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Evening Star Foundation at a glance

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Evening Star Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$305k
Granted FY2021
16
Grants FY2021
6
States reached
$79k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Evening Star Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Evening Star Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 13 organizations, $305k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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’21
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’22
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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2023.

Philanthropy$13MHuman Services$455kReligion$324kInternational$222kArts & Culture$170kEducation$152kAnimals$138kCivil Rights$80kOther$0
02FY2021 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k2 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $218k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $79k
$18,750
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE TEEN PROJECT$78,750
THE GREAT COMMISSION FOUNDATION$25,000
NAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY$23,750
GRACE CHURCH OF DUPAGE$20,000
YOUNG LIFE$20,000
THE TEEN PROJECT$20,000
FOR THE CHILDREN$20,000
PROJECT HOPE ALLIANCE$18,750
ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION$15,000
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM$15,000
MONTANA FAMILY INSTITUTE$10,000
KIDWORKS$10,000
YOUNG LIFE$10,000
HARVEST INDIA$10,000
HOPE REFUGE$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $420k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOPE REFUGE: $10k → 14%HOPE REFUGE: $10k → 14%HOPE REFUGE: $10k → 14%HOPE REFUGE: $5k → 14%HARVEST INDIA: $10k → 10%HARVEST INDIA: $10k → 10%HARVEST INDIA: $10k → 10%HARVEST INDIA: $10k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $95k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $79k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $31k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $30k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $30k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $25k → 10%THE TEEN PROJECT: $20k → 10%KIDWORKS: $10k → 10%KIDWORKS: $5k → 10%CASA TERESA: $10k → 10%ACRES OF LOVE: $10k → 10%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
IL
CA
CO
VA
AZ
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.
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Where the work is directed

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

About 90% of Evening Star Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Evening Star Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
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 funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 20 repeat orgs$207k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2021, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

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15

Total granted

$1.5M
$197k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+120%

Still filing today

80%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
Human ServicesEducationReligionInternationalAnimalsCivil RightsOther
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

  • TT
    The Teen Project Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $310k · revenue +102%
  • NA
    NAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
    5× · 2017–2021 · $138k · revenue +52%
  • GC
    Great Commission Foundation In
    5× · 2017–2021 · $138k · revenue +60%

Funded once

  • PU
    PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $94k · revenue +222%
  • HH
    HOPE HAVEN CHARITABLE TRUSTgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +132%
  • TO
    TOUCH OF LOVE INTERNATIONALgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +120%
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.

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Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
2
Global Media Outreach

Leveraging technology to invite all people to know jesus christ as savior and grow in a personal relationship with him.

Religion
3
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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4
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
5
Feed the Hunger Inc

Feeding the spiritual and physical hunger, especially in at-risk children.

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Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
7
Onechild Global

One child global's mission is to advocate for children in hard places and provide holistic care so they have hope and thrive. onechild global's 355 hope centers provide holistic child development progress in nineteen countries.

International
8
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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9
Orphan Outreach

To glorify the Lord Jesus Christ by ministering to orphans around the world by meeting spiritual, physical, emotional, and educational needs.

International
10
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
11
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
12
One for Israel

One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alliance Defending Freedom; the most unlike its peers is Newport Harbor Sailors Basketball Club. 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

26 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. 26 of the 37 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
23/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $12,647,107 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC+1 more: $21,850 · PhilanthropyTHE MUSIC CENTER: $169,800 · OtherGreat Commission Foundation In: $137,703 · OtherGRACE CHURCH OF DUPAGE INC: $130,800 · OtherYOUNG LIFE: $85,297 · OtherWORLD BIBLE SOCIETY: $35,000 · OtherTHE SHEEPFOLD INC: $30,000 · OtherMontana Family Institute Inc: $75,000 · OtherTRUTHXCHANGE INC: $32,750 · Other+14 more: $115,950 · OtherThe Teen Project Inc: $309,750 · Human ServicesHARVEST INDIA: $40,000 · Human ServicesHOPE REFUGE INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesKIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $15,000 · Human Services+2 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $94,000 · EducationALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $51,000 · EducationProject Hope Alliance: $36,750 · EducationGRACE MONTESSORI ACADEMY INC: $7,000 · EducationNAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY: $137,750 · AnimalsFOR THE CHILDREN: $84,000 · Recreation & SportsALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $79,800 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$12,668,957Other$812,300Human Services$419,750Education$188,750Animals$137,750Recreation & Sports$84,000Civil Rights$79,800

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $12,647,107 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Teen Project Inc: $309,750 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetNAPERVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY: $137,750 over 5y, 8.0% of budgetGreat Commission Foundation In: $137,703 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $94,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOR THE CHILDREN: $84,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $79,800 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMontana Family Institute Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $51,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHARVEST INDIA: $40,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetProject Hope Alliance: $36,750 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetHOPE REFUGE INC: $35,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTRUTHXCHANGE INC: $32,750 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetTHE SHEEPFOLD INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetISAIAH HOUSE INC: $21,850 over 3y, 5.7% of budgetEVERY GENERATION MINISTRIES INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetKIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHOPE HAVEN CHARITABLE TRUST: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTOUCH OF LOVE INTERNATIONAL: $10,400 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetCASA TERESA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Deaf Education Association: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetACRES OF LOVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGRACE MONTESSORI ACADEMY INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEWPORT HARBOR SAILORS BASKETBALL CLUB: $5,800 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetChristianity Today International: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Orange County Communi…The Devto Support Fou…Servant FoundationNatl Christian Charit…The Signatry Charitab…Christian Community F…The Howard a & Shirle…Frome Family Foundati…Giving UniversityEdwards Lifesciences …Greater HorizonsCalifornia Community …
Orange County Community FoundationCA20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · The Devto Support Foundation · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Howard a & Shirley V Jones Family Foundation · Frome Family Foundation · Giving University · Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Greater Horizons · California Community 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 Evening Star Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Evening Star Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–5%
    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 Evening Star Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Evening Star 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 37 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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