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The Nina and Mike Patterson Foundation (Fka Aegis Lumen Foundation) at a glance

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The Nina and Mike Patterson Foundation (Fka Aegis Lumen 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.

$241k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$461kPhilanthropy$108kPublic Benefit$100kEnvironment$70kArts & Culture$62kYouth Development$41kHealth$41kRecreation & Sports$39kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $133k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$13,250
Median grant
6
States reached
$8.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$100,000
DEERFIELD ACADEMY$40,000
STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC$30,000
MIAMI CITY BALLET INC$20,000
MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE$13,250
OPERATION OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION$10,000
ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$10,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC$10,000
SHEPAUG FC$7,500
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 (FY22–22, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%GULF COAST KID'S HOUSE: $25k → 16%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

WA
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
DC
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.

42%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$409k · 12 repeat orgs$554k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
33

Total granted

$409k
$496k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+33%

Still filing today

58%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • TO
    TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY
    4× · 2018–2024 · $76k · revenue +77%
  • SR
    STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $70k · revenue +290%
  • RT
    ROOM TO READ
    2× · 2018–2019 · $54k · revenue +37%

Funded once

  • PA
    PRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    one grant, 2018 · $180k
  • THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +49%
  • WP
    WARRIOR-SCHOLAR PROJECT FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -34%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
5
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
6
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
7
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
8
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
9
Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
10
The Trustees of the Smith College

Smith college educates women of promise for lives of distinction and purpose. a college of and for the world, smith college links the power of the liberal arts to excellence in research and scholarship, developing leaders for society's…

Education
11
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
12
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Harlem Educational Activities Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is William Marsh Rice University. 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

33 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. 33 of the 51 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE: $180,000 · OtherPRESIDENTS AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEIndividual grant recipient: $76,498 · OtherIndividual grant recipientST BERNARDS SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND: $27,500 · OtherST BERNARDS SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNDMELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE: $25,750 · OtherMELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE+23 more: $128,074 · Other+23 moreTRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY: $76,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEM…ROOM TO READ: $54,000 · EducationROOM TO READWARRIOR-SCHOLAR PROJECT FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationWARRIOR-SCHOLAR PROJECT FOUN…THE SPENCE SCHOOL: $35,000 · EducationTHE SPENCE SCHOOLWilliam Marsh Rice University: $20,000 · EducationWilliam Marsh Rice Universit…+7 more: $28,550 · Education+7 moreTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARACK OBAM…MIAMI CITY BALLET INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureMIAMI CITY BALL…STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureSTORYVILLE CENT…THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $100,000 · PhilanthropyAmalgamate…STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: $70,143 · Environment+1 more: $50 · EnvironmentSQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $15,525 · Recreation & SportsCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsCity Squash Inc: $4,674 · Recreation & SportsGULF COAST KID'S HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Human Services
Other$437,822Education$263,550Arts & Culture$141,000Philanthropy$100,000Environment$70,193Recreation & Sports$25,199Human Services$25,000

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 budgetAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY: $76,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSTEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION INC: $70,143 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetROOM TO READ: $54,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWARRIOR-SCHOLAR PROJECT FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE SPENCE SCHOOL: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGULF COAST KID'S HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMIAMI CITY BALLET INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC: $15,525 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSTORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARLEM EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FUND INC: $14,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAREERWORKS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMARCH TO THE TOP - AFRICA: $7,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR PUERTO RICO INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Squash Inc: $4,674 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetISLAND HEALTH INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLICOLOR INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROAD COMPANY THEATER GROUP INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $50 over 1y, 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.

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.

Jewish Communal FundThe Goldman Sachs Cha…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
Jewish Communal FundNY16.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Nina and Mike Patterson Foundation (Fka Aegis Lumen Foundation) funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Nina and Mike Patterson Foundation (Fka Aegis Lumen Foundation). Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 16%
  • Island Health Inc: 77% of income from government
  • Steep Rock Association Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Gulf Coast Kid's House Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
6report 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 51 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home