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Fifth Age of Man Foundation at a glance

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Fifth Age of Man Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$135k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$259kHuman Services$198kInternational$160kAnimals$151kArts & Culture$130kPublic Safety & Disaster$105kPublic Benefit$99kCrime & Legal$85kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Anchor Baptist Church$35,000
Meals On Wheels And More$27,500
Nat'l Disaster Search Dog Fndn$25,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation$12,500
The Survivor Mitzvah Project$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $98k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 39% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Patriot Paws: $20k → 5%Carrying Hope: $10k → 10%Patriot Paws: $20k → 5%Carrying Hope: $8k → 10%Patriot Paws: $20k → 5%Carrying Hope: $8k → 10%The Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $7k → 10%Austin Diaper Bank: $7k → 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

NY
OH
NJ
CA
VA
NC
DC
TX
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 19 repeat orgs$303k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
16

Total granted

$1.2M
$268k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+36%

Still filing today

84%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Food & NutritionAnimalsHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalCivil 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

  • MO
    MEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $193k · revenue +15%
  • TV
    TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
    7× · 2018–2024 · $108k · revenue +117%
  • TP
    TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $99k · revenue +137%

Funded once

  • Central Texas Food Bank Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -28%
  • AD
    Austin Disaster Relief Program
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
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
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
2
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
3
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
4
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

—
5
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
6
Center for Austin Independent Journalism

To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. A strong local press is essential for a healthy community and democracy. We work to make Austin a more empowered…

Arts & Culture
7
Austin Habitat for Humanity Inc

Through faith in action, austin habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

—
8
Safe in Austin Rescue Ranch

Our healing hearts program rescues animals from abuse, neglect or have a special need and introduces them to children and adults that suffer from the same backgrounds for some healing time at no cost.

Animals
9
Spca of Texas

The spca of texas is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home.

Animals
10
Texas Defender Service

See Schedule OTDS fights for the end of mass incarceration and excessive punishment in Texas through direct representation, policy reform, and public education. TDS stands up for the dignity and humanity of people harmed by mass…

Civil Rights
11
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
12
Animal Equality

Animal equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas Public Policy Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Shade Project 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

29 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. 29 of the 36 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
17/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $75,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAFFECT CHANGE INC: $60,000 · OtherAFFECT CHANGE INCAUSTIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CO INC: $55,000 · OtherAUSTIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CO INCAustin Disaster Relief Program: $50,000 · OtherAustin Disaster Relief ProgramIndividual grant recipient: $44,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientANCHOR BAPTIST CHURCH: $35,000 · OtherANCHOR BAPTIST CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE SAFE ALLIANCE: $20,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $65,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICENATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $55,000 · OtherNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION+6 more: $64,000 · Other+6 moreMEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE INC: $192,500 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE I…LOVING LIBBIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $99,500 · Food & NutritionLOVING LIBBIE MEMORIAL FOU…Central Texas Food Bank Inc: $50,000 · Food & NutritionCentral Texas Food Bank In…+1 more: $5,000 · Food & NutritionNOVA UKRAINE: $60,000 · InternationalNOVA UKRAIN…RAZOM INC: $60,000 · InternationalRAZOM INCSurvivor Mitzvah Project: $30,000 · InternationalSurvivor Mi…TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $107,500 · AnimalsTEXAS VETE…BLUEBONNET EQUINE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · AnimalsBLUEBONNET…THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $10,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE…Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $5,000 · AnimalsTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION: $99,000 · Public BenefitPATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS: $60,000 · Human ServicesCarrying Hope: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE: $6,500 · Human ServicesAUSTIN DIAPER BANK: $6,500 · Human ServicesBALLET AUSTIN INCORPORATED: $35,000 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $20,000 · Arts & CultureMOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $15,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$553,000Food & Nutrition$347,000International$150,000Animals$132,500Public Benefit$99,000Human Services$98,000Arts & Culture$85,000

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 budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE INC: $192,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $107,500 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetLOVING LIBBIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $99,500 over 5y, 22% of budgetTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION: $99,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNOVA UKRAINE: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRAZOM INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAFFECT CHANGE INC: $60,000 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetPATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS: $60,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAUSTIN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL CO INC: $55,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALLET AUSTIN INCORPORATED: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSurvivor Mitzvah Project: $30,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCarrying Hope: $25,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAFE ALLIANCE: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD RUNNERS: $11,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBLUEBONNET EQUINE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE: $6,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAUSTIN DIAPER BANK: $6,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetKEEP AUSTIN FED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHADE PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% 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.

Austin Community Foun…Better Business BureauA Glimmer of Hope Fou…Charles Schwab Founda…St David's FoundationThe Moody FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Charities Aid Foundat…Verizon FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Austin Community Foundation IncTX21× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Better Business Bureau · A Glimmer of Hope Foundation Austin · Charles Schwab Foundation · St David's Foundation · The Moody Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Verizon Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase 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 Fifth Age of Man Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fifth Age of Man Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 36 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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