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Kimberly a Foundation Corp at a glance

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Kimberly a Foundation Corp

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.

$128k
Granted FY2025still arriving
29
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$238kReligion$177kHealth$67kEducation$63kInternational$62kHousing & Shelter$40kCrime & Legal$15kRecreation & Sports$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k27 grants · $81k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $47k
$2,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SALVATION ARMY$34,570
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO$12,000
LORD OF VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH$8,000
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH$8,000
HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$7,980
FOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN MEDICINE & EDUCATION$5,500
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$5,000
SHINING STARS FOUNDATION$5,000
LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS$5,000
YAMPA RIVER STATE PARK$3,500
MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES$3,500
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$3,000
KINGDOM KIDS HOME$3,000
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB$3,000
CHRISTOPHER'S CHILDREN$2,000
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 (FY20–25, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAMARITAS: $1k → 11%HARVEST HOUSE: $3k → 9%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2k → 11%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2k → 11%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2k → 11%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2k → 11%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $2k → 11%WEDGEWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $1k → 11%DEGAGE MINISTRIES: $500 → 11%DEGAGE MINSTRIES: $500 → 11%DEGAGE MINISTRIES: $350 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ND
IL
WI
MI
NY
IN
NJ
CA
CO
MO
MD
AL
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$612k · 34 repeat orgs$82k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
21

Total granted

$612k
$64k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+32%

Still filing today

56%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesInternationalReligionEducationYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SS
    SHINING STARS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +112%
  • DR
    DENVER RESCUE MISSION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $15k · revenue +26%
  • MT
    MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • LH
    LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • IL
    IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • IL
    IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
    one grant, 2024 · $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
Wisconsin Lutheran Home Ministries Inc

To share christ's love as we serve the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional needs of people entrusted to our care and others whose lives we touch.

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2
Catholic Residential Services Inc Dba Benedictine Living Communities of Wi

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

Human Services
3
Miracle Hill Ministries Inc

Miracle hill ministries is committed to life transformation for children and adults experiencing homelessness. more information and program outcomes may be found at www.miraclehill.org.

Human Services
4
Sunrise Village

Serving others together in faith, community and life.

Housing & Shelter
5
St John's Lutheran Home

To provide physical, emotional, social and christian care for all people, with dignity and respect, in an environment of god's grace.

Health
6
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
7
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
8
New Road Missions

We are compelled by god's word to provide security, education and the hope of jesus to children in south africa so they can thrive personally and impact their future families, communities and the kingdom of god.

Religion
9
Lutheran Social Services of the South Inc

Our mission is to break the cycle of child abuse by empowering children, families and communities.

Human Services
10
Benedictine Living Communities - Bismarck Inc Dba St Gabriels Community

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

—
11
Watertown Lutheran Senior Housing Inc

To share christ's love as we serve the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional needs of people entrusted to our care and others whose lives we touch.

—
12
David's House Ministries

To provide quality care, facilities and supportive services for adults with a developmental disability, traumatic brain injury or mental illness. being enabled by god, we strive to provide an intentionally christian environment and program…

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Rescue Mission; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. 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

32 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. 32 of the 64 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)
32/32
Grantees still filing
24/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SALVATION ARMY: $185,570 · OtherSALVATION ARMYST ARMANDS KEY LUTHERAN CHURCH: $42,500 · OtherST ARMANDS KEY LUTHERAN CHURCHLORD OF VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH: $33,000 · OtherLORD OF VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCHCONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH: $31,000 · OtherCONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $17,500 · Other+36 more: $175,470 · Other+36 moreCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO: $50,000 · EducationCONCORDIA…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationSTEPHEN S…+2 more: $1,500 · EducationFOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN MEDICINE AND EDUC: $27,500 · InternationalLUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC: $11,000 · InternationalChristophes Children Inc: $9,000 · InternationalCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 · InternationalDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $15,000 · Human ServicesWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $11,000 · Human ServicesDAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH: $4,000 · Human ServicesKINGDOM KIDS HOMES: $3,000 · Human ServicesHARVEST HOUSE INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesDEGAGE MINISTRIES: $1,350 · Human Services+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesSHINING STARS FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsMaster's Builders Inc: $15,000 · ReligionLUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC: $5,000 · ReligionINSTRUMENTS OF HOPE: $4,500 · ReligionBridge Street House of Prayer: $1,500 · ReligionBRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM NFP: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFE: $2,000 · Youth Development
Other$485,040Education$56,500International$52,500Human Services$39,350Recreation & Sports$30,000Religion$26,000Youth Development$4,500

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 budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO: $50,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSHINING STARS FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN MEDICINE AND EDUC: $27,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMaster's Builders Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $11,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA SHARE USA INC: $9,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChristophes Children Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDA BLODGETT - ST JOHN'S: $5,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetINSTRUMENTS OF HOPE: $4,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetDAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKINGDOM KIDS HOMES: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHARVEST HOUSE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBRAVE THE SHAVE: $2,800 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBRIGHT STARS OF BETHLEHEM NFP: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSECOND HEART HOMES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridge Street House of Prayer: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDEGAGE MINISTRIES: $1,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEEPLETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMATTHEW 2540 HEARTSIDE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC: $250 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 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds SHINING STARS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR AFRICAN MEDICINE AND EDUC ↗
  • Who funds Master's Builders Inc ↗
  • Who funds DENVER RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA SHARE USA INC ↗
  • Who funds Christophes Children Inc ↗
  • Who funds STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INC ↗
  • Who funds DA BLODGETT - ST JOHN'S ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN BIBLE TRANSLATORS INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CURE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds INSTRUMENTS OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds DAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH ↗
  • Who funds KINGDOM KIDS HOMES ↗
  • Who funds HARVEST HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds BRAVE THE SHAVE ↗

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.

Peter C & Emajean Coo…Grand Rapids Communit…Thrivent Charitable I…David E Post Family F…Douglas & Maria Devos…Heart of West Michiga…Mojo FoundationCdv5 FoundationCorewell Health Group…The Meijer FoundationThe Mercantile Bank F…Feeding America West …
Peter C & Emajean Cook FoundationMI19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · David E Post Family Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Mojo Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · Corewell Health Group Return · The Meijer Foundation · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · Feeding America West Michigan

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 Kimberly a Foundation Corp funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kimberly a Foundation Corp. 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%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Lutheran World Relief Inc: 47% of income from government
  • All Faiths Food Bank Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Harvest House Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 64 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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