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Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$736k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$736k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
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01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$5.8MInternational$118kAnimals$113kHuman Services$106kEducation$105kHousing & Shelter$60kArts & Culture$50kYouth Development$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$736,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Total to Charities listed below$736,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $57k) 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.

area typical 10%SCO Family of Services: $15k → 6%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $2k → 9%Opportunity Alliance: $25k → 7%Riding to the Top: $15k → 7%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

ME
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
PA
NJ
CA
MO
MD
AZ
TN
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 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.

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Connecticut Humane Society

The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.

Animals
2
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
3
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Inc

THE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS ACTIVELY RESCUES CATS AND DOGS, PROVIDES QUALITY CARE AND OFFERS SANCTUARY UNTIL LOVING HOMES CAN BE FOUND. ARF's work with animals, within our community and throughout the organization is guided by…

Animals
4
Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire

Helping pets and the people that care for them.

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5
Mercy for Animals Inc

Mercy for animals' mission is to construct a compassionate food system that is not just kind to animals but essential for the future of our planet and all who share it. our vision of a world where animals are respected, protected, and free…

Animals
6
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
7
Danbury Animal Welfare Society

Danbury animal welfare society , inc.(daws) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our community and beyond. we promote responsible pet guardianship and the humane treatment of animals, and work toward…

Animals
8
Humane Animal Partners

Founded in 2023, humane animal partners is a nonprofit no-kill animal care and adoption center. we are committed to providing for the needs of homeless and owned dogs and cats in our community. we make "friends for life" by connecting…

Animals
9
Shelter From the Storm Animal Rescue Inc

Reduce the euthanasia rate of healthy and adoptable animals and improve the lives of companion animals by finding permanent homes for animals in need, providing support to communities who do not have access to humane organizations,…

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10
Partners for Animal Welfare Society

Animal shelter for the protection and care of abused and neglected animals.

Animals
11
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
12
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Farm Sanctuary Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grand Circle Foundation Inc. 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

34 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. 34 of the 73 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
29/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Total to Charities listed below: $5,679,301 · OtherTotal to Charities listed below+49 more: $588,050 · Other+49 moreThe Opportunity Alliance: $25,000 · Human ServicesRIDING TO THE TOP: $15,000 · Human ServicesSCO FAMILY OF SERVICES: $15,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,500 · Human ServicesMIDCOAST HUMANE: $10,000 · AnimalsEQUINE ADVOCATES INCORPORATED: $7,500 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $7,000 · AnimalsFARM SANCTUARY INC: $5,000 · AnimalsANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND: $5,000 · AnimalsThe Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter: $3,500 · AnimalsAlley Cat Allies Inc: $2,500 · AnimalsIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS: $2,500 · AnimalsRETURN TO FREEDOM INC: $2,500 · Animals+5 more: $3,000 · AnimalsGood Shepherd Food Bank: $25,000 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionADAPTIVE SPORTS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentHOMEFRONT INC: $7,500 · Education
Other$6,267,351Human Services$56,500Animals$48,500Food & Nutrition$35,000Recreation & Sports$20,000Youth Development$10,000Education$7,500

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 budgetThe Opportunity Alliance: $25,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $25,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetADAPTIVE SPORTS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetRIDING TO THE TOP: $15,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetSCO FAMILY OF SERVICES: $15,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BANGOR AREA HOMELESS SHELTER: $15,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $10,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetMIDCOAST HUMANE: $10,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEQUINE ADVOCATES INCORPORATED: $7,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetHOMEFRONT INC: $7,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $7,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST: $5,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $5,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $5,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetANIMAL REFUGE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND: $5,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GATHERING PLACE: $5,000 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetThe Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter: $3,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAlley Cat Allies Inc: $2,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS: $2,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRETURN TO FREEDOM INC: $2,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $2,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHOME INC: $2,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $1,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $1,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $1,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLIFESAVERS INC: $500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINTE DONKEY RESCUE INC: $500 over 8y, 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 The Opportunity Alliance ↗
  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Maine Seacoast Mission ↗
  • Who funds ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RIDING TO THE TOP ↗
  • Who funds SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds THE BANGOR AREA HOMELESS SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds STRAIGHT AHEAD PICTURES INC ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds ALFOND YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MIDCOAST HUMANE ↗
  • Who funds MIDCOAST HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ↗

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.

Maine Community Found…Elmina B Sewall Found…Machias Savings Bank …Fisher Charitable Fou…John T Gorman Foundat…Bangor Savings Bank F…Bradford Family Found…Stephen & Tabitha Kin…The American Society …The Pfizer Foundation…The Susan and Ford Sc…PC Fund for Animals C…
Maine Community Foundation IncME29.2× affinity13 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Machias Savings Bank Community Development Foundation · Fisher Charitable Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Bradford Family Foundation · Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr

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 Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Homefront Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.
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How do I get to Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Harris Mathews Charitable Foundation Inc 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 73 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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