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James W Garvey Family Charitable Trust at a glance

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James W Garvey Family Charitable Trust

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.

$819k
Granted FY2025still arriving
37
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$750k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.0MEnvironment$206kRecreation & Sports$169kHealth$129kPhilanthropy$104kSocial Science$76kHuman Services$49kReligion$35kOther$0
02FY2025 · 37 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k35 grants · $53k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $250k+1 grant · $750k
$1,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$500k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL$750,000
KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE$15,480
THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE$8,000
WE TREAT KIDS RIGHT$6,000
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$4,168
MUSIC THEATRE OF WICHITA$2,500
THE SALVATION ARMY$2,000
KANSAS FOOD BANK$2,000
Individual grant recipient$1,500
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION$1,500
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY$1,500
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY$1,000
YOUNG VOICES$1,000
HUMANKIND MINISTRIES$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 14%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $6k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $6k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $5k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 16%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
MA
IN
CA
CO
MO
WV
VA
KS
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX
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.
$1.9M · 47 repeat orgs$21k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against -53% for those funded once.

47 repeat relationships: 37 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

47
5

Total granted

$1.9M
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
-53%

Still filing today

68%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthArts & CultureReligionRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • IS
    INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $824k · revenue +31%
  • WS
    WICHITA SWIM CLUB
    9× · 2017–2025 · $105k · revenue +45%
  • KP
    KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $96k · revenue +135%

Funded once

  • PEACE HAVEN ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue -75%
  • DP
    DISCOVERY PLACE PRESCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • LONGYEAR FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue -53%
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
Kansas Wesleyan University

Kansas wesleyan university is a liberal arts college that promotes and integrates academic excellence, spiritual development, personal well-being, and social responsibility.

Education
2
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
3
Wichita Collegiate School

We exist to inspire all students to be the best versions of themselves through a transformative education grounded in academic excellence within our inclusive community.

Education
4
The Independence School Inc

The independence school inspires students to become independent, intellectually curious individuals who possess an exceptional spirit for learning, leadership and citizenship.

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5
Wichita Christian School Inc

The mission of Wichita Christian School is to provide a quality education in a Christian environment that inspires hearts, minds, and souls for successful living.

Education
6
Kansas City Christian School Association

To bring glory to god by providing children with an excellent christ- centered education rooted in the word of god.

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7
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

The american enterprise institute is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. aei pursues these ideals through independent thinking and the…

Social Science
8
Central Christian College of Kansas

Central christian college of kansas is a four-year, non-profit liberal arts college with the primary mission of offering a christ-centered education for character.

Education
9
Editorial Projects in Education Inc

Editorial projects in education, inc. (epe) was established to raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in american education through a variety of targeted products and media.…

Arts & Culture
10
The Kinkaid School Inc

The Kinkaid School provides instruction to approx. 1,480 students from pre-K through grade 12.

Education
11
Institute for the International Education of Students

The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) blends the best elements of foreign higher education with American University requirements and encourages students to explore the unique elements of foreign countries.…

Education
12
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Youth Entrepreneurs Inc; the most unlike its peers is Trees for Life Inc. 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

36 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. 36 of the 52 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
29/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC: $824,000 · OtherINDEPENDENT SCHOOL INCFLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK AN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUDIES PROJECT: $200,000 · OtherFLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK AN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUDIES PROJECTTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $57,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · Other+31 more: $257,168 · Other+31 moreKANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE: $95,980 · EducationKANSAS POL…Friends University: $39,000 · EducationFriends Un…The Principia Corporation: $19,000 · EducationThe Princi…WICHITA FRIENDS SCHOOL INC: $9,000 · EducationSTUDENTS FOR LIBERTY INC: $7,500 · Education+2 more: $8,000 · EducationMOMS AGAINST FLUORIDATION DBA NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ALLIANCE: $131,500 · Community ImprovementWICHITA SWIM CLUB: $104,500 · Recreation & SportsADVENTURE UNLIMITED: $9,000 · Recreation & SportsWe Treat Kids Right: $46,000 · PhilanthropyMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INC: $14,000 · HealthPrairie View Inc: $9,000 · HealthHEARTSPRING INC: $4,500 · HealthEPISCOPAL SOCIAL SERVICES INC DBA BREAKTHROUGH: $3,000 · HealthTHE WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $24,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,500 · Human Services
Other$1,388,168Education$178,480Community Improvement$131,500Recreation & Sports$113,500Philanthropy$46,000Health$30,500Human Services$28,500

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 budgetINDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC: $824,000 over 9y, 7.6% of budgetMOMS AGAINST FLUORIDATION DBA NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ALLIANCE: $131,500 over 4y, 49% of budgetWICHITA SWIM CLUB: $104,500 over 9y, 9.5% of budgetKANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE: $95,980 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $57,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetWe Treat Kids Right: $46,000 over 9y, 7.4% of budgetFriends University: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME: $24,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Principia Corporation: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $19,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetKANSAS FOODBANK WAREHOUSE INC: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INC: $14,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LTD: $11,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetMUSIC THEATRE WICHITA: $10,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPEACE HAVEN ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrairie View Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetADVENTURE UNLIMITED: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cedars Camps Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWICHITA FRIENDS SCHOOL INC: $9,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetSTUDENTS FOR LIBERTY INC: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $7,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $7,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBill of Rights Institute: $7,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHEAVEN SENT MINISTRIES INC: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHUMANKIND MINISTRIES WICHITA INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBOTANICA INC: $6,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLONGYEAR FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdChoice Inc: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Voices: $4,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF KANSAS INC: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTSPRING INC: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Entrepreneurs Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTREES FOR LIFE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $500 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 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds MOMS AGAINST FLUORIDATION DBA NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds WICHITA SWIM CLUB ↗
  • Who funds KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds We Treat Kids Right ↗
  • Who funds Friends University ↗
  • Who funds THE WICHITA CHILDREN'S HOME ↗
  • Who funds The Principia Corporation ↗
  • Who funds Foundation for Economic Education Inc ↗
  • Who funds KANSAS FOODBANK WAREHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS INC ↗
  • Who funds ORPHEUM PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LTD ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC THEATRE WICHITA ↗
  • Who funds PEACE HAVEN ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Prairie View Inc ↗
  • Who funds ADVENTURE UNLIMITED ↗
  • Who funds The Cedars Camps Inc ↗
  • Who funds WICHITA FRIENDS SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY INC ↗
  • Who funds Institute for Humane Studies ↗
  • Who funds Americans for Prosperity Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Bill of Rights Institute ↗
  • Who funds HEAVEN SENT MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMANKIND MINISTRIES WICHITA INC ↗
  • Who funds BOTANICA INC ↗
  • Who funds LONGYEAR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EdChoice Inc ↗
  • Who funds Young Voices ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF KANSAS INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗

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.

Textron Charitable Tr…Annie FoundationBerry Foundation IncLattner Family Founda…Garvey Kansas Foundat…Wichita FoundationGoebel Family-Star Lu…The Walser FoundationIma FoundationDwane L and Velma Lun…United Way of the Pla…Mosby Lincoln Foundat…
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353RI31.1× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Annie Foundation · Berry Foundation Inc · Lattner Family Foundation Inc · Garvey Kansas Foundation · Wichita Foundation · Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Trust · The Walser Foundation · Ima Foundation · Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace Charitable Foundation · United Way of the Plains Inc · Mosby Lincoln 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 W Garvey Family Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James W Garvey Family Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 52 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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