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North Texas Charitable Foundation at a glance

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North Texas Charitable 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.

$768k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$225k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Human Services$546kHousing & Shelter$90kAnimals$70kHealth$68kEducation$58kFood & Nutrition$55kInternational$52kCrime & Legal$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $412k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $325k
$21,600
Median grant
6
States reached
$17M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Instituto Cultural en Pro de la Mujer y Las Ninez AC$225,000
Operation Kindness$50,000
Operation Finally Home$50,000
Relational Care Ministries Inc$40,000
North Texas Food Bank$30,000
Dallas Mission for Life$30,000
Samaritan's Purse$30,000
Children's Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County$25,000
Casa De Misericordia$25,000
Bethany House of Laredo$25,000
Ruthe B Cowl Rehabiliation Center$25,000
Sacred Heart Children's Home$25,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas$25,000
Unbound$21,600
Gary Sinise Foundation$20,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $87k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Journey to Dream Foundation: $5k → 8%Unbound: $22k → 16%Dallas Children's Advocacy Center: $15k → 14%Dallas Society of Visual Communications Foundation: $5k → 14%Casa De Misericordia: $25k → 21%Hope Supply Co: $15k → 14%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.
03Its 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.

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Dallas Services

The mission of Dallas Services is to enable individuals with disabilities and other special needs to achieve their potential by fostering community inclusiveness and independence.

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2
Crisis Center of West Texas

Crisis center of west texas' mission is to respond, shelter, and educate to end domestic and sexual violence in west texas.

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3
Operation Care International Inc

Operation care international exists to glorify god. in obedience to his will, we connect impoverished children and the homeless to jesus christ providing for their physical needs through god's provision both at home and abroad.

Human Services
4
La Casa de las Madres

La Casa de las Madres' mission is to respond to calls for help from DV victims, of all ages, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We give survivors the tools to transform their lives. We seek to prevent future violence by educating the…

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5
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

To engage and educate communities to prevent sexual violence and to support survivors and their loved ones as they heal and thrive.

Human Services
6
Furever Home Pet Rescue

Furever Home Pet Rescue is an all-breed all-volunteer 501c3 non-profit organization based in the DallasFt Worth area We receive no government funding and are not funded nor assisted by any outside agency such as United Way Our life-saving…

Animals
7
The Dallas Morning News Charities

For 40 years, The Dallas Morning News Charities has been dedicated to fighting hunger and homelessness throughout North Texas. Thanks to the generosity of our community, weve raised more than $38.5 million to support local nonprofits that…

Philanthropy
8
Homeless Veterans Services of Dallas Inc

The goal of our organization is to help alleviate the problem of homelessness among our veterans and their families by assisting with transitional and permanent housing.

Human Services
9
Dallas Mennonite Retirement Community

to demonstrate Christ's love by providing a continuum of quality services and care to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our residents with dignity and respect.

Housing & Shelter
10
The Retreat Home for Children

Our mission is to show the love of christ to each and every child and family towhom we serve and beyond. we do this by creating a culture where the needs of children,families, and staff are seen and met in creative and innovative ways.

Crime & Legal
11
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Inc

Dallas area habitat for humanity, inc. is a nondenominational christian not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to sponsor specific projects in habitat development for the dallas, texas area. modest but adequate housing, new or…

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12
Bridges Safehouse Inc

A Christian ministry providing safe shelter and nurturing support for women and their children during an immediate time of need. Bridges Safehouse seeks to encourage, empower and equip pregnant, homeless women in crisis, and their…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Dallas Mission for Life Doing business as Dallas Life; the most unlike its peers is Childrens Advocacy Center of Laredo-Web. 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

26 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. 26 of the 28 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
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Grantees still filing
6/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Instituto Cultural en Pro de la Mujer y Las Ninez AC: $442,500 · OtherInstituto Cultural en Pro de la Mujer y Las Ninez ACNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $30,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS: $25,000 · OtherSacred Heart Children's Home: $25,000 · OtherBethany House of Laredo Inc: $25,000 · Other+3 more: $21,000 · OtherOPERATION FINALLY HOME: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterOPERATION …DALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterDALLAS MIS…SERVOLUTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterSERVOLUTIO…CASA DE MISERICORDIA: $25,000 · Human ServicesCASA DE M…Unbound: $21,600 · Human ServicesUnboundHOPE SUPPLY CO: $15,000 · Human ServicesHOPE SUPP…DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesDALLAS CH…Dallas Society of Visual Communications Foundation: $5,000 · Human ServicesDallas So…THE JOURNEY TO DREAM FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE JOURN…OPERATION KINDNESS: $50,000 · AnimalsLAREDO ANIMAL PROTECTIVE SOCIETY: $10,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE INC: $10,000 · AnimalsRelational Care Ministries Inc: $40,000 · EducationTHE DELTA SIGMA PHI FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationRuthe B Cowl Rehabilitation Center: $25,000 · HealthChildrens Advocacy Center of Laredo-Web: $25,000 · HealthSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $30,000 · ReligionWELL COMMUNITY: $18,000 · ReligionGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyTravis Manion Foundation: $7,500 · Philanthropy
Other$568,500Housing & Shelter$90,000Human Services$86,600Animals$70,000Education$50,000Health$50,000Religion$48,000Philanthropy$27,500

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 budgetOPERATION FINALLY HOME: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOPERATION KINDNESS: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRelational Care Ministries Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDALLAS MISSION FOR LIFE Doing business as Dallas Life: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCASA DE MISERICORDIA: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetBethany House of Laredo Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRuthe B Cowl Rehabilitation Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChildrens Advocacy Center of Laredo-Web: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetUnbound: $21,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWELL COMMUNITY: $18,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetHOPE SUPPLY CO: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDCAREGROUP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAREDO ANIMAL PROTECTIVE SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSERVOLUTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE DELTA SIGMA PHI FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetChrist's Haven for Children Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTravis Manion Foundation: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Society of Visual Communications Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTHE JOURNEY TO DREAM FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Society of Visual Communications Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 2.5% 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.

South Texas Outreach …The Guadalupe and Lil…United Way of Laredo …Womens City Club of L…The Mano FoundationGreater Houston Commu…Communities Foundatio…Lamar Bruni Vergara T…Laredo Area Community…The Prairie FoundationCoserv Charitable Fou…The John G and Marie …
South Texas Outreach FoundationTX24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: South Texas Outreach Foundation · The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation · United Way of Laredo Inc · Womens City Club of Laredo · The Mano Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Lamar Bruni Vergara Trust · Laredo Area Community Foundation · The Prairie Foundation · Coserv Charitable Foundation · The John G and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial 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 North Texas Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from North Texas Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report 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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to North Texas Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to North Texas 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 28 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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