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Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation at a glance

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Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn 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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2023
21
Grants FY2023
10
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Human Services$1.4MEducation$1.3MReligion$1.2MYouth Development$457kFood & Nutrition$385kCommunity Improvement$345kArts & Culture$280kEmployment$250kOther$0
02FY2023 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k12 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $60k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $309k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.3M
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL$1,050,000
ROTARY CLUB OF HOUSTON FOUNDATION$295,090
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$107,500
ST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP$92,000
SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON$56,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON$53,000
TEXAS NFL FLAG FOOTBALL INC$25,000
HOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION$25,000
CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$5,000
I AM ONE OF 8 INC$5,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC$5,000
LIFE LIGHT MINISTRIES INC$5,000
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM$3,000
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND$2,500
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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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $536k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 83% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $50k → 8%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $10k → 14%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $25k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $100k → 16%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $15k → 8%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $50k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON: $127k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON: $100k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF GALVESTONHOUSTON: $53k → 16%HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER: $5k → 16%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

MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
PA
CO
NE
TN
SC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
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.

46%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.8M · 15 repeat orgs$3.3M to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
25

Total granted

$2.8M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+42%

Still filing today

60%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthInternationalArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • HC
    HOUSTON COALITION FOR LIFE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $162k · revenue +54%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    2× · 2020–2021 · $150k · revenue +17%
  • Living Water International
    3× · 2020–2022 · $90k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • CR
    CAREER & RECOVERY RESOURCES INC
    one grant, 2021 · $250k · revenue -1%
  • VC
    VIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2021 · $250k
  • BT
    BOYS TOWN OF OMAHA
    one grant, 2021 · $250k
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
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

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2
American Law Institute

The institute's mission, as set out in its certificate of incorporation, is to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration of justice, and to…

Crime & Legal
3
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
4
American Leadership Forum Houston Gulf Coast Chapter

American Leadership Forum (ALF) brings together, in classes, leaders with diverse perspectives so they can build relationships, learn to dialogue and respectfully differ, and work together for the good of our community.

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5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
South Texas College of Law Houston Inc

South texas college of law houston provides a diverse body of students the opportunity to obtain an exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and profession with distinction.

Education
7
The Methodist Hospital Foundation

Mission: this organization is part of the methodist hospital, doing business as houston methodist hospital, whose mission is: to provide high quality, cost-effective health care that delivers the best value to the people we serve in a…

Health
8
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…

Arts & Culture
9
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
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
Community Information Now

Community information now (cinow) provides data, tools, analysis, and training to inform decisions to improve texas communities. cinow's vision is improved lives and decreased disparities through democratized data.

Community Improvement
12
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Enhance the ability of actec members to provide the most efficient and highest quality services to their clients; develop qualified trust and estate counselors; improve and reform probate, trust and tax laws, procedures, and standards of…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is The National World War Ii Museum 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

29 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. 29 of the 51 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
21/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL: $1,050,000 · OtherTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOLFRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER: $750,000 · OtherFRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHERTHE SALVATION ARMY: $381,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOP: $317,000 · OtherST JOHN THE DEVINE GUILD SHOPThe Houston Food Bank: $282,500 · OtherThe Houston Food BankVIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATION: $250,000 · OtherVIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS ASSOCIATIONBOYS TOWN OF OMAHA: $250,000 · OtherBOYS TOWN OF OMAHAHOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $245,000 · OtherHOUSTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONCRISTO REY PREPARATORY ACADEMY: $150,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSS OF HOUSTON: $150,000 · Other+26 more: $494,000 · Other+26 moreCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $280,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC …JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $150,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FA…Living Water International: $90,000 · Human ServicesLiving Wa…+2 more: $16,000 · Human ServicesSEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES INC: $250,000 · HealthHOUSTON COALITION FOR LIFE: $161,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $25,000 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthThe Rotary Club of Houston Foundation Inc: $295,090 · Community ImprovementThe Junior League of Houston Inc: $50,000 · Community ImprovementCAREER & RECOVERY RESOURCES INC: $250,000 · EmploymentBoy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council: $200,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT: $47,000 · EducationAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $2,500 · Education
Other$4,319,500Human Services$536,000Health$441,500Community Improvement$345,090Employment$250,000Youth Development$200,000Education$49,500

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 Rotary Club of Houston Foundation Inc: $295,090 over 1y, 60% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $282,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $280,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCAREER & RECOVERY RESOURCES INC: $250,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetSEVEN ACRES JEWISH SENIOR CARE SERVICES INC: $250,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council: $200,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetHOUSTON COALITION FOR LIFE: $161,500 over 3y, 11% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $150,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetLiving Water International: $90,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Junior League of Houston Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE DICTIONARY PROJECT: $47,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHouston Area Women's Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACLU Foundation of Texas Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMenil Foundation Inc: $500 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.

Greater Houston Commu…Albert & Ethel Herzst…Shell USA Company Fou…Strake FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX17.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of 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
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.
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Find your warmest path to Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 51 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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