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Big T 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.

$354k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
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, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$1.2MHealth$385kRecreation & Sports$301kPublic Benefit$51kReligion$44kPhilanthropy$20k
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $117k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $220k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$93k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHFIELD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION$100,000
EVERY THIRD SATURDAY$70,000
UNITED HEROS LEAGUE$50,000
EAGLES HEALING NEST$25,000
THE RANCH - TEAMMATES FOR LIFE$25,000
THE GRIEF CLUB OF MINNESOTA$25,000
FARIBAULT FOUNDATION$20,000
HOPEKIDS$12,000
LEGACY FISHING RETREAT$10,000
EMMAUS LUTHERAN CHURCH$6,500
Individual grant recipient$5,000
ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION$5,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 88% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HOPEKIDS: $12k → 11%THE GRIEF CLUB OF MINNESOTA: $25k → 5%HOPE CHURCH: $6k → 6%UNITED HEROS LEAGUE: $150k → 6%THE HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION: $225k → 11%LEGACY FISHING RETREAT: $10k → 11%EAGLES HEALING NEST: $25k → 11%EAGLES HEALING NEST: $25k → 11%SATB2 GENE FOUNDATION: $3k → 9%THE GRIEF CLUB OF MINNESOTA: $8k → 5%UNITED HEROS LEAGUE: $50k → 6%NORTHFIELD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $100k → 11%LEGACY FISHING RETREAT: $10k → 11%EAGLES HEALING NEST: $925 → 11%UNITED HEROS LEAGUE: $1k → 6%FARIBAULT FOUNDATION: $20k → 11%LEGACY FISHING RETREAT: $10k → 11%THE HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION: $25k → 11%EVERY THIRD SATURDAY: $600k → 11%EVERY THIRD SATURDAY: $243k → 11%EVERY THIRD SATURDAY: $230k → 11%EVERY THIRD SATURDAY: $70k → 11%EVERY THIRD SATURDAY: $31k → 11%WIGGLE YOUR TOES: $10k → 11%MAC MIDWEST: $5k → 11%WIGGLE YOUR TOES: $10k → 11%ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%ALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%EMMAUS LUTHERAN CHURCH: $7k → 11%EMMAUS LUTHERAN CHURCH: $2k → 11%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 10 repeat orgs$145k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
2

Total granted

$1.8M
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-3%
0%

Still filing today

90%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $137k 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
HealthPublic BenefitRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • ET
    EVERY THIRD SATURDAY INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.2M · revenue -13% · 32% of their budget
  • TH
    THE HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $250k · revenue +307% · 100% of their budget
  • UH
    UNITED HEROES LEAGUE
    3× · 2023–2025 · $201k · revenue -3%

Funded once

  • HC
    HOPE CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $6k
  • SG
    SATB2 Gene Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue 0%
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
Frontline to Field Foundation

Frontline to field is a nonprofit organization founded from the hearts of two individuals deeply committed to the well-being of those who serve and sacrifice for others. inspired by their personal connections to the military, first…

Recreation & Sports
2
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc

The tragedy assistance program for survivors (taps) is america's national nonprofit organization that has cared for the loved ones of our nation's fallen heroes since 1994. taps ensures these living legacies of service and sacrifice do not…

Health
3
Lead the Way Fund Inc

Army ranger lead the way fund is an active duty, casualty assistance, recovery, transition and veterans organization that provides financial support to u.s. army rangers and the families of those who have died, have been disabled or who…

Human Services
4
Head Strong Project Inc

The head strong project (headstrong) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 that provides barrier-free, stigma-free ptsd treatment to veterans, transitioning service members, and family members connected to their care.

Health
5
Chase the Victory Corporation

Our mission is to strengthen the support of families grieving the loss of a child, fighting childhood cancer, and inspire hope and kindness.

Human Services
6
First Nature Foundation Inc Kerul Kassel

At first nature foundation, our mission is to help program participants grow their emotional resilience, self-confidence, and self-awareness, by partnering with nature and our wise herd of horses, who help facilitate these outcomes. at our…

Human Services
7
Valkyrie Ranch Inc

Our mission at valkyrie ranch is to support special operations veterans and their families with healing, connection, and lifelong care while also giving back to the ranching community around us. through outdoor retreats, recovery programs,…

Human Services
8
Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation

Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…

Housing & Shelter
9
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
10
All-American Heroes Foundation

The mission of all-american heroes foundation is to enhance the mental health and well-being of veterans, first responders, and their caregivers through throttle therapy, outdoor wellness, and backcountry education. we foster healing and…

Human Services
11
Guardians Hockey

Our aim is to provide Active Duty, Veterans, Law Enforcement, Fire fighters, and First Responders a dynamic and engaging environment that supports their growth and professional development necessary to excel in hockey and in life. We are…

Public Benefit
12
Adaptive Riding Institute Dba Horses of Hope Oregon

Our mission is to enhance the lives of individuals living with physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges by providing innovative, accessible and safe equine-assisted therapeutic programs of the highest quality. we are…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hopekids Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wiggle Your Toes Incorporated. 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

13 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. 13 of the 16 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
2/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY INC: $1,174,050 · Public BenefitEVERY THIRD SATURDAY INCEAGLES HEALING NEST: $50,925 · Public BenefitTHE HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION: $250,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE HEALTHSTOR…UNITED HEROES LEAGUE: $201,385 · Recreation & SportsUNITED HEROES…LEGACY FISHING RETREAT: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsLEGACY FISHIN…NORTHFIELD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC: $100,000 · OtherEMMAUS LUTHERAN CHURCH: $8,000 · OtherHOPE CHURCH: $5,600 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherTHE GRIEF CLUB OF MINNESOTA: $32,500 · HealthWIGGLE YOUR TOES INCORPORATED: $20,000 · HealthHOPEKIDS INC: $12,000 · HealthALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthThe Ranch - Teammates for Life Inc: $53,396 · PhilanthropyFARIBAULT FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Philanthropy
Public Benefit$1,224,975Public Safety & Disaster$250,000Recreation & Sports$231,385Other$118,600Health$77,000Philanthropy$73,396

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEVERY THIRD SATURDAY INC: $1,174,050 over 5y, 32% of budgetTHE HEALTHSTORE FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetUNITED HEROES LEAGUE: $201,385 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetNORTHFIELD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetThe Ranch - Teammates for Life Inc: $53,396 over 4y, 12% of budgetEAGLES HEALING NEST: $50,925 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetTHE GRIEF CLUB OF MINNESOTA: $32,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLEGACY FISHING RETREAT: $30,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetFARIBAULT FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWIGGLE YOUR TOES INCORPORATED: $20,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetHOPEKIDS INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSATB2 Gene Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% 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.

Tradition Family Foun…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Tradition Family FoundationMN13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tradition Family Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Big T Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Big T Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Big T Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Big T 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 16 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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