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Denman Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$100k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$20k
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, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$120kEducation$115kAnimals$91kHuman Services$79kCommunity Improvement$70kRecreation & Sports$35kInternational$15kYouth Development$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $80k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$455k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
3RD AND GOAL FOUNDATION$20,000
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$20,000
SPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$20,000
GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC$10,000
PAWS CHICAGO$10,000
ITALIAN GREYHOUND RESCUE FOUNDATION INC$5,000
ONE DUBLIN INC$5,000
PILOTS TO THE RESCUE INC$5,000
GOOD SPORTS INC$5,000
02The need
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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 (FY20–25, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%SOWHOPE ORG: $1k → 11%VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND: $6k → 11%SOWHOPE ORG: $1k → 11%WELCOME WAREHOUSE INC: $10k → 15%SOWHOPE ORG: $1k → 11%WELCOME WAREHOUSE INC: $5k → 15%SOWHOPE ORG: $1k → 11%ONE DUBLIN INC: $5k → 15%SOWHOPE ORG: $1k → 11%ONE DUBLIN INC: $5k → 15%WELCOME WAREHOUSE INC: $3k → 15%NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES: $5k → 15%NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT: $2k → 14%NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES: $3k → 15%NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES: $1k → 15%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

MT
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CA
KY
MD
TN
NC
DC
TX
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.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$247k · 13 repeat orgs$221k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
15

Total granted

$247k
$181k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
0%

Still filing today

92%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • PC
    PAWS CHICAGO
    6× · 2020–2025 · $52k · revenue +210%
  • TV
    THE V FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2024 · $30k · revenue +91%
  • WW
    WELCOME WAREHOUSE INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $28k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +6%
  • GI
    GASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue -43%
  • NO
    NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $12k · revenue -19%
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
Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation

Chicago canine rescue foundation finds permanent homes for homeless dogs in our community with a specific emphasis on assisting the most vulnerable animals, who without our help, would have no other options. while in our care, they are…

Animals
2
National Foundation for Cancer Research

To support cancer research and public education relating to prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer.

Health
3
Race for the Rescues

Race for the rescues is a unique, 501(c)3 non-profit, no-kill organization dedicated to eliminating animal suffering and euthanasia. our mission is to unite animal welfare organizations to fight pet overpopulation and save as many animal…

Unclassified
4
Cure Rare Disease Inc

Our mission is to enable and finance the development of life-saving genetic medicines for ultra-rare patient populations previously deemed too rare to treat. to realize this, our unique ecosystems facilitates collaboration between…

Health
5
The Wunderglo Foundation

The wunderglo foundation will not rest until there is a cure for colon cancer. the foundation strives to save lives and support cancer warriors everywhere by raising funds for colon cancer research, promoting awareness about prevention and…

Health
6
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

The foundation for sarcoidosis research (fsr) is the leading international organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. since its…

Philanthropy
7
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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8
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
9
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
10
Wags 2 Wishes Animal Rescue

Our mission is to rescue abused, sick, abandoned and forgotten animals facing euthanasia and provide a loving and secure transition into our rescue program. most animals are rescued from kill shelters in illinois and surrounding states.

Animals
11
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc

The multiple myeloma research foundation (mmrf) is the largest nonprofit in the world solely focused on accelerating acurefor multiple myeloma patient. we drive the development and delivery of next-generation therapies, leverage data to…

Health
12
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Good Sports Inc; the most unlike its peers is Welcome Warehouse 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

31 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. 31 of the 33 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
20/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Beyond Sports Foundation: $29,500 · OtherBeyond Sports FoundationFOUNDATION FOR ICHTHYOSIS AND RELATED SKIN TYPES INC: $21,000 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR ICHTHYOSIS A…CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $20,000 · OtherCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATIO…UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC: $12,000 · OtherNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR R…Chicago Run: $5,000 · OtherTHE THIELEN FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · OtherGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INC: $10,000 · OtherGLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION …GOOD SPORTS INC: $5,000 · Other+3 more: $9,000 · Other+3 moreOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY…PAWS CHICAGO: $52,000 · AnimalsPAWS CHICAGOITALIAN GREYHOUND RESCUE FOUNDATION INC: $21,000 · AnimalsITALIAN GREYHOUND …PURRFECT CAT RESCUE INC: $5,000 · AnimalsPURRFECT CAT RESCU…WRIGHT-WAY RESCUE INC: $5,000 · AnimalsWRIGHT-WAY RESCUE …PILOTS TO THE RESCUE INC: $5,000 · AnimalsPILOTS TO THE RESC…+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsSPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $70,000 · Community ImprovementSPANISH PEAKS …THE V FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthTHE V FOUNDATI…GASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthGASTRO INTESTI…TWIST OUT CANCER: $5,000 · HealthTWIST OUT CANC…Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $5,000 · HealthAnn & Robert H…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDR…ORAL CANCER FOUNDATION HILL: $2,500 · HealthWELCOME WAREHOUSE INC: $27,500 · Human ServicesWELCOME WA…NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES: $8,500 · Human ServicesNEIGHBORHO…VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND: $6,000 · Human ServicesVETERANS A…SOWHOPE ORG: $5,000 · Human ServicesSOWHOPE OR…NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION: $2,000 · Human Services3RD AND GOAL FOUNDATION ATTN BRIAN VEITH: $26,000 · Housing & ShelterFAITH MISSION INC: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$131,500Education$100,000Animals$89,000Community Improvement$70,000Health$66,500Human Services$49,000Housing & Shelter$31,000

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 budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPANISH PEAKS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $52,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBeyond Sports Foundation: $29,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetWELCOME WAREHOUSE INC: $27,500 over 5y, 4.9% of budget3RD AND GOAL FOUNDATION ATTN BRIAN VEITH: $26,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR ICHTHYOSIS AND RELATED SKIN TYPES INC: $21,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetITALIAN GREYHOUND RESCUE FOUNDATION INC: $21,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetGASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES: $8,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetVETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOWHOPE ORG: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTWIST OUT CANCER: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPURRFECT CAT RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetChicago Run: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWRIGHT-WAY RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE THIELEN FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFAITH MISSION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOOD SPORTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetORAL CANCER FOUNDATION HILL: $2,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO WILDLIFE CENTER: $1,000 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.

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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…McKesson Foundation I…Charities Aid Foundat…The Pfizer Foundation…AbbVie FoundationColumbus FoundationDelaware County Found…Cardinal Health Found…Imc Chicago Charitabl…Baird Foundation IncEnterprise Holdings F…Equitable Foundation …
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY18.7× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · McKesson Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Columbus Foundation · Delaware County Foundation · Cardinal Health Foundation · Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Equitable Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Global Empowerment Mission Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–30%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Denman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Denman Family 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 33 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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