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Avis Charitable Trust Ua Dated 122799 Mary a Pendleton Trustee

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.

$52k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$15k
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 2025.

Religion$394kEducation$82kHealth$38kHuman Services$24kArts & Culture$14kCrime & Legal$10kScience & Tech$5k
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $45k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COVENANT COLLEGE$15,000
GREEN TREE COMMUNITY CHURCH$10,000
GRACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$10,000
ALIVE$10,000
DAVID LAWRENCE CENTER$5,000
PEORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY$1,000
PRISON FELLOWSHIP$1,000
Individual grant recipient$400
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, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 6% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ALIVE: $10k → 9%ALIVE: $5k → 9%ALIVE: $2k → 9%ALIVE: $2k → 9%ALIVE: $2k → 9%ALIVE: $1k → 9%ALIVE: $600 → 9%SUNSHINE MINISTRIES: $2k → 21%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
MI
OH
CO
MO
VA
TN
NC
GA
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$497k · 13 repeat orgs$69k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +81% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
14

Total granted

$497k
$49k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+81%
+1%

Still filing today

46%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthReligionCrime & LegalOther
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

  • CC
    COVENANT COLLEGE
    4× · 2017–2025 · $80k · revenue +28%
  • AI
    ALIVE Inc
    7× · 2017–2025 · $23k · revenue +81%
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2019–2020 · $20k · revenue +44%

Funded once

  • GR
    GODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN THE
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue -20%
  • CP
    COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NAPLES
    one grant, 2017 · $9k
  • MH
    MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue -9%
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
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
2
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
3
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
4
Van Andel Institute Graduate School

To develop biomedical research leaders through a graduate program in molecular and cell biology.

Education
5
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
6
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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7
Barclay College

The mission of barclay college is to prepare students in a bible-centered environment for effective christian life, service, and leadership.

Education
8
Dallas International University

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

Education
9
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
10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
Southwestern Christian University

Scu is a christ-centered liberal arts institution equipping students for a life of learning, leadership, and service; integrating faith, learning, and living; and empowering graduates to excel and to positively impact their world for jesus…

Education
12
University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Missouri Historical Society; the most unlike its peers is Peoria Historical Society. 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 29 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COVENANT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $210,000 · OtherCOVENANT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $75,000 · OtherCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ST LOUIS: $37,500 · OtherCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ST LOUISDAVID LAWRENCE CENTER: $15,000 · Other+13 more: $62,025 · Other+13 moreCOVENANT COLLEGE: $80,000 · EducationCOVENANT COLLEGEWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSIT…+1 more: $1,500 · EducationALIVE Inc: $22,600 · Human ServicesSUNSHINE MINISTRIES INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesTHE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL: $10,000 · HealthEQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY INC: $7,000 · HealthGODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN THE: $10,000 · Crime & LegalMISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $7,150 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CREATIVES: $500 · Arts & CultureVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $5,000 · PhilanthropyGod's World Publications Inc: $1,600 · Religion
Other$399,525Education$101,500Human Services$24,100Health$17,000Crime & Legal$10,000Arts & Culture$7,650Philanthropy$5,000Religion$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 budgetCOVENANT COLLEGE: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetALIVE Inc: $22,600 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN THE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $7,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY INC: $7,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPEORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $6,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUNSHINE MINISTRIES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CREATIVES: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFine Arts Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.4% 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 COVENANT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ALIVE Inc ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds GODLY RESPONSE TO ABUSE IN THE ↗
  • Who funds MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY INC ↗
  • Who funds PEORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds God's World Publications Inc ↗
  • Who funds SUNSHINE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CREATIVES ↗
  • Who funds AKRON PREGNANCY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Fine Arts Foundation ↗

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.

Vjs Charitable Privat…Servant FoundationSt Louis Community Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…
Vjs Charitable Private FoundationMO13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vjs Charitable Private Foundation · Servant Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Avis Charitable Trust Ua Dated 122799 Mary a Pendleton Trustee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Avis Charitable Trust Ua Dated 122799 Mary a Pendleton Trustee. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–40%
    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 29 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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