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Deacons of Deadwood

DEACONS OF DEADWOOD hosts fundraising events consisting of dinner/dances, raffles, and silent auctions.

$106k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$18k
Largest
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.

Health$512kEducation$307kRecreation & Sports$190kCrime & Legal$185kHuman Services$46kFood & Nutrition$13k
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $98,175, the rows itemized in this filing. The $106,420 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $8,245 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $92k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$55k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAMP QUALITY TEXAS$17,500
CHILD ADVOCATES$12,000
HIS GRACE FOUNDATION$12,000
ADDIS FAITH FOUNDATION$10,000
Kings Academy$10,000
CHILDREN AT RISK$10,000
Foundation for Autism Care$10,000
ARCHWAY ACADEMY$10,000
Brighter Bites$6,675
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, $214k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $28k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $20k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $19k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $18k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $15k → 16%HARRISON'S HEROES: $20k → 16%HARRISON'S HEROS: $13k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $18k → 16%BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY: $15k → 16%Kids Meals Inc: $7k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $20k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $12k → 16%HIS GRACE FOUNDATION: $10k → 16%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 13 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
2

Total granted

$1.2M
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+387%

Still filing today

92%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
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

  • AF
    Addis Faith Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $177k · revenue +265%
  • AA
    ARCHWAY ACADEMY
    7× · 2017–2024 · $153k · revenue +21%
  • HG
    His Grace Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $141k · revenue +119%

Funded once

  • CF
    CENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE INC
    one grant, 2017 · $23k · revenue +4%
  • KM
    KIDS' MEALS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $7k · revenue +387%
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
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
2
Oncology and Kids Inc

To help kids and families heal the emotional scars of childhood cancer and learn to thrive.

Human Services
3
Ft Bend County Child Advocates Inc

Fort Bend County Child Advocates, Inc. provides a voice, heals the hurt and breaks the cycle of abuse and neglect for children in Fort Bend County.

Civil Rights
4
Central Texas Children's Home

To provide family services and to provide residential child care for dependent children where there is a need to assist children and families disrupted by problems.

Human Services
5
Childrens House International

Children's house international provides ethical adoption services, child focused recruitment, and family support. we support disadvantaged children with humanitarian aid in countries worldwide.

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6
CancerFree Kids

CancerFree KIDS exists to raise awareness of the need for more funding for pediatric cancer research and to raise funds that are invested in early stage, potentially game-changing research focused on gentler treatments and cures for…

Health
7
The Curetivity Foundation

Provide monetary or financial aid exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes and to solicit, receive, maintain and disburse funds for these purposes and for the betterment of children.

Health
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
Kids Crossing

Kids crossing's vision is to provide a safe and caring home for every child. our mission is to strengthen families so they may provide the best care for those children entrusted to them.

Human Services
10
FIRST3YEARS

First3years nurtures early relational and mental health of infants and toddlers in texas. working in deep collaboration with caregivers, parents, and professionals statewide, we cultivate strong early childhood systems, educate our…

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11
Bounce Children's Foundation

Bounce children's foundation transforms the lives of chronically ill children, and their families, shifting all from surviving to thriving.

Health
12
Congenital Hyperinsulinism International

Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to improving the lives of babies, children, and adults affected by congenital hyperinsulinism (HI). HI is a life-threatening genetic disorder…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Center for Success and Independence Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cystic Fibrosis 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 16 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
12/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Addis Faith Foundation: $177,000 · HealthAddis Faith FoundationFOUNDATION FOR AUTISM CARE EDUCATION AND SERVICES: $56,500 · HealthFOUNDATION FOR AUTISM CARE EDUC…CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $52,500 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATIONThe Devereux Foundation: $42,500 · HealthThe Devereux FoundationCENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE INC: $22,500 · HealthCENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPEND…KING'S ACADEMY: $154,500 · EducationKING'S ACADEMYARCHWAY ACADEMY: $152,500 · EducationARCHWAY ACADEMYHis Grace Foundation: $141,000 · Human ServicesHis Grace Foundatio…HARRISON'S HEROES: $33,000 · Human ServicesHARRISON'S HEROESBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $33,000 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS COUN…+1 more: $6,500 · Human ServicesCAMP QUALITY TEXAS: $144,500 · OtherCAMP QUALITY TEXA…FIRST COLONY LITTLE LEAGUE: $45,500 · OtherFIRST COLONY LITT…CHILD ADVOCATES INC: $124,500 · Crime & LegalCHILD ADVOCATES …Children At Risk: $60,000 · Crime & LegalChildren At RiskBrighter Bites Inc: $6,675 · Food & Nutrition
Health$351,000Education$307,000Human Services$213,500Other$190,000Crime & Legal$184,500Food & Nutrition$6,675

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAddis Faith Foundation: $177,000 over 8y, 9.4% of budgetKING'S ACADEMY: $154,500 over 7y, 6.9% of budgetARCHWAY ACADEMY: $152,500 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetHis Grace Foundation: $141,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetCHILD ADVOCATES INC: $124,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetChildren At Risk: $60,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR AUTISM CARE EDUCATION AND SERVICES: $56,500 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $52,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST COLONY LITTLE LEAGUE: $45,500 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetThe Devereux Foundation: $42,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHARRISON'S HEROES: $33,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC: $33,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBrighter Bites Inc: $6,675 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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 Addis Faith Foundation ↗
  • Who funds KING'S ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds ARCHWAY ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds His Grace Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CHILD ADVOCATES INC ↗
  • Who funds Children At Risk ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM CARE EDUCATION AND SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FIRST COLONY LITTLE LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds The Devereux Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HARRISON'S HEROES ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds Brighter Bites Inc ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗

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.

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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 Deacons of Deadwood funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Deacons of Deadwood. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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

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    How do I get to Deacons of Deadwood?

    Find your warmest path to Deacons of Deadwood 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 16 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 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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