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Plinth

· Public charity

The Thrift Shop

The organization's mission is to provide funds for local civic and educational projects and to also assist local students with higher education needs.

$675k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Education$253kArts & Culture$206kHealth$141kHuman Services$117kEnvironment$105kYouth Development$84kCrime & Legal$81kCommunity Improvement$36kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 23 grants below total $157,500 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $675,003 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $517,503 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

$6,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EARLY LEARNING CENTER$9,000
BLUE LAKE PRESCHOOL$9,000
ALPINE LEGAL SERVICES$8,000
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER RFSD$7,500
SUMMIT 54$7,500
ASPEN YOUTH CENTER$7,500
ASPEN FAMILY CONNECTIONS$7,500
FOREST CONSERVANCY$7,000
CARBONDALE ARTS$7,000
ENGLISH IN ACTION CNDC$7,000
VALLEY SETTLEMENT$6,500
WILDERNESS WORKSHOP$6,500
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET$6,500
Individual grant recipient$6,500
A WAY OUT$6,500
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–25, $145k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOME CARE & HOSPICE OF THE VA: $15k → 8%Hospice of the Valley: $8k → 7%WINDWALKERS EQUINE THERAPY: $8k → 6%WINDWALKERS EQUINE THERAPY: $8k → 6%WINDWALKERS EQUINE THERAPY: $7k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $9k → 6%RESPONSE: $6k → 6%RESPONSE: $6k → 6%RESPONSE: $6k → 6%Response: $7k → 6%RESPONSE: $7k → 6%RESPONSE: $7k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.0M · 37 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

37 repeat relationships — 21 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
5

Total granted

$1.0M
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+72%
+76%

Still filing today

81%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthCrime & LegalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • TE
    THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER
    7× · 2017–2025 · $63k · revenue +37%
  • AL
    ALPINE LEGAL SERVICES INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $62k · revenue +163%
  • AY
    ASPEN YOUTH CENTER
    7× · 2017–2025 · $52k · revenue +81%

Funded once

  • RO
    REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • RB
    RED BRICK COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -93%
  • CM
    COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $8k · revenue +76%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Aspen Valley Land Trust

Protecting the open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community forever.

Environment
2
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

Aces' mission is to inspire a life-long commitment to the earth by providing innovative and immersive programming for all ages.

Environment
3
Aspen Journalism

To produce investigative journalism, as well-informed citizens make better decisions.

Arts & Culture
4
Theatre Aspen

Entertain, enlighten, enrich, educate and challenge the residents and visitors of the roaring fork valley through professional quality theatrical productions, new play development initiatives and a broad spectrum of educational programs.

Arts & Culture
5
Danceaspen

To enrich the roaring fork community through locally based curations of high caliber dance.

Arts & Culture
6
Wild Rockies Field Institute Inc

To broaden the nature of a liberal arts education; teach critical thinking about social & environmental issues; foster understanding of & respect for natural & human communities; & cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal,…

Education
7
San Juan Mountains Association

To empower visitors and locals to explore, learn about and protect the spectacular public lands of Southwest Colorado.

Environment
8
Aspen Education Foundation

Funding of educational programs at the aspen school district.

Employment
9
Rocky Mountain Wild

Rocky mountain wild works to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wild lands in the southern rocky mountain region. we work to secure the biodiversity of the mountains, plains, and desert ecosystems of colorado, wyoming, utah, and…

Environment
10
Ascend College Prep

Ascend College Prep is a public high school for 10-12th grade students in Colorado Springs and the surrounding area. Our Mission is to "Prepare and inspire students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens through rigorous…

Education
11
High Rockies Community School

Our mission is to provide individualized educational options where students and teachers engage in playful, exploratory learning by creating a culture of collaboration in a safe, diverse, multi-age environment. Our students are encouraged…

Education
12
The Aspen Country Day School Inc

It is the mission of aspen country day school, through its commitment to rigourous academics, creative arts, and outdoor education, to ignite curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aspen Valley Skisnowboard Club Inc and the most unlike its peers is Aspen Homeless Shelter. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 35 years old; the field is 15. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number16%0%<5yr17%0%5–10yr24%21%10–20yr24%29%20–35yr12%29%35–55yr7%21%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value16%0%<5yr17%0%5–10yr24%20%10–20yr24%31%20–35yr12%36%35–55yr7%14%55yr+

The field is 16% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/40
the rest of the field
10%
78/799

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/36
Grantees still filing
26/36
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

CARBONDALE ARTS — $47,000 · OtherCARBONDALE ARTSFAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF THE ROARING FORK SCHOOLS — $45,000 · OtherFAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF THE ROARING FORK SCHOOLSWILDERNESS WORKSHOP — $32,000 · OtherWILDERNESS WORKSHOPRoaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers — $31,500 · OtherRoaring Fork Outdoor VolunteersAspen Homeless Shelter — $30,000 · OtherAspen Homeless ShelterPITKIN COUNTY — $27,000 · OtherPITKIN COUNTYREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO — $25,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC — $20,500 · OtherROARING FORK PUBLIC RADIO INC — $18,000 · OtherCOMPASS FOR LIFELONG DISCOVERY — $18,000 · OtherFOREST CONSERVANCY — $37,000 · OtherFOREST CONSERVANCYASPEN VALLEY SKISNOWBOARD CLUB INC — $32,500 · OtherASPEN VALLEY SKISNOWBOARD CLUB INCManaus — $22,500 · Other+10 more — $116,750 · Other+10 moreEnglish in Action — $44,500 · EducationEnglish in ActionSUMMIT54 — $42,500 · EducationSUMMIT54YOUTHENTITY — $32,000 · EducationYOUTHENTITYVALLEY SETTLEMENT — $19,000 · EducationVALLEY SETTLEMENTBLUE LAKE PRESCHOOL INC — $17,000 · EducationBLUE LAKE PRESCHOO…ASPEN SCIENCE CENTER — $13,250 · EducationASPEN SCIENCE CENT…COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $7,500 · Education+1 more — $5,625 · EducationTHE EARLY LEARNING CENTER — $63,000 · Human ServicesTHE EARLY LEAR…Response - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault — $37,500 · Human ServicesResponse - Hel…HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INC — $22,650 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF THE…WINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND — $22,000 · Human ServicesWINDWALKERS EQ…The Art Base — $37,500 · Arts & CultureThe Art Bas…ASPEN JUNIOR HOCKEY INC — $30,000 · Arts & CultureASPEN JUNIO…ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET — $25,000 · Arts & CultureASPEN SANTA…MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC — $18,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC ASSOC…THE ARTS CAMPUS AT WILLITS — $6,000 · Arts & CultureALPINE LEGAL SERVICES INC — $62,000 · Crime & LegalA Way Out Inc — $32,000 · HealthASPEN HOPE CENTER — $24,250 · HealthASPEN YOUTH CENTER — $51,500 · Youth Development
Other$502,750Education$181,375Human Services$145,150Arts & Culture$116,500Crime & Legal$62,000Health$56,250Youth Development$51,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE EARLY LEARNING CENTER — $63,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetALPINE LEGAL SERVICES INC — $62,000 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetASPEN YOUTH CENTER — $51,500 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetCARBONDALE ARTS — $47,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetEnglish in Action — $44,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetSUMMIT54 — $42,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetResponse - Help for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault — $37,500 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetThe Art Base — $37,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetFOREST CONSERVANCY — $37,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetASPEN VALLEY SKISNOWBOARD CLUB INC — $32,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWILDERNESS WORKSHOP — $32,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetYOUTHENTITY — $32,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetA Way Out Inc — $32,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetRoaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers — $31,500 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetAspen Homeless Shelter — $30,000 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetASPEN JUNIOR HOCKEY INC — $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetASPEN SANTA FE BALLET — $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetASPEN HOPE CENTER — $24,250 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE VALLEY INC — $22,650 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetManaus — $22,500 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetWINDWALKERS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND — $22,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC — $20,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetVALLEY SETTLEMENT — $19,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetROARING FORK PUBLIC RADIO INC — $18,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCOMPASS FOR LIFELONG DISCOVERY — $18,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC — $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE LAKE PRESCHOOL INC — $17,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — $16,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN TO PARACHUTE DENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE — $14,250 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetASPEN SCIENCE CENTER — $13,250 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetROARING FORK CONSERVANCY — $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc — $12,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetRED BRICK COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS — $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc — $5,625 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Aspen Community Found…Colorado Gives Founda…Arches FoundationEl Pomar FoundationAspen Business Center…Castaways FoundationAlpenglow FoundationThe Thendara Foundati…Rose Community Founda…Brady FoundationMile High United Way …Western Colorado Comm…
Aspen Community FoundationCO76.5× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aspen Community Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Arches Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Aspen Business Center Foundation · Castaways Foundation · Alpenglow Foundation · The Thendara Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · Brady Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The Thrift Shop funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 44 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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