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Hobbs Charitable Foundation U/A Dtd 12/16/2011

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.

$121k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
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.

Education$1.1MHealth$519kYouth Development$85kPublic Safety & Disaster$66kHuman Services$65kSocial Science$50kPhilanthropy$10kCommunity Improvement$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$15,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$849k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY$100,000
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES$15,000
YMCA OF COLLIER COUNTY$5,000
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY$1,000
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 (FY17–20, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, 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%Catholic Charities: $5k → 8%Catholic Charities: $5k → 8%Catholic Charities: $5k → 8%Catholic Charities: $5k → 8%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

IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
VA
MD
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 15 repeat orgs$469k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
18

Total granted

$1.4M
$364k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
0%

Still filing today

67%
28%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsPublic BenefitOther
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

  • COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $691k · revenue +8%
  • MI
    MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
    6× · 2017–2022 · $50k · revenue +108%
  • ZP
    ZETA PSI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2022 · $45k · revenue +219%

Funded once

  • TK
    THE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +39%
  • CF
    Campaign for Liberty
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • RP
    Ron Paul Institute
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
3
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
4
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
5
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
6
Association of American Medical Colleges

Aamc leads & serves the academic medicine community to improve the health of people everywhere.

Education
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
Cornell University

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

Education
10
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
11
Macalester College

Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.

Education
12
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community School of Naples Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Kidney Fund 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

19 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. 19 of the 36 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
10/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES INC: $691,204 · EducationCOMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES INCVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · EducationVILLANOVA UNIVERSITYZETA PSI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 · EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $39,000 · Education+2 more: $15,050 · EducationNational Cancer Institute: $350,000 · OtherNational Cancer InstituteRed Cross: $65,000 · OtherRed CrossLANDON HIGH SCHOOL: $58,000 · OtherLANDON HIGH SCHOOLCampaign for Liberty: $50,000 · OtherCampaign for LibertyRon Paul Institute: $50,000 · OtherRon Paul InstituteMARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $49,500 · OtherMARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOO…Community School: $45,000 · OtherCommunity School+15 more: $154,000 · Other+15 moreTHE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATION: $100,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $9,000 · HealthCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 · HealthYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC: $60,000 · Youth DevelopmentASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesNAPLES COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsCOAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $200 · Public Benefit
Education$890,254Other$821,500Health$124,000Youth Development$60,000Human Services$20,000Recreation & Sports$5,000Public Benefit$200

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES INC: $691,204 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATION: $100,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $49,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetZETA PSI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $39,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield University: $10,050 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of Collier County: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 2y, 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 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF NAPLES INC ↗
  • Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC ↗
  • Who funds MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds ZETA PSI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ↗
  • Who funds LIT CONVERSATIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Fairfield University ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds NAPLES COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds YMCA of Collier County ↗
  • Who funds MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds COAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

Collier Community Foundation IncFL15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Collier Community Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Hobbs Charitable Foundation U/A Dtd 12/16/2011 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hobbs Charitable Foundation U/A Dtd 12/16/2011. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Associated Catholic Charities Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Fairfield University: 1% of income from government
  • Ymca of Collier County: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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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Find your warmest path to Hobbs Charitable Foundation U/A Dtd 12/16/2011 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 36 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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