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Anderson Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Anderson Family Charitable Foundation

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.

$3k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$3.3MHealth$660kRecreation & Sports$120kReligion$113kYouth Development$20kArts & Culture$6kHousing & Shelter$1kInternational$200
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROCK CHALK ROUNDBALL CLASSIC$2,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES$500
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 (FY22–22, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FAITHWORKS OF THE INNER CITY INC: $500 → 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

IL
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
NE
MO
DE
KS
OK
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.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 9 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
33

Total granted

$2.7M
$1.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-10%
+93%

Still filing today

44%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Youth DevelopmentHealthEducationRecreation & SportsArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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

  • KE
    KU ENDOWMENT
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2.5M
  • CC
    CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH
    2× · 2020–2021 · $78k
  • CC
    CRESPI CARMELITE HIGH SCHOOL
    2× · 2019–2021 · $30k

Funded once

  • LH
    LMH HEALTH FOUNDATION - STOCK DONATION
    one grant, 2019 · $626k
  • KU
    KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION - STOCK DONATION
    one grant, 2017 · $382k
  • TK
    The Kansas University Endowment Associationgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $300k · revenue +93%
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
Faith Baptist Bible College

Post secondary and graduate educational institution The mission of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is to equip vocational Christian workers and other servant leaders while inspiring them to take the Word to the world.

Education
2
Dallas International University

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

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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5
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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6
Kansas Wesleyan University

Kansas wesleyan university is a liberal arts college that promotes and integrates academic excellence, spiritual development, personal well-being, and social responsibility.

Education
7
Faith Baptist Bible College Inc

Educate children in a christian environment

Education
8
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
9
Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka Inc

Family service and guidance center provides quality behavioral healthcare to children and families. vision: family service and guidance center shall be the premier, outcomes-focused children and family behavioral healthcare center that…

Health
10
John Brown University

John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…

Education
11
Wallin Education Partners

To ensure college and career success for high-potential students from low-income backgrounds, and through our efforts help build diverse, equitable, and vibrant communities. we do this through a comprehensive model of financial aid and…

Education
12
Bethel University

We educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a christ-centered community.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Promise Inc; the most unlike its peers is Shine in Darkness Foundation 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

15 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. 15 of the 43 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
8/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KU ENDOWMENT: $2,526,000 · OtherKU ENDOWMENTLMH HEALTH FOUNDATION - STOCK DONATION: $626,334 · OtherLMH HEALTH FOUNDATION - STOCK DONATIONKANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION - STOCK DONATION: $381,920 · OtherKANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION - STOCK DONATION+25 more: $215,950 · Other+25 moreThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $300,000 · Education+2 more: $6,100 · EducationTeam First Foundation: $100,000 · Recreation & SportsHEARTLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $30,000 · HealthROCK CHALK ROUNDBALL CLASSIC: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentSHINE IN DARKNESS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LAWRENCE INC: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY PROMISE INC: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterFISHTANK THEATRE INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFaithworks of the Inner City Inc: $500 · Human Services
Other$3,750,204Education$306,100Recreation & Sports$100,000Health$32,500Youth Development$22,000Housing & Shelter$1,000Arts & Culture$1,000Human Services$500

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 budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $300,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeam First Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetHEARTLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHINE IN DARKNESS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetROCK CHALK ROUNDBALL CLASSIC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LAWRENCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFISHTANK THEATRE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE BERT NASH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFaithworks of the Inner City Inc: $500 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 The Kansas University Endowment Association ↗
  • Who funds Team First Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HEARTLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES ↗
  • Who funds WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds SHINE IN DARKNESS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ROCK CHALK ROUNDBALL CLASSIC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LAWRENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds FISHTANK THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BERT NASH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Faithworks of the Inner City 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.

Douglas County Commun…Morgan Stanley Global…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Douglas County Community FoundationKS13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Douglas County Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Anderson Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Anderson Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–50%
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 43 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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The camps
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