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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 FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
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, FY2021 to 2025.

International$396kHuman Services$306kReligion$187kFood & Nutrition$187kHealth$126kCommunity Improvement$90kPhilanthropy$89kEducation$85kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $339k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$15,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$31k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$50,000
SAMARITANS PURSE$45,000
HOFFMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION$35,000
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$30,000
SAMARITANS PURSE$30,000
DENVER RESCUE MISSION$27,000
DENVER RESCUE MISSION$25,000
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$20,000
FOOD FOR THOUGHT DENVER$20,000
INHERITANCE OF HOPE INC$17,000
ADAPTIVE ADVENTURES$15,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF DENVER INC$15,000
SERVANTS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL INC$15,000
COLORADO WILD SPORTS GROUP INC$15,000
DENVER CHILDRENS FOUNDATION$10,000
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, $113k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 97% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PAWSITIVITY: $1k → 14%PATHWAYS FOR LITTLE FEET: $2k → 16%LINUS PROJECT: $2k → 8%HOPE HEALS: $10k → 14%DENVER CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $1k → 8%LION PROJECT: $5k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $27k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $25k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $15k → 12%DENVER RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 12%WISH OF A LIFETIME: $5k → 12%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

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

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 17 repeat orgs$706k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
51

Total granted

$1.0M
$606k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+15%

Still filing today

71%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $101k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthInternationalPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    4× · 2021–2025 · $207k · revenue +83%
  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
    3× · 2023–2025 · $165k · revenue +16%
  • SO
    Servants of Christ International
    5× · 2021–2025 · $115k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • LG
    LESEA GLOBAL FEED THE HUNGRY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -12%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $45k
  • AF
    ADOPTIVE FAMILIES COALITION
    one grant, 2021 · $42k · revenue -98%
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
Hope's Promise Inc

To strengthen families through ethical, christ-centered foster care, adoption, and global orphan care.

Human Services
2
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
3
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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4
Hope and Home

Hope & home creates ways for amazing people to change the lives of children in foster care. as a nondenominational christian charity, hope & home trains, certifies, and actively supports foster families across the state of colorado.…

Human Services
5
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
6
Fsi-Freedom Seekers International

Freedom seekers international is a christian organization that exists to rescue the most severely persecuted for their religious faith in hostile and restrictive countries. through collaborative partnerships we deliver those who are…

Human Services
7
The Miracle Foundation Inc

A family for every child in our lifetime.

Health
8
Christian Family Care Agency Inc

The mission of christian family care is to strengthen families and serve at-risk children in the name of jesus christ. the outcome of our work results in building flourishing families and communities focusing on three pillars: preserve,…

Human Services
9
Raise the Future

Every young person is connected to at least one strong, stable, and caring adult who meets their unique needs.

Human Services
10
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals

To boldly engage the world's greatest crises in partnership with the church.

International
11
Pathfinder International

Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…

International
12
Prison Fellowship International

To transform the lives of prisoners, their families, and victims through a global network of ministry partners.

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Realities for Children Charities; the most unlike its peers is Hoffman Family Foundation. 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

58 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. 58 of the 79 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
57/58
Grantees still filing
36/58
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES: $115,000 · OtherOPEN DOOR MINISTRIESServants of Christ International: $114,925 · OtherServants of Christ InternationalIndividual grant recipient: $45,000 · OtherADOPTIVE FAMILIES COALITION: $42,000 · OtherTRASH INTO TREASURE: $40,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $40,000 · OtherTHE GREAT COMMISSION FOUNDATION OF CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC: $35,000 · OtherTHE NAVIGATORS: $35,000 · OtherCOLORADO WILD SPORTS GROUP INC: $35,000 · OtherSTEPPING STONE COMMUNITIES INC: $40,000 · Other+42 more: $392,000 · Other+42 moreSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $207,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PU…LIGHTBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LIGHTBRIDGE INTERNAT: $15,000 · ReligionLIGHTBRIDGE IN…FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $165,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK …+1 more: $2,000 · Food & NutritionAlternatives Pregnancy Center Inc: $55,000 · HealthAlternativ…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF DENVER INC: $45,000 · HealthRONALD MCD…Adaptive Adventures: $24,000 · HealthAdaptive A…INHERITANCE OF HOPE INC: $17,000 · HealthINHERITANC…PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · HealthPANCREATIC…+3 more: $8,000 · HealthDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $78,000 · Human ServicesSHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL: $20,000 · Human ServicesThe Denver Children's Foundation: $10,000 · Human ServicesHope Heals Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesWish of a Lifetime: $5,000 · Human ServicesThe Lion Project: $5,000 · Human Services+4 more: $6,000 · Human ServicesLESEA GLOBAL FEED THE HUNGRY INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyHoffman Family Foundation: $35,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $4,000 · PhilanthropyCROSSPURPOSE: $85,000 · Community Improvement
Other$933,925Religion$222,000Food & Nutrition$167,000Health$159,000Human Services$134,000Philanthropy$89,000Community Improvement$85,000

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

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 budgetNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 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.

Colorado Gives Founda…Xcel Energy FoundationChristian Community F…The Denver FoundationAnschutz Family Found…Mile High United Way …Denver Broncos Founda…Temple Hoyne Buell Fo…The Janus Henderson F…Community Foundation …Otter Cares Foundatio…Rose Community Founda…
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.

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%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Brave Beginnings Inc: 100% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 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.

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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