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W Second Growth 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.

$323k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
67
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 45
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$6.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations W Second Growth Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k 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
EducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentOther
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 arriving49$311k18%
FY202345$352k20%
FY202245$360k36%
FY202139$208k46%
FY202024$115kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$323kHealth$171kEnvironment$147kHuman Services$137kYouth Development$130kAnimals$112kInternational$95kFood & Nutrition$81kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
SD
OH
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of W Second Growth Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northland College$70,75050%
Mississippi Park Connection$58,50052%
World Bicycle Relief Nfp$57,50050%
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation$54,00050%
Camp Mishawaka$50,00041%
Forest History Society Inc$39,20042%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$35,00050%
Orphan Foundation of America D/B/A Foster Care to Success Foundation$35,00050%
Native American Heritage Association$35,00050%
Presbyterian Homes Foundation$31,25020%
The Evergreen State College Foundation$30,00030%
Minnesota Historical Society$27,50050%
Eagles Wings Christian Love in Action$27,50053%
Samaritan's Purse$27,50040%
White Pass Historical Society$26,50056%
Brooks School$26,00030%
Macalester College$25,00040%
The President and Trustees of Colby College$25,00040%
Open Door Community Center$25,00057%
Young Mens Christian Association of the North$23,50030%
Baylor School$23,25050%
Cambridge Young Women's Christian Association$23,00030%
Chief Seattle Club$23,00040%
Give Merit Inc$22,50042%
Cetos Research Organization$21,5005n/a
Wright Flight Inc$20,00032%
Providence Southwest Washington Foundation$20,00050%
Grace Church School$19,00050%
Hands on Children's Museum$17,50030%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$16,50020%
Multicare Foundations$15,00020%
Annie Wright Schools$15,00030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$14,25020%
Neighborhood House$13,00030%
The Catholic University of America$10,00020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain$10,00030%
Marymount School of New York$10,0002n/a
Connecticut College$9,00020%
Mayday Foundation$7,50032%
Denver Dumb Friends League$7,50010%
South St Paul Educational Foundation$6,2501n/a
Sidewalk$6,00011%
The A21 Campaign Inc$5,00020%
Great River Passage Conservancy$5,00021%
Dakota County Technical College Foundation$5,00010%
Food Bank for New York City$5,00010%
Christodora Inc$5,00010%
Fresh Energy$5,00020%
Charles Wright Academy$5,00010%
The Haitian Project Inc$5,00020%
Northfield Hospital Foundation$5,0001n/a
Seattle Children's Foundation$5,00010%
Second Harvest Heartland$4,80020%
George Jackson Academy$4,50020%
Chelsea Day School Inc$4,00010%
Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc$4,00010%
Claflin University$4,00010%
Nicolet College Foundation Inc$3,00011%
Wise Tropics Inc$2,75021%
Family Education & Support Services$2,75020%
Supporters of Olympia Community Sailing$2,50011%
Together$2,50010%
CaringBridge$2,50010%
Olympia Tumwater Foundation$2,50010%
Metairie Park Country Day School$2,25010%
Madaworks Inc$1,5001n/a
King Street Center Inc$1,00010%
Grays Harbor College Foundation$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($190k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget W Second Growth Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthland College: $70,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMississippi Park Connection: $58,500 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetWorld Bicycle Relief Nfp: $57,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHazelden Betty Ford Foundation: $54,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Mishawaka: $50,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetForest History Society Inc: $39,200 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $35,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOrphan Foundation of America D/B/A Foster Care to Success Foundation: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $35,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Homes Foundation: $31,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Evergreen State College Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMinnesota Historical Society: $27,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEagles Wings Christian Love in Action: $27,500 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $27,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWhite Pass Historical Society: $26,500 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetBrooks School: $26,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMacalester College: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Door Community Center: $25,000 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of the North: $23,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor School: $23,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCambridge Young Women's Christian Association: $23,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetChief Seattle Club: $23,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGive Merit Inc: $22,500 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetWright Flight Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetProvidence Southwest Washington Foundation: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGrace Church School: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHands on Children's Museum: $17,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $16,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMulticare Foundations: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAnnie Wright Schools: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $14,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood House: $13,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Catholic University of America: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut College: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMayday Foundation: $7,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSidewalk: $6,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe A21 Campaign Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreat River Passage Conservancy: $5,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDakota County Technical College Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristodora Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFresh Energy: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCharles Wright Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Haitian Project Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSeattle Children's Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 63.

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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 Community Foundation of South Puget SoundWA19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound · Thurston County Economic Development Cou · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Dawkins Charitable Trust · Medina Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Credit Unions in the State of Washington Peak Credit Union · Ibm International Foundation · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · Select Equity Group Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Minneapolis 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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Find your warmest path to W Second Growth 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.

About W Second Growth Foundation

How much does W Second Growth Foundation give?
W Second Growth Foundation reported 67 grants totaling $323,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 45 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does W Second Growth Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (23%), Health (12%), Environment (11%).
Who are W Second Growth Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Northland College ($71k), Mississippi Park Connection ($59k), World Bicycle Relief Nfp ($58k).
Does W Second Growth Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does W Second Growth Foundation 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 W Second Growth Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Thurston County Economic Development Cou, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
Where is W Second Growth Foundation based?
W Second Growth Foundation is based in MN.

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 78 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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