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Gagnon Foundation Inc

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.

$595k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$297k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$842kReligion$720kHuman Services$142kYouth Development$103kArts & Culture$95kEducation$45kAnimals$44kRecreation & Sports$30kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $268k
  • $250k+1 grant · $297k
$13,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$7.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INSPIRE EQUINE THERAPY PRORAM$297,000
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTER$40,000
RUTH ECKARD HALL INC$32,400
DIRECTIONS FOR LIVING$30,000
CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM$20,200
WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS$20,000
THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION$15,000
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC$15,000
DALI MUSEUM$15,000
SOMEBODY CARES TAMPA BAY$15,000
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FISHING TOURNAMENT$13,000
BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER$12,500
ONE MORE CHILD FOUNDATION$10,000
FRIENDS DOWN SYNDROME SPECIAL NEEDS WEST FLORIDA INC$10,000
WINGS 4 RECOVERY$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 (FY18–24, $190k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%HOPE VILLAGES OF AMERICA: $15k → 12%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC: $25k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC: $20k → 13%METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC: $15k → 13%HOPE VILLAGES OF AMERICA: $5k → 12%READY FOR LIFE: $10k → 12%JAN STEPHENSON'S CROSSROADS FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION: $20k → 12%THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION: $15k → 12%THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS: $20k → 12%WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS: $20k → 12%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

WA
IL
NY
CO
MO
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 25 repeat orgs$429k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
25

Total granted

$1.7M
$394k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+2%

Still filing today

72%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesAnimalsEducationInternationalRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther
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

  • IA
    INSPIRED ACRES INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $506k · revenue +568% · 53% of their budget
  • DF
    DIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $145k · revenue +280%
  • TA
    THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $45k · revenue +99%

Funded once

  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS IN CHRIST JESUS INC
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • MF
    MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +14%
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
Florida Animal Protection Foundation
Animals
2
Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg Inc
Health
3
Floridas Love in Action
Human Services
4
Hollys Hope of North Port
Education
5
Random Acts of Flowers Tampa Bay Inc

Random Acts of Flowers improves the emotional health and well-being of individuals in healthcare facilities by delivering recycled flowers, encouragement, and personal moments of kindness.

Human Services
6
Friends of Strays Inc

To inspire compassion for all animals provide shelter and humane care for homeless animals, and promote adoptions and responsible pet guardianship in our community

Animals
7
Feeding the Fosters Inc

To assist foster families, adoptive families, vulnerable youth and aged out teens with meals, groceries, and other needs in an effort to serve others.

Philanthropy
8
Feeding Dreams Inc

The mission of Feeding Dreams to combat childhood hunger and malnutrition that affect one in five children in Florida. Through grants, fundraising efforts, and school partnerships, we delivered 2.5 million highly nutritious meals to…

Food & Nutrition
9
Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc

The mission of the Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa a/k/a ZooTampa at Lowry Park, is to rescue, rehabilitate and care for animals.(Expanded mission on Schedule O)ZooTampa creates exceptional personalized experiences that connect…

Animals
10
Ronald Mcdonald House Tampa Bay Inc

The mission of ronald mcdonald house tampa bay is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.

Health
11
The Arc Tampa Bay Inc

The mission of the arc tampa bay, inc. is to support and empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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12
The South Florida Charity Classic
Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Camp Rusk Foundation 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

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 54 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
23/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTER: $453,000 · OtherCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTERFELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS IN CHRIST JESUS INC: $200,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS IN CHRIST JESUS INCDIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH INC: $145,000 · OtherDIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH INCBIG BROTHER BIG SISTER: $82,500 · OtherBIG BROTHER BIG SISTERRUTH ECKARD HALL INC: $44,400 · Other+30 more: $286,068 · Other+30 moreINSPIRED ACRES INC: $505,675 · Youth DevelopmentINSPIRED ACRES INCMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesMETROPOLIT…THE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesTHE ARC TA…Wheelchairs 4 Kids Inc: $40,000 · Human ServicesWheelchair…Hope Villages of America Inc: $20,000 · Human ServicesHope Villa…JAN STEPHENSON'S CROSSROADS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesJAN STEPHE…READY FOR LIFE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS DOWN SYNDROME SPECIAL NEEDS WEST FLORIDA INC: $35,000 · EducationRYAN WELLS FOUNDATION INC: $24,200 · EducationThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $15,000 · EducationQUEEN'S COURT INC SIMMS: $5,000 · EducationClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: $30,200 · AnimalsCAMP RUSK FOUNDATION INC: $17,000 · AnimalsCindys Pets Inc: $10,000 · AnimalsALVEUS SANCTUARY INC: $5,000 · AnimalsTAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSALVADOR DALI MUSEUM INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureSomebody Cares Tampa Bay Inc: $37,500 · Religion+1 more: $1,000 · Religion
Other$1,210,968Youth Development$505,675Human Services$190,000Education$79,200Animals$62,200Arts & Culture$40,000Religion$38,500

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 budgetINSPIRED ACRES INC: $505,675 over 8y, 53% of budgetDIRECTIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH INC: $145,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ARC TAMPA BAY FOUNDATION INC: $45,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetWheelchairs 4 Kids Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSomebody Cares Tampa Bay Inc: $37,500 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetFRIENDS DOWN SYNDROME SPECIAL NEEDS WEST FLORIDA INC: $35,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: $30,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRYAN WELLS FOUNDATION INC: $24,200 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetMAKE A DIFFERENCE FISHING TOURNAMENT INC: $23,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS INC: $21,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope Villages of America Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP RUSK FOUNDATION INC: $17,000 over 3y, 22% of budgetARMED FORCES FAMILIES FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetSALVADOR DALI MUSEUM INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Petersburg Free Clinic Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAN STEPHENSON'S CROSSROADS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetCHARITY WORKS INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetREADY FOR LIFE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCindys Pets Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetQUEEN'S COURT INC SIMMS: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetALVEUS SANCTUARY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budget360 EATS: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNew Frontiers Health Force Inc: $1,550 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $515 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.

Pinellas Community Fo…Community Foundation …Rays Baseball Foundat…Vinik Family Foundati…Publix Super Markets …Debartolo Family Foun…The Ruth & J O Stone …Westphal Family Found…White Family Foundati…Duke Energy FoundationVerizon FoundationRaymond James Charita…
Pinellas Community FoundationFL23.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pinellas Community Foundation · Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc · Rays Baseball Foundation Inc · Vinik Family Foundation · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Debartolo Family Foundation Inc · The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation · Westphal Family Foundation Inc · White Family Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 180%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Hope Villages of America Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Directions for Mental Health Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • 360 Eats: 0% of income from government
  • Tampa Museum of Art Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
18get 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 · 0–15%
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 54 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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The endowment market
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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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