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Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation)

The chihuahuas foundation concentrates on investments in education, healthcare, art and science, and community-related youth programs throughout the region.

$170k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Philanthropy$159kEducation$94kHealth$89kFood & Nutrition$42kRecreation & Sports$36kYouth Development$26kHuman Services$22kAnimals$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 10 grants below total $100,518, the rows itemized in this filing. The $170,349 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $69,831 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $65k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$-6024
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO$20,000
PADRES FOUNDATION$15,000
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK$10,000
A&A ALL THE WAY$10,000
THE EPC MUSEUM$10,000
CASA OF EL PASO INC$7,500
PASO DEL NORTE COMMUNITY FUNDATION$7,500
HUNGER ENDS HERE$7,500
EL PASO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BOOSTER CLUB$7,500
TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC$5,518
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 21%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CHILD CRISIS CENTER OF EL PASO: $7k → 21%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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 25% of Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation)’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 57% of the giving stays in TX; by stated purpose, 77%.

Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation)lessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

43%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$184k · 7 repeat orgs$245k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
18

Total granted

$184k
$207k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-1%
+2%

Still filing today

57%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
    2× · 2023–2024 · $40k
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF EL PASO COUNTY
    2× · 2022–2023 · $35k · revenue -35%
  • EP
    EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER
    3× · 2022–2024 · $34k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • PD
    PASO DEL NORTE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $69k
  • GF
    GECU FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $13k · revenue +55%
  • EP
    EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $11k
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
El Paso Community College Foundation

The foundation was formed to receive gifts and to invest, manage and distribute such gifts for the benefit of the el paso community college and its students. the foundation promotes education and other related activities of the college.

Education
2
El Paso Community Foundation

To establish charitable funds. To provide a vehicle for donors' varied interests. To promote local philanthropy. To provide leadership and resources in addressing local challenges and opportunities.

Philanthropy
3
El Paso Chamber of Commerce Foundation

The el paso chamber exists to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, and literary purposes relating to the city of el paso. the chamber foundation serves as its supporting organization to pursue grants to fund…

—
4
El Paso Matters Inc

Engage in the highest quality independent production, publication and or distribution of orginial news and or news-based materials of community value to far west texas, southern new mexico and northern chihuahua, mexico.

Public Benefit
5
El Paso Human Services Inc

El paso human services, inc. (ephsi), a private non-profit multi-purpose organization, has been providing social services in el paso county since 1984. ephsi has extensive experience in developing, implementing and executing federal, state…

Human Services
6
El Paso Symphony Foundation

El paso symphony foundation is a separate corporation which provides the el paso symphony orchestra association with charitable and educational support.

—
7
El Paso Museum of Art Foundation

To create a permanent endowment fund to support the el paso museum of art. a portion of the capital appreciation and earnings are distributed annually to the el paso museum of art and used for acquisitions, conservation and preservation,…

Arts & Culture
8
El Paso Public Television Foundation Inc

To inspire, inform and educate our viewer through quality educational programming; while producing superb local programs tailored to our community.

—
9
El Paso Childrens Hospital Foundation

To support healthcare services across the southwest border region through philanthropic and charitable resources.

Health
10
El Paso Pro-Musica

To present world-renowned musicians with a commitment to artisitic excellence to delight and educate the border region with chamber music.

—
11
La Fe Community Development Corporation

To provide low income housing to the community of el paso, texas.

Human Services
12
Paso Del Norte Health Information Exchange

Paso del Norte Health Information Exchange exists to promote the health of El Paso County and surrounding communities by facilitating the creation and operation of a health information exchange. The central activity of the organization is…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is El Paso Center for Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is American University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 32 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
9/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PASO DEL NORTE FOUNDATION: $69,427 · OtherPASO DEL NORTE FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO: $40,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASOBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EL PASO- SANDLOT JERSEY AUCTION: $15,700 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EL PASO- SANDLOT JERSEY AUCTIONEL PASO BORDER YOUTH ATHLETIC: $13,511 · OtherEL PASO BORDER YOUTH ATHLETICEL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,880 · OtherYMCA FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN EL PASO: $10,000 · OtherYWCA OF EL PASO FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD CHARITY: $9,975 · Other+10 more: $59,690 · Other+10 moreUNITED WAY OF EL PASO COUNTY: $35,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF EL PASO…PADRES FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyPADRES FOUNDATIONPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY …Borderland 100 Club: $10,000 · PhilanthropyBorderland 100 ClubPaso del Norte Community Foundation: $51,600 · HealthPaso del No…EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER: $34,420 · Food & NutritionEL PASOAN…HUNGER ENDS HERE: $7,500 · Food & NutritionHUNGER EN…GECU FOUNDATION: $12,500 · EducationSt Edwards University: $10,000 · EducationAMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $5,518 · EducationEL PASO BORDER YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOC: $15,169 · Recreation & SportsTHE EPC MUSEUM DBA LA NUBE: $10,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$249,183Philanthropy$95,000Health$51,600Food & Nutrition$41,920Education$38,018Recreation & Sports$15,169Arts & Culture$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPaso del Norte Community Foundation: $51,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF EL PASO COUNTY: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER: $34,420 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPADRES FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEL PASO BORDER YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOC: $15,169 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetGECU FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetYMCA FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN EL PASO: $10,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetSt Edwards University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA OF EL PASO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetBorderland 100 Club: $10,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetAMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EPC MUSEUM DBA LA NUBE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUNGER ENDS HERE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCASA OF EL PASO INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetChild Crisis Center of El Paso Inc: $6,940 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $5,518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $5,150 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.

Robert E & Evelyn McK…The Hunt Family Found…El Paso Community Fou…Paso del Norte Commun…Gecu FoundationEnterprise Holdings F…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Robert E & Evelyn McKee FoundationTX15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Robert E & Evelyn McKee Foundation · The Hunt Family Foundation · El Paso Community Foundation · Paso del Norte Community Foundation · Gecu Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation) funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation). Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation)?

    Find your warmest path to Mountainstar Sports Group Foundation (Fka El Paso Chihuahuas 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 32 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 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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