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Threshold Foundation

The foundation's mission is to foster environmental sustainability and community empowerment through strategic grant-making and partnerships

$2.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Itemized grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
48%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$2.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$194,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 63
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$8.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 48% of the organizations Threshold Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureCivil RightsInternationalHuman ServicesEducationOther
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
FY2024still arriving32$1.7M53%
FY202342$2.1M48%
FY202228$1.6M39%
FY202139$1.5M49%
FY202043$1.6M56%
FY201956$1.7M63%
FY201863$1.7M79%
FY201752$1.7Mn/a
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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 2024.

Environment$3.1MCivil Rights$2.1MInternational$2.0MPublic Benefit$1.9MArts & Culture$1.5MPhilanthropy$865kCommunity Improvement$700kFood & Nutrition$691kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Groundswell Fund$448,00031%
Way to Rise$342,80033%
Ekvnv Yefolecvlke$315,32515%
The Peaceworks Network Foundation$303,47366%
Partnership for Policy Integrity$288,000411%
Earth Island Institute Inc$247,70050%
Coalition for Good Governance$240,450436%
Ecdysis Foundation$238,769522%
Women Make Movies Inc$230,00030%
Mileston Cooperative Association$225,8252n/a
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All grantees of Threshold Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Groundswell Fund$448,00031%
Way to Rise$342,80033%
Ekvnv Yefolecvlke$315,32515%
The Peaceworks Network Foundation$303,47366%
Partnership for Policy Integrity$288,000411%
Earth Island Institute Inc$247,70050%
Coalition for Good Governance$240,450436%
Ecdysis Foundation$238,769522%
Women Make Movies Inc$230,00030%
Mileston Cooperative Association$225,8252n/a
Verified Voting Foundation$210,00066%
Center for Economic Democracy Inc$204,09523%
Psephos Inc$196,000332%
Audit USA$193,554554%
Global Justice Ecology Project Inc$192,35647%
Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc$187,750316%
Free Speech for People Inc$168,00043%
Taxpayers for Common Sense$161,00043%
The Middle East Peace Dialogue Network Inc$160,000513%
New Israel Fund$154,5001n/a
National Day Laborer Organizing Network$125,51512%
Atelier for Community Transformation$122,000184%
Friends of Amal-Tikva Inc$120,50039%
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers Inc$119,17122%
Just Vision Inc$115,00032%
Equality Alliance of San Diego$114,05033%
One Fair Wage Inc$111,89011%
Dogwood Alliance Inc$110,00022%
Cascade Pacific RC&D Area$105,00022%
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc$102,58211%
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum$102,00043%
Policylink$101,12010%
Alliance for Youth Action$100,00011%
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$97,00030%
Law Forward Inc$96,00031%
Alliance for Youth Organizing$94,00011%
Drug Policy Alliance$89,51840%
Council for Healthy Food Systems$85,000231%
International Documentary Foundation Inc$85,00020%
Women Food & Agriculture Network$85,00038%
Thousand Currents$81,51510%
Wimberley Valley Watershed Association$81,00012%
Utah Film Center$80,00021%
Amazon Watch Inc$80,00015%
Calhoun County Resource Watch$80,000124%
Xcepotional Communications$78,7002n/a
The Ketamine Research Foundation$75,51836%
Ecopeace Middle East Environmental Ngo Forum$74,66121%
Earth Law Center$73,81524%
Sogorea Te Land Trust$72,00011%
Sustainable Markets Foundation$70,00020%
Tides Advocacy$69,85620%
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Inc$68,44320%
California Institute of Integral Studies$67,89630%
US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership$67,22412%
Brava Media Inc$66,8001n/a
Film Society of Austin Inc$65,00011%
Border Network for Human Rights$65,00023%
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc$65,00024%
Sustainable Economies Law Center$63,3023n/a
Planting Justice$63,00011%
Friends of Roots$62,00027%
Common Cause Education Fund$61,17111%
Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc$60,00024%
Doc Society Inc$60,00022%
Films for Humanity Inc$60,0001n/a
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance$60,000213%
Mn350$60,00019%
Center for Health Environment and Justice Action Fund$60,0001n/a
Equality Federation$58,21513%
Center for Food Safety$56,17421%
Bring It Home Florida Inc$56,000217%
Negotiation Strategies Institute$55,00025%
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$55,00021%
Savanna Institute$55,000239%
United We Dream Network Inc$55,00030%
New Energy Economy Inc$54,0002n/a
New Stories$53,70933%
Mustard Films LLC$52,5001n/a
San Juan Citizens Alliance$52,00026%
Heffter Research Institute Inc$50,896315%
Netroots Foundation$50,00029%
Auburn Theological Seminary$50,00011%
Foodcorps Inc$50,00020%
Community Ventures$48,27021%
Marin Link Inc$47,83221%
Global Exchange$45,3431n/a
Third Horizon Media LLC$45,0001n/a
Columbus Institute for Comtemporary Journalism$45,0001n/a
Efforts of Grace Inc$44,39014%
The Biomimicry Institute$43,83222%
Commonwealth Foundation Inc$43,48725%
Broken Escalator LLC$42,5001n/a
Kids4peace International Inc$41,5002n/a
Southeast Community Cultural Center Inc$41,414111%
New Orleans Workers Ctr For Racial Justice$40,4901n/a
Families and Friends of Louisianas Incarcerated Children$40,04015%
Friends of the Earth$40,00010%
The Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates Foundation Inc$40,00018%
Firestarter Films LLC$40,0001n/a
Old Chilly Pictures LLC$40,0001n/a
Springboard to Opportunities$40,00011%
Film Independent$40,00010%
Big Sky Film Productions Inc$40,0001n/a
Docs in Progress Inc$40,000114%
Center for Community Change Action$40,00010%
Higher Purpose Hub$40,00013%
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition$40,0002n/a
Tanka Fund$39,56512%
Common Ground Relief Inc$38,240119%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$38,19010%
New Economy Coalition Inc$37,50022%
Empowerment Works Inc$37,14422%
Living Lands Trust$36,00011%
Inner Journey LLC$35,3962n/a
Center for International Environmental Law Inc$35,35521%
Iwagepeace Inc$35,000135%
Earthworks$35,00011%
The Holly$35,0001n/a
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project Inc$35,0001n/a
Museum of the Palestinian People$35,000118%
Amala Foundation$33,83224%
EcoRise Youth Innovations$33,83222%
Our Climate Education Fund$33,35624%
Policy Advocates for Sustainable Economies$33,3001n/a
Alliance for Fair Food$32,950113%
RLS Films LLC$32,4301n/a
Center for Sustainable Economy$32,35527%
Daily Acts Organization$32,30023%
Grassroots Global Justice$31,6601n/a
Voice of the Experienced Vote$31,54012%
Chakana Media Inc$31,170113%
Friends of Abenaki Inc$30,800192%
New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc$30,39422%
Jubilee Justice Inc$30,01511%
Encounter Programs Inc$30,00012%
Rewild$30,00010%
Accelerating Appalachia$30,0001n/a
Shaka Movement$30,0001n/a
Meet International Inc$30,00013%
American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc$30,00010%
As You Sow$30,00011%
Video Veracity Inc$29,3901n/a
Movement Strategy Center$29,30010%
Save Our Springs Alliance Inc$29,00012%
Transition US$27,944211%
Valley Verde$26,81514%
The Mosaic Project$26,16512%
Fund for Global Human Rights Inc$25,8431n/a
One Foundation$25,84311%
The Berry Center Inc$25,76912%
Government Accountability Project$25,10011%
Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration$25,00013%
Independent Feature Project Inc$25,00010%
National Popular Vote$25,00012%
Washington Office on Latin America$25,00011%
Earthrights International Inc$25,00011%
Non-Violence International$25,0001n/a
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico$25,00013%
Common Cause$25,00010%
No-Till on the Plains Inc$25,00017%
ACLU Foundation of Texas Inc$25,00011%
Clean Up the River Environment$25,00012%
Spectrascopic LLC$25,0001n/a
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center$25,0001n/a
Our Childrens Earth Foundation$25,00013%
Somos Un Pueblo Unido$25,00012%
Esperanza Project$25,0001n/a
Deep Medicine Circle$24,56511%
City Surf Project$24,31517%
Community Alliance With Family Farmers$24,00012%
Via International$23,00014%
Black Voters Matter Fund Inc$23,0001n/a
National Wildlife Refuge Association$22,76011%
Our Family Farms$22,7101n/a
Last Prisoner Project$22,62211%
Native American Rights Fund Inc$22,62210%
Environmentalism Through Inspiration & Nonviolent Action$22,62219%
Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant$22,62214%
Weaving Earth Inc$22,50012%
Letters to Strangers$22,5001n/a
Sierra Club Foundation$22,00010%
Chickaloon Village Traditional Council$22,0001n/a
Bonobo Conservation Initiative$22,0001n/a
New Alpha Community Development Corporation$22,0001n/a
Students For Sensible Drug Policy Foundation$21,8961n/a
Louisiana Environmental Action Network$21,00014%
Riverstyx Foundation$21,00011%
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center$20,84312%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$20,50010%
Community Partners$20,37010%
Institute for Responsible Technology$20,00015%
Somos Accion$20,00015%
Threshold Foundation$20,00011%
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance$20,00011%
PSF Underground LLC$20,0001n/a
Southern Partners Fund Inc$20,00010%
Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science Inc$19,65012%
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee Inc$19,00011%
Love-A-Bull Inc$18,630122%
Real Goods Solar Living Institute$17,000110%
Peace and Justice Center$16,0001n/a
Yansa Inc$15,800111%
The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc$15,00010%
Middle East Children's Institute$15,0001n/a
Land and Cultural Preservation Fund Inc$15,00018%
Disclosure Films LLC$15,0001n/a
Independent Media Institute$15,00011%
Vote Pa$15,0001n/a
Foundation for Conscious Evolution$14,3201n/a
Usona Institute Inc$13,00010%
Ohio River Valley Environmental Coalition$12,35512%
Upstream Policy Institute Inc$12,35511%
Louisiana Bucket Brigade$12,35513%
Nature and Culture International$12,35510%
My Balkans Inc$12,000124%
Allied Media Projects Inc$12,00010%
Voteriders$10,00011%
Michigan Voices$10,0001n/a
Farm Hack$10,0001n/a
State Voices$10,00010%
Womens Visionary Council$10,000114%
Sustainable Tucson Inc$8,3441n/a
Planetwork$8,344130%
Hashomer Hatzair$7,50011%
Friends Forever$7,50011%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($102k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Threshold Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 177 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGroundswell Fund: $448,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetWay to Rise: $342,800 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetEkvnv Yefolecvlke: $315,325 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetThe Peaceworks Network Foundation: $303,473 over 6y, 6.3% of budgetPartnership for Policy Integrity: $288,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $247,700 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCoalition for Good Governance: $240,450 over 4y, 36% of budgetEcdysis Foundation: $238,769 over 5y, 22% of budgetWomen Make Movies Inc: $230,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetVerified Voting Foundation: $210,000 over 6y, 5.7% of budgetCenter for Economic Democracy Inc: $204,095 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetPsephos Inc: $196,000 over 3y, 32% of budgetAudit USA: $193,554 over 5y, 54% of budgetGlobal Justice Ecology Project Inc: $192,356 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetAlliance for Middle East Peace Inc: $187,750 over 3y, 16% of budgetFree Speech for People Inc: $168,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetTaxpayers for Common Sense: $161,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetThe Middle East Peace Dialogue Network Inc: $160,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetNational Day Laborer Organizing Network: $125,515 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAtelier for Community Transformation: $122,000 over 1y, 84% of budgetFriends of Amal-Tikva Inc: $120,500 over 3y, 9.1% of budgetMassachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers Inc: $119,171 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetJust Vision Inc: $115,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetEquality Alliance of San Diego: $114,050 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetOne Fair Wage Inc: $111,890 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetDogwood Alliance Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetCascade Pacific RC&D Area: $105,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetSeventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc: $102,582 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum: $102,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetPolicylink: $101,120 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for Youth Action: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPublic Citizen Foundation Inc: $97,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLaw Forward Inc: $96,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetAlliance for Youth Organizing: $94,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDrug Policy Alliance: $89,518 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCouncil for Healthy Food Systems: $85,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetInternational Documentary Foundation Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWomen Food & Agriculture Network: $85,000 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetThousand Currents: $81,515 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWimberley Valley Watershed Association: $81,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetUtah Film Center: $80,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAmazon Watch Inc: $80,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetCalhoun County Resource Watch: $80,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetThe Ketamine Research Foundation: $75,518 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetEcopeace Middle East Environmental Ngo Forum: $74,661 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetEarth Law Center: $73,815 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetSogorea Te Land Trust: $72,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSustainable Markets Foundation: $70,000 over 2y, 0.2% 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 177.

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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.

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC49.7× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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About Threshold Foundation

How much does Threshold Foundation give?
Threshold Foundation reported 37 itemized grants totaling $2,185,625, out of $2,339,600 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 63 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Threshold Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (20%), Civil Rights (14%), International (13%).
Who are Threshold Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Groundswell Fund ($448k), Way to Rise ($343k), Ekvnv Yefolecvlke ($315k).
Does Threshold Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 48% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Threshold Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Impactassetsinc, Rsf Social Finance Inc.
Where is Threshold Foundation based?
Threshold Foundation is based in NY.

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 238 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 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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