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Coleman Charitable 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.

$90k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What you fund
0192% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172024.

Human Services$210kHousing & Shelter$144kCommunity Improvement$89kInternational$86kYouth Development$43kPublic Safety & Disaster$21kCivil Rights$18kArts & Culture$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $76k
$5,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIGHLAND LAKES CRISIS NETWORK$39,750
HOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA$24,500
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS SOUTHWEST COLORADO$12,150
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA$5,500
AFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES$3,104
HOMELESS VETERANS FELLOWSHIP$2,000
DREAMTREE PROJECT TAOS$2,000
AUSTIN DISASTER RELIEF$1,060
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–23, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THE HOPI FOUNDATION: $500 → 26%ESPANOLA PATHWAYS SHELTER: $25k → 18%LAS CUMBRES COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3k → 18%OGDEN-WEBER COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP: $1k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

OR
IN
CA
UT
CO
VA
AZ
NM
NC
DC
TX

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$509k · 22 repeat orgs$150k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships — 7 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
25

Total granted

$509k
$125k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+89%

Still filing today

64%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Housing & ShelterHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterEducationInternationalCrime & LegalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • AN
    AFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $81k · revenue +38%
  • HS
    HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST
    6× · 2017–2023 · $62k · revenue +160%
  • MC
    MAS COMUNIDAD
    2× · 2017–2022 · $25k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • DC
    Durango Chamber of Commerce
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +1%
  • GF
    GREATER FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
  • EP
    ESPANOLA PATHWAYS SHELTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +37%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Foundation for the Homeless Inc

Empowering families and individuals experiencing homelessness to build a future filled with dignity, opportunity, and lasting solutions.

2
A Safe Place

Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence.

3
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

The mission of the colorado coalition for the homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families, children, and individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of…

Human Services
4
Hope's Door New Beginning Center

The mission of hope's door new beginning center is to offer intervention and prevention services to individuals and families affected by intimate partner and family violence and to provide education programs that enhance the community's…

Human Services
5
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County Inc

To build decent, affordable homes in partnership with families in need.

6
Youth Shelters & Family Services Inc

To deliver life-changing services to homeless, runaway, and in-crisis youth in northern nm.

Human Services
7
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Metro Atlanta Inc

Habitat for humanity of northwest metro atlanta, inc. is an affiliate of the americus-based habitat for humanity international. habitat for humanity of northwest metro atlanta, inc. is an ecumenical, christian housing ministry dedicated to…

8
Chances & Changes Inc

To operate residential and non-residential programs for victims of domestic violence.

9
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
10
Austin Street Center

The mission of austin street center is to provide emergency shelter and related services to the homeless. programs provide crisis intervention, substance abuse awareness information and opportunities to improve present life situations to…

11
Network Services

Network services has been serving homeless families in the puget sound area since 1990, with a focus on families with children. network services aims to break the cycle of homelessness by providing assistance to families with children to…

Human Services
12
Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity

Seeking to put god's love into action; habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope to realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. fort collins habitat for humanity adheres…

Housing & Shelter

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Safe Alliance and the most unlike its peers is Burnet Chamber of Commerce. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyAffordable Housing Developm…Veteran Support ServicesHomeless Services & ShelterCommunity Arts OrganizationsChristian Missionary Organi…Native Hawaiian Community D…Domestic Violence Crisis Se…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 41 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%0%<5yr14%8%5–10yr19%13%10–20yr16%25%20–35yr13%42%35–55yr16%13%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%35%5–10yr19%3%10–20yr16%32%20–35yr13%30%35–55yr16%1%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/29
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,536

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 49 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
21/29
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE REFUGE FOR DMST — $78,788 · OtherTHE REFUGE FOR DMSTDurango Chamber of Commerce — $30,043 · OtherDurango Chamber of CommerceGREATER FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — $30,000 · OtherGREATER FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCEMAS COMUNIDAD — $25,000 · OtherMAS COMUNIDADBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC — $18,650 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INCNATIVE AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION INC — $18,040 · OtherNATIVE AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION INCVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA — $16,500 · OtherVOLUNTEERS OF AMERICASOLID ROCK TEEN CENTERS — $16,350 · OtherSOLID ROCK TEEN CENTERS+25 more — $59,413 · Other+25 moreHIGHLAND LAKES CRISIS NETWORK DBA ARK OF HIGHLAND LAKES — $113,750 · Housing & ShelterHIGHLAND LAKES CRISIS NETWORK DBA ARK OF…HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST — $61,700 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWESTHOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA INC — $24,500 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA IN…HOMELESS VETERANS FELLOWSHIP — $14,275 · Housing & ShelterHOMELESS VETERANS FELLOWSHIPFLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES INC — $11,653 · Housing & Shelter+1 more — $7,054 · Housing & ShelterAFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL — $80,901 · EducationAFRICA NEW LI…ESPANOLA PATHWAYS SHELTER — $25,000 · Human ServicesLAS CUMBRES COMMUNITY SERVICES — $2,505 · Human ServicesOGDEN-WEBER COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP — $1,000 · Human Services+1 more — $500 · Human ServicesTHE GATHERING — $14,710 · Arts & CultureAUSTIN DISASTER RELIEF NETWORK — $3,060 · Public Safety & DisasterCrisis Response International — $1,000 · Public Safety & DisasterNETWORK FOR GOOD — $1,000 · Public Safety & DisasterMAKARIOS — $4,105 · International
Other$292,784Housing & Shelter$232,932Education$80,901Human Services$29,005Arts & Culture$14,710Public Safety & Disaster$5,060International$4,105

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetHIGHLAND LAKES CRISIS NETWORK DBA ARK OF HIGHLAND LAKES — $113,750 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetAFRICA NEW LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL — $80,901 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTHE REFUGE FOR DMST — $78,788 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetHOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOUTHWEST — $61,700 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetDurango Chamber of Commerce — $30,043 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetMAS COMUNIDAD — $25,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetESPANOLA PATHWAYS SHELTER — $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetHOUSING SOLUTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA INC — $24,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO INC — $18,650 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetNATIVE AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION INC — $18,040 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE GATHERING — $14,710 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetHOMELESS VETERANS FELLOWSHIP — $14,275 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetFLAGSTAFF SHELTER SERVICES INC — $11,653 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHEART OF TAOS — $7,054 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS MOUNTAIN REGION — $4,200 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMAKARIOS — $4,105 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN DISASTER RELIEF NETWORK — $3,060 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF FLAGSTAFF — $2,700 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLAS CUMBRES COMMUNITY SERVICES — $2,505 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBURNET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — $1,891 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOGDEN-WEBER COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP AGAPE — $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCrisis Response International — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION FOR EAGLE COUNTY — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHARITABLE ALLIES INC — $515 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOPI FOUNDATION LOMASUMI'NANGWTUKWSIWMANI — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Austin Community Foundation IncTX20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Arizona Community Foundation · Santa Fe Community Foundation · Forest Highlands Foundation · United Way of Northern Arizona Inc · Health First Foundation-Northern Arizona · Molly and Joseph Herman Foundation · The Taos Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Chicago Community Trust

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Coleman Charitable Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 49 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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