· Private foundation
Harper Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 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, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k16 grants · $26k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| VIRGINIA ACADEMY FOUNDATION | $100,000 |
| THE LILABEAN FOUNDATION | $6,750 |
| WOMENS CLUB OF GREAT FALLS SCH | $5,091 |
| GREAT FALLS LITTLE LEAGUE | $2,700 |
| GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | $2,570 |
| KIDS GIVE BACK | $1,545 |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | $1,544 |
| MARCH OF DIMES | $1,030 |
| THREE ROOTS INTERNATIONAL | $1,030 |
| CHRIS ATWOOD FOUNDATION | $1,030 |
| COMMUNITY CHURCH | $1,000 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA | $525 |
| TAPS | $520 |
| ST JUDE | $500 |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION | $261 |
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 (FY23–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
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 +36% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TLTHE LILABEAN FOUNDATION INC2× · 2023–2025 · $8k · revenue +59%
- AAABUSED AND HOMELESS CHILDREN'S REFUGE INC2× · 2023–2024 · $3k · revenue +36%
- KGKids Give Back2× · 2024–2025 · $3k · revenue +62%
Funded once
- VCVIRGINIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS GREAT GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY PTAone grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -54%
- FOFRIENDS OF RIVERBEND PARK INCone grant, 2024 · $2k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $1k
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.
Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…
The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…
Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.
The organization's mission is to relentlessly pursue a better world for every child. unicef usa advances the global mission of unicef by rallying the american public to support the world's most vulnerable children. through fundraising,…
To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…
Beat childhood cancer drives childhood cancer research and raises awareness, making a difference in kids' survival today. our vision is to change the story for the next family by finding viable treatments and ultimately, cures for…
Dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure.
The st. baldrick's foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to fund cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
National brain tumor society unrelentingly invests in, mobilizes, andunites our community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments,and advocate for patients and care partners.
To eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.
To empower every child in marginalized communities to reach their full potential by ensuring foundational learning.
The parent project muscular dystrophy (ppmd) fights to end duchenne. we accelerate research, raise our voices to impact policy, demand optimal care for every single family, and strive to ensure access to approved therapies.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 26 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 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INC ↗
- Who funds THE LILABEAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SCHOOL OF THEATRICAL DANCE ↗
- Who funds Best Buddies International Inc ↗
- Who funds ABUSED AND HOMELESS CHILDREN'S REFUGE INC ↗
- Who funds Kids Give Back ↗
- Who funds VIRGINIA CONGRESS OF PARENTS GREAT GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY PTA ↗
- Who funds ULMAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds THE CHRIS ATWOOD FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THREE ROOTS INTERNATIONAL ↗
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.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Harper Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harper Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
How this is measured
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