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Lois Pope Life Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$412k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$140k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$665kPhilanthropy$659kHealth$257kArts & Culture$228kPublic Benefit$148kInternational$103kHuman Services$74kYouth Development$39kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $235k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $140k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$5.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AFMDA$140,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES$30,000
PALM BEACH SYMPHONY$30,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BELOUIR CASTLE$25,000
FLORIDA SHERIFFS YOUTH RANCHES INC$25,000
EXECUTIVE WOMEN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY$25,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE$20,000
THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA$15,000
THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS$15,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$10,000
LIGHTHOUSE GUILD$10,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$10,000
SOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC$5,000
SHARE INC$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%FERN HOUSE INC: $3k → 11%WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND: $3k → 11%LEEDS ENDOWMENT INC: $2k → 11%LEEDS ENDOWMENT INC: $1k → 11%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

IL
NY
CT
CA
VA
DC
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.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 18 repeat orgs$526k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
23

Total granted

$1.7M
$215k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+136%

Still filing today

72%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $311k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’21’23’24
HealthArts & CultureAnimalsYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesEducationOther
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

  • LI
    LEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $659k · revenue +32% · 43% of their budget
  • AH
    AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $413k · revenue +120%
  • TP
    THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC
    3× · 2017–2024 · $90k · revenue +164%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $63k · revenue +206%
  • IS
    INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PALM
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue -86%
  • PB
    PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FDN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +67%
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
University of Miami
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2
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
3
Florida Research Center for Agricultural Sustainability Inc
Philanthropy
4
Miami Cancer Institute At Baptist Health Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of miami cancer institute at baptist health, inc is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve.…

Health
5
Doctors Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of doctors hospital, inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
6
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of boca raton regional hospital is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is…

Health
7
Florida Animal Protection Foundation
Animals
8
Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project

For Education, Safety, Protection, Recovery, and Prevention From Cruelty for All Cetaceans Especially Dolphins

Animals
9
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

—
10
Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist health medical group inc is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist…

Health
11
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
12
Mariners Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of mariner's hospital is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Friends of Belvoir Castle. 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

32 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. 32 of the 56 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
26/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN HUMANE: $200,600 · OtherAMERICAN HUMANEAFMDA: $140,000 · OtherAFMDAU OF M BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE: $35,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES: $30,000 · OtherLYNN UNIVERSITY - THEATER ARTS GUILD: $27,500 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $26,000 · OtherTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $35,000 · Other+28 more: $266,455 · Other+28 moreLEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION INC: $658,779 · PhilanthropyLEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION …AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $412,500 · AnimalsAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOC…TRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $20,400 · Animals+2 more: $6,100 · AnimalsTHE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $90,000 · Arts & CulturePALM BEACH OPERA INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE PALM BEACH OPERA GUILD INC: $12,500 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $6,000 · Arts & CultureGATEWAY FOR CANCER RESEARCH: $55,000 · HealthTHE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC: $45,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $29,100 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $15,000 · Health+3 more: $7,500 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $62,500 · InternationalUniversity of Miami: $20,000 · EducationPALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FDN INC: $20,000 · Education+1 more: $175 · Education
Other$760,555Philanthropy$658,779Animals$439,000Arts & Culture$158,500Health$151,600International$62,500Education$40,175

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 budgetLEADERS IN FURTHERING EDUCATION INC: $658,779 over 3y, 43% of budgetAMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $412,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $90,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $62,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGATEWAY FOR CANCER RESEARCH: $55,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $29,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PALM: $25,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BELVOIR CASTLE: $25,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $20,400 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FDN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Southeast Florida Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PALM BEACH OPERA GUILD INC: $12,500 over 2y, 10% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH FLORIDA PBS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH ROUND TABLE: $3,255 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLEEDS FOUNDATION PBC INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFERN HOUSE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBaptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Island Cats Inc: $1,100 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJack The Bike Man Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $175 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.

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.

Quantum Foundation IncJm Rubin Foundation I…Community Foundation …Eleanor Patterson Ree…Seed for Peace Inc Ba…The Len-Ari Foundatio…Samuel J & Connie M F…Children's Healthcare…United Way of Palm Be…Aeb Foundation Fka th…International Society…Lost Tree Village Cha…
Quantum Foundation IncFL24× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Quantum Foundation Inc · Jm Rubin Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Eleanor Patterson Reeves Foundation Inc · Seed for Peace Inc Bank of America Office Prk Fl9-200-05-34 · The Len-Ari Foundation Inc · Samuel J & Connie M Frankino Charitable Foundation · Children's Healthcare Charity Inc · United Way of Palm Beach County Inc · Aeb Foundation Fka the Gail & Arthur Benjamin Fdtn · International Society of Palm · Lost Tree Village Charitable 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 Lois Pope Life Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lois Pope Life Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 130%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • 211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Palm Beach Symphony Society Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Jack the Bike Man Inc: 0% of income from government
  • South Florida Pbs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
13get no government money at all
5report 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.
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Find your warmest path to Lois Pope Life Foundation Inc 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 56 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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