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Anadarko Foundation at a glance

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Anadarko Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.7M
Granted FY2019
19
Grants FY2019
6
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2019 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $613k
  • $250k+3 grants · $2.9M
$50,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$1,499,698
ASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION$1,000,000
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO$390,000
ASTROS FOUNDATION$125,000
AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS$100,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CARLSBAD$100,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER$90,000
WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK$75,000
WISH FOR WHEELS$73,000
HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY$50,000
IPAA EDUCATIONS FOUNDATION$45,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$40,000
ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK$20,278
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA$20,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$15,000
02The need
02

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 (FY19–19, $175k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%AMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $100k → 17%CARBON VALLEY HELP CENTER: $2k → 9%WISH FOR WHEELS: $73k → 11%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 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
Houston Geological Society Foundation
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2
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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3
American Geophysical Union

Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal…

Science & Tech
4
Austin Area Research Organization

Aaro, a non-partisan thought leader for central texas, has worked behind the scenes on critical regional issues since 1980. the membership is an intentionally diverse group of central texas leaders drawn from business, industry, education,…

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5
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
6
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The mission of the institute has remained constant since its founding in 1953. as its restated articles of incorporation state the primary purpose and objective of the howard hughes medical institute shall be the promotion of human…

Health
7
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…

Health
8
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
9
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
10
Mhs Physicians of Texas

Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…

Health
11
Texas Trees Foundation

The mission of texas trees foundation is to improve the health of cities and people through the transformative power of trees.

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12
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Methodist Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Astros Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

17 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. 17 of the 19 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)
17/17
Grantees still filing
16/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,499,698 · HealthTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION+1 more: $40,000 · HealthASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · PhilanthropyASTROS GOLF FOUNDATIONASTROS FOUNDATION: $125,000 · PhilanthropyASTROS FOUNDATIONHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $390,000 · Recreation & SportsHOUSTON LIVE…HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER INC: $90,000 · OtherWEST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $75,000 · OtherIPAA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS: $15,000 · Other+2 more: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $100,000 · Human ServicesWish for Wheels Inc: $73,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,500 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARLSBADINC: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentHouston Symphony Society: $50,000 · Arts & CultureColorado Museum of Natural History: $8,500 · Arts & CultureROADRUNNER FOOD BANK INC: $20,278 · Food & Nutrition
Health$1,539,698Philanthropy$1,125,000Recreation & Sports$390,000Other$235,000Human Services$174,500Youth Development$120,000Arts & Culture$58,500Food & Nutrition$20,278

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 budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $1,499,698 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $390,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARLSBADINC: $100,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetAMERICAN CORPORATE PARTNERS: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER INC: $90,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWEST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $75,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWish for Wheels Inc: $73,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIPAA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROADRUNNER FOOD BANK INC: $20,278 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColorado Museum of Natural History: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS RANGER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCARBON VALLEY HELP CENTER: $1,500 over 1y, 1.2% 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.

The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving FundSC11.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Anadarko Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Anadarko 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 19 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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