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J Kent McNew 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.

$43k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$25k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$151kEducation$83kEnvironment$29kAnimals$4kYouth Development$3kHuman Services$3kArts & Culture$2kPhilanthropy$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k25 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $37k
$250
Median grant
7
States reached
$35k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Anne Arundel Medical Foundation$25,000
AACC Foundation$12,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA$1,000
St Andrew's United Methodist Church$500
The Salvation Army$400
VES Land Trust$400
The Light House$400
The Nature Conservancy$300
SPCA of Anne Arundel County$300
St Joseph's Indian School$300
Eastern Shore of VA Community Foundation$250
ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION$250
BARRIER ISLANDS CENTER$250
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage$250
Providence Center Inc$200
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 (FY20–20, $90) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Boys Town: $90 → 12%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

NY
SD
PA
CA
NE
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
GA
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$277k · 37 repeat orgs$3k to everyone else

37 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
5

Total granted

$277k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+38%

Still filing today

65%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $395 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentAnimalsEducationArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEmploymentOther
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

  • AA
    ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $62k · revenue +49%
  • AR
    ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +23%
  • TL
    THE LIGHT HOUSE INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $2k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • CC
    CROWNSVILLE CONSERVANCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +571%
  • HO
    HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $200 · revenue +17%
  • WV
    WACHAPREAGUE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $100 · revenue +38%
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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
The Wildlife Society

The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.

Animals
4
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
5
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
6
Washington Forest Law Center

Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.

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7
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc

To provide technical information and scientific research to the forest products industry needed to achieve environmental goals and principles.

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8
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
9
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
10
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
11
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Inc

Coastal bend bays & estuaries program is dedicated to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries of the texas coastal bend. coastal bend bays and estuaries remain a vital part of the environmental and economic landscape by preserving and…

Environment
12
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

33 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. 33 of the 49 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Anne Arundel Medical Foundation: $150,200 · OtherAnne Arundel Medical Foundation+27 more: $18,840 · Other+27 moreANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $62,000 · EducationANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE F…VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationVALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY FO…+1 more: $175 · EducationARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC: $15,407 · EnvironmentARUNDEL R…CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE INC: $4,600 · EnvironmentCHESAPEAK…CROWNSVILLE CONSERVANCY INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentCROWNSVIL…+4 more: $1,190 · EnvironmentSOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC: $2,050 · AnimalsDefenders of Wildlife: $650 · AnimalsPURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOC: $200 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $125 · Animals+3 more: $300 · AnimalsEASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,800 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL CO: $500 · PhilanthropyTHE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $2,000 · Youth Development
Other$169,040Education$82,175Environment$23,197Animals$3,325Philanthropy$2,300Housing & Shelter$2,000Youth Development$2,000

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 budgetANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $62,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetVALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC: $15,407 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE INC: $4,600 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC: $2,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDENCE OF MARYLAND INC: $950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLANDINC: $610 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL CO: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $410 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $405 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARYLAND LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOC: $200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: $175 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $165 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $135 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $125 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARYLAND WESTIE RESCUE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWACHAPREAGUE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $98 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $90 over 1y, 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 ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LIGHT HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds CROWNSVILLE CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds PROVIDENCE OF MARYLAND INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds Defenders of Wildlife ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL MARYLANDINC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL CO ↗
  • Who funds CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Ducks Unlimited Inc ↗
  • Who funds MARYLAND LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds PURPLE MARTIN CONSERVATION ASSOC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 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.

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMD13.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc · Koch Family Foundation Inc · Edward St John Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co · The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc · Verizon Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good

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 J Kent McNew Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from J Kent McNew Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Arundel Rivers Federation Inc: 19% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get 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 · 0–75%
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.

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 49 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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