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Tinyblue 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.

$10k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0198% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Philanthropy$24kHuman Services$14kEnvironment$12kInternational$6kArts & Culture$3kPublic Benefit$3kEducation$3kHealth$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

$371
Median grant
6
States reached
$496k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MISC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (DONATIONS 250 OR UNDER)$2,272
ISLAND SENIOR RESOURCES$1,030
BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE$650
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$600
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS$519
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL$500
PLOUGHSHARES$500
USA FOR UNHCR$500
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS$475
CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT$371
MOTHER MENTORS VIA BETTERWORLD$320
PUBLIC CITIZEN$320
350ORG$300
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$300
CITIZEN'S CLIMATE EDUCATION$300
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 (FY17–23, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 54% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 8%COMMUNITY DAYCARE CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY: $2k → 7%SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY: $2k → 7%WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: $258 → 14%SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY: $700 → 7%SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY: $500 → 7%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.

Which US states your grants reach

WA
NY
MA
OR
IA
CA
CO
DC

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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$52k · 19 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +16% since the first grant, against +3% for the ones you funded once.

19 repeat relationships — 14 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
21

Total granted

$52k
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+3%

Still filing today

68%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% 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
EnvironmentInternationalHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureCivil RightsOther

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

  • SS
    SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY
    4× · 2017–2020 · $4k · revenue +7%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    5× · 2020–2024 · $2k · revenue +121%
  • TA
    THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $2k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • CD
    COMMUNITY DAY CENTER FOR CHILDREN
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +7%
  • MV
    MOVEMENT VOTER FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • CA
    CITIZEN'S AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +43%

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
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
4
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
5
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
6
The Climate Center

The Climate Center is a climate and energy policy nonprofit working to rapidly reduce climate pollution at scale, starting in California.

Education
7
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
8
Western Rivers Conservancy

Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…

Environment
9
Washington Wild

Washington wild protects and restores wild lands and waters in washington state through advocacy, education and civic engagement.

Animals
10
Western Resource Advocates

Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. As the region's go-to experts for more than three decades,…

Crime & Legal
11
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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12
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Greater Washington Community Foundation and the most unlike its peers is South Whidbey Homeless Coalition. 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 38 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number20%0%<5yr14%9%5–10yr20%18%10–20yr20%21%20–35yr14%35%35–55yr13%18%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value20%0%<5yr14%9%5–10yr20%14%10–20yr20%12%20–35yr14%49%35–55yr13%16%55yr+

The field is 20% 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 — 3% lost their exemption, against 12% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
3%1/36
the rest of the field
12%
5,493/46,460

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

35 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. 35 of the 49 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
19/35
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

MISC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (DONATIONS 250 OR UNDER) — $19,236 · OtherMISC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (DONATIONS 250 OR UNDER)ISLAND SENIOR RESOURCES — $4,090 · OtherISLAND SENIOR RESOURCESMOVEMENT VOTER FUND — $2,005 · OtherCITIZEN'S AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE — $1,656 · OtherNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL — $1,630 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD — $1,600 · OtherPLOUGHSHARES — $1,500 · Other+18 more — $9,017 · Other+18 moreCOMMUNITY DAY CENTER FOR CHILDREN — $5,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY DAY CE…SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY — $4,400 · Human ServicesSENIOR SERVICES …American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $1,196 · Human ServicesAmerican Nationa…+1 more — $258 · Human ServicesCITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION CORP — $2,250 · EnvironmentCITIZENS CLIMAT…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $2,213 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL D…THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION — $1,983 · EnvironmentTHE ALLIANCE FO…EARTHJUSTICE — $1,900 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE350ORG — $1,500 · Environment350ORGWHIDBEY CAMANO LAND TRUST — $729 · EnvironmentWHIDBEY CAMANO …United States Association for UNHCR — $3,740 · InternationalTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC — $519 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC — $515 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF — $314 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA INC — $257 · InternationalNa'ah Illahee Fund — $256 · InternationalWHIDBEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $2,863 · PhilanthropyGREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,572 · PhilanthropyGOOSEFOOT COMMUNITY FUND — $800 · PhilanthropyWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC — $1,100 · EducationADA DEVELOPERS ACADEMY — $264 · EducationSNO-ISLE LIBRARIES FOUNDATION — $260 · EducationCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA — $1,300 · Arts & CultureTHE WHIDBEY INSTITUTE — $263 · Arts & Culture
Other$40,734Human Services$10,854Environment$10,575International$5,601Philanthropy$5,235Education$1,624Arts & Culture$1,563

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 budgetCOMMUNITY DAY CENTER FOR CHILDREN — $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY — $4,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR — $3,740 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWHIDBEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $2,863 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCITIZENS CLIMATE EDUCATION CORP — $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $2,213 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION — $1,983 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE — $1,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZEN'S AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE — $1,656 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,572 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350ORG — $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA — $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $1,196 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM J BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE INC — $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOOSEFOOT COMMUNITY FUND — $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWHIDBEY CAMANO LAND TRUST — $729 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC CITIZEN INC — $620 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWHIDBEY ISLAND NOURISHES — $572 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC — $519 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC — $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFair Elections Center — $508 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT — $325 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF — $314 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH WHIDBEY HOMELESS COALITION — $307 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST — $290 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADA DEVELOPERS ACADEMY — $264 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WHIDBEY INSTITUTE — $263 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSNO-ISLE LIBRARIES FOUNDATION — $260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC — $258 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC — $258 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC — $257 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHIDBEY ISLAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $257 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNa'ah Illahee Fund — $256 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENSO HOUSE — $144 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Seattle FoundationWhidbey Community Fou…The Virginia Wellingt…Goosefoot Community F…The Norcliffe Foundat…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Mightycause Charitabl…Inatai FoundationThe Riedl FoundationIsland ThriftRsf Social Finance IncGs Donor Advised Phil…
Seattle FoundationWA25.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Whidbey Community Foundation · The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation · Goosefoot Community Fund · The Norcliffe Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Inatai Foundation · The Riedl Foundation · Island Thrift · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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 Tinyblue Foundation 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 · 20%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Oxfam-America Inc — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 49 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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