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Frances Z Gutierrez Foundation

Religious, Educational and Charitable Purposes Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$250k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
12
States reached
$55k
Largest
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$193kReligion$143kHealth$64kPublic Benefit$27kInternational$26kHuman Services$23kHousing & Shelter$22kYouth Development$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $38k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $157k
$5,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTHWEST ADVNTIST AUDREY ANDERSON$55,000
Individual grant recipient$52,000
ULTIMATE MISSIONS$50,000
Individual grant recipient$18,000
MARANATA VOLUNTEERS INERNATIONAL$10,000
HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES$10,000
RONALD REAGAN PRES FOUNDATION$5,500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$5,000
VOICE OF PROPHECY$5,000
OPERATION SMILE$5,000
SALVATION ARMY$5,000
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY$5,000
HOLBROOK SDA INDIAN SCHOOL$5,000
THE MIDNIGHT MISSION$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
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 (FY22–25, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%PAULY'S PROJECT: $1k → 14%THE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5k → 14%THE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5k → 14%THE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $1k → 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

MN
MI
NY
OR
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$563k · 21 repeat orgs$200k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
16

Total granted

$563k
$125k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+44%

Still filing today

48%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesReligionPublic BenefitHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
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

  • PU
    Pacific Union College
    2× · 2023–2024 · $70k · revenue +8%
  • MV
    Maranatha Volunteers International Inc
    3× · 2022–2025 · $14k · revenue +10%
  • VO
    VOICE OF PROPHECY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $14k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • PU
    PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE UTT MEM
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
  • HS
    HOLLOBROOK SDA INDIAN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
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
Arizona Christian University

Arizona christian university provides a biblically-integrated, liberal arts education equipping graduates to serve the lord jesus christ in all aspects of life, as leaders of influence and excellence.

Education
2
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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3
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
4
Catholic Answers Inc

Catholic answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving christ by bringing the fullness of catholic truth to the world. we help good catholics become better catholics, bring former catholics home, and lead non-catholics into the fullness of…

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5
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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6
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
7
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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8
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
9
Bibleproject

Bibleproject's mission is to help people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. this is achieved by creating biblical videos to be regularly released on a newly-created youtube channel. (continued on schedule o.)each…

Religion
10
Hope International University

The mission of hope international university is to empower students through christian higher education to serve the church and impact the world for christ. the university specializes in fields offering significant influence on society…

Education
11
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
12
Los Angeles Pacific University

Los angeles pacific university exists to deliver high quality, accessible christ-centered education to learners everywhere.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Paulys Project. 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

20 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. 20 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $159,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientULTIMATE MISSIONS: $120,000 · OtherULTIMATE MISSIONSPACIFIC UNION COLLEGE UTT MEM: $100,000 · OtherPACIFIC UNION COLLEGE UTT MEMIndividual grant recipient: $77,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSOUTHWEST ADVNTIST AUDREY ANDERSON: $55,000 · OtherSOUTHWEST ADVNTIST AUDREY ANDERSON+22 more: $92,700 · Other+22 morePacific Union College: $70,000 · EducationPacific Un…HILLSDALE COLLEGE: $3,500 · EducationMaranatha Volunteers International Inc: $14,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $9,000 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INC: $5,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,000 · International+1 more: $500 · InternationalVOICE OF PROPHECY: $14,000 · ReligionAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $7,000 · ReligionTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $11,000 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSION: $6,000 · Human ServicesPAULYS PROJECT: $1,000 · Human ServicesLeadership Institute: $7,500 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $3,500 · Public BenefitHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$603,700Education$73,500International$30,500Religion$21,000Human Services$18,000Public Benefit$17,000Youth Development$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPacific Union College: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaranatha Volunteers International Inc: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVOICE OF PROPHECY: $14,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAbokin Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTROOPATHON: $500 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.

  • Who funds Pacific Union College ↗
  • Who funds Maranatha Volunteers International Inc ↗
  • Who funds VOICE OF PROPHECY ↗
  • Who funds THE MIDNIGHT MISSION ↗
  • Who funds HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Abokin Inc ↗
  • Who funds PAULYS PROJECT ↗

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.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO5.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Frances Z Gutierrez Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frances Z Gutierrez Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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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