· Private foundation
Kierstead Foundation
Its FY2023 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, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k5 grants · $7k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $112k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE GATHERING CHURCH & OUTREACH MINISTRIES | $111,610 |
| WYATT PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH | $6,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $400 |
| SECOND HARVEST | $400 |
| WOUNDED WARRIORS | $100 |
| SOLDIER'S ANGELS | $45 |
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 (FY20–21, $600) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 21 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (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 FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- EBEVA BURRELL ANIMAL SHELTER4× · 2018–2021 · $6k · revenue +398%
- AAADOPT A PLATOON SOLDIER SUPPORT EFFORT INC4× · 2018–2021 · $2k · revenue +18%
- ADALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC4× · 2018–2021 · $2k · revenue +32%
Funded once
- CRCROSS ROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCHone grant, 2017 · $5k
- MOMISC ORG CHARITIESone grant, 2017 · $3k
- FTFOR THE TROOPSone grant, 2021 · $400 · revenue -48%
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.
Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.
Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…
The head strong project (headstrong) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 that provides barrier-free, stigma-free ptsd treatment to veterans, transitioning service members, and family members connected to their care.
Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…
The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…
The tragedy assistance program for survivors (taps) is america's national nonprofit organization that has cared for the loved ones of our nation's fallen heroes since 1994. taps ensures these living legacies of service and sacrifice do not…
Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…
Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).
The american lung association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. we do this through education, advocacy, and research.
Our mission is pioneering collaborative, innovative clinical trials to speed the discovery and development of cures.
How this is measured
18 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. 18 of the 32 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 EVA BURRELL ANIMAL SHELTER ↗
- Who funds ADOPT A PLATOON SOLDIER SUPPORT EFFORT INC ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
- Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds SECOND HARVEST INC ↗
- Who funds Troops Direct ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION FINALLY HOME ↗
- Who funds FOR THE TROOPS ↗
- Who funds The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC ↗
- Who funds SOLDIERS' ANGELS ↗
- Who funds PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS ↗
- Who funds UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION 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: Shell USA Company Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Kierstead Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kierstead Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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