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John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust at a glance

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John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust

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.

$192k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Crime & Legal$271kEducation$140kInternational$40kCivil Rights$35kHuman Services$18kArts & Culture$14kHealth$13kPublic Benefit$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $101k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW & ECONOMIC JUSTICE$50,000
BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION$35,000
DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION$25,500
ASSENT SOCCER$20,225
EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES$10,000
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS$10,000
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER$5,100
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$5,000
THE AFIYA CENTER$5,000
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY$5,000
TEXAS TRIBUNE$5,000
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB$5,000
PROPUBLICA$3,500
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY$2,850
NETWORK FOR GOOD$2,500
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 (FY22–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE: $5k → 14%THE AFIYA CENTER: $5k → 14%AFIYA CENTER: $5k → 14%AGMA RELIEF FUND: $3k → 17%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.
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$376k · 10 repeat orgs$161k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
6

Total granted

$376k
$115k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+3%

Still filing today

90%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $47k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Crime & LegalHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthArts & CultureOther
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

  • NC
    NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $125k · revenue +48%
  • AS
    ASCENT SOCCER USA
    3× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +168%
  • EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
    3× · 2022–2024 · $25k · revenue +91%

Funded once

  • NC
    NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE
    one grant, 2022 · $75k
  • LA
    LEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXAS
    one grant, 2023 · $26k · revenue +3%
  • AM
    AMPLIFIED MINDSgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue +51%
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
Association of Legal Administrators

Ala is the catalyst for growth by providing: diverse educational experiences, engaged peer communities, strategic solutions, dynamic resources, and trusted networks.

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2
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

—
3
Equal Justice Center

The Equal Justice Center is a non-profit law firm and employment justice organization which empowers low-income families, workers, and communities to achieve fair treatment in the workplace, in the justice system, and in our shared society…

Civil Rights
4
Colorado Legal Services

To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.

Crime & Legal
5
Texas Trial Lawyers Association

To protect the constitutional guarantee of access to the courts and trial by jury, and provide an environment enabling our members to successfully and ethically engage in the practice of law, as they seek justice on behalf of their clients.

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6
Afl-Cio Union Lawyers Alliance

Afl-cio union lawyers alliance was established to better the conditions of working men and women and their families by enhancing the quality of legal representation that is available to the afl-cio and the national and international unions…

—
7
The Public Interest Law Center

The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community…

Crime & Legal
8
New Civil Liberties Alliance

Public interest legal activities

Arts & Culture
9
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
10
Texas Legal Services Center Inc

Texas Legal Services Center is a nonprofit legal aid organization whose mission is to serve the undeserved by making civil justice accessible to every Texan--no matter their ability to earn. We're a coalition of attorneys, paralegals, pro…

Crime & Legal
11
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Inc

Nylpi's mission is to advance equality and civil rights, with a focus on health justice, disability rights and environmental justice, through the power of community lawyering and partnerships with the private bar.

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12
Austin Community Law Center

The Austin Community Law Center is a nonprofit law firm. Our mission is to make legal representation radically more affordable, invest in a stronger community, and fight for justice.

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Legal Aid Society; the most unlike its peers is Roundabout Theatre Company 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

20 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. 20 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
10/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE INC: $125,000 · Crime & LegalNATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC …LEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXAS: $25,500 · Crime & LegalLEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXASEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $15,000 · Crime & LegalEQUAL JUSTICE WORKSSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,100 · Crime & LegalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC+1 more: $5,000 · Crime & LegalBRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION: $140,000 · EducationBRONX LETTERS FOUNDATIONTEXAS TRIBUNE INC: $5,000 · EducationNATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE: $75,000 · OtherNATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW & JUS…Dallas Bar Association: $25,500 · OtherDallas Bar AssociationEQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES: $25,000 · OtherEQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATESCHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB: $10,000 · OtherCHILD POVERTY ACTION LABACTORS EQUITY FUND: $5,000 · Other+1 more: $500 · OtherASCENT SOCCER USA: $30,230 · Youth Development+1 more: $1,010 · Youth DevelopmentTHE AFIYA CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC: $5,163 · Human ServicesAGMA RELIEF FUND: $2,500 · Human ServicesAMPLIFIED MINDS: $7,500 · HealthMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $5,000 · HealthROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC: $5,350 · Arts & CulturePRO PUBLICA INC: $3,500 · Arts & CultureNETWORK FOR GOOD: $2,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Crime & Legal$180,600Education$145,000Other$141,000Youth Development$31,240Human Services$17,663Health$12,500Arts & Culture$8,850Public Safety & Disaster$2,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION: $140,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE INC: $125,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetASCENT SOCCER USA: $30,230 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetDallas Bar Association: $25,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXAS: $25,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE WORKS: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $10,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AFIYA CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMPLIFIED MINDS: $7,500 over 1y, 21% of budgetROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC: $5,350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE OF NORTH TEXAS INC: $5,163 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEGAL AID SOCIETY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS TRIBUNE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAGMA RELIEF FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 1.4% 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.

Equal Justice WorksCommunities Foundatio…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Equal Justice WorksDC13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Equal Justice Works · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%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
    0get no government money at all
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust?

    Find your warmest path to John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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