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Mays Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18M
Granted FY2024still arriving
181
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$3.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$8.4MHealth$3.3MAnimals$1.2MPhilanthropy$1.1MHuman Services$826kArts & Culture$746kFood & Nutrition$510kYouth Development$395kOther$0
02FY2024 · 181 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k18 grants · $77k
  • $10k–50k106 grants · $2.0M
  • $50k–250k44 grants · $3.4M
  • $250k+13 grants · $13M
$25,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$313M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$3,500,000
TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$2,300,000
UT HEALTH AT SAN ANTONIO$1,800,000
TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION$1,050,000
SAN ANTONIO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY$1,000,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$500,000
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$500,000
UT HEALTH AT SAN ANTONIO$500,000
YMCA OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO$375,000
HAVEN FOR HOPE OF BEXAR COUNTY$300,000
SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION (CEP)$300,000
UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO & BEXAR COUNTY$250,000
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK$250,000
SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN$225,000
MWALI FOUNDATION$150,000
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 (FY24–24, $350k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WONDERS & WORRIES INC: $25k → 10%CAMP ARANZAZU: $15k → 17%THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER: $100k → 16%THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER: $10k → 16%ABODE CONTEMPLATIVE CARE FOR THE DYING: $25k → 16%CHRISTIAN ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $15k → 16%CHRISTIAN ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $10k → 16%HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE: $15k → 16%GIRLS INC OF SAN ANTONIO: $25k → 16%RESPITE CARE OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $50k → 16%ANY BABY CAN OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $10k → 16%CHILDSAFE: $50k → 16%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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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.

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San Antonio Medical Foundation

The mission of the san antonio medical foundation is to improvehealth care, advance biomedical science, and enhance communitywell-being by providing leadership & active stewardship of our landand other assets.

Health
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Communities in Schools of San Antonio

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Education
3
Greater Satx

The mission of greater:satx is to lead the developemnt and diversification of san antonio regional economy through the recruitment and expansion of qualify employers and job producing investments.

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4
Connectability

ConnectAbility's mission is to empower those with life altering disabilities and their caregivers to reach their fullest potential.

Human Services
5
San Antonio Area Foundation

To serve as your most trusted and impactful philanthropic partner.

Philanthropy
6
Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans

Aama's mission is to inspire and empower latinos to pursue and achieve their potential and achieve success. aama's ultimate goal is that all latinos will be able to participate fully in the economic and civic success of our community. the…

Human Services
7
Sa Talent Inc Sa Works

The mission of sa talent, inc. is to educate and develop youth and adults into the talent needs of san antonio's current and future employers and provide services for the regional employers for the retention and growth of their local…

Education
8
San Antonio Christian School

Partner with families to provide students a christ-centered education while fostering a life of faith and service. the school desires to associate with like-minded teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and students to communicate the…

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9
Discovery School of San Antonio

At Discovery School, our mission is to inspire and nurture the love of learning in young children and their families. The School offers an enhanced early childhood education for children 2 through 7 years to provide them with the skills…

Education
10
San Antonio Report

Publishing a local online news source. We believe a well informed and connected community is essential to making San Antonio a better place to live, work and play.

Arts & Culture
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The Montessori School of San Antonio

The montessori school of san antonio (mssa) guides children to be passionate learners, independent thinkers, and engaged citizens. through the guiding principles of montessori curriculum and the school culture, children develop critical…

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12
San Antonio Foster Care and Adoption and Services

San antonio foster care and adoption services inc. is a licensed child placement agency in the state of texas. the organization cares for children placed in foster care by the state of texas.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sa Youth; the most unlike its peers is The Mindfull 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

102 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. 102 of the 144 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
101/102
Grantees still filing
34/102
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Texas A&M Foundation: $6,850,000 · EducationTexas A&M FoundationVanderbilt University: $1,005,000 · EducationVanderbilt University+12 more: $496,570 · Education+12 moreUT HEALTH AT SAN ANTONIO: $2,400,000 · OtherUT HEALTH AT SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION (CEP): $600,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION (CEP)YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO: $386,000 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREAT…SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN: $275,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $250,000 · OtherHaven for Hope of Bexar County: $300,000 · Other+78 more: $2,598,200 · Other+78 moreSAN ANTONIO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,050,000 · AnimalsGREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Animals+2 more: $55,000 · AnimalsSAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART: $100,000 · Arts & CultureAlamo Trust Inc: $100,000 · Arts & CultureMCNAY ART MUSEUM: $100,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES: $75,000 · Arts & CultureSAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $37,500 · Arts & CultureBALLET SAN ANTONIO: $30,000 · Arts & CultureSAN ANTONIO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $27,500 · Arts & CultureWitte Museum: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFoundation for Cultural Arts in San Antonio dba Las Casas Foundation: $20,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $3,500 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $150,000 · HealthTHRIVEWELL CANCER FOUNDATION: $125,000 · HealthPAY IT FORWARD - CLEAN AND SOBER LIVING INC: $37,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $25,000 · HealthTHE BLOOD & TISSUE CENTER FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthTETON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: $25,000 · HealthAUGUSTHEART: $20,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S ASSOC FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL (: $20,000 · Health+7 more: $75,000 · HealthUNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY: $275,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $25,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CHILDREN'S SHELTER: $110,000 · Human ServicesCHILDSAFE: $50,000 · Human ServicesRespite Care of San Antonio Inc: $50,000 · Human ServicesMAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesChristian Assistance Ministry: $25,000 · Human ServicesABODE CONTEMPLATIVE CARE: $25,000 · Human ServicesGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO: $25,000 · Human ServicesWonders & Worries Inc: $25,000 · Human ServicesCamp Aranzazu Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesHouse of Neighborly Service of San Antonio Texas: $15,000 · Human Services+2 more: $12,500 · Human Services
Education$8,351,570Other$6,809,200Animals$1,155,000Arts & Culture$518,500Health$502,500Philanthropy$460,000Human Services$377,500

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 budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $6,850,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSAN ANTONIO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,050,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetVanderbilt University: $1,005,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO: $386,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHaven for Hope of Bexar County: $300,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY: $275,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN ANTONIO: $125,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHRIVEWELL CANCER FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetDAILY BREAD MINISTRIES INC: $120,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S SHELTER: $110,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLOUISE H BATZ PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetSAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO INC: $100,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetAlamo Trust Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMCNAY ART MUSEUM: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES: $75,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetREY FEO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $68,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBig Green: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBURNING MAN PROJECT: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSOUND OFF: $50,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetYOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF SAN ANTONIO: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDSAFE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD ADVOCATES SAN ANTONIO: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetI CARE SAN ANTONIO INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRespite Care of San Antonio Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $48,570 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM: $48,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetROY MAAS' YOUTH ALTERNATIVES INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $37,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetPAY IT FORWARD - CLEAN AND SOBER LIVING INC: $37,500 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetSAN ANTONIO ACADEMY OF TEXAS: $35,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBALLET SAN ANTONIO: $30,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSAINT MARYS HALL INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN ANTONIO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $27,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetALPHA HOME INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSA YOUTH: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWitte Museum: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

San Antonio Area Foun…Faye L & William L Co…Harvey E Najim Charit…The Texas Cavaliers C…Nancy Smith Hurd Foun…Elizabeth Huth Coates…Betty Stieren Kelso F…The Charity Ball Asso…Pryor Myra Stafford C…John L Santikos Chari…Marcia & Otto Koehler…St Luke's Lutheran He…
San Antonio Area FoundationTX115.4× affinity61 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: San Antonio Area Foundation · Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable Foundation · Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation · The Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation · Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation · Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992 · Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation · The Charity Ball Association of San Antonio Inc · Pryor Myra Stafford Char Tr F0030100 · John L Santikos Charitable Foundation · Marcia & Otto Koehler Foundation · St Luke's Lutheran Health Ministries Inc

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
36report 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 Mays Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Mays 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 144 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home