· Public charity
Others First Inc
Other first mission is to provide needed services and support to underprivileged,disadvantaged and their families in our local communities.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k3 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k22 grants · $398k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $211k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION | $85,000 |
| GRANTS SUPPORT LESS THAN 5000 | $65,500 |
| MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | $60,000 |
| VALUE CENTER WATERFORD | $44,880 |
| TUNNEL OF TOWERS | $37,500 |
| BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION | $26,000 |
| ANTHONY ANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| BREAKLOOSE | $25,000 |
| MILITARY ORDER OF PURPLE HEART CO | $25,000 |
| WARRIOR RISING | $25,000 |
| DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $20,000 |
| WOUNDED WARRIORS | $15,000 |
| MILITARY ORDER OF PURPLE HEART CO | $15,000 |
| OPERATION GRADUATION | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $664k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
114 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 95 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $156k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $788k · revenue +392%- MCMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2024 · $523k · revenue +28%
- NKNational Kidney Foundation Inc6× · 2017–2024 · $326k · revenue +28%
Funded once
- FHFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $35k · revenue +49%
- AHAmerican Homeless Veteransone grant, 2017 · $30k
- LFLADYLIKE FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +20%
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.
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.
We are dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. We accomplish this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them;…
The special operators transition foundation ("sotf") assists special operation forces veterans transition from the military into their next successful career.
Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…
NextOp helps place talented enlisted service members and veterans into civilian careers through highly individualized preparation and an array of programming.
Provides at risk, and homeless veterans with temporary housing and supportive services, e.g., medical, vocational, psychological, and educational training to regain or improve their status in society.
Amvets is a veterans service organization whose members, having served or now serving in the u.s. armed forces, are united to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states; to safeguard the principles of freedom, liberty and…
Paralyzed veterans of america (pva) was founded by a group of world war ii veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders in 1947. following decades of dedicated advocacy and service for other similarly situated veterans, pva was…
Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.
The organization's mission is to empower veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity.
The disabled veterans national foundation exists to change the lives of men and women who came home wounded or sick after defending our safety and our freedom.
The mission of the purple heart foundation is to enhance the quality of life of purple heart recipients and other honorably discharged veterans and their families.
The successful transition of u.s. military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and comprehensive support.
How this is measured
165 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. 165 of the 269 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds National Kidney Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Inc ↗
- Who funds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc ↗
- Who funds OFFICERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNITED ↗
- Who funds DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MY SISTAHS PINK JOURNEY ↗
- Who funds UNITED STATES VETERANS INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds 5 VVA IL State Council ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION GRATITUDE INC ↗
- Who funds BREAKLOOSE INC ↗
- Who funds ANDERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds JIMMY'S KIDS ↗
- Who funds California Veterans Assistance ↗
- Who funds LIVING WATER CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds OPERATION GRADUATION ↗
- Who funds BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA GATEWAY CHAPTER ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds THE RAINBOW CONNECTION ↗
- Who funds SOLDIERS' ANGELS ↗
- Who funds IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds DETERMINED EXCEPTIONAL FEARLESS YOUTH ↗
- Who funds DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS DEPT OF AZ ↗
- Who funds SUPPORT HOMELESS VETERANS INC ↗
- Who funds SKY COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds RAINBOW RAILROAD USA INC ↗
- Who funds PURE HEART FOUNDATION ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · The Skillman Foundation · Comerica Charitable Foundation · Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charity Preview · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Phillip and Elizabeth Filmer Memorial · Ford Philanthropy · The Carls Foundation · Aa Van Elslander Foundation · Helen L Kay Charitable Trust
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Others First Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Others First Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Move United: 16% of income from government
- City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
- Yellow Ribbon Fund Inc: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- Love a Child Inc: 0% of income from government
- K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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