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Earle & Virginia Combs Foundation at a glance

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Earle & Virginia Combs 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.

$934k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
14
States reached
$525k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$3.8MPhilanthropy$984kRecreation & Sports$209kArts & Culture$182kInternational$156kPublic Benefit$155kEducation$112kHuman Services$89kOther$0
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $84k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
  • $250k+1 grant · $525k
$5,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION$525,000
LANGHAM PARTNERSHIP$150,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
BARRINGTON WHITE HOUSE$30,000
FORT WILDERNESS MINISTRIES$25,000
RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES$20,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TYNDALE$10,000
LIKEWISE WORSHIP$10,000
A ROCHA USA$10,000
VILLAGE CHURCH OF BARRINGTON$10,000
LOUIS PALAU ASSOCIATION$10,000
BRISTOL MINISTRIES$8,000
SANGO ASSOCIATION$7,500
AMG INTERNATIONAL$7,500
MESA GLOBAL$6,000
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 (FY25–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%ORPHANOS: $2k → 17%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

WA
MN
IL
WI
OR
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.2M · 84 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

84 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2025, 55 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

84
14

Total granted

$6.2M
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+42%

Still filing today

45%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
EducationReligionInternationalPhilanthropyArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • LP
    LANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.8M · revenue +63%
  • NC
    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $980k · revenue ×103 · 89% of their budget
  • FW
    FORT WILDERNESS MINISTRIES INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $280k · revenue +60%

Funded once

  • AI
    Axia International
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +24%
  • LF
    LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +27%
  • CC
    CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
4
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
5
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
6
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
7
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
8
Reformed University Inc

Provide education in theology, divinity, religious education, ministerial training, business and organizational leadership.

Education
9
Ason International Inc

Assisting national Christian leaders around the world.

Human Services
10
Center of Theological Inquiry

The Center of Theological Inquiry is an independent research institution with an international visiting scholar program which convenes researchers in an ideal setting for interdisciplinary inquiries where theology casts light on global…

Religion
11
Tyndale Bible Translators

Bible Translation and acts of Christian Services

Religion
12
Manna University

Manna University is a biblical higher education institution dedicated to educating, equipping, and empowering emerging leaders to change the world.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trinity Forum Inc; the most unlike its peers is The International 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

49 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. 49 of the 101 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/49
Grantees still filing
36/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $1,813,650 · ReligionLANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFPLuis Palau Association: $167,500 · ReligionLuis Palau Association+7 more: $124,000 · Religion+7 moreNORTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $353,250 · OtherNORTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYIndividual grant recipient: $340,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC: $206,180 · OtherCAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INCVILLAGE CHURCH OF BARRINGTON AN EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH: $175,500 · OtherVILLAGE CHURCH OF BARRINGTON AN EVANGEL…BARRINGTON WHITE HOUSE: $155,150 · OtherBARRINGTON WHITE HOUSEYOUTH FOR CHRIST: $111,500 · OtherBRISTOL MINISTRIES: $88,000 · OtherD M STEARNS: $74,000 · Other+61 more: $682,845 · Other+61 moreNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $980,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CHRISTIAN F…RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES: $155,000 · PhilanthropyRUSSIAN LEADERSHIP M…+2 more: $7,000 · Philanthropy222 Foundation: $140,100 · EducationSANGO ASSOCIATION: $55,400 · EducationThe Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $41,500 · EducationTrinity International University: $34,000 · EducationCHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY: $33,000 · EducationScholar Leaders International: $19,775 · EducationALEXANDER LEIGH CENTER FOR AUTISM: $14,000 · Education+5 more: $13,320 · EducationFORT WILDERNESS MINISTRIES INC: $280,100 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsChicago Symphony Orchestra: $62,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM: $27,500 · Arts & CultureBarrington History Museum: $11,000 · Arts & CultureCITIZENS FOR CONSERVATION INC: $37,000 · EnvironmentA ROCHA USA INC A ROCHA USA: $34,000 · Environment
Religion$2,105,150Other$2,186,425Philanthropy$1,142,000Education$351,095Recreation & Sports$283,100Arts & Culture$101,000Environment$71,000

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 budgetLANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $1,813,650 over 9y, 5.5% of budgetNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC: $980,000 over 8y, 89% of budgetFORT WILDERNESS MINISTRIES INC: $280,100 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetCAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC: $206,180 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetLuis Palau Association: $167,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetRUSSIAN LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES: $155,000 over 9y, 5.1% of budget222 Foundation: $140,100 over 8y, 11% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $62,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSANGO ASSOCIATION: $55,400 over 9y, 23% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tyndale House Cambridge Inc: $51,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetThe Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $41,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCITIZENS FOR CONSERVATION INC: $37,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetLikewise Worship Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetTrinity International University: $34,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetA ROCHA USA INC A ROCHA USA: $34,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetCHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY: $33,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM: $27,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAMG INTERNATIONAL INC: $20,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetScholar Leaders International: $19,775 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMON HOPE: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALEXANDER LEIGH CENTER FOR AUTISM: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetONE COLLECTIVE: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInner City Impact: $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCHRISTIAN LEADERS FOR AFRICA INC: $12,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBarrington History Museum: $11,000 over 4y, 9.7% of budgetJUDSON UNIVERSITY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW MISSION SYSTEMS INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WORD AT WORK: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPALM MISSIONARY MINISTRIES INC: $5,400 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAxia International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVENTURE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE HILL CORPORATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBy The Hand Club For Kids: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe International Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRINITY FORUM INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKENYA CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH PARK UNIVERSITY: $1,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetActs 18 Ministry Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTRINITY SCHOOL OF DURHAM AND CHAPEL HILL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTomahawk Lake Association Inc: $270 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $200 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 LANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT WILDERNESS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA INC ↗
  • Who funds Luis Palau Association ↗
  • Who funds RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds 222 Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Chicago Symphony Orchestra ↗
  • Who funds SANGO ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds American Friends of Tyndale House Cambridge Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds CITIZENS FOR CONSERVATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Likewise Worship Inc ↗
  • Who funds Trinity International University ↗
  • Who funds A ROCHA USA INC A ROCHA USA ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE ADLER PLANETARIUM ↗
  • Who funds AMG INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Scholar Leaders International ↗
  • Who funds COMMON HOPE ↗

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.

Tyndale House Ministr…Christian Community F…Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…Domanada FoundationG II CharitiesChattanooga Christian…T Rowe Price Program …The Signatry Charitab…First Fruit IncAbbVie FoundationJohn Templeton Founda…
Tyndale House MinistriesIL25.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tyndale House Ministries · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Domanada Foundation · G II Charities · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · First Fruit Inc · AbbVie Foundation · John Templeton 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 Earle & Virginia Combs Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Earle & Virginia Combs Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%23%51%90%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
    4get 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 · 0–20%
    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.

    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 101 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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