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Anne Lamkin Kinder Foundation Inc

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.

$146k
Granted FY2025still arriving
35
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$55k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0198% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2021–2025.

Arts & Culture$411kEducation$137kHealth$127kReligion$72kRecreation & Sports$29kEnvironment$24kHousing & Shelter$18kScience & Tech$16kOther$0
02FY2025 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k32 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $55k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$401k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTER FOR THE ARTS$54,729
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL$25,205
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY$10,021
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC$5,168
EASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC$5,000
TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION$5,000
ST LUKES METHODIST CHURCH FOUNDATION INC$4,949
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$3,000
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE$2,500
MENIL FOUNDATION INC$2,500
VALLEY HOUSING FUND$2,500
BRENDA AND JOHN H DUNCAN RISE SCHOOL OF HOUSTON$2,500
CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN HERITAGE MUSEUM INC$2,500
TANZANIA EDUCATION CORPORATION$1,600
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$1,500
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY25–25, $2k) 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 your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HOUSTON'S AMAZING PLACE: $1k → 16%HOLLY HALL ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION: $500 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$714k · 42 repeat orgs$136k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +0% since the first grant, against 0% for the ones you funded once.

42 repeat relationships — 21 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

42
19

Total granted

$714k
$114k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+0%
0%

Still filing today

67%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthEducationRecreation & SportsEnvironmentReligionOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • HC
    HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
    4× · 2021–2024 · $115k · revenue +26%
  • TK
    The Kinkaid School Inc
    3× · 2021–2023 · $30k · revenue +85%
  • TM
    THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2023 · $29k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • HM
    HOUSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
    one grant, 2023 · $49k
  • SL
    ST LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
  • SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $16k · revenue +78%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
2
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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3
The Heritage Society

The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other…

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4
John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

The Health Museum is an innovative science center that provides an interactive and entertaining experience for all ages, promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind, and spirit, and inspires a lifelong commitment to…

Arts & Culture
5
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
6
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
7
Houston Independent School District Foundation

The HISD Foundation is dedicated to mobilizing the local community to support innovative priorities in HISD to improve outcomes for all students in the district. Our mission is to fund projects and programs of merit that fall outside of…

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8
Kimbell Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
9
Houston Symphony Endowment

To support the operations of the Houston Symphony Society.

Arts & Culture
10
Arts Connect Houston

Arts Connect Houston unites with the greater Houston community to ensure access to high-quality arts education in creative writing, dance, music, theater, and the visual arts for every student, beginning with Houston ISD.

Arts & Culture
11
Houston Local Information Initiative Inc

The Houston Local Information Initiative, Inc. provides public service journalism that reflects the civic needs of the diverse communities comprising Greater Houston.

Arts & Culture
12
Houston Christian Foundation dba National Christian Foundation Houston

As the Houston affiliate of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), our mission is to serve and encourage givers to grow as faithful stewards who give wisely to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Houston Ballet Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Sire Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 37 years old; the field is 11. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number29%0%<5yr17%0%5–10yr20%14%10–20yr18%27%20–35yr8%30%35–55yr8%30%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value29%0%<5yr17%0%5–10yr20%10%10–20yr18%36%20–35yr8%42%35–55yr8%12%55yr+

The field is 29% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 18% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/50
the rest of the field
18%
3,867/21,050

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/49
Grantees still filing
23/49
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS — $148,862 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER FOR THE ARTSHOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT — $114,673 · Arts & CultureHOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFTTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON — $28,988 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTONHouston Museum of Natural Science — $12,039 · Arts & Culture+12 more — $32,630 · Arts & Culture+12 moreUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI IN COLUMBIA — $77,568 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI IN COLUMBIAHOUSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS — $49,110 · OtherHOUSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL — $35,235 · OtherTHE METHODIST HOSPITALST LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST — $29,621 · OtherST LUKE'S UNITED METHODISTTHETA CHARITY EVENTS INC — $25,809 · OtherTHETA CHARITY EVENTS INCINTERFAITH MINISTRIES — $17,915 · OtherRIVER OAKS BAPTIST SCHOOL — $15,165 · OtherST LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH — $13,804 · Other+32 more — $84,628 · Other+32 moreTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $29,263 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN — $15,843 · HealthTexas Children's Hospital — $10,238 · HealthEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC — $10,000 · Health+3 more — $3,000 · HealthThe Kinkaid School Inc — $30,252 · EducationRISE SCHOOL OF DALLAS — $5,000 · EducationThe Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston — $2,500 · EducationTHE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION — $2,500 · EducationKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC — $2,000 · Education+1 more — $500 · EducationCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY — $20,255 · PhilanthropyTexas Cultural Trust Council — $6,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC — $5,168 · PhilanthropyDiscovery Green Conservancy — $28,654 · Recreation & Sports+1 more — $500 · Recreation & SportsVALLEY HOUSING FUND — $17,500 · Housing & Shelter
Arts & Culture$337,192Other$348,855Health$68,344Education$42,752Philanthropy$31,423Recreation & Sports$29,154Housing & Shelter$17,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE CENTER FOR THE ARTS — $148,862 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetHOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT — $114,673 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetThe Kinkaid School Inc — $30,252 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $29,263 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON — $28,988 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDiscovery Green Conservancy — $28,654 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHETA CHARITY EVENTS INC — $25,809 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE GUNNISON VALLEY — $20,255 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVALLEY HOUSING FUND — $17,500 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN — $15,843 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science — $12,039 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital — $10,238 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTANZANIA EDUCATION CORPORATION — $7,800 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston — $6,131 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Cultural Trust Council — $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetALLEY THEATRE — $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Arts Alliance — $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMenil Foundation Inc — $5,880 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetREMIND — $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHOUSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INC — $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank — $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN HERITAGE MUSEUM INC — $3,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCRESTED BUTTE LAND TRUST — $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Brenda & John H Duncan Rise School of Houston — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION — $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLawndale Art & Performance Center — $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGUNNISON VALLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION — $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC — $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY AT GOTHIC — $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Public Media Foundation — $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Ballet Foundation — $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSIRE INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY-HOUSTON — $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHermann Park Conservancy — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPERFORMING ARTS HOUSTON — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRESTED BUTTE MUSIC FESTIVAL INC — $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetContemporary Arts Museum Houston — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON CINEMA ARTS SOCIETY — $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION INC — $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJoy Development School — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Houston Commu…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…Vivian L Smith Founda…The Elkins FoundationHouston Endowment IncKinder FoundationDea Family FoundationMD Anderson FoundationSterling-Turner Found…John P McGovern Found…Albert & Ethel Herzst…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX40.9× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · Kinder Foundation · Dea Family Foundation · MD Anderson Foundation · Sterling-Turner Foundation · John P McGovern Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Anne Lamkin Kinder Foundation Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
14report 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

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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