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James Lee and Annanette Harper Family 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.

$36k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0169% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant clustered by its grantee’s IRS cause code (NTEE), by year — across FY2017–2025.

Environment$59kEducation$55kHealth$27kFood & Nutrition$14kHuman Services$10kPhilanthropy$10kArts & Culture$9kHousing & Shelter$4kOther$84k
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$391k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CIBOLO CENTER FOR CONSERVATION$20,000
GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK$10,000
AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST$5,000
Individual grant recipient$750
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY24–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%QUEER TRANS PROJECT INC: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
2
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
3
Harpeth Conservancy

To restore and protect clean water and healthy ecosystems for rivers in tennessee by employing scientific expertise and collaborative relationships to develop, promote, and support broad community stewardship and action.

Environment
4
The Adirondack Council Inc

The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…

Environment
5
Heartlands Conservancy

The mission of heartlands conservancy is to empower and colaborate with the people of southern illinois to advance and protect the health of our distinctive communities and nationally significant natural and cultural resources.

Environment
6
Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Greater yellowstone coalition works with all people to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the greater yellowstone ecosystem, now and for future generations.

Environment
7
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
8
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
9
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

The american farm bureau foundation for agriculture strives to build awareness, understanding, and a positive perception of agriculture through education. the foundation offers a varierty of fun and engaging standards-based programs and…

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10
Oregon Agricultural Trust

Oregon agricultural trust partners with farmers and ranchers to protect agricultural lands for the benefit of oregons economy, communities, and landscapes.

Environment
11
The American Chestnut Foundation

To return the iconic american chestnut to its native range.

Environment
12
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah

Heal utah's mission is to protect utah's environment and its people by promoting clean air, clean energy, and comprehensive solutions to radioactive and toxic waste.

Environment

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Downingtown Community Education Foundati and the most unlike its peers is Achievement Centers for Children. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 23 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%15%<5yr14%15%5–10yr19%15%10–20yr16%25%20–35yr13%15%35–55yr16%15%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%8%<5yr14%11%5–10yr19%27%10–20yr16%25%20–35yr13%14%35–55yr16%15%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 15% of your grantees by number, and just 8% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/20
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,545

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

CHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION — $15,000 · OtherCHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATIONIndividual grant recipient — $13,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientACHIEVEMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN — $12,300 · OtherACHIEVEMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDRENCHAOS BREW CLUB NFP — $10,250 · OtherCHAOS BREW CLUB NFPSIDE HUSTLE SYNDICATE INC — $10,000 · OtherSIDE HUSTLE SYNDICATE INCSISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY — $10,000 · OtherSISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARYDUFFLE BAGS AND MORE — $5,000 · OtherCOATESVILLE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER — $5,000 · OtherAmerican Battlefield Trust — $5,000 · OtherYOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS — $4,000 · OtherBELOVED ASHEVILLE — $4,000 · Other+2 more — $3,750 · OtherMID KLAMATH WATERSHED COUNCIL — $24,000 · EnvironmentMID KLAMATH WATERSHED CO…FRIENDS OF CIBOLO WILDERNESS — $20,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF CIBOLO WILDER…SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST — $15,000 · EnvironmentSOGOREA TE LAND TRUSTDOWNINGTOWN COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATI — $55,000 · EducationDOWNINGTOWN COMMUNITY …ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC — $20,000 · HealthANGELMAN SY…A JUST HARVEST — $7,100 · HealthA JUST HARV…GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC — $10,000 · Food & NutritionFEEDING AVERY FAMILIES INC — $4,000 · Food & NutritionThe Queer Trans Project Inc — $10,000 · Human ServicesHUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION — $10,000 · Philanthropy
Other$97,300Environment$59,000Education$55,000Health$27,100Food & Nutrition$14,000Human Services$10,000Philanthropy$10,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetDOWNINGTOWN COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATI — $55,000 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetMID KLAMATH WATERSHED COUNCIL — $24,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCHESTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION — $15,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetSOGOREA TE LAND TRUST — $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetACHIEVEMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN — $12,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Queer Trans Project Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetHUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA JUST HARVEST — $7,100 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS — $4,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFEEDING AVERY FAMILIES INC — $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBELOVED ASHEVILLE — $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH7.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization James Lee and Annanette Harper Family Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 23 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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