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Whole Cities Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$750k
Granted FY2020
64
Grants FY2020
25
States reached
$25k
Largest
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01What you fund
01FY2020 · 64 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 64 grants below total $508,154 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $749,982 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $241,828 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k50 grants · $298k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $211k
$5,000
Median grant
25
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Newark Science and Sustainability, Inc.$25,000
Farmshare Austin$22,000
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization$15,000
Ironbound Community Corporation$15,000
Newark Science and Sustainability$15,000
Urban Agriculture Cooperative$14,665
Hawk Mountain Earth Center$14,000
Viva Farms$13,000
Dunbar Garden$13,000
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice$13,000
Red Hills Small Farm Alliance, Inc.$13,000
Friends of Holly Hill Farm, Inc. Giving One Tenth Community Garden (Urban Agriculture Cooperative)$12,980
Landmark Training Development Company$12,694
Green Garden Bunches$12,190
Bonton Farms (Dallas Foundation)$9,755
02Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Brooklyn Heights Community Garden

Brooklyn Heights Community Garden cultivates healthy community through growing food, intergenerational learning and creative play.

Community Improvement
2
Common Good City Farm

Common Good City Farm is an urban farm in Washington, DC, where community members source fresh food, see sustainable urban agriculture in action, and learn healthy skills. Our mission is to sustain and support a more equitable community…

Food & Nutrition
3
Urban Harvest Inc

Urban Harvest is transforming food accessibility in Greater Houston through partnerships with local farmers and gardeners, vibrant Farmers Markets and mobile markets, and comprehensive garden education. Our goal is not just to improve, but…

Environment
4
Healthy Harvest Community Garden
Environment
5
Sustainable Growers
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6
Sprout City Farms

Sprout city farms collaborates with communities to pursue food justice by cultivating innovative, restorative, and educational farms. sprout city farms envisions a thriving and equitable food system supported by a network of farms and…

Food & Nutrition
7
Development in Gardening

Development in Gardening is improving the nutrition and livelihoods of some of the world's most uniquely marginalized people by teaching them to plant regenerative gardens that grow health, wealth, and a sense of belonging.

Community Improvement
8
Chicago's Green City Market Program

Green city market is securing the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, educating our community, and expanding access to locally-grown food.

Food & Nutrition
9
Soulful Seeds

To increase access to fresh, healthy food for the most vulnerable by building and maintaining gardens in their neighborhoods where we teach people to plant, grow, and harvest.

Environment
10
Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments Inc

The organization is committed to developing a sustainable community food system by bringing together diverse groups of people, with a focus on youth development, to establish community gardens, urban agriculture and community green spaces.…

Religion
11
Urban Tilth

Urban Tilth is a California nonprofit organization committed to educate diverse communities about organic gardening and to support a network of gardens dedicated to sustainable, local food production. Urban Tilth insipires, hires, and…

Environment
12
City Green Inc

To revitalize urban areas through agricultural and education programming. the organization offers practical, technical, and financial resources in support of environmental stewardship, equitable access to healthy food, and ecologically…

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Health in the Hood Inc and the most unlike its peers is Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyUrban Agriculture EducationAffordable Housing Developm…Affordable Housing Construc…Immigrant and Latino Integr…Food Pantries and AssistanceCommunity Hospital SystemsEnvironmental Advocacy and …Christian Outreach Ministri…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 29 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%0%<5yr14%4%5–10yr19%35%10–20yr16%26%20–35yr13%24%35–55yr16%11%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%6%5–10yr19%40%10–20yr16%20%20–35yr13%25%35–55yr16%9%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/52
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,513

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

02the grantee network

51 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 51 of the 63 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
21
Early backer (in before they grew)
51/51
Grantees still filing
38/51
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Ironbound Community Corporation — $15,000 · OtherIronbound Community CorporationYOUTH MINISTRIES FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE — $13,000 · OtherYOUTH MINISTRIES FOR PEACE AND JUSTICEDunbar Garden — $13,000 · OtherDunbar GardenFriends of Holly Hill Farm, Inc. Giving One Tenth Community Garden (Urban Agriculture Cooperative) — $12,980 · OtherFriends of Holly Hill Farm, Inc. Giving One Tent…Green Garden Bunches — $12,190 · OtherGreen Garden BunchesBonton Farms (Dallas Foundation) — $9,755 · OtherPROJECT USE — $8,130 · OtherCity Slicker Farms — $8,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY SERVICES UNLIMITED INC — $8,000 · OtherGrow Nashua (United Way of Greater Nashua) — $8,000 · OtherFarmer Frog — $8,000 · OtherLowcountry Street Grocery (Slow Food SC - Charleston) — $8,000 · OtherKENEY PARK SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT — $8,000 · Other+17 more — $85,000 · Other+17 moreFARMSHARE AUSTIN — $22,000 · Food & NutritionFARMSHARE AUSTINURBAN AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE — $14,665 · Food & NutritionURBAN AGRICULTURE CO…VIVA FARMS — $13,000 · Food & NutritionVIVA FARMSRED HILLS SMALL FARM ALLIANCE INC — $13,000 · Food & NutritionRED HILLS SMALL FARM…Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network — $9,600 · Food & NutritionDetroit Black Commun…FRANKLINTON FARMS — $8,000 · Food & NutritionFRANKLINTON FARMSEASTIE FARM INC — $5,000 · Food & NutritionEASTIE FARM INCHigh Desert Food & Farm Alliance — $5,000 · Food & NutritionHigh Desert Food & F…UNIFIED VAILSBURG SERVICES ORGANIZATION — $15,000 · Human ServicesUNIFIED VAILSBURG S…UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC — $8,000 · Human ServicesUNITED COMMUNITY CE…Community Matters Cincinnati Inc — $8,000 · Human ServicesCommunity Matters C…Special Service for Groups Inc — $8,000 · Human ServicesSpecial Service for…Growing Gardens — $8,000 · Human ServicesGrowing GardensTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE — $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE REFUGEE COLLECT…SPECTRUM COMMUNITY SERVICES — $5,000 · Human ServicesSPECTRUM COMMUNITY …PROJECT QUEST — $5,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT QUESTNEW ROOTS INC — $5,000 · Human ServicesNEW ROOTS INCINTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE — $5,000 · Human ServicesINTER-FAITH FOOD SH…METHODIST SERVICES — $5,000 · Human ServicesMETHODIST SERVICESHOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT — $5,000 · Human ServicesHOMELESS GARDEN PRO…HEALTH IN THE HOOD INC — $5,000 · Human ServicesHEALTH IN THE HOOD …NEWARK SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABIL — $40,000 · Science & TechHAWK MOUNTAIN EARTH CENTER INC — $14,000 · EducationLANDMARK TRAINING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY — $12,694 · EducationCOMMON THREADS FARM — $5,000 · EducationOCEAN BAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — $5,000 · Community ImprovementWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS — $5,000 · Community ImprovementVEGGIELUTION — $5,000 · Community ImprovementWE STAY-NOS QUEDAMOS INC — $5,000 · Community ImprovementPIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION — $5,000 · Community ImprovementSeedleaf Inc — $4,140 · Community ImprovementKANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS INC — $8,000 · EnvironmentTruly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban — $5,000 · Environment
Other$217,055Food & Nutrition$90,265Human Services$87,000Science & Tech$40,000Education$31,694Community Improvement$29,140Environment$13,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNEWARK SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABIL — $40,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetFARMSHARE AUSTIN — $22,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetIronbound Community Corporation — $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIFIED VAILSBURG SERVICES ORGANIZATION — $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetURBAN AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE — $14,665 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetHAWK MOUNTAIN EARTH CENTER INC — $14,000 over 1y, 100% of budgetVIVA FARMS — $13,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetRED HILLS SMALL FARM ALLIANCE INC — $13,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLANDMARK TRAINING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY — $12,694 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetDetroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network — $9,600 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPROJECT USE — $8,130 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetUNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC — $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCity Slicker Farms — $8,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVICES UNLIMITED INC — $8,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFRANKLINTON FARMS — $8,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCommunity Matters Cincinnati Inc — $8,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSpecial Service for Groups Inc — $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS INC — $8,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGrowing Gardens — $8,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetKENEY PARK SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT — $8,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetSMITH HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Corps — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTIE FARM INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCRABTREE FARMS OF CHATTANOOGA INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetYWCA EvanstonNorth Shore — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTruly Living Well Ctr for Natural Urban — $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMON THREADS FARM — $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetVIRTUA HEALTH FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPECTRUM COMMUNITY SERVICES — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHigh Desert Food & Farm Alliance — $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPROJECT QUEST — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWASATCH COMMUNITY GARDENS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOWELL INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHARTER OAK TEMPLE RESTORATION ASSOC D/B/A CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER — $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWE STAY-NOS QUEDAMOS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW ROOTS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWEYMOUTH COUNCIL FOR THE HUNGRY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetINTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMETHODIST SERVICES — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROUDENBUSH COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKNOX INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIsabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation — $5,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetMOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTH IN THE HOOD INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Whole Foods Market Fo…Clif Family FoundationUNFI FoundationPatagoniaorgPseg Foundation IncTd Charitable Foundat…The Albertsons Compan…Windward FundThe Hyde and Watson F…Community Foundation …Levitt Foundation IncVictoria Foundation I…
Whole Foods Market FoundationTX24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Whole Foods Market Foundation · Clif Family Foundation · UNFI Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Pseg Foundation Inc · Td Charitable Foundation · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Windward Fund · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Levitt Foundation Inc · Victoria Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Whole Cities Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Whole Cities 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 63 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2021) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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