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Just Keep Livin Foundation

The JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION (jklf) was founded by camila and matthew mcconaughey with the mission to empower high school students JUST KEEP LIVIN FOUNDATION by providing them with the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
48
Itemized grants FY2024
41
Organizations funded FY2023
46%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.7M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$32,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$112,500
Organizations funded a year
41 to 55
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$17M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Just Keep Livin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $699k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Youth DevelopmentEducationHuman ServicesHealthPublic Safety & DisasterInternationalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving47$1.7M57%
FY202341$1.5M46%
FY202246$2.6M96%
FY202143$6.9M35%
FY202055$1.0M60%
FY201950$908k46%
FY201848$990k54%
FY201742$769kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$5.2MPublic Safety & Disaster$5.1MYouth Development$1.9MHuman Services$1.5MInternational$1.1MPhilanthropy$685kRecreation & Sports$357kCrime & Legal$158kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
OH
PA
CT
CA
UT
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 106 grantees
All grantees of Just Keep Livin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The St Bernard Project Inc$1,450,00014%
Austin Disaster Relief Network$1,361,350211%
Save The Children Federation Inc$1,100,00010%
Green Dot Public Schools$410,17560%
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc$397,38250%
Woodcraft Rangers$396,50061%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin and Travis County Inc$294,58541%
Austin Area Urban League$250,00012%
United Way of Greater Houston$250,00010%
Georgia Ave Family Support Collaborative$191,73061%
Gondolier Booster Club$170,282610%
Austin Voices for Education & Youth$167,61933%
Los Angeles Education Partnership$161,97961%
Martha O'Bryan Center Inc$158,77250%
The Safe Alliance$157,50011%
Stepping Higher Inc$138,589545%
Los Angeles Unified School District$113,0003n/a
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Foundation$105,00015%
Make the Road New York$102,50040%
Aldine Education Foundation$98,50042%
United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas$97,50013%
Far Southeast Family Strengtening$95,72520%
La Promise Fund$94,50050%
Lacer Afterschool Programs$92,50032%
Arlington Isd Education Foundation$80,25636%
Houston Independent School District Foundation$78,00031%
Dlc Ravens$72,5003n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio$69,00020%
Mycom$65,0001n/a
Dolls & Dreams$65,000117%
Harold Robinson Foundation$61,16044%
Longview Isd$60,0002n/a
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$60,00070%
New Visions for Public Schools Inc$53,00020%
New Orleans College Preparatory Academie$50,66840%
Inspirenola Charter Schools$47,50010%
Pencil Foundation$44,26730%
Girls Inc$37,50010%
Communities in Schools of San Antonio$35,50010%
United Community Centers Inc$34,71411%
Educare Foundation$34,64320%
Youth Development Initiatives$32,50015%
Kipp Nashville$32,50010%
Boys & Girls Club of North Alabama$32,50010%
Warren Easton High School Foundation Inc Dba Warren Easton Charter School$32,50010%
Chicago Charter School Foundation$32,50010%
Civitas Education Partners II$32,5001n/a
Regents Univ of California$32,5001n/a
University High School$30,0001n/a
IDEA Public Schools$30,00020%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland$29,9311n/a
Lax Coastal Education Foundation$25,000111%
Empower Mali$20,00022%
The New Village$20,0003n/a
The BRidge Agency INC$17,50019%
Thrive Longview Inc$17,50017%
Helping With a Smile Inc$17,5001n/a
Shoot For The Stars Foundation Inc$15,000111%
Thrive 360$15,0001n/a
826la$15,00011%
Friends of Sweet Jordans Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Kershaw's Challenge$11,20011%
The Nobelity Project$10,50011%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$10,00010%
Homeboy Industries$10,00020%
my529$10,0001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Champions Off the Field$7,00020%
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation$6,50030%
Wounded Warriors United Inc$5,00012%
San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc$3,01010%
The Dream Center$3,0001n/a
Los Angeles Police Foundation$3,00010%
City Harvest Inc$3,00010%
Giving Hope Inc$3,00010%
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation$2,87510%
Camp Kesem National$2,50010%
The Hawn Foundation$2,50010%
Cleveland Metropolitan School District$2,5001n/a
The Vincent Young Foundation$2,50016%
Urban Harvest Inc$2,50010%
Upward Bound House$2,00020%
Communities in Schools of Los Angeles Inc$2,00010%
Katelle Foundation Inc$1,63020%
A Place Called Home$1,60010%
Friendly Hand Foundation DBA Friendly House$1,50010%
The Black Swan Academy Inc$1,50010%
Martha's Table Inc$1,50010%
Feeding San Diego$1,50010%
Rock and Ride for the Cure Inc$1,1801n/a
I Live Here I Give Here$1,03010%
Brees Dream Foundation$1,00010%
Baby2baby$1,00010%
One Voice$1,00010%
Children's Defense Fund$1,00010%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$50010%
Children's Institute Inc$50010%
Kara Love Project$50010%
Southern California Grantmakers$40010%
La84 Foundation$40010%
Kind Campaign$31010%
Eb Research Partnership Inc$29510%
Positively Social Inc$2501n/a
Develop Africa$10310%
Food on Foot$7510%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County$4510%

Plus 123 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Just Keep Livin Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 89 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe St Bernard Project Inc: $1,450,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetAustin Disaster Relief Network: $1,361,350 over 2y, 11% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $1,100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreen Dot Public Schools: $410,175 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc: $397,382 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWoodcraft Rangers: $396,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Austin and Travis County Inc: $294,585 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetAustin Area Urban League: $250,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia Ave Family Support Collaborative: $191,730 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetGondolier Booster Club: $170,282 over 6y, 10% of budgetAustin Voices for Education & Youth: $167,619 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetLos Angeles Education Partnership: $161,979 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMartha O'Bryan Center Inc: $158,772 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Safe Alliance: $157,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetStepping Higher Inc: $138,589 over 5y, 45% of budgetTexas A&M-Corpus Christi Foundation: $105,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetMake the Road New York: $102,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAldine Education Foundation: $98,500 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetUnited Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas: $97,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFar Southeast Family Strengtening: $95,725 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLa Promise Fund: $94,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLacer Afterschool Programs: $92,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetArlington Isd Education Foundation: $80,256 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetHouston Independent School District Foundation: $78,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio: $69,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDolls & Dreams: $65,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetHarold Robinson Foundation: $61,160 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetHeart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $60,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetNew Visions for Public Schools Inc: $53,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew Orleans College Preparatory Academie: $50,668 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInspirenola Charter Schools: $47,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPencil Foundation: $44,267 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGirls Inc: $37,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunities in Schools of San Antonio: $35,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Community Centers Inc: $34,714 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetEducare Foundation: $34,643 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYouth Development Initiatives: $32,500 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetKipp Nashville: $32,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of North Alabama: $32,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWarren Easton High School Foundation Inc Dba Warren Easton Charter School: $32,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Charter School Foundation: $32,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIDEA Public Schools: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLax Coastal Education Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetEmpower Mali: $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe BRidge Agency INC: $17,500 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetThrive Longview Inc: $17,500 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetShoot For The Stars Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 11% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 89.

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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.

The Ralph M Parsons FoundationCA23.7× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · California Community Foundation · United Way Inc · Weingart Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Joseph Drown Foundation · Great Public Schools Now · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Carol and James Collins 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.

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How do I get to Just Keep Livin Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Just Keep Livin Foundation 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.

About Just Keep Livin Foundation

How much does Just Keep Livin Foundation give?
Just Keep Livin Foundation reported 48 itemized grants totaling $1,687,114, out of $1,905,499 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 55 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Just Keep Livin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (32%), Public Safety & Disaster (31%), Youth Development (12%).
Who are Just Keep Livin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The St Bernard Project Inc ($1.4M), Austin Disaster Relief Network ($1.4M), Save The Children Federation Inc ($1.1M).
Does Just Keep Livin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Just Keep Livin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, California Community Foundation.
Where is Just Keep Livin Foundation based?
Just Keep Livin Foundation is based in CA.

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 234 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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