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Jw Kieckhefer Foundation at a glance

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Jw Kieckhefer Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.6M
Granted FY2025still arriving
101
Grants FY2025still arriving
14
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$420kHuman Services$278kHousing & Shelter$198kFood & Nutrition$176kYouth Development$135kEducation$121kReligion$78kCivil Rights$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 101 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k33 grants · $187k
  • $10k–50k61 grants · $998k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $455k
$10,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$100,000
ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE$75,000
AGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOTT$75,000
SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLUTIONS FUND$55,000
CHILDREN'S ACTION ALLIANCE$50,000
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S LEXINGTON$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION$50,000
CENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES$30,000
PRESCOTT AREA SHELTER SERVICES$30,000
YAVAPAI COLLEGE FOUNDATION$30,000
OCJ KIDS$25,000
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH$25,000
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL (THE)$25,000
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S NORTHERN CALIFORNIA$25,000
1010 MINISTRIES$25,000
02The need
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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 (FY25–25, $311k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLUTIONS FUND: $55k → 11%MERCY CHEFS: $20k → 20%NEW HORIZONS DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER: $8k → 14%WRAPPED IN LOVE DIAPER BANK: $5k → 14%RYAN HOUSE: $10k → 11%HUSHABYE NURSERY: $15k → 11%PRESCOTT FREE CLINIC: $20k → 14%CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE: $10k → 14%ENCIRCLE FAMILIES: $10k → 11%AGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOTT: $75k → 14%PRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEELS: $18k → 14%OCJ KIDS: $25k → 11%ARIZONA FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $20k → 11%ARIZONANS FOR CHILDREN INC: $15k → 11%OPPORTUNITY TREE (THE): $5k → 11%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

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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 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
Arizona Wins

Az wins is a coalition of organizations dedicated to achieving public policies that benefit working arizona families and advancing an inclusive, engaged, just and equitable state for all arizonans. in 2024 az wins substantially reduced its…

Civil Rights
2
Pro-Choice Arizona

Pro-Choice Arizona centers abolition and reproductive justice values to prioritize community needs. We advance reproductive equity, pregnancy and family justice, and abortion access for all folks living in Arizona through direct service…

Health
3
La Paloma Family Services Inc

We build relationships that enhance the development of skills, foster a sense of worth and enhance a belief in each child's individual potential.

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4
Foster 360

Foster360 equips former clients of the foster care system to break the cycle of homelessness and abuse.

Human Services
5
Family Promise - Greater Phoenix

Enable families on the precipice of homelessness, or currently experiencing homelessness, to sustain or gain employment, independent housing and self-sufficiency.

Religion
6
Arizona Family Health Partnership

To make sexual and reproductive healthcare accessible to everyone

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7
Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services Inc

Our mission is continually to improve the quality of life for the people we serve in collaboration with our diverse communities in a respectful, caring, culturally sensitive manner. The organization provides behavioral health services for…

Health
8
Azcend

AZCEND nourishes minds and bodies so that neighbors in need experience a brighter future.

Human Services
9
Cancer Support Community Arizona

CSCAZ uplifts and strengthens people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care.

Health
10
Arizona Latin-American Medical Association
Unclassified
11
Adelante Healthcareinc

Mission: cultivate health by supporting individuals and the community at every step of their journey. vision: lead a future in which accessible, high-quality care sets the standard for all. adelante healthcare, a federally qualified health…

Health
12
100 Club of Arizona

To provide immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to provide resources to enhance their safety and welfare.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Phoenix Gospel Mission; the most unlike its peers is Gardner Family Teacher Scholarships. 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

80 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. 80 of the 101 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)
16
Early backer (in before they grew)
80/80
Grantees still filing
19/80
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSHRINERS CHILDREN'S LEXINGTON: $50,000 · OtherSHRINERS CHILDREN'S LEXINGTONCHILDRENS ACTION ALLIANCE INC: $50,000 · OtherCHILDRENS ACTION ALLIANCE INC+54 more: $641,000 · Other+54 moreAGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOTT INC: $75,000 · Human ServicesAGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOT…SPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLUTIONS FUND: $55,000 · Human ServicesSPECIAL OPERATIONS SOL…OCJ KIDS: $25,000 · Human ServicesOCJ KIDSMERCY CHEFS INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesMERCY CHEFS INCPRESCOTT FREE CLINIC INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesPRESCOTT FREE CLINIC I…Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $20,000 · Human ServicesArizona Friends of Fos…PRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEELS: $18,000 · Human ServicesPRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEE…Arizonans for Children Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesHUSHABYE NURSERY: $15,000 · Human ServicesMAGGIE'S PLACE INC: $15,000 · Human Services+7 more: $53,000 · Human Services+7 moreFOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN: $20,000 · HealthFOUNDATIO…WEST YAVAPAI GUIDANCE CLINIC INC: $20,000 · HealthWEST YAVA…Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc: $20,000 · HealthChiricahu…Banner Health Foundation: $20,000 · HealthBanner He…Saavi Services for the Blind: $15,000 · HealthSaavi Ser…HORSES WITH HEART INC: $10,000 · HealthHORSES WI…Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $10,000 · HealthPhoenix C…AMANDA HOPE RAINBOW ANGELS: $9,000 · HealthAMANDA HO…KID IN THE CORNER: $7,500 · HealthKID IN TH…CAMP NOT-A-WHEEZE: $5,000 · HealthST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $75,000 · Food & NutritionPRESCOTT COMMUNITY CUPBOARD FOOD BANK INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionCHINO VALLEY FOOD BANK: $15,000 · Food & NutritionPRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET INC: $7,500 · Food & NutritionUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $50,000 · EducationYAVAPAI COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationACCEL: $6,000 · EducationEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationPrescott Area Shelter Services Inc: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterCENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES INC: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterTREASURE HOUSE: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterYAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ARIZONA: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentELEVATE PHOENIX: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentAZ Reach: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$841,000Human Services$331,000Health$136,500Food & Nutrition$117,500Education$93,500Housing & Shelter$70,000Youth Development$50,000

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 budgetST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAGAPE HOUSE OF PRESCOTT INC: $75,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetSPECIAL OPERATIONS SOLUTIONS FUND: $55,000 over 1y, 68% of budgetCHILDRENS ACTION ALLIANCE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYAVAPAI COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget10-10 MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetOCJ KIDS: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE VALLEY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR BLIND CHILDREN: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC DBA PRESCOTT AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPRESCOTT FREE CLINIC INC: $20,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetPHOENIX GOSPEL MISSION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEST YAVAPAI GUIDANCE CLINIC INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChiricahua Community Health Centers Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPRESCOTT MEALS ON WHEELS: $18,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDUET PARTNERS IN HEALTH & AGING INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetYAVAPAI BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetArizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Joseph the Worker: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARIZONA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHINO VALLEY FOOD BANK: $15,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetGardner Family Teacher Scholarships: $15,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetVERDE VALLEY SANCTUARY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCENTER FOR THE RIGHTS OF ABUSED CHILDREN: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTempe Community Action Agency Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArizonans for Children Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetEncircle Families: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHIGH COUNTRY ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetHORSES WITH HEART INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE AGENCY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDSPLAY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBreckenridge Outdoor Education Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY CENTRAL ARIZONA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRYAN HOUSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMANDA HOPE RAINBOW ANGELS: $9,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEW HORIZONS DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKID IN THE CORNER: $7,500 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTHE ARIZONA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGEORGE PHIPPEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPRESCOTT FIREFIGHTERS CHARITIES INC: $7,500 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetWISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD KINGDOM WORKERS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACCEL: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP NOT-A-WHEEZE: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetTHE OPPORTUNITY TREE: $5,000 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.

Arizona Community Fou…Margaret T Morris Fou…Thunderbirds CharitiesThe Diane and Bruce H…Burton Family Foundat…The Foundation for Co…Del E Webb FoundationOne Az Community Foun…John F Long Foundatio…Nina Mason Pulliam Ch…Virginia G Piper Char…American Express Foun…
Arizona Community FoundationAZ79.7× affinity50 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Margaret T Morris Foundation · Thunderbirds Charities · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · Burton Family Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · Del E Webb Foundation · One Az Community Foundation Inc · John F Long Foundation Inc · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · American Express 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 Jw Kieckhefer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jw Kieckhefer Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
28report 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.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Jw Kieckhefer Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jw Kieckhefer 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.

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 101 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 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