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Grizzle Family Foundation at a glance

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Grizzle Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$115k
Granted FY2022
7
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Grizzle Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Grizzle Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $115k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

13
’20
1
’21
5
’22
3
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$641kReligion$262kHousing & Shelter$83kInternational$36kYouth Development$35kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kEnvironment$25kHuman Services$12kOther$0
02FY2022 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $110k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$38k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Alpha USA$40,000
Church of the City$30,000
Abundant Life$10,000
IFES$10,000
Covenant House$10,000
Christianity Today$10,000
Unite Life$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $70k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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.

area typical 10%Covenant House: $30k → 17%Covenant House: $10k → 17%Pathways to Housing: $8k → 14%Homes Not Borders: $8k → 11%Rockbridge Area Relief Assoc: $10k → 12%DC Dream Center: $5k → 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

WA
ID
IL
WI
NY
OH
CA
VA
MD
DE
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$296k · 6 repeat orgs$244k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2022, 3 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
16

Total granted

$296k
$148k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
0%

Still filing today

50%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $61k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesReligionSocial ScienceArts & CultureInternationalMembership 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

  • AU
    Alpha USA
    2× · 2022–2023 · $80k · revenue +182%
  • CH
    COVENANT HOUSE
    2× · 2020–2022 · $40k · revenue +1%
  • IF
    INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    2× · 2020–2023 · $20k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • NC
    NATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • RC
    Rockbridge Church
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • RC
    Rockbridge Community Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
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
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
2
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
3
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
4
Childrens House International

Children's house international provides ethical adoption services, child focused recruitment, and family support. we support disadvantaged children with humanitarian aid in countries worldwide.

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5
Us Digital Response

U.s. digital response is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps governments, nonprofits, and public entities respond quickly to critical public needs. the organization serves the public by leveraging a network of pro bono…

Public Safety & Disaster
6
Earthenable Inc

Earthenable works to solve the housing crisis in africa by revolutionizing the rural housing industry through innovative, affordable, and sustainable home-building solutions. its mission is to create healthier, safer, and climate-resilient…

International
7
Interfaith Works

Social justice and peace through interfaith understanding and cooperation.

—
8
Servenow

Sharing Christ's Passion for the world by serving the most vulnerable through national churches and leaders.

Human Services
9
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
10
Union Foundation Us

Rigorous biblical and accessible education, training and resources for churches worldwide.

Religion
11
United States Association for Unhcr

USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.

International
12
Next Worldwide Inc

With a desire to see the Gospel proclaimed in all nations, we exist to make and multiply disciples of the next generation through the vehicles of church-planting missions and missional leadership training.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is International Fellowship of Evangelical Students Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Houston Food Bank. 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

17 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. 17 of the 32 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $641,274 · Community ImprovementFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDChurch of the City: $70,000 · OtherChurch of the CityIndividual grant recipient: $50,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipientStorymakers: $35,000 · OtherStorymakersNATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCH: $25,000 · OtherNATIONAL COMMUNITY CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRockbridge Church: $20,000 · OtherRockbridge ChurchRockbridge Community Foundation: $15,000 · Other+12 more: $70,000 · Other+12 moreAlpha USA: $80,000 · ReligionAlpha USAChristianity Today International: $10,000 · ReligionChristiani…INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS USA INC: $10,000 · ReligionINTERNATIO…Unite Life: $5,000 · ReligionCOVENANT HOUSE: $40,000 · Human ServicesROCKBRIDGE AREA RELIEF ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesPATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $7,500 · Human ServicesHOMES NOT BORDERS INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesDC Dreamcenter: $4,500 · Human ServicesSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentINNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $20,000 · Social ScienceSouthern Smoke Foundation: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Community Improvement$641,274Other$310,800Religion$105,000Human Services$69,500Environment$25,000Social Science$20,000Arts & Culture$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $641,274 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha USA: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristianity Today International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROCKBRIDGE AREA RELIEF ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL STUDENTS USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Smoke Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HOUSING DC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMES NOT BORDERS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUnite Life: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAWAMAKI US: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDC Dreamcenter: $4,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $800 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.

Christian Community F…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Christian Community Foundation IncCO12.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Grizzle Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Grizzle Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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 · 0–75%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Grizzle Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Grizzle 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 32 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 (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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