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Langston Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$101k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$92kEducation$58kEnvironment$56kHuman Services$52kHealth$50kReligion$46kArts & Culture$24kYouth Development$23kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k27 grants · $88k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
$3,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ELECTION FAIRNESS INSTITUTE$13,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
TAKING THE REINS$6,000
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP$5,000
CAPT SAX FOUNDATION$5,000
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE$5,000
ALASKA BOXING ACADEMY$5,000
COMMUNITY PREGNANCY CENTER OF ANCHORAGE$4,500
COOK INLET SOCCER CLUB$4,300
BEACON HILL$4,000
CENTRAL OREGON ALPINE SKI FOUNDATION$4,000
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$4,000
BALL VENTURES LEGACY FOUNDATION$3,300
JOHNSON COUNTY FAMILY YMCA$3,000
MIAMI WATERKEEPER$3,000
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 (FY20–24, $17k) 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.

area typical 10%CORNUCOPIA COMMUNITY ADVOCATES: $2k → 14%TAKING THE REINS: $6k → 14%TAKING THE REINS: $5k → 14%TAKING THE REINS: $2k → 14%APPLE VALLEY SCHOOL: $3k → 17%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

AK
ID
IL
WI
OR
NV
WY
CA
VA
MD
AZ
NC
AL
TX
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$319k · 32 repeat orgs$137k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
39

Total granted

$319k
$100k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+12%

Still filing today

50%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEnvironmentRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureOther
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

  • SR
    SEDONA RED ROCK TRAIL FUND
    5× · 2020–2024 · $22k · revenue +92%
  • BH
    BEACON HILL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $21k · revenue +105%
  • TT
    TAKING THE REINS
    3× · 2021–2024 · $13k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • SF
    SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $7k · revenue +56%
  • HH
    HEALING HEARTS ANIMAL RESCUE REFUGE
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
  • KR
    Kylie Rowand Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -7%
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
Sempervirens Fund

To ensure coast redwood forests in the santa cruz mountains thrive for generations to come. since 1900, sempervirens has protected more than 36,000 acres. learn more about our mission, vision, and strategic plan through 2030 at:…

Environment
2
Anza-Borrego Foundation

Our mission is to protect and preserve the natural landscapes, wildlife habitat and cultural heritage of anza-borrego desert state park and its surrounding region for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

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3
Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands

To preserve and protect, for public benefit, open space lands and unique natural, scenic settings throughout the state of idaho utilizing various flexible conservation methods.

Environment
4
Sequoia Forestkeeper

To protect and restore the ecosystem of the southern sierra nevada - including both the sequoia national forest and the giant sequoia monument - through monitoring, enforcement, litigation, and public awareness.by acting as the eyes, ears,…

Environment
5
Laguna Canyon Foundation

Laguna canyon foundation is dedicated to the conservation and ongoing protection of the south coast wilderness. we envision a thriving coastal ecosystem that serves as a source of inspiration, connection, and refuge for all.

Environment
6
Henry and Baloo Foundation

Henry and Baloo Foundation is dedicated to the permanent preservation of land in the American West. We directly purchase and preserve the land - depoliticizing conservation, with a specific focus on land that is under threat of development…

Environment
7
Sky Island Alliance

We work to connect people, wildlife, and lands across the u.s.-mexico border through the use of science, advocacy, educational activities, community engagement, and on-the-ground conservation initiatives. our main activities include…

Environment
8
Deception Pass Park Foundation

Our mission is to provide finanial and volunteer support to deception pass park to promote education and preserve resources.

Recreation & Sports
9
Alaska Airlines Foundation
Philanthropy
10
Arizona Site Steward Program Foundation
Education
11
Conserve and Protect Arizona

To protect and conserve wildlife and its habitat

Environment
12
Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund

To initiate, augment or simply fund projects or activities to help maintain viable and sustainable wildlife populations into the future,especially in wy and jackson hole, through support of research, education, habitat protection and…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lander Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Alaska Rugby Foundation 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

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 81 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/41
Grantees still filing
27/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALASKA BOXING ACADEMY LLC: $22,000 · OtherALASKA BOXING ACADEMY LLCINTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: $15,500 · OtherARABIAN HUNTER PLEASURE ASSOCIATION: $13,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $12,000 · OtherKEEP SEDONA BEAUTIFUL INC: $11,200 · OtherSAILFISH SPORTS FOUNDATION: $11,000 · OtherGRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $11,000 · OtherTHE ELECTION FAIRNESS INSTITUTE: $13,000 · Other+55 more: $204,535 · Other+55 moreSEDONA RED ROCK TRAIL FUND: $22,000 · EnvironmentSEDONA RED…BISCAYNE BAY WATERKEEPER INC: $9,000 · EnvironmentBISCAYNE B…PACIFIC CITY DORYMENS ASSOCIATION: $5,700 · EnvironmentPACIFIC CI…GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY: $4,000 · EnvironmentGRAND CANY…Be the Difference Foundation: $8,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $6,500 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,500 · HealthKylie Rowand Foundation Inc: $5,000 · HealthCrisis Pregnancy Center: $4,000 · HealthBEACON HILL: $20,800 · Housing & ShelterCAPT SAX FOUNDATION: $9,000 · EducationPATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $6,500 · EducationLANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · EducationSEDONA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $1,000 · EducationZion's Hope Inc: $18,000 · ReligionTAKING THE REINS: $12,500 · Human ServicesAPPLE VALLEY SCHOOL: $2,500 · Human ServicesCORNUCOPIA COMMUNITY ADVOCATES: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$313,235Environment$40,700Health$29,000Housing & Shelter$20,800Education$19,000Religion$18,000Human Services$17,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSEDONA RED ROCK TRAIL FUND: $22,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetBEACON HILL: $20,800 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetZion's Hope Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTAKING THE REINS: $12,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetKEEP SEDONA BEAUTIFUL INC: $11,200 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetTHE WINGMAN FOUNDATION: $9,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCAPT SAX FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetBISCAYNE BAY WATERKEEPER INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBe the Difference Foundation: $8,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCOOK INLET SOCCER CLUB: $6,800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arc of Anchorage: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $6,500 over 3y, 15% of budgetPACIFIC CITY DORYMENS ASSOCIATION: $5,700 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKylie Rowand Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSEDONA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCrisis Pregnancy Center: $4,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO CIVIC YOUTH BALLET: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBALL VENTURES LEGACY FOUNDATION INC: $3,300 over 1y, 100% of budgetJ BAR J YOUTH SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHYSICAL THERAPY FOR ALL: $3,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetJOHNSON COUNTY FAMILY YMCA: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLANDER CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAPPLE VALLEY SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDIMOND ALUMNI FOUNDATION: $2,445 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORNUCOPIA COMMUNITY ADVOCATES: $2,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLANDER PERFORMING ARTS: $2,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetBAYSHORE ELEMENTARY PTA: $2,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetKonbit Haiti: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SEDONA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Pad: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMMON ARTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSEDONA PUBLIC LIBRARY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 SEDONA RED ROCK TRAIL FUND ↗
  • Who funds BEACON HILL ↗
  • Who funds Zion's Hope Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ELECTION FAIRNESS INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds TAKING THE REINS ↗
  • Who funds KEEP SEDONA BEAUTIFUL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WINGMAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CAPT SAX FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BISCAYNE BAY WATERKEEPER INC ↗
  • Who funds Be the Difference Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COOK INLET SOCCER CLUB ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds The Arc of Anchorage ↗
  • Who funds PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC CITY DORYMENS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC ↗
  • Who funds Kylie Rowand Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds SEDONA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds ALASKA RUGBY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Crisis Pregnancy Center ↗
  • Who funds GRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY ↗

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.

The Alaska Community …Rasmuson FoundationArizona Community Fou…Lander Community Foun…Wyoming Community Fou…First Interstate Banc…Sempra FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Renaissance Charitabl…Raymond James Charita…The Pfizer Foundation…Paypal Charitable Giv…
The Alaska Community FoundationAK21.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Alaska Community Foundation · Rasmuson Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Lander Community Foundation · Wyoming Community Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Sempra Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 71%
  • J Bar J Youth Services Inc: 71% of income from government
  • Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc: 19% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Langston Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Langston Family 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 81 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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