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James Lee and Annanette Harper Family Foundation at a glance

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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 it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$65kEnvironment$59kHealth$37kArts & Culture$37kFood & Nutrition$21kHuman Services$15kPhilanthropy$10kReligion$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

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
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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 (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 its 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
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
OH
PA
CA
DE
NC
DC
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 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
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Downingtown Community Education Foundati; 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.
04the grantee network

15 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. 15 of the 23 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and 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 MARYCOATESVILLE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER: $5,000 · OtherDUFFLE BAGS AND MORE: $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 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 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 budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetBELOVED ASHEVILLE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AVERY FAMILIES INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

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

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 James Lee and Annanette Harper Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James Lee and Annanette Harper Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's 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
    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 23 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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