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Markham 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.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
34
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$325k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$1.2MHuman Services$1.2MFood & Nutrition$838kPublic Safety & Disaster$545kInternational$373kHousing & Shelter$235kCommunity Improvement$120kRecreation & Sports$48kOther$0
02FY2025 · 34 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k28 grants · $605k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $250k
  • $250k+2 grants · $640k
$25,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Catholic Charities - Dallas$325,000
Food for the Poor Inc$315,000
American Red Cross$125,000
Catholic Charities - Fort Worth$75,000
Save The Children$50,000
Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers$25,000
Doctors Without Borders$25,000
In My Shoes$25,000
Catholic Relief Services$25,000
Cross Catholic Outreach$25,000
Mission ArlingtonMission Metroplex$25,000
Project Hope$25,000
Operations Blessings$25,000
Climb Haier International Inc$25,000
Catholic CHESS Project$25,000
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 (FY17–25, $840k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%Catholic Charities - Fort Worth: $75k → 11%American Red Cross: $125k → 14%Catholic Charities - Fort Worth: $75k → 11%American Red Cross: $90k → 14%Catholic Charities - Fort Worth: $75k → 11%American Red Cross: $60k → 14%Catholic Charities - Fort Worth: $75k → 11%American Red Cross: $50k → 14%American Red Cross: $50k → 14%American Red Cross: $25k → 14%American Red Cross: $25k → 14%Red Cross: $25k → 14%On The Road Lending: $10k → 14%American Red Cross: $10k → 14%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%The Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 11%Community Enrichment Center: $10k → 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

NY
MA
IA
IN
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
KS
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.6M · 47 repeat orgs$210k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against -23% for those funded once.

47 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

47
7

Total granted

$4.6M
$110k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
-23%

Still filing today

43%
14%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k 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
InternationalHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterPublic 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

  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $570k · revenue +56%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    9× · 2017–2025 · $460k · revenue +46%
  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH
    4× · 2022–2025 · $300k · revenue +161%

Funded once

  • CC
    Catholic Charities Houston
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • TS
    THE SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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2
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
3
Medical Teams International

Medical teams international is a christian humanitarian relief agency focused on providing life-saving medical care for people in crisis.

International
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc

The cooperative for assistance and relief everywhere, inc. and its subsidiaries (care or the organization) was established in 1945 and is an international humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief and long-term international…

International
6
Food for the Hungry Inc

Food for the hungry is a christian humanitarian aid and global development organization that has designed, developed and delivered solutions for more than 50 years so that children, families and communities can flourish. (continued on…

International
7
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
8
Handicap International

Handicap international dba humanity & inclusion (hi) works with people with disabilities and people living in situations of vulnerability, including poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster.

International
9
International Medical Corps

To save lives & relieve suffering through health interventions & related activities that strengthen communities affected by conflict, natural disasters & disease outbreaks.

International
10
Compassion International Incorporated

Compassion exists to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Compassion serves all children, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

International
11
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
12
Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank Inc

The mission of Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank is to feed the hungry in Clay, Greene, Knox, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties through a network of emergency food distribution member agencies and engage our community in…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food for the Poor Inc; the most unlike its peers is Climb Haier International 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

23 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. 23 of the 59 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)
23/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC: $570,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INCCatholic Charities Diocese of Ft Worth: $237,000 · OtherCatholic Charities Diocese of Ft WorthUnion Gospel Mission of Tarrant County: $130,000 · OtherGRACE: $120,000 · OtherCatholic CHESS Project: $110,000 · OtherFeed My Starving Children: $110,000 · OtherUGM OF DALLAS: $105,000 · Other+35 more: $1,357,300 · Other+35 moreFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $590,400 · InternationalFOOD FOR THE POOR INCSave The Children Federation Inc: $125,000 · InternationalSave The Children Fede…INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS: $77,500 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL RELIEF T…SUDAN RELIEF FUND INC: $50,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $35,000 · International+1 more: $25,000 · InternationalAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $460,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red…CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH: $300,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES DI…COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER INC: $70,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY ENRICHMENT …IN MY SHOES INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesIN MY SHOES INC+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesCLIMB HAIER INTERNATIONAL INC: $95,000 · ReligionGCPN GLOBAL CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP NETWORK: $25,000 · ReligionCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $25,000 · Public Safety & DisasterMISSION METROPLEX INC: $20,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,739,300International$952,900Human Services$890,000Religion$120,000Housing & Shelter$30,000Public Safety & Disaster$25,000Philanthropy$20,000

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 budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $590,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC: $570,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $460,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH: $300,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnion Gospel Mission of Tarrant County: $130,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCLIMB HAIER INTERNATIONAL INC: $95,000 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetINTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS: $77,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER INC: $70,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSUDAN RELIEF FUND INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIN MY SHOES INC: $50,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetASK A BISHOP: $50,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $40,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGCPN GLOBAL CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP NETWORK: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSAMARITAN INN INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMISSION METROPLEX INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOTR RESOURCES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 FOOD FOR THE POOR INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF DALLAS INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH ↗
  • Who funds Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds CLIMB HAIER INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SUDAN RELIEF FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds IN MY SHOES INC ↗
  • Who funds ASK A BISHOP ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds METROPORT MEALS ON WHEELS INC ↗
  • Who funds HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Tarrant Area Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION ↗

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 Foundatio…Charities Aid Foundat…United Way of Metropo…America's CharitiesThe Dallas FoundationVerizon FoundationCelanese FoundationTextron Charitable Tr…Bnsf Railway Foundati…Kln FoundationTexas Instruments Fou…Ken W Davis Foundation
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX28.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · America's Charities · The Dallas Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Celanese Foundation · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Kln Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Ken W Davis 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 Markham Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Markham Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 59 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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