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Adventure Outdoors Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$161k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$94k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Religion$818kPublic Benefit$55kInternational$54kHousing & Shelter$47kEmployment$15kHealth$12kRecreation & Sports$12kYouth Development$9kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $47k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $94k
$10,160
Median grant
3
States reached
$298k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PERIMETER CHURCH$94,000
HOME REPAIR MINISTRIES$13,000
HAWKINSVILLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH$12,000
SAMARITANS PURSE$12,000
THRIVE COMMUNITY INC$10,160
UGA - WILLIAM C HARTMAN FUND$8,000
CHAMPIONS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$6,000
BROAD STREET BAPTIST CHURCH$3,000
TURNING POINT USA$1,500
CCOS CHARITY GUILD$1,200
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THRIVE COMMUNITY INC: $10k → 13%A BEACON OF HOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $6k → 13%THRIVE COMMUNITY INC: $5k → 13%A BEACON OF HOPE: $5k → 13%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 15 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +106% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
10

Total granted

$1.0M
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+106%
+6%

Still filing today

60%
10%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesEducationHealthAnimalsOther
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

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $54k · revenue +106%
  • HR
    HOME REPAIRS MINISTRIES INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $29k · revenue +106%
  • CC
    Champions Community Foundation Inc
    4× · 2022–2025 · $16k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • WC
    WILLIAM C HORTON FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • MC
    MULLY CHILDREN'S FAMILY
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • UC
    UGAA-WILLIAM C HARTMAN FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
The Porch Ministries

Our ultimate mission at the porch is clear and simple: to raise up mighty sons of god who will carry the authority of the kingdom of heaven, and make jesus known in the earth. we desire to raise up men of god who will love his truth with…

Religion
2
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
3
Covenant House Georgia Inc

Covenant house georgia provides shelters, protects and advocates on behalf of homeless, trafficked, runaway and sexually exploited youth.

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4
Atj Family Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
5
Gods Promise Ministries International

Religious Purposes

Housing & Shelter
6
Good Samaritan Mission Inc

To care for the needy, share the good news of jesus christ and change lives by providing counseling, life skill training, dignity gained through work and christ-centered discipleship.

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7
Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry Inc

To glorify god by equipping the church with proper christian doctrine and to help non-believers come to a saving knowledge of jesus christ.

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8
Portersville Christian School

The mission of portersville christian school is to glorify god by preparing students to serve christ and instilling high standards spiritually, academically, socially, and physically. the school provides a high-quality academic program, a…

Education
9
Free to Worship Ministries

This church will be that place of emergency where people can come any time of day or night. We will be a place that will lead people back to health both spiritually and naturally.

Religion
10
Glory House of Miami Inc

At glory house of miami, we are committed to bringing healing and restoration to those affected by human trafficking. as a faith-based non- profit organization, our primary goal is to share the love of christ and help survivors recognize…

Housing & Shelter
11
Partners in Hope - Texas

Our mission is to empower communities to work together to eliminate social isolation and the hopelessness it causes. we connect neighbors in need with ongoing community support through unique partnerships with local churches, other…

Human Services
12
Redeemed & Restored

Our mission is simple yet profound, changing lives through christ. we want to help individuals come to christ, being redeemed by his blood and restored and transformed by his word. our goal is to assist individuals struggling with…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turning Point Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

12 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. 12 of the 27 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/12
Grantees still filing
9/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PERIMETER CHURCH: $777,000 · OtherPERIMETER CHURCHUGA - WILLIAM C HARTMAN FUND: $33,000 · OtherHAWKINSVILLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: $31,000 · Other+14 more: $45,647 · OtherSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $54,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'…HOME REPAIRS MINISTRIES INC: $29,000 · ReligionHOME REPAI…College Golf Fellowship: $10,500 · ReligionCollege Go…THRIVE COMMUNITY INC: $15,469 · Human ServicesA Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc: $10,550 · Human ServicesChampions Community Foundation Inc: $16,000 · Housing & ShelterRAINBOW VILLAGE INC: $1,850 · Housing & ShelterGEORGIA GOAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC: $1,575 · EducationAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 · HealthPLANNED PETHOOD OF GEORGIA INC: $670 · Animals
Other$886,647Religion$93,500Human Services$26,019Housing & Shelter$17,850Education$1,575Health$1,500Animals$670

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $54,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHOME REPAIRS MINISTRIES INC: $29,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetChampions Community Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTHRIVE COMMUNITY INC: $15,469 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetA Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc: $10,550 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCollege Golf Fellowship: $10,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRAINBOW VILLAGE INC: $1,850 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGEORGIA GOAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC: $1,575 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PETHOOD OF GEORGIA INC: $670 over 1y, 0.0% 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 SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds HOME REPAIRS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Champions Community Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THRIVE COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds A Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc ↗
  • Who funds College Golf Fellowship ↗
  • Who funds RAINBOW VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds GEORGIA GOAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds BEACON OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PETHOOD OF GEORGIA INC ↗

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.

Community Foundation for Northeast GeorgiaGA13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Adventure Outdoors Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Adventure Outdoors Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 27 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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