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Agamerica Giving Inc

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.

$360k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$190k
Largest

Read this first · the figures below need context

53% of Agamerica Giving Inc’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Givewell Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 17 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

6
’22
12
’23
17
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$410kArts & Culture$66kCommunity Improvement$50kFood & Nutrition$26kHealth$25kEducation$23kHuman Services$21kPublic Safety & Disaster$16kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $143k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $190k
$5,300
Median grant
6
States reached
$1k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$190,000
CATAPULT LAKELAND INC$42,887
FLORIDA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$40,000
TSCRA DISASTER RELIEF FUND$15,000
LAKELAND LEADS PARTNERSHIP INC$15,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION$15,000
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA$15,000
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREATER LAKELAND$7,500
FL AGRICULTURE HALL OF FAME FOUNDATIONS$5,500
ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY$5,300
THREE RANGERS FOUNDATION$2,000
HOPEWILL FOUNDATION INC$1,750
CENTRAL FLORIDA YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE INC$1,100
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$1,000
POLK COUNTY YOUTH FAIR INC$600
02The need
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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 (FY22–23, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%NO MORE UMBRELLAS FOUNDATION: $600 → 13%VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY: $5k → 16%VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY: $4k → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
NY
IA
CA
MD
TN
DC
MS
TX
FL
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$168k · 9 repeat orgs$134k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
17

Total granted

$168k
$28k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+26%

Still filing today

89%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k 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
HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementEducationArts & CultureOther
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

  • FC
    FLORIDA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $65k · revenue +41%
  • UW
    United Way of Central Florida Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $60k · revenue +46%
  • VI
    VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $9k · revenue +58%

Funded once

  • FB
    FARM BUREAU WOMENS FUND (FL) 501(C)3
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • PR
    PEACE RIVER CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • CF
    CAMP FIRE SUNSHINE CENTRAL FLORIDA
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
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
Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc

Working in partnership with state business leaders to secure florida's future.

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2
Bioflorida Inc

From concept to consumer, bioflorida is the premier source for supporting the florida life sciences industry. we provide comprehensive resources and advocacy, while fostering a thriving community that leads in innovation and groundbreaking…

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3
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
4
Florida Conservation Group Inc

Mission is to seek protection of land and water resources through restoration and conservation; and conducting education and outreach on the ecological and economic importance of natural lands. we protect land from development and protect…

Environment
5
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
6
Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability Inc
Philanthropy
7
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

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8
Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corp Inc

To promote visitation to florida by strengthening florida's share of the global travel market with the goal of maximizing the economic impact of travel and tourism to florida.

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9
Florida's Children First Inc

Organization mission: florida's children first is a non-profit, nonpartisan, independent advocacy organization committed to protecting and advancing the rights of children and youth impacted by the child welfare, juvenile justice, and…

Human Services
10
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida

We are a grassroots organization focused on the critical environmental issues of sw florida. we accomplish this through a myriad of efforts by the teams in our programmatic departments: science, policy, education and wildlife…

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11
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
12
Growfl Inc

To provide resources for ceos of second-stage companies to help them overcome unique challenges and accelerate business growth.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connected Polk Inc; the most unlike its peers is Florida Blue Key Inc. 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

25 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. 25 of the 39 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
12/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $350,000 · PhilanthropyGIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCUnited Way of Central Florida Inc: $60,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of Central Florida IncFLORIDA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $65,000 · Arts & CultureFLORIDA CHI…CATAPULT LAKELAND INC: $42,887 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREATER LAKELAND INC: $7,500 · Community ImprovementCONNECTED POLK INC: $15,000 · OtherCONNECTED PO…FARM BUREAU WOMENS FUND (FL) 501(C)3: $10,000 · OtherFARM BUREAU …FL AGRICULTURE HALL OF FAME FOUNDATIONS: $5,500 · OtherFL AGRICULTU…PEACE RIVER CENTER: $5,000 · OtherPEACE RIVER …BARTOWMULBEBERRY DUCKS UNLIMITED: $4,000 · OtherBARTOWMULBEB…CENTRAL FLORIDA YOUTH IN AGRICULTUREINC: $9,600 · OtherCENTRAL FLOR…ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY INC: $6,800 · OtherACHIEVEMENT …POLK COUNTY YOUTH FAIR INC: $2,450 · Other+16 more: $12,900 · Other+16 moreTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,000 · HealthHOPEWILL FOUNDATION INC: $1,750 · HealthCATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthVOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY INC: $8,700 · Human ServicesBLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION: $5,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,400 · Human ServicesNO MORE UMBRELLAS FOUNDATION INC: $600 · Human ServicesTSCRA DISASTER RELIEF FUND: $15,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Philanthropy$410,000Arts & Culture$65,000Community Improvement$50,387Other$71,250Health$24,250Human Services$16,200Public Safety & Disaster$15,000

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 budgetGIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $350,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFLORIDA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $65,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetUnited Way of Central Florida Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCATAPULT LAKELAND INC: $42,887 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTSCRA DISASTER RELIEF FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCONNECTED POLK INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL FLORIDA YOUTH IN AGRICULTUREINC: $9,600 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetVOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY INC: $8,700 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREATER LAKELAND INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY INC: $6,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION: $5,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPOLK COUNTY YOUTH FAIR INC: $2,450 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOPEWILL FOUNDATION INC: $1,750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA BLUE KEY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCATCH-A-DREAM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION FLORIDA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKNUCKLE BUMP FARMS FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetManatee River Fair Association Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN DAUGHTERS OF CONSERVATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INC: $150 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.

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.

Givewell Community Foundation IncFL21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Givewell Community Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · George Jenkins Foundation Inc · United Way of Central Florida Inc · Harrell Family Charities Inc · Blanton Charitable Foundation Inc · Lola Mann Memorial Fund · Glenn W & Hazelle Paxson Morrison Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Manatee River Fair Association Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Polk County Youth Fair Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Catapult Lakeland Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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

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How do I get to Agamerica Giving Inc?

Find your warmest path to Agamerica Giving Inc 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 39 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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