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Odyssey Outreach at a glance

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Odyssey Outreach

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$48k
Granted FY2025still arriving
35
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Human Services$44kHealth$31kEducation$28kInternational$21kAnimals$21kFood & Nutrition$20kYouth Development$17kCrime & Legal$17kOther$0
02FY2025 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,033
Median grant
5
States reached
$119k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS$5,891
CHILD ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND$2,180
LOVE 146$2,175
Individual grant recipient$2,107
HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON$2,088
STAR OF HOPE$2,080
GIRLS INC OF GREATER HOUSTON$2,010
MD ANDERSON FOUNDATION$2,000
ST JUDE$2,000
FORT BEND HOPE$1,560
EAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY$1,545
KIDS' MEALS INC$1,090
Individual grant recipient$1,071
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE$1,057
HOUSTAN HUMANE SOCIETY$1,057
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 (FY21–25, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 58% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CAMP KESEM: $5k → 14%MAGIC WHEELCHAIR: $1k → 12%BAPS CHARITIES INC: $500 → 8%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 14%FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS: $3k → 8%FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS: $2k → 8%FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS: $1k → 8%FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS: $516 → 8%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $4k → 16%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $3k → 16%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $2k → 16%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $1k → 16%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $1k → 16%RAISE UP FAMILIES: $1k → 16%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $6k → 8%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 8%REACH UNLIMITED: $1k → 16%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $2k → 8%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $1k → 8%LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL: $1k → 8%KIDS' MEALS INC: $3k → 16%KIDS' MEALS INC: $3k → 16%KIDS' MEALS INC: $2k → 16%KIDS' MEALS INC: $1k → 16%KIDS' MEALS INC: $750 → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

OR
NJ
CA
CO
MD
AR
TN
NC
DC
TX
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$215k · 34 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
24

Total granted

$215k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
0%

Still filing today

76%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesAnimalsEducationHealthRecreation & SportsHousing & 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

  • GI
    Girls Incorporated of Greater Houston
    5× · 2021–2025 · $17k · revenue +10%
  • Living Water International
    5× · 2021–2025 · $15k · revenue +27%
  • LE
    LAMAR EDUCATIONAL AWARDS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $12k · revenue +157%

Funded once

  • TI
    THIS IS HOUSETON
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • HH
    Halo House Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +149%
  • FH
    FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue 0%
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
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to provide a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Housing & Shelter
2
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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3
Fostering Family

Fostering family dba the riverside project is a 501(c)(3) public charity that on behalf of houston's children and their families, brings together organizations and passionate people working as one to help families heal and children thrive.

Community Improvement
4
Rebuilding Together Houston

Rebuilding Together Houston is the only organization in Houston and Harris County providing free home repairs to hundreds of families each year. We employ licensed contractors to restore homes to safe, livable conditions, extending each…

Housing & Shelter
5
Humane Heroes Inc

The Organizations mission is to save the lives of adoptable dogs and cats from shelters throughout Texas, to decrease overpopulation of animals through low-cost veterinary services, and to enhance the lives of pets through educational…

Animals
6
Humane Society of Harris County

Humane Society of Harris County's mission remains steadfast: to provide high-quality adoption, transport, foster, Trap, neuter, release, and pet food pantry services to our community. Yet, with a fresh perspective and a renewed passion,…

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7
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
8
Helotes Humane Society

Rescue and place abandoned and unwanted pets. Provide low cost spay / neuter. Provide low-cost microchips. Provide community education.

Animals
9
Raise Texas

RAISE Texas advances equitable policies and programs that foster financial security and economic mobility for low- and moderate-income Texans. We equip, innovate and advocate to reduce disparities, remove barriers and build opportunities…

Human Services
10
Houston Pets Alive

Houston Pets Alive!s (HPA!) mission is to save the lives of at-risk companion cats and dogs and find them loving homes.

Animals
11
Texprotects-the Texas Association for the Protection of Children

TexProtects advances public policy and local implementation to strenghten families to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Youth Development
12
LifeHouse of Houston Inc

LifeHouse is a Christ-centered ministry ensuring life for unborn children by providing opportunities for housing, help, and hope for young women during their pregnancies and beyond.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fisher House Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Md Anderson Foundation. 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

45 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. 45 of the 66 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/45
Grantees still filing
28/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Living Water International: $14,620 · Human ServicesLiving Water InternationalHEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $11,325 · Human ServicesHEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-…EAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY: $11,045 · Human ServicesEAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS M…KIDS' MEALS INC: $9,090 · Human ServicesKIDS' MEALS INCFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much Much More: $6,696 · Human ServicesFort Bend Seniors Meals on W…Camp Kesem National: $6,162 · Human ServicesCamp Kesem National+4 more: $3,584 · Human Services+4 moreLAMAR EDUCATIONAL AWARDS FOUNDATION: $11,500 · OtherLAMAR EDUCATIONAL AWARDS FOUNDATIONST JUDE: $6,520 · OtherST JUDECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS: $5,891 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TEXASHOMEAID: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,192 · OtherFt Bend County Child Advocates Inc: $10,180 · OtherFt Bend County Child Advocates IncPTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $8,010 · OtherPTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICALOVE146 INC: $6,923 · OtherLOVE146 INCATTACK POVERTY: $5,520 · OtherATTACK POVERTYLUNCHES OF LOVE: $4,000 · Other+30 more: $28,971 · Other+30 moreFort Bend Paws: $9,500 · AnimalsFort Bend…Citizens For Animal Protection Inc: $5,151 · AnimalsCitizens …HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,631 · AnimalsHOUSTON H…Houston Zoo Inc: $2,574 · AnimalsHouston Z…THREE LITTLE PITTIES RESCUE: $1,000 · Animals+1 more: $100 · AnimalsSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $15,170 · Housing & ShelterSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $2,114 · Housing & ShelterGirls Incorporated of Greater Houston: $17,280 · Youth DevelopmentTRIUMPH OVER KID CANCER FOUNDATION: $8,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S CRANIOFACIAL ASSOCIATION: $6,133 · HealthHalo House Foundation: $2,575 · HealthThe Brookwood Community Inc: $9,500 · EducationFORT BEND HOPE INC: $3,060 · EducationFamily Literacy Network Inc: $2,000 · EducationCY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS: $1,000 · Education
Human Services$62,522Other$96,207Animals$20,956Housing & Shelter$17,284Youth Development$17,280Health$16,708Education$15,560

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGirls Incorporated of Greater Houston: $17,280 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $15,170 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Water International: $14,620 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAMAR EDUCATIONAL AWARDS FOUNDATION: $11,500 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetHEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON: $11,325 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY: $11,045 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFt Bend County Child Advocates Inc: $10,180 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFort Bend Paws: $9,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC: $9,090 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $8,010 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRIUMPH OVER KID CANCER FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetLOVE146 INC: $6,923 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much Much More: $6,696 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $6,162 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S CRANIOFACIAL ASSOCIATION: $6,133 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetATTACK POVERTY: $5,520 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCitizens For Animal Protection Inc: $5,151 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLUNCHES OF LOVE: $4,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,631 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHalo House Foundation: $2,575 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $2,574 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $2,114 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Literacy Network Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $1,553 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $1,170 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAISEUP FAMILIES: $1,054 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREACH UNLIMITED INC: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUKOON FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMagic Wheelchair: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCAT SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFORT BEND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAPS CHARITIES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKaty American Little League Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHISTORIC RICHMOND ASSOCIATION: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetROSE-RICH GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Golf Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Greater Houston Commu…The Henderson-Wessend…Baker Hughes Foundati…The George FoundationThe Elkins FoundationUnited Way of Greater…Strake FoundationAlbert & Ethel Herzst…Texas Instruments Fou…Centerpoint Energy Fo…Fort Bend Junior Serv…
Shell USA Company FoundationTX29.2× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation · Baker Hughes Foundation · The George Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · United Way of Greater Houston · Strake Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Fort Bend Junior Service League

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 Odyssey Outreach funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Odyssey Outreach. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 49%
  • LOVE146 Inc: 49% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 Odyssey Outreach?

Find your warmest path to Odyssey Outreach 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 66 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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