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Just So Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$32k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$62kAnimals$26kYouth Development$25kEducation$17kRecreation & Sports$15kCrime & Legal$12kHealth$11kInternational$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$402k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VETSMARQUETTE UNIVERSITY$6,296
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY$6,296
THE PINEY WOODS SCHOOL$4,592
GARY SINISE Foundation$4,000
K9S FOR WARRIORS$4,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LARIMER COUNTY$4,000
USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION$1,000
MCDOUGALL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND$1,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$1,000
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 (FY19–22, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 34%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HEROS AND HORSES: $4k → 10%NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $4k → 42%NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN'S ASSISTANCE: $3k → 42%NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $3k → 42%NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $3k → 42%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

MT
WI
NV
SD
CA
CO
KS
TN
MS
TX
FL
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$134k · 13 repeat orgs$38k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +85% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
13

Total granted

$134k
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+85%
+21%

Still filing today

62%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesAnimalsPhilanthropyHealthYouth DevelopmentHousing & 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

  • GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $20k · revenue +47%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LARIMER COUNTY
    6× · 2019–2025 · $17k · revenue +66%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    6× · 2019–2025 · $15k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
    one grant, 2022 · $4k
  • SF
    SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $4k · revenue +17%
  • HA
    HEROES AND HORSES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $4k · revenue -34%
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
K9S for Warriors Research Institute Inc

Research and advocacy for veterans with post-traumatic stress and the prevention of veteran suicide.

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2
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
3
Pets for Vets Inc

Pets for Vets enriches the lives of veterans by creating a life-changing Super Bond with expertly selected and trained shelter or rescue pets. It provides ongoing expert support to ensure a reciprocal and thriving partnership at no cost to…

Public Benefit
4
Canines for Service Inc

CFS seeks to inspire veterans through life-changing canine partnerships.

Human Services
5
Hero Dogs Inc

Hero Dogs improves the quality of life of our nations heroes and enhances the services of community organizations by placing assistance dogs with customized training & lifetime support.

Human Services
6
Pets for Patriots Inc

The organization's mission is to transform the lives of veterans by helping them save an at risk shelter dog or cat, and to end all animal homelessness in the us and enrich the lives of men and women who serve, and have served our country.…

Animals
7
Nevada Humane Society

To care for pets, find them homes and save lives.

Animals
8
National Veterans Foundation Inc

To serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of america's veterans and their families.

—
9
Animal Samaritans

At Animal Samaritans we champion compassion and respect for all living creatures, with a primary focus on dogs, cats, and the people who love them. We view pets not merely as animals, but as members of our families. As their guardians and…

Animals
10
Animals First Aid Nfp

Animals First Aid supports grassroots animal welfare groups worldwide by raising funds, sharing resources, and responding to urgent rescue and care needs.

Animals
11
National Veterans Legal Services Program Inc

To provide at no cost legal assistance to veterans of the u.s. armed forces and current service members.

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12
First Responders Foundation

First responders foundation's mission is to serve and honor all our first responders and their families, build appreciation and respect for their work, and enhance public safety.

Public Safety & Disaster
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Piney Woods School. 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

18 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. 18 of the 28 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
13/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VETSMARQUETTE UNIVERSITY: $12,072 · OtherVETSMARQUETTE UNIVERSITYTEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY: $9,072 · OtherTEXAS A & M UNIVERSITYUSMS SWIMMING SAVES LIVES FOUNDATION: $6,193 · OtherUSMS SWIMMING SAVES LIVES FOUNDATIONBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS: $4,018 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBSPROJECT HERO: $4,000 · OtherPROJECT HEROSUPER SUMMER THEATRE: $3,500 · OtherLAW SCHOOL ENDOWED: $3,000 · OtherUSA Swimming Foundation Inc: $8,776 · OtherUSA Swimming Foundation IncPiney Woods School: $4,592 · OtherPiney Woods SchoolCompassion International Incorporated: $4,000 · OtherCompassion International IncorporatedOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $3,000 · Other+5 more: $8,007 · Other+5 moreWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $15,468 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PRO…NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $12,048 · Human ServicesNATIVE AMERICAN VET…HEROES AND HORSES INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesHEROES AND HORSES I…GARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $19,878 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FO…REALITIES FOR CHILDREN CHARITIES: $3,750 · PhilanthropyREALITIES FOR …BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LARIMER COUNTY: $17,077 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIR…MCDOUGALL RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,727 · HealthMCDOUGALL…SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $4,000 · HealthSEMPER FI…K9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $11,000 · AnimalsANIMAL FRIENDS ALLIANCE: $1,500 · AnimalsNEVADA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 · AnimalsLas Vegas Metropolitan PD Foundation: $12,048 · Crime & Legal
Other$70,230Human Services$31,516Philanthropy$23,628Youth Development$17,077Health$14,727Animals$14,000Crime & Legal$12,048

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $19,878 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LARIMER COUNTY: $17,077 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $15,468 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $12,048 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLas Vegas Metropolitan PD Foundation: $12,048 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMCDOUGALL RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,727 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetUSA Swimming Foundation Inc: $8,776 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPiney Woods School: $4,592 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEROES AND HORSES INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREALITIES FOR CHILDREN CHARITIES: $3,750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF RED ROCK CANYON: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetANIMAL FRIENDS ALLIANCE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEVADA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Food Bank for Larimer County: $1,250 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.

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.

Community Foundation …Otter Cares Foundatio…Colorado Gives Founda…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…
Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoCO13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Northern Colorado · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Colorado Gives Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Just So Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Just So Charitable Foundation. 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 28 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home