· Private foundation
Karsten Family Foundation Inc Dba Amy Hope Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k10 grants · $24k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | $30,000 |
| AMAZON SMILE | $7,049 |
| THE NET FORT WORTH | $6,000 |
| JUSTINS PLACE | $3,500 |
| CY - HOPE | $2,602 |
| PURMERCY HOUSE GLO | $2,500 |
| CWBBA | $1,100 |
| TMF | $500 |
| BIRDIES FOR CHARITY | $500 |
| FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY | $350 |
| AAUW | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 37% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
HOPE INTERNATIONAL3× · 2021–2023 · $82k · revenue +46%- TNTHE NET FW INC3× · 2022–2024 · $18k · revenue +43%
- CICY-HOPE INC3× · 2022–2024 · $13k · revenue +90%
Funded once
- RGROCKPORT-FULTON GOOD SAMARINCone grant, 2023 · $6k · revenue +18%
- PPATHFINDERSone grant, 2023 · $3k
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTIONone grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -9%
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.
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.
Global hope exists to empower vulnerable women in regions impacted by conflict and provide hope through emergency response, education, empowerment and protection, economic development, and community engagement so that women are liberated,…
She Is Safe prevents, rescues and restores women and girls from abuse and exploitation in high risk communities across the globe, equipping them to build lives of freedom and faith for a strong future. We accomplish our work in partnership…
Speak Up exists to transform the world on behalf of the poor. Our mission is to create a new reality for girls in poverty. We work toward this goal through educational programs support of safe homes and practical legal work.
Fos feminista fund was formed exclusively for charitable purposes to support, foster, aid, and enhance access to contraception, responsible parenthood, reproductive health, and empowerment of women and shall aid and support the activities…
Aid for Women operates pregnancy help centers, pregnancy medical clinics and residential programs to assist women in difficult and unexpected pregnancy situations so that they might choose life.
Children's house international provides ethical adoption services, child focused recruitment, and family support. we support disadvantaged children with humanitarian aid in countries worldwide.
Provide state of the art water filters into the hands of mothers and train them to provide clean water for themselves , their families and others in their communities.
We envision a world where every child, adolescent and young person is safe, protected and thriving. every person, including every child and adolescent, has the right to live free from violence and everyone has a role to play in making this…
To provide a temporary home and on-going support for pregnant women, and women with newborns over the age of 18 who are alone. counseling and educational programs prepare these women to make loving and informed decisions for themselves and…
World Pulse is a global social impact network connecting women from 227 countries to accelerate social change. We provide a safe and supportive online space where women can speak for themselves, make powerful connections, and access the…
W.O.M.A.N., Inc. supports survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones along their healing journeys, bridging value rich networks designed to address intersections of violence. In all our work, we strive to continually increase our…
See Schedule OThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston helps women and girls make choices toward becoming independent, productive, and financially stable. We fulfill our mission by recruiting volunteer instructors to deliver our programs in…
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 27 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds HOPE INTERNATIONAL ↗
- Who funds THE NET FW INC ↗
- Who funds CY-HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds JUSTINS PLACE ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ↗
- Who funds Mercy House Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds Princess Promise Inc ↗
- Who funds ROCKPORT-FULTON GOOD SAMARINC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ↗
- Who funds FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC ↗
- Who funds CHANGING TIDES FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Karsten Family Foundation Inc Dba Amy Hope Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Karsten Family Foundation Inc Dba Amy Hope Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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