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BetsWest Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$93k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$501kYouth Development$274kAnimals$240kArts & Culture$122kReligion$111kHuman Services$56kScience & Tech$25kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $74k
$2,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Camp for All$25,000
Washington on the Brazos Historical Foundation$16,500
Chappell Hill United Methodist Church$12,000
Boys & Girls Club of Washington County$10,000
Washington County Healthy Living Association$10,000
Brenham Animal Services$5,000
Margaret Blizzard Senior Activity Center$2,500
Chappell Hill Historical Society$2,500
Animal Friends of Washington County$2,500
Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department$2,000
Bassett Buddies Rescue of Texas$1,000
Brenham Children's Chorus$1,000
True Blue Animal Rescue$1,000
Unity Theatre$1,000
Healthy World Healthy Children$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $500 → 9%Forward Stride: $500 → 8%Freedom Service Dogs: $5k → 8%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $500 → 9%Forward Stride: $500 → 8%Freedom Service Dogs: $5k → 8%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $500 → 9%Freedom Service Dogs: $5k → 8%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $500 → 9%Freedom Service Dogs: $5k → 8%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $500 → 9%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.
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 35 repeat orgs$38k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
13

Total granted

$1.3M
$28k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+20%

Still filing today

66%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPublic Safety & DisasterRecreation & 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

  • Camp For All Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $193k · revenue +327%
  • BH
    BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM
    3× · 2021–2023 · $45k · revenue +7%
  • WO
    WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $39k · revenue ×15

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • CO
    City of Austin
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • TH
    THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +20%
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
Throw a Dog a Bone Dog Rescue

Throw a Dog a Bone is an all-breed dog rescue located in Austin, TX. We focus on saving dogs primarily in the rural shelters in South Texas. Many of these shelters have no exposure and very few resources. Our mission is to rescue as many…

Animals
2
Allies Haven Animal Rescue

Saving unwanted, abandoned, abused and neglected dogs in Texas. Also to promote proper pet ownership, community educational programs and to support spaying/neutering as a means to control unwanted pets. We provide complete vetting prior to…

Animals
3
Aggieland Humane Society

To provide humane shelter, care and placement for stray and unwanted animals, and to promote the human-animal bond and responsible pet ownership to enhance the quality of life for the people and animals in our community.

Animals
4
Paws of Austin Protection of Animal Welfare Services

PAWS' purpose is to provide refuge to stray and unwanted animals. PAWS' mission is to prevent cruelty to all animals by promoting humane standards through education and example, to provide care and shelter for homeless animals, aid in the…

Animals
5
West Houston Animal Rescue

Rescue dogs and other small domestic animals, care for them until they are healthy and adopt them to loving families.

Animals
6
Chances - Dog Rescue and Relocation

Animal Rescue

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7
North Texas Australian Shepherd Rescue

NTASR helps rescue and rehabilitate Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, and mixes of the two.Thus far, several other breeds have made their way through the rescue including a doodle, a dachshund, a frenchie, and a shar pei. NTASR takes…

Animals
8
Furever Home Pet Rescue

Furever Home Pet Rescue is an all-breed all-volunteer 501c3 non-profit organization based in the DallasFt Worth area We receive no government funding and are not funded nor assisted by any outside agency such as United Way Our life-saving…

Animals
9
Animal Humane Society

Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…

Animals
10
Love and Puppy Paws Dog Rescue

Love And Puppy Paws Dog Rescue (LAPP Dog Rescue) was formed to help alleviate the stress of city and county animal control facilities around South and Central Texas. We accept dogs into our rescue that are in overpopulated animal control…

Animals
11
Boston Terrier Rescue of North Texas

This organization has provided rescue for hundreds of Boston Terriers from owner surrenders and pulling dogs from local animal shelters, provided vet care to ensure they are in good health, and adopted them out to new families/owners. We…

Animals
12
The Texas Ferret Lovers Rescue

Texas Ferret Lovers Rescue is a no-kill organization dedicated to providing a safe and healthy environment along with quality care until loving homes can be found. We also provide sanctuary care for ferrets that are not adoptable due to…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Austin Pets Alive Inc; the most unlike its peers is Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department. 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

31 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. 31 of the 49 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)
30/31
Grantees still filing
23/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BLINN COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $500,000 · OtherBLINN COLLEGE FOUNDATIONChappell Hill United Methodist Church: $110,709 · OtherChappell Hill United Methodist ChurchBrenham Pet Adoption and Care Center: $28,000 · OtherMargaret Blizzard Senior Activity Center: $27,500 · OtherTRUE BLUE ANIMAL RESCUE: $27,000 · Other+20 more: $80,500 · Other+20 moreCamp For All Foundation: $192,500 · Youth DevelopmentCamp For All Foundatio…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC: $80,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF W…ANIMAL FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $29,753 · AnimalsANIMAL FRIEN…OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY: $29,000 · AnimalsOREGON HUMAN…DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $25,000 · AnimalsDENVER DUMB …AUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC: $25,000 · AnimalsAUSTIN PETS …BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $23,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS…THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,500 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $5,000 · Animals+4 more: $5,000 · AnimalsBRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM: $45,000 · Arts & CultureBRENHAM H…OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: $25,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON MU…UNITY THEATRE CO: $19,000 · Arts & CultureUNITY THE…CHAPPELL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $17,000 · Arts & CultureCHAPPELL …BRENHAM CHILDRENS CHORUS INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureBRENHAM C…WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $39,000 · Recreation & SportsFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesFORWARD STRIDE: $1,000 · Human ServicesCHAPPELL HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $11,000 · Public Safety & DisasterHealthy World Healthy Children: $1,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$773,709Youth Development$272,500Animals$147,253Arts & Culture$113,000Recreation & Sports$39,000Human Services$23,500Public Safety & Disaster$12,000

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 budgetBLINN COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $500,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $192,500 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC: $80,000 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetBRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM: $45,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetWASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: $39,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetANIMAL FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY: $29,753 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetOREGON HUMANE SOCIETY: $29,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUNITY THEATRE CO: $19,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetCHAPPELL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $17,000 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetCHAPPELL HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $11,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetWASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTHY LIVING ASSOCIA: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBRENHAM CHILDRENS CHORUS INC: $7,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCASA for Kids of South Central Texas Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBASSET BUDDIES RESCUE OF TEXAS: $1,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFORWARD STRIDE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE FARM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRED COLLAR RESCUE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 BLINN COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Camp For All Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON ON THE BRAZOS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ↗
  • Who funds AUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITY THEATRE CO ↗
  • Who funds CHAPPELL HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds CHAPPELL HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTHY LIVING ASSOCIA ↗
  • Who funds BRENHAM CHILDRENS CHORUS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA for Kids of South Central Texas Inc ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds BASSET BUDDIES RESCUE OF TEXAS ↗

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 Bob & Cathleen Da…Kolkhorst Family Foun…Christ Lutheran Found…The Andras FoundationThe Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Bob & Cathleen Davis FoundationTX15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bob & Cathleen Davis Foundation · Kolkhorst Family Foundation · Christ Lutheran Foundation Inc · The Andras Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 BetsWest Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from BetsWest Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 49 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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