· Private foundation
The Mountain Room Foundation Inc
Its FY2018 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, FY2017 to 2018.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2018
- Under $10k8 grants · $17k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | $15,000 |
| WESTON PLAYHOUSE THEATRE | $7,500 |
| UAFICA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $4,000 |
| FOX TUCSON THEATRE FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| KUAZ - NPR | $1,000 |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN AZ | $1,000 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | $1,000 |
| MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK | $250 |
| CFSA - VENTANA CANYON MAD | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (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 FY2018, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH2× · 2017–2018 · $18k · revenue +578%- FTFOX TUCSON THEATRE FOUNDATION2× · 2017–2018 · $4k · revenue +109%
- HSHumane Society of Southern Arizona2× · 2017–2018 · $2k · revenue +46%
Funded once
- YOYOUTH ON THEIR OWNgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $500 · revenue +138%
- GSGREEN-HERNANDEZ SCHOLARSHIP FUNDone grant, 2017 · $250
- MFMAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $250 · revenue +139%
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.
The mission of the Tucson Symphony is to build and enrich community through the experience of live music of the highest quality.
ATC's mission is to create world-class theatre about what it means to be alive today - inspiring curiosity and creativity, sparking empathy and joy - bringing all Arizonans together.
Ballet tucson is dedicated to bringing iconic, world-class dance performances and rising star artists to tucson and to sharing explorative experiences that inspire hope and excitement in our community.
To preserve and share the fox theatre
NYFOS is dedicated to creating intimate song concerts of great beauty and originality, weaving music, poetry, history and humor into unforgettable evenings of compelling theater, entertaining, educating and creating community among…
Phoenix theatre creates exceptional theatrical experiences to articulate messages that inspire hope and understanding.
Arizona opera elevates the transformative power of storytelling through music - cultivating community and strengthening a state and people as adventurous and diverse as the place they call home.
To present the highest-quality performances of great music, bringing national and international distinction to the orchestra and its community; to delight and educate audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and enhance the cultural vitality…
Worcester center for performing arts promotes and/or hosts more than 250 performances and welcomes more than 150,000 attendees each year. the hanover theatre conservatory reaches more than 700 students in theatre, technical theatre and…
Studio Theatre produces exceptional contemporary theatre in deliberately intimate spaces, fostering a more thoughtful, more empathetic, and more connected community, in Washington DC and beyond.
To provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays that engage and challenge a diverse audience.
The Arts Foundation mission is to advance artistic expression, civic participation, and equitable economic growth of our diverse community by supporting, promoting, and advocating for arts and culture in our region.
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 13 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 THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗
- Who funds THE WESTON PLAYHOUSE THEATER ↗
- Who funds FOX TUCSON THEATRE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Humane Society of Southern Arizona ↗
- Who funds Community Food Bank Inc ↗
- Who funds Make Music New York Inc ↗
- Who funds YOUTH ON THEIR OWN ↗
- Who funds MAMA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS 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: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Mountain Room Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mountain Room Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Weston Playhouse Theater: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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