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Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation at a glance

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Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation

$11k
Granted FY2022
7
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Arts & Culture$12kEducation$12kFood & Nutrition$9kEnvironment$8kCommunity Improvement$5kReligion$4kHealth$4kRecreation & Sports$3kOther$0
02FY2022 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,600
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$2,000
TIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES$2,000
CULBERTSON MUSEUM$2,000
CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE$1,600
CULBERTSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMEN$1,587
ELTING MEMORIAL LIBRARY$1,000
NEW PALTZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$982
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%TIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES: $2k → 16%BAINVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: $3k → 24%WILD EARTH WILDERNESS SCHOOL: $2k → 16%OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE: $1k → 17%RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVENCY: $2k → 14%BAINVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $2k → 24%GARDENS FOR NUTRITION: $2k → 16%BAINVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $1k → 24%HISTORIC HUGUENOT STREET: $2k → 16%TIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES: $2k → 24%UNISON LEARNING CENTER: $2k → 16%BAINVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $1k → 24%PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT: $2k → 16%TOWN OF FROID: $2k → 24%NEW PALTZ UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $2k → 16%LEGIONS POST 49 BULLS BASEBALL: $2k → 24%PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT: $2k → 16%TOWN OF FROID: $2k → 24%MILL BROOK PRESERVE: $2k → 16%FROID SENIOR CITIZENS: $2k → 24%MAYA GOLD FOUNDATION: $2k → 16%TOWN OF FROID: $2k → 24%CIRCLE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE: $2k → 16%NORTHERN LIGHTS PARK: $2k → 24%ELTING MEMORIAL LIBRARY: $1k → 16%FROID PUBLIC LIBRARY: $1k → 24%WALLKILL VALLEY LAND TRUST: $1k → 16%FROID PUBLIC LIBRARY: $400 → 24%NEW PALTZ METHODIST CHURCH: $1k → 16%FROID PUBLIC LIBRARY: $400 → 24%NEW PALTZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $982 → 16%FROID PUBLIC LIBRARY: $400 → 24%MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOL: $965 → 16%ROOSEVELT MEDICAL CENTER: $2k → 24%MOHONK PRESERVE: $933 → 16%CULBERTSON MUSEUM: $2k → 24%HISTORIC HUGUENOT ST: $900 → 16%ROOSEVELT HEALTH CARE CENTER: $2k → 24%MOHONK PRESERVE: $600 → 16%CULBERTSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMEN: $2k → 24%NEW PALTZ ROTARY: $500 → 16%CULBERTSON MUSEUM: $1k → 24%HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $900 → 16%CULBERTSON LIONS CLUB: $1k → 24%CULBERTSON MUSEUM: $1k → 24%CULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $988 → 24%CULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $577 → 24%CULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $500 → 24%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.

40%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$28k · 8 repeat orgs$43k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2022, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
26

Total granted

$28k
$38k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+77%

Still filing today

38%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    3× · 2018–2022 · $6k
  • TO
    TIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $4k · revenue -51%
  • PB
    PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT INC
    2× · 2019–2021 · $4k · revenue +114%

Funded once

  • BC
    BAINVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • LP
    LEGIONS POST 49 BULLS BASEBALL
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc

Acquire land and easements to preserve and enhance the open lands, forests, water resources, scenic areas and historical sights of the Woodstock, NY area. Steward protected lands and offer educational programs and events regarding nature…

Environment
3
The Equinox Preservation Trust Inc
Environment
4
Adirondack Land Trust Inc

To forever conserve the forests, farmlands, waters and wild places that advance the quality of life of our communities and the ecological integrity of the adirondacks.

Environment
5
Pond Mountain Trust Inc
Environment
6
Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation Inc Attn Susan Sacco
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7
Mountain Top Arboretum Inc

Conserve, enhance, and celebrate our distinctive catskill sanctuary through sustainable horticulture, responsible land stewardship, and innovative educational programming

—
8
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy

The mohawk hudson land conservancy enhances the quality of life in the mohawk and hudson river valleys by preserving natural, scenic, agricultural and historic landscapes, in partnership with landowners, not-for-profit organizations,…

Environment
9
Kestrel Land Trust

Kestrel land trust conserves and cares for forests, farms, and riverways in the connecticut river valley of western massachusetts while nurturing an enduring love of the land

Environment
10
Newcomb Historical Museum

The organization was formed to safeguard and share existing and future collections related to the social, cultural, and economic history of the high peaks adirondack region in and around the township of newcomb in essex county, new york.

Arts & Culture
11
Buffalo Audubon Society Inc

Buffalo audubon society leads and inspires western new yorkers to connect with and protect the natural world through bird-focused activities, advocacy and habitat restoration.

Environment
12
Kingston Land Trust Inc

Kingston Land Trust, Inc. (KLT) is a nonprofit organization established in 2010 for the purpose of protecting and preservation of urban and rural lands that include historic sites, wetlands, scenic areas, and forests in the City of…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mohonk Preserve Inc; the most unlike its peers is Maya Gold 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

16 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. 16 of the 38 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCULBERTSON MUSEUM INC: $4,000 · OtherCULBERTSON MUSEUM INCBAINVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $3,600 · OtherBAINVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $2,865 · OtherCULBERTSON PUBLIC LIBRARYBAINVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · OtherBAINVILLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCFROID PUBLIC LIBRARY: $2,200 · OtherLEGIONS POST 49 BULLS BASEBALL: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherROOSEVELT MEDICAL CENTER: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherNEW PALTZ UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $2,000 · OtherGARDENS FOR NUTRITION: $2,000 · OtherMILL BROOK PRESERVE INC: $1,980 · OtherROOSEVELT HEALTH CARE CENTER: $1,600 · OtherCULBERTSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMEN: $1,587 · Other+10 more: $7,865 · Other+10 moreTIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES INC: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentTIKKUN OLAM MINIST…PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT INC: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentPHILLIES BRIDGE FA…WILD EARTH WILDERNESS SCHOOL: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentWILD EARTH WILDERN…MAYA GOLD FOUNDATION: $1,600 · Youth DevelopmentMAYA GOLD FOUNDATI…UNISON LEARNING CENTER INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureUNISON LEA…HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW PALTZ NY: $2,000 · Arts & CultureHUGUENOT H…Circle Creative Collective: $1,600 · Arts & CultureCircle Cre…HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $900 · Arts & CultureHUDSON RIV…RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $2,000 · EnvironmentMOHONK PRESERVE INC: $1,533 · EnvironmentOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC: $1,400 · EnvironmentElting Memorial Library: $1,000 · EducationNEW PALTZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $982 · Community Improvement
Other$46,197Youth Development$11,600Arts & Culture$6,500Environment$4,933Education$1,000Community Improvement$982

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES INC: $4,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCULBERTSON MUSEUM INC: $4,000 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetUNISON LEARNING CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW PALTZ NY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMAYA GOLD FOUNDATION: $1,600 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCircle Creative Collective: $1,600 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMOHONK PRESERVE INC: $1,533 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC: $1,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElting Memorial Library: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW PALTZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $982 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetMOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOL: $965 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM: $900 over 1y, 0.1% 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 TIKKUN OLAM MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds PHILLIES BRIDGE FARM PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds CULBERTSON MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds UNISON LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds WILD EARTH WILDERNESS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEW PALTZ NY ↗
  • Who funds MAYA GOLD FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Circle Creative Collective ↗
  • Who funds MOHONK PRESERVE INC ↗
  • Who funds OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds Elting Memorial Library ↗
  • Who funds WALLKILL VALLEY LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds NEW PALTZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HUDSON RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM ↗

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 Foundations…Hudson Valley Foundat…Ulster Savings Charit…Community Foundation …Novo FoundationIbm International Fou…Klock Kingston Founda…Mako FoundationBank of Greene County…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley IncNY19.7× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc · Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health · Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of Orange and Sulli · Novo Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Klock Kingston Foundation Pfdn · Mako Foundation · Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%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 · 0–60%
    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.
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    How do I get to Thomas & Corinne Nyquist Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Thomas & Corinne Nyquist 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 38 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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