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Halcyon Foundation Attn Thomas Larson at a glance

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Halcyon Foundation Attn Thomas Larson

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$88k
Granted FY2025still arriving
39
Grants FY2025still arriving
12
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Religion$144kHuman Services$133kHousing & Shelter$61kArts & Culture$58kEducation$47kInternational$38kHealth$30kFood & Nutrition$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k38 grants · $75k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
$900
Median grant
12
States reached
$288k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WISH SOCIETY$13,416
Individual grant recipient$9,320
SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW CO$7,500
ICCF$7,500
Individual grant recipient$6,000
FERRYSBURG COMMUNITY CHURCH$6,000
FRIENDS IN DEED$4,200
FOOD GATHERERS$4,000
INTERNATIONAL SAMARITAN$3,500
JACKSON INTERFAITH SHELTER$3,500
HOPE CLINIC$3,000
WASHTENAW LITERACY$2,500
MERCY SHIPS$2,000
SALVATION ARMY$1,800
HOPE COLLEGE$1,500
02The need
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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 (FY19–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $450 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $450 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $400 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $300 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $300 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $250 → 11%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $250 → 11%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
MI
NY
SD
IN
OH
NJ
CO
MO
VA
NM
KS
TN
MS
GA
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$515k · 56 repeat orgs$21k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +79% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

56 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2025, 25 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
13

Total granted

$515k
$5k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+79%
+3%

Still filing today

52%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationInternationalHealthPublic BenefitHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesOther
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

  • FI
    Friends In Deed
    9× · 2017–2025 · $32k · revenue +36%
  • SA
    SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY
    8× · 2018–2025 · $25k · revenue +147%
  • FG
    FOOD GATHERERS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $21k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • WR
    World Renewgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue +26%
  • LR
    LAKESHORE RESCUE MISSIONS
    one grant, 2024 · $1k
  • MA
    MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP
    one grant, 2023 · $500
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
Michigan Christian Home

The michigan christian home dba beacon hill at eastgate, a not-for-profit corporation, provides housing and health services in a christian environment for older adults, thus enabling them to meet their ongoing physical, social and…

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2
St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Inc

We, st. joseph mercy chelsea and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. joseph mercy chelsea is a member of trinity health - michigan and…

Health
3
Trinity Health - Michigan

We, trinity health-michigan and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. trinity health-michigan is a member of trinity health.

Health
4
Welch College

Welch college is a christian higher education institution that educates leaders to serve christ, his church, and his world through biblical thought and life

Education
5
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County D/B/A Catholic Charities Washtenaw County provides diverse, holistic social services including adoption and pregnancy counseling, food and basic needs assistance, domestic and child abuse…

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6
Life International

To partner with leaders globally to boldly proclaim the biblical truth of the father's heart for life, champion the gospel of jesus christ, and establish life-giving ministries.

Health
7
Global Health Ministry

We, global health ministry and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. global health ministry is a member of trinity health.

International
8
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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9
Faith Aid

The organization cares for the sick and suffering in Jesus name by partnering with Christian mission hospitals, helping patients unable to afford treatment, and supporting Mustard Seed House ministry locations in Kenya.

International
10
Lifewater Inc

Lifewater international is a non-profit christian water development organization dedicated to effectively serving vulnerable children and families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.

Environment
11
Madonna University

The mission of madonna university, a catholic and franciscan institution of higher learning, is to instill in its students christain humanistic values, intellectual inquiry, a respect for university and a committment to serving others…

Education
12
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Luke Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mona Lake Improvement Association. 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

42 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. 42 of the 78 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/42
Grantees still filing
33/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $91,560 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $58,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFERRYSBURG COMMUNITY CHURCH: $45,925 · OtherFERRYSBURG COMMUNITY CHURCHWEST INDIES SELF HELP: $42,260 · OtherWEST INDIES SELF HELPFriends In Deed: $32,175 · OtherFriends In DeedFOOD GATHERERS: $21,100 · OtherHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $19,000 · OtherICCF: $18,700 · OtherWASHTENAW LITERACY: $16,000 · Other+49 more: $83,391 · Other+49 moreSHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY: $24,500 · Housing & ShelterJackson Interfaith Shelter: $8,500 · Housing & ShelterMercy Ships International: $9,100 · InternationalWORLD VISION INC: $7,703 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL SAMARITAN: $6,500 · InternationalCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $3,900 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,100 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL AID INC: $1,500 · InternationalHOPE COLLEGE: $13,500 · EducationRehoboth Christian School Assoc: $7,800 · EducationHOPE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS INC: $2,225 · EducationCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $1,650 · Education+2 more: $450 · EducationFISHER HOUSE MICHIGAN: $15,500 · Public BenefitWARRIORS AND CAREGIVERS UNITED: $1,500 · Public Benefit+1 more: $250 · Public BenefitINNOCENT: $6,200 · Crime & LegalWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2,400 · Human ServicesPINE REST FOUNDATION: $500 · Human Services
Other$428,111Housing & Shelter$33,000International$31,803Education$25,625Public Benefit$17,250Crime & Legal$6,200Human Services$2,900

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 budgetFriends In Deed: $32,175 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetSHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY: $24,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD GATHERERS: $21,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $19,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWASHTENAW LITERACY: $16,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetFISHER HOUSE MICHIGAN: $15,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetHOPE COLLEGE: $13,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $9,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetJackson Interfaith Shelter: $8,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRehoboth Christian School Assoc: $7,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $7,703 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SAMARITAN: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINNOCENT: $6,200 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $3,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $3,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $2,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHARLES S KETTLES CHAPTER 310: $2,300 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetHOPE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS INC: $2,225 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWorld Renew: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $1,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL AID INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINE REST FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LUKE SOCIETY INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARY CHRISTIAN CENTER INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMACKINAC CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetESPERANZA THREADS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCORNER HEALTH CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISH TALES: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALVIN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY LIFE SERVICES INC: $175 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMONA LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGALENS MEDICAL SOCIETY: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES: $50 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 Friends In Deed ↗
  • Who funds SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds FOOD GATHERERS ↗
  • Who funds HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds WASHTENAW LITERACY ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds HOPE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds Jackson Interfaith Shelter ↗
  • Who funds Rehoboth Christian School Assoc ↗
  • Who funds WORLD VISION INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL SAMARITAN ↗
  • Who funds INNOCENT ↗
  • Who funds CURE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHARLES S KETTLES CHAPTER 310 ↗
  • Who funds HOPE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds World Renew ↗
  • Who funds CALVIN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WARRIORS AND CAREGIVERS UNITED ↗

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.

Barnabas FoundationEdgar and Elsa Prince…Douglas & Sandra Deko…The Martin Family Fou…United Way of Washten…Harry a and Margaret …Grand Haven Area Comm…Grand Rapids Communit…Community Foundation …Harry Vermeer Family …James a and Faith Kni…Consumers Energy Foun…
Barnabas FoundationIL21.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Barnabas Foundation · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Douglas & Sandra Dekock Family Foun · The Martin Family Foundation · United Way of Washtenaw County · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Harry Vermeer Family Foundation · James a and Faith Knight Foundation · Consumers Energy 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 Halcyon Foundation Attn Thomas Larson funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Halcyon Foundation Attn Thomas Larson. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 78 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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