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Layman Family Foundation at a glance

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Layman Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$14k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$55kHuman Services$27kArts & Culture$14kReligion$4kHealth$4kPublic Safety & Disaster$1kFood & Nutrition$1kYouth Development$775Other$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$260k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YMCA OF ROANOKE VALLEY$5,000
BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE$5,000
ATTIC PRODUCTIONS$2,500
BLUE RIDGE PBS$600
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$350
Individual grant recipient$350
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 (FY17–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $200 → 8%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $150 → 8%RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $250 → 20%RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $200 → 20%RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $250 → 20%RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES: $100 → 20%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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$120k · 19 repeat orgs$4k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
17

Total granted

$120k
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
-11%

Still filing today

63%
18%

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 & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthFood & NutritionPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $25k · revenue +59%
  • AP
    ATTIC PRODUCTIONS INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $8k · revenue +60%
  • BC
    BOTETOURT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $3k · revenue +117%

Funded once

  • VM
    VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTAION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $614 · revenue -56%
  • FF
    FINCASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    one grant, 2017 · $600
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MEDICAL ALUM
    one grant, 2023 · $500
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
Historic Virginia Land Conservancy

Promoting for the benefit of the general public, the preservation, protection and enjoyment of our natural resources, principally in the lower james, york, rappahannock and chowan rivers and surrounding watersheds.

Environment
2
Virginia Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Association Inc

The association was organized to keep members informed of current events and regulations affecting the petroleum and convenience store industries.

—
3
Virginia Sheriffs' Association Inc

Vsa represents sheriffs and their staff on criminal justice issues on a state level and provides information about emerging law enforcement issues, corrections and crime prevention to sheriff's offices and the public.

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4
Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Co Inc

Fire prevention and protection in bluemont and surrounding areas

—
5
Virginia Forestry Association

Vfa promotes stewardship and wise use of the commonwealth's forest resources for the economic and environmental benefits of all virginians.

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6
Virginia Association of Museums

The virginia association of museums is a statewide network serving the museum community. the association's mission statement is "the virginia association of museums helps our museum community succeed".

Arts & Culture
7
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

The west virginia chamber of commerce provides opportunities for broad based prosperity throughout west virginia.

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8
Virginia Agribusiness Council

Represent the agriculture, forestry, and agribusiness community in virginia.

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9
American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia

Acec virginia brings together engineering firms of all sizes to provide business support and advocacy.

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10
Vcu Investment Management Company

To provide investment and investment management and related services to the rector and the board of visitors of virginia commonwealth university (vcu), and/or to the private and independent foundations and other entities affiliated with…

Education
11
Blair County Historical Society

Preservation of historic sites

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12
The Virginia College Fund

Solicitation of public contributions on behalf of member colleges. provides foundations, businesses, and individuals a convenient way of supporting small colleges and universities in virginia.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding Southwest Virginia; the most unlike its peers is Young Men's Christian Association of Virginia's Blue Ridge 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

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 37 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC: $25,000 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BL…Individual grant recipient: $16,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBOTETOURT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,500 · OtherDALEVILLE CHURCH OF BRETHREN: $2,250 · Other+23 more: $9,550 · Other+23 moreBRIDGEWATER COLLEGE: $54,500 · EducationBRIDGEWATER COLLEGEATTIC PRODUCTIONS INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureBATH COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION: $950 · Arts & CultureBLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $800 · Arts & CultureVIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTAION INC: $614 · Arts & CultureST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,150 · HealthTHE RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE INC: $800 · Human ServicesSAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $350 · Human ServicesFEEDING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: $1,074 · Food & NutritionTROUTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $600 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$55,300Education$54,500Arts & Culture$9,864Health$2,150Human Services$1,150Food & Nutrition$1,074Public Safety & Disaster$600

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 budgetBRIDGEWATER COLLEGE: $54,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetATTIC PRODUCTIONS INC: $7,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetBOTETOURT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,150 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA: $1,074 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBATH COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION: $950 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetBLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE INC: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTAION INC: $614 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBath County Historical Society Inc: $600 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetTROUTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHENANDOAH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVALLEY CONSERVATION COUNCIL: $200 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 BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE INC ↗
  • Who funds ATTIC PRODUCTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds BOTETOURT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds BATH COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE RESCUE MISSION OF ROANOKE INC ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTAION INC ↗
  • Who funds Bath County Historical Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds TROUTVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT ↗
  • Who funds SAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS ↗
  • Who funds SHENANDOAH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LEAGUE FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION INC ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY CONSERVATION COUNCIL ↗

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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…Community Foundation …Elbert H Evelyn J & K…The Ceres Foundation …Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT22.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia · Elbert H Evelyn J & Karen H Waldron Charitable Foundation · The Ceres Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Layman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Layman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 37 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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