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Frank Lockwood Foundation (formerly Lockwood Family Foundation) at a glance

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Frank Lockwood Foundation (formerly Lockwood Family Foundation)

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3k
Granted FY2020
1
Grants FY2020
1
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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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 2020.

Health$67kPhilanthropy$47kRecreation & Sports$35kPublic Safety & Disaster$24kArts & Culture$15kEnvironment$11kYouth Development$11kCommunity Improvement$9kOther$0
02FY2020 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Track Houston Youth Track Club$3,000
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 (FY17–19, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Ineos ICAN Foundation: $250 → 14%Fluor Cares: $5k → 14%BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $3k → 14%Bridging for Tomorrow: $4k → 16%BRIDGING FOR TOMORROW: $3k → 16%Boys & Girls Harbor: $1k → 16%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
CO
KY
TN
NC
LA
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.

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$52k · 13 repeat orgs$186k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +51% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2020, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
45

Total granted

$52k
$186k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+51%
+22%

Still filing today

85%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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

  • KC
    KBR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $11k · revenue +51%
  • TH
    Track Houston Youth Track Club
    3× · 2018–2020 · $10k · revenue +37%
  • HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $7k · revenue +84%

Funded once

  • JH
    JDRF Houston Gulf Coast Chapter
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • SH
    SKY HIGH FOR KIDS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $21k · revenue +69%
  • BT
    BREAKTHROUGH T1Dgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $18k · revenue +49%
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
Texas Children's Hospital Foundation

To create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education and research.

Health
2
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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3
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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4
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
5
Texas Association of Business

As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…

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6
Texas Children's

To create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education, and research.

Health
7
Evolve Houston

Improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting and enabling the greater houston area to increase ev adoption.

Environment
8
Cook Children's Health Plan

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease, and injury.

Health
9
Dallas Citizens Council

To lead and serve in the moments that matter the most for the people of dallas.

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10
Cook Children's Medical Center

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

Health
11
Young Texans Against Cancer

Young texans against cancer (ytac) is an independent, nonprofit organization comprised of men and women who have been affected by cancer or are seeking to become more actively involved in the cancer community. our organization is focused…

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12
Central Houston Inc

See schedule ocentral houston champions a thriving downtown by connecting influential leaders through initiatives that advance the future of business and community for all.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sky High for Kids Inc; the most unlike its peers is Panther Backers. 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

33 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. 33 of the 58 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
20/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JDRF Houston Gulf Coast Chapter: $25,000 · OtherJDRF Houston Gulf Coast ChapterGOLF FOR GREATER HOUSTON: $12,500 · OtherGOLF FOR GREATER HOUSTONNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $10,000 · OtherNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyTrack Houston Youth Track Club: $10,000 · OtherTrack Houston Youth Track ClubIndividual grant recipient: $9,931 · OtherIndividual grant recipientThe Brilliant Lecture Series Inc: $9,500 · OtherThe Brilliant Lecture Series IncCATTLEMEN'S DAYS INC: $7,000 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $5,000 · Other+30 more: $44,000 · Other+30 moreSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $20,500 · HealthSKY HIGH FOR KIDS I…BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $17,500 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DMARCH OF DIMES INC: $1,750 · Health+2 more: $1,680 · HealthKBR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 · PhilanthropyVALERO ENERGY FOUNDATION: $6,000 · PhilanthropyPANTHER BACKERS: $1,120 · PhilanthropyBRIDGING FOR TOMORROW: $6,510 · Human ServicesFLUOR CARES: $5,000 · Human ServicesBUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $2,500 · Human ServicesTODAYS HARBOR FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesDucks Unlimited Inc: $10,720 · EnvironmentBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSEE INC: $500 · Youth DevelopmentHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $7,250 · Recreation & SportsSTILL WATER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC: $800 · Recreation & SportsGLADIATOR BASEBALL INC: $500 · Recreation & Sports
Other$132,931Health$41,430Philanthropy$18,120Human Services$16,260Environment$10,720Youth Development$10,500Recreation & Sports$8,550

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 budgetSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $20,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKBR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $10,720 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrack Houston Youth Track Club: $10,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Brilliant Lecture Series Inc: $9,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $7,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATTLEMEN'S DAYS INC: $7,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBRIDGING FOR TOMORROW: $6,510 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFLUOR CARES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCENIKOR FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCandlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance: $3,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAdaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PVF ROUNDTABLE: $2,250 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE UNITED WAY INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S CRANIOFACIAL ASSOCIATION: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANTHER BACKERS: $1,120 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetPONDEROSA VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSN INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTILL WATER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSEE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLADIATOR BASEBALL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $480 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGT SHOCKERS INC: $400 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetICAN FOUNDATION: $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.

Greater Houston Commu…Albemarle FoundationCelanese FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Communities Foundatio…Enterprise Holdings F…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for Good
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX17.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Albemarle Foundation · Celanese Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good

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 Frank Lockwood Foundation (formerly Lockwood Family Foundation) funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frank Lockwood Foundation (formerly Lockwood Family Foundation). Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%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 · 0–60%
    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.
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    Find your warmest path to Frank Lockwood Foundation (formerly Lockwood Family Foundation) through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 58 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2026) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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