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David & Leighan Rinker Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$243k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.0MHealth$383kRecreation & Sports$195kHousing & Shelter$186kHuman Services$151kEmployment$24kFood & Nutrition$15kInternational$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $231k
$15,750
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE KING'S ACADEMCY$40,000
OAKWOOD SERVICES INTERNATIONAL$29,375
FURMAN UNIVERSITY$29,375
CHASIN' A DREAM FOUNDATION$21,250
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES$20,000
CHILDREN'S HOME NETWORK$20,000
MARET SCHOOL$15,750
SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND$15,500
SHERIDAN SCHOOL$15,000
DUNN SCHOOL$15,000
JUDEO CHRISTIAN HEALTH CLINIC$10,000
NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION$8,750
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS$2,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $293k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $16k → 8%CHASIN' A DREAM FOUNDATION: $26k → 11%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $31k → 13%ALIVE: $15k → 9%SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $11k → 8%CHASIN' A DREAM FOUNDATION: $21k → 11%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $25k → 13%SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $11k → 8%CHASIN' A DREAM FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $25k → 13%SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $5k → 8%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $25k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $23k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $20k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $20k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES: $18k → 13%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

IL
PA
CA
VA
MD
SC
DC
AL
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 16 repeat orgs$114k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
6

Total granted

$1.9M
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+106%

Still filing today

88%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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

  • OS
    Oakwood Services International Inc
    7× · 2018–2024 · $308k · revenue +41%
  • BB
    BRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $281k · revenue +249%
  • TK
    THE KING'S ACADEMY INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $252k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S HOME INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +106%
  • BF
    BREAD FOR THE CITY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +70%
  • AI
    ALIVE Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +18%
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.

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Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

Prepare elementary & middle school students for success in high school, college & life.

Education
2
Ingenuity Prep

Ingenuity prep public charter school was formed to prepare students to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civiic leaders.

Education
3
Little Keswick Education Corporation

Keswick school was founded in 1963 as little keswick school by bob and libby wilson, two local public school teachers who started the school on their 25 acre farm (little keswick farm) outside of charlottesville, va. initially a summer…

Education
4
Briya Public Charter School

Briya pcs is a public charter school and is operating under a contract with the dc government through the dc public charter school board, providing high quality education for adults and children that empowers families through a culturally…

Education
5
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
6
Sycamore Schools Inc

Sycamore School exists so that academically gifted children can experience the enriched, accelerated education they need to reach their potential and lead responsible, constructive, fulfilling lives.

Education
7
Colorado Christian Academy

Colorado christian academy provides an innovative christ-centered education that prioritizes academic achievements and individual development of the whole child. in relationship with parents, we will build healthy foundations that result…

Education
8
Harmony Dc Public Charter Schools

The mission of the charter school is to prepare students for higher learning in a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere through a quality learner-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering,…

Education
9
The Children's Home Inc

Provides residential and community services to promote long-term well-being and success for young people and families who experience disruption in their lives.

Human Services
10
Pembroke Hill School

A preschool through 12th grade, private, college preparatory school. the school's mission statement is "together, cultivating the best in each for the benefit of all."

Education
11
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
12
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sheridan School; the most unlike its peers is Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc. 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

21 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. 21 of the 25 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Oakwood Services International Inc: $307,671 · EducationOakwood Services International IncTHE KING'S ACADEMY INC: $252,296 · EducationTHE KING'S ACADEMY INCStudent Aces Inc: $194,500 · EducationStudent Aces IncTHE MCLEAN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND INC: $90,000 · EducationTHE MCLEAN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND INC+4 more: $90,125 · Education+4 moreBRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC: $281,250 · OtherBRIGHT BEGINNINGS INCCHILDREN'S HOME NETWORK: $142,500 · OtherCHILDREN'S HOME NETWORKCHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $52,250 · OtherCHILDREN'S NATIONAL HOSPITA…+2 more: $7,500 · OtherMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $185,500 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN MIN…CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesCHASIN A DREAM F…SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $42,296 · Human ServicesSKY'S THE LIMIT …ALIVE Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S NATIONAL: $87,500 · HealthCHILDREN'S NAT…JUDEO CHRISTIAN HEALTH CLINIC INC: $77,500 · HealthJUDEO CHRISTIA…NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $68,750 · HealthNATIONAL PEDIA…THE CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $15,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S…+1 more: $5,000 · HealthBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionFOUNDATION FOR PEACE: $7,500 · InternationalBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PBC: $2,500 · Youth Development
Education$934,592Other$483,500Human Services$292,796Health$253,750Food & Nutrition$15,000International$7,500Youth Development$2,500

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOakwood Services International Inc: $307,671 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetBRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC: $281,250 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetTHE KING'S ACADEMY INC: $252,296 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetStudent Aces Inc: $194,500 over 6y, 19% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $185,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MCLEAN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND INC: $90,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S NATIONAL: $87,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUDEO CHRISTIAN HEALTH CLINIC INC: $77,500 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetNATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $68,750 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetSKY'S THE LIMIT FUND: $42,296 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetMARET SCHOOL INC: $30,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $29,375 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHERIDAN SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDUNN SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALIVE Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR PEACE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PBC: $2,500 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.

  • Who funds Oakwood Services International Inc ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE KING'S ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds Student Aces Inc ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MCLEAN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S NATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds JUDEO CHRISTIAN HEALTH CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND ↗
  • Who funds MARET SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds FURMAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds SHERIDAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds DUNN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds BREAD FOR THE CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds ALIVE Inc ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR PEACE ↗
  • Who funds MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PBC ↗

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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…Marshall E Rinker Sr …Publix Super Markets …Raymond James Charita…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Verizon FoundationVanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT14.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Marshall E Rinker Sr Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust

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 David & Leighan Rinker Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David & Leighan Rinker Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The Children's Home Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get 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
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.
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Find your warmest path to David & Leighan Rinker Foundation Inc 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 25 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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