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Newman Foundation

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.

$84k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What you fund
0197% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172024.

Education$872kHealth$157kArts & Culture$93kCommunity Improvement$50kPhilanthropy$49kHuman Services$29kYouth Development$21kFood & Nutrition$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER$30,000
MILLER THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD INC$10,000
OUT YOUTH AUSTIN$10,000
BROKE THESPIANS THEATER$5,000
HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK$5,000
HUMANE SOCIETY$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
HERNANDEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$5,000
SEATTLE RUGBY CLUB$3,000
SEATTLE THEATER GROUP$3,000
TEXAS VIGNETTE$3,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY24–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER: $30k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

WA
MI
NY
CA
CO
AZ
DC
TX

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.1M · 26 repeat orgs$196k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +48% since the first grant, against +4% for the ones you funded once.

26 repeat relationships — 1 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
14

Total granted

$1.1M
$122k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+4%

Still filing today

46%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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 NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $467k · revenue +28%
  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $60k · revenue +249%
  • BH
    Baylor Health Care System Foundation
    2× · 2020–2022 · $45k · revenue +139%

Funded once

  • TU
    Trinity University
    one grant, 2021 · $65k · revenue +14%
  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF DALLASgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +70%
  • OD
    OUR DAILY BREAD INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +8%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Downtown Dallas Inc

Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI), is the champion of a clean and safe Downtown and of the economic development and vibrancy of this community of diverse, unique neighborhoods. DDI: Mobilizes and amplifies the services of public agencies.…

2
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
3
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
4
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council

The mission of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council is to drive evidence-based improvement in patient care and health equity throughout the region.

5
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

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…

Education
6
Dallas County Medical Society

The mission of the dallas county medical society is to promote public health and advocate for physicians and their relationship with patients, while upholding professionalism in the practice of medicine.

7
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
8
Texas Association of Business

As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…

9
The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas dba Shakespeare Dallas

Using Shakespeare's works as a cornerstone, Shakespeare Dallas serves the Southwest region with fun and accessible indoor and outdoor theatre, integrated school programs, and cultural enrichment for people of all ages and backgrounds.

10
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc

Uwmd is a community-based social change organization that unites the community to create lasting change. for 100 years, we've brought together passionate change-makers, alongside corporate, civic and nonprofit partners, to strengthen…

Philanthropy
11
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

12
Dallas Seminary Foundation

To support the mission of Dallas Theological Seminary by offering charitable planned giving and other related services to friends of the Seminary.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Dallas Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Texas Vignette. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Pregnancy Support ServicesLgbtq+ Community CentersJewish Community FederationsFood Pantries & AssistanceCommunity Arts OrganizationsAnimal Rescue and AdoptionVolunteer Fire DepartmentsSubstance Abuse TreatmentCommunity FoundationsChristian Missionary Organi…Cancer Support OrganizationsGovernment Accountability R…United Way FederationsPublic University Foundatio…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 40 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number26%0%<5yr16%7%5–10yr20%4%10–20yr16%30%20–35yr10%26%35–55yr13%33%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value26%0%<5yr16%4%5–10yr20%1%10–20yr16%61%20–35yr10%16%35–55yr13%18%55yr+

The field is 26% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 15% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/30
the rest of the field
15%
20,233/136,774

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS — $308,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASBAYLOR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION — $60,000 · OtherBAYLOR HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONDENTON BENEFIT LEAGUE — $50,000 · OtherDENTON BENEFIT LEAGUEIndividual grant recipient — $20,000 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF DALLAS — $20,000 · Other+27 more — $109,975 · Other+27 moreUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC — $467,000 · PhilanthropyUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INCUNITED WAY OF DENTON COUNTY INC — $45,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF DENTON COUNTY INC+2 more — $3,500 · PhilanthropyNORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC — $60,000 · Arts & CultureMiller Theatre Advisory Board Inc — $10,000 · Arts & CulturePEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE — $8,000 · Arts & CultureTEXAS VIGNETTE — $3,000 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE THEATRE GROUP — $3,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more — $2,000 · Arts & CultureTrinity University — $65,000 · EducationWILKINSON CENTER — $5,000 · Education+1 more — $1,500 · EducationBaylor Health Care System Foundation — $45,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — $4,700 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc — $4,000 · Health+1 more — $1,000 · HealthTTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER — $30,000 · Human ServicesOut Youth Inc — $20,000 · Youth Development+1 more — $500 · Youth Development
Other$568,475Philanthropy$515,500Arts & Culture$86,000Education$71,500Health$54,700Human Services$30,000Youth Development$20,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC — $467,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetTrinity University — $65,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC — $60,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDENTON BENEFIT LEAGUE — $50,000 over 7y, 5.1% of budgetBaylor Health Care System Foundation — $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF DENTON COUNTY INC — $45,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER — $30,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetOut Youth Inc — $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF DALLAS — $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOUR DAILY BREAD INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMiller Theatre Advisory Board Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE — $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHays County Food Bank — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWILKINSON CENTER — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — $4,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc — $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE THEATRE GROUP — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRBC MINISTRIES — $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEDIPLACE INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENTON FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC — $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DALLAS FOUNDATION — $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION — $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNexus Recovery Center Incorporated — $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMomentous Institute — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIVING HOPE INC — $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds Trinity University
  • Who funds NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
  • Who funds DENTON BENEFIT LEAGUE
  • Who funds Baylor Health Care System Foundation
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF DENTON COUNTY INC
  • Who funds TTAWAXT BIRTH JUSTICE CENTER
  • Who funds Out Youth Inc
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF DALLAS
  • Who funds OUR DAILY BREAD INC
  • Who funds Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc
  • Who funds PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
  • Who funds Humane World for Animals Inc
  • Who funds Hays County Food Bank
  • Who funds WILKINSON CENTER
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc
  • Who funds TEXAS VIGNETTE
  • Who funds SEATTLE THEATRE GROUP
  • Who funds RBC MINISTRIES
  • Who funds PEDIPLACE INC
  • Who funds DENTON FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX17.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Coserv Charitable Foundation · Hillcrest Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Newman Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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