The Niner Foundation Inc
Jackson, WY · EIN 06-1468635. Reported 167 grants totalling $2,500,920 to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Niner Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $235,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bill's Fun Run - Cfjh | Jackson, WY | $736,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Must Charities | Templeton, CA | $393,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Land Conservancy of Slo County | San Luis Obispo, CA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art | Jackson, WY | $180,220 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Art Students League of New York | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Garden Conservancy Inc | Garrison, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The James Cancer Hospital Oh State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penfed Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Coast Vineyard Team | Atascadero, CA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Vineyard Team | Atascadero, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Prep | Stamford, CT | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Land Trust | Greenwich, CT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One 22 | Jackson, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The James Hospital | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Historical Society | Cos Cob, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Center for the Artsendowment | Jackson, WY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woods Humane Society | San Luis Obispo, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Performing Arts | San Luis Obispo, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Reside | Venice, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Vineyard Team Education Sch | Atascadero, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tanzanian Children's Fund | Cambridge, MA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turner Syndrome Society | Houston, TX | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brunswick School | Greenwich, CT | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Academy | Greenwich, CT | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Wildlife Care | Morrow Bay, CA | $10,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Support Community | Templeton, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hinds Hospice | Fresno, CA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lumina Alliance | San Luis Obispo, CA | $8,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Asean Arts Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $8,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anglers Annonymous Central Coast | Arroya Grande, CA | $8,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women's Justice Initiative | New York, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| African People & Wildlife Fund | Bernardsville, NJ | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Sierra Historical Society | Shaver Lake, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Surf | San Luis Obispo, CA | $6,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intuit the Center for Intuitive Outsider Art | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacob a Riis Neighborhood Settleme | Long Island City, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Women's Foundation | Laramie, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice Slo County | San Luis Obispo, CA | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jack's Helping Hand | San Luis Obispo, CA | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mid Central Co | Paso Robles, CA | $4,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Camino Homeless Organization | Atascadero, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oars Foundation | Angels Camp, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Surfing for Hope Foundation | San Luis Obispo, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tango's Wings Horse Rescue | Paso Robles, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Williams Syndrome Association | Troy, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids First at Sunset View | San Diego, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brendan Looney Foundation | Spencerville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidsfirst at Sunset View | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Als Association | Boone, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Givefitness Foundation | Atascadero, CA | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capitola Soquel Little League | Capitola, CA | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Found | Pomona, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capslo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farm | Davis, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ecologistics Inc | Los Osos, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Atlantic Beach Elementar | Atlantic Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Charles Paddock Zoo | Atascadero, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Paso Robles Library | Paso Robles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Infinite Music Foundation | Morrow Bay, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nasen | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navajo Relief Fund | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Now | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Off Square Theatre Co | Jackson, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Cool Earth | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rita's Rainbows | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of San Luis Obispo Co | San Luis Obispo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley Children's Healthcare Founda | Madera, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
41 of 77 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 102 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $575,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 46 | $690,200 | $2,750 |
| 2023 | 46 | $634,500 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 40 | $601,220 | $2,100 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 39% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wyoming. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wyoming.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Niner Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 6754, Jackson, WY, 83002. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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