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Fairwinds Foundation Inc

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.

$500k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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$405kCommunity Improvement$390kHuman Services$200kEmployment$140kHousing & Shelter$140kPhilanthropy$115kYouth Development$40kArts & Culture$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k13 grants · $330k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $170k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$114k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA$70,000
PROSPERA$50,000
FOOL PROOF FOUNDATION$50,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER ORLANDO AND OSCEOLA COUNTY$40,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEMINOLE-APOPKA$40,000
HARBOR HOUSE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA$30,000
BBIF$30,000
CAREERSOURCE CENTRAL FLORIDA$25,000
LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA$25,000
UNITED WAY SUN COAST$25,000
FOUNDATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN$25,000
QUEST INC$20,000
8 CENTS IN A JAR$20,000
UNITED AGAINST POVERTY$20,000
IMPOWER INC$15,000
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 (FY21–25, $190k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%IMPOWER INC: $25k → 11%IMPOWER INC: $15k → 11%IMPOWER INC: $15k → 11%IMPOWER INC: $15k → 11%8 CENTS IN A JAR: $20k → 13%CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE: $25k → 13%LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA: $25k → 13%LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA: $25k → 13%FOUNDATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN: $25k → 13%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.
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 21 repeat orgs$313k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
16

Total granted

$1.7M
$258k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+25%

Still filing today

67%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k 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
Human ServicesEducationPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEmploymentInternationalOther
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

  • LO
    LIFT ORLANDO INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $150k · revenue +50%
  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $120k · revenue +110%
  • HH
    Harbor House of Central Florida Inc
    4× · 2022–2025 · $100k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FOUNDATION FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    one grant, 2020 · $31k · revenue -17%
  • CF
    CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE INC GRANT
    one grant, 2019 · $30k
  • MP
    MICHELEE PUPPETS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $30k · revenue +38%
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
Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc

Working in partnership with state business leaders to secure florida's future.

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2
The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Inc

The cfef maximizes the impact of florida's local education foundations to facilitate their support of classroom innovation and student achievement, often serving as a conduit for public and private funders interest in impacting student…

Philanthropy
3
Communities in Schools of Jacksonville Inc

To surround students at risk of dropping out with caring adults embedded in schools who provide a community of support with safe places to learn and grow, a focus on graduation to ensure successful futures with a marketable skills, and…

Education
4
Achieveability

Strives to permanently break the cycle of poverty for philadelphia families

Housing & Shelter
5
University Area Community Development Corporation Inc

The university area community development corporation, inc. (uacdc) is a 501(c)(3) public/private partnership whose mission is children and family development, crime prevention and commerce growth. its primary focus is the redevelopment…

Community Improvement
6
Jobsfirstnyc

Jobsfirstnyc's mission is to create and advance solutions that break down barriers and transform the systems supporting young adults and their communities in the pursuit of economic opportunities.

Youth Development
7
Orange County's United Way

To improve lives in orange county by delivering measurable long-term solutions to complex issues in education, financial stability, and housing. orange county united way (ocuw) is committed to breaking barriers and improving lives for…

Philanthropy
8
Junior Achievement of Central Florida Foundation Inc

Raises/maintains funds for jacf which empowers students to economic success by delivering innovative, experiential learning programs in fin literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship. educators and business leaders inspire and…

Youth Development
9
The Peer Power Foundation Inc

Peer power foundation hires, trains, and deploys college students to be success coaches in economically disadvantaged high schools. (expanded mission on schedule o)these success coaches work primarily inside of english, math, and science…

Education
10
Edu-Futuro

To empower low-income youth and families to break systemic barriers and emerge as successful professionals and community leaders.

Education
11
Family Foundations of Northeast Florida Inc

The mission of family foundations of northeast florida, inc. is to maximize the potential of individuals and families to lead better lives. we do this by providing mental health, financial wellness and violence prevention and intervention…

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12
Florida's Children First Inc

Organization mission: florida's children first is a non-profit, nonpartisan, independent advocacy organization committed to protecting and advancing the rights of children and youth impacted by the child welfare, juvenile justice, and…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Foundation for Foster Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Foolproof Foundation 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

22 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. 22 of the 39 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
13/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PROSPERA: $220,000 · OtherPROSPERAJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $160,000 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTHabitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County Inc: $120,000 · OtherHabitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County IncHarbor House of Central Florida Inc: $100,000 · OtherHarbor House of Central Florida IncHABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEMINOLE-APOPKA: $100,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY SEMINOLE-APOPKACAREERSOURCE CENTRAL FLORIDA: $75,000 · OtherCAREERSOURCE CENTRAL FLORIDACITY YEAR INC: $70,000 · OtherCITY YEAR INCBLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND INC: $55,000 · Other+15 more: $302,500 · Other+15 moreIMPOWER INC: $70,000 · Human ServicesIMPOWER INCLIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE …8 Cents in a Jar Inc: $40,000 · Human Services8 Cents in …FOUNDATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesFOUNDATION …CENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE: $25,000 · Human ServicesCENTRAL FLO…LIFT ORLANDO INC: $150,000 · Community ImprovementTHE FOOLPROOF FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 · EmploymentJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $120,000 · InternationalTHE FOUNDATION FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $30,850 · EducationSTETSON UNIVERSITY INC: $23,651 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $22,500 · EducationHISPANIC HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $5,500 · EducationFUTURES INC: $5,000 · EducationHEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY INC: $45,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY SUNCOAST INC: $40,000 · PhilanthropyCAMARADERIE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Health
Other$1,202,500Human Services$210,000Community Improvement$150,000Employment$140,000International$120,000Education$87,501Philanthropy$85,000Health$20,000

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 budgetLIFT ORLANDO INC: $150,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetTHE FOOLPROOF FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $120,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetHarbor House of Central Florida Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIMPOWER INC: $70,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND INC: $55,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY INC: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget8 Cents in a Jar Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetUNITED WAY SUNCOAST INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $30,850 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMICHELEE PUPPETS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR FOSTER CHILDREN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCENTRAL FLORIDA URBAN LEAGUE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSTETSON UNIVERSITY INC: $23,651 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAMARADERIE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetHISPANIC HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $5,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetFUTURES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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.

Universal Orlando Fou…Duke Energy FoundationPublix Super Markets …Orlando Magic Youth F…Truist Foundation IncDevos Family Foundati…Magruder Chesley G Fd…Blue Cross Blue Shiel…United Community Bank…The Dr P Phillips Fou…Westgate Foundation I…The Lee Foundation
Universal Orlando Foundation IncFL28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Devos Family Foundation · Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation · United Community Bank Foundation · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · Westgate Foundation Inc · The Lee 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 Fairwinds Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fairwinds Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Harbor House of Central Florida Inc: 24% of income from government
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Black Business Investment Fund Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Impower Inc: 5% of income from government
  • United Way Suncoast Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando and Osceola County Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Stetson University Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Heart of Florida United Way Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 39 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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The camps
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