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Hung Foundation at a glance

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Hung Foundation

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.

$83k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$107kEnvironment$60kReligion$38kAnimals$34kArts & Culture$15kPhilanthropy$10kHuman Services$6kCrime & Legal$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $70k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$556k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SHIPLEY SCHOOL$30,000
NAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$15,000
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN$15,000
NAPLES ZOO AT CARIBBEAN GARDEN$10,000
LINDA DUNN FOUNDATION$5,000
NOVA - NETWORK OF VICTIM ASSISTANCE$3,125
ROOKERY BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE$2,500
CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA$2,500
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 (FY19–25, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, 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%NOVA - NETWORK OF VICTIM ASSISTANCE: $3k → 6%LIGHTHOUSE OF COLLIER: $1k → 10%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.
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$236k · 9 repeat orgs$52k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
15

Total granted

$236k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+34%

Still filing today

56%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEnvironmentHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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

  • SS
    SHIPLEY SCHOOL
    6× · 2019–2025 · $91k · revenue +8%
  • NB
    NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $47k · revenue +60%
  • THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
    3× · 2022–2025 · $9k · revenue +409%

Funded once

  • TA
    THE AMERICAN CHINESE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • TN
    THE NAPLES FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
Jacksonville Humane Society Inc

The jacksonville humane society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.

Animals
2
Ability Kc

Our mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities by providing comprehensive medical, therapeutic, educational, and vocational services.

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3
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc

Miami lighthouse through education, training, research, vision enhancement and as a center for learning provides hope, confidence, and independence for people of all ages. for nearly a century, miami lighthouse for the blind has been…

Human Services
4
The Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc

The florida center supports the healthy development of young children, specializing in those with delays, disabilities or mental health challenges. our mission- "to help build and foster strong families and expand the potential of young…

Human Services
5
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
6
Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc

The mission of the Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa a/k/a ZooTampa at Lowry Park, is to rescue, rehabilitate and care for animals.(Expanded mission on Schedule O)ZooTampa creates exceptional personalized experiences that connect…

Animals
7
New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To save the lives of animals through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty and be a leader in advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.

Animals
8
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
9
Lake Humane Society

Mission: to protect animals and build connections between pets and people through advocacy and education. vision: leading and guiding a humane lake county core values: compassion for pets and people. engagement through innovative programs,…

Animals
10
Hubbard House Inc

Safety, empowerment, and social change for victims of domestic violence and their families. to that end we offer a full compendium of services for victims of domestic violence.

Human Services
11
Suncoast Center Inc

For 80 years, suncoast center, inc. has held true to its mission of "strengthening, protecting, and restoring lives for a healthy community" by providing a comprehensive range of evidence-based services that address emotional wellness,…

Health
12
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc

The clinic for the rehabilitation of wildlife is a teaching hospital and visitor center dedicated to the saving of wildlife through state-of-the-art veterinary care, research, education, and conservation medicine.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naples Botanical Garden Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Linda Dunn Foundation. 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

16 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. 16 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $32,500 · OtherNAPLES UNITED METHODIST CHURCHNAPLES ZOO AT CARIBBEAN GARDEN: $30,000 · OtherNAPLES ZOO AT CARIBBEAN GARDENTHE AMERICAN CHINESE MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherTHE AMERICAN CHINESE MUSEUM FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientABINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: $9,000 · OtherABINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $8,500 · OtherTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDATHE NAPLES FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $5,000 · Other+8 more: $12,000 · Other+8 moreSHIPLEY SCHOOL: $90,500 · EducationSHIPLEY SCHOOLHAVERFORD SCHOOL: $6,500 · EducationHAVERFORD SCHOOL+1 more: $1,000 · EducationNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $46,700 · EnvironmentNAPLES BOTANICAL G…THE LINDA DUNN FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropySTARABILITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyMission Working Dogs: $5,000 · Human ServicesNetwork of Victim Assistance: $3,125 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE OF COLLIER INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWGBH Educational Foundation: $5,000 · Arts & CultureAvow Foundation Inc: $1,000 · Health
Other$117,000Education$98,000Environment$46,700Philanthropy$11,000Human Services$9,125Arts & Culture$5,000Health$1,000

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 budgetSHIPLEY SCHOOL: $90,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $46,700 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LINDA DUNN FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHAVERFORD SCHOOL: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMission Working Dogs: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNetwork of Victim Assistance: $3,125 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAvow Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE OF COLLIER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROVIDENCE HOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTARABILITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA9.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Hung Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hung Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Naples Botanical Garden Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Hung Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Hung Foundation 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 26 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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