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Felker Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Felker Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$177k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$322kArts & Culture$255kHealth$116kRecreation & Sports$109kReligion$74kFood & Nutrition$47kPhilanthropy$45kAnimals$45kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $61k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $66k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UGA Foundation$50,000
McDaniel Tichenor House$25,000
Valor Academy$11,000
Woman's & Children's Alliance$10,000
Summit Middle School$10,000
Grace Commons Church$10,000
Madison County Habitat for Humanity$5,000
Monroe Museum$5,000
Meningioma mommas$5,000
Big Horn Equestrian Center$5,000
Horse Rescue Relief and Retirment Fund$5,000
Butterfly Dreams Farm$5,000
Walton County Boys & Girls Club$5,000
Bogus Basin Recreation Assoc$5,000
Food Bank of NE Geogia$4,000
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, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Woman's & Children's Alliance: $10k → 8%Idaho Diaper Bank: $5k → 8%Idaho Diaper Bank: $5k → 8%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

ID
IL
MI
MA
WY
PA
CA
CO
VA
TN
SC
DC
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 39 repeat orgs$129k to everyone else

39 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
23

Total granted

$1.0M
$95k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+84%

Still filing today

56%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k 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
EducationAnimalsHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHuman 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

  • TM
    The McDaniel Tichenor House Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $105k · revenue +31%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $100k · revenue +27%
  • CO
    COLLEGE OF ATHENS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $83k · revenue +75%

Funded once

  • MC
    MONROE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +303%
  • LF
    LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +139%
  • FU
    First United Methodist Church of Monroe
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
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
The Dorset Equine Rescue Inc

To rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home abused, neglected and slaughter bound horses of all breads and sizes. To provide a safe, loving and rehabilitative home, including all needed medical care, to every incoming animal. Once ready for their…

Animals
2
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
3
Midlands Humane Society

To protect and nurture companion animals and enrich the lives of people who love them.

Animals
4
FixGeorgiaPets Inc

To end senseless euthanasia and stop pet over-population in Georgia through targed spay/neuter programming.

Animals
5
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
6
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
7
Forsyth Humane Society

Our mission is to promote and provide for the humane treatment of cats and dogs in Forsyth County. In support of its mission, the Forsyth Humane Society FHS is committed to achieving a save rate of 90 percent for shelter animals in our…

Animals
8
Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe

The Humane Society is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of pets through adoptions, community spay/neuter services and humane eduon programs.

Animals
9
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

To offer compassionate care to animals, support safe communities, and provide socially conscious sheltering. (continued on schedule o)

Animals
10
Habitat for Horses Inc

To promote the security of horses through rehabilitation, veterinary care, and education.

Animals
11
Shelter From the Storm Animal Rescue Inc

Reduce the euthanasia rate of healthy and adoptable animals and improve the lives of companion animals by finding permanent homes for animals in need, providing support to communities who do not have access to humane organizations,…

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12
Humane Society of Charlotte Inc

Humane Society of Charlotte mission is to champion the wellbeing of companion animals and strengthen their bond with the people who know, love, and need them.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Shepherd Center Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Georgia Equine Rescue League Ltd. 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

38 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. 38 of the 67 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
27/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Monroe Museum: $70,000 · OtherMonroe MuseumFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BOULDER: $60,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BOULDERBIG HORN EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $51,000 · OtherBIG HORN EQUESTRIAN CENTER INCUNITED WAY OF AIKEN COUNTY INC: $45,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF AIKEN COUNTY INCSummit Middle School: $35,000 · OtherSummit Middle SchoolRobson Academy - Sheridan: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherVIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: $27,000 · OtherSacred Hearts of Jesus School: $23,050 · OtherButterfly Dreams Farm: $22,500 · OtherFood Bank of NE Geogia: $20,000 · Other+35 more: $169,035 · Other+35 moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GE…COLLEGE OF ATHENS INC: $83,000 · EducationCOLLEGE OF ATHENS IN…MONROE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $10,000 · Education+2 more: $11,000 · Education+2 moreThe McDaniel Tichenor House Inc: $105,000 · Arts & CultureThe McDaniel T…THE NEW MUSEUM AT THE BRADFORD BRINTON RANCH: $42,300 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW MUSEUM…+1 more: $2,500 · Arts & CultureSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · PhilanthropyBOGUS BASIN RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsHigh Point IEA Inc: $12,500 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS GEORGIA INC: $4,000 · Recreation & SportsMeningioma Mommas Inc: $30,000 · HealthMYOTONIC DYSTROPHY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthMADISON OGLETHORPE ANIMAL SHELTER: $7,500 · AnimalsATHENSPETS INC: $7,500 · AnimalsIdaho Humane Society Inc: $7,500 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals Inc: $5,000 · AnimalsHORSE RESCUE RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND INC: $5,000 · Animals
Other$582,585Education$204,000Arts & Culture$149,800Philanthropy$60,000Recreation & Sports$56,500Health$56,000Animals$32,500

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 budgetThe McDaniel Tichenor House Inc: $105,000 over 9y, 5.5% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF ATHENS INC: $83,000 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetBIG HORN EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $51,000 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF AIKEN COUNTY INC: $45,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTHE NEW MUSEUM AT THE BRADFORD BRINTON RANCH: $42,300 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetBOGUS BASIN RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMeningioma Mommas Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetMYOTONIC DYSTROPHY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGREATER BOULDER YOUTH ORCHESTRAS: $12,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetIDAHO DIAPER BANK INC: $10,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetWomen's and Children's Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMONROE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMADISON OGLETHORPE ANIMAL SHELTER: $7,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetATHENSPETS INC: $7,500 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetIdaho Humane Society Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFLATIRONS ELEMENTARY PTO: $6,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Up Mentoring Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFAITH IN SERVING HUMANITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING OF MADISON COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetHORSE RESCUE RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS GEORGIA INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SOUTH GEORGIA INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Denver Institute: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBoth Hands Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHORNE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT SAFE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY ADVOCATE PROGRAM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL INC: $500 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds The McDaniel Tichenor House Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF ATHENS INC ↗
  • Who funds SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG HORN EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF AIKEN COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW MUSEUM AT THE BRADFORD BRINTON RANCH ↗
  • Who funds BOGUS BASIN RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Meningioma Mommas Inc ↗
  • Who funds MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds High Point IEA Inc ↗
  • Who funds GREATER BOULDER YOUTH ORCHESTRAS ↗
  • Who funds IDAHO DIAPER BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds Women's and Children's Alliance ↗
  • Who funds MONROE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC ↗
  • Who funds MADISON OGLETHORPE ANIMAL SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds ATHENSPETS INC ↗
  • Who funds Idaho Humane Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds FLATIRONS ELEMENTARY PTO ↗
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc ↗
  • Who funds Team Up Mentoring Inc ↗
  • Who funds FAITH IN SERVING HUMANITY ↗

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 loosely connected circle, clustered around a few shared anchors.

First Interstate Banc…Idaho Community Found…The Independent Chari…Blackwood Family Foun…Charles M Walker Foun…Walton County Foundat…The Julius C Jeker Fo…Peach State Fcu Cares…Laura Moore Cunningha…Athens Area Community…Georgia Power Foundat…Lamb Weston Charitabl…
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation IncMT17.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 7 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Idaho Community Foundation Inc · The Independent Charitable Gift Fund · Blackwood Family Foundation · Charles M Walker Foundation Inc · Walton County Foundation Inc · The Julius C Jeker Foundation Inc · Peach State Fcu Cares Foundation Inc · Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Inc · Athens Area Community Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Lamb Weston Charitable 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 Felker Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Felker Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report 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 67 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 unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home