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Toodles 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.

$124k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Education$190kPhilanthropy$85kPublic Safety & Disaster$60kHealth$21kInternational$16kRecreation & Sports$11kHuman Services$10kYouth Development$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $60k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$6,170
Median grant
8
States reached
$297k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
POLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL$50,000
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$20,000
AOPA FOUNDATION$20,000
THE UNITED WAY$20,000
THE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION$6,170
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ALASKA$2,572
PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS$2,500
COVENANT HOUSE ALASKA$1,060
ALASKA CAT ADOPTION TEAM$1,000
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL$1,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES: $10k → 10%CONVENANT HOUSE ALASKA: $1k → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
CA
CO
VA
MD
AR
NC
SC
DC
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$342k · 8 repeat orgs$78k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against -8% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
7

Total granted

$342k
$69k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
-8%

Still filing today

75%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentAnimalsRecreation & SportsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • PT
    POLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +79%
  • CS
    COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $70k · revenue +31%
  • TA
    THE AOPA FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $60k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AF
    AOPA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
  • PT
    POLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
  • NC
    NBAA CHARITIESgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +91%
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
Air Transport Association of America Inc

Airlines for america (a4a) vigorously advocates for america's airlines as models of safety, customer service, and environmental responsibility; and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global…

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2
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
3
Air & Space Forces Association

The air & space forces association (afa) is a nonprofit, independent, professional military, and aerospace education association. the association's mission is to promote dominant u.s. air and space forces as the foundation of a strong…

Education
4
American Astronomical Society

The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…

Science & Tech
5
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc

Aura provides innovative, open resources to enable discovery and excellence in research, to unify the astrophysics communities, and to promote public understanding of our universe and the benefits of scientific exploration.

Science & Tech
6
Alaska Wilderness League

Protect alaska's wild lands and waters by inspiring broad support for federal policy action.

Environment
7
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

See schedule oaircraft owners & pilots association (aopa), a not-for-profit individual membership organization, effectively serves the interests and needs of its members and establishes, maintains, and articulates position of leadership to…

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8
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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9
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
10
Alaska Conservation Foundation

Protects alaska's unique landscapes and ways of life by supporting conservation leaders, organizations, and initiatives.

Environment
11
American Angus Association

To provide programs, services, technology and leadership to enhance the genetics of the angus breed, broaden its influence within the beef industry and expand the market for superior tasting, high-quality angus beef worldwide.

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12
American Political Science Association

The american political science association ("apsa") supports excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics, policy, and civic participation. the association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars,…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is America's Promise the Alliance for Youth; the most unlike its peers is Alaska Cat Adoption Team. 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

14 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. 14 of the 18 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
8/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

POLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL: $100,000 · EducationPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOLCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $70,000 · EducationCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONTHE UNITED WAY: $85,000 · OtherTHE UNITED WAYAOPA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherAOPA FOUNDATIONPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL: $20,000 · OtherPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOLNBAA CHARITIES: $10,000 · OtherNBAA CHARITIESHEIFER INTERNATIONAL: $6,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC: $5,000 · Other+2 more: $3,500 · OtherTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE AOPA FOUNDAT…Catholic Social Services: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE ALASKA: $2,600 · Human ServicesANCHORAGE ROWING ASSOCIATION: $11,000 · Recreation & SportsBig Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska: $7,072 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentTHE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION: $6,170 · AnimalsALASKA CAT ADOPTION TEAM: $1,000 · Animals
Education$170,000Other$149,500Public Safety & Disaster$60,000Human Services$12,600Recreation & Sports$11,000Youth Development$9,572Animals$7,170

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetANCHORAGE ROWING ASSOCIATION: $11,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetNBAA CHARITIES: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetCatholic Social Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska: $7,072 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION: $6,170 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE ALASKA: $2,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA'S PROMISE THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALASKA CAT ADOPTION TEAM: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% 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.

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.

Rasmuson FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Rasmuson FoundationAK13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rasmuson Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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.

    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 18 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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