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Dimmitt Garrison 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.

$255k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$55k
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.

Education$500kHuman Services$267kHealth$242kReligion$162kInternational$141kArts & Culture$90kPublic Safety & Disaster$90kYouth Development$23kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $190k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $55k
$15,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$5.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$55,000
TEXANS ON MISSION$40,000
PREBORN$30,000
VINTAGE CHURCH$25,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS HILL COUNTRY (KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF)$15,000
MERCURY ONE INC$15,000
TEAM RUBICON$15,000
TURNING POINT USA$10,000
BAPTISTS ON A MISSION OF NORTH CAROLINA$10,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$10,000
OPERATION HOMEFRONT$10,000
MOOD ELEVATOR$10,000
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HOUSTON$5,000
CORNERSTONE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER$5,000
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 (FY17–25, $32k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%CANINES FOR SERVICE: $2k → 12%PREBORN: $30k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
TX
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 23 repeat orgs$625k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +41% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
6

Total granted

$1.2M
$515k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+41%

Still filing today

52%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k 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
EducationAnimalsPublic Safety & DisasterReligionCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TR
    TEAM RUBICON INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $85k · revenue +18%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    6× · 2017–2025 · $75k · revenue +134%
  • OR
    OUR RESCUE
    5× · 2017–2021 · $70k · revenue +180%

Funded once

  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $500k · revenue +11%
  • TO
    THE ONESTAR FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue -94%
  • PROJECT K9 HEROgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +292%
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
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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2
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
3
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
4
CJ3 Foundation

Cj3 foundation provides services, support, and advocacy to united states military service members, veterans/disabled veterans, law enforcement, and emergency responders who need/require assistance, and then connecting them with resources…

Human Services
5
American Bible Society

Since 1816, american bible society has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.

Religion
6
Head Strong Project Inc

The head strong project (headstrong) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 that provides barrier-free, stigma-free ptsd treatment to veterans, transitioning service members, and family members connected to their care.

Health
7
Patriotic Hearts Inc

Provided part time/full time job boards in over 14 states. states that availed thousands of jobs for veterans and dependents also started up veterans in us military clean businesses

Public Benefit
8
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Inc

The tragedy assistance program for survivors (taps) is america's national nonprofit organization that has cared for the loved ones of our nation's fallen heroes since 1994. taps ensures these living legacies of service and sacrifice do not…

Health
9
Patriot Paws Service Dogs

To train and provide service dogs of the highest quality at no cost to disabled american veterans and others with mobile disabilities in order to help restore their physical and emotional independence.

Human Services
10
United States War Dogs Association Inc

The mission of the corporation is to provide support for the war dogs of the united states military. the organization provides care packages to war dogs and their handlers serving overseas. the organization also provides support for…

Animals
11
Warrior Canine Connection Inc

Support recovering combat veterans & their families utilizing service dog training/placement.

Human Services
12
Project Dynamo Inc

To deploy personnel and resources to global flashpoints where the us government has little to no formal diplomatic and military presence, either refused to conduct evacuations of us persons, allies, or vulnerable populations or where those…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercury One Inc; the most unlike its peers is Museum of the Bible. 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

24 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. 24 of the 38 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)
22/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $274,000 · OtherFOCUS ON THE FAMILYBAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION: $143,000 · OtherBAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATIONBAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TX FOUNDATION: $77,000 · OtherBAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TX FOUNDATIONSOUTHERN BAPTISTS OF TEXAS CONVENTION INC: $55,000 · OtherSOUTHERN BAPTISTS OF TEXAS CONVENTION INCTEXAS BAPTIST MEN INC: $55,000 · OtherTEXAS BAPTIST MEN INCMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $48,000 · OtherTHE REFUGE FOR DMST: $40,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $35,000 · Other+18 more: $228,500 · Other+18 moreBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $500,000 · EducationBAYLOR UNIVERSITYHEALY-MURPHY CENTER: $23,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationTEAM RUBICON INC: $85,000 · Public Safety & DisasterBERGHEIM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $25,000 · Public Safety & DisasterSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $75,000 · ReligionDr James Dobson Family Institute: $24,000 · ReligionOUR RESCUE: $70,000 · Arts & CultureMission Pre-Born Inc: $30,000 · Human ServicesCanines for Service Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesMercury One Inc: $21,000 · InternationalCONVOY OF HOPE: $10,000 · International
Other$955,500Education$528,000Public Safety & Disaster$110,000Religion$99,000Arts & Culture$70,000Human Services$32,000International$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 budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $500,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $85,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $75,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOUR RESCUE: $70,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF THE BIBLE: $48,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE REFUGE FOR DMST: $40,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBERGHEIM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $25,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetDr James Dobson Family Institute: $24,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetREFUGE CORPORATION: $23,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetHEALY-MURPHY CENTER: $23,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMercury One Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor Health Care System Foundation: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ONESTAR FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORNERSTONE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetPROJECT K9 HERO: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCanines for Service Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLEASHES OF VALOR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWWWPILOTSNPAWSORG INC: $1,000 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 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds TEAM RUBICON INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds OUR RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE ↗
  • Who funds THE REFUGE FOR DMST ↗
  • Who funds Mission Pre-Born Inc ↗
  • Who funds BERGHEIM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
  • Who funds Dr James Dobson Family Institute ↗
  • Who funds REFUGE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds HEALY-MURPHY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Mercury One Inc ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds CONVOY OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION HOMEFRONT INC ↗
  • Who funds Baylor Health Care System Foundation ↗
  • Who funds TADSAW INC ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ONESTAR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT K9 HERO ↗
  • Who funds Canines for Service Inc ↗
  • Who funds LEASHES OF VALOR ↗
  • Who funds WWWPILOTSNPAWSORG 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.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX12.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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 Dimmitt Garrison Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dimmitt Garrison Foundation. 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 Dimmitt Garrison Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Dimmitt Garrison 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 38 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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