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Up in Smoke Foundation at a glance

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Up in Smoke 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.

$1.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$1.0M
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$3.1MArts & Culture$203kRecreation & Sports$176kEducation$101kHealth$66kHuman Services$25kFood & Nutrition$10kPhilanthropy$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $56k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.5M
$500,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF THE 261$1,000,000
FRIENDS OF THE 261$500,000
ENDURANCE II ATLANTIC SHACKLETON GLOBAL FOUNDATION-GALWAY OCEAN SPORT CLUB$56,263
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME$30,000
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 (FY20–21, $32k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 53% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC: $10k → 9%CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC: $5k → 9%NAPLES SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 10%NAPLES SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 10%FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY: $5k → 10%FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY: $2k → 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

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MN
NY
MA
OR
WY
IN
CA
VA
MD
FL
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.4M · 15 repeat orgs$220k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
6

Total granted

$3.4M
$163k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+66%
0%

Still filing today

60%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • OR
    OREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $23k · revenue +325%
  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $15k · revenue +66%
  • BS
    BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $10k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO 197
    one grant, 2023 · $100k
  • FO
    Friends of No 9 Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -39% · 35% of their budget
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF OR&N 197
    one grant, 2021 · $7k
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.

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Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
2
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
3
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
4
The Central European University

Ceu is committed to promoting the values of open society and self-reflective critical thinking. it aims at excellence in the mastery of established knowledge, courage to pursue the creation of new knowledge in the humanities, the social…

International
5
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
6
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
7
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
8
The Long Island Museum of American Art History & Carriages

The long island museum is dedicated to inspiring people of all ages with an understanding and enjoyment of american art, history and carriages as expressed through the heritage of long island and its diverse communities.

Arts & Culture
9
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
10
Siena University

Siena university is a learning community advancing the ideals of a liberal arts education, rooted in its identity as a franciscan and catholic institution. as a learning community, siena is committed to a student-centered education…

Education
11
The Pennsylvania Railroad T1 Steam Locomotive Trust Inc

Welcome to the official website of the prr t1 steam locomotive trustan ambitious and inspiring project to reignite the golden age of steam and celebrate american innovation. the t1 trust is more than just a preservation effort; it is a…

Arts & Culture
12
Smithsonian Institution

*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. the smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Or&N 197. 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 24 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRIENDS OF THE 261: $3,120,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE 261+10 more: $298,763 · Other+10 moreUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $120,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationFriends of No 9 Inc: $50,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $22,500 · Arts & CultureOREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $22,500 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF OR&N 197: $6,744 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesBAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesFun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc: $7,000 · Human ServicesHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$3,418,763Education$145,000Arts & Culture$102,744Human Services$32,000Food & Nutrition$10,000

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 budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $120,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of No 9 Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 35% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON RAIL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTIS-NAPLES INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 2y, 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.

Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCA6.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Florida Sheriffs Association Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 24 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in 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