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John Q Hammons Foundation Inc at a glance

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John Q Hammons Foundation Inc

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$924k
Granted FY2018
46
Grants FY2018
2
States reached
$73k
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, FY2017 to 2018.

Health$634kRecreation & Sports$335kPhilanthropy$230kHuman Services$210kYouth Development$205kReligion$83kCrime & Legal$71kHousing & Shelter$53kOther$0
02FY2018 · 46 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2018

  • Under $10k13 grants · $104k
  • $10k–50k30 grants · $653k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $182k
$16,043
Median grant
2
States reached
$161k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDRENS SMILE CENTER$72,969
SILVER DOLLAR CITY FOUNDATION$55,440
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$53,891
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN$49,179
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE OZARKS INC$41,793
CARDINALS CARE FOUNDATION$38,724
CHANCES OF STONE COUNTY INC$36,010
MUSIC THERAPY OF THE OZARKS$33,377
LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI$30,113
A SPORTING CHANCE$26,908
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE OZARKS$23,537
THE ARC OF THE OZARKS FOUNDATION$22,985
CHRISTIAN COUNTY FAMILY CRISIS CENTER$22,740
CHAMPIONS COMMITTED TO KIDS$22,143
CONVOY OF HOPE$22,044
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 (FY17–18, $127k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CHANCES OF STONE COUNTY INC: $36k → 13%FOSTER ADOPT CONNECT: $7k → 15%WHETSTONE BOYS RANCH: $21k → 19%CHANCES OF STONE COUNTY INC: $27k → 13%FOSTER ADOPT CONNECT: $6k → 15%WHETSTONE BOYS RANCH: $15k → 19%DOGWOOD RANCH: $10k → 8%DOGWOOD RANCH: $6k → 8%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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 39 repeat orgs$75k to everyone else

39 repeat relationships: 39 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
2

Total granted

$1.7M
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+52%

Still filing today

77%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2018, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18
HealthHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    2× · 2017–2018 · $117k · revenue +120%
  • SD
    SILVER DOLLAR CITY FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $110k · revenue +116%
  • CS
    CHILDRENS SMILE CENTER CSC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $108k · revenue +211%

Funded once

  • TS
    THE SUMMIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURIgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $7k · revenue +52%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2017 · $6k · revenue +3%
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
Arc of the Ozarks

To be a leader in service delivery for persons with disabilities by providing an array of supports and services to integrate them into their communities and to enhance the quality of their lives.

—
2
Child Safe of Central Missouri Inc

Child safe of central missouri's mission is to respond to and prevent child abuse by providing advocacy, support, and resources to children who are alleged victims of abuse and other traumatic crimes, and to their non-offending family…

Crime & Legal
3
Special Olympics Arkansas Inc

To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate…

—
4
Ozark Opportunities Inc

To render constructive civic service, including the sponsorship of social, educational, and economic projects for the promotion of the welfare of the community and the citizens of the ozarks situated in baxter, boone, marion, newton,…

Community Improvement
5
Developmental Center of the Ozarks

Developmental center of the ozarks makes a positive difference in the community by providing services which enable individuals to reach and maintain their optimal level of development.

Human Services
6
Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri

The mission of the community clinic of southwest missouri is to improve the health of people in our community without access to medical, dental, or mental health care.

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7
Nova Center of the Ozarks Inc

Nova center of the ozarks, inc strives to make possible the potential for positive change in the quality of life for every individual with a developmental disability, regardless of the nature of that disability.

Human Services
8
Opportunity Arkansas Foundation

Renewing the land of opportunity by simplifying government and solving generational problems for the next generation.

Philanthropy
9
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
10
Clark Community Mental Health Center

Reduce the stigma and promote awareness surrounding mental health within the communities we serve, promote wellness, and provide individualized care with an integrated approach.

Health
11
Healthcare Services of the Ozarks Inc

To provide high quality care and set the standards of excellence for those we serve.

Health
12
Ozarks New Hope Inc

Provide integrated, patient-centered health services designed to meet the needs of all patients, regardless of ability to pay; help the healthcare industry better serve patients & community by promoting public health; supporting…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc; the most unlike its peers is Silver Dollar City Foundation 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

43 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. 43 of the 49 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/43
Grantees still filing
32/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BURRELL INC: $81,034 · OtherBURRELL INCLegal Services of Southern Missouri: $59,454 · OtherLegal Services of Southern MissouriTHE ARC OF THE OZARKS FOUNDATION INC: $45,225 · OtherTHE ARC OF THE OZARKS FOUNDATION INCCHAMPIONS COMMITTED TO KIDS INC: $42,111 · OtherCHAMPIONS COMMITTED TO KIDS INCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE OZARKS: $41,360 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SPRINGFIELD INC: $39,163 · OtherCHRISTIAN COUNTY FAMILY CRISIS CENTER DBA FREEDOMS REST: $33,088 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI INC: $32,800 · OtherSpringfield Public Schools: $28,196 · OtherMISSOURI JUNIOR GOLF SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $30,675 · OtherMUSIC THERAPY OF THE OZARKS: $49,098 · OtherMUSIC THERAPY OF THE OZARKS+18 more: $297,320 · Other+18 moreCHILDRENS SMILE CENTER CSC: $107,571 · HealthCHILDRENS SMILE CENTER…SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $93,013 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE OZARKS INC: $83,474 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE …DOWN SYNDROME GROUP OF THE OZARKS: $36,470 · HealthDOWN SYNDROME GROUP OF…HOPE FOUNDATION: $23,300 · HealthHOPE FOUNDATIONFORDLAND CLINIC INC: $19,093 · Health+1 more: $6,925 · HealthSILVER DOLLAR CITY FOUNDATION INC: $109,615 · PhilanthropySILVER DOLLAR C…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC: $75,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUND…ST LOUIS CARDINALS COMMUNITY FUND: $68,860 · PhilanthropyST LOUIS CARDIN…CHANCES OF STONE COUNTY INC: $63,131 · Human ServicesCHANCES OF …White River Valley Electric Trust INC: $56,635 · Human ServicesWhite River…WHETSTONE BOYS RANCH: $35,290 · Human ServicesWHETSTONE B…DOGWOOD RANCH CORPORATION: $16,164 · Human ServicesDOGWOOD RAN…FOSTERADOPT CONNECT INC: $12,904 · Human ServicesFOSTERADOPT…FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $116,991 · Youth DevelopmentHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SPRINGFIELD INC: $52,868 · Housing & ShelterCHAMPION ATHLETES OF THE OZARKS: $37,386 · Housing & ShelterA SPORTING CHANCE: $53,166 · Recreation & SportsHEART OF THE OZARKS JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION: $35,735 · Recreation & Sports
Other$779,524Health$369,846Philanthropy$253,475Human Services$184,124Youth Development$116,991Housing & Shelter$90,254Recreation & Sports$88,901

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 budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $116,991 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSILVER DOLLAR CITY FOUNDATION INC: $109,615 over 2y, 14% of budgetCHILDRENS SMILE CENTER CSC: $107,571 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $93,013 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE OZARKS INC: $83,474 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBURRELL INC: $81,034 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetST LOUIS CARDINALS COMMUNITY FUND: $68,860 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetLegal Services of Southern Missouri: $59,454 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWhite River Valley Electric Trust INC: $56,635 over 2y, 15% of budgetA SPORTING CHANCE: $53,166 over 2y, 18% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SPRINGFIELD INC: $52,868 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTHE ARC OF THE OZARKS FOUNDATION INC: $45,225 over 2y, 83% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE OZARKS: $41,360 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SPRINGFIELD INC: $39,163 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCHAMPION ATHLETES OF THE OZARKS: $37,386 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetHEART OF THE OZARKS JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION: $35,735 over 2y, 24% of budgetWHETSTONE BOYS RANCH: $35,290 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN COUNTY FAMILY CRISIS CENTER DBA FREEDOMS REST: $33,088 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSOURI INC: $32,800 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMISSOURI JUNIOR GOLF SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $30,675 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetHOPE FOUNDATION: $23,300 over 2y, 15% of budgetPROJECT HOPE INC: $23,177 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetKIWANIS INTERNATIONAL OZARK EM: $22,350 over 2y, 33% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $22,044 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetDIAPER BANK OF THE OZARKS: $22,044 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetSOUTHWEST CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: $21,410 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE: $20,451 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI of Southwest Missouri Inc: $20,412 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetFORDLAND CLINIC INC: $19,093 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $15,490 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARNABAS FOUNDATION INC: $15,437 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLANDANS LEGOCY: $13,999 over 2y, 14% of budgetFOSTERADOPT CONNECT INC: $12,904 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI: $11,575 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetDynamic Strides Therapy Inc: $6,925 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6,763 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SUMMIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI: $6,551 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $5,520 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Missouri Sports Hall …Community Foundation …The Charlie & Mary Be…Rick and Marsha Floyd…Robert M - Bobby - Al…Arvest FoundationStanley & Elaine Ball…Musgrave FoundationUnited Way of the Oza…Cook Family FoundationLarry P O'Reilly and …Timken Foundation of …
Missouri Sports Hall of FameMO68.5× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame · Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc · The Charlie & Mary Beth O'Reilly Family Foundation · Rick and Marsha Floyd Foundation · Robert M - Bobby - Allison Charitable Tr · Arvest Foundation · Stanley & Elaine Ball Charitable Tr · Musgrave Foundation · United Way of the Ozarks Inc · Cook Family Foundation · Larry P O'Reilly and Family Foundation · Timken Foundation of Canton

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 Q Hammons Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John Q Hammons Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
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Find your warmest path to John Q Hammons Foundation Inc 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 49 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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