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Leoffler Trust

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.

$48k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Religion$58kHealth$55kPublic Benefit$37kInternational$27kHuman Services$19kFood & Nutrition$18kCivil Rights$16kArts & Culture$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
11
States reached
$226k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HELPING UP MISSION$6,100
VARIOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS$5,150
THE SALVATION ARMY$4,400
CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP$3,800
GSI FOUNDATION$3,800
MERCY SHIPS$2,900
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$2,700
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY$2,500
BIBLES FOR THE WORLD$2,500
SAT7$2,200
MINISTRY OF BGEA$2,000
GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF$1,900
PRISON FELLOWSHIP$1,500
CRU$1,465
OPEN DOORS$1,400
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 (FY23–23, $100) 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%Soldier of America: $100 → 14%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

VT
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$220k · 52 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

52 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 36 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

52
47

Total granted

$220k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
0%

Still filing today

54%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionPublic BenefitCivil RightsArts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesOther
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

  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $24k · revenue +16%
  • HU
    HELPING UP MISSION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $13k · revenue +12%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    4× · 2020–2025 · $8k · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • TU
    TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $14k
  • T
    TRINITY
    one grant, 2024 · $4k
  • TG
    TMS GLOBAL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
The Liberal Patriot Inc

The liberal patriot (tlp) is a digital newsletter focused on american politics and public policy. tlp aims to provide readers with honest analysis and original commentary to help advance a vital center perspective in american life.

Civil Rights
2
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
3
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

The american enterprise institute is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. aei pursues these ideals through independent thinking and the…

Social Science
4
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
5
Freedom Research Foundation

The mission of the freedom research foundation is to send americans to confront our enemies by empowering those who share our values. we believe in the foundational principles that made america the greatest political achievement in human…

International
6
Media Matters for America

Dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the u.s. media.

Education
7
Liberty Justice Center

To advance economic and social liberties and a free enterprise society through strategic litigation, training, communication, activism and research. in addition, the center will train law students, lawyers and policy activists in the…

Crime & Legal
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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9
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
10
Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Pew Research Center generates a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and…

Social Science
11
Fdd Action

FDD Action is a non-profit, non-partisan 504(c)4 organization established to advocate for effective policies to promote U.S. National Security and defend free nations.

Community Improvement
12
America's Newspapers

Providing research, education and practical information all aimed at optimizing newspapers' business operations, deepening their community engagement and enhancing the quality of their journalism.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Soldiers of America. 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

51 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. 51 of the 104 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
46/51
Grantees still filing
30/51
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $41,305 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALTRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $14,160 · OtherTRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCHHELPING UP MISSION INC: $12,500 · OtherHELPING UP MISSION INCSECOND HARVEST OF EAST TN: $11,200 · OtherSECOND HARVEST OF EAST TNTHE SALVATION ARMY: $10,250 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYVARIOUS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: $8,615 · OtherCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP INC: $7,700 · Other+64 more: $82,226 · Other+64 moreJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $23,900 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WA…BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE: $1,000 · Public Benefit+6 more: $2,250 · Public Benefit+6 moreSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $8,400 · ReligionSAMARITAN'…AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $5,300 · ReligionAMERICAN B…Bibles For The World: $3,400 · ReligionBibles For…SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: $2,300 · ReligionSAT-7 NORT…Open Doors With Brother Andrew Inc: $1,900 · ReligionOpen Doors…DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES-INT'L INC: $1,600 · ReligionDEREK PRIN…JESUSONLINE MINISTRIES: $865 · Religion+1 more: $800 · ReligionFREEDOM WATCH INC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE: $5,100 · Civil RightsMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: $3,450 · Civil Rights+5 more: $550 · Civil RightsGSI FOUNDATION INC: $5,400 · Arts & CultureMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $2,950 · Arts & CultureTHE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION: $500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $100 · Arts & CultureMercy Ships International: $8,200 · InternationalFREEDOM ALLIANCE: $500 · International+1 more: $100 · InternationalCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $3,450 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $350 · Philanthropy
Other$187,956Public Benefit$27,150Religion$24,565Civil Rights$9,100Arts & Culture$8,950International$8,800Philanthropy$4,800

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $23,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING UP MISSION INC: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $8,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $8,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGSI FOUNDATION INC: $5,400 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $5,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM WATCH INC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE: $5,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER TASK FORCE: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $3,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: $3,450 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBibles For The World: $3,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $2,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $2,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY: $2,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: $2,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $1,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES-INT'L INC: $1,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN DOORS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $880 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJESUSONLINE MINISTRIES: $865 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN STUDIES CENTER: $864 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN MAJORITY INC: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM ALLIANCE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter For Freedom and Prosperity Foundation: $300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND AMENDMENT FOUNDATION: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRFIELD GLADE FIRE DEPARTMENT: $197 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ENERGY ALLIANCE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH AND FREEDOM COALITION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE 60 PLUS FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Center Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN ACTION NETWORK: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION TO SALUTE AMERICA'S HEROES FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnd Then There Were None: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty Guard Inc: $50 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.

  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds HELPING UP MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds GSI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM WATCH INC CENTER FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER TASK FORCE ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Bibles For The World ↗
  • Who funds MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Eisenhower Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY ↗
  • Who funds SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Open Doors With Brother Andrew Inc ↗
  • Who funds Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES-INT'L INC ↗

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.

Farrell Family Founda…John P & Kathryn G Ev…Ebs FoundationDonors Trust IncThe Sandra & Lawrence…Bailey Family Foundat…Irving Rothlein Found…Usher Family Foundati…Adolph Coors Foundati…Christian Heritage Fo…The Roland Family Fou…Barry-Bashur Foundati…
Farrell Family FoundationCA28× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Farrell Family Foundation · John P & Kathryn G Evans Foundation · Ebs Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · The Sandra & Lawrence Post Family Foundation · Bailey Family Foundation Inc · Irving Rothlein Foundation · Usher Family Foundation · Adolph Coors Foundation · Christian Heritage Foundation Attn Michael a Kulp · The Roland Family Foundation · Barry-Bashur 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 Leoffler Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leoffler Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Helping Up Mission Inc: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 104 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home