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Byers Family 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.

$31k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$314kReligion$94kRecreation & Sports$64kHuman Services$13kInternational$11kHealth$5kEmployment$3kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $16k
$2,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$762k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP$16,000
ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN$9,000
NORTHEAST OF THE WELL$3,100
VANGUARD UNIVERSITY$2,000
PITZER COLLEGE$500
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$250
ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION$100
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, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 60% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 11%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $250 → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY: $500 → 10%LOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES: $500 → 10%LOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES: $500 → 10%LOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES: $500 → 10%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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$506k · 17 repeat orgs$6k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
3

Total granted

$506k
$6k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+16%

Still filing today

71%
33%

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
Human ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsReligionHealthEmploymentOther
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

  • VU
    VANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SO CAL
    7× · 2017–2025 · $292k · revenue +44%
  • FT
    FOR THE CHILDREN
    9× · 2017–2025 · $74k · revenue +68%
  • CB
    CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2018–2020 · $18k · revenue +51%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • CF
    CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY
    one grant, 2023 · $500 · revenue +16%
  • WW
    WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM
    one grant, 2017 · $250
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
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
2
Point Loma Nazarene University

Point loma nazarene university exists to provide higher education in a vital christian community where minds are engaged and challenged, character is modeled and formed, and service becomes an expression of faith. we aspire to be a…

Education
3
Los Angeles Pacific University

Los angeles pacific university exists to deliver high quality, accessible christ-centered education to learners everywhere.

Education
4
University of the West

To provide a "whole person" education in a context informed by buddhist wisdom and values, and to facilitate cultural understanding and appreciation between east and west.

Education
5
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
6
Dominican University of California

Our institutional mission is to educate and prepare students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the dominican values of study, reflection, community and service into their lives.

Education
7
Azusa Pacific University

Apu is an evangelical christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of god through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional programs of higher education that encourage development of a christian…

Education
8
The California Channel

To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…

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9
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
10
Western University of Health Sciences

To produce, in a humanistic tradition, health care professionals and biomedical knowledge that will enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities.

—
11
Union Gospel Mission

The union gospel mission helps transform the lives of men, women and children who are the poor and homeless of our city. we are dedicated to relieving the hunger and hopelessness of all who seek refuge at our door. our staff works to help…

Human Services
12
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc

Habitat for humanity's mission is to give witness to the christian gospel by working with god's people to build decent habitats for those who are inadequately sheltered in orange county.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is For the Children; the most unlike its peers is Beacon of Light. 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 20 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
12/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SO CAL: $292,000 · EducationVANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SO CALCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · EducationCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY+1 more: $4,500 · EducationST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN: $81,000 · OtherST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIA…LIGHT OF AFRICA: $7,500 · OtherLIGHT OF AFRICAIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherWELCOME HOME AFRICA: $3,750 · Other+4 more: $4,250 · OtherFOR THE CHILDREN: $74,000 · Recreation & SportsFOR THE CHILDRENNortheast of the Well: $9,600 · ReligionWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,750 · Human ServicesLOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSION: $1,250 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY: $500 · Human ServicesBEACON OF LIGHT: $3,500 · HealthGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA: $3,000 · EmploymentOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $800 · Housing & Shelter
Education$314,000Other$101,500Recreation & Sports$74,000Religion$9,600Human Services$5,000Health$3,500Employment$3,000Housing & Shelter$800

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 budgetVANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SO CAL: $292,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFOR THE CHILDREN: $74,000 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $17,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast of the Well: $9,600 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPitzer College: $4,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBEACON OF LIGHT: $3,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY: $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.

  • Who funds VANGUARD UNIVERSITY OF SO CAL ↗
  • Who funds FOR THE CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Northeast of the Well ↗
  • Who funds Pitzer College ↗
  • Who funds BEACON OF LIGHT ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds LOVE-LIFT MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Orange County Rescue Mission Inc ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY ↗

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.

Natl Christian Charit…O L Halsell FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncGA13.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · O L Halsell Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Byers Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Byers Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of 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 · 0–15%
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 20 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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