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Windy Pines Foundation at a glance

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Windy Pines 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.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$355k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$572kEducation$415kFood & Nutrition$415kEmployment$247kCommunity Improvement$170kCrime & Legal$110kCivil Rights$80kRecreation & Sports$80kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $198k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $495k
  • $250k+2 grants · $678k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Community Anchor Academy$355,000
UNITY PROJECT INC$322,600
Womens Comm Leadership Initiative$150,000
FOOD TO POWER$150,000
GO FARM$145,000
BOSTON IMPACT INITIATIVE$50,000
BLACKPACKERS$30,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
MILLENIUM ALLSTARS CHEER & DANCE TEAM$25,000
Rise Southeast Coalition$20,000
Knob Hill Urban Arts District$17,820
Highroots Wellness & Consulting$10,000
El Cinco De Mayo Inc$10,000
Foundation for Advancement and Education$10,000
PEAK EDUCATION$10,000
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 (FY23–23, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%CITIZENS PROJECT: $5k → 9%KINGDOM BUILDERS FAMILY LIFE CENTER: $5k → 9%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.
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.

57%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 11 repeat orgs$969k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
21

Total granted

$1.3M
$336k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+9%

Still filing today

82%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $633k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalEmploymentOther
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

  • UP
    Unity Project Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $449k · revenue +687% · 76% of their budget
  • FT
    FOOD TO POWER (FKA COLORADO SPRINGS FOOD RESCUE)
    2× · 2023–2024 · $205k · revenue +50%
  • BOSTON IMPACT INITIATIVE FUND
    3× · 2022–2024 · $150k · revenue +84%

Funded once

  • RI
    RECIDIVIZ INC
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue -19%
  • THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -12%
  • ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -30%
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
Colorado Thrives

Colorado Thrives exists to support Coloradans to achieve economic mobility through access to good jobs.

Community Improvement
2
Colorado Center On Law and Policy

Colorado center on law and policy is an antipoverty organization advancing the rights of every coloradan.

Crime & Legal
3
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

Colorado organization for latina opportunity and reproductive rights (color) is a community-rooted nonprofit organization that works to enable latinx individuals and their families lead safe, healthy, self-determined lives.

Health
4
Colorado Urban Leadership Foundation

The mission of the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado is to invest in the development of minority leaders, empower them to serve in the interest of community, and leverage all resources to address the racial, economic, education,…

Education
5
Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Inc

The foundation is a state-based philanthropic foundation - led by latinos and for latinos. the foundation pursues civic, economic, and cultural opportunities that drive a more authentic narrative about latinos in the state and cement a…

Arts & Culture
6
Colorado People's Action

Colorado people's action (cpa) is a member-driven, racial justice organization dedicated to winning long-lasting progressive public policies in colorado. cpa builds power by mobilizing voters, electing our own people to office, holding…

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7
Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence

The mission of the center for legal inclusiveness (cli) is to advance diversity in the legal profession by actively educating and supporting private and public sector legal organizations in their individual campaigns to create cultures of…

Civil Rights
8
Colorado People's Alliance

Colorado people's alliance (copa) is a racial justice, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing and winning progressive social change locally, statewide and nationally. copa builds power to improve the lives of all coloradans…

Human Services
9
Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy & Research Organization

Empowering Latino communities through leadership development, advocacy, and policy research to strengthen Colorado

—
10
Seeking Common Ground Inc

Building Bridges equip inclusive leaders with the skills they need to transform divides in their communities. Building Bridges two key program areas are Transform and Shift. Transform brings together diverse young people from Metro Denver…

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11
Denver Delta Inc

To promote equity by facilitating access to academic, health, and economic development opportunities through charitable giving and engagement within our black and underserved communities in Colorado.

Education
12
Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission

The Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission educates, advocates, and cultivates peace, justice, nonviolence, and sustainability in the Pikes Peak Region, engaging our world.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Parents Challenge; the most unlike its peers is Ballet Folklorico De Barajas. 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

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

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 31 of the 48 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/31
Grantees still filing
16/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Community Anchor Academy: $355,000 · OtherCommunity Anchor AcademyIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMILLENIUM ALLSTARS CHEER & DANCE TEAM: $40,000 · OtherHillside Connection: $30,000 · OtherBLACKPACKERS: $40,000 · Other+28 more: $252,820 · Other+28 moreUnity Project Inc: $448,600 · Arts & CultureUnity Project IncALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INCROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $20,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $15,750 · Arts & CultureFOOD TO POWER (FKA COLORADO SPRINGS FOOD RESCUE): $205,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD TO POWER (FKA C…GoFarm: $205,000 · Food & NutritionGoFarmWomens Comm Leadership Initiative: $150,000 · EmploymentWomens Comm …DENVERWORKS INC: $96,500 · EmploymentDENVERWORKS …BOSTON IMPACT INITIATIVE FUND: $150,000 · Community ImprovementRECIDIVIZ INC: $100,000 · Crime & LegalCENTRO DE LA FAMILIA CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA: $5,000 · Crime & LegalTHE LOVELAND FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Civil RightsEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $10,000 · Civil RightsLATINA EQUITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Civil Rights
Other$767,820Arts & Culture$534,350Food & Nutrition$410,000Employment$246,500Community Improvement$150,000Crime & Legal$105,000Civil Rights$65,000

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 budgetUnity Project Inc: $448,600 over 3y, 76% of budgetFOOD TO POWER (FKA COLORADO SPRINGS FOOD RESCUE): $205,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetGoFarm: $205,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetWomens Comm Leadership Initiative: $150,000 over 1y, 74% of budgetBOSTON IMPACT INITIATIVE FUND: $150,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetRECIDIVIZ INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDENVERWORKS INC: $96,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE LOVELAND FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBLACKPACKERS: $40,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetHillside Connection: $30,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetPeak Education: $25,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetGOLDEN LOTUS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOne Body Ent: $10,250 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHIGHROOTS WELLNESS & CONSULTING: $10,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOMESTIC VIOLENCE INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetRed Wind Consulting Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCitizens Project: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPARENTS CHALLENGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCENTRO DE LA FAMILIA CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMISSION POSSIBLE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKingdom Builders Family Life Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPIKES PEAK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpirit of the Sun Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE GROWHAUS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE THRIVE NETWORK: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% 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.

Pikes Peak Community …El Pomar FoundationThe Colorado Health F…Colorado Springs Heal…The Denver FoundationINDYGIVE DBA Give Pik…The Joseph Henry Edmo…Bee Vradenburg Founda…The Myron Stratton Ho…The Colorado TrustThe Women's Foundatio…Anschutz Family Found…
Pikes Peak Community FoundationCO38.2× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pikes Peak Community Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Colorado Springs Health Foundation · The Denver Foundation · INDYGIVE DBA Give Pikes Peak · The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation · Bee Vradenburg Foundation · The Myron Stratton Home · The Colorado Trust · The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc · Anschutz Family 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 Windy Pines Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Windy Pines Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    10report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Windy Pines Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Windy Pines 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 48 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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