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The Primrose 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.

$870k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Education$465kRecreation & Sports$220kYouth Development$220kHealth$155kPhilanthropy$150kEnvironment$95kAnimals$40kFood & Nutrition$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $325k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $535k
$20,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEXT ONE UP FOUNDATION INC$110,000
GLOUCESTER LYCEUM & SAWYER FREE LIBRARY$100,000
BARNARD COLLEGE$100,000
JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST$75,000
BELLINGCAT FUND$50,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC PHILANTHROPY INSTITUTE$50,000
SPUR INC$50,000
FRIENDS OF PATHWAYS$40,000
FIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLE$25,000
GOLDMAN DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY$25,000
BRIDGER TETON AVALANCHE CENTER FOUNDATION$20,000
SHE-CAN GLOBAL INC$20,000
HOLE FOOD RESCUE$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION$20,000
ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$20,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE CENTER FOR PURSUIT: $15k → 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

NH
WA
MT
NY
MA
WY
OH
CA
MD
KS
NC
DC
TX
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$940k · 15 repeat orgs$630k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
12

Total granted

$940k
$300k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+87%

Still filing today

93%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $330k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthOther
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

  • JH
    JACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST
    2× · 2023–2024 · $85k · revenue +86%
  • SPUR INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $85k · revenue +34%
  • JH
    JACKSON HOLE SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB
    2× · 2023–2024 · $60k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • WA
    WOMEN'S ALZHEIMER RESEARCH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE PATHWAYS
    one grant, 2023 · $40k
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
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the Jackson hole chamber of commerce is to champion the interest of local businesses, enhance their prosperity and strengthen the economic climate of teton county

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2
Jackson Hole Lacrosse Club

In the jackson hole area, regardless of economic status, the opportunity to discover, embrace and participate in the sport of lacrosse, and to grow the sport while maintaining the highest ethical standards, providing quality coaching and…

Recreation & Sports
3
Girl Scouts of Utah

Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Youth Development
4
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

The mission of the jackson hole conservation alliance is to protect the wildlife, wild places and community character of jackson hole.

Environment
5
Jackson Hole Youth Mountain Biking

To foster the personal growth, fitness and achievement of jackson hole youth through training, competition and teamwork in mountain biking and related sports.

Recreation & Sports
6
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc

Junior achievement - rocky mountain, inc. (ja) is critical for inspiring and preparing young people to own their economic success. in partnership with business and educators, ja immerses students in disruptive, real-world experiences,…

International
7
Jackson Hole Community School

JHCS prepares students to succeed in college and life through challenging academics and excellence in teaching, in a community founded on personal relationships, student initiative, and integrity.

Education
8
The Jackson Hole Technology Partnership

To fuel local, regional and global tech ecosystems to shape a better future.

Science & Tech
9
John Austin Cheley Foundation Inc

Changing kids' lives through transformative summer camp experiences

Recreation & Sports
10
Grand Teton Association

The mission of the association is to inspire "deeper connection, better understanding, and enduring support for our public lands."

Arts & Culture
11
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
12
Wyofile

Wyofile is an independent, nonprofit news service focused on the people, places and policy of wyoming. recognizing the rapid decline in resources among traditional news outlets, wyofile offers in-depth coverage of complicated subjects and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jackson Hole Land Trust; the most unlike its peers is The Cleveland Clinic 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

28 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. 28 of the 39 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BARNARD COLLEGE: $105,000 · EducationBARNARD COLLEGEBellingcat US Inc: $100,000 · EducationBellingcat US IncGloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Inc: $100,000 · EducationGloucester Lyceum and Sawyer…SHE-CAN GLOBAL INC: $40,000 · EducationSHE-CAN GLOBAL INCFIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLE: $25,000 · EducationFIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLEUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationDARTMOUTH COLLEGE: $55,000 · OtherDARTMOUTH COLLEGETHE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY: $50,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELE…WOMEN'S ALZHEIMER RESEARCH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC: $50,000 · OtherWOMEN'S ALZHEIMER RESEARCH THE CLEVE…FRIENDS OF THE PATHWAYS: $40,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE PATHWAYSIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGOLDMAN DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY: $25,000 · OtherJACKSON HOLE STINGRAYS: $20,000 · OtherST JOHN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherWYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL FOR BENEFIT OF CRUSL: $20,000 · OtherCLIMB DBA CLIMB WYOMING: $30,000 · OtherCLIMB DBA CLIMB WYOMINGBRIDGER-TETON AVALANCHE CENTER FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherBRIDGER-TETON AVALANCHE CENTER FOUND…Hole Food Rescue: $40,000 · OtherHole Food RescueGOOD SAMARITAN MISSION: $20,000 · Other+6 more: $60,000 · Other+6 moreNEXT ONE UP FOUNDATION INC: $160,000 · Youth DevelopmentNEXT ONE UP FOUNDAT…THE TVRC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE TVRC EDUCATION …GIRLS INC: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRLS INCSILVER LINING MENTORING INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentSILVER LINING MENTO…JOURNEYMEN INSTITUTE: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentJACKSON HOLE SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsJACKSON H…FRIENDS OF PATHWAYS: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsFRIENDS O…JACKSON HOLE YOUTH SOCCER: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsJACKSON H…Girls Leadership Institute Inc dba Girls Leadership: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsJACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST: $85,000 · EnvironmentJACKSON H…BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN INC: $40,000 · EnvironmentBUFFALO F…SPUR INC: $85,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthSt John's Health Foundation: $20,000 · Health
Education$390,000Other$500,000Youth Development$265,000Recreation & Sports$135,000Environment$125,000Philanthropy$85,000Health$70,000

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 budgetNEXT ONE UP FOUNDATION INC: $160,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetBARNARD COLLEGE: $105,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBellingcat US Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetGloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetJACKSON HOLE LAND TRUST: $85,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSPUR INC: $85,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetJACKSON HOLE SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB: $60,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TVRC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBRIDGER-TETON AVALANCHE CENTER FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetHole Food Rescue: $40,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN INC: $40,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetSHE-CAN GLOBAL INC: $40,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF PATHWAYS: $40,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetJACKSON HOLE YOUTH SOCCER: $30,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetCLIMB DBA CLIMB WYOMING: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGIRLS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIRST IN FAMILY JACKSON HOLE: $25,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetSILVER LINING MENTORING INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN MISSION: $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetJACKSON HOLE STINGRAYS: $20,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetSt John's Health Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR PURSUIT: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Haven Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJOURNEYMEN INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetCommunity Center for the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Leadership Institute Inc dba Girls Leadership: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Community Foundation …William E Weiss Found…The Brooks FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …Donor Advised Charita…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…
Community Foundation of Jackson HoleWY23.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · William E Weiss Foundation Inc · The Brooks Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Primrose Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Primrose Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 10%
  • Silver Lining Mentoring Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Spur Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to The Primrose Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Primrose Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 39 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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