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Kenneth C Hill Foundation

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.

$6k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$247kReligion$32kArts & Culture$8kRecreation & Sports$5kHuman Services$2kPublic Benefit$600Youth Development$540Health$525Other$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$600
Median grant
2
States reached
$325k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PEBBLE CREEK ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH$2,350
KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION$2,000
Midtown Baptist Temple$600
Reid Bridge Baptist Church$500
Empower the Fight$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 (FY20–25, $550) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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.

area typical 10%THE HOPE CENTER: $50 → 15%Empower the Fight: $500 → 15%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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CA
CO
MO
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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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$275k · 10 repeat orgs$35k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +61% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
31

Total granted

$275k
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+61%
+48%

Still filing today

40%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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Recreation & SportsHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • CB
    CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2021–2024 · $106k · revenue +21%
  • KC
    KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $105k · revenue +63%
  • IB
    Isaac Bruce Foundation
    4× · 2019–2023 · $5k · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • U
    UMKC
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • SM
    St Mary's Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +32%
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
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
Barclay College

The mission of barclay college is to prepare students in a bible-centered environment for effective christian life, service, and leadership.

Education
4
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
5
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
6
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
7
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
10
Association for Biblical Higher Education

Abhe is the quality and credibility resource partner that connects efforts among christian postsecondary educational institutions and with others invested in serious bible learning that shapes a life of godly influence and service to the…

Education
11
University of Mary

The University of Mary exists to serve the religious, academic and cultural needs of the people in this region and beyond.(Continued on Schedule O)

Education
12
John Brown University

John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California Baptist University; the most unlike its peers is Isaac Bruce Foundation. 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

12 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. 12 of the 44 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
12/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $105,062 · OtherKANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONPEBBLE CREEK ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH: $24,537 · OtherPEBBLE CREEK ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $11,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLutheran High School: $10,362 · OtherUMKC: $10,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY: $10,000 · Other+29 more: $25,520 · Other+29 moreCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $105,687 · EducationCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITYIsaac Bruce Foundation: $5,050 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $100 · Recreation & SportsNEWBORNS IN NEED INC: $800 · PhilanthropyEMPOWER THE FIGHT: $500 · Human ServicesTHE HOPE CENTER INC: $50 · Human ServicesAdvice and Aid Pregnancy Centers Inc: $525 · HealthNATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL: $500 · Arts & CultureWAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $25 · Animals
Other$196,481Education$105,687Recreation & Sports$5,150Philanthropy$800Human Services$550Health$525Arts & Culture$500Animals$25

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 budgetCALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: $105,687 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $105,062 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetIsaac Bruce Foundation: $5,050 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetSt Mary's University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEWBORNS IN NEED INC: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAdvice and Aid Pregnancy Centers Inc: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOPE CENTER INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAYSIDE WAIFS INC: $25 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.

  • Who funds CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Isaac Bruce Foundation ↗
  • Who funds St Mary's University ↗
  • Who funds NEWBORNS IN NEED INC ↗
  • Who funds Advice and Aid Pregnancy Centers Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Eisenhower Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL ↗
  • Who funds EMPOWER THE FIGHT ↗
  • Who funds ATHLETES SERVING ATHLETES ↗

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.

Servant FoundationKS15.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Kenneth C Hill Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kenneth C Hill Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–15%
    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.

    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 44 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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