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Jm Parker Foundation at a glance

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Jm Parker Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$2.8MPhilanthropy$1.5MHealth$865kHuman Services$423kInternational$335kArts & Culture$285kCrime & Legal$189kEducation$180kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $375k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $405k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$27M
Total assets

Anchored by a single position: about 100% of reported assets are held in First Financial Bankshares Stock.

Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER$250,000
FRONTIER TEXAS$130,000
BELTWAY CHURCH$75,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$50,000
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HEAVENLY REST$50,000
PREGNANCY RESOURCES$50,000
UNITED WAY OF ABILENE$50,000
FBC OF SANTA FE$45,000
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE$35,000
TURNING POINT USA$30,000
THE MEN OF NEHEMIAH ABILENE$30,000
BIG COUNTRY CASA$25,000
BCFS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$25,000
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH$25,000
WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $233k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BCFS: $100k → 16%NARROW GATE FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%BCFS: $23k → 16%BCFS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: $25k → 16%HENDRICK HOSPICE CARE: $15k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $8k → 22%MEALS ON WHEELS: $3k → 22%BEYOND TRAFFICKING: $10k → 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

MI
CA
CO
AZ
NM
TN
NC
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.6M · 36 repeat orgs$224k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
12

Total granted

$5.6M
$169k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+16%

Still filing today

39%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k 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
Human ServicesReligionHealthInternationalArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
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

  • TW
    The West Texas Rehabilitation Center
    6× · 2019–2024 · $580k · revenue +29%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF ABILENE INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $385k · revenue +0%
  • FT
    FRONTIER TEXAS INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $270k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • EC
    EPISCOPAL CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • MO
    Mercury One Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -65%
  • TT
    Texas Trails Council Incgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +78%
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
Abilene Christian School Inc

The mission of Abilene Christian School, Inc. is to equip students to excel academically, serve meaningfully, and walk faithfully with God.

Education
2
Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much Much More

See Schedule OFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels provides comprehensive services, including Meals on Wheels, congregate meals, transportation, case management, health screenings, information and referral services, recreation, and more. Our…

Human Services
3
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
4
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
5
West Texas Food Bank

The WTFB exists to collect, purchase, and distribute food to feed the hungry in 19 counties in West Texas in partnership with volunteers and community organizations and to educate these partners and the public at large about the real face…

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6
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
7
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
8
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
9
Greater Austin Christian Foundation

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

Religion
10
Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc

Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) is a fundraising and grant-making organization dedicated solely to Texas nursing. Its mission is to increase the number of nurses dedicated to clinical care and to improve the quality of nurse education and…

Education
11
Leadership Austin

Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.

Youth Development
12
Connectability

ConnectAbility's mission is to empower those with life altering disabilities and their caregivers to reach their fullest potential.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bcfs Health and Human Services; the most unlike its peers is Meals On Wheels. 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

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 54 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)
25/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: $1,660,000 · OtherFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHUNITED WAY OF ABILENE INC: $385,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF ABILENE INCEPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HEAVENLY REST: $270,000 · OtherEPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HEAVENLY RESTBELTWAY CHURCH: $255,000 · OtherBELTWAY CHURCHPREGNANCY RESOURCES: $212,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH: $162,500 · OtherTRINITY VALLEY CHURCH: $145,000 · OtherBIG COUNTRY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC: $175,000 · Other+30 more: $1,077,500 · Other+30 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE: $1,020,083 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDA…The West Texas Rehabilitation Center: $580,000 · HealthThe West …Serenity Foundation of Texas: $25,000 · HealthSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $235,000 · ReligionGLORY OF ZION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC: $60,000 · ReligionEQUIPNET: $45,000 · ReligionFRONTIER TEXAS INC: $270,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFirstDay Foundation: $122,500 · Human ServicesMEALS ON WHEELS: $50,000 · Human ServicesBCFS Health and Human Services: $25,000 · Human ServicesHendrick Hospice Care: $15,000 · Human ServicesNARROW GATE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesBeyond Trafficking: $10,000 · Human ServicesHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $140,000 · EducationABILENE CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $40,000 · Education
Other$4,342,000Philanthropy$1,020,083Health$605,000Religion$340,000Arts & Culture$275,000Human Services$232,500Education$180,000

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 budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE: $1,020,083 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetThe West Texas Rehabilitation Center: $580,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ABILENE INC: $385,000 over 7y, 7.3% of budgetFRONTIER TEXAS INC: $270,000 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $235,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBIG COUNTRY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC: $175,000 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $140,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFirstDay Foundation: $122,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDay Nursery of Abilene Inc: $115,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $95,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Samaritan Resources Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetGLORY OF ZION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS: $50,000 over 6y, 7.9% of budgetEQUIPNET: $45,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetABILENE CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $40,000 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetBCFS Health and Human Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMercury One Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Trails Council Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSerenity Foundation of Texas: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHendrick Hospice Care: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNARROW GATE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBeyond Trafficking: $10,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetUNITED RESCUE ALLIANCE INC: $9,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetKiwanis Club of Abilene: $6,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetAbilene Opera Association: $5,000 over 1y, 35% 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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE ↗
  • Who funds The West Texas Rehabilitation Center ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF ABILENE INC ↗
  • Who funds FRONTIER TEXAS INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds BIG COUNTRY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds FirstDay Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Day Nursery of Abilene Inc ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds Global Samaritan Resources Inc ↗
  • Who funds GLORY OF ZION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds EQUIPNET ↗
  • Who funds ABILENE CLASSICAL ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds BCFS Health and Human Services ↗
  • Who funds Mercury One Inc ↗
  • Who funds Texas Trails Council Inc ↗
  • Who funds Serenity Foundation of Texas ↗
  • Who funds Hendrick Hospice Care ↗

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.

Dian Graves Owen Foun…Community Foundation …Shelton Family Founda…The Legett FoundationBarber FoundationGreathouse FoundationKickapoo Springs Foun…The Massey Family Cha…The Karakin FoundationAmerican Electric Pow…Claude & Mae Moss Cha…Community Foundation …
Dian Graves Owen FoundationTX30.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dian Graves Owen Foundation · Community Foundation of Abilene · Shelton Family Foundation · The Legett Foundation · Barber Foundation · Greathouse Foundation · Kickapoo Springs Foundation · The Massey Family Charitable Trust · The Karakin Foundation · American Electric Power Foundation · Claude & Mae Moss Charities · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax

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 Jm Parker Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jm Parker Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 54 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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