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Clavis Impact Fund

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.

$100k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$62k
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, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$235kHuman Services$54kYouth Development$20kArts & Culture$4kHousing & Shelter$2kRecreation & Sports$1kPhilanthropy$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $22k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $62k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$643k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SAGE SCHOOL OF DALLAS$62,000
HIGHLANDER BAND BOOSTERS$12,263
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION$10,000
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY$5,000
CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL$5,000
THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE$2,500
29 ACRES$1,554
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS$1,034
SCOUTING AMERICA$475
CULVER EDUCATION FOUNDATION$100
HIGHLAND PARK ARCHERY BOOSTER CLUB$37
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 (FY23–24, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%INTERFAITH FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%INTERFAITH FAMILY SERVICES: $9k → 14%KID NET FOUNDATION-JONATHAN'S PLACE: $3k → 14%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$308k · 8 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
6

Total granted

$308k
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+19%

Still filing today

88%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CulturePhilanthropyHealthOther
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

  • IS
    INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +61%
  • TC
    THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL
    5× · 2021–2025 · $30k · revenue +7%
  • DA
    DALLAS ACADEMY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $13k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • DS
    DALLAS STARS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +19%
  • KN
    KID NET FOUNDATION JONATHANS PLACE
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • DA
    DALLAS ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ORCHESTRAgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +49%
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
The Cambridge School of Dallas

The Cambridge School of Dallas was formed in 2001 and is a college preparatory, non-denominational christian school established for the purpose of providing academic excellence in a christ-centered environment.

Education
2
Bridge Builder Academics

We are a k-12 private school that looks to work with children that have learning difficulties and help them reach their full potential. we annually graduate students that go into college or the workplace that find meaningful ways to be…

Education
3
Pta Texas Congress Highland Park Elementary School

Pta texas congress highland park elementary school is a support organization for the students and faculty of highland park elementary school and the austin isd community

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4
Dallas International School

Dallas international school educates students of all backgrounds to contribute to a dynamic world with its internationally renowned curriculum, multiple language instruction, and exposure to diverse cultural views.

Education
5
Dallas Pi Beta Phi Philanthropies

The organization's mission is to exclusively support charitable literary, scientific, and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the irs code the organization shall be operated to support various institutes of the…

Philanthropy
6
Dallas Bright Futures

Dallas Bright Futures, a dedicated non-profit organization, operates as the foundational support for The Monty J and Sarah Z Bennett Dallas ISD Scholarship. Our mission is to empower and uplift underserved high school students within the…

Education
7
The Episcopal School of Dallas Permanent Endowment Trust

The episcopal school of dallas permanent endowment trust operates exclusively as an endowment fund for the benefit of and to support the episcopal school of dallas, inc.

—
8
Dallas College Foundation Inc

Dallas college foundation enhances the level of achievement and excellence of dallas college by providing scholarships, eliminating barriers that prevent students from attending and graduating, and supporting innovation.

Education
9
German International School of Dallas Inc

To operate a preschool and elementary school for children 18 months to 9 years.

Education
10
The Episcopal School of Dallas Inc

Esd prepares children for intellectual discovery, integrity and purpose; we develop the talent and potential in each student through sound learning, discipline, and faith.

—
11
Chinquapin School Endowment Inc

The Chinquapin School Endowment, Inc. was organized for educational and charitable purposes and is operated exclusively for the benefit of the Chinquapin Preparatory School.

Philanthropy
12
Dallas Police Youth Foundation Inc

The dallas police youth foundation was formed in 2013 in an effort to create a sustainable financial avenue to support the youth outreach efforts and programs of dpd. dpyf determined that support for youth outreach programs was too…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Crystal Charity Ball; the most unlike its peers is Culver Educational Foundation. 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

15 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. 15 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
8/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAGE SCHOOL OF DALLAS: $162,000 · EducationSAGE SCHOOL OF DALLASINTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · EducationINTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION INC+4 more: $6,389 · EducationIndividual grant recipient: $14,040 · OtherIndividual gr…DALLAS ACADEMY: $13,082 · OtherDALLAS ACADEM…FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY: $5,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF TH…THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $2,500 · OtherTHE RONALD MC…+4 more: $3,539 · Other+4 moreTHE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL: $29,600 · PhilanthropyTHE CRYSTA…INTERFAITH FAMILY SERVICES: $19,015 · Human ServicesKID NET FOUNDATION JONATHANS PLACE: $2,500 · Human ServicesHIGHLANDER BAND BOOSTERS INC: $18,973 · Youth DevelopmentDALLAS ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA (DAAYO): $2,500 · Arts & Culture29 ACRES INC: $1,554 · Health
Education$218,389Other$38,161Philanthropy$29,600Human Services$21,515Youth Development$18,973Arts & Culture$2,500Health$1,554

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAGE SCHOOL OF DALLAS: $162,000 over 2y, 86% of budgetINTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetTHE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL: $29,600 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetINTERFAITH FAMILY SERVICES: $19,015 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHIGHLANDER BAND BOOSTERS INC: $18,973 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetDALLAS ACADEMY: $13,082 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY: $5,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetDALLAS STARS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKID NET FOUNDATION JONATHANS PLACE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA (DAAYO): $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHIGHLAND PARK ARCHERY BOOSTER CLUB: $1,037 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetLA FIESTA DE LAS SEIS BANDERAS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $252 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCulver Educational Foundation: $100 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.

Communities Foundatio…Texas Instruments Fou…The Dallas FoundationHegi Family FoundationThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX18.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · Hegi Family 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 Clavis Impact Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clavis Impact Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s 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 · 0–5%
    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 Clavis Impact Fund?

    Find your warmest path to Clavis Impact Fund 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 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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