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Kodiak Cares Foundation at a glance

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Kodiak Cares 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
67
Grants FY2024still arriving
15
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Health$490kHuman Services$437kRecreation & Sports$283kHousing & Shelter$255kFood & Nutrition$190kCivil Rights$80kEducation$73kArts & Culture$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 67 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k42 grants · $221k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $437k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $485k
$5,408
Median grant
15
States reached
$652k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC$200,000
SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC$110,000
IMPACT A HERO$100,000
DUCKS UNLIMITED$75,000
A WARRIORS TABLE$45,000
GREEN BERET FOUNDATION$40,000
ASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION$35,000
HALEY RASCO FOUNDATION$35,000
ASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION$35,000
AMERICAS CHARITIES$35,000
DALLAS CASA$30,000
DUCKS UNLIMITED$25,000
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO INC$20,000
WARRIORS WEEKEND$20,000
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOC$15,000
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 (FY23–24, $191k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 46% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%GRATEFUL AMERICANS CHARITY: $8k → 9%BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%WARRIORS WEEKEND: $20k → 16%MADISON COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $10k → 17%KALEB HOUSE INC: $20k → 19%HOUSE OF THE CARPENTER INC: $5k → 15%REDM INC: $5k → 10%HOUSE OF THE CARPENTER INC: $5k → 15%HOPES PATH: $10k → 9%GREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $40k → 9%GREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $40k → 9%ASSIST THE OFFICER INC: $5k → 16%ASSIST THE OFFICER INC: $5k → 16%SANTAS ELVES: $5k → 16%SANTAS ELVES: $4k → 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

MN
IL
NY
WY
OH
CA
CO
WV
VA
NM
AR
TN
OK
MS
AL
TX
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 29 repeat orgs$500k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
19

Total granted

$1.5M
$231k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+22%

Still filing today

72%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $269k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • IA
    IMPACT A HERO INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $205k · revenue +27% · 33% of their budget
  • SM
    SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $205k · revenue +36%
  • GB
    GREEN BERET FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $80k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • SO
    STAR OF HOPE MISSION
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -58%
  • NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -7%
  • KH
    KALEB HOUSE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
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
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
2
Southeast Texas Food Bank Inc

Food distribution to the hungry throughout an eight county service territory in Southeast Texas.

Human Services
3
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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4
Hospice of South Texas Inc

Hospice care of terminally ill patients

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5
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to provide a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Housing & Shelter
6
Food Bank of West Central Texas

To procure and distribute nutritional food to qualified agencies that feed the hungry of West Central Texas.

Food & Nutrition
7
Usvets - Texas

The successful transition of u.s. military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and comprehensive support.

Human Services
8
Rebuilding Together Houston

Rebuilding Together Houston is the only organization in Houston and Harris County providing free home repairs to hundreds of families each year. We employ licensed contractors to restore homes to safe, livable conditions, extending each…

Housing & Shelter
9
Healing Hands Ministries Inc

Hmm health provides quality healthcare to all its neighbors with love, compassion, and respect.

Health
10
Regional East Texas Food Bank

Etfb's mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in east texas.

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11
West Texas Hero Homes Inc

Support of special needs military or first responders and their families.

Housing & Shelter
12
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Green Beret Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Madison County House of Hope Inc. 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

55 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. 55 of the 72 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
54/55
Grantees still filing
30/55
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

IMPACT A HERO INC: $205,000 · OtherIMPACT A HERO INCDUCKS UNLIMITED: $195,000 · OtherDUCKS UNLIMITEDAMERICA'S CHARITIES: $60,500 · OtherAMERICA'S CHARITIESSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $50,000 · OtherSTAR OF HOPE MISSION+37 more: $390,595 · Other+37 moreSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $338,000 · HealthSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INCSANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC: $205,000 · HealthSANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC+5 more: $45,000 · Health+5 moreGREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $80,000 · Human ServicesGREEN BERET F…THE HALEY RASCO FOUNDATION: $55,000 · Human ServicesTHE HALEY RAS…KALEB HOUSE INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesKALEB HOUSE I…WARRIORS WEEKEND: $20,000 · Human ServicesWARRIORS WEEK…HOPES PATH: $10,000 · Human ServicesBUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 · Human ServicesAssist the Officer Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesMADISON COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOUSE OF THE CARPENTER INC: $9,576 · Human ServicesSANTA'S ELVES: $8,500 · Human Services+2 more: $12,500 · Human ServicesA Warriors Table: $45,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $20,400 · Food & NutritionROADRUNNER FOOD BANK INC: $19,996 · Food & NutritionREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $9,992 · Food & NutritionHEART OF ALABAMA FOOD BANK INC: $9,992 · Food & NutritionRANGERS OUTREACH INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionDALLAS CASA: $80,000 · Civil RightsASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION: $70,000 · PhilanthropyCommunity Foundation of Southern New Mexico: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $40,000 · Recreation & SportsCHILDRENS RESOURCE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsTOMBALL BASEBALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$901,095Health$588,000Human Services$245,576Food & Nutrition$110,380Civil Rights$80,000Philanthropy$75,000Recreation & Sports$60,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $338,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetIMPACT A HERO INC: $205,000 over 2y, 33% of budgetSANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC: $205,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetDALLAS CASA: $80,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICA'S CHARITIES: $60,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HALEY RASCO FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA Warriors Table: $45,000 over 1y, 77% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $23,203 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $20,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKALEB HOUSE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWARRIORS WEEKEND: $20,000 over 1y, 52% of budgetSOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $19,996 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROADRUNNER FOOD BANK INC: $19,996 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWEST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $19,996 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeal Legacy Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSIRE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCONSUMER ENERGY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $11,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHUMANITIES TEXAS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOPES PATH: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetBUCKNER INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAssist the Officer Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS RESOURCE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOMBALL BASEBALL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetMADISON COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Greater Houston: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPAWS & CLAWS HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetHOSPICE OF MIDLAND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $9,992 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEART OF ALABAMA FOOD BANK INC: $9,992 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOUSE OF THE CARPENTER INC: $9,576 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSANTA'S ELVES: $8,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetCOASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRATEFUL AMERICANS CHARITY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBAD BOY BLAST: $7,000 over 1y, 83% of budgetRANGERS OUTREACH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $5,000 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.

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…Shell USA Company Fou…Baker Hughes Foundati…Celanese FoundationUnion Pacific Foundat…Enterprise Holdings F…Baird Foundation IncThe Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX28.8× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Baker Hughes Foundation · Celanese Foundation · Union Pacific Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving 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 Kodiak Cares Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kodiak Cares Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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

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How do I get to Kodiak Cares Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kodiak Cares 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 72 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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