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Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2024
55
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
55 to 74
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$15M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthAnimalsArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving52$1.2M17%
FY202355$619k18%
FY202256$556k25%
FY202173$504k38%
FY202055$357k25%
FY201974$433k28%
FY201868$474k38%
FY201762$430kn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.3MHuman Services$663kFood & Nutrition$535kEducation$393kAnimals$221kHousing & Shelter$212kYouth Development$204kReligion$196kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 101 grantees
All grantees of Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lake Cares Inc$478,30077%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$184,00070%
Hand in Hand Lake County Inc$170,000513%
Shepherd's Hope Inc$144,30081%
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc$110,00081%
Central Florida Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America Inc$85,00064%
Building Blocks Ministries Inc$82,00055%
Meaningful Milestones Academy Inc$75,00037%
Wheelchairs 4 Kids Inc$75,00062%
Seminole Co Bar Assoc Legal Aid Society$63,00082%
No Limits Academy Inc$61,00072%
Oca Opportunity Community Ability Inc$59,00051%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$57,00040%
Legacy Foundation Inc$52,0002n/a
Winter Park Day Nursery Inc$50,00081%
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$50,00050%
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc$47,00070%
Achievement Academy Inc$45,00070%
The Russell Home For Atypical Children Inc$42,00031%
Rollins College$42,00030%
Cards2warriors Org Inc$40,000334%
Family Matters of Central Florida Inc$40,000414%
Harbor House of Central Florida Inc$35,00020%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$35,00030%
New Beginnings$35,0004n/a
Christian Help Foundation Inc$35,00040%
Advocating for Kids Inc$30,9008n/a
Best Buddies International Inc$30,00030%
Girl Scouts of Citrus Council Inc$30,00011%
Heartland Haven Foundation Inc$30,000223%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$30,00060%
New Vision for Independence Inc$27,00053%
Calvary Chapel of the Lakes Inc$25,0001n/a
We Care of Lake County Inc$22,00053%
Hope Helps Inc$20,00031%
Brevard County Legal Aid Inc$20,00040%
Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired Inc$20,00030%
Life to the Max$20,00031%
Impower Inc$19,00050%
First Church of God Inc$17,0001n/a
Freedom Ride Inc$15,00021%
Grace Medical Home Inc$15,00010%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$15,00010%
Milestone Family Services Inc$15,000340%
Thrive Clermont Inc$15,00038%
Promise Inc$14,00030%
Home of Bright Choices$13,0002n/a
Deliver the Dream Inc$12,50022%
The Path of Citrus County Inc$12,40031%
Ways for Life Inc$12,00032%
Sertoma Camp Endeavor Inc$11,0002n/a
Grand Avenue Economic Community Dev$11,00030%
Circle of Friends Ministry Inc$11,00026%
Eden Academy Inc$10,0001n/a
Fighting for Our Heroes Foundation Inc$10,00027%
Primrose Center Inc$10,00010%
Better U Foundation Academy Inc$10,0002n/a
Teens-In-Flight Inc$8,00019%
Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Inc$8,00010%
Central Florida Speech & Hearing Center Inc$8,00010%
Christian Home and Bible School$8,0002n/a
New Horizons Service Dogs$7,00011%
Cm Box Car Racing$5,50017%
The Arbor School of Central Florida$5,50020%
Commissioned Beyond Borders Inc$5,0001n/a
Central Florida Down Syndrome Assoc Inc$5,00011%
The Arc Nature Coast Inc$5,00010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$5,00010%
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$5,00010%
Evergreen Life Services of Florida Inc$5,00012%
Midwest Food Bank Nfp$5,00010%
Bishop Grady Villas Inc$5,00010%
The Key to Learning with Dr Nyman Inc$5,00010%
Faith Assembly of God$5,0001n/a
Drug Free Incorporated$5,0001n/a
The Arc of Florida Inc$5,00010%
Parc Inc$5,00010%
Heavenly Hoofs Inc$5,00011%
Friends of Children and Families Inc$5,00010%
Ocala Civic Theatre Inc$4,60010%
Early Learning Coalition of Lake County Inc$4,0001n/a
Step Up for Students - Florida Inc$4,00020%
Miracle 4 Michael$3,0001n/a
Villagers for Veterans Inc$3,00021%
Neighborly Care Network Inc$2,00010%
Puzzle Ranch Florida Inc$2,0001n/a
Southeastern Food Bank Inc$2,00010%
Health Care Center For The Homeless Inc$2,00010%
Removing the Barriers Initiative Inc$2,0001n/a
Mount Dora Library Association Inc$1,000110%
Forward Paths Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Keri Anne Demott Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Duvall Homes Inc$1,00010%
Crossroads Club Inc$1,00010%
Project Chance Inc$1,00012%
Hope Partnership Inc D/B/A Community Hope Center Inc$1,00010%
Foster Grants and Giving Inc$1,0001n/a
Reaching Back Community Development Inc$1,0001n/a
Lift Disability Network Inc$1,00010%
First Baptist Church of Orlando$1,0001n/a
Oviedo High School Njrotc Boosters$50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 83 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 80 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLake Cares Inc: $478,300 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $184,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHand in Hand Lake County Inc: $170,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetShepherd's Hope Inc: $144,300 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetJewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc: $110,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetCentral Florida Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetBuilding Blocks Ministries Inc: $82,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetMeaningful Milestones Academy Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 7.2% of budgetWheelchairs 4 Kids Inc: $75,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetSeminole Co Bar Assoc Legal Aid Society: $63,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetNo Limits Academy Inc: $61,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetOca Opportunity Community Ability Inc: $59,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $57,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWinter Park Day Nursery Inc: $50,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetGuardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMiami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc: $47,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAchievement Academy Inc: $45,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetThe Russell Home For Atypical Children Inc: $42,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetRollins College: $42,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCards2warriors Org Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 34% of budgetFamily Matters of Central Florida Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetHarbor House of Central Florida Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Help Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Citrus Council Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHeartland Haven Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew Vision for Independence Inc: $27,000 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetWe Care of Lake County Inc: $22,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetHope Helps Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBrevard County Legal Aid Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetConklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLife to the Max: $20,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetImpower Inc: $19,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom Ride Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGrace Medical Home Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMilestone Family Services Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 40% of budgetThrive Clermont Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetPromise Inc: $14,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDeliver the Dream Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetThe Path of Citrus County Inc: $12,400 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetWays for Life Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetGrand Avenue Economic Community Dev: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCircle of Friends Ministry Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetFighting for Our Heroes Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetPrimrose Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 80.

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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.

Central Florida FoundationFL43× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Florida Foundation · Williams M M & R P Fdn Ta · Heart of Florida United Way Inc · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Mount Dora Community Trust · The Lee Foundation · The Chatlos Foundation Inc · Charles B & Mary M McLin Foundation · W T Bland Jr Charitable Tua · Orlando Health Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities 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.

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About Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc reported 52 grants totaling $1,225,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 55 and 74 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (27%), Human Services (14%), Food & Nutrition (12%).
Who are Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Lake Cares Inc ($478k), The Shriners' Hospital for Children ($184k), Hand in Hand Lake County Inc ($170k).
Does Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Central Florida Foundation, Williams M M & R P Fdn Ta, Heart of Florida United Way Inc.
Where is Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Harper Family Charitable Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 185 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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