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Lafferty Family Foundation Inc

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.

$2.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
8
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$756,240
Organizations funded a year
3 to 63
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Lafferty Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
ReligionHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationPublic BenefitOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving22$2.7M73%
FY20248$105k50%
FY20233$30k33%
FY20223$102k67%
FY202134$90k29%
FY202063$268k87%
FY20197$272k86%
FY201810$12k40%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Community Improvement$1.6MReligion$1.3MEducation$278kPhilanthropy$74kHealth$64kHuman Services$44kInternational$37kArts & Culture$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luis Palau Association$216,00061%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$175,00020%
Menlo School$60,00020%
Bible Study Fellowship$55,00010%
Galatians 62 Inc$30,0001n/a
Ann Children's Fund Inc$26,00021%
Rio Vista Church$25,7003n/a
Relate Well Live Well Inc$25,00013%
Kids Alive International Inc$22,00020%
Young Life$16,85020%
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All grantees of Lafferty Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Luis Palau Association$216,00061%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$175,00020%
Menlo School$60,00020%
Bible Study Fellowship$55,00010%
Galatians 62 Inc$30,0001n/a
Ann Children's Fund Inc$26,00021%
Rio Vista Church$25,7003n/a
Relate Well Live Well Inc$25,00013%
Kids Alive International Inc$22,00020%
Young Life$16,85020%
Telling the Truth Inc$16,00030%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$12,90020%
Community Bible Church$12,0002n/a
Backpack Barber Foundaiton Inc$12,000247%
Breakthrough T1d$11,00020%
Educational Pathways Inc$10,54011%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00010%
Moorings Park Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Inspire Ministries$10,00024%
The Veritas Forum Inc$7,00010%
Gulf Community Church$6,0002n/a
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$6,00020%
Valerie's House Inc$6,00020%
City Line Church$6,0002n/a
Prison Fellowship Ministries$5,00010%
Charity for Change Inc$5,00012%
Ribbons of Love Inc$5,0001n/a
Grace Place for Children and Families Inc$5,00010%
Avow Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Mission of Hope Inc Mission of Hope Haiti Inc$5,00020%
The Boobie Queen Company$5,0001n/a
Trees of Hopeorg Inc$5,00013%
The Village School of Naples Inc$5,00010%
National Christian Foundation Inc$4,1002n/a
Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Inc$3,00030%
Charity Global Inc$3,00010%
The Heritage Foundation$2,00020%
The Garden Church Inc$2,0001n/a
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries$2,0001n/a
L'Abri Fellowship Foundation$2,0001n/a
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$2,00010%
Sheridan House Inc$1,50020%
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview$1,50020%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$1,25010%
Big Dream Ministries Inc$1,10020%
Oic of South Florida Inc$1,00010%
Cato Institute$1,00010%
Thomas More Society$1,00010%
Performing Arts Center Inc$1,00010%
Turning Point for God$1,00010%
Theatre Three Inc$1,00010%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Amazing Grace$1,0001n/a
Life Legal Defense Foundation$1,00010%
Wakeboard Church Inc$1,0001n/a
Literacy Council of Highlands Inc$50010%
Us-China Cultural Institute Inc$50010%
Highlands Historical Society Inc$50011%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$50010%
Southside Church$5001n/a
Judicial Watch Inc$40010%
American Center for Law and Justice Inc$40010%
Highlands Historical Society$20010%
Children's Opportunity Group Inc$2001n/a
Vision Charitable Trust$20010%
American Bible Society$15010%
The Salvation Army$1001n/a
Blanket America Ministries Inc$1001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10010%
Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No 31 Inc$1001n/a
Duke University$7510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lafferty Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLuis Palau Association: $216,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetNova Southeastern University Inc: $175,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMenlo School: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBible Study Fellowship: $55,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnn Children's Fund Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetRelate Well Live Well Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetKids Alive International Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $16,850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTelling the Truth Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPalm Beach Atlantic University Inc: $12,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBackpack Barber Foundaiton Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 47% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEducational Pathways Inc: $10,540 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMoorings Park Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetInspire Ministries: $10,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetThe Veritas Forum Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTim Tebow Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetValerie's House Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPrison Fellowship Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity for Change Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGrace Place for Children and Families Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAvow Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMission of Hope Inc Mission of Hope Haiti Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrees of Hopeorg Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetThe Village School of Naples Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHighlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCharity Global Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHighlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSheridan House Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Colson Center for Christian Worldview: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Dream Ministries Inc: $1,100 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOic of South Florida Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCato Institute: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas More Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPerforming Arts Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTurning Point for God: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTheatre Three Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCoast Guard Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLife Legal Defense Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Council of Highlands Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUs-China Cultural Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHighlands Historical Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 54.

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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.

Collier Community Foundation IncFL18.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Collier Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Ashcourt Family Foundation Inc · Al Williams Jr Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · The Klamon Family Foundation Inc · The Inman Foundation · The Woodcrest Foundation · The Simpson 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.

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About Lafferty Family Foundation Inc

How much does Lafferty Family Foundation Inc give?
Lafferty Family Foundation Inc reported 25 grants totaling $2,727,556 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 63 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Lafferty Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (44%), Religion (36%), Education (8%).
Who are Lafferty Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Luis Palau Association ($216k), Nova Southeastern University Inc ($175k), Menlo School ($60k).
Does Lafferty Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lafferty Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lafferty Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Collier Community Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Ashcourt Family Foundation Inc.
Where is Lafferty Family Foundation Inc based?
Lafferty Family Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 131 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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