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Eagle Creek 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.

$76k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172025.

Social Science$92kReligion$60kAnimals$57kHealth$50kEducation$48kRecreation & Sports$30kArts & Culture$25kCivil Rights$23kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $60k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH$30,000
HYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$10,000
HOOVER INSTITUTION ON WAR REVOLUTION AND PEACE$10,000
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$10,000
FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW$5,000
WE DEFY FOUNDATION$5,000
FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$1,000
PARK CITIES QUAIL COALITION$1,000
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE$1,000
DALLAS CASA$1,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund: $2k → 9%WESTERN SPORTS FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%WESTERN SPORTS FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%OPERATION STAND DOWN: $1k → 14%WESTERN SPORTS FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%WESTERN SPORTS FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%Western Sports Foundation: $2k → 15%WESTERN SPORTS FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

ID
MI
CA
UT
CO
TN
TX
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

04

Where the work is directed

The same grants, placed two ways — where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose earmarks the money.

About 8% of Eagle Creek Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked, by their stated purpose, for a different county than the recipient’s own address — money that lands at a nonprofit in one place but is meant to do its work in another. Read by recipient address, 51% of the giving stays in TX; read by stated purpose it is 49% — less of the work is directed home than the recipients' locations suggest.

Eagle Creek Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address

Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the foundation’s own 990 grant descriptions.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$373k · 24 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +65% since the first grant, against +42% for the ones you funded once.

24 repeat relationships — 10 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
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Total granted

$373k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+65%
+42%

Still filing today

58%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
AnimalsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • DC
    DALLAS CASA
    6× · 2020–2025 · $23k · revenue +65%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +209%
  • WD
    We Defy
    4× · 2022–2025 · $14k · revenue +207%

Funded once

  • BC
    BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -25%
  • JC
    Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue -31%
  • PR
    PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $2k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sacramento Zoological Society

The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.

Animals
2
The California Wildlife Center

The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

Health
3
Dallas Zoological Society

Support of the dallas zoo as an outstanding center of education, entertainment and wildlife conservation through fundraising, volunteerism, promoting public awareness and participation, and enhancing the visitor experience.

Animals
4
Houston Zoo Inc

Mission: Connect communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. Vision: Be a leader in the global movement to save wildlife. (Continued on Schedule O) Houston Zoo, Inc. (HZI) strives to be a zoo that practices exemplary…

Animals
5
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society

The cheyenne mountain zoological society owns and operates the cheyenne mountain zoo. a leader in conservation, captive breeding and animal care, the zoo connects people with wildlife and wild places through experiences that inspire…

Animals
6
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
7
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation

The santa barbara zoo is dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and enhancement of the natural world and its living treasures through education, research, recreation and conservation.

Animals
8
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
9
Tulsa Zoo Management Inc

Connecting, caring, advocating for wildlife, people, and wild places.

Animals
10
Conservation Society of California

Through management of oakland zoo, the conservation society of california deepens connection with animals, saves wildlife, and inspires champions for the natural world.

Animals
11
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
12
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our…

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Francisco Zoological Society and the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

05the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH — $60,000 · OtherCHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCHHOOVER INSTITUTE — $40,000 · OtherHOOVER INSTITUTEHYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — $30,000 · OtherHYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOOVER INSTITUTION ON WAR REVOLUTION AND PEACE — $30,000 · OtherHOOVER INSTITUTION ON WAR REVOLUTION AND PEACECHILDREN'S HEALTH SPECIALTY CENTER — $25,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S HEALTH SPECIALTY CENTERHOOVER INSTITUTE ON WAR REVOLUTION AND PEACE — $20,000 · OtherHOOVER INSTITUTE ON WAR REVOLUTION AND PEACEFORT WORTH STOCK SHOW — $9,000 · OtherWarrior Dog Foundation — $11,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $9,000 · Other+6 more — $16,000 · Other+6 moreTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $12,000 · AnimalsTHE FORT WORT…ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — $9,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SO…MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION — $8,000 · AnimalsMONTEREY BAY …SAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $7,000 · AnimalsSAN FRANCISCO…K9S FOR WARRIORS INC — $6,000 · AnimalsK9S FOR WARRI…NASHVILLE ZOO INC — $4,000 · AnimalsNASHVILLE ZOO…+1 more — $1,000 · AnimalsOUR RESCUE — $25,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — $15,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $10,000 · HealthDALLAS CASA — $22,500 · Civil RightsWestern Sports Foundation — $12,000 · Human ServicesJustin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc — $2,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION STAND DOWN TENNESSEE — $1,000 · Human ServicesWe Defy — $14,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$250,000Animals$47,000Arts & Culture$25,000Health$25,000Civil Rights$22,500Human Services$15,000Recreation & Sports$14,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetOUR RESCUE — $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS CASA — $22,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWe Defy — $14,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $12,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Sports Foundation — $12,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWarrior Dog Foundation — $11,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION — $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC — $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE ZOO INC — $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION — $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJustin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc — $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARK CITIES QUAIL INC — $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION STAND DOWN TENNESSEE — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds OUR RESCUE
  • Who funds DALLAS CASA
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
  • Who funds We Defy
  • Who funds THE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds Western Sports Foundation
  • Who funds Warrior Dog Foundation
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  • Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
  • Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • Who funds K9S FOR WARRIORS INC
  • Who funds NASHVILLE ZOO INC
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc
  • Who funds FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW SYNDICATE
  • Who funds PARK CITIES QUAIL INC
  • Who funds OPERATION STAND DOWN TENNESSEE

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaVA11× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Eagle Creek Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report 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, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Eagle Creek Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Eagle Creek 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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