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Mary and Christopher Rodgers Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Mary and Christopher Rodgers 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.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
010% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Other$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
11
States reached
$392k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Exeter Presbyterian Church$4,000
The Tender Bridge$3,000
American Center for Law and Justice$2,000
Samaritans Purse$2,000
Ripe for Harvest$1,650
Providence Christian School$1,000
Prison Fellowship$1,000
Focus on the Family$1,000
Rahabs Rope$1,000
Joni and Friends$1,000
The Heritage Foundation$1,000
Reformed University Fellowship$500
Keene Valley Neighborhood House$500
Bonton Farms$500
Union Gospel Mission Dallas$500
02The need
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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 (FY25–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Families First in Essex County: $500 → 13%OurCalling: $500 → 14%Operation Care International: $500 → 14%The Human Impact: $500 → 14%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.
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 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
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
2
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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3
Frontline Missions International

Fmi works among people in areas of war, persecution, and poverty, primarily in restricted-access countries, seeking to strengthen the church, give voice to persecuted christians, and preach and publish the gospel.

Religion
4
Serving Beyond Borders

Serving and pastoring overseas workers on their own turf and equipping nationals by training and empowering them in their work of advancing the gospel.

Human Services
5
Mission Without Borders International

The organization is dedicated to reaching people for christ through an international network of christians who journey with the poor and marginalized, bringing practical and spiritual support with hope of a better future,(continued on…

International
6
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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7
Life International

To partner with leaders globally to boldly proclaim the biblical truth of the father's heart for life, champion the gospel of jesus christ, and establish life-giving ministries.

Health
8
World Orphans

World orphans vision is to empower the church to care for orphans and vulnerable families. we equip, inspire, and mobilize the church to care for orphans and vulnerable children. churches engaged. children restored. communities transformed…

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9
Global Outreach Ministries

Global outreach ministries exists to bring transformation to the nations of latin america by training influential leaders, planting relevant churches, and mobilizing christ-followers to transform their communities.

Religion
10
Jesus for Asia Inc

Jesus for asia exists for one purpose: to see as many people as possible accept eternal life before it's too late. we do this by going to the least reached section of the planet and by calling the church to re-engage its mission. in other…

Religion
11
Heaven's Family

Heaven's family's mission is to advance the kingdom of the lord jesus christ. we do that by strategically linking kingdom needs and opportunities with resources that the lord has entrusted to those who love him. through god-given…

Religion
12
The Orphans Hands Inc

The Orphan's Hands provides a safe home and education for orphaned youth at risk of being trafficked in high-risk countries while bringing the love and hope of Jesus.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ourcalling Inc; the most unlike its peers is Keene Valley Library Association. 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

13 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. 13 of the 24 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/13
Grantees still filing
4/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS: $107,580 · OtherVARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS+11 more: $13,650 · Other+11 moreTHE TENDER BRIDGE INC: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,000 · ReligionMIO Frontiers: $500 · ReligionOURCALLING INC: $500 · Human ServicesFAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY INC: $500 · Human ServicesTHE HUMAN IMPACT: $500 · Human ServicesOPERATION CARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $500 · Human ServicesRAHABS ROPE: $1,000 · International4AFRICA: $500 · InternationalTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Public BenefitKeene Valley Library Association: $500 · EducationTEXAS VALUES: $500 · Civil Rights
Other$121,230Youth Development$3,000Religion$2,500Human Services$2,000International$1,500Public Benefit$1,000Education$500Civil Rights$500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE TENDER BRIDGE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetJONI AND FRIENDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget4AFRICA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILIES FIRST IN ESSEX COUNTY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMAN IMPACT: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS VALUES: $500 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.

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 24 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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