· Private foundation
John & Mildred Holmes Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k23 grants · $89k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $132k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HOPEWELL | $25,000 |
| VAIL HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION | $22,000 |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | $20,000 |
| HOSPICE AUSTIN | $15,000 |
| NOLS | $15,000 |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE | $12,500 |
| OLD ROAD FUND | $12,500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $10,000 |
| AUSTIN SUNSHINE CAMPS | $7,500 |
| CENTER FOR MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES (CMPS) | $7,500 |
| CENTER FOR GROUP STUDIES | $7,500 |
| THE TRAIL FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NPR) | $5,000 |
| EVERGREEN COLLABORATIVE | $5,000 |
| KILUNG FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $161k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
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 John & Mildred Holmes Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
45 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- HAHOSPICE AUSTIN7× · 2018–2024 · $115k · revenue +55%
- CFCENTER FOR MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES5× · 2017–2024 · $68k · revenue +27%
- CFCENTER FOR GROUP STUDIES7× · 2018–2024 · $60k · revenue +97%
Funded once
- FSFIRST STEP HOUSE OF ORANGE COUNTY INCone grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +10%
- BBBEYOND BATTEN DISEASE FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue -85%
- LSLOA SCHOLARSHIP FUNDone grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue -25%
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.
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.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…
See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…
Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.
To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.
The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…
Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.
Preserving and enhancing the habitat of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.
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.
To enhance the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
The glacier national park conservancy works to preserve and protect glacier national park for future generations.
How this is measured
62 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. 62 of the 92 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 HOSPICE AUSTIN ↗
- Who funds GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR GROUP STUDIES ↗
- Who funds YOUTH AND FAMILY ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds BELLVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
- Who funds CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC ↗
- Who funds Pease Park Conservancy ↗
- Who funds CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds THE LYNNE LAUB FUND ↗
- Who funds EAGLE VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH ↗
- Who funds Shoal Creek Conservancy ↗
- Who funds MAMMOTH LAKES FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOPEWELL ↗
- Who funds FIRST STEP HOUSE OF ORANGE COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds VAIL HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BEYOND BATTEN DISEASE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CLIFFORD ANTONE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LOA SCHOLARSHIP FUND ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
- Who funds Living Design Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Shield-Ayres Foundation · Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800 · The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation · The Moody Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Buena Vista Foundation · Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation · The Powell Foundation · St David's Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization John & Mildred Holmes Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John & Mildred Holmes Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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