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Lufkin Family Foundation at a glance

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Lufkin Family Foundation

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.

$923k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$958kAnimals$914kEducation$656kEnvironment$542kPhilanthropy$325kYouth Development$170kArts & Culture$106kReligion$105kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $260k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $658k
$25,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ICHAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$125,000
NYU LANGONE HEALTH$100,000
DR BRIDGET MUELLER'S HEADACHE TREATMENT 7 RESEARCH FUND$100,000
5 BUCKETS FOUNDATION$82,500
FRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES$50,000
COSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND$50,000
RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL$50,000
WOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO$50,000
SUN VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL$50,000
MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA$40,000
POINTER RESCUE ORG INC$25,000
WESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE$25,000
CONSERVATION NORTHWEST$25,000
INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND$25,000
RUDA FOUNDATION INC$20,000
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 (FY21–25, $105k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 10% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA: $40k → 8%HARMONIC HUMANIT: $10k → 13%SUN VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR RESILIENCE INC: $15k → 7%MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA: $20k → 8%MAKE IT HOME BAY AREA: $20k → 8%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

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WA
ID
MN
WI
NY
MA
OR
OH
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.1M · 29 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
31

Total granted

$3.1M
$624k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+30%

Still filing today

69%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $461k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHealthEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyArts & 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

  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $400k · revenue +21%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $338k · revenue +688%
  • PS
    PLURALISTIC SCHOOL INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $186k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • TS
    TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · revenue +103% · 27% of their budget
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
  • INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · 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
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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2
Fauna & Flora International Usa Inc

Our mission is to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.

Philanthropy
3
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
4
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
5
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
6
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
7
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
8
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
9
Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
10
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
11
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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12
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Road Runners Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ruda 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

49 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. 49 of the 72 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
45/49
Grantees still filing
29/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION: $300,000 · OtherMICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATIONNYU LANGONE HEALTH: $200,000 · OtherNYU LANGONE HEALTHCOSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $200,000 · OtherCOSTCO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDPLURALISTIC SCHOOL INC: $185,835 · OtherPLURALISTIC SCHOOL INCPOINTER RESCUE ORG INC: $155,000 · OtherPOINTER RESCUE ORG INCECOTRUST: $100,000 · OtherTOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherDR BRIDGET MUELLER'S HEADACHE TREATMENT 7 RESEARCH FUND: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · Other5 BUCKETS FOUNDATION: $82,500 · OtherMAKE IT HOME - BAY AREA: $80,000 · OtherTHE FIVE BUCKETS FOUR SHOVELS FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Other+34 more: $596,500 · Other+34 moreFRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES: $338,000 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF OAKLA…INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL CR…Atlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc: $87,500 · AnimalsAtlantic Salmon …CENTER FOR CONSERVATION PEACEBUILDING: $55,000 · AnimalsCENTER FOR CONSE…ANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES INC: $22,500 · Animals+2 more: $11,000 · AnimalsTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE BREAST…RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $147,500 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI: $125,000 · EducationSun Valley Community School Inc: $50,000 · Education+1 more: $10,000 · EducationCONSERVATION NW: $150,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE: $75,000 · EnvironmentWOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO: $57,000 · Environment+1 more: $5,000 · EnvironmentGREENWOODS COUNSELING & REFERRALS INC: $72,500 · HealthTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $20,000 · HealthNEW ENGLAND LIFE FLIGHT INC: $15,000 · HealthDanbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc: $10,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,000 · HealthUSEA FOUNDATION: $52,500 · PhilanthropyTHE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · PhilanthropyRuda Foundation Inc: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,299,835Animals$614,000Public Safety & Disaster$400,000Education$332,500Environment$287,000Health$147,500Philanthropy$112,500

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 budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $400,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES: $338,000 over 9y, 12% of budgetPLURALISTIC SCHOOL INC: $185,835 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCONSERVATION NW: $150,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $147,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetECOTRUST: $100,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetTHE FIVE BUCKETS FOUR SHOVELS FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 3y, 52% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAtlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc: $87,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMAKE IT HOME - BAY AREA: $80,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetWESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE: $75,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetGREENWOODS COUNSELING & REFERRALS INC: $72,500 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetWOOD RIVER LAND TRUST CO: $57,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCENTER FOR CONSERVATION PEACEBUILDING: $55,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetUSEA FOUNDATION: $52,500 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetTUSK USA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSun Valley Community School Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE QUEBEC-LABRADOR FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMiddleton Place Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COMMON GOOD FORUM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RESCUE & K9 CHARITIES INC: $22,500 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPARK MICROGRANTS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRuda Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetNEW ENGLAND LIFE FLIGHT INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUN VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR RESILIENCE: $15,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDanbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUFFIELD ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE PURPOSE SCHOOL INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHYDE HALL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPRATT NATURE CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSASAMANI FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGUNN MEMORIAL 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.

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.

Silicon Valley Commun…Marin Community Found…The Connecticut Commu…The Goldman Sachs Cha…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Gift FundGs Donor Advised Phil…ImpactassetsincJewish Communal FundAmerican Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA14× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The Connecticut Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Gift Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Impactassetsinc · Jewish Communal Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Ecotrust: 14% of income from government
  • Greenwoods Counseling & Referrals Inc: 7% of income from government
  • New England Life Flight Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Pratt Nature Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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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How do I get to Lufkin Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Lufkin 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 72 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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