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Forman Watkins & Krutz Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Forman Watkins & Krutz Charitable 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.

$54k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Philanthropy$55kCrime & Legal$41kHuman Services$35kHealth$23kArts & Culture$11kYouth Development$11kHousing & Shelter$10kEducation$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k22 grants · $44k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION$10,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$7,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$5,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI$5,000
NEW ORLEANS MISSION$5,000
FRIENDS OF JACKSON LIBRARY$4,250
FRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$2,819
MS CENTER FOR JUSTICE$2,500
NATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE$2,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES$1,100
WE WILL GO$1,000
BRING A NOODLE$1,000
BLAZER BOLT INC$1,000
LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS$1,000
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 (FY21–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 83% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION: $1k → 10%SAFE HARBOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER: $500 → 22%CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION: $1k → 10%CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION: $1k → 10%UPTURN ARTS: $500 → 23%JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $10k → 23%JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $2k → 23%JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $2k → 23%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

VA
TN
DC
HI
LA
MS
AL
GA
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$118k · 20 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
19

Total granted

$118k
$27k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+35%

Still filing today

70%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesCrime & LegalCivil RightsInternationalEducationOther
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

  • NO
    NEW ORLEANS MISSION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $20k · revenue +52%
  • JL
    JACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2024 · $14k · revenue +38%
  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR
    2× · 2022–2023 · $10k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • EJ
    EQUAL JUSTICE WORKSgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +30%
  • GS
    GUATEMALA SANA CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -18%
  • PP
    PERSHING PTO CORPORATE SPONSORS
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
Center for Mississippi Healthpolicy
Health
2
New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation Inc

Support of the new orleans police department and orleans parish criminal justice system along with crime prevention activities with the public. nopjf helps the nopd initiate innovative programs that make new orleans a safer place to live,…

Crime & Legal
3
Mississippi Methodist Hospital Rehabilitation Center Inc

In response to the love of god, the methodist rehabilitation center, is dedicated to the restoration and enhancement of the lives of those we serve. we are committed to excellence and leadership in the delivery of comprehensive…

Health
4
Mission Mississippi

To encourage and demonstrate grace in the body of christ across racial lines, so that communities throughout mississippi can see practical evidence of the gospel message.

Civil Rights
5
Louisiana State Bar Association

The mission of the louisiana state bar association is to assist its members in the practice of law, assure access to and aid in the administration of justice, assist the supreme court in the regulation of the practice of law, uphold the…

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6
Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Southern coalition for social justice partners with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities across the south to defend and advance their political, social, and economic rights. through an intersectional and…

Crime & Legal
7
Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits

To strengthen, promote, and build the capacity of louisiana's nonprofit sector through education, advocacy, and member services.

Philanthropy
8
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp

Who we are: southeast louisiana legal services (slls) is the largest non-profit law firm in louisiana whose mission is to achieve justice through free civil legal aid to low-income people by direct case work, advocacy, and community…

Crime & Legal
9
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana

To support the work of the amercian civil liberties union of louisiana through litigation, public education and limited lobbying in support of civil liberties.

Civil Rights
10
Invest in Louisiana

To provide sound analysis of state fiscal issues to promote economic prosperity, a rising standard of living, and the opportunity for all citizens to reach their highest potential.

Public Benefit
11
American Civil Liberties Union

Promote, defend, and extend civil liberties.

—
12
Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc

Mississippi gulf coast chamber of commerce, inc., a mississippi non-profit corporation (the "chamber") connects, informs, advocates and develops. the chamber is a membership organization that fosters leadership and the advancement of the…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mississippi Center for Justice; the most unlike its peers is Bring a Noodle 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

32 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. 32 of the 50 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
18/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW ORLEANS MISSION INC: $20,000 · OtherNEW ORLEANS MISSION INCMS BOOK FESTIVAL FUND: $10,000 · OtherMS BOOK FESTIVAL FUNDHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $8,500 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYIndividual grant recipient: $4,250 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFRIENDS OF JACKSON LIBRARY: $4,250 · OtherFRIENDS OF JACKSON LIBRARYGUATEMALA SANA CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC: $5,000 · OtherGUATEMALA SANA CHILDREN'S PROJECT INCBRING A NOODLE INC: $3,000 · Other+24 more: $14,500 · Other+24 moreTHE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUND…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISS…+1 more: $300 · PhilanthropyEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $15,000 · Crime & LegalEQUAL JUSTICE…MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $6,000 · Crime & LegalMISSISSIPPI C…LOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $3,500 · Crime & LegalLOUISIANA CEN…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $9,500 · HealthAMERICAN CA…FRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC: $4,319 · HealthFRIENDS OF …American Heart Association Inc: $4,000 · HealthAmerican He…BLAZER BOLT INC: $2,500 · HealthBLAZER BOLT…BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LOUISIANA CHAPTER: $1,000 · Health+2 more: $600 · HealthJACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $14,000 · Human ServicesJACKSON L…THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesTHE CENTE…+2 more: $1,000 · Human Services+2 moreREUBEN V ANDERSON CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $11,000 · Civil RightsBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$69,500Philanthropy$55,300Crime & Legal$24,500Health$21,919Human Services$18,000Civil Rights$11,000Youth Development$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW ORLEANS MISSION INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJACKSON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $14,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGUATEMALA SANA CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INC: $4,319 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOUISIANA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBRING A NOODLE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLAZER BOLT INC: $2,500 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetNATIONAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE COLLEGE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION LOUISIANA CHAPTER: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWE WILL GO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREVITALIZE MISSISSIPPI INC: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSAFE HARBOR: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUPTURN ARTS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFBI AGENTS ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL COLLEGE FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSION FIRST INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Community Foundation …Ergon Foundation IncSelby and Richard McR…Century Club Charitie…Feild Co-Operative As…Walker FoundationVan Devender Family F…C Spire FoundationThe Greater New Orlea…James W Hood Family F…Regions FoundationThe Pruet Foundation
Community Foundation for MississippiMS26× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Mississippi · Ergon Foundation Inc · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Century Club Charities Inc · Feild Co-Operative Association · Walker Foundation · Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · C Spire Foundation · The Greater New Orleans Foundation · James W Hood Family Foundation · Regions Foundation · The Pruet 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 Forman Watkins & Krutz Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Forman Watkins & Krutz Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s 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 · 0–50%
    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 50 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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