· Private foundation
Goddard 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k25 grants · $70k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $55k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE | $15,000 |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GUN RIGHTS | $10,000 |
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY | $10,000 |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | $10,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | $5,000 |
| WESLEY WILLOWS | $5,000 |
| TURNING POINT USA | $5,000 |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | $5,000 |
| AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | $5,000 |
| MIDDLE CREEK CHURCH | $5,000 |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | $3,000 |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–26, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
40 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2026, 15 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- IPILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE8× · 2019–2026 · $72k · revenue +2%
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION10× · 2017–2026 · $61k · revenue +63%
JUDICIAL WATCH INC8× · 2019–2026 · $37k · revenue +40%
Funded once
- AHAUBURN HIGH SCHOOL JROTCone grant, 2018 · $15k
- FRFOX RIVER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHone grant, 2023 · $10k
- TPTEA PARTY PATRIOTSone grant, 2025 · $10k
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.
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.
The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.
Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…
Rockhurst is a comprehensive university and a supportive community that forms lifelong learners in the catholic, jesuit, liberal arts tradition who engage with the complexities of our world and serve others as compassionate, thoughtful…
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.
The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…
Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.
Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
How this is measured
36 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. 36 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF ROCK RIVER VALLEY ↗
- Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
- Who funds ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC ↗
- Who funds SHATTUCK-ST MARY'S SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds ST ANDREW'S-SEWANEE SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
- Who funds ROCK HOUSE KIDS ↗
- Who funds America First Legal Foundation ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds WESLEY WILLOWS ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds SHELTER CARE MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds ROCKFORD AREA ARTS COUNCIL ↗
- Who funds EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ↗
- Who funds THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ↗
- Who funds EL HOGAR MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds ANDERSON GARDENS ↗
- Who funds ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS INC ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds American Battlefield Trust ↗
- Who funds THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ↗
- Who funds ROCKFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ROCKFORD RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES ↗
- Who funds UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Northern IL · Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation Xxxxx2008 · The Kjellstrom Family Foundation · Kristin L Anderson Charitable Foundation · Tracy E Anderson Charitable Foundation · The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation · Sjostrom & Sons Foundation · Jeffrey R Anderson Charitable Foundation · Blazer Foundation · Guy Reno Family Foundation · Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation · John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Goddard Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Goddard Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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