· Private foundation
Michael and Jill Mitchell Charities
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO | $6,993 |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS FOUNDATION | $2,000 |
| UGIFT | $1,200 |
| ASSIST THE OFFICER | $1,000 |
| A WARRIORS TABLE | $1,000 |
| GRATEFUL AMERICAN CHARITY | $1,000 |
| CALEB'S LEGACY OF LOVE | $510 |
| CR BUYERS GROUP | $500 |
| NAVY SEAL DANNY DIETZ FOUNDATION | $180 |
| WALLER MASONIC LODGE #808 | $150 |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS | $139 |
| PAYPAL GIVING FUND | $132 |
| RAISE-365 | $107 |
| THE SILVER KNIGHT FUN RUN | $100 |
| TOMBALL HIGH SCHOOL | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 34% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
GRATEFUL AMERICANS CHARITY3× · 2022–2024 · $12k · revenue +27%
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC3× · 2022–2024 · $12k · revenue +22%- ATAssist the Officer Inc2× · 2023–2024 · $4k · revenue +6%
Funded once
- VAVETERANS AIRLIFT COMMANDone grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +2%
- 5E529 Education Contribution - Graceone grant, 2023 · $1k
- 5E529 Education Contribution - Jamesone grant, 2023 · $1k
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.
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.
To develop, operate, and support a synergistic group of wellness, quality of life, and event-based initiatives in support of today's combat-wounded military personnel and their families, while facilitating a greater recognition and…
To send care and comfort packages to deployed american military heroes who are stationed in active duty theaters around the world, as well as to facilitate activities that elevate morale of all veterans
To create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education and research.
To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.
The air & space forces association (afa) is a nonprofit, independent, professional military, and aerospace education association. the association's mission is to promote dominant u.s. air and space forces as the foundation of a strong…
To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.
Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.
To create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education, and research.
Airlines for america (a4a) vigorously advocates for america's airlines as models of safety, customer service, and environmental responsibility; and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global…
To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…
The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 29 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds GRATEFUL AMERICANS CHARITY ↗
- Who funds HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC ↗
- Who funds Assist the Officer Inc ↗
- Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds VETERANS AIRLIFT COMMAND ↗
- Who funds A Warriors Table ↗
- Who funds CR BUYERS GROUP ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC ↗
- Who funds KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INC ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Michael and Jill Mitchell Charities funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Michael and Jill Mitchell Charities. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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