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CEMEX Foundation at a glance

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CEMEX 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.

$185k
Granted FY2022
5
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$130k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$1.6MEducation$290kScience & Tech$200kHealth$111kFood & Nutrition$84kArts & Culture$54kEnvironment$50kHuman Services$42kOther$0
02FY2022 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $130k
$15,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY$130,000
CHICO STATE CIM PATRONS$25,000
LYONS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND$15,000
VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION$10,000
LA CASA DE ESPERANZA$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:

Its human-services grants (FY18–18, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BIKES FOR GOODNESS SAKE: $5k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

PA
CA
CO
KY
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$317k · 5 repeat orgs$622k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +90% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2022, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
40

Total granted

$317k
$462k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+90%
+26%

Still filing today

40%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 14% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $160k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’22
HealthEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • RM
    READY MIX CONCRETE RESEARCH & EDUCATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $200k
  • CS
    CHICO STATE CIM PATRONS
    3× · 2017–2022 · $75k · revenue +90%
  • OK
    OUR KIDS INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $27k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • SA
    SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK SAN ANTONIO TX
    2× · 2017–2018 · $84k
  • LS
    LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    2× · 2017–2018 · $75k · revenue +102%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $60k · revenue +26%
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
San Antonio Medical Foundation

The mission of the san antonio medical foundation is to improvehealth care, advance biomedical science, and enhance communitywell-being by providing leadership & active stewardship of our landand other assets.

Health
2
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
3
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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4
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
5
California State University Foundation

Established in 1962, the foundation is the central foundation for the california state university (csu) system and serves the office of the chancellor. the foundation exists to support excellence in teaching and learning, and to serve the…

Philanthropy
6
The Florida State University Foundation Inc

The florida state university foundation enhances the academic mission and vision of florida state university through its organized fundraising activities and funds management. the fsu foundation accomplishes its mission by fostering…

Education
7
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
8
The Association of Former Students of Texas a&M University

To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.

Education
9
Forty First Foundation

The forty first foundation supports and advances the university of texas at austin in its pursuit of excellence. we work closely with the office of the president to identify, fund, and implement strategic initiatives that enhance the…

Education
10
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc

To advance florida gulf coast university and its students by promoting the institution, securing philanthropy to support the needs of the university, managing and administering assets with a long term perspective, and providing resources…

Education
11
Greenways for Nashville Inc

Greenways for nashville promotes, supports, and enhances a system of greenways and open space in nashville and davidson county.

Recreation & Sports
12
University of Arizona Foundation

The university of arizona foundation is committed to supporting and enhancing the vision, mission and values of the university of arizona through the development and management of private support.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Mary Medical Center; the most unlike its peers is Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance. 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

25 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. 25 of the 50 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

READY MIX CONCRETE RESEARCH & EDUCATION: $200,000 · OtherREADY MIX CONCRETE RESEARCH & EDUCATIONMIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY: $130,000 · OtherMIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK SAN ANTONIO TX: $84,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK SAN ANTONIO TXAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WEST PALM BEACH FL: $30,000 · OtherOUR KIDS INC: $26,500 · Other+30 more: $166,457 · Other+30 moreLAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · EducationLAKE-SUMTER STATE …CHICO STATE CIM PATRONS: $75,000 · EducationCHICO STATE CIM PA…+2 more: $2,353 · EducationAmerican Heart Association Inc: $60,000 · HealthHalo House Foundation: $10,000 · Health+3 more: $3,950 · HealthGREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE: $45,000 · EnvironmentVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyProject Scholars Inc: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY: $2,500 · PhilanthropyMEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBikes for Goodness Sake: $5,400 · Human Services
Other$636,957Education$152,353Health$73,950Environment$45,000Philanthropy$17,500Arts & Culture$10,000Human Services$5,400

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 budgetLAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetCHICO STATE CIM PATRONS: $75,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE: $45,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetOUR KIDS INC: $26,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetLyons Elevating All Fund: $15,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHalo House Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOld North State Council Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject Scholars Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeague of American Wheelman Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY MEDICAL CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHERNANDO COUNTY EDUCATION DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION INC: $1,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORGOTTEN SOLDIER OUTREACH INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $1,053 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADD IMPACT NETWORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBikeHouston Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALMER DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM HOUSTON INC: $950 over 2y, 0.2% 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 LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHICO STATE CIM PATRONS ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds OUR KIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Lyons Elevating All Fund ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Halo House Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Bikes for Goodness Sake ↗
  • Who funds Old North State Council Inc ↗
  • Who funds JEFFERSON COUNTY GREENWAYS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Project Scholars Inc ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI INC ↗
  • Who funds League of American Wheelman Inc ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOULDER COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER ↗

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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Duke Energy FoundationNatl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Shell USA Company FoundationTX11.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 CEMEX Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from CEMEX Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get 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 · 0–50%
    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 CEMEX Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to CEMEX 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 50 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $110k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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