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Treeclimber Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$13k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$4k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$31kInternational$27kHealth$7kHousing & Shelter$5kArts & Culture$4kFood & Nutrition$3kPhilanthropy$3kYouth Development$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,900
Median grant
2
States reached
$148k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$4,000
ANERA$4,000
DESC FUND DEVELOPMENT$3,900
KEXP$300
KUOW$300
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $36k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE: $3k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $9k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $4k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 9%HOPELINK: $3k → 9%HOPELINK: $3k → 9%HOPELINK: $3k → 9%HOPELINK: $1k → 9%HOPELINK: $5k → 9%FACING HOMELESSNESS: $3k → 9%FACING HOMELESSNESS: $2k → 9%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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$53k · 8 repeat orgs$35k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
20

Total granted

$53k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+32%

Still filing today

88%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CultureHealthAnimalsOther
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

  • H
    HOPELINK
    5× · 2019–2024 · $14k · revenue +52%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    3× · 2018–2025 · $14k · revenue +123%
  • AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID
    2× · 2023–2025 · $9k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • NI
    NEW ISRAEL FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
  • HR
    HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue -44%
  • NH
    NORTHWEST HARVEST EMM
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -35%
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
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
2
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

KCSARC is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of sexual assault services in King County and Washington State. Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. Our mission is to: give voice to victims, their families,…

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3
Re Sources

RE Sources mobilizes people of Northwest Washington to build just and thriving communities and to protect the land, water, and climate on which we all depend.

Environment
4
Holocaust Center for Humanity

The Holocaust Center for Humanity teaches the lessons of the Holocaust, inspiring students of all ages to confront bigotry and indifference, promote human dignity, and take action.

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5
House Our Neighbors

House Our Neighbors envisions a future where all people can afford to live and thrive in vibrant, cohesive, and climate resilient communities. To achieve this, we develop, advocate, and mobilize for policy to realize social housing for the…

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6
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
7
We Heart Seattle

We Heart Seattle is an action-based, boots-on-the-ground movement that organizes trash cleanups in our public spaces and offers resources to those in need. Through our direct civic engagement we lead the way to a more compassionate and…

Community Improvement
8
Seattle Architectural Foundation

The Seattle Architecture Foundation connects people to the architecture, design, and history of Seattle. We believe the more you engage with design, the more you feel connected to your changing city. As a volunteer driven organization, we…

Arts & Culture
9
Invest in Washington Now Campaign

Advocate for tax policy in Washington State

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10
Artist Trust

Artist Trust supports the livelihoods of artists working in all disciplines to create a more vibrant and equitable Washington State.

Arts & Culture
11
Seattle Jobs Initiative

Seattle jobs initiative (sji) creates opportunities for people to support themselves and their families through living-wage careers.

Employment
12
Gender Justice League

Gender Justice League's mission is to empower all people to eliminate discrimination and prejudice based on sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation in Washington State, and to ensure that trans and gender diverse…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northwest Harvest Emm; the most unlike its peers is Bellevue Art Museum. 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

21 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. 21 of the 31 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOPELINK: $14,300 · Human ServicesHOPELINKJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $14,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICEFACING HOMELESSNESS: $5,000 · Human ServicesFACING HOMELESSNESSHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC: $3,050 · Human ServicesHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INCDESC FUND DEVELOPMENT: $3,900 · OtherDESC FUND DEVELOPMENTNEW ISRAEL FUND: $3,750 · OtherNEW ISRAEL FUNDNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $3,000 · OtherNORTHWEST HARVEST EMMUNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY USA FOR UNHCR: $2,500 · OtherUNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY USA FO…PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $2,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,500 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $2,500 · OtherBig Brothers Big Sisters Of AmericaCREW CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON: $2,467 · OtherCREW CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND…Individual grant recipient: $2,466 · OtherIndividual grant recipientKEXP: $1,850 · OtherKEXP+7 more: $1,503 · OtherAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID: $9,000 · InternationalAMERICAN NEAR EAS…United States Association for UNHCR: $4,967 · InternationalUnited States Ass…SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD: $2,500 · HealthTranslifeline DBA Trans Lifeline: $2,000 · HealthTHE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND: $2,500 · PhilanthropyKing County Library System Foundation: $2,118 · EducationAlliance for Education: $200 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $150 · EducationKUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO: $2,200 · Arts & CultureBELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: $100 · Arts & Culture
Human Services$36,350Other$28,936International$13,967Health$4,500Philanthropy$2,500Education$2,468Arts & Culture$2,300

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHOPELINK: $14,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $14,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFACING HOMELESSNESS: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $4,967 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC: $3,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO: $2,200 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetKing County Library System Foundation: $2,118 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTranslifeline DBA Trans Lifeline: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIRKLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOLD DOG HAVEN: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Education: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON STATE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIE: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELLEVUE ART MUSEUM: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Seattle FoundationPuget Sound Energy Fo…American Gift FundMightycause Charitabl…Loeb Family FoundationCasey Family ProgramsUnited Way of King Co…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…
Seattle FoundationWA20.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · American Gift Fund · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Loeb Family Foundation · Casey Family Programs · United Way of King County · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 21%
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: 21% of 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
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 31 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home