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Ambassador Saving Grace 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.

$20k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$130kEducation$80kHuman Services$23kReligion$22kAnimals$21kHousing & Shelter$5kArts & Culture$4kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$3k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRI COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE$12,200
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REV$1,000
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 (FY18–18, $250) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MENO CHARITY HORSE SHOW: $250 → 7%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

MT
NY
IA
OH
CA
AR
DC
MS
GA
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$236k · 9 repeat orgs$93k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
19

Total granted

$236k
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+18%

Still filing today

44%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalArts & 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

  • AC
    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    4× · 2020–2023 · $95k · revenue +49%
  • RW
    RECTOR WARDENS & VESTRYMEN OF ST MATTHEWS PARISH
    3× · 2020–2022 · $50k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    3× · 2021–2023 · $30k

Funded once

  • SM
    ST MARKS
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
  • PB
    PALM BEACH HEART ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
2
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
3
Wisconsin Humane Society

The mission of the Wisconsin Humane Society is to make a difference for animals and the people who love them.

Animals
4
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
5
Women's Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc

As america's first animal shelter, founded in 1869, women's humane society dba women's animal center (wac), assists people in the community, saves the lives of animals, and improves the health of pets through its shelter and adoptions…

Animals
6
Animal Humane Society

Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…

Animals
7
The California Wildlife Center

The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

Health
8
The Humane Society of Austin & Travis County Inc

The austin humane society (ahs) offers comprehensive, humane, life-saving animal services, transforming the lives of animals and those who love them. because we believe homeless animals deserve a chance to thrive in a loving environment,…

Animals
9
Humane Society of Manatee County

The humane society of manatee county leads the community in fostering compassion and respect for animals through quality care, education, and advocacy to improve the lives of animals and strengthen the human-animal bond.

Animals
10
Dane County Humane Society

Our mission is to foster compassionate human and animal connections; forge safe, healthy, and thriving communities for animals; provide care and transitional sheltering to animals; provide leadership and guidance to the animal sheltering…

Animals
11
Hawaiian Humane Society

The hawaiian humane society works to improve the welfare of animals through animal care, education, legislation, and prevention on the island of oahu. its mission is to promote the human-animal bond and the humane treatment of all animals.

Animals
12
Charleston Animal Society

Since its founding, our mission has always stayed the same: the prevention of cruelty to animals. in 1874, charleston animal society became the first animal organization in south carolina and one of the first in the nation and has never…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of Children's Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is St Helena Hospital Foundation. 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

13 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. 13 of the 31 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
7/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RECTOR WARDENS & VESTRYMEN OF ST MATTHEWS PARISH: $50,000 · OtherRECTOR WARDENS & VESTRYMEN OF ST MATTHEWS PARISHIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWASHINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $17,223 · OtherWASHINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATIONST MARKS: $15,000 · OtherST MARKSPALM BEACH HEART ASSOCIATION: $15,000 · OtherPALM BEACH HEART ASSOCIATIONRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $10,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSEKENTER CANYON PARENT CENTER: $9,800 · OtherEPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE ANNUAL FUND: $7,500 · Other+11 more: $31,400 · Other+11 moreARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $95,000 · HealthARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $10,000 · HealthSt Helena Hospital FoundationFRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INCTRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $17,200 · AnimalsWILDLIFE MISSISSIPPI: $2,000 · Animals+1 more: $500 · AnimalsAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 · Human ServicesMENLO CHARITY HORSE SHOW INC: $250 · Human ServicesCOUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORS: $2,000 · InternationalTHE WINDSOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $1,600 · EducationRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureYELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: $1,000 · Environment
Other$185,923Health$115,000Animals$19,700Human Services$3,250International$2,000Education$1,600Arts & Culture$1,000Environment$1,000

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 budgetARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $95,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $17,200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWILDLIFE MISSISSIPPI: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WINDSOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $1,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENLO CHARITY HORSE SHOW INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds TRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds St Helena Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR AUXILIARY OF GREENVILLE INC ↗
  • Who funds COUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORS ↗
  • Who funds WILDLIFE MISSISSIPPI ↗
  • Who funds THE WINDSOR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RAYMOND F KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
  • Who funds MENLO CHARITY HORSE SHOW 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.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA7.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Ambassador Saving Grace Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ambassador Saving Grace Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%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
    3report 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 Ambassador Saving Grace Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Ambassador Saving Grace 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 31 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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