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Tykeson Family Charitable Trust

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.

$5.6M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
85
Grants FY2024
65
Organizations funded FY2023
40%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$8,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 70
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$102M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Tykeson Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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 arriving78$5.6M38%
FY202365$5.0M40%
FY202270$5.0M60%
FY202134$3.9M65%
FY202023$2.9Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$5.5MEducation$3.9MHuman Services$3.9MYouth Development$3.2MArts & Culture$3.1MPhilanthropy$1000kAnimals$787kFood & Nutrition$435kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 114 grantees
All grantees of Tykeson Family Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Oregon Foundation$2,217,89550%
Partners Hope Foundation$1,300,000319%
Young Men's Christian Association of Eugene$1,200,00045%
Greater Missoula Family YMCA$1,000,00035%
Friends of the Children$1,000,00034%
The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts$875,000316%
Partners in Care$800,00041%
St Charles Foundation Inc$800,000414%
United Way of Lane County$750,00055%
Shodair Children's Foundation$750,00037%
Oregon State University Foundation$720,00030%
Friends of the Children - Montana$580,000422%
Mountain Home Montana Inc$509,00035%
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc$505,00021%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$500,60030%
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf$500,00021%
Deschutes Public Library Foundation Inc$500,000217%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend Inc$475,000315%
Klcc Public Radio Foundation$375,000216%
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades$350,00038%
Relief Nursery Inc$300,00032%
Connected Lane County$300,00023%
Stand for Children Inc$290,00042%
Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium$285,000213%
St Patrick Hospital Foundation$260,00012%
High Desert Museum$250,00012%
Garden City Harvest Inc$200,00028%
Friends of Missoula Parks Inc$188,312142%
Conejo Valley Senior Concerns Inc$182,89044%
Family Access Network Foundation$175,00044%
Bags of Love$158,80034%
Innovation Law Lab$150,00014%
Pearl Buck Center Incorporated$148,02032%
Fanconi Cancer Foundation$130,00023%
Eugene Ballet Company$125,00023%
MISSOULA CULTURAL COUNCIL dba ARTS MISSOULA$120,00048%
St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc$109,00020%
Lane Community College Foundation$108,00027%
Food Share Inc$106,00040%
Food for Lane County$75,00020%
Serenity Lane$50,00010%
Hearts and Horses Foundation$50,00034%
Medical Teams International$50,00010%
Missoula Food Bank & Community Center$50,00011%
Neighborimpact$50,00010%
Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families$40,00030%
Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism$40,000221%
Boys & Girls Club of Richland County$30,00031%
Color Outside The Lines$30,000114%
Oregon Public Broadcasting$26,50030%
Latino Community Association$25,00013%
Many Mansions$20,00030%
The News Literacy Project Inc$15,00030%
Upper Seven Law$12,50021%
Pro Publica Inc$12,50020%
Harbor House$12,50030%
Africa Exchange$11,00021%
American Journalism Project Inc$10,00020%
National Parks Conservation Association$10,00020%
National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc$10,00030%
YWCA Missoula$8,50020%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$7,50020%
Northwest Youth Corps$7,00020%
McKenzie River Trust$5,00010%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$5,00010%
Sff Presents$5,00011%
The Groundtruth Project Inc$5,00010%
Time For Change Foundation$5,00030%
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild$5,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,00020%
The Innocence Project Inc$3,00010%
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation$3,00020%
White Bird Clinic$3,00010%
Oregon Contemporary Theatre$2,50010%
High Mountain Institute Inc$2,10020%
Maude Kerns Art Center$2,00010%
High Country Lactation Care Inc$2,0002n/a
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$2,00010%
Grid110 Inc$2,00020%
Montana Environmental Information Center$2,00020%
Montana Free Press$2,00020%
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network$2,00010%
Colorado Water Trust$2,00020%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$1,50010%
Morongo Basin Humane Society Inc$1,40010%
Northwest Family Assistance Center$1,10010%
Sprout City Farms$1,10010%
White Bison Inc$1,10010%
The People Concern$1,00010%
Colorado Legal Services$1,00010%
Resilience 1220 Inc$1,00010%
Growgood Inc$1,00010%
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc$1,00010%
First Nations Development Institute$1,00010%
Mountain Area Land Trust$1,00010%
Homeboy Industries$1,00010%
Interface Children Family Services$1,00010%
Abused and Homeless Children's Refuge Inc$1,00010%
Mountain Resource Center$1,00010%
Friends of Montana Pbs Inc$1,00010%
Grades of Green Inc$1,00010%
Ocean Conservancy$50010%
Pacific Wildlife Care$50010%
Liberty Ukraine Foundation$50010%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$50010%
Solutions Project Inc$40010%
Youth Represent Inc$40010%
The Marshall Project Inc$22010%
National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition$20010%
Keep Growing Detroit$20010%
School Justice Project Inc$20010%
Planned Parenthood of Michigan$18010%
Earthjustice$10010%
Food Gatherers$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Tykeson Family Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 113 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $2,217,895 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetPartners Hope Foundation: $1,300,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Eugene: $1,200,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetGreater Missoula Family YMCA: $1,000,000 over 3y, 4.7% of budgetFriends of the Children: $1,000,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetThe John G Shedd Institute for the Arts: $875,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetPartners in Care: $800,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSt Charles Foundation Inc: $800,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetUnited Way of Lane County: $750,000 over 5y, 5.4% of budgetShodair Children's Foundation: $750,000 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetOregon State University Foundation: $720,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Children - Montana: $580,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetMountain Home Montana Inc: $509,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetOregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc: $505,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $500,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf: $500,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetDeschutes Public Library Foundation Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Bend Inc: $475,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetKlcc Public Radio Foundation: $375,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetVolunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades: $350,000 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetRelief Nursery Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetConnected Lane County: $300,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetStand for Children Inc: $290,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetMissoula Butterfly House and Insectarium: $285,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetSt Patrick Hospital Foundation: $260,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetHigh Desert Museum: $250,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGarden City Harvest Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetFriends of Missoula Parks Inc: $188,312 over 1y, 42% of budgetConejo Valley Senior Concerns Inc: $182,890 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetFamily Access Network Foundation: $175,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetBags of Love: $158,800 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetInnovation Law Lab: $150,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPearl Buck Center Incorporated: $148,020 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetFanconi Cancer Foundation: $130,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetEugene Ballet Company: $125,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetMISSOULA CULTURAL COUNCIL dba ARTS MISSOULA: $120,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc: $109,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLane Community College Foundation: $108,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetFood Share Inc: $106,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetFood for Lane County: $75,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSerenity Lane: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHearts and Horses Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetMedical Teams International: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMissoula Food Bank & Community Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNeighborimpact: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCasa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFund for Oregon Rural Journalism: $40,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Richland County: $30,000 over 3y, 1.1% 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 113.

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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.

The Oregon Community FoundationOR44.8× affinity34 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Chambers Family Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · The Ford Family Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · Sample Foundation Inc · Reed Family Foundation Inc · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · The Collins Foundation · The Bill & Rosemary Gallagher 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.

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About Tykeson Family Charitable Trust

How much does Tykeson Family Charitable Trust give?
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust reported 85 grants totaling $5,629,023 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 70 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Tykeson Family Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Education (17%), Human Services (17%).
Who are Tykeson Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Oregon Foundation ($2.2M), Partners Hope Foundation ($1.3M), Young Men's Christian Association of Eugene ($1.2M).
Does Tykeson Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Tykeson Family Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Tykeson Family Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc, Chambers Family Foundation.
Where is Tykeson Family Charitable Trust based?
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust is based in MT.

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 148 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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