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Filkins Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Filkins Family 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.

$550k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$1.1MReligion$576kEnvironment$325kFood & Nutrition$190kEducation$180kYouth Development$140kPhilanthropy$105kPublic Safety & Disaster$60kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k19 grants · $335k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
$20,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$6.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$100,000
ST AUGUSTINES EPISCOPAL CHURCH$60,000
RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOUNDATION$55,000
ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL$35,000
ALSACST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$30,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$30,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LEE CO$25,000
NATIONAL ALLIANCE$25,000
CHICAGO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$20,000
FEEDING AMERICA$15,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE$15,000
CHICAGO'S CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CTR$15,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $30k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $30k → 14%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

IL
MI
NY
IN
VA
DC
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.6M · 29 repeat orgs$390k to everyone else

29 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
11

Total granted

$2.6M
$305k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+45%

Still filing today

45%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEnvironmentFood & NutritionAnimalsEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • CH
    CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $145k · revenue +27%
  • Culver Educational Foundation
    5× · 2019–2023 · $100k · revenue +39%
  • SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $70k · revenue +115%

Funded once

  • TM
    THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +55%
  • EH
    Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
    one grant, 2023 · $45k · revenue +5%
  • HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +53%
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
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
4
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
5
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

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6
The Everglades Foundation Inc

The mission of the foundation is to restore and protect america's everglades through its three programmatic pillars: science, advocacy and education. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
8
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc

The clinic for the rehabilitation of wildlife is a teaching hospital and visitor center dedicated to the saving of wildlife through state-of-the-art veterinary care, research, education, and conservation medicine.

Animals
9
The Coral Reef and Marine Science Foundation Inc C/O James Bildner
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10
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
11
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
12
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Inc; the most unlike its peers is Enchanted Backpack. 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

23 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. 23 of the 43 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $700,000 · OtherMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERST AUGUSTINES EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $296,000 · OtherST AUGUSTINES EPISCOPAL CHURCHST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL: $180,000 · OtherST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPALAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $145,000 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYST MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH INC: $100,000 · OtherFISH OF SANCAP INITIATIVE: $100,000 · OtherSANIBEL SEA SCHOOL INC: $85,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY INITIATIVE: $85,000 · Other+22 more: $561,000 · Other+22 moreCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $145,000 · EnvironmentCHICAGO H…SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $70,000 · EnvironmentSANIBEL-C…CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentCAPTAINS …THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthRESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $55,000 · HealthEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $45,000 · HealthSPECIAL EQUESTRIANS INC: $10,000 · HealthCulver Educational Foundation: $100,000 · EducationHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding America: $30,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $20,000 · Food & NutritionAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,000 · Human ServicesUNION LEAGUE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS: $50,000 · Youth Development
Other$2,252,000Environment$240,000Health$210,000Education$100,000Food & Nutrition$80,000Human Services$60,000Youth Development$50,000

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 budgetCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $145,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCulver Educational Foundation: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSANIBEL SEA SCHOOL INC: $85,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetSANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetUNION LEAGUE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $45,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Housing and Resources Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENCHANTED BACKPACK: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDRENS EDUCATION CENTER OF THE ISLANDS: $20,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNOURISHING HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDING DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL EQUESTRIANS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSHELL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Culver Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SANIBEL SEA SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNION LEAGUE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ↗
  • Who funds Endeavor Health Clinical Operations ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds Community Housing and Resources Inc ↗
  • Who funds HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds ENCHANTED BACKPACK ↗
  • Who funds CHILDRENS EDUCATION CENTER OF THE ISLANDS ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds NOURISHING 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.

The Chicago Community…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL15.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Filkins Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Filkins Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation: 4% of income from government
  • Special Equestrians Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
8report 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 43 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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