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David & Sandra Millspaugh Foundation Inc

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.

$240k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$329kAnimals$215kPublic Safety & Disaster$153kHuman Services$139kArts & Culture$130kHealth$123kCivil Rights$100kFood & Nutrition$80kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $148k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUALITY$50,000
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA - HELENE RECOVERY$48,000
COLORADO HORSE RESCUE$30,000
REDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL$20,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$15,000
FEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY$10,000
SPARK - THE LARKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOLS FDN$10,000
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY$8,000
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DISASTER RELIEF FUND$8,000
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER$6,500
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS$6,500
THE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC$5,000
USF FOUNDATION$5,000
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY$3,000
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 (FY24–24, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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.

area typical 11%THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CHAPTER: $7k → 12%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $7k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
IA
CA
CO
TN
NC
DC
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 20 repeat orgs$189k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
10

Total granted

$1.2M
$109k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+39%

Still filing today

50%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsFood & NutritionInternationalEducationCivil RightsHealthOther
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

  • CH
    COLORADO HORSE RESCUE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $186k · revenue +299%
  • BP
    BOULDER PRIDE
    3× · 2020–2024 · $80k · revenue +355%
  • TS
    THE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $54k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • MANNA FOOD BANK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +153%
  • ST
    SPARK - THE ALKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOLS FDN
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +10%
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 San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
2
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
3
Colorado Pet Pantry

The organization temporarily feeds colorado pets, allowing families to increase their ability to care for pets with the goal of keeping them out of shelters and with their families.

Animals
4
City Harvest Inc

To end hunger in communities throughout new york city. (see schedule o)to end hunger in communities throughout new york city. we do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.

Food & Nutrition
5
Humane Society of Fremontcounty Inc

Operate as an open-admission animal shelter dedicated to helping every animal in need. provide animals in need with a safe and loving home until they find their forever home.

Animals
6
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
7
Ark-Valley Humane Society Inc

Ark-Valley Humane Society's (AVHS) Mission is ensuring the welfare of companion animals through compassion and care. AVHS operated an open-admission animal shelter for Chaffee County, Colorado.

Animals
8
Food Bank of the Rockies

Food bank of the rockies ignites the power of community to nourish people facing food insecurity.

Food & Nutrition
9
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc

To protect and enhance the lives of companion animals by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people. hsbv is an open admission, socially conscious shelter. hsbv provides safety net services, comprehensive adoption matching for…

Animals
10
Humane Society of Southern Arizona

To compassionately serve pets and the people who love them.

Animals
11
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County

Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.

Food & Nutrition
12
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

To realize our vision of a hunger free community we will provide more food, healthy food and better access to food. we will leverage our own resources and also work with partners in the community.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mountain View Fire Rescue 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

18 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. 18 of the 34 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)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SPARK - THE LARKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOLS FDN: $130,000 · OtherSPARK - THE LARKSPUR CORTE MADERA SCHOOLS FDNOUT BOULDER COUNTY: $85,000 · OtherOUT BOULDER COUNTYGRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $80,000 · OtherGRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: $78,000 · OtherSUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTREDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: $64,000 · OtherREDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLTHE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC: $53,500 · OtherTHE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INCIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA - HELENE RECOVERY: $48,000 · OtherTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA - HELENE RECOV…URBAN PEAK: $44,000 · OtherURBAN PEAKST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $36,000 · Other+11 more: $124,000 · Other+11 moreCOLORADO HORSE RESCUE: $186,000 · AnimalsCOLORADO HORSE RE…ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $11,000 · AnimalsCOLORADO PUG RESCUE: $9,000 · AnimalsThe Pug Queen Foundation Inc: $9,000 · AnimalsThe Cousteau Society Inc: $129,972 · EnvironmentThe Couste…BOULDER PRIDE: $80,000 · Civil RightsFEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC: $29,500 · Food & NutritionHARVEST OF HOPE PANTRY: $20,000 · Food & NutritionMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $40,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 · InternationalUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $35,000 · EducationTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Education
Other$792,500Animals$215,000Environment$129,972Civil Rights$80,000Food & Nutrition$64,500International$50,000Education$40,000

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 budgetCOLORADO HORSE RESCUE: $186,000 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetThe Cousteau Society Inc: $129,972 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetBOULDER PRIDE: $80,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetTHE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC: $53,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC: $29,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHARVEST OF HOPE PANTRY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE RESCUE FOUNDATION: $14,000 over 1y, 64% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $13,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO PUG RESCUE: $9,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetThe Pug Queen Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION: $5,000 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 COLORADO HORSE RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds The Cousteau Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds BOULDER PRIDE ↗
  • Who funds THE SPRING OF TAMPA BAY INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds University of South Florida Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC ↗
  • Who funds HARVEST OF HOPE PANTRY ↗
  • Who funds MANNA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE RESCUE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds COLORADO PUG RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds The Pug Queen Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Community Foundation Boulder CountyCO13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation Boulder County · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 David & Sandra Millspaugh Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David & Sandra Millspaugh Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Spring of Tampa Bay Inc: 33% of income from government
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
  • Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.

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 34 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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