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Hamilton Family Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$366k
Granted FY2022
58
Grants FY2022
20
States reached
$347k
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, FY2020 to 2022.

Community Improvement$347kHuman Services$13kAnimals$12kHealth$6kEducation$6kFood & Nutrition$4kEnvironment$4kInternational$3kOther$0
02FY2022 · 58 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k57 grants · $19k
  • $250k+1 grant · $347k
$250
Median grant
20
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY$346,675
CRISIS CENTER OF DODGE CITY INC$2,000
BISHOP SULLIVAN CENTER$800
SEATTLE TIMES FUND FOR THE NEEDY$700
DEAF DOGS ROCK$650
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO$650
FOOD LIFELINE$600
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$500
BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION$500
PI BETA PHI FOUNDATION$500
HARVESTER-THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK$500
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY$500
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$500
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE$500
WATER MISSION INTERNATIONAL$450
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, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CRISIS CENTER OF DODGE CITY INC: $2k → 12%SOUND GENERATIONS: $250 → 9%SOUND GENERATIONS: $85 → 9%HOPELINK: $500 → 9%HOPELINK: $500 → 9%HOPELINK: $350 → 9%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $500 → 15%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $500 → 15%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $250 → 15%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

NH
WA
ID
IL
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
SC
DC
OK
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.

12%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$48k · 43 repeat orgs$354k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against -2% for those funded once.

43 repeat relationships: 42 still active in FY2022, 1 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

43
6

Total granted

$48k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
-2%

Still filing today

72%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $351k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22
AnimalsEnvironmentHealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalOther
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

  • FL
    FOOD LIFELINE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $3k · revenue +6%
  • TS
    THE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2k · revenue +60%
  • HT
    HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • LC
    LAFAYETTE CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
  • AM
    AMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION GOEHRING
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue -2%
  • AL
    ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF KANSAS CITYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $500 · revenue +72%
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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
3
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
4
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
5
Wildaid Inc

Wildaid's mission is to inspire change and empower the world to protect wildlife and vital habitats from critical threats.

Animals
6
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
7
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
8
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
9
Humane World Action Fund

To pass animal protection laws, educate the public, and support humane candidates for office.

Animals
10
The Wildlife Society

The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.

Animals
11
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
12
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Morris Animal Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Amazing Aussies Lethal White Rescue of Arizona. 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

49 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. 49 of the 65 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/49
Grantees still filing
34/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY: $346,675 · OtherGREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY+29 more: $27,450 · Other+29 moreDEAF DOGS ROCK INC: $2,000 · AnimalsOLD DOG HAVEN: $1,100 · AnimalsSpeak Rescue and Sanctuary: $1,050 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $800 · AnimalsNATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $750 · AnimalsWILD SALMON CENTER: $550 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $500 · Animals+9 more: $1,376 · AnimalsCrisis Center of Dodge City Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesHOPELINK: $1,350 · Human ServicesLittle Sisters of The Poor: $1,250 · Human ServicesSOUND GENERATIONS: $335 · Human ServicesFOOD LIFELINE: $2,600 · Food & NutritionHARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK: $1,750 · Food & NutritionWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $1,450 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,350 · InternationalSea Turtle Conservancy: $750 · InternationalRAINFOREST TRUST: $550 · InternationalSWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE: $1,500 · EducationSouthern Methodist University: $1,500 · EducationTHE HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: $500 · EducationNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $250 · EducationBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $1,500 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $1,250 · HealthVITAS COMMUNITY CONNECTION: $510 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $150 · Health+1 more: $50 · Health
Other$374,125Animals$8,126Human Services$4,935Food & Nutrition$4,350International$4,100Education$3,750Health$3,460

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 budgetFOOD LIFELINE: $2,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEATTLE TIMES COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND: $2,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDEAF DOGS ROCK INC: $2,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCrisis Center of Dodge City Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPI BETA PHI FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $1,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOPELINK: $1,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Sisters of The Poor: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOLD DOG HAVEN: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpeak Rescue and Sanctuary: $1,050 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION GOEHRING: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSea Turtle Conservancy: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WETLANDS INITIATIVE: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAINFOREST TRUST: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILD SALMON CENTER: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVITAS COMMUNITY CONNECTION: $510 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOCEAN CONSERVANCY: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF KANSAS CITY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUND GENERATIONS: $335 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMAZING AUSSIES LETHAL WHITE RESCUE OF ARIZONA: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $166 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Bird Conservancy: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $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.

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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…Aetna Foundation IncThe Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT12.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Hamilton Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hamilton 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wild Salmon Center: 49% of income from government
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy: 1% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
8report 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 65 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.

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