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Whatcom Community Foundation

To cultivate neighborliness.

$7.4M
Granted FY2025still arriving
106
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$9.4MEducation$7.0MEnvironment$6.2MHuman Services$3.7MPublic Safety & Disaster$3.6MCommunity Improvement$3.1MHealth$3.0MArts & Culture$2.8MOther$0
02FY2025 · 106 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 106 grants below total $5,917,846, the rows itemized in this filing. The $7,409,494 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,491,648 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k33 grants · $240k
  • $10k–50k57 grants · $1.2M
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $1.1M
  • $250k+6 grants · $3.3M
$15,040
Median grant
8
States reached
$90M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505$1,010,000
BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE$600,000
ALTERNATIVES TO HUNGER DBA BELLINGHAM FOOD BANK$543,899
SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS$510,150
NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION$337,693
RE SOURCES$303,392
WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING$216,793
CHUCKANUT HEALTH FOUNDATION$162,931
PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREATER WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO$145,309
BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$121,000
CITY OF LYNDEN$120,000
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$117,164
VAMOS OUTDOORS PROJECT$68,000
OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL$64,300
WHATCOM COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE COUNCIL$59,960
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, $4.1M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BROTHERHOOD RISE CENTER: $17k → 9%SELF-SUPPORT FOR EARLY LEARNING & FAMILIES: $14k → 9%GROWING VETERANS: $19k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $281k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $274k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $238k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $217k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $183k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $180k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $179k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $171k → 12%Opportunity Council: $165k → 12%WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $153k → 12%WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $149k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $147k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $144k → 12%Whatcom County Council On Aging: $141k → 12%CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES: $126k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $74k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $64k → 12%BRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $62k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $61k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $60k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY YMCA: $55k → 12%CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES: $55k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY Y M C A: $53k → 12%CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES: $47k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $37k → 12%IMMIGRANT RESOURCES & IMMEDIATE SUPPORT: $36k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY Y M C A: $35k → 12%BRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $34k → 12%YWCA BELLINGHAM: $32k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $32k → 12%BRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $25k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY Y M C A: $23k → 12%YWCA: $21k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $21k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $20k → 12%BRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $19k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY YMCA: $18k → 12%BLUE SKIES FOR CHILDREN: $17k → 12%WHATCOM FAMILY YMCA: $17k → 12%BLUE SKIES FOR CHILDREN: $15k → 12%BLUE SKIES FOR CHILDREN: $14k → 12%NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $14k → 12%OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $14k → 12%SKOOKUM KIDS: $21k → 12%SKOOKUM KIDS: $14k → 12%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

NH
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
KS
AR
DC
HI
GA
TX
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$40M · 147 repeat orgs$5.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

147 repeat relationships: 77 still active in FY2025, 70 since wound down; 28 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

147
124

Total granted

$40M
$4.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+25%

Still filing today

82%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M 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 ServicesHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • SC
    SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $6.0M · revenue +157% · 44% of their budget
  • AT
    Alternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank
    8× · 2017–2025 · $2.8M · revenue +99%
  • NS
    NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.0M · revenue +124% · 41% of their budget

Funded once

  • NC
    NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC
    one grant, 2021 · $988k · revenue -19%
  • FR
    FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $850k
  • NV
    NOOKSACK VALLEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
    one grant, 2022 · $160k
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
Futurewise

Futurewise works throughout Washington state to encourage healthy, equitable and opportunity-rich communities, and to protect our most valuable farmlands, forests and water resources through wise land use policies and practices.

Environment
2
Washingtonians for Public Banking

Washingtonians for Public banking promotes education and civic engagement on public banking and banking reform within Washington state. The organization organizes, educates, and advocates for the establishment of public banking, and…

Community Improvement
3
Invest in Washington Now Campaign

Advocate for tax policy in Washington State

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4
United Way of Snohomish County

United way of snohomish county improves lives for families in snohomish county by bringing people, resources, and strategy together.

Philanthropy
5
Washington Indian Civil Rights Commission

Washington Indian Civil Rights Commission is led by and for Indigenous people, and envisions a just society in which we are treated with honor, fairness and respect. Our mission is to uphold our individual civil rights through education…

Human Services
6
Center for Environmental Law & Policy

The Center for Environmental Law & Policy is a statewide organization whose mission is to protect, preserve and restore Washington's waters through education, advocacy, policy reform, and public interest litigation.

Environment
7
Washington Filmworks

To build and enhance the competitiveness of Washington State's film and associated creative industry. We accomplish this by marketing and managing the state's production incentive program, representing the state in national and…

Community Improvement
8
Nw Energy Coalition

The NW Energy Coalition is an alliance of over 100 environmental, civic, and human service organizations, utilities, and businesses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, plus many individual members. The NW Energy…

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9
Washington Ethnic Studies Now

Washington Ethnic Studies Now WAESN is a multigenerational majority POC-led nonprofit advancing Ethnic Studies and racial justice in Washington. We center people of color build youth-centered leadership and learning and organize…

Education
10
Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition

Creating a greener, healthier, more equitable, and better Washington for all through community outreach, network building, and advocacy for conservation and outdoor recreation funding.

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11
Working Washington

We are workers, united across different industries to improve our working conditions and our lives. We come together as working people to build power through education, organizing, and enforcement. We work to raise and uphold standards in…

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12
Cowlitz Economic Development Council

Foster Growth in the Community

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Yakima Valley Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Pedal Project. 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

241 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. 241 of the 303 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.

14
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
88
Early backer (in before they grew)
235/241
Grantees still filing
158/241
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST: $1,557,595 · OtherMERCY HOUSING NORTHWESTBELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501: $1,317,073 · OtherBELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT #505: $1,010,000 · OtherCITY OF LYNDEN: $980,000 · OtherFIRST REFORMED CHURCH: $850,000 · OtherCLOUD MOUNTAIN FARM CENTER: $811,163 · OtherBELLINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY: $695,737 · OtherWHATCOM LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP: $1,411,589 · OtherWHATCOM LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUPNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $988,350 · Other+119 more: $11,063,769 · Other+119 moreSUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS: $5,991,383 · EnvironmentSUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONSRE SOURCES: $1,798,418 · EnvironmentRE SOURCESWHATCOM LAND TRUST: $548,011 · EnvironmentWHATCOM LAND TRUSTEarth Island Institute Inc: $408,640 · EnvironmentNorth Cascades Institute: $317,057 · Environment+8 more: $222,644 · EnvironmentWHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $1,701,561 · Human ServicesWHATCOM CO…OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $1,081,631 · Human ServicesOPPORTUNIT…NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $432,588 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST …CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WASHINGTON: $247,500 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC C…WHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $220,445 · Human ServicesBRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $160,716 · Human Services+9 more: $381,250 · Human Services+9 moreAlternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank: $2,783,964 · Food & NutritionAlternati…NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER: $980,000 · Food & NutritionNORTHWEST…+3 more: $136,957 · Food & NutritionFOUNDATION FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI: $465,466 · EducationBellingham Technical College Foundation: $382,275 · EducationCOMMON THREADS FARM: $378,770 · EducationWILD WHATCOM: $239,278 · EducationPioneer Meadows Montessori School: $228,745 · EducationWHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $218,719 · EducationFUTURESNW: $152,500 · Education+14 more: $507,971 · EducationNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: $1,981,760 · AnimalsPANTHERA CORPORATION: $150,000 · Animals+2 more: $48,286 · AnimalsMOUNT BAKER THEATRE: $813,827 · Arts & CultureWHATCOM MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $282,071 · Arts & CultureALLIED ARTS OF WHATCOM COUNTY: $258,515 · Arts & CultureJANSEN ART CENTER: $232,277 · Arts & CulturePICKFORD FILM CENTER: $135,043 · Arts & CultureBellingham Festival of Music: $126,456 · Arts & Culture+8 more: $318,565 · Arts & Culture
Other$20,685,276Environment$9,286,153Human Services$4,225,691Food & Nutrition$3,900,921Education$2,573,724Animals$2,180,046Arts & Culture$2,166,754

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS: $5,991,383 over 9y, 44% of budgetAlternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank: $2,783,964 over 8y, 8.3% of budgetNOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION: $1,981,760 over 9y, 41% of budgetRE SOURCES: $1,798,418 over 9y, 21% of budgetWHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING: $1,701,561 over 9y, 7.5% of budgetMERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST: $1,557,595 over 5y, 9.3% of budgetWHATCOM LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP: $1,411,589 over 3y, 48% of budgetOPPORTUNITY COUNCIL: $1,081,631 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC: $988,350 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetNORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER: $980,000 over 5y, 20% of budgetMOUNT BAKER THEATRE: $813,827 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetCLOUD MOUNTAIN FARM CENTER: $811,163 over 2y, 48% of budgetBellingham Bay Community Boating Center: $552,252 over 6y, 30% of budgetWHATCOM LAND TRUST: $548,011 over 9y, 18% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI: $465,466 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetMT BAKER PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $447,859 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetNORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES: $432,588 over 9y, 4.7% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $408,640 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetTHE BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $396,461 over 8y, 7.0% of budgetBellingham Technical College Foundation: $382,275 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetCOMMON THREADS FARM: $378,770 over 7y, 24% of budgetLHAQ'TEMISH FOUNDATION: $331,487 over 8y, 6.5% of budgetNorth Cascades Institute: $317,057 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetCHUCKANUT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $301,487 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetWHATCOM MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $282,071 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetPACIFIC SHELLFISH INSTITUTE: $279,843 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR WASHINGTONS FUTURE: $269,948 over 7y, 36% of budgetALLIED ARTS OF WHATCOM COUNTY: $258,515 over 9y, 19% of budgetWHATCOM FAMILY & COMMUNITY NETWORK: $256,321 over 8y, 8.0% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WASHINGTON: $247,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMAUI YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC: $246,269 over 2y, 10% of budgetLYDIA PLACE: $243,330 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetWILD WHATCOM: $239,278 over 7y, 11% of budgetJANSEN ART CENTER: $232,277 over 2y, 60% of budgetPioneer Meadows Montessori School: $228,745 over 6y, 9.3% of budgetUNITY CARE NORTHWEST: $227,948 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWHATCOM FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $220,445 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetWHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $218,719 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetEarthAction Alerts Network: $204,492 over 4y, 61% of budgetWHATCOM DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER: $190,810 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetWhatcom Center for Early Learning: $187,671 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetVAMOS OUTDOORS PROJECT: $175,796 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetBRIGID COLLINS HOUSE: $160,716 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetBELLINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $154,125 over 9y, 4.4% of budgetFUTURESNW: $152,500 over 6y, 59% of budgetPANTHERA CORPORATION: $150,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER: $145,600 over 6y, 5.7% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO: $145,309 over 1y, 0.3% 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 SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS ↗
  • Who funds Alternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds NOOKSACK SALMON ENHANCEMENT ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds RE SOURCES ↗
  • Who funds WHATCOM COUNCIL ON AGING ↗
  • Who funds MERCY HOUSING NORTHWEST ↗
  • Who funds WHATCOM LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP ↗
  • Who funds OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MOUNT BAKER THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds CLOUD MOUNTAIN FARM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Bellingham Bay Community Boating Center ↗
  • Who funds WHATCOM LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND ALUMNI ↗
  • Who funds MT BAKER PLANNED PARENTHOOD ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST YOUTH SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Earth Island Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Bellingham Technical College Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COMMON THREADS FARM ↗
  • Who funds LHAQ'TEMISH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds North Cascades Institute ↗
  • Who funds CHUCKANUT HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WHATCOM MUSEUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC SHELLFISH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR WASHINGTONS FUTURE ↗
  • Who funds ALLIED ARTS OF WHATCOM COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds WHATCOM FAMILY & COMMUNITY NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ↗
  • Who funds MAUI YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds LYDIA PLACE ↗

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.

Chuckanut Health Foun…North Sound Accountab…Puget Sound Energy Fo…The Norcliffe Foundat…Mount Baker FoundationFirst Fed FoundationPeaceHealthUnited Way of Whatcom…Mary H Storer Foundat…Riverstyx FoundationEleanor and Henry Jan…Jerry H Walton Founda…
Chuckanut Health FoundationWA97.4× affinity45 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chuckanut Health Foundation · North Sound Accountable Community of Health · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Mount Baker Foundation · First Fed Foundation · PeaceHealth · United Way of Whatcom County · Mary H Storer Foundation · Riverstyx Foundation · Eleanor and Henry Jansen Foundation · Jerry H Walton 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 Whatcom Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Whatcom Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
68report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.

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 303 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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More from the funding graph

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