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The Thalden Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$88k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2025
56
Organizations funded FY2024
75%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 56
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 75% of the organizations The Thalden Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterCivil RightsPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving43$88k60%
FY202456$110k75%
FY202347$202k77%
FY202221$110k14%
FY202125$304k48%
FY202032$217k47%
FY201934$252k56%
FY201829$185k45%
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$642kArts & Culture$514kHousing & Shelter$202kHealth$101kHuman Services$96kCommunity Improvement$91kPhilanthropy$82kFood & Nutrition$77kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
OR
SD
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
AR
DC
HI
OK
TX

Top grantees

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

Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of The Thalden Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Southern Oregon University Foundation$573,80489%
Ashland Emergency Food Bank$72,07349%
Journey To Healing Foundation$65,60026%
Sanctuary One$61,25073%
Opportunities for Housing Resources And$61,00056%
Ashland Chamber of Commerce$59,10272%
Peace House$42,30074%
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc$37,50060%
Squareone Villages$35,00014%
Ashland Artisan Gallery and Art Center Inc$27,00024%
City of Creve Coeur$17,0001n/a
Heartisan Foundation$14,4303n/a
Rogue Action Center$13,00022%
Culture of Peace Commissions$12,000214%
Newspirit Village$11,06822%
Anima Mundi Productions$10,00022%
Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice$10,00010%
Southern Oregon Jobs With Justice$10,0001n/a
The Lawyers' Campaign for Equal Justice$10,00011%
Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Inc$8,10030%
Grants Pass Museum of Art$5,50021%
Living Opportunities Inc$5,00020%
Ashland News$5,00011%
Rogue Valley Art Association$4,30020%
Southern Oregon Repertory Singers$4,00031%
Folksoul Farm$3,0001n/a
Southern Oregon Guild$3,00017%
Illinois River Valley Arts Council$3,0001n/a
Re-Create Re-Covery Inc$2,5001n/a
Greater Applegate Community Development$2,50011%
UNA VOZ LATINO LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY dba LIFE ART$2,50011%
Gambrel Arts$2,5001n/a
Ashland Gallery Association$2,0001n/a
Bee Girl$2,00011%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Rock The Rez$2,00012%
Ashland Schools Foundation$2,00020%
Camelot Theatre Company$1,75020%
Ashland Parks Foundation$1,37120%
Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival Association$1,3003n/a
Siskiyou Initiative$1,10010%
Rogue Valley Mentoring$1,00030%
La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center Inc$1,00010%
Post Growth Institute$1,0002n/a
Vision to Learn$1,00010%
Pacific University$1,00010%
Siskiyou Violins$1,0001n/a
The CREST$1,00010%
Rogue Valley Peace Choir$8002n/a
Our Family Farms$75040%
Havurah Shir Hadash$5221n/a
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$5001n/a
Ashland Community Hospital Foundation$5001n/a
Set Free Services$50010%
University of Michigan$40020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$40010%
Oklahoma State University Foundation$30020%
Rogue Climate$30020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$30010%
Brava Opera Theater$25010%
New Hope Oklahoma Inc$20010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$20010%
Scienceworks Hands-On Museum$15010%
Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 129 recipients with no EIN on record ($853k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern Oregon University Foundation: $573,804 over 8y, 9.4% of budgetAshland Emergency Food Bank: $72,073 over 4y, 9.0% of budgetJourney To Healing Foundation: $65,600 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetSanctuary One: $61,250 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetOpportunities for Housing Resources And: $61,000 over 5y, 5.7% of budgetAshland Chamber of Commerce: $59,102 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetPeace House: $42,300 over 7y, 4.4% of budgetOregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc: $37,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSquareone Villages: $35,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetAshland Artisan Gallery and Art Center Inc: $27,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetRogue Action Center: $13,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCulture of Peace Commissions: $12,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetNewspirit Village: $11,068 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetAnima Mundi Productions: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSouthern Oregon Friends of Hospice: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Lawyers' Campaign for Equal Justice: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSouthern Oregon Land Conservancy Inc: $8,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGrants Pass Museum of Art: $5,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetLiving Opportunities Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAshland News: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRogue Valley Art Association: $4,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSouthern Oregon Repertory Singers: $4,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSouthern Oregon Guild: $3,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetGreater Applegate Community Development: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUNA VOZ LATINO LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY dba LIFE ART: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBee Girl: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRock The Rez: $2,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetAshland Schools Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCamelot Theatre Company: $1,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAshland Parks Foundation: $1,371 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSiskiyou Initiative: $1,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRogue Valley Mentoring: $1,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLa Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVision to Learn: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe CREST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOur Family Farms: $750 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSet Free Services: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRogue Climate: $300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrava Opera Theater: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNew Hope Oklahoma Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScienceworks Hands-On Museum: $150 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 49.

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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.

The Carpenter FoundationOR58.9× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Carpenter Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Haines Philanthropic Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · Carrico Family Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · Careoregon Inc · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Collins Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Four Way Community Foundation · The Barbara Roastingear and Henry Oliver III Family 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.

Compare The Thalden Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to The Thalden Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Thalden 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.

About The Thalden Foundation

How much does The Thalden Foundation give?
The Thalden Foundation reported 43 grants totaling $87,556 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 56 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Thalden Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (31%), Arts & Culture (25%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
Who are The Thalden Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Southern Oregon University Foundation ($574k), Ashland Emergency Food Bank ($72k), Journey To Healing Foundation ($66k).
Does The Thalden Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Thalden 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 Thalden Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Carpenter Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation, The Haines Philanthropic Foundation.
Where is The Thalden Foundation based?
The Thalden Foundation is based in OR.

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 195 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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