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Ney Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$43k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
51%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$639k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 51% of the organizations Ney Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationEnvironmentCrime & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving23$41k43%
FY202335$38k51%
FY202229$41k55%
FY202138$70k45%
FY202026$31k46%
FY201934$44k62%
FY201833$31k70%
FY201753$37kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$81kEducation$52kRecreation & Sports$40kHealth$35kReligion$27kHuman Services$22kPhilanthropy$20kScience & Tech$17kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
CT
CA
MO
MD
AZ
AR
TN
DC
LA
MS
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Razorback Foundation Inc$37,40080%
US Marshals Museum Inc$28,95052%
Yale University$20,0003n/a
Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism$19,2238n/a
Houston Museum of Natural Science$16,50020%
Houston Symphony Society$5,75040%
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Inc$5,25032%
Yale University$5,1002n/a
Yale University$5,0001n/a
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER NORTH TEXAS INC$5,00010%
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All grantees of Ney Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Razorback Foundation Inc$37,40080%
US Marshals Museum Inc$28,95052%
Yale University$20,0003n/a
Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism$19,2238n/a
Houston Museum of Natural Science$16,50020%
Houston Symphony Society$5,75040%
Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Inc$5,25032%
Yale University$5,1002n/a
Yale University$5,0001n/a
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER NORTH TEXAS INC$5,00010%
Arkansas Children's Hospital$5,00010%
Breakthrough T1d$5,00010%
Bridges to Life$3,90060%
Camp For All Foundation$3,75030%
Star of Hope Mission$3,08930%
United Way of Greater Houston$3,00030%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$2,50030%
Sunrise Cafe New Haven Inc$2,50012%
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation$2,30910%
Planned Parenthood$2,25030%
Glenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation$2,25010%
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated$2,00030%
Lone Star Flight Museum$2,00020%
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$1,76310%
Holocaust Museum Houston$1,70010%
Lamar University Foundation Inc$1,70030%
1894 Inc$1,50720%
The Hobby Center Foundation$1,50010%
Neches River Festival Inc$1,33560%
Bo's Place$1,25030%
Search Homeless Services$1,2501n/a
The Houston Food Bank$1,25030%
The Mory's Association Inc$1,25040%
Memorial Park Conservancy Inc$1,01010%
Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics$1,00010%
St John's School$1,00010%
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center$1,00010%
Texas Education Works$1,0001n/a
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy Inc$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00010%
Houston Wilderness Inc$1,00010%
Kids' Meals Inc$1,00010%
Houston Maritime Museum$1,0001n/a
Fort Smith Museum of History$80020%
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Inc$60020%
Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program$50010%
Whites Chapel Methodist Church$5001n/a
Southeast Texas Food Bank Inc$50010%
Child Advocates Inc$50010%
Andys Challenge$50011%
Hospice of the Valley$50010%
Houston Texans Foundation$50010%
Young Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area$50010%
Covenant House Texas$50010%
The Beacon of Downtown Houston$50010%
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc$40010%
The Fort Smith Historical Society Inc$4004n/a
Smile Train Inc$25010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$25010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$25010%
Houston Aphasia Recovery Center$25010%
Jewish Family Service$25010%
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts$20010%
'Sconset Trust Inc$20010%
Nantucket Dreamland Foundation Inc$20010%
Villanova University$20010%
Texas Children's Hospital$15010%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$10010%
Lighthouse For The Blind Of Houston Inc$10010%
Lost Pawses$1001n/a
Nora's Gift Foundation Inc$10010%
Good Samaritan Clinic$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 98 recipients with no EIN on record ($111k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ney Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRazorback Foundation Inc: $37,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUS Marshals Museum Inc: $28,950 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $16,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $5,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Professional Fire Fighters Association Inc: $5,250 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetRONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER NORTH TEXAS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetArkansas Children's Hospital: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridges to Life: $3,900 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $3,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStar of Hope Mission: $3,089 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSunrise Cafe New Haven Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation: $2,309 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood: $2,250 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGlenwood Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation: $2,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChoate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLone Star Flight Museum: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $1,763 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Museum Houston: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLamar University Foundation Inc: $1,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budget1894 Inc: $1,507 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hobby Center Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeches River Festival Inc: $1,335 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBo's Place: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mory's Association Inc: $1,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Park Conservancy Inc: $1,010 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Arboretum & Nature Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAbercrombie & Kent Philanthropy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Wilderness Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKids' Meals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFort Smith Museum of History: $800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTheatre Workshop of Nantucket Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJulie Rogers Gift of Life Program: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Texas Food Bank Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAndys Challenge: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Texans Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House Texas: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Beacon of Downtown Houston: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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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.

Greater Houston Community FoundationTX35.6× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Strake Foundation · Mechia Foundation · The Medallion Foundation Inc · The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation · Houston Endowment Inc · The Brown Foundation Inc · The Kayser Foundation · Hobby Family Foundation · The Elkins 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.

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About Ney Foundation

How much does Ney Foundation give?
Ney Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $42,756 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ney Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (24%), Education (15%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
Who are Ney Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Razorback Foundation Inc ($37k), US Marshals Museum Inc ($29k), Yale University ($20k).
Does Ney Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 51% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ney Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ney Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation.
Where is Ney Foundation based?
Ney Foundation is based in TX.

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 172 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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