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Wrather Family 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.

$308k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
48
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$4.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations Wrather Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsEducationHealthArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving55$291k16%
FY202348$227k17%
FY202247$251k26%
FY202145$272k27%
FY202045$342k33%
FY201931$176k48%
FY201819$237k26%
FY201724$242kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$448kEducation$392kHealth$365kAnimals$343kArts & Culture$150kFood & Nutrition$121kSocial Science$85kCivil Rights$72kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
PA
CA
UT
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of Wrather Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sierra Club Foundation$171,00080%
Oregon Humane Society$115,00080%
The Portland Playhouse$86,00081%
Linehan Institute$85,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$82,00080%
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation$65,00040%
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc$63,50080%
Allan Hancock College Foundation$62,00061%
Earthjustice$60,00060%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$55,00070%
Environmental Defense Center$40,00080%
University of Washington$40,0001n/a
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network$35,00071%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$35,00060%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$34,00050%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$30,50050%
The Pongo Fund$30,00060%
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc$25,00050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$25,00030%
Portland Animal Welfare Team$25,00052%
Institute for Responsible Technology$20,00043%
Organic Consumers Association$20,00040%
NumFOCUS INC$17,00040%
Bark$16,00041%
Oregon Food Bank$15,50040%
The Rescue Train$15,50060%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$15,00020%
Central City Concern$11,00020%
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,00010%
Peace Literacy Institute$10,0002n/a
Santa Maria Valley Humane Society$10,00060%
Ventana Wildlife Society$10,00020%
Oregon Dog Rescue$10,00020%
Saint John's Cancer Institute$10,00010%
United States Fund for Unicef$10,00010%
Swedish Medical Center Foundation$9,50030%
CalMatters$5,50070%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$5,00010%
Yolo Hospice Inc$5,00010%
Santa Barbara County Food Action Network$5,00013%
Basset Hound Rescue of Southern California$5,00051%
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation$5,0001n/a
Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority Inc$5,00011%
Topanga Mountain School Inc$5,00011%
CARE4Paws Inc$5,00010%
Parents and Teachers Together - Wheces Inc$5,00015%
Share Our Strength$5,00010%
National Guard Youth Foundation$5,00011%
Cal Poly Corporation$5,00010%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$4,25040%
Family and Friends of Pack 468$4,0001n/a
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences$3,75060%
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles$3,50040%
Parasites Without Borders Inc$3,00031%
MicrobeTV Inc$3,00030%
Northwest Community Conservancy$2,50010%
Pickleberry Pie Inc$2,50013%
Conservation Nw$2,00010%
Northwest Natural Resource Group$2,00010%
Best Friends Animal Society$2,00020%
University of Washington Foundation$1,50010%
The Brigid Alliance Inc$1,50010%
National Women's Law Center$1,50020%
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future$1,50010%
The Actors' Fund of America$1,00010%
Sonoma County Change Program$1,00011%
Downtown Women's Center$1,00010%
Hungry for Music$1,00010%
Race for the Rescues$1,00010%
Consumer Reports Inc$1,00010%
PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc$1,00012%
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$50010%
Animal Welfare Institute$50010%
The Gentle Barn Foundation$50010%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$50010%
Muttville$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($549k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSierra Club Foundation: $171,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOregon Humane Society: $115,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Portland Playhouse: $86,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $82,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital Inc: $63,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAllan Hancock College Foundation: $62,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetEarthjustice: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $55,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Center: $40,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetSanta Barbara Wildlife Care Network: $35,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $34,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $30,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pongo Fund: $30,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPortland Animal Welfare Team: $25,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetInstitute for Responsible Technology: $20,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetOrganic Consumers Association: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNumFOCUS INC: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBark: $16,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetOregon Food Bank: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rescue Train: $15,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral City Concern: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Maria Valley Humane Society: $10,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetVentana Wildlife Society: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOregon Dog Rescue: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSaint John's Cancer Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSwedish Medical Center Foundation: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCalMatters: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYolo Hospice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara County Food Action Network: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetBasset Hound Rescue of Southern California: $5,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSanta Ynez Valley Airport Authority Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTopanga Mountain School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCARE4Paws Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetParents and Teachers Together - Wheces Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetShare Our Strength: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Guard Youth Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCal Poly Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Mission Inc: $4,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads School for Arts and Sciences: $3,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHomeless Health Care Los Angeles: $3,500 over 4y, 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 71.

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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.

Santa Barbara FoundationCA20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · California Community Foundation · Patagoniaorg · The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo · Manitou Fund · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The Annenberg Foundation · Lamb Weston Charitable 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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About Wrather Family Foundation

How much does Wrather Family Foundation give?
Wrather Family Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $308,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wrather Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (20%), Education (18%), Health (17%).
Who are Wrather Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sierra Club Foundation ($171k), Oregon Humane Society ($115k), The Portland Playhouse ($86k).
Does Wrather Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wrather Family 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 Wrather Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Santa Barbara Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation, Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation.
Where is Wrather Family Foundation based?
Wrather Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 103 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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