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The Nysether 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.

$605k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
47
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 47
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations The Nysether Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthHousing & ShelterOther
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
FY2024still arriving19$605k47%
FY202347$7.5M30%
FY202235$627k26%
FY202134$683k41%
FY202027$635kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.6MYouth Development$1.9MAnimals$1.7MHealth$1.5MHuman Services$1.1MEducation$890kArts & Culture$889kEmployment$581kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Woodland Park Zoological Society$1,100,00041%
Mount Baker Council Boy Scouts of America$1,080,000336%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County$752,50043%
Camp Korey$409,00049%
Eastern Washington University Foundation$400,00024%
University of Washington Foundation$400,00020%
Imagine Children's Museum$370,00045%
Sherwood Community Services$297,00043%
Work Opportunities Inc$284,22845%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington$280,00033%
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All grantees of The Nysether Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Woodland Park Zoological Society$1,100,00041%
Mount Baker Council Boy Scouts of America$1,080,000336%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County$752,50043%
Camp Korey$409,00049%
Eastern Washington University Foundation$400,00024%
University of Washington Foundation$400,00020%
Imagine Children's Museum$370,00045%
Sherwood Community Services$297,00043%
Work Opportunities Inc$284,22845%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington$280,00033%
Assistance League of Everett$200,508315%
Northwest Railway Museum$165,00026%
Washington Trails Association$138,50041%
Pacific Science Center Foundation$135,00031%
Arts Council of Snohomish County$130,00035%
Skagit Regional Health Foundation$125,00044%
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center$123,00033%
Outdoors for all Foundation$122,00033%
Sarvey Wildlife Care Center$117,50035%
Purrfect Pals$115,00023%
Village Community Services$107,50022%
Northwest Organization for Animal Help$100,00021%
Providence General Foundation$100,00011%
Cocoon House$100,00011%
Parkview Services$64,00040%
Christmas House$61,000430%
Arlington Kids Kloset$60,000326%
International Snow Leopard Trust$56,00041%
Wood River Land Trust Co$50,00012%
Maris Place$40,00044%
Northwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children$40,00021%
Village Theatre$40,00020%
Northwest's Child$35,00022%
All Aboard of America 1$32,75039%
National Nordic Museum$30,00020%
Center For Wooden Boats$25,00011%
Hailey Ice Inc$25,00013%
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Two Hearts Pregnancy Aid$25,000112%
Wonderland Child & Family Services$25,00010%
Bethany of the Northwest$25,0001n/a
The Seattle Aquarium Society$25,00010%
Volunteers of America Western Washington$25,00010%
Sun Valley Performing Arts Inc$25,00011%
Tears Foundation$25,00015%
Helping Hands Ministries$25,000139%
Childstrive$25,00010%
Quilceda Community Services$25,00010%
Summit Assistance Dogs$20,00021%
Girl Scouts of Western Washington$15,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$15,00010%
Tall Timber Corporation$15,0001n/a
Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation$15,00015%
Hungry Hearts Foundaton$10,00029%
Hand in Hand$5,00010%
Children's Museum of Skagit County$5,00012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Nysether Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWoodland Park Zoological Society: $1,100,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetMount Baker Council Boy Scouts of America: $1,080,000 over 3y, 36% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County: $752,500 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetCamp Korey: $409,000 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetEastern Washington University Foundation: $400,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $400,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetImagine Children's Museum: $370,000 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetSherwood Community Services: $297,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetWork Opportunities Inc: $284,228 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska & Washington: $280,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetAssistance League of Everett: $200,508 over 3y, 15% of budgetNorthwest Railway Museum: $165,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetWashington Trails Association: $138,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetPacific Science Center Foundation: $135,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetArts Council of Snohomish County: $130,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetSkagit Regional Health Foundation: $125,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetLittle Bit Therapeutic Riding Center: $123,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetOutdoors for all Foundation: $122,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetSarvey Wildlife Care Center: $117,500 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetPurrfect Pals: $115,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetVillage Community Services: $107,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetNorthwest Organization for Animal Help: $100,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetProvidence General Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCocoon House: $100,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetParkview Services: $64,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChristmas House: $61,000 over 4y, 30% of budgetArlington Kids Kloset: $60,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetInternational Snow Leopard Trust: $56,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetWood River Land Trust Co: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMaris Place: $40,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetNorthwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children: $40,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVillage Theatre: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest's Child: $35,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetAll Aboard of America 1: $32,750 over 3y, 9.2% of budgetNational Nordic Museum: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCenter For Wooden Boats: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHailey Ice Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTwo Hearts Pregnancy Aid: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetWonderland Child & Family Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Seattle Aquarium Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVolunteers of America Western Washington: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSun Valley Performing Arts Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTears Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetHelping Hands Ministries: $25,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetChildstrive: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetQuilceda Community Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSummit Assistance Dogs: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% 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 54.

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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Puget Sound Energy Fo…Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…School's Out Washingt…Employees Community F…Hazel Miller Foundati…Credit Unions in the …The Employee Communit…United Way of Snohomi…Dv & Ida McEachern Ch…Artsfund
Community Foundation of Snohomish CountyWA73.4× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Snohomish County · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · School's Out Washington · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Hazel Miller Foundation · Credit Unions in the State of Washington · The Employee Community Foundation Optum Washington · United Way of Snohomish County · Dv & Ida McEachern Charitable Tr · Artsfund

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 Nysether Family Foundation

How much does The Nysether Family Foundation give?
The Nysether Family Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $605,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 47 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Nysether Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (21%), Youth Development (15%), Animals (13%).
Who are The Nysether Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Woodland Park Zoological Society ($1.1M), Mount Baker Council Boy Scouts of America ($1.1M), Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County ($753k).
Does The Nysether Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Nysether Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Nysether Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Snohomish County, Puget Sound Energy Foundation, Seattle Foundation.
Where is The Nysether Family Foundation based?
The Nysether Family Foundation is based in WA.

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 74 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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