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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.

$416k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
59%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 31
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$31k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 59% of the organizations Markham Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $108k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
HealthRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesPhilanthropyAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
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
FY2025still arriving19$386k47%
FY202427$305k59%
FY202331$515k84%
FY20228$333k50%
FY202122$211kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

International$396kHuman Services$306kReligion$187kFood & Nutrition$187kHealth$126kCommunity Improvement$90kPhilanthropy$89kEducation$85kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
TN
NC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Samaritan's Purse$207,00040%
Food Bank of the Rockies$165,00030%
Open Door Ministries$115,0003n/a
Servants of Christ International$114,92552%
Crosspurpose$85,00030%
Denver Rescue Mission$78,00030%
Alternatives Pregnancy Center Inc$55,00022%
Lesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc$50,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc$45,00030%
Adoptive Families Coalition$42,00016%
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All grantees of Markham Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Samaritan's Purse$207,00040%
Food Bank of the Rockies$165,00030%
Open Door Ministries$115,0003n/a
Servants of Christ International$114,92552%
Crosspurpose$85,00030%
Denver Rescue Mission$78,00030%
Alternatives Pregnancy Center Inc$55,00022%
Lesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc$50,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc$45,00030%
Adoptive Families Coalition$42,00016%
Stepping Stone Communities Inc$40,00014%
Trash Into Treasure$40,0002n/a
The Great Commission Foundation of Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$35,0001n/a
Colorado Wild Sports Group Inc$35,000225%
Hoffman Family Foundation$35,00016%
The Navigators$35,0001n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30,00010%
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$25,00030%
Adaptive Adventures$24,00040%
Lutheran Social Services of Colorado$20,00010%
Shared Hope International$20,00011%
Jackson Zinn Memorial Fund$20,000125%
Food For Thought Denver$20,00011%
Inheritance of Hope Inc$17,00011%
Lightbridge International Lightbridge Internat$15,00012%
Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society$15,0001n/a
Prison Fellowship Ministries$15,00010%
Grace Church of Arvada$15,0001n/a
Joni and Friends$15,00010%
The Denver Children's Foundation$10,0001n/a
Voice of the Martyrs Inc$10,0001n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10,00010%
Hope Heals Inc$10,00011%
Triad$10,0001n/a
Friends of Broomfield Inc$10,00010%
Revive Church Colorado$10,0001n/a
Project K9 Hero$10,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5,00010%
Flatirons Community Church$5,0001n/a
Project Pave Inc$5,00010%
Shannons Hope$5,00017%
Food for Orphans Inc$5,00013%
Wish of a Lifetime$5,00010%
The Lion Project$5,0001n/a
Gigis Playhouse Inc$4,0002n/a
Vessels Ministries Inc$4,00011%
World Bicycle Relief Nfp$4,00020%
Urban Peak Denver$4,00020%
Hope Speaks International$3,0002n/a
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$2,00010%
Farm Rescue$2,00010%
Navy Special Operations Foundation$2,0001n/a
Advancing Warriors International$2,0001n/a
Childsafe Colorado Inc$2,00010%
Project Linus$2,00010%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$2,00010%
Faith Bible Chapel International$2,0001n/a
Pathways for Little Feet$2,00010%
Realities for Children Charities$2,00010%
National Sports Center for the Disabled Inc$2,00010%
Hooves to Freedom Inc$2,0001n/a
K9s for Warriors Inc$2,00010%
Primarily Primates Inc$1,00010%
Brave Beginnings Inc$1,00015%
Cure International Inc$1,00010%
National Down Syndrome Society$1,00010%
Pawsitivity$1,00011%
Gleaning for the World Inc$1,00010%
Freedom Service Dogs Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($153k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Markham Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 52 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSamaritan's Purse: $207,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $165,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetServants of Christ International: $114,925 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetCrosspurpose: $85,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetDenver Rescue Mission: $78,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAlternatives Pregnancy Center Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetLesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Denver Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAdoptive Families Coalition: $42,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetStepping Stone Communities Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetColorado Wild Sports Group Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetHoffman Family Foundation: $35,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAdaptive Adventures: $24,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Colorado: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShared Hope International: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJackson Zinn Memorial Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetFood For Thought Denver: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetInheritance of Hope Inc: $17,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLightbridge International Lightbridge Internat: $15,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPrison Fellowship Ministries: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoni and Friends: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Heals Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Broomfield Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetProject K9 Hero: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Pave Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShannons Hope: $5,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetFood for Orphans Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetWish of a Lifetime: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVessels Ministries Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWorld Bicycle Relief Nfp: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Peak Denver: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTim Tebow Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Rescue: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildsafe Colorado Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Linus: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPathways for Little Feet: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRealities for Children Charities: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Sports Center for the Disabled Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9s for Warriors Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPrimarily Primates Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrave Beginnings Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetCure International Inc: $1,000 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 52.

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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.

Colorado Gives FoundationCO39.9× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Denver Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Denver Broncos Foundation · Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation · The Janus Henderson Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern Colorado · Otter Cares Foundation AKA OTTERCARES FOUNDATION · Rose Community 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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How do I get to Markham Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Markham 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.

About Markham Family Foundation

How much does Markham Family Foundation give?
Markham Family Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $415,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 31 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Markham Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (22%), Human Services (17%), Religion (10%).
Who are Markham Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Samaritan's Purse ($207k), Food Bank of the Rockies ($165k), Open Door Ministries ($115k).
Does Markham Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 59% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Markham Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Markham Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Colorado Gives Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation, Christian Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Markham Family Foundation based?
Markham Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 79 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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