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Andrews Family Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$658k
Granted FY2026still arriving
12
Grants FY2026still arriving
4
States reached
$275k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$1.2MHealth$1.2MReligion$220kAnimals$76kPhilanthropy$20kEnvironment$13kYouth Development$3kFood & Nutrition$2kOther$0
02FY2026 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k3 grants · $1k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $62k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $320k
  • $250k+1 grant · $275k
$12,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$201k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAYO CLINIC$275,000
THACHER SCHOOL$150,000
CHANDLER SCHOOL$100,000
SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST$70,000
LOVE UNLEASHED FOUNDATION$20,000
ASPEN ANIMAL SHELTER$12,000
GREAT LAKES ACADEMY$10,000
ALL-STAR ANIMAL HOSPITAL$10,000
SNOWMASS CHAPEL$10,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$734
STANFORD$500
HALO ANIMAL RESCUE$200
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 69% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%STANFORD: $25k → 8%THACHER SCHOOL: $150k → 10%SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST: $70k → 10%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $100k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $60k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $80k → 14%STANFORD: $25k → 8%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 10%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $25k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $65k → 14%STANFORD: $25k → 8%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 10%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $22k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $65k → 14%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 10%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $21k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $60k → 14%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $20k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $50k → 14%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $20k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $50k → 14%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $15k → 6%GREAT LAKES ACADEMY: $30k → 14%CHANDLER SCHOOL: $50k → 14%SNOWMASS CHAPEL: $15k → 6%MAYO CLINIC: $275k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $200k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $200k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $200k → 11%LOVE UNLEASHED FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%MAYO CLINIC: $200k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $150k → 11%MAYO CLINIC: $100k → 11%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 6%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 6%MAYO CLINIC: $75k → 11%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 6%THACHER SCHOOL: $50k → 6%ASPEN VALLEY FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $20k → 6%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

NH
MN
IL
CT
CA
UT
CO
MO
AZ
TN
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.2M · 18 repeat orgs$76k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2026, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
15

Total granted

$3.2M
$56k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+10%

Still filing today

50%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
EducationHealthAnimalsEnvironmentFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TC
    THE CHANDLER SCHOOL
    8× · 2019–2026 · $450k · revenue +17%
  • GL
    GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC
    8× · 2019–2026 · $410k · revenue +150%
  • TT
    The Thacher School Inc
    4× · 2023–2026 · $300k · revenue +169%

Funded once

  • AV
    ASPEN VALLEY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $20k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • LI
    LEGADO INC
    one grant, 2025 · $10k · revenue 0%
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
Fountain Valley School of Colorado

Fountain valley school of colorado provides a transformative curriculum in a supportive environment where students are challenged to think critically, become leaders, and live by our core values: courage, compassion, curiosity,…

Education
2
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
3
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
4
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
5
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
6
Glacier National Park Conservancy

The glacier national park conservancy works to preserve and protect glacier national park for future generations.

Recreation & Sports
7
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
8
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

Aces' mission is to inspire a life-long commitment to the earth by providing innovative and immersive programming for all ages.

Environment
9
Utah Zoological Society

Create champions for wildlife by making connections between people and animals to inspire action.

Animals
10
Farm Sanctuary Inc

We pursue bold solutions to end animal agriculture and foster just and compassionate vegan living through education and policy advocacy.

Animals
11
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; the most unlike its peers is Aspen Homeless Shelter. 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

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 35 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAYO CLINIC: $1,400,000 · OtherMAYO CLINICTHE CHANDLER SCHOOL: $450,000 · OtherTHE CHANDLER SCHOOLSNOWMASS CHAPEL: $230,000 · OtherSNOWMASS CHAPELTHACHER SCHOOL: $200,000 · OtherTHACHER SCHOOLSHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST: $85,000 · Other+15 more: $139,914 · Other+15 moreGREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC: $410,000 · EducationGREAT LAKES ACADEMY INCThe Thacher School Inc: $300,000 · EducationThe Thacher School IncTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $75,500 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF T…+3 more: $18,100 · EducationASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Health+2 more: $800 · HealthLEGADO INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentROARING FORK CONSERVANCY: $1,000 · EnvironmentHALO HELPING ANIMALS LIVE ON INC: $2,900 · AnimalsTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $1,500 · Animals+1 more: $20 · AnimalsFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $1,600 · Food & Nutrition
Other$2,504,914Education$803,600Health$60,800Environment$11,000Animals$4,420Food & Nutrition$1,600

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 CHANDLER SCHOOL: $450,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetGREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC: $410,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $75,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWESTONKA DISTRICT 277 FOUNDATION CORP CHARTER NO 1N 862: $10,500 over 2y, 42% of budgetLEGADO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPIGLET INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetHALO HELPING ANIMALS LIVE ON INC: $2,900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTHENTITY: $2,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetROARING FORK CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAspen Homeless Shelter: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $20 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 CHANDLER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds GREAT LAKES ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds The Thacher School Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WESTONKA DISTRICT 277 FOUNDATION CORP CHARTER NO 1N 862 ↗
  • Who funds LEGADO INC ↗
  • Who funds PIGLET INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds HALO HELPING ANIMALS LIVE ON INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTHENTITY ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES ↗
  • Who funds THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE ↗
  • Who funds Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers ↗
  • Who funds ROARING FORK CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Aspen Homeless Shelter ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗

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 Thrift ShopAspen Community Found…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Thrift ShopCO13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Thrift Shop · Aspen Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Andrews Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Andrews Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report 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 35 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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