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Wentworth Foundation

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$82k
Granted FY2019
52
Grants FY2019
52
Organizations funded FY2019
12%
First-time grantees FY2019
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100% of Wentworth Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to The Oregon Community Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Wentworth Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 34 organizations, $82k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

33
’17
36
’18
34
’19
2
’20

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2019
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2019
$9,000
Organizations funded a year
52 to 54
FY2017 to FY2019
States reached, FY2019
2
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2019, 12% of the organizations Wentworth Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
EducationHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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
FY201952$82k12%
FY201854$69k30%
FY201754$67kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Philanthropy$1.6MEducation$73kYouth Development$30kHuman Services$28kHealth$21kFood & Nutrition$20kRecreation & Sports$11kHousing & Shelter$9kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Andrew Nativity School$11,0003n/a
De la Salle North Catholic High School$9,0003n/a
Smart Reading$7,50030%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$6,00040%
Sunshine Division Inc$6,00030%
New Avenues for Youth Inc$6,00030%
The Dougy Center Inc$6,00030%
Minds Matter of Portland Inc$4,50031%
Schoolhouse Supplies Inc$4,00020%
Victory Academy Inc$4,00020%
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All grantees of Wentworth Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Andrew Nativity School$11,0003n/a
De la Salle North Catholic High School$9,0003n/a
Smart Reading$7,50030%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$6,00040%
Sunshine Division Inc$6,00030%
New Avenues for Youth Inc$6,00030%
The Dougy Center Inc$6,00030%
Minds Matter of Portland Inc$4,50031%
Schoolhouse Supplies Inc$4,00020%
Victory Academy Inc$4,00020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$4,00020%
Partnership for Safety and Justice$3,75031%
University of Oregon Foundation$3,50010%
Eugene Mission Inc$3,00030%
Portland Child Art Studio$3,0002n/a
Oregon Public Broadcasting$3,00030%
Special Olympics Oregon Inc$3,00030%
Growing Gardens$3,00030%
Project Pooch$3,0003n/a
Womens Foundation of Oregon$2,7503n/a
Washington State University Foundation$2,0002n/a
Focus on Youth$2,00031%
Friends of Outdoor School$2,0003n/a
Meals on Wheels People Inc$2,00020%
Store to Door$2,00020%
Oregon Humane Society$2,00020%
Playworks Education Energized$1,75030%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$1,75030%
The Children's Book Bank$1,50030%
Portland Community College Foundation Inc$1,50010%
North by Northeast Community Health Center$1,50030%
Living Yoga$1,25020%
The Childrens Course Inc$1,00020%
Pacific Rivers$1,0002n/a
City Club of Portland$1,00010%
Girls on the Run of Portland Metro DBA Girls on the Run of Greater Oregon$75030%
Project Lemonade Inc$75030%
Ridgewood Parent Teacher Co-Op$75020%
Pro Choice Oregon$75010%
Chess for Success$50010%
Gresham Barlow Youth Baseball & Softball$40010%
All-Options$2501n/a
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane$25010%
Basic Rights Oregon$25010%
Northwest Mothers Milk Bank$25010%
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center$25010%

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($98k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wentworth Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSmart Reading: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBlanchet House of Hospitality: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSunshine Division Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew Avenues for Youth Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Dougy Center Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMinds Matter of Portland Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSchoolhouse Supplies Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVictory Academy Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for Safety and Justice: $3,750 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEugene Mission Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Public Broadcasting: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Oregon Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrowing Gardens: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFocus on Youth: $2,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMeals on Wheels People Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStore to Door: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOregon Humane Society: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlayworks Education Energized: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Book Bank: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPortland Community College Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth by Northeast Community Health Center: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Yoga: $1,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Childrens Course Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCity Club of Portland: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGirls on the Run of Portland Metro DBA Girls on the Run of Greater Oregon: $750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetProject Lemonade Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRidgewood Parent Teacher Co-Op: $750 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPro Choice Oregon: $750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChess for Success: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGresham Barlow Youth Baseball & Softball: $400 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAnimal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBasic Rights Oregon: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwest Mothers Milk Bank: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Garcia Memorial Health Center: $250 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 37.

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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 FoundationOR51.8× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Autzen Foundation · Juan Young Trust · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · The Collins Foundation · The Larson Legacy · Rose E Tucker Charitable Trust · The Reser Family Foundation · Meyer Memorial Trust · Hwirwin & Dch Irwin Fdnferg

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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How do I get to Wentworth Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Wentworth 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 Wentworth Foundation

How much does Wentworth Foundation give?
Wentworth Foundation reported 52 grants totaling $81,500 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 52 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
What does Wentworth Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), Education (4%), Youth Development (2%).
Who are Wentworth Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: St Andrew Nativity School ($11k), De la Salle North Catholic High School ($9k), Smart Reading ($8k).
Does Wentworth Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2019, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wentworth 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 Wentworth Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust, The Autzen Foundation.
Where is Wentworth Foundation based?
Wentworth Foundation is based in OR.

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 79 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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