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Jamden Hope Foundation

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.

$13k
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$7k
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 2024.

Religion$82kHealth$45kInternational$35kPhilanthropy$11kFood & Nutrition$5kEducation$4kHuman Services$200
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$7,194
Median grant
1
States reached
$17M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Cup of Cold Water Ministries$7,194
Rafiki FoundationAMICO$6,000
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.

US giving: 86% of grant dollars ($158k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 14% that went abroad ($25k) is mapped below.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 48% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 8%Convoy of Hope: $5k → 15%YWAM: $5k → 10%American Cancer Society: $100 → 13%El Refugio: $25k → 11%Cup of Cold Water Ministries: $20k → 6%Wheaton College: $4k → 7%Rafiki FoundationAMICO: $6k → 14%Christian Aid Mission: $20k → 8%Cup of Cold Water: $17k → 6%Rafiki: $6k → 14%Cup of Cold Water: $15k → 6%Rafiki Foundation: $3k → 14%Cup of Cold Water Ministries: $12k → 6%Rafiki Foundation: $3k → 14%Cup of Cold Water: $10k → 6%Rafiki Foundation: $3k → 14%Cup of Cold Water Ministries: $7k → 6%Rafiki: $2k → 14%Helmar Foundation: $500 → 6%St Judes: $75 → 6%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

WA
IL
WI
CA
CO
MO
VA
DC
GA

Beyond the US: 14% of all-years giving ($25k)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Chile$25k · 1 grant
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Jamden Hope Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Jamden Hope Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 16% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$99k · 4 repeat orgs$70k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +100% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
9

Total granted

$99k
$64k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+100%
+18%

Still filing today

50%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionHuman ServicesHealthInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CO
    Cup of Cold Water
    3× · 2017–2020 · $42k
  • CO
    CUP OF COLD WATER MINISTRIES
    3× · 2021–2024 · $40k · revenue +26%
  • RF
    Rafiki Foundation
    3× · 2021–2023 · $9k

Funded once

  • ER
    El Refugio
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • CA
    CHRISTIAN AID MISSION
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • WR
    WORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALSgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +26%
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
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Kingdom Capital Fund

People desire to make a real difference in the world, but it's hard to know how. kingdom capital fund brings people together to use their time, talent, and treasure for a kingdom impact. we do this in two ways: 1) multiply gifts through an…

Religion
4
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
5
Greater Austin Christian Foundation

Mobilizing resources by inspiring biblical generosity in the greater austin, texas area.

Religion
6
World Christian Broadcasting Corporation

World christian broadcasting exists so that people in places best served by broadcast media become aware of the good news of jesus christ and want to know more. geographic areas that cannot be easily served by missionaries are a priority.

Arts & Culture
7
American Anglican Council

Aac's purpose is to build up and defend great commission anglican churches in north america through developing faithful leaders, equipping local churches and engaging the church and culture with gospel clarity.

Religion
8
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
9
Christian Leaders for Africa Inc

Christian leaders from africa promotes christian theological training & education of local leaders in kenya and throughout africa. it invests in undergraduate, masters, and phd scholarships, faculty support for african professors and…

Religion
10
George Fox University

George fox university, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.

Education
11
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
12
Christian World Outreach

Providing responsible evangelism, leadership, development, and humanitarian assistance.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Convoy of Hope; the most unlike its peers is Bukoba Friends Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

9 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. 9 of the 17 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
8/9
Grantees still filing
7/9
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Cup of Cold Water: $42,350 · OtherCup of Cold WaterCUP OF COLD WATER MINISTRIES: $39,507 · OtherCUP OF COLD WATER MINISTRIESEl Refugio: $25,000 · OtherEl RefugioCHRISTIAN AID MISSION: $20,000 · OtherCHRISTIAN AID MISSIONRafiki Foundation: $9,000 · OtherRafiki FoundationRafiki FoundationAMICO: $6,000 · OtherYWAM: $5,356 · Other+2 more: $3,108 · OtherWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $10,000 · InternationalWORLD RELIEF…WORLD VISION INC: $5,000 · InternationalWORLD VISION…CONVOY OF HOPE: $4,996 · InternationalCONVOY OF HO…Bukoba Friends Foundation: $8,319 · PhilanthropyWheaton College: $4,000 · EducationHELMAR LUTHERAN CHURCH FOUNDATION: $500 · ReligionGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $200 · Human ServicesAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 · Health
Other$150,321International$19,996Philanthropy$8,319Education$4,000Religion$500Human Services$200Health$100

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 budgetCUP OF COLD WATER MINISTRIES: $39,507 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBukoba Friends Foundation: $8,319 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWheaton College: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELMAR LUTHERAN CHURCH FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jamden Hope Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jamden Hope Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Jamden Hope Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Jamden Hope 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 17 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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