Texas · Public charity
Caring Friends Inc
Caring Friends learns from the underserved, targets hand-up responses to human needs, serves without regard to race, gender, or religious affiliation, and derives its ethos from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- $113k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $58k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $16,103
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations Caring Friends Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $58k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $80k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership For The Advancement And Immersion Of Refugees | $22,103 | 2 | 3% |
| JESUS IS ALPHA and OMEGA CHURCH | $13,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Spirit Key Inc | $12,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Books Between Kids Inc | $12,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutherford B H Yates Museum Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Medical Bridges Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Impact Church of Christ | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Plant It Forward | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Malachi Destiny & Purpose | $8,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Houston Global Health Collaborative | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership For The Advancement And Immersion Of Refugees | $22,103 | 2 | 3% |
| JESUS IS ALPHA and OMEGA CHURCH | $13,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Spirit Key Inc | $12,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Books Between Kids Inc | $12,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Rutherford B H Yates Museum Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Medical Bridges Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Impact Church of Christ | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Plant It Forward | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Malachi Destiny & Purpose | $8,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Houston Global Health Collaborative | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Biomedical Engineering Technology Aid International | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Prosalud Inc | $6,500 | 1 | 10% |
| Houston Independent Sch Dist | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Caring Friends Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Caring Friends Inc
- How much does Caring Friends Inc give?
- Caring Friends Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $57,603, out of $113,245 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Caring Friends Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Youth Development (15%), Education (13%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Caring Friends Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Partnership For The Advancement And Immersion Of Refugees ($22k), JESUS IS ALPHA and OMEGA CHURCH ($14k), Spirit Key Inc ($13k).
- Does Caring Friends Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Caring Friends Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Caring Friends Inc based?
- Caring Friends Inc is based in TX.
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