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Catherine E Allin Foundation at a glance

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Catherine E Allin 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.

$28k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Education$50kHuman Services$40kYouth Development$26kCrime & Legal$18kArts & Culture$10kReligion$8kHealth$6kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$277k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL FUND)$10,060
ST THERESE LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC CHURCH$5,000
POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY$5,000
VIRGINIA WRIGHT HEALTH CLINIC FUND$2,500
CRISTO REY KANSAS CITY$2,100
RECONCILIATION SERVICES$1,150
DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY - ST JOSEPH$1,000
WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES$750
02The need
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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 (FY21–25, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YMCA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $25k → 15%RECONCILIATION SERVICES: $5k → 15%RECONCILIATION SERVICES: $1k → 15%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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$100k · 8 repeat orgs$62k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +171% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
11

Total granted

$100k
$41k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+171%
0%

Still filing today

38%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesAnimalsInternationalCrime & LegalPublic Safety & DisasterReligionOther
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

  • FK
    FOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL)
    4× · 2021–2024 · $37k
  • PF
    POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY
    3× · 2023–2025 · $18k · revenue +171%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2021–2022 · $15k

Funded once

  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +11%
  • YO
    YMCA OF THE USA
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • UA
    UNITED AID FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -72%
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
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
2
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc

Helping people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us

Human Services
3
Ummah Relief International

Ummah relief international is a dedicated grassroots relief organization providing humanitarian services to bring help and hope to thousands of victims of natural and human disasters with quick and targeted action.

International
4
Kingdom Advisors Inc

Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…

Religion
5
Kansas Wesleyan University

Kansas wesleyan university is a liberal arts college that promotes and integrates academic excellence, spiritual development, personal well-being, and social responsibility.

Education
6
Kansas Legal Services Inc

Kansas legal services is devoted to helping low income kansans meet their basic needs through the provision of important legal and mediation services.

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7
Urban Neighborhood Initiative Inc

Unis mission is to partner with kansas citys urban core neighborhoods to bring business, government, and community organizations together to improve prosperity, health, safety & education in the community.

Community Improvement
8
United States Association for Unhcr

USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.

International
9
Kingdom Capital Fund

People desire to make a real difference in the world, but it's hard to know how. kingdom capital fund brings people together to use their time, talent, and treasure for a kingdom impact. we do this in two ways: 1) multiply gifts through an…

Religion
10
Women's Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc

As america's first animal shelter, founded in 1869, women's humane society dba women's animal center (wac), assists people in the community, saves the lives of animals, and improves the health of pets through its shelter and adoptions…

Animals
11
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
12
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Miracle Network; the most unlike its peers is Virginia Wright Health Clinic Fund Vwh Clinic. 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

14 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. 14 of the 24 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)
14/14
Grantees still filing
5/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL): $37,471 · OtherFOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL)Individual grant recipient: $15,151 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL FUND): $10,060 · OtherFOSA - KENYA (FRIENDS OF ST ANNE'S GIRLS SCHOOL FUND)YMCA OF THE USA: $10,000 · OtherYMCA OF THE USAST THERESE SENIOR CENTERLITTLE FLOWER PARISH: $5,880 · OtherST THERESE SENIOR CENTERLITTLE FLOWER PARISHVIRGINIA WRIGHT HEALTH CLINIC: $5,500 · OtherVIRGINIA WRIGHT HEALTH CLINICST THERESE LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC CHURCH: $5,000 · Other+9 more: $7,482 · Other+9 moreYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $25,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN…RECONCILIATION SERVICES: $6,150 · Human ServicesRECONCILIATION SERVIC…POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY: $17,750 · Crime & LegalPOLICE FOUND…MUSICAL THEATER HERITAGE INC: $10,037 · Arts & CultureUNITED AID FOUNDATION: $2,500 · InternationalVIRGINIA WRIGHT HEALTH CLINIC FUND VWH CLINIC: $2,500 · InternationalWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES: $750 · ReligionURBAN RANGER CORPS: $500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$96,544Human Services$31,150Crime & Legal$17,750Arts & Culture$10,037International$5,000Religion$750Housing & Shelter$500

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 budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY: $17,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMUSICAL THEATER HERITAGE INC: $10,037 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetRECONCILIATION SERVICES: $6,150 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED AID FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCRISTO REY KANSAS CITY SISTERS OF CHARI TY OF LEAVENWORTH HIGH SCHOOL: $2,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN RANGER CORPS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMVW RELIEF FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $107 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERONICA'S VOICE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY PET PROJECT: $25 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.

Servant FoundationUnited Way of Greater…Greater Kansas City C…The Francis Family Fo…R a Long Foundation 6…The Kansas City Royal…Health Forward Founda…Ewing Marion Kauffman…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…
Servant FoundationKS17.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · The Francis Family Foundation · R a Long Foundation 600 Plaza West Bldg · The Kansas City Royals Foundation · Health Forward Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Catherine E Allin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Catherine E Allin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 24 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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