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Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$512k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
47
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$96,005
Organizations funded a year
12 to 47
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$8.9M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $83k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsOther
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
FY2024still arriving49$512k41%
FY202347$387k38%
FY202246$360k50%
FY202132$311k47%
FY202033$179k48%
FY201929$162k62%
FY201823$107k83%
FY201712$58kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$360kHealth$230kYouth Development$226kPhilanthropy$201kHuman Services$191kEducation$140kRecreation & Sports$87kHousing & Shelter$84kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Youth Believing in Change Inc$100,45273%
Mane Gait$82,54281%
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$67,7914n/a
The Magdalen House$56,75361%
The Human Impact$52,00043%
Watermark Community Church$50,0001n/a
Advocates for Community Transformation$50,00031%
Midland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc$45,00021%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$41,60060%
Turner 12$40,00074%
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All grantees of Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Youth Believing in Change Inc$100,45273%
Mane Gait$82,54281%
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$67,7914n/a
The Magdalen House$56,75361%
The Human Impact$52,00043%
Watermark Community Church$50,0001n/a
Advocates for Community Transformation$50,00031%
Midland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc$45,00021%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$41,60060%
Turner 12$40,00074%
Clayton Dabney Legacy Fund$30,000329%
Scholarshot$30,00061%
The Family Place$30,00040%
Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness Inc$29,5004n/a
Highland Park Isd Education Foundation$26,00010%
Texas Values$25,00041%
The Family Foundation$25,000315%
West Texas Food Bank$25,00030%
Project Shelter Inc$25,00051%
I Am A Golfer Foundation$25,00013%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$23,00060%
Denison Ministries$19,0006n/a
Men of Nehemiah Inc$18,00060%
Kershaw's Challenge$17,50030%
Recovery Resource Council$16,50030%
Rivertree Academy$16,00040%
Behind Every Door Ministries Inc$15,00020%
Austin Street Center$15,00010%
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas$13,00020%
Shared Christian Ministries$12,50022%
The Tolson Group$12,50031%
Trinity School Inc$11,00030%
Twelfth Step Ministry Inc$10,00010%
Cristo Rey Dallas High School Inc$10,0001n/a
Washington and Lee University$10,00010%
Childrens Advocacy Center of Collin County Inc$8,00020%
Salesmanship Club of Dallas$7,12530%
Howard Payne University$7,00010%
Salesmanship Club Foundation$6,60020%
The University of Texas Foundation Inc$6,50010%
West Texas Rehabilitation Center Foundation$6,25040%
Van Cliburn Foundation Inc$5,50020%
The Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas$5,00011%
National Christian Foundation Inc$5,00019%
Judea Harvest Incorporated$5,00011%
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation Inc$5,00011%
Young Life$5,00010%
Highland Park Sports Club$5,00010%
San Antonio Food Bank$5,00010%
Family Gateway Inc$5,00010%
Darby's Warrior Support$5,00011%
Burning Tree Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$5,00010%
The Stallings Award Foundation$5,00013%
Dallas Leadership Foundation$5,00010%
Family Legacy Missions International$5,00010%
True North Retreats$5,00011%
Amplified Minds$5,000114%
Dallas Theological Seminary$3,50010%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$3,33310%
Akola Project Inc$3,00010%
Poston Gardens Foundation Inc$3,00011%
Texas Biomedical Research Institute$2,90050%
Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas Inc$2,75010%
Elevate Dallas$2,50311%
Direct Relief$2,5001n/a
Citylab Hs Foundation$2,50012%
Housing Forward$2,50010%
The Pride of Sudie PTO$2,50012%
Bynum School$2,50010%
Dallas Casa$2,40010%
The Warren Center Inc$2,00010%
22kill$1,20010%
North Texas Jr Golf and Education Foundation$1,00010%
Dallas Life Inc$1,00010%
Cato Institute$1,00010%
Interfaith Family Services$1,00010%
Toolbox Ministries Inc$1,00010%
Angelina College Foundation$1,00011%
Stephens Memorial Hospital Foundation$1,0001n/a
Texas Christian University$1,00010%
Promise House Inc$1,00010%
Dogs For Our Brave Inc$1,00010%
Dallas Afterschool$1,00010%
Arm Ministries$1,00010%
Community Bible Study$1,00010%
Northern Texas Pga Foundation$88020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($822k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 81 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYouth Believing in Change Inc: $100,452 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetMane Gait: $82,542 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetThe Magdalen House: $56,753 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Human Impact: $52,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetAdvocates for Community Transformation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMidland Childrens Rehabilitation Center Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $41,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTurner 12: $40,000 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetClayton Dabney Legacy Fund: $30,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetScholarshot: $30,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetThe Family Place: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHighland Park Isd Education Foundation: $26,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTexas Values: $25,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Family Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetWest Texas Food Bank: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Shelter Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetI Am A Golfer Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $23,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMen of Nehemiah Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetKershaw's Challenge: $17,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRecovery Resource Council: $16,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRivertree Academy: $16,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBehind Every Door Ministries Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAustin Street Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetParks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShared Christian Ministries: $12,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Tolson Group: $12,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetTrinity School Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTwelfth Step Ministry Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Advocacy Center of Collin County Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSalesmanship Club of Dallas: $7,125 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHoward Payne University: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSalesmanship Club Foundation: $6,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Texas Foundation Inc: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Texas Rehabilitation Center Foundation: $6,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNational Christian Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetJudea Harvest Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCornerstone Community Development Corporation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Life: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHighland Park Sports Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSan Antonio Food Bank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Gateway Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDarby's Warrior Support: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBurning Tree Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children: $5,000 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 81.

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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.

Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX65.1× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · The Dallas Foundation · The Rees-Jones Foundation · W P & Bulah Luse Foundation · Texas Women's Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · The Moody Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · Meadows Foundation Inc · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Hoblitzelle 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 Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation

How much does Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation give?
Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $512,434 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (17%), Health (11%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Youth Believing in Change Inc ($100k), Mane Gait ($83k), Highland Park Presbyterian Church ($68k).
Does Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, The Rees-Jones Foundation.
Where is Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation based?
Lee Ann and Steven Van Amburgh Foundation is based in TX.

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 144 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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