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Todd W Hoffman Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$109k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0194% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2024.

Environment$63kHealth$48kEducation$45kArts & Culture$42kRecreation & Sports$23kYouth Development$22kHuman Services$16kInternational$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $46k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $63k
$2,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$525k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NRDC$15,000
KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC$15,000
THE CONSERVATION FUND$12,500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$10,000
SABAL FOUNDATION$10,000
TELLURIDE FOUNDATION$5,000
MICHAEL E SIMMONS FOUNDATION$5,000
GEORGE GARDNER SCHOLARSHIP FUND$4,000
ANGEL BASKETS INCCARE AND SHARE SOUTHERN COLORADO$3,500
MOUNTAIN FILM$2,500
TOWN OF RIDGWAY$2,500
JUST FOR KIDS FDN$2,500
ACLU$2,500
UNCOMPAHGRE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP$2,500
ACOUSTIC NEUROMA ASSOCIATION$2,090
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 (FY20–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 11% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH: $2k → 14%ANGEL BASKETS INCCARE AND SHARE SOUTHERN COLORADO: $4k → 7%DZI FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS INCCARE AND SHARE SOUTHERN COLORADO: $2k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS INCCARE AND SHARE SOUTHERN COLORADO: $2k → 7%ANGEL BASKETS INCCARE AND SHARE SOUTHERN COLORADO: $1k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $1k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $1k → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $500 → 7%SAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER: $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

NY
OR
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
GA

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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$150k · 19 repeat orgs$157k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships — 14 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
18

Total granted

$150k
$107k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+30%

Still filing today

74%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationReligionOther

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

  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $30k · revenue +26%
  • TN
    TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM
    5× · 2020–2024 · $14k · revenue +40%
  • EARTHJUSTICE
    4× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE RIDGWAY LIBRARY
    one grant, 2021 · $40k · revenue -64% · 56% of their budget
  • RC
    RIDGWAY CHAUTAUGUA SOC SHERBIN
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
  • SJ
    ST JOHNS CENTER FOR OPPORTUNITYSgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +30%

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
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
2
San Juan Mountains Association

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

Environment
3
Santa Fe Community Foundation

The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…

Philanthropy
4
Rocky Mountain Field Institute Inc

Rocky Mountain Field Institute conserves and protects public lands in Southern Colorado through volunteer-based trail and restoration projects, environmental education, and restoration research.

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5
Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Greater yellowstone coalition works with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the greater yellowstone ecosystem, now and for future generations.

Environment
6
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
7
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
8
Sierra Watch

Sierra watch secures conservation outcomes to protect the natural resources, mountain communities, and timeless values of the tahoe sierra.

Environment
9
The Sierra Fund

The Sierra Fund (TSF) is a non-profit organization with a mission to restore ecosystem and community resiliency in the Sierra Nevada.

Environment
10
Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust

To conserve our land, water, and way of life in colorados san luis valley.

Environment
11
Peaks to People Water Fund

The peaks to people water fund aims to protect resources in the cache la poudre and big thompson watersheds by restoring forests to reduce the risk of severe wildfires. these forest restoration projects not only protect water from…

Environment
12
Pikes Peak Community Foundation

To inspire a passionate community to forge an enduring legacy now and for future generations. this mission is attained by building a community endowment, helping donors address community needs and providing philanthropic leadership.

Philanthropy

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Telluride Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Inc. 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 27 years old; the field is 14. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number23%3%<5yr15%3%5–10yr21%30%10–20yr17%30%20–35yr12%23%35–55yr13%10%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value23%5%<5yr15%1%5–10yr21%22%10–20yr17%37%20–35yr12%15%35–55yr13%21%55yr+

The field is 23% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 5% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
13%
4,367/33,384

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

32 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. 32 of the 47 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
23/32
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

RIDGWAY CHAUTAUGUA SOC SHERBIN — $20,000 · OtherRIDGWAY CHAUTAUGUA SOC SHERBINKECK SCH OF MEDICONE OF USC — $15,000 · OtherKECK SCH OF MEDICONE OF USCKECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC — $15,000 · OtherKECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USCUSC ROSKI EYE INSTITUTE — $10,000 · OtherUSC ROSKI EYE INSTITUTESABAL FOUNDATION — $10,000 · OtherSABAL FOUNDATIONTOWN OF RIDGWAY — $6,500 · OtherACLU OF COLORADO — $6,000 · OtherBURTON & PHYLLIS HOFFMAN FOUNDATION — $5,000 · OtherRIDGWAY CHAUTAUQUA DBA THE NEW SHERBINO THEATER — $5,000 · OtherST JOHNS CENTER FOR OPPORTUNITYS — $5,000 · OtherJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC — $5,000 · OtherNORTHWEST NATIVE CHAMBER — $5,000 · Other+16 more — $26,930 · Other+16 moreNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC — $30,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFE…EARTHJUSTICE — $13,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICETHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $12,500 · EnvironmentTHE CONSERVATION FUND …HIGH DESERT PARTNERSHIP — $5,000 · EnvironmentHIGH DESERT PARTNERSHI…UNCOMPAHGRE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $2,500 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE RIDGWAY LIBRARY — $40,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE …GEORGE & MICHAEL GARDNER FUND — $5,000 · EducationGEORGE & MICHAE…TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM — $14,000 · Youth DevelopmentTRUE NORT…MICHAEL E SIMMONS FOUNDATION INC FRIENDS OF MICHAEL — $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentMICHAEL E…SAN MIGUEL MENTORING PROGRAM — $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAN MIGUE…Angel Baskets Inc — $8,000 · Human ServicesDZI FOUNDATION — $5,000 · Human ServicesSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC) — $3,000 · Human ServicesBLIND ENDEAVORS FOUNDATION — $2,500 · Human ServicesSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC — $2,000 · Human ServicesTELLURIDE FOUNDATION — $15,000 · Recreation & SportsTelluride Mountain Club — $5,000 · Recreation & SportsMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $11,000 · InternationalAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC — $500 · International
Other$134,430Environment$63,000Education$45,000Youth Development$28,000Human Services$20,500Recreation & Sports$20,000International$11,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetFRIENDS OF THE RIDGWAY LIBRARY — $40,000 over 1y, 56% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC — $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTELLURIDE FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM — $14,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE — $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMICHAEL E SIMMONS FOUNDATION INC FRIENDS OF MICHAEL — $10,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetAngel Baskets Inc — $8,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetGEORGE & MICHAEL GARDNER FUND — $5,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetST JOHNS CENTER FOR OPPORTUNITYS — $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNORTHWEST NATIVE CHAMBER — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTelluride Mountain Club — $5,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRIDGWAY CHAUTAUQUA DBA THE NEW SHERBINO THEATER — $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDZI FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHIGH DESERT PARTNERSHIP — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSAN MIGUEL MENTORING PROGRAM — $4,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAcoustic Neuroma Association — $3,135 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSAN MIGUEL RESOURCE CENTER (SMRC) — $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNTAINFILM — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJust For Kids Foundation Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetUNCOMPAHGRE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC — $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTELLURIDE REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY — $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCare and Share Inc — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOuray Mountain Rescue Team Inc — $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC — $500 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.

Telluride FoundationThe Thomas Phillips a…The Dalton Family Fou…Ebb Point Foundation-…Community Foundation …Tecumseh FoundationColorado Gives Founda…El Pomar FoundationJust For Kids Foundat…The Lisa and Victor N…Salehi Family Foundat…The Mclaughlin Doty F…
Telluride FoundationCO30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Telluride Foundation · The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation · The Dalton Family Foundation · Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock · Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley · Tecumseh Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Just For Kids Foundation Inc · The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation · Salehi Family Foundation · The Mclaughlin Doty Foundation

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 Todd W Hoffman Foundation Inc 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%4%15%34%60%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • High Desert Partnership — 100% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 47 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
By state
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