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Covey Gant Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$79k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What you fund
0194% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172025.

Education$205kPublic Safety & Disaster$80kEnvironment$76kYouth Development$59kFood & Nutrition$45kHuman Services$44kPhilanthropy$40kHealth$28kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$5,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS$25,000
COMM FOUNDATION OF TX HILL COUNTRY$10,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$10,000
TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK$7,500
CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES$6,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER$5,500
FIRST TEE OF FORT WORTH$4,500
COLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE$3,500
SCLERDERMA FOUNDATION$3,000
PROJECT BELOVED$2,500
FRIENDS OF FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER$1,500
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 (FY19–25, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $10k → 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $6k → 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $5k → 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $5k → 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $4k → 11%CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES: $4k → 11%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.

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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$595k · 16 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships — 9 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
4

Total granted

$595k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+309%

Still filing today

69%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Recreation & SportsHealthCommunity ImprovementScience & TechHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther

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

  • TA
    Tarrant Area Food Bank
    9× · 2017–2025 · $45k · revenue +144%
  • CF
    CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES
    6× · 2019–2025 · $34k · revenue +214%
  • CF
    COLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $27k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • BR
    BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +321%
  • SH
    SAMARITAN HOUSE
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • IP
    Innocence Project of Texasgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +309%

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
Texas Trees Foundation

The mission of texas trees foundation is to improve the health of cities and people through the transformative power of trees.

2
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
3
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our…

Environment
4
Toxic-Free Future F/K/a Washington Toxics Coalition

As a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy, toxic- free future uses the power of science, education, and activism, to drive strong laws and corporate responsibility that protect the health of all people and the…

Environment
5
Trees for Houston

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

6
Safe City Commission

Support law enforcement and promote public safety awareness and crime prevention in Fort Worth.

Crime & Legal
7
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
8
North Texas Food Bank

To close the hunger gap in north texas by working through over 500 feeding partners to provide access to nutritious food and address the root causes of hunger.

9
National Tropical Botanical Garden

To enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems and cultural heritage through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education.

Environment
10
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
11
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
12
Regional East Texas Food Bank

Etfb's mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in east texas.

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Women's Center of Tarrant County Inc and the most unlike its peers is Northwest Outward Bound School. 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 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. 14 of the 22 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS — $205,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASAMERICAN RED CROSS — $60,250 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSTarrant Area Food Bank — $45,000 · OtherTarrant Area Food BankTHE GOODFELLOW FUND — $40,000 · OtherTHE GOODFELLOW FUNDBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER — $33,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATERNorthwest Outward Bound School — $26,000 · OtherNorthwest Outward Bound School+7 more — $41,000 · Other+7 moreCOLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE — $26,500 · Recreation & SportsCOLORADO …FORT WORTH JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION INC — $26,000 · Recreation & SportsFORT WORT…CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES — $34,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INC — $24,000 · HealthTHE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC — $5,000 · HealthDAY RESOURCE CENTER FOR HOMELESS — $20,000 · Community ImprovementInnocence Project of Texas — $5,000 · Community ImprovementWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC — $20,000 · InternationalGREAT PLAINS RESTORATION COUNCIL — $16,000 · Environment
Other$450,250Recreation & Sports$52,500Human Services$34,000Health$29,000Community Improvement$25,000International$20,000Environment$16,000

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 budgetTarrant Area Food Bank — $45,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES — $34,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE — $26,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest Outward Bound School — $26,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFORT WORTH JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION INC — $26,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INC — $24,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDAY RESOURCE CENTER FOR HOMELESS — $20,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGREAT PLAINS RESTORATION COUNCIL — $16,000 over 6y, 4.8% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER & REFUGE INC — $6,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetBOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInnocence Project of Texas — $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine — $4,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds Tarrant Area Food Bank
  • Who funds CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING LIVES
  • Who funds COLORADO FOURTEENERS INITIATIVE
  • Who funds Northwest Outward Bound School
  • Who funds FORT WORTH JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds NATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
  • Who funds DAY RESOURCE CENTER FOR HOMELESS
  • Who funds GREAT PLAINS RESTORATION COUNCIL
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER & REFUGE INC
  • Who funds BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC
  • Who funds Innocence Project of Texas
  • Who funds THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC
  • Who funds Baylor College of Medicine

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.

Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation IncTX19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Amon G Carter Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Rainwater Charitable Foundation · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Robert D and Catherine R Alexander Foundation · Barbara Ann Baldridge Foundation We453 · Paul E Andrews Jr Foundation

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 Covey Gant 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.

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202122232425
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    4report 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.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Covey Gant Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Covey Gant 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 22 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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