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McCarthy Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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McCarthy Family Charitable 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.

$72k
Granted FY2025still arriving
39
Grants FY2025still arriving
20
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$246kEducation$57kHuman Services$44kArts & Culture$36kRecreation & Sports$25kYouth Development$20kHealth$17kCivil Rights$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k38 grants · $62k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
20
States reached
$946k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mansfield Cares$10,000
Young Life Colorado Springs$8,120
Redeemer Bible Church$3,000
Southeastern Legal Foundation$2,500
No Boundaries Military Inc$2,500
Walter Reed Society Inc$2,500
American Studio$2,500
St Jude Children's Research Hospita$2,500
Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,500
Society of St Vincent De Paul$2,500
The Family Foundation of Virginia$2,500
Parents Defending Education$2,500
Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank$2,500
Mary's Shelter$2,500
Got Questions Ministries$2,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 71% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MOMS FOR AMERICA: $1k → 14%MAXIMUS JANTON FOUNDATION: $500 → 9%Families of the Wounded Fund: $2k → 7%MARY'S SHELTER: $5k → 15%Moms for America: $1k → 14%MAXIMUS JANTON FOUNDATION: $500 → 9%Families of the Wounded Fund: $500 → 7%Mary's Shelter: $3k → 15%MAXIMUS JANTON FOUNDATION: $500 → 9%Society of St Vincent De Paul: $3k → 8%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
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$424k · 23 repeat orgs$95k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 24 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
28

Total granted

$424k
$64k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+1%

Still filing today

87%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k 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
Human ServicesCivil RightsHealthReligionEducationCrime & LegalOther
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

  • GM
    GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2018–2022 · $40k · revenue +34%
  • NS
    NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $25k · revenue +59%
  • MW
    METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS INTERFAITH CHAPELS INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $20k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • CS
    CUA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • CP
    Capitol Post Inc
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue -84%
  • SE
    SOUTHERN EVANGELICAL SEMINARYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +27%
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
Military Religious Freedom Foundation Inc

To provide legal representation to defend the constitutional right of religious freedom, and the separation of church and state in the united states military. to educate the public regarding the constitutional right of religious freedom,…

Crime & Legal
2
Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies Inc

To provide thoughtful, conservative solutions to the challenges presented by education, workforce, labor and employment issues.

Education
3
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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4
National Veterans Legal Services Program Inc

To provide at no cost legal assistance to veterans of the u.s. armed forces and current service members.

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5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
Freedom Research Foundation

The mission of the freedom research foundation is to send americans to confront our enemies by empowering those who share our values. we believe in the foundational principles that made america the greatest political achievement in human…

International
7
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
8
Foundation for American Security and Freedom Inc

To inform and educate the American public on issues of national security and advocate for a strong national foreign policy that best serves the interests of the United States.

Education
9
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through litigation and public education.

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10
Secure Our Freedom Foundation Inc

Secure our freedom foundation is a group of patriotic americans determined to defend the constitutional freedoms that serve as the foundation of american liberty and democracy. these individual liberties are under attack by extreme voices…

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11
Freedom Fighters Foundation

Freedom Fighters Foundation is a non-profit civil liberties organization dedicated to the core principles of constitutionally limited government, conservative family values, free markets and individual liberty. Our mission is to advance…

Community Improvement
12
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Mary's Shelter 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

57 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. 57 of the 76 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
54/57
Grantees still filing
31/57
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BURKE COMMUNITY CHURCH: $204,500 · OtherBURKE COMMUNITY CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $31,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCUA SCHOOL OF MUSIC: $25,000 · OtherCUA SCHOOL OF MUSIC+55 more: $109,211 · Other+55 moreGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · EducationGEORGE MAS…The Family Foundation of Virginia: $3,500 · EducationThe Family…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Education+2 more: $2,050 · EducationMANSFIELD CARES INC: $25,800 · Community ImprovementNATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED INC: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsMETROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS INTERFAITH CHAPELS INC: $20,000 · ReligionGot Questions Ministries: $2,000 · Religion+2 more: $600 · ReligionMary's Shelter Inc: $7,500 · Human ServicesSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CONFERENCE: $2,500 · Human ServicesMoms for America Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesFAMILIES OF THE WOUNDED FUND INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesMAXIMUS JANTON FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesYOUNG LIFE: $11,752 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH FOR TOMORROW-NEW LIFE CENTER INC: $2,000 · Youth Development
Other$370,211Education$48,050Community Improvement$25,800Recreation & Sports$25,000Religion$22,600Human Services$15,500Youth Development$13,752

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 budgetGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMANSFIELD CARES INC: $25,800 over 7y, 5.9% of budgetNATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMETROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS INTERFAITH CHAPELS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $11,752 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCapitol Post Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetMary's Shelter Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAMERICAN STUDIO: $7,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAfrica New Day Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN LEGAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFREDERICKSBURG REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $4,875 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCIVILIZATION WORKS: $4,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Family Foundation of Virginia: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CONFERENCE: $2,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetAMERICAN VALUES: $2,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH FOR TOMORROW-NEW LIFE CENTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDEFENDING EDUCATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMoms for America Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGot Questions Ministries: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerica First Legal Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILIES OF THE WOUNDED FUND INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAXIMUS JANTON FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALEETHIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY OF EASTERN USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS NETWORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE 85 FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHOMAS MORE SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPOTSYLVANIA VOL FIRE DEPARTMENT: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPROVERBS 31 MINISTRY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACK'S BASKET: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA PGA FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEAGLE RANCH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPOKEN GOSPEL INC: $100 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.

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.

Donors Trust IncServant FoundationThe Signatry Charitab…Usher Family Foundati…The Sandra & Lawrence…The Snider FoundationBradley Impact Fund I…Christian Community F…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…California Community …Shell USA Company Fou…
Donors Trust IncVA24.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donors Trust Inc · Servant Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Usher Family Foundation · The Sandra & Lawrence Post Family Foundation · The Snider Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · California Community Foundation · Shell USA Company 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 McCarthy Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McCarthy Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to McCarthy Family Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to McCarthy Family Charitable 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 76 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home