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The Niner Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$5.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,100,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 46
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$7.6M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations The Niner Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $168k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthFood & NutritionAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving44$5.3M32%
FY202440$601k20%
FY202346$635k20%
FY202245$685k40%
FY202135$575k20%
FY202035$569k23%
FY201941$554k27%
FY201841$475k34%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$3.1MReligion$2.3MRecreation & Sports$1.4MPhilanthropy$1.2MEnvironment$573kHealth$516kEducation$318kInternational$113kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
NY
MA
WY
IA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
NM
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St John's Episcopal Church$2,100,0001n/a
Grand Teton Music Festival Inc$2,000,0001n/a
Must$929,950918%
Community Center for the Arts$500,0001n/a
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States$303,16291%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$227,50091%
Waveny Lifecare Network Inc$172,0004n/a
Catholic Charities USA$137,0009n/a
The Trustees of Princeton University$109,00090%
The Art Students League Of New York Inc$100,00011%
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All grantees of The Niner Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St John's Episcopal Church$2,100,0001n/a
Grand Teton Music Festival Inc$2,000,0001n/a
Must$929,950918%
Community Center for the Arts$500,0001n/a
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States$303,16291%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$227,50091%
Waveny Lifecare Network Inc$172,0004n/a
Catholic Charities USA$137,0009n/a
The Trustees of Princeton University$109,00090%
The Art Students League Of New York Inc$100,00011%
Human Rights Watch Inc$80,00070%
Reach Prep Inc$68,00091%
The Greenwich Land Trust Inc$65,00071%
One22 Inc$50,00021%
Greenwich Historical Society Inc$45,00031%
Wyoming Pbs Foundation$40,00014%
Foundation for the Performing Arts Center$35,00071%
Central Coast Vineyard Team$34,30024%
The Tanzanian Childrens Fund Inc$32,00090%
The President and Trustees of Colby College$26,00080%
Brunswick School Inc$24,00090%
Hinds Hospice$22,50090%
Greenwich Academy Inc$21,00090%
Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency Corp$20,000417%
Woods Humane Society Inc$18,00040%
Womens Justice Initiative Inc$18,00091%
African People & Wildlife Fund Inc$17,00091%
Pacific Wildlife Care$14,40050%
Kids First at Sunset View$14,00043%
Southeast Asean Alliance Inc$12,60067%
Williams Syndrome Association Inc$12,50050%
Jacob a Riis Neighborhood Settlement$11,00040%
Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust$10,00011%
Lumina Alliance$8,40040%
Breakthrough T1d$8,00040%
Studios on the Park Inc$8,00030%
Ritas Rainbows$8,00043%
Jacks Helping Hand Inc$6,20030%
Operation Surf$6,05021%
Slow Money San Luis Obispo$6,00026%
Transitionsmental Health Association$6,00030%
Arroyo Grande High School$5,0501n/a
Contigo Immigrant Justice$5,00011%
Surfing for Hope Foundation$4,00021%
Off Square Theatre Company$4,00020%
Trevor Project Inc$4,00020%
El Camino Homeless Organization$4,00020%
The Trustees of the Smith College$3,00010%
The Brendan Looney Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$2,30010%
The Marine Mammal Center$2,30010%
Capitolasoquel Little League$2,15011%
Slo Swim Club Inc$2,10011%
Boxer Aid & Rescue Coalition Inc$2,1001n/a
Operation Homefront Inc$2,10010%
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County$2,10010%
Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo$2,05012%
Ecologistics Inc$2,00010%
One Cool Earth$2,00010%
The Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation$2,0001n/a
California Fire Foundation$2,00010%
Friends of the Charles Paddock Zoo$2,00011%
Stoke the World Inc$2,0001n/a
Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc Dba Redwings Horse Sanctuary$2,00010%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$2,00010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Friends of the Paso Robles Public Library$2,0001n/a
Infinite Music Foundation$2,0001n/a
Project Purple Inc$2,0001n/a
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$2,0001n/a
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$1,10010%
Coastal Performing Arts Foundation$1,10011%
Jackson Bronc Backers$1,00011%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Niner Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMust: $929,950 over 9y, 18% of budgetNational Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: $303,162 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetThe Garden Conservancy Inc: $227,500 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $109,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Students League Of New York Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $80,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetReach Prep Inc: $68,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetThe Greenwich Land Trust Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetOne22 Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGreenwich Historical Society Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWyoming Pbs Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetFoundation for the Performing Arts Center: $35,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetCentral Coast Vineyard Team: $34,300 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetThe Tanzanian Childrens Fund Inc: $32,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $26,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBrunswick School Inc: $24,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHinds Hospice: $22,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwich Academy Inc: $21,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetJoshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency Corp: $20,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetWoods Humane Society Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetWomens Justice Initiative Inc: $18,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetAfrican People & Wildlife Fund Inc: $17,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetPacific Wildlife Care: $14,400 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetKids First at Sunset View: $14,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetSoutheast Asean Alliance Inc: $12,600 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetWilliams Syndrome Association Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJacob a Riis Neighborhood Settlement: $11,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJackson Hole Community Housing Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLumina Alliance: $8,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStudios on the Park Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetRitas Rainbows: $8,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetJacks Helping Hand Inc: $6,200 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOperation Surf: $6,050 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSlow Money San Luis Obispo: $6,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetTransitionsmental Health Association: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetContigo Immigrant Justice: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSurfing for Hope Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetOff Square Theatre Company: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEl Camino Homeless Organization: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $2,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marine Mammal Center: $2,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapitolasoquel Little League: $2,150 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSlo Swim Club Inc: $2,100 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOperation Homefront Inc: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 60.

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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 loosely connected circle, clustered around a few shared anchors.

The Community Foundation San Luis ObispoCA42.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo · Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Resnick Foundation · Must · Hughes Charitable Foundation · The Opatrny Family Foundation · Harold J Miossi Charitable Trust · The Brooks Foundation · Jeffery and Sasha Szytel Family Foundation · The James and Felicia Cashin Foundation Inc · The Mt Moro Foundation · The Dorf 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 Niner Foundation Inc

How much does The Niner Foundation Inc give?
The Niner Foundation Inc reported 44 grants totaling $5,252,220 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Niner Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (32%), Religion (23%), Recreation & Sports (15%).
Who are The Niner Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: St John's Episcopal Church ($2.1M), Grand Teton Music Festival Inc ($2.0M), Must ($930k).
Does The Niner Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Niner Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Niner Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Resnick Foundation.
Where is The Niner Foundation Inc based?
The Niner Foundation Inc is based in WY.

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 127 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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