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Van Otterloo Family Foundation at a glance

· Public charity

Van Otterloo Family Foundation

To provide support for educational enterprises that demonstrate innovation and excellence in teaching and learning while placing emphasis on the potential of all individuals, target unmet educational needs, or provide an exemplary educational program.

$1.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
55
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$85k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2024.

Education$6.9MYouth Development$2.4MHuman Services$1.4MArts & Culture$1.0MHealth$859kEmployment$625kEnvironment$321kCommunity Improvement$297kOther$0
02FY2025 · 55 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k41 grants · $1.1M
  • $50k–250k14 grants · $852k
$25,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$50M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THACHER SCHOOL$85,300
ELEVATED THOUGHT FOUNDATION INC$80,000
TENACITY$80,000
ELEVATE NEW ENGLAND$75,000
GUADALUPE CENTER$75,000
LEAP FOR EDUCATION INC$56,500
GREGG HOUSE$50,000
YMCA OF METRO NORTH$50,000
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALITI$50,000
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE$50,000
STARABILITY$50,000
SALEM HOSPITAL$50,000
EXPRESS YOURSELF$50,000
BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER$50,000
MCLEAN HOSPITAL$45,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $2.5M) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 36% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PACIFIC CLINICS: $26k → 8%CHILDCARE RESOURCE CENTER: $25k → 12%THE VOICES FACES PROJECT: $38k → 14%LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES: $101k → 9%HOPE (HOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC): $35k → 11%PACIFIC CLINICS: $25k → 8%ROOM TO GROW: $35k → 17%Childcare Resources: $25k → 12%LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES: $101k → 9%HOPE (HOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC): $35k → 11%ROOM TO GROW: $25k → 17%ROOM TO GROW: $30k → 28%LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES: $28k → 9%HOPE (HOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC): $30k → 11%ROOM TO GROW: $25k → 28%LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES: $26k → 9%HOPE (HOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC): $25k → 11%GUADALUPE CENTER: $75k → 10%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%NEXT STEP: $25k → 8%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%NEXT STEP: $25k → 8%BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 16%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $45k → 10%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $38k → 10%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $35k → 10%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $26k → 10%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $25k → 10%YMCA OF NORTH SHORE: $52k → 10%YMCA OF NORTH SHORE: $51k → 10%BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER: $50k → 10%BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER: $50k → 10%BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER: $50k → 10%BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER: $40k → 10%Beverly Children's Learning Center: $35k → 10%YMCA OF NORTH SHORE: $25k → 10%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $31k → 16%BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER: $25k → 10%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $30k → 16%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $30k → 16%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $30k → 16%HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $30k → 16%GREGG HOUSE: $50k → 10%PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE (FORMERLY BOYS): $500k → 10%YMCA OF METRO NORTH: $50k → 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

ME
NH
MT
IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
MO
KS
DC
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$14M · 91 repeat orgs$1.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

91 repeat relationships: 39 still active in FY2025, 52 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

91
42

Total granted

$14M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+27%

Still filing today

97%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $515k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • ESPERANZA ACADEMY INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +492% · 41% of their budget
  • SQUASHBUSTERS INC
    2× · 2017–2019 · $575k · revenue +19%
  • PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC
    2× · 2017–2022 · $510k · revenue +111%

Funded once

  • CM
    Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $150k · revenue +132%
  • KM
    KIPP MASSACHUSETTS INC
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -17%
  • A
    AMEGOINCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $75k · revenue +160%
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
New England Lawboston

New england law/boston dedicates itself to preparing students to be successful lawyers and leaders in the public and private sectors through integrated practical, theoretical and ethical education of the highest caliber and to contributing…

Education
3
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

Bb&n, an all gender day school in cambridge, massachusetts, was established in 1974 by the merger of two independent schools, the buckingham school and the browne & nichols school, founded respectively in 1889 and 1883. located on multiple…

Education
4
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
5
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
7
Northeastern University
Education
8
Wentworth Institute of Technology Inc

Wentworth institute of technology is a nationally recognized private coeducational and residential university of higher education with a mission to empower, inspire and innovate through experiential learning with a core purpose of career…

Education
9
Lycee International De Boston International School of Boston Inc

The international school of boston (isb) is an independent, non-profit, preschool-12 french-english bilingual and international school located in cambridge, massachusetts, in one of the most vibrant metropolitan areas in the united states.…

Education
10
Lowell School

Lowell school (the school) provides educational services to approximately 314 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. the school strives to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment, and offers a…

Education
11
Darrow School

Darrow school is dedicated to serving students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on each student's talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence for success in college and life. this mission is accomplished through…

Education
12
Dean College

Dean college is a private, residential new england college grounded in a culture and tradition that all students deserve the opportunity to discover and exceed their greatest aspirations. a personal and transformative community since 1865,…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Spaulding Academy & Family Services; the most unlike its peers is Project Rise. 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

141 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. 141 of the 150 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
38
Early backer (in before they grew)
140/141
Grantees still filing
93/141
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ESPERANZA ACADEMY INC: $1,664,500 · EducationESPERANZA ACADEMY INCCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $283,000 · EducationELEVATED THOUGHT INC: $255,000 · EducationLEAP for Education Inc: $228,000 · EducationNASHOBA LEARNING GROUP INC: $202,000 · Education+44 more: $2,998,900 · Education+44 moreSHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $1,028,500 · OtherSHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLTHACHER MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC: $248,300 · OtherPATHWAYS ADULT EDUCATION & TRAINING INC: $220,000 · OtherRAW ART WORKS INC: $180,560 · OtherNORTHEAST ARC INC: $175,000 · OtherROOT NS INC: $171,500 · OtherGLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE INCORPORATED: $190,000 · Other+47 more: $2,744,023 · Other+47 morePLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $510,150 · Human ServicesPLUMMER YOUTH PRO…BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $300,000 · Human ServicesBOSTON CHINATOWN …LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL INC: $296,290 · Human ServicesLAKES REGION COMM…BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER INC: $250,000 · Human ServicesBEVERLY CHILDREN'…WELLSPRING HOUSE INC: $168,000 · Human ServicesWELLSPRING HOUSE …HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $150,500 · Human ServicesHORIZONS FOR HOME…YMCA OF THE NORTH SHORE INC: $127,950 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC: $125,000 · Human ServicesROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INC: $115,000 · Human ServicesTHE NEXT STEP FUND INC: $85,000 · Human Services+7 more: $381,750 · Human Services+7 moreSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $575,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC: $180,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOSTON DEBATE LEAGUE INCORPORATED: $135,000 · Youth DevelopmentMAINE BOYS TO MEN: $130,000 · Youth DevelopmentROCA INC: $75,000 · Youth DevelopmentELEVATE NEW ENGLAND INC: $75,000 · Youth Development+3 more: $51,314 · Youth DevelopmentPEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC: $235,300 · Arts & CultureTHE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $145,000 · Arts & CultureNAPLES ART ASSOCIATION INC: $125,000 · Arts & CultureEXPRESS YOURSELF INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureHANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY: $90,000 · Arts & CultureBOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC: $78,923 · Arts & CultureSouthwest Florida Music Education Center Inc: $75,000 · Arts & CultureEssex Art Center Inc: $54,000 · Arts & CultureCABOT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $125,500 · Arts & CultureTENACITY INC: $720,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $100 · Recreation & SportsESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $331,100 · PhilanthropySTARABILITY FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · PhilanthropySPUR INC: $33,490 · Philanthropy
Education$5,631,400Other$4,957,883Human Services$2,509,640Youth Development$1,221,314Arts & Culture$1,078,723Recreation & Sports$720,100Philanthropy$439,590

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 budgetESPERANZA ACADEMY INC: $1,664,500 over 6y, 41% of budgetSHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $1,028,500 over 4y, 5.9% of budgetTENACITY INC: $720,000 over 5y, 9.4% of budgetSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $575,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetPLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC: $510,150 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $331,100 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetBOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $300,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetLAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL INC: $296,290 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $283,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetELEVATED THOUGHT INC: $255,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetBEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER INC: $250,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetTHACHER MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC: $248,300 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetPEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC: $235,300 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetLEAP for Education Inc: $228,000 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetPATHWAYS ADULT EDUCATION & TRAINING INC: $220,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetNASHOBA LEARNING GROUP INC: $202,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE INCORPORATED: $190,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetRAW ART WORKS INC: $180,560 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetYOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC: $180,000 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $177,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHEAST ARC INC: $175,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetROOT NS INC: $171,500 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $170,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWELLSPRING HOUSE INC: $168,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetThe Haven Project Inc: $160,000 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetNORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALIT: $160,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: $150,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBROOKE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $150,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetTHE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: $145,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetBOSTON DEBATE LEAGUE INCORPORATED: $135,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetBlessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy Inc: $134,000 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetWESTRIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC: $131,475 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCITIZEN SCHOOLS INC: $130,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetMAINE BOYS TO MEN: $130,000 over 4y, 9.9% of budgetYMCA OF THE NORTH SHORE INC: $127,950 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC: $125,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetNAPLES ART ASSOCIATION INC: $125,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $125,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSEEDMONEY: $125,000 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetFranciscan Hospital for Children: $125,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDRENS CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION INC BEVERLY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: $116,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetROOM TO GROW NATIONAL INC: $115,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetLEADS: $110,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLEARN TO LEAD FOUNDATION OF LOWELL INC: $110,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetSPAULDING ACADEMY & FAMILY SERVICES: $105,200 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetENDICOTT COLLEGE: $100,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEXPRESS YOURSELF INC: $100,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $100,000 over 4y, 0.4% 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.

  • Who funds ESPERANZA ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds TENACITY INC ↗
  • Who funds SQUASHBUSTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds PLUMMER YOUTH PROMISE INC ↗
  • Who funds ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKES REGION COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ELEVATED THOUGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds BEVERLY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THACHER MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds LEAP for Education Inc ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS ADULT EDUCATION & TRAINING INC ↗
  • Who funds NASHOBA LEARNING GROUP INC ↗
  • Who funds GLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds RAW ART WORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds NORTHEAST ARC INC ↗
  • Who funds ROOT NS INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds WELLSPRING HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds The Haven Project Inc ↗
  • Who funds NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COALIT ↗
  • Who funds HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds BROOKE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds BOSTON DEBATE LEAGUE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds Blessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy Inc ↗
  • Who funds WESTRIDGE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC ↗
  • Who funds CITIZEN SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds MAINE BOYS TO MEN ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF THE NORTH SHORE INC ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF POSSIBILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds NAPLES ART ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC ↗

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.

Essex County Communit…Eastern Bank Foundati…Boston Foundation IncCummings Foundation G…Salem Five Charitable…Institution for Savin…Rogers Family Foundat…United Way Of Massach…Amelia Peabody Founda…American Tower Corpor…Edward S & Winifred G…The Peter and Elizabe…
Essex County Community Foundation IncMA73.1× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Essex County Community Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · Rogers Family Foundation · United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Amelia Peabody Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation · The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower 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 Van Otterloo Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Van Otterloo Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 240%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Roca Inc: 78% of income from government
  • Amegoinc: 76% of income from government
  • House of Possibilities Inc: 76% of income from government
  • Northeast Arc Inc: 73% of income from government
  • Plummer Youth Promise Inc: 64% of income from government
  • Nurtury Inc: 49% of income from government
  • Pathways Adult Education & Training Inc: 45% of income from government
  • The Young People's Project Inc: 39% of income from government
  • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Aspire Developmental Services Inc: 34% of income from government
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc: 32% of income from government
  • Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn: 28% of income from government
  • Root Ns Inc: 26% of income from government
  • North Shore Maritime Center: 24% of income from government
  • Centerboard Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Horizons for Homeless Children: 21% of income from government
  • Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute Incorporated: 16% of income from government
  • Nashoba Learning Group Inc: 14% of income from government
  • The Next Step Fund Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Leap for Education Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Wellspring House Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Citizen Schools Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Boston Debate League Incorporated: 7% of income from government
  • Raw Art Works Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
  • Beyond Walls Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Ymca of the North Shore Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Youth Development Organization Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Cabot Performing Arts Center Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Third Sector New England Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Peabody Essex Museum Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell: 3% of income from government
  • Essex Art Center Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Handel and Haydn Society: 2% of income from government
  • Artists for Humanity Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Entrepreneurship for All Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Essex County Community Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Spur Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Beacon Academy Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Endicott College: 1% of income from government
  • Berklee College of Music Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Lesley University: 1% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Club of Lynn Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Franciscan Hospital for Children: 0% of income from government
  • Boston Ballet Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Year Up Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Epiphany School Inc: 0% of income from government
  • St Luke's Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • North Shore Community Development Coalit: 0% of income from government
  • Childrens Center for Communication Inc Beverly School for the Deaf: 0% of income from government
  • Cotting School Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
24get no government money at all
22report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
5rely 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.
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How do I get to Van Otterloo Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Van Otterloo Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 150 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 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
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$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