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John F Kane Scholarship Fund Inc at a glance

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John F Kane Scholarship Fund Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$4k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$42k
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$169k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Stat$1,000
Immaculata Universsity$1,000
Franciscan University of Steubenvil$1,000
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic$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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 69% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Boston University: $1k → 16%College of St Benedict: $1k → 11%Immaculata Universsity: $1k → 6%Central Pennsylvania College: $1k → 8%Stanford University: $2k → 8%SUNY Binghamton: $1k → 20%John Cabot University: $1k → 14%Webster University: $1k → 11%Belmont Abbey College: $1k → 12%Franciscan University of Steubenvil: $1k → 17%West Virginia University: $1k → 19%Marshall University: $1k → 19%George Mason University: $1k → 6%Benedictine College: $1k → 6%Marymount University: $1k → 7%Holy Family Academy: $500 → 7%Summit Aceademy: $500 → 8%Christendom College: $1k → 10%Virginia Politechnic Institute Stat: $2k → 21%Virginia Commonwealth University VC: $1k → 22%James Madison University: $1k → 29%Gonzaga College High School: $500 → 14%Franciscan University of Steubenvil: $1k → 17%George Mason University: $1k → 6%Northern Virginia Community College: $1k → 7%Summit Aceademy: $500 → 8%Christendom College: $1k → 10%Virginia Polytechnic Institute Stat: $1k → 21%Virginia Commonwealth University VC: $1k → 22%James Madison University: $1k → 29%Gonzaga College High School: $500 → 14%Northern Virginia Community College: $1k → 7%Christendom College: $1k → 10%Virginia Politechnic Institute Stat: $1k → 21%ST Thomas University: $1k → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%Saint John Paul the Great Catholic: $500 → 7%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

MN
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
MO
WV
VA
NC
DC
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.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$21k · 10 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +75% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
16

Total granted

$21k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+75%
+19%

Still filing today

20%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

  • VP
    Virginia Politechnic Institute Stat
    2× · 2018–2022 · $3k
  • CE
    CHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION
    3× · 2019–2021 · $3k · revenue +75%
  • SJ
    Saint John Paul the Great Catholic
    6× · 2018–2025 · $3k

Funded once

  • BU
    Binghamton University
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • CO
    College of William Mary
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
  • MU
    MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +19%
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
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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2
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame

The corporation of saint mary's college, notre dame (saint mary's) is a catholic, residential, women's, liberal arts college offering undergraduate degrees and co-educational graduate programs. (continued in schedule o)

Education
3
Saint John's University

To foster the vitality of community through learning and the pursuit of wisdom.

—
4
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
5
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
6
Marquette University

As a Catholic, Jesuit university our mission is to search for truth, discover shareknowledge, foster personal professional excellence, promote a life of faith and developleadership expressed in service to others. See Schedule O.

Education
7
University of Notre Dame du Lac

See Schedule O. See explanation for Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Organization's Mission above.

Education
8
University of Mary

The University of Mary exists to serve the religious, academic and cultural needs of the people in this region and beyond.(Continued on Schedule O)

Education
9
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
10
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
11
Mount Mary University Inc

Mount mary university, an urban catholic university for women sponsored by the school sisters of notre dame, provides an environment for the development of the whole person. the university encourages leadership, integrity, and a deep sense…

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12
Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is College of Saint Benedict; the most unlike its peers is William Marsh Rice University. 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

11 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. 11 of the 29 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
8/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Virginia Politechnic Institute Stat: $3,000 · OtherVirginia Politechnic Institute StatSaint John Paul the Great Catholic: $3,000 · OtherSaint John Paul the Great CatholicVirginia Commonwealth University VC: $2,000 · OtherVirginia Commonwealth University VCGeorge Mason University: $2,000 · OtherGeorge Mason UniversityBinghamton University: $2,000 · OtherBinghamton UniversityJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY: $2,000 · OtherJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYNorthern Virginia Community College: $2,000 · OtherNorthern Virginia Community CollegeCollege of William Mary: $1,000 · OtherGONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: $1,000 · OtherMARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · OtherST Thomas University: $1,000 · OtherBenedictine College: $1,000 · OtherVirginia Polytechnic Institute Stat: $1,000 · OtherJohn Cabot University: $1,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,000 · OtherSUNY Binghamton: $1,000 · OtherWest Virginia University: $1,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · OtherMarshall University: $1,000 · OtherCentral Pennsylvania College: $1,000 · Other+1 more: $500 · OtherCHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION: $3,000 · EducationCHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL CORPORAT…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $2,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LEL…FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE: $2,000 · EducationFRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBEN…IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · EducationIMMACULATA UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $1,000 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICTBELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE INC: $1,000 · EducationBELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE INCWilliam Marsh Rice University: $1,000 · EducationWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityWebster University: $1,000 · EducationWebster University
Other$29,500Education$12,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMMACULATA UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWebster University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHoly Family Academy: $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 CHRISTENDOM EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE ↗
  • Who funds MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT ↗
  • Who funds BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds William Marsh Rice University ↗
  • Who funds Webster University ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Holy Family Academy ↗

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.

Ibm International Fou…Charities Aid Foundat…Verizon FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…
Ibm International FoundationNY17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Verizon Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 F Kane Scholarship Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John F Kane Scholarship Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 29 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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