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Kimbell Art 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.

$10k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$747kEducation$292kAnimals$250kScience & Tech$1kHousing & Shelter$1kReligion$1k
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$759M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Texans For The Arts Foundation$5,000
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra$3,000
Van Cliburn Foundation$1,500
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 6% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%The Architectural League of New York: $20k → 17%University of Texas: $30k → 10%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $4k → 11%University of Texas at Dallas: $1k → 14%Angelina College Foundation: $500 → 16%The Cultural Landscape Foundation: $3k → 14%Aspen Center for Physics: $1k → 6%Society of Architectural Historians: $5k → 14%University of Texas: $30k → 10%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Monuments Men and Women Foundation: $50k → 14%The AIA Foundation: $1k → 14%University of Texas: $30k → 10%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%University of Texas: $29k → 10%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: $3k → 11%Fort Worth Opera: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%Van Cliburn Foundation: $2k → 11%St Andrews Anglican Church: $1k → 11%Fort Worth Zoological Association: $250k → 11%Texas Christian University: $45k → 11%Texas Christian University: $45k → 11%Texas Christian University: $45k → 11%Texas Christian University: $15k → 11%Amon Carter Museum of American Art: $210k → 11%Texas Christian University: $5k → 11%Amon Carter Museum of American Art: $200k → 11%Texas Christian University: $5k → 11%Amon Carter Museum of American Art: $200k → 11%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.
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$947k · 6 repeat orgs$345k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
13

Total granted

$947k
$345k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+21%

Still filing today

83%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsScience & TechOther
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

  • TC
    TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $160k · revenue +60%
  • FW
    FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $25k · revenue +5%
  • TF
    TEXANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $23k · revenue +426%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2017 · $250k · revenue +21%
  • MM
    MONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +90%
  • TA
    THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue -49%
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.

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Kimbell Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
2
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
3
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…

Arts & Culture
4
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
5
Association for Computing Machinery Inc

We are an intl. scientific & educational org. dedicated to advancing art, science & technology.

Science & Tech
6
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
7
Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…

Arts & Culture
8
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
9
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…

Arts & Culture
10
National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Arts & Culture
11
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
12
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association; the most unlike its peers is Angelina College 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

16 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. 16 of the 19 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)
16/16
Grantees still filing
13/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART: $609,693 · Arts & CultureAMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ARTMONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureMONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $42,500 · Arts & Culture+5 moreTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: $250,000 · AnimalsTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOG…TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $160,000 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN…Southern Methodist University: $10,000 · EducationSouthern Method…+2 more: $1,500 · EducationUniversity of Texas: $119,000 · OtherUniversity o…THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK: $20,000 · OtherTHE ARCHITEC…+3 more: $3,000 · OtherASPEN CENTER FOR PHYSICS: $1,000 · Science & Tech
Arts & Culture$727,193Animals$250,000Education$171,500Other$142,000Science & Tech$1,000

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 budgetAMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART: $609,693 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $160,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMONUMENTS MEN AND WOMEN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetFORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTEXANS FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 6y, 21% of budgetTHE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $10,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFort Worth Opera Association Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASPEN CENTER FOR PHYSICS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnion Gospel Mission of Tarrant County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAngelina College Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Thomas M Helen McKee …Bnsf Railway Foundati…Alice L Walton Founda…Burnett FoundationThe Bratton Family Fo…Adeline & George McQu…Leo Potishman Foundat…Mary Potishman Lard T…McCallum Family Found…Ann L Rhodes and Caro…The Roach Foundation …Garvey Texas Foundati…
Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation IncTX17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Alice L Walton Foundation · Burnett Foundation · The Bratton Family Foundation · Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Xxxxx1007 · Leo Potishman Foundation Xxxxx3002 · Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee · McCallum Family Foundation · Ann L Rhodes and Carol Greene Rhodes · The Roach Foundation Inc · Garvey Texas Foundation Inc

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 Kimbell Art Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kimbell Art Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%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
    0get no government money at all
    6report 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.

    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 19 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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