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Keep Climbing Family Foundation Inc

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.

$210k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$72k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$191kReligion$66kHuman Services$43kEducation$40kYouth Development$28kHealth$17kPhilanthropy$15kArts & Culture$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $93k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $72k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$44k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$72,269
UNITEUS INC$25,000
SALVATION ARMY$20,000
KIDS ACROSS AMERICA$15,000
KEEP THE CHANGE$12,000
ENTRUSTED HOPE MINISTRIES$10,500
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BIG BEND$10,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$5,333
HOLLYROCK MONESSORI$5,000
WARD FOUNDATION$5,000
EXPERIENCE CHURCH$5,000
BILETNIKOFF FOUNDATION$5,000
TALLAHASSEE QB FOUNDATION$5,000
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTON$2,525
Individual grant recipient$2,500
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 (FY23–24, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%UNITEUS INC: $25k → 15%KEEP THE CHANGE: $15k → 4%KEEP THE CHANGE: $12k → 4%CESC: $3k → 19%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

CA
MO
VA
AR
DC
AL
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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$285k · 7 repeat orgs$155k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
16

Total granted

$285k
$75k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+10%

Still filing today

43%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Youth DevelopmentEducationHuman ServicesReligionHealthInternationalOther
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

  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    3× · 2022–2024 · $160k · revenue +32%
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $43k
  • KT
    KEEP THE CHANGE INCORPORATED
    2× · 2023–2024 · $27k · revenue -55%

Funded once

  • JG
    JOHN G RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • PC
    POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +27%
  • SP
    SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Athletes Chasing Greatness

At athletes chasing greatness, our mission is to challenge athletes and coaches to pursue jesus and their unique purpose with passion and to invite others to join in this pursuit.

Religion
2
Kidz At Heart International

KidZ at Heart International is a global Christian community that trains, partners with, and mobilizes networks of leaders to help children fall deeply in love with Jesus. We train and partner with churches and families to successfully…

Religion
3
Children At Heart Ministries Inc

Children at heart ministries is a family of christian ministries that exists to honor god and build a better world by serving children and strengthening families.

Human Services
4
Childcare Worldwide

Childcare Worldwide (CW) transforms children's lives by exposing them to the gospel of Jesus Christ, providing for their physical needs, and sponsoring their education. We connect sponsors with children through Christ-based life centers.…

International
5
Kids Hope Usa

Kids Hope USA connects churches and organizations with neighborhood elementary schools to operate a proven, established school-based mentoring program. Through these partnerships, Kids Hope USA mobilizes Christ-followers as trained…

Education
6
The Woodlands Christian Academy

TWCA is an independent, Christ-centered college preparatory school that integrates learning with biblical faith and challenges our students to reach their highest potential - intellectually, creatively, physically, and socially - for the…

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7
The King's Christian School

The king's christian school is a k-12 prepatory school that equips and strengthens students through education and example, that they might stand firmly upon the word of god and to become effective servant-leaders who impact the world…

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8
Tsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children

Provides college scholarships and mentoring programs for deserving low-income children whose household income falls below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines from middle school through college.

Crime & Legal
9
His Story Coaching and Counseling

Christian coaching, counseling, assessment and consulting services to the communities of Tarrant County, Texas.

Human Services
10
Kick for Christ Inc

Teach sports as Christ would.

International
11
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
12
Haiti Teen Challenge

Building godly leaders of integrity so Haitians are empowered to restore THEIR nation for God's glory.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pace Center for Girlsinc; the most unlike its peers is Entrusted Hope Ministries. 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

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 37 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $159,754 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES+3 more: $10,175 · Youth Development+3 moreSALVATION ARMY: $42,500 · OtherSALVATION ARMYTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BIG BEND: $20,000 · OtherTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BIG BENDJOHN G RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $10,250 · OtherJOHN G RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $10,000 · OtherSABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWARD FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherWARD FOUNDATIONMFTK FOUNDATION: $8,100 · OtherMFTK FOUNDATIONMETAVISIONS: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $7,500 · Other+14 more: $35,852 · Other+14 moreKEEP THE CHANGE INCORPORATED: $27,000 · Human ServicesKEEP THE CHANG…UNITEUS INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesUNITEUS INCCESC Inc: $2,750 · Human ServicesENTRUSTED HOPE MINISTRIES: $17,500 · ReligionKIDS ACROSS AMERICA: $15,000 · ReligionPOSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE: $10,000 · EducationHOLLYHOCK MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationTALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EducationAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,333 · HealthKids Cancer Foundation Inc: $4,018 · HealthBILETNIKOFF FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Youth Development$169,929Other$151,702Human Services$54,750Religion$32,500Education$17,000Health$9,351Philanthropy$5,000

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 budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $159,754 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKEEP THE CHANGE INCORPORATED: $27,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetUNITEUS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetENTRUSTED HOPE MINISTRIES: $17,500 over 2y, 12% of budgetKIDS ACROSS AMERICA: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPOSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,333 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHINK BIG FOR KIDS INC: $5,150 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHOLLYHOCK MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetBILETNIKOFF FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetKids Cancer Foundation Inc: $4,018 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCESC Inc: $2,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC: $2,575 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $2,560 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $2,525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetST JUDE INC: $500 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.

National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA7.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Keep Climbing Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Keep Climbing Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 37 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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