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The Rinne Foundation at a glance

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The Rinne 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.

$25k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$5k
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.

Education$116kHealth$40kPhilanthropy$22kHuman Services$11kCommunity Improvement$7kArts & Culture$3kRecreation & Sports$1kFood & Nutrition$1k
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$413k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UCDS$5,000
CANCER LIFELINE$5,000
SWEDISH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$3,000
WASHINGTON WOMEN'S FOUNDATION$2,500
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY$2,000
KIDVANTAGE FKA EASTSIDE BABY CORNER$2,000
SEATTLE ACADEMY$1,500
RAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK$1,000
HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA$1,000
MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB MLK JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND$1,000
MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB$1,000
02The need
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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 (FY21–24, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $1k → 8%KIDVANTAGE FKA EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $2k → 9%EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $2k → 9%KIDVANTAGE FKA EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $2k → 9%KIDVANTAGE FKA EASTSIDE BABY CORNER: $2k → 9%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.
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$162k · 12 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
12

Total granted

$162k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+34%

Still filing today

50%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • CL
    CANCER LIFELINE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $24k · revenue +44%
  • K
    KIDVANTAGE
    4× · 2021–2024 · $8k · revenue +34%
  • C
    CHILDHAVEN
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • WM
    WILLIAM & MARY
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • SF
    SWEDISH FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • Northwestern Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · 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
Washington Filmworks

To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry. We accomplish this by marketing and managing the state's production incentive program, representing the state in national and…

Community Improvement
2
Northwest Film Forum

Northwest Film Forum incites public dialogue and creative action through collective cinematic experiences. A nonprofit film and arts center located in Seattle, Northwest Film Forum presents hundreds of films, festivals, community events,…

Arts & Culture
3
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
4
Highline Medical Center Foundation

Highline Medical Center Foundation brings our community together to support exceptional health care, close to home, for all who need it. Thanks to the generosity of our caring neighbors and friends, we help ensure that St Anne Hospital has…

Health
5
Washington State Dental Association

To unite members of the dental profession to promote oral health of the highest quality.

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6
Washington Health Care Association

Trade association dedicated to providing educational opportunities, legal and regulatory advice, quality compliance assistance, lobbying and discounted group member benefits for long-term care facilities.

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7
Washington School-Based Health Alliance

Advance and advocate for school-based health care, working with communities and partners to achieve equity in health and educational opportunity for children and youth statewide.

Health
8
Disability Rights Washington

Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.

Human Services
9
Seattle Architectural Foundation

The Seattle Architecture Foundation connects people to the architecture, design, and history of Seattle. We believe the more you engage with design, the more you feel connected to your changing city. As a volunteer driven organization, we…

Arts & Culture
10
Community Foundation of Snohomish County

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County (the Foundation) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington. The Foundation serves as a community foundation, supporting a broad spectrum of…

Philanthropy
11
United Way of Snohomish County

United way of snohomish county improves lives for families in snohomish county by bringing people, resources, and strategy together.

Philanthropy
12
Washington State Association of Head State and Ecea Programs

WSA champions high-quality early learning through professional development, collaboration and advocacy for head start, early head start and early childhood education and assistance programs (ECEAP).

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nw Childrens Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hearing Loss Association of America. 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 27 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
9/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SEATTLE ACADEMY: $45,750 · OtherSEATTLE ACADEMYCOLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY: $45,000 · OtherCOLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARYSWEDISH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $12,000 · OtherSWEDISH HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONUCDS: $9,500 · OtherUCDSTHE MT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB: $7,200 · OtherWILLIAM & MARY: $5,000 · Other+11 more: $15,750 · Other+11 moreCANCER LIFELINE: $23,750 · HealthCANCER LIFELIN…SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthSWEDISH MEDICA…WASHINGTON WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyWASHINGTON …KIDVANTAGE: $7,500 · Human ServicesHEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 · Human ServicesRAINIER SCHOLARS: $2,000 · EducationBroadway Bound Childrens Theatre: $1,000 · Arts & CultureSeattle JazzED: $1,000 · Arts & CultureNorthwestern University: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsNW Childrens Foundation: $1,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$140,200Health$25,750Philanthropy$20,000Human Services$8,500Education$2,000Arts & Culture$2,000Recreation & Sports$1,000Crime & Legal$1,000

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 budgetCANCER LIFELINE: $23,750 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetWASHINGTON WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetKIDVANTAGE: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB: $7,200 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDHAVEN: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAINIER SCHOLARS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNW Childrens Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBroadway Bound Childrens Theatre: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSeattle JazzED: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK: $1,000 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.

  • Who funds CANCER LIFELINE ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON WOMEN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KIDVANTAGE ↗
  • Who funds THE MT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB ↗
  • Who funds CHILDHAVEN ↗
  • Who funds SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RAINIER SCHOLARS ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds NW Childrens Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Broadway Bound Childrens Theatre ↗
  • Who funds Seattle JazzED ↗
  • Who funds RAINIER VALLEY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds EVERGREENHEALTH MONROE FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Mightycause Charitabl…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA18.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Rinne Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rinne Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%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 · 0–20%
    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 27 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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