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Anderson Family Foundation at a glance

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Anderson Family 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.

$81k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$151kEducation$92kHealth$69kHuman Services$66kAnimals$31kHousing & Shelter$28kCivil Rights$21kRecreation & Sports$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $66k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$40,000
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY$12,965
SALEM HEIGHTS CHURCH$12,900
BOB KILPATRICK MINISTRIES INC$5,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTE$4,500
LIBERTY HOUSE$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,000
SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION$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 (FY17–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY HONOR FLIGH: $2k → 13%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%LIBERTY HOUSE: $3k → 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

WA
OR
IN
NJ
CA
TN
NC
HI
GA
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.
$362k · 16 repeat orgs$142k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
27

Total granted

$362k
$133k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+2%

Still filing today

56%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesReligionAnimalsHealthRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • LU
    LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2020–2025 · $86k · revenue +41%
  • CV
    COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $31k · revenue +140%
  • JM
    James Madison Center For Free Speech
    2× · 2017–2021 · $21k · revenue +32% · 27% of their budget

Funded once

  • SH
    SHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue -1%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
    one grant, 2024 · $20k
  • MS
    MORNING STAR CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $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
House of Refuge Faith Based
Human Services
2
Salvation Center

Christian drug and alcohol recovery program

Health
3
Wilderness Refuge Recovery Ministries

Transitional home

Health
4
Jesus in Vietnam Ministries
Religion
5
Lamb S House Ltd

Ministry that turns men from addiction to Jesus Christ by daily engaging them in spiritual, physical and financial guidance and goals

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6
Christian Farms Rescue and Rehab

Through donations, we are able to help several horses, as well as other farm animals, receive veterinary care needed as well as food and shelter. in today's time, so many have abandoned their beloved pets, because they have come to a point…

Animals
7
House of Hope Rescue Mission

The house of hope rescue mission is a "day shelter" for the homeless and needy, providing food, clothing, shelter, and general services to the homeless and needy persons in around springdale, arkansas.

—
8
Unleashed Ministries

Unleashed Ministries trains, equips and unleashes individuals and organizations to effectively bring help and restoration to the broken, the hopeless and others.

Religion
9
Recoverychick

religious

Human Services
10
Refuge for Prodigals International Bible Ministries Inc
Religion
11
Mount Horeb House

Recovery restoration thru jesus christ

—
12
Rooster Haus Rescue
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers; the most unlike its peers is James Madison Center for Free Speech. 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

23 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. 23 of the 46 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $85,965 · OtherLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITYSALEM HEIGHTS CHURCH: $59,618 · OtherSALEM HEIGHTS CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $43,269 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH: $37,359 · OtherHOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHJames Madison Center For Free Speech: $21,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $20,000 · Other+27 more: $113,700 · Other+27 moreCOACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $31,178 · Human ServicesCOACHELLA VAL…SHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE: $20,000 · Human ServicesSHAOHANNAHS H…SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesSALEM LEADERS…LIBERTY HOUSE: $2,500 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA: $16,500 · AnimalsMOSTLY MONKEYS: $1,000 · AnimalsVanderbilt University Medical Center: $9,000 · HealthHOUSING SEWANEE INC: $7,500 · Housing & ShelterThe Greenhouse Arts & Media Inc: $5,000 · Arts & CultureBE BOLD STREET MINISTRIES: $2,800 · ReligionOREGON REVIVAL CENTER: $1,000 · Religion
Other$400,911Human Services$60,678Animals$17,500Health$9,000Housing & Shelter$7,500Arts & Culture$5,000Religion$3,800

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 budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $85,965 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $31,178 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetJames Madison Center For Free Speech: $21,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetSHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA: $16,500 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPET RESCUE CENTER INC: $8,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetDESERT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $6,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFOREVER FREE HORSE RESCUE: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBob Kilpatrick Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetThe Greenhouse Arts & Media Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetBE BOLD STREET MINISTRIES: $2,800 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetLIBERTY HOUSE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF BETHANY HAMILTON INC DBATHE BEAUTIFULLYFLAWED FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWAKE THE WORLD: $2,200 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE RANCH RECOVERY CENTERS INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON REVIVAL CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetISAAC'S ROOM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCoachella Valley Mounted Rangers: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

  • Who funds LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds James Madison Center For Free Speech ↗
  • Who funds SHAOHANNAHS HOPE INC dba SHOW HOPE ↗
  • Who funds THE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University Medical Center ↗
  • Who funds PET RESCUE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HOUSING SEWANEE INC ↗
  • Who funds DESERT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds FOREVER FREE HORSE RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Bob Kilpatrick Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Greenhouse Arts & Media Inc ↗
  • Who funds BE BOLD STREET MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BETHANY HAMILTON INC DBATHE BEAUTIFULLYFLAWED FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WAKE THE WORLD ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY HONOR FLIGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE RANCH RECOVERY CENTERS 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.

United Way of the Mid…The Salem FoundationMaps Community Founda…The Oregon Community …Enterprise Holdings F…Natl Christian Charit…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
United Way of the Mid-Willamette ValleyOR13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley · The Salem Foundation · Maps Community Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Anderson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Liberty House: 23% of income from government
  • Isaac's Room: 5% of income from government
  • Salem Leadership Foundation: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 46 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home