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Kerr & Jill Taylor Family Foundation at a glance

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Kerr & Jill Taylor Family 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.

$160k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$627kReligion$167kEducation$54kInternational$26kRecreation & Sports$23kCivil Rights$12kPhilanthropy$11kHealth$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $51k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$781k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET$100,000
COWBOY CHURCH OF BRENHAM$34,334
12TH MAN FOUNDATION$17,000
SERVANTS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL$5,000
GREATER EUROPEAN MISSION$2,000
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$1,000
GRACE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY$1,000
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 (FY17–24, $620k) 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%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $100k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $110k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $105k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $96k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $72k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $55k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $47k → 16%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $35k → 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

IL
MI
MA
OH
CO
DE
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$869k · 14 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
28

Total granted

$869k
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+26%

Still filing today

29%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthInternationalPhilanthropyEducationReligionOther
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

  • Pathways for Little Feet
    8× · 2017–2024 · $620k · revenue +52%
  • LF
    LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC
    2× · 2017–2023 · $13k · revenue +164%
  • SO
    Servants of Christ International
    2× · 2023–2024 · $10k · revenue +45%

Funded once

  • BF
    Birney Family Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -100%
  • MF
    MORRIS FAMILY CENTER FOR LAW AND LIBERTY AT HBU
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • CB
    CAMP BLESSING
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
American Bible Society

Since 1816, american bible society has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.

Religion
2
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
3
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
4
The Grace Message

The Grace Message exists to share the hope and encouragement found in the New Covenant message of Gods grace by helping people embrace the finished work of Christ, walk in their new identity, and enjoy freedom from lifeless religion.

Religion
5
Biola University Inc

Biola university is a private christian university located in southern california. for over 116 years, biola has stood out as an institution grounded on biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development, and career…

Education
6
Hope Media Group

Hope media group's (hmg) mission is engaging people to love jesus, serve others, and spread hope.

Arts & Culture
7
Baylor University

The mission of baylor university is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and christian commitment within a caring community.

Education
8
Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan's purse is a nondenominational evangelical christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. since 1970, samaritan's purse has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war,…

Religion
9
Texas Leadership Summit

Empowering everyday leaders with courage, tools and hope to ignite a revival of christian leadership.

Religion
10
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
11
Life As Mission
Unclassified
12
Houston Graduate School of Theology

Equip women and men to be ministers and messengers of God's mission of reconciliation through academic excellence, personal transformation, and leadership development.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Star of Hope Mission; the most unlike its peers is Birney Family 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

20 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. 20 of the 46 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Pathways for Little Feet: $620,014 · Human ServicesPathways for Little Feet+2 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $111,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCOWBOY CHURCH OF BRENHAM: $40,834 · OtherCOWBOY CHURCH OF BRENHAMHOUSTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL: $38,250 · OtherHOUSTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL: $11,500 · OtherMORRIS FAMILY CENTER FOR LAW AND LIBERTY AT HBU: $10,000 · OtherServants of Christ International: $10,000 · Other+26 more: $52,145 · Other+26 moreTexas A&M University 12th Man Foundation: $17,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationGRACE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY: $1,000 · EducationBirney Family Foundation: $10,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER HOUSTON PRAYER BREAKFAST: $3,500 · PhilanthropyLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $12,500 · InternationalServingHIM Healthcare International Ministries: $500 · InternationalBRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER: $2,500 · HealthTEXAS FIRE FIGHTERS HOME: $1,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 · HealthHouston Symphony Society: $2,500 · Arts & Culture
Human Services$623,014Other$273,729Education$20,000Philanthropy$13,500International$13,000Health$4,500Arts & Culture$2,500

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 budgetPathways for Little Feet: $620,014 over 8y, 19% of budgetTexas A&M University 12th Man Foundation: $17,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirney Family Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetServants of Christ International: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER HOUSTON PRAYER BREAKFAST: $3,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS FIRE FIGHTERS HOME: $1,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCOLLEGE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES - HOUSTON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOGOS LEADERS OUTREACH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGRACE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHere I Am Orphan Ministries Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetServingHIM Healthcare International Ministries: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdult and Teen Challenge of Texas: $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.

  • Who funds Pathways for Little Feet ↗
  • Who funds Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation ↗
  • Who funds LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC ↗
  • Who funds Birney Family Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Servants of Christ International ↗
  • Who funds GREATER HOUSTON PRAYER BREAKFAST ↗
  • Who funds Houston Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds BRENHAM PREGNANCY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS FIRE FIGHTERS HOME ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES - HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds LOGOS LEADERS OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds GRACE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED 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.

Greater Houston Commu…Christian Community F…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…Natl Christian Charit…Raymond James Charita…Shell USA Company Fou…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX17.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Shell USA Company Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Kerr & Jill Taylor Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kerr & Jill Taylor Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%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 · 0–30%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Kerr & Jill Taylor Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Kerr & Jill Taylor Family 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 46 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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