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Barbara and Phil Emmer Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Barbara and Phil Emmer Family 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.

$49k
Granted FY2023
10
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

54% of Barbara and Phil Emmer Family Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of North Central Florida Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Barbara and Phil Emmer Family Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $49k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

12
’17
11
’18
5
’19
2
’20
9
’21
13
’22
7
’23
2
’24
2
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$66kHealth$54kReligion$27kRecreation & Sports$20kPhilanthropy$19kYouth Development$10kCommunity Improvement$4kHuman Services$3kOther$0
02FY2023 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k8 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$402k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA$25,000
GATOR BOOSTERS INC$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
HAVEN HOSPICE$2,500
SWIM ACROSS AMERICA INC$2,500
B'NAI ISRAEL$1,980
GAINESVILLE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION$750
THE CLIMB FOR CANCER FOUNDATION$500
THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM$384
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 (FY17–23, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, 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%HAVEN HOSPICE: $3k → 19%HAVEN HOSPICE: $3k → 19%HAVEN HOSPICE: $2k → 19%HAVEN HOSPICE: $2k → 19%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
CA
MD
NC
DC
LA
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.
$178k · 23 repeat orgs$24k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2023, 14 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call). Read against FY2023, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
12

Total granted

$178k
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+51%

Still filing today

57%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesReligionOther
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

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $55k · revenue +56%
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
    5× · 2017–2023 · $27k · revenue +89%
  • GB
    GATOR BOOSTERS INC
    2× · 2018–2023 · $20k · revenue +45%

Funded once

  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
    one grant, 2018 · $2k
  • GP
    Girls Place Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +27%
  • SC
    STOP CHILDREN'S CANCER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +56%
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
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

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2
University of Florida Alumni Association Inc

The mission of the university of florida alumni association, inc. ("association") is to exclusively support and enhance the mission of the university of florida ("university") of pursuing "excellence in education and research and shaping a…

Education
3
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
4
Shands Jacksonville Healthcare Inc

As a part of UF Health, the organization's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across…

Health
5
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc

To advance florida gulf coast university and its students by promoting the institution, securing philanthropy to support the needs of the university, managing and administering assets with a long term perspective, and providing resources…

Education
6
Ucf Athletics Association Inc

To provide opportunity to young people and develop leaders for industry, philanthropy, education and the community through the intercollegiate athletic experience.

Education
7
University of South Florida Alumni Association Inc

The mission of the usf alumni association is to foster a mutually beneficial, lifelong relationship between the university and its alumni; to inspire loyalty and pride among current and future alumni; and to advocate for excellence in…

Education
8
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
9
Flagler Health Care Foundation Inc

The organization's mission is to support uf health promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the…

Health
10
Usf Research Foundation Inc

To promote, encourage and enhance research activities at the university of south florida.

Education
11
Heart of Florida United Way Inc

The mission of heart of florida united way is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities. this is accomplished by standing up for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in central florida.

Philanthropy
12
Shands Jacksonville Foundation Inc

As a part of UF Health, the organization's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Florida Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association 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

26 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. 26 of the 40 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

B'NAI ISRAEL: $23,190 · OtherB'NAI ISRAELGATOR BOOSTERS INC: $20,000 · OtherGATOR BOOSTERS INCIndividual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE CHILDRENS HEALTH IMAGINATION LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $5,000 · OtherTHE CHILDRENS HEALTH IMAGINATION LEARNING…ROTARY CLUB OF GAINESVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $3,610 · OtherUF HILLEL: $3,000 · OtherREICHERT HOUSE INC: $2,735 · Other+14 more: $14,974 · Other+14 moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $54,500 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATI…THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ALACHUA COUNTY INC: $6,300 · EducationTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ALACHU…SOUTHWEST ADVOCACY GROUP SWAG: $5,000 · EducationSOUTHWEST ADVOCACY GROUP SWAGRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $26,580 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HO…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $4,700 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEAS…GAINESVILLE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION: $2,750 · HealthGAINESVILLE FISHER…American Heart Association Inc: $1,750 · Health+2 more: $400 · HealthCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA: $16,100 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY …Swim Across America Inc: $2,500 · PhilanthropySwim Acros…THE RON AND DIANNE FARB CLIMB FOR CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · PhilanthropyTHE RON AN…+1 more: $250 · PhilanthropyNORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA HOSPICE INC: $8,960 · Human ServicesGirls Place Inc: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $1,735 · Youth DevelopmentGirl Scouts of Gateway Council Inc: $720 · Youth DevelopmentALACHUA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterWORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (AMERICAN SECTION) INC: $750 · Religion
Other$80,009Education$65,800Health$36,180Philanthropy$20,850Human Services$8,960Youth Development$4,455Housing & Shelter$1,000Religion$750

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 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $54,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $26,580 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetGATOR BOOSTERS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA: $16,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA HOSPICE INC: $8,960 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF ALACHUA COUNTY INC: $6,300 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSOUTHWEST ADVOCACY GROUP SWAG: $5,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $4,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetROTARY CLUB OF GAINESVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $3,610 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGAINESVILLE FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION: $2,750 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetREICHERT HOUSE INC: $2,735 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetSwim Across America Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RON AND DIANNE FARB CLIMB FOR CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetGirls Place Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSTOP CHILDREN'S CANCER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $1,735 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN LEGAL COUNSEL INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBREAD OF THE MIGHTY FOOD BANK INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALACHUA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (AMERICAN SECTION) INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Gateway Council Inc: $720 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUCHHOLZ BAND BOOSTERS INC: $350 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGO2 For Lung Cancer: $100 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.

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.

Community Foundation …United Way of North C…State Chartered Credi…First Federal Foundat…Clay Electric Foundat…The Community Foundat…Publix Super Markets …Duke Energy FoundationHbc Foundation IncDoctorbird FoundationThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
Community Foundation of North Central FloridaFL28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of North Central Florida · United Way of North Central Florida Inc · State Chartered Credit Unions in Florida · First Federal Foundation Inc · Clay Electric Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Hbc Foundation Inc · Doctorbird Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Barbara and Phil Emmer Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barbara and Phil Emmer Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 40 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.

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