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The Nelson Schwab Family Foundation at a glance

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The Nelson Schwab Family 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.

$65k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
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.

Religion$170kEducation$86kPhilanthropy$81kArts & Culture$57kHealth$51kRecreation & Sports$36kAnimals$25kEnvironment$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $60k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$847k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Foundation For The Carolinas$25,000
Christ Episcopal Church Fdn Inc$20,000
Teton Literacy Center$15,228
St John's Episcopal Church$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Safe Alliance: $1k → 10%Safe Alliance: $1k → 10%Camp Blue Skies Foundation: $1k → 10%Camp Blue Skies Foundation: $1k → 10%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

MT
NY
OR
WY
OH
VA
MD
NC
GA
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$314k · 12 repeat orgs$147k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +85% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
10

Total granted

$314k
$147k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+85%
+6%

Still filing today

75%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 ServicesEducationReligionPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • CE
    Christ Episcopal Church Foundation Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $140k · revenue +172%
  • TL
    TETON LITERACY CENTER
    4× · 2021–2024 · $52k · revenue +85%
  • GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2023 · $20k · revenue +113%

Funded once

  • JH
    Johns Hopkins
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • CL
    Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • CP
    Cincinnati Parks Foundation
    one grant, 2019 · $24k · revenue -8%
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
Conservation Legacy

Conservation legacy engages future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation's lands through community-based service.in 2024, conservation legacy engaged 2,524 participants who completed over 1.5 million service hours on public…

Youth Development
2
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
3
The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc

To conserve the unique character of tennessee's natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations.

Environment
4
Tahoe Community Foundation

The Foundation envisions a thriving community created through meaningful philanthropy, inclusive communication, and the willingness to explore possibilities together.

Education
5
The Cultural Landscape Foundation

A non-profit established in 1998, the cultural landscape foundation (tclf) connects people to places. tclf educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards.…

Arts & Culture
6
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
7
The Vermont Community Foundation

The vermont community foundation helps to build philanthropic resources to sustain healthy and vital vermont communities. the foundation connects and mobilizes people through giving to multiply the impact of philanthropy.

Philanthropy
8
The South Fork Conservancy Incorporated

The mission of the South Fork Conservancy is to restore and preserve habitat along the tributaries of Peachtree Creek. We give the community access to these healthy, restored greenspaces by designing, building and maintaining nature trails.

Environment
9
Grounds for Sculpture Inc

Grounds For Sculpture combines art and beckoning spaces to welcome, surprise, and engage all visitors in the artists act of invention.

Arts & Culture
10
Institute for Conservation Leadership

To support healthy communities and a healthy earth, the institute for conservation leadership strengthens leaders, organizations, coalitions and networks.

Community Improvement
11
Spokane Parks Foundation

The Spokane Parks Foundation cultivates the health, growth, and continued enjoyment of our communities by inspiring giving and passion for our parks.

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12
Montgomery County Community Foundation

The mission of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) is to provide leadership in Montgomery County by directing sustainable financial resources that strengthen our community and improve the quality of life for current and…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of Jackson Hole; the most unlike its peers is Grand Teton National Park Foundation. 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

14 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. 14 of the 24 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Johns Hopkins: $50,000 · OtherJohns HopkinsST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $30,000 · OtherST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHCornell Lab of Ornithology: $25,000 · OtherCornell Lab of OrnithologyUniversity of North Carolina: $12,500 · OtherUniversity of North CarolinaEight Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo: $10,000 · OtherEight Seconds Juneteenth RodeoInstitute for the Arts Humanities: $7,500 · OtherMorris Brandon School Foundation: $6,250 · Other+3 more: $2,300 · OtherChrist Episcopal Church Foundation Inc: $140,000 · ReligionChrist Episcopal Church Founda…FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $52,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION FOR TH…GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyGRAND TETON NATIO…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $9,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDAT…TETON LITERACY CENTER: $52,228 · EducationTETON LITERACY…THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY…STRATFORD HALL: $20,000 · Arts & CultureSTRATFORD …THE LYNNWOOD FOUNDATION: $12,500 · Arts & CultureTHE LYNNWO…NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES: $12,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL M…Community Center for the Arts: $3,500 · Arts & CultureCommunity …Cincinnati Parks Foundation: $24,000 · Recreation & SportsTreesCharlotte: $15,000 · EnvironmentCamp Blue Skies Foundation: $2,000 · Human ServicesSafe Alliance Inc: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$143,550Religion$140,000Philanthropy$81,000Education$67,228Arts & Culture$48,000Recreation & Sports$24,000Environment$15,000Human Services$4,000

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 budgetChrist Episcopal Church Foundation Inc: $140,000 over 8y, 12% of budgetTETON LITERACY CENTER: $52,228 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $52,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Parks Foundation: $24,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSTRATFORD HALL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTreesCharlotte: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LYNNWOOD FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Center for the Arts: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Blue Skies Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSafe Alliance Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds Christ Episcopal Church Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds TETON LITERACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Parks Foundation ↗
  • Who funds STRATFORD HALL ↗
  • Who funds GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TreesCharlotte ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE LYNNWOOD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ↗
  • Who funds Community Center for the Arts ↗
  • Who funds Camp Blue Skies Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Safe Alliance 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.

Foundation for the Ca…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Foundation for the CarolinasNC17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for the Carolinas · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Nelson Schwab Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Nelson Schwab Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 24 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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