· Private foundation
Clark Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2020
- Under $10k4 grants · $7k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $168k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $299k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Community College Educ | $120,317 |
| American Red Cross | $73,597 |
| Veterans Community Project | $54,476 |
| Iowa State University Education | $50,253 |
| Midwest Mission Distribution Center | $47,352 |
| St Judes Childrens Research | $41,892 |
| The Salvation Army | $37,584 |
| United Service Organizations USO | $21,400 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | $19,801 |
| Days for Girls Newton Chapter | $1,625 |
| Project Awake | $1,625 |
| St Lukes United Methodist Church | $1,625 |
| Newton Dollars for Scholars | $1,625 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +125% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2020, 1 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $336k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ANAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches3× · 2017–2020 · $97k · revenue +46%
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC2× · 2018–2020 · $43k · revenue +125%- MTMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION2× · 2018–2020 · $21k · revenue +56%
Funded once
- LLLeukemia & Lymphoma Societone grant, 2018 · $2k
- MMMidwest Mission Distributionone grant, 2017 · $2k
- NYNEWTON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONone grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +4%
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.
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.
Since 1816, american bible society has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.
The methodist church is a global denomination that opens hearts, opens minds and opens doors through active engagement with our world. the mission of the methodist church is to make disciples of jesus christ for the transformation of the…
Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…
The society is a multidisciplinary professional medical organization dedicated to improving human health by advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy.
The international committee of the red cross (switzerland)(icrc) is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and of violence…
To reach out with the message of the gospel of jesus to the last, least, and the lost
The vision of nss is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.
Raises funds to support the national marrow donor program (nmdp) mission: we save lives through cellular therapy.
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…
The association of military banks of america (amba) is a not-for-profit trade association that represents financial institutions specializing in providing worldwide banking services for military personnel, veterans, and their families.…
The navy memorial mission is to honor, recognize and celebrate the men and women of the sea services and the important contributions made by them while serving in the united states navy, marine corps, coast guard and merchant marine. the…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT ↗
- Who funds MIDWEST MISSION DISTRIBUTION CENTER ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC ↗
- Who funds MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds NEWTON ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC ↗
- Who funds NEWTON YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Clark Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clark Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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