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Vosmera Foundation

Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$621k
Granted FY2017
20
Grants FY2017
8
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k17 grants · $24k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $597k
$2,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION$200,000
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$200,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO FOUNDATION$196,500
Individual grant recipient$2,575
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$2,500
THE SALVATION ARMY$2,000
FREEDOM ALLIANCE$2,000
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION$2,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$2,000
PACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION$2,000
USO$2,000
UNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY$2,000
WELD FOOD BANK$1,000
MAKE-A-WISH NEBRASKA$1,000
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION$1,000
02The need
02

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 (FY17–17, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $2k → 14%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

CA
CO
NE
VA
TN
DC
HI
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 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 Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
2
Colorado Gives Foundation

We connect people, ideas, and nonprofits to make good happen. our vision is that all of jeffco is thriving.

Philanthropy
3
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
4
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
5
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
6
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
7
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
8
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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9
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
10
Missouri Western State University Foundation Inc

The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…

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11
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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12
Worldatwork

To sponsor and conduct educational conferences, seminars, workshops and symposia for purposes of informing members and other interested parties on current research, legislation and practices in all phases of employee reward programs…

Membership Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado State University Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Pacific Whale Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 20 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)
16/16
Grantees still filing
15/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION: $200,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATIONCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $200,000 · EducationCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $196,500 · HealthChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundat…+1 more: $2,500 · HealthIndividual grant recipient: $2,575 · OtherUSO: $2,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $2,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NEBRASKA INC: $1,000 · OtherTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WELD COUNTY INC: $515 · OtherWELD FOOD BANK: $1,000 · OtherANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE: $750 · OtherCASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY: $500 · Other+1 more: $250 · OtherCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesUNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY INC: $2,000 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyPACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EnvironmentDucks Unlimited Inc: $250 · EnvironmentFREEDOM ALLIANCE: $2,000 · International
Education$400,000Health$199,000Other$10,590Human Services$4,000Philanthropy$3,000Environment$2,250International$2,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $196,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF WELD COUNTY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPACIFIC WHALE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOM ALLIANCE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWELD FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NEBRASKA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WELD COUNTY INC: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $250 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.

Union Pacific Foundat…Xcel Energy FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Union Pacific FoundationNE13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Union Pacific Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Vosmera Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vosmera Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% 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
⤢ 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 20 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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