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Amy & Leslie Ware Foundation at a glance

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Amy & Leslie Ware 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.0MEducation$926kSocial Science$734kHuman Services$263kReligion$238kPublic Benefit$110kPhilanthropy$106kYouth Development$66kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $81k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $425k
  • $250k+1 grant · $500k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$620k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$500,000
HUDSON INSTITUTE$225,000
ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATI$100,000
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE$100,000
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS$23,180
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH$22,000
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS$15,800
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS$10,000
ST ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH$10,000
BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL$5,000
NEW FRIENDS NEW LIFE$2,000
THE JOY SCHOOL$1,000
FP ASSISTANCE INC$1,000
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART$896
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 (FY17–24, $115k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT: $5k → 5%BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT: $110k → 14%COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS: $100 → 14%GENESIS ALLIANCE: $100 → 14%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

NY
OH
CA
TN
DC
LA
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 26 repeat orgs$767k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
32

Total granted

$2.7M
$392k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+11%

Still filing today

62%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $375k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • Southern Methodist University
    5× · 2017–2024 · $888k · revenue +57%
  • AE
    AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
    6× · 2018–2024 · $509k · revenue +22%
  • LF
    LA FIESTA DE LAS SEIS BANDERAS INC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $18k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • DO
    DIOCESE OF DALLAS
    one grant, 2022 · $200k
  • PP
    PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS OF DALLAS
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • TD
    TEXAS DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDA
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
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
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
2
Dallas Seminary Foundation

To support the mission of Dallas Theological Seminary by offering charitable planned giving and other related services to friends of the Seminary.

Education
3
Progress Texas Institute

The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.

Civil Rights
4
Episcopal Foundation of Dallas

The foundation's mission is to strengthen and support faith communities by partnering wise investments with purposeful giving.

Religion
5
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
6
Dallas College Foundation Inc

Dallas college foundation enhances the level of achievement and excellence of dallas college by providing scholarships, eliminating barriers that prevent students from attending and graduating, and supporting innovation.

Education
7
Center for Public Policy Priorities

At the Every Texan, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is healthy, well educated, and financially secure. We want the best Texas, a proud state that sets…

Public Benefit
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
10
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

—
11
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
12
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communities Foundation of Texas Inc; the most unlike its peers is Planned Parenthood. 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

38 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. 38 of the 68 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
24/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER: $950,000 · OtherUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERHudson Institute Inc: $225,000 · OtherHudson Institute IncDIOCESE OF DALLAS: $200,000 · OtherDIOCESE OF DALLASPLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS OF DALLAS: $100,000 · OtherPLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS OF DALLASSTATE FAIR OF TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK: $64,774 · Other+39 more: $223,501 · Other+39 moreSouthern Methodist University: $888,075 · EducationSouthern Methodist Universit…+8 more: $25,985 · EducationAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $509,000 · Social ScienceAMERICAN ENTERPR…BEVP Birds Eye View Project: $115,000 · Human Services+2 more: $200 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $100,825 · PhilanthropyTHE DALLAS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $1,525 · PhilanthropyADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · Public BenefitPhoenix Houses of Texas Inc: $36,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS INC: $9,600 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $7,500 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,900 · HealthRETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST: $4,380 · Health+1 more: $1,500 · Health
Other$1,763,275Education$914,060Social Science$509,000Human Services$115,200Philanthropy$107,350Public Benefit$100,000Health$65,880

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern Methodist University: $888,075 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $509,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $225,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBEVP Birds Eye View Project: $115,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $100,825 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetPhoenix Houses of Texas Inc: $36,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTATE FAIR OF TEXAS: $23,180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLA FIESTA DE LAS SEIS BANDERAS INC: $17,887 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS INC: $9,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $5,285 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $5,254 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEDUCATIONAL FIRST STEPS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DALLAS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOCKADAY SCHOOL: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST: $4,380 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSalesmanship Club of Dallas: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW FRIENDS NEW LIFE: $2,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST MARK'S SCHOOL OF TEXAS: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFP ASSISTANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAMUKAMA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOGS FOR THE CAUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoy Development School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC: $360 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE INC: $90 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.

Ben E Keith Foundatio…W P & Bulah Luse Foun…Community Foundation …The Dallas FoundationThe Ayco Charitable F…The Judy and Paul Whi…Hoblitzelle FoundationHillcrest FoundationThe Moody FoundationTexas Instruments Fou…National Philanthropi…Raymond James Charita…
Ben E Keith Foundation Trust Xxxxx0005IL15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ben E Keith Foundation Trust Xxxxx0005 · W P & Bulah Luse Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · The Dallas Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Judy and Paul Whitman Family Foundation · Hoblitzelle Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · The Moody Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Amy & Leslie Ware Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Amy & Leslie Ware Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%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
    6report 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.

    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 68 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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