
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -34%
  • HY
    HARMONY YOUTH COLLECTIVE
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • YC
    YMCA Camping Services
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
Great Peninsula Conservancy

Preserve in perpetuity the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the great peninsula of washington's puget sound.

Environment
2
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
3
The Island School

The Island School provides a flexible learning environment where each child is known and celebrated.

Education
4
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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5
The Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences

Seattle academy is a dynamic community that challenges students to question, imagine, and create in order to contribute to a changing world.

Education
6
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
7
Puget Sound Restoration Fund

To restore habitat, water quality and native species in the puget sound

Environment
8
North Cascades Institute

The institutes's mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in natures.

Environment
9
Islandwood

The primary goal is to help children & adults develop a commitment to lifelong learning & environmental and community stewardship through hands-on learning experiences combining science, technology, & the arts at islandwood's 255-acre…

Environment
10
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
11
Seattle Country Day School

Seattle country day school is an independent, coeducational school serving kindergarten through eighth grade, inspiring gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder.

Education
12
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercer Island Schools Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Macaw Rescue and Sanctuary. 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

23 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. 23 of the 36 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $257,000 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE ART MUSEUMPACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION: $83,000 · Arts & CulturePACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATIONSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $40,000 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE+1 more: $7,000 · Arts & CultureMERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $105,000 · OtherMERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FO…MERCER ISLAND YOUTH&FAMILY SERVICES: $15,000 · OtherMERCER ISLAND YOUTH&FAMI…CAMP FIRE INLAND NORTHWEST: $15,000 · OtherCAMP FIRE INLAND NORTHWE…The Eden Reforestation Project: $10,000 · OtherConservation Lands Foundation: $10,000 · Other+16 more: $61,500 · Other+16 moreMERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION: $85,000 · Human ServicesMERCER ISLAND YO…Pitch Your Peers Seattle Inc: $45,000 · Human ServicesPitch Your Peers…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $22,500 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANION…THREE RING RANCH: $120,500 · AnimalsTHREE RING RAN…MACAW RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $5,500 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF FIRCREST: $56,000 · PhilanthropyHAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL: $45,000 · EducationDUKE UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationCORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY: $2,000 · EducationMERCER ISLAND LACROSSE CLUB: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsGeorge Pocock Rowing Foundation: $10,000 · Recreation & Sports
Arts & Culture$387,000Other$216,500Human Services$152,500Animals$126,000Philanthropy$56,000Education$52,000Recreation & Sports$30,000

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 budgetSEATTLE ART MUSEUM: $257,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHREE RING RANCH: $120,500 over 8y, 13% of budgetMERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $105,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetMERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION: $85,000 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetPACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION: $83,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF FIRCREST: $56,000 over 8y, 48% of budgetPitch Your Peers Seattle Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetHAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL: $45,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMERCER ISLAND LACROSSE CLUB: $20,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetCAMP FIRE INLAND NORTHWEST: $15,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetConservation Lands Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGeorge Pocock Rowing Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetISLAND CHORAL EXPERIENCE DBA HARMONY YOUTH COLLECTIVE: $7,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMACAW RESCUE AND SANCTUARY: $5,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetEDEN PEOPLEPLANET: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealth in Harmony: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 SEATTLE ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THREE RING RANCH ↗
  • Who funds MERCER ISLAND SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MERCER ISLAND YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF FIRCREST ↗
  • Who funds Pitch Your Peers Seattle Inc ↗
  • Who funds HAMLIN ROBINSON SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds MERCER ISLAND LACROSSE CLUB ↗
  • Who funds CAMP FIRE INLAND NORTHWEST ↗
  • Who funds Conservation Lands Foundation ↗
  • Who funds George Pocock Rowing Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ISLAND CHORAL EXPERIENCE DBA HARMONY YOUTH COLLECTIVE ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds MACAW RESCUE AND SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds EDEN PEOPLEPLANET ↗
  • Who funds DUKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds CORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Health in Harmony ↗
  • Who funds PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER ↗

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.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Baird Foundation IncMorgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…
Seattle FoundationWA21.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Macrae Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Macrae Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–30%
    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 36 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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