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K & E Fund Inc at a glance

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K & E Fund Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$59k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$49kHousing & Shelter$33kHuman Services$33kReligion$19kCivil Rights$15kPublic Benefit$15kCrime & Legal$4kRecreation & Sports$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k19 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $33k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$13k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SALVATION ARMY$11,590
STAR OF HOPE MISSION$11,590
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$5,000
PRISON FELLOWSHIP$5,000
TURNING POINT USA$5,000
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM$1,500
THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$1,500
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY$1,000
PARENTS DEFENDING EDUCATION$1,000
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS INC$1,000
HOUSTON PREGNANCY HELP CENTER$1,000
TRUE THE VOTE$750
HILLSDALE COLLEGE$600
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HOUSTON PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $1k → 16%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

MI
KY
VA
AZ
KS
TN
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 5% of K & E Fund Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 56% of the giving stays in TX; by stated purpose, 67%.

K & E Fund Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$163k · 22 repeat orgs$13k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
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Total granted

$163k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+17%

Still filing today

82%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
Civil RightsHealthPublic BenefitPhilanthropyReligionEducationOther
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

  • SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
    3× · 2019–2025 · $21k · revenue +126%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2019–2025 · $11k · revenue +99%
  • ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
    6× · 2020–2025 · $10k · revenue +84%

Funded once

  • TB
    The Blue Bird Circle
    one grant, 2019 · $6k · revenue +5%
  • IM
    Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houstongraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +179%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
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.

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Houston Christian University

The mission of houston christian university is to provide a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our central confession, "jesus christ is lord."

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2
Progress Texas Institute

The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.

Civil Rights
3
Houston Botanic Garden

To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.

Environment
4
Houston Christian Foundation dba National Christian Foundation Houston

As the Houston affiliate of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), our mission is to serve and encourage givers to grow as faithful stewards who give wisely to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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5
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
6
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
7
Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…

Social Science
8
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
9
Center for Public Policy Priorities

At the Every Texan, we believe in a Texas that offers everyone the chance to compete and succeed in life. We envision a Texas where everyone is healthy, well educated, and financially secure. We want the best Texas, a proud state that sets…

Public Benefit
10
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…

Health
11
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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12
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

35 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. 35 of the 41 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/35
Grantees still filing
26/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SALVATION ARMY: $32,623 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYPRISON FELLOWSHIP: $11,000 · OtherPRISON FELLOWSHIPTURNING POINT USA INC: $5,500 · OtherTURNING POINT USA INCTITUS COUNTY CARES INC DBA TITUS COUNTY CARES: $2,500 · OtherCANCARE INC: $4,000 · OtherCANCARE INCSPECIAL OLYMPICS OF TEXAS INC: $3,500 · Other+19 more: $15,200 · Other+19 moreSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $21,000 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR …ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESE…The Blue Bird Circle: $5,500 · HealthThe Blue Bird CircleSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $32,951 · Housing & ShelterSTAR OF HOPE MISSIONALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $9,500 · Civil RightsALLIANCE …DEFENDING EDUCATION: $3,750 · Civil RightsDEFENDING…AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE-MIDWEST INC: $750 · Civil RightsTRUE THE VOTE INC: $750 · Civil RightsLeadership Institute: $4,750 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1,500 · Public BenefitCONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA: $500 · Public BenefitThe Periwinkle Foundation: $5,500 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $750 · PhilanthropyHouston Christian Broadcasters Inc: $7,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$74,323Health$37,500Housing & Shelter$32,951Civil Rights$14,750Public Benefit$9,250Philanthropy$7,250Arts & Culture$7,000

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 budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $32,951 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $9,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Christian Broadcasters Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Periwinkle Foundation: $5,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Blue Bird Circle: $5,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $4,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCANCARE INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDEFENDING EDUCATION: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS OF TEXAS INC: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTITUS COUNTY CARES INC DBA TITUS COUNTY CARES: $2,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Pregnancy Help Center Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE-MIDWEST INC: $750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALS ASSOCIATION-TEXAS CHAPTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Houston Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIWANIS FOUNDATION OF HOUSTON: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMemorial Park Conservancy Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $100 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.

Greater Houston Commu…Shell USA Company Fou…Strake FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Donors Trust IncHarry S & Isabel C Ca…Servant FoundationBradley Impact Fund I…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Strake Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Servant Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment 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 K & E Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from K & E Fund 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%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to K & E Fund Inc?

Find your warmest path to K & E Fund 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 41 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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