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Foundation for Those With Special Needs at a glance

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Foundation for Those With Special Needs

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.

$13k
Granted FY2022
3
Grants FY2022
3
States reached
$10k
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 2022.

Education$121kHealth$71kCrime & Legal$43kHuman Services$22kCivil Rights$20kYouth Development$16kEmployment$10kPhilanthropy$6kOther$0
02FY2022 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k2 grants · $3k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$67k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION$10,000
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK$2,000
WORLD RELIEF CHICAGOLAND$700
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 (FY17–20, $31k) 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%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $4k → 11%LIVE LIKE JAKE FOUNDATION: $250 → 11%FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST: $18k → 13%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $4k → 11%FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST: $1k → 13%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $3k → 11%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $1k → 11%THE FAINE HOUSE: $1k → 13%DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $750 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
CA
MO
WV
VA
MD
DC
OK
AL
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$262k · 16 repeat orgs$49k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +90% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2022, 13 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
20

Total granted

$262k
$49k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+90%
+32%

Still filing today

75%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalPublic BenefitOther
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

  • The Florida State University Foundation Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $50k · revenue +177%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $50k · revenue +52%
  • FC
    FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INC
    2× · 2017–2020 · $19k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • FR
    FJA RESEACH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
  • FW
    FLORIDA WORKERS ADVOCATES INC
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +13%
  • OY
    OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $4k · revenue +157%
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
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
2
International Bridges to Justice

In recognition of the fundamental principles of the universal declaration of human rights, international bridges to justice (ibj) is dedicated to protecting the basic legal rights of ordinary citizens in developing countries. specifically,…

Crime & Legal
3
Breakthrough T1D

Breakthrough t1d is the leading global t1d organization working to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat t1d and its complications.

Health
4
Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc

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

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5
Families First of Palm Beach County Foundation Inc

To cultivate financial resources dedicated to building stronger families and stronger communities through the operations and programs of families first. contributing to the foundation is an investment in a safe, healthy and sustainable…

Human Services
6
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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7
Children's Case Management Organization Inc D/B/a Families First of Pb County

Families first of palm beach county, through innovative programs, promotes generational change by addressing families emotional, physical, and social well-being.

Environment
8
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
9
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
10
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
11
Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability Inc
Philanthropy
12
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Florida State University Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities a Ca Non Profit Public Benefit Corp. 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

27 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. 27 of the 37 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
22/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Florida State University Foundation Inc: $50,000 · EducationThe Florida State University Foundati…UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDAT…+1 more: $3,250 · EducationFJA RESEACH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherFJA RESEACH & EDUCATION FOUND…TRIAL SCHOOL INC: $15,863 · OtherTRIAL SCHOOL INCCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $10,752 · OtherCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORKFLORIDA WORKERS ADVOCATES INC: $10,000 · OtherFLORIDA WORKERS ADVOCATES INCZO'S HOOP-LAW MADNESS CHARITY BASKETBALL: $7,000 · OtherZO'S HOOP-LAW MADNESS CHARITY…PUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION: $3,500 · Other+13 more: $14,000 · Other+13 moreAmerican Diabetes Association: $60,500 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Assoc…+4 more: $4,700 · Health+4 moreFLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INC: $18,500 · Human ServicesFLORIDA'S C…THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $10,704 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDRE…THE FAINE HOUSE INC: $1,250 · Human Services+2 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesLOS ANGELES TRIAL LAWYERS' CHARITIES A CA NON PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP: $17,500 · PhilanthropyOVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER INC: $3,500 · Youth DevelopmentONBIKES INC: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $500 · Youth DevelopmentMAKING THE DIFFERENCE OUTREACH INC: $6,300 · Public Benefit
Education$103,250Other$81,115Health$65,200Human Services$31,454Philanthropy$17,500Youth Development$7,000Public Benefit$6,300

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 budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $60,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Florida State University Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INC: $18,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES TRIAL LAWYERS' CHARITIES A CA NON PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP: $17,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $10,704 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA WORKERS ADVOCATES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMAKING THE DIFFERENCE OUTREACH INC: $6,300 over 3y, 14% of budgetOVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetONBIKES INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPKD Foundation: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Brain Injury Association: $1,950 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALABAMA CIVIL JUSTICE FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BOGGY CREEK GANG INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD BICYCLE RELIEF NFP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoamed Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetBALTIMORE BAR FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCentral Florida Down Syndrome Assoc Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVE LIKE JAKE FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 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.

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.

Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN7.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Foundation for Those With Special Needs funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for Those With Special Needs. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: 67% of income from government
  • Baltimore Bar Foundation Inc: 23% of income from government
  • The Children's Home Society of Florida: 6% of income from government
  • The Faine House Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Onbikes Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 37 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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