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Random Acts Inc

To fund and inspire acts of kindness around the world, both big and small.

$255k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$51k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$567kInternational$313kPublic Safety & Disaster$308kHousing & Shelter$266kEducation$163kCommunity Improvement$150kFood & Nutrition$126kAnimals$50kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $158,145, the rows itemized in this filing. The $255,437 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $97,292 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $107k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $51k
$20,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$989k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEWTON SAN JUAN DEL SUR SISTER CITY PROJECT INC$51,000
WHITE HORSE STEPSTONE$48,000
4THEVILLE$20,000
BLINKNOW FOUNDATION$19,145
COMICBOOKS FOR KIDS$10,000
WALLOWA RESOURCES$10,000
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 (FY17–25, $96k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 17% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CAMELOT COMMUNITY CARE INC: $6k → 12%BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $19k → 4%BASTROP COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $10k → 12%BLINK NOW: $16k → 4%BLINK NOW: $15k → 4%BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $10k → 4%BLINK NOW: $10k → 4%BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: $10k → 4%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

AK
WA
IL
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
NC
DC
HI
OK
LA
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $50k on the FY2025 return

Schedule F, as filed: 5 regions, $36k to organizations and $14k to individuals. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Central America and the Caribbean$20k · 40% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN'S CENTER

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$18k · 36% · 1 grant · 20 people

Stated purpose: COMIC BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN UK HOSPITALS · ACTS OF KINDNESS

North America (Canada and Mexico)$10k · 21% · 1 grant · 4 people

Stated purpose: PROVIDED ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO 200 LOW-INCOME ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THE WOREDAS OF MAY-KINETAL AND HAWUZEN · ACTS OF KINDNESS

South America$1k · 2% · 2 people

Stated purpose: ACTS OF KINDNESS

Sub-Saharan Africa$465 · 1% · 1 person

Stated purpose: ACTS OF KINDNESS

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. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 6 repeat orgs$987k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +89% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
32

Total granted

$1.1M
$858k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+89%
+10%

Still filing today

100%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $129k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalArts & CultureEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesOther
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

  • LP
    LYDIA PLACE
    5× · 2018–2022 · $225k · revenue +89%
  • BF
    BLINKNOW FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT
    6× · 2018–2025 · $80k · revenue +145%
  • CF
    COMICBOOKS FOR KIDS
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +51%

Funded once

  • HISPANIC FEDERATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $150k · revenue +291%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $120k
  • RI
    READING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $76k · revenue +16%
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
Transition House

Transition House is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara community. Capable and motivated families with children are offered life tools and respectful, non-sectarian residential services designed to…

Housing & Shelter
2
Foundation for the Homeless Inc

Empowering families and individuals experiencing homelessness to build a future filled with dignity, opportunity, and lasting solutions.

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3
Hamilton Families

Hamilton families' mission is to end family homelessness in the san francisco bay area.

Housing & Shelter
4
Homeless Prenatal Program Inc

Founded in 1989 to provide prenatal care for lowincome and homeless women, HPP has evolved into a dynamic family resource center with a holistic model that integrates a wide array of services to address the specific needs of each client…

Health
5
Neighborhood Place of Puna

Neighborhood place of puna (npp) is a child abuse and neglect prevention program. npp provides services to help families build a safe and nurturing home through outreach, home visits, informal counseling, information, referral, advocacy,…

Crime & Legal
6
Transition House Inc

Transition house is a human services agency dedicated to preventing and ending domestic violence. the agency provides a continuum of housing resources and holistic support for survivors of violence and their children, as well as prevention…

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7
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco

Habitat for humanity greater san francisco builds and sustains affordable homeownership opportunities for families in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties.

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8
Interval House

The mission of the organization is to ensure safety and stability for people who are battered, abused, homeless or at risk; to create public awareness about the epidemic of violence; and to mobilize the community to prevent violence and…

Human Services
9
Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc

Faith Family Hospitality's mission is to support families experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency in a timely and dignified manner. This interfaith volunteer effort coordinates the work of 30 diverse Fort Collins…

Human Services
10
The Global Hunger Project

The hunger project is working to create a world without hunger through women-centered, holistic development strategies that address the root causes of hunger and poverty. in 2025, it reached nearly 12.7 million people in over 10,000…

International
11
Path Home

To empower homeless families with children to get back into housing - and to stay there.

Housing & Shelter
12
Crisis House

The mission of crisis house is to respond immediately to stop the cycle of domestic violence and homelessness and to connect families and individuals to crucial resources that empower them to renew their lives.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Promise of Greater Cleveland; the most unlike its peers is Reading Is Fundamental Inc. 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

36 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. 36 of the 43 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/36
Grantees still filing
20/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LYDIA PLACE: $225,000 · OtherLYDIA PLACEIndividual grant recipient: $119,830 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBASTROP COUNTY LONG TERM RECOVERY: $50,000 · OtherBASTROP COUNTY LONG TERM RECOVERYCity Slicker Farms: $35,000 · OtherWHITE HORSE STEPSTONE: $48,000 · OtherWHITE HORSE STEPSTONESPCA of Texas: $50,000 · OtherSPCA of TexasLYDIA'S PLACE INC: $25,000 · Other+17 more: $195,734 · Other+17 moreKRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CENTER: $407,600 · PhilanthropyKRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CEN…WHATCOM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $343,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION …NEWTON SAN JUAN DEL SUR SISTER CITY PROJECT INC: $51,000 · InternationalNEWTON SAN JUAN DEL SU…HELIO FOUNDATION: $20,000 · International+1 more: $10,000 · InternationalHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $150,000 · Community ImprovementHISPANIC …FOUNDATION FOR PUERTO RICO INC: $17,500 · Community ImprovementFOUNDATIO…READING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC: $76,265 · EducationCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $42,745 · EducationKnow Agenda Foundation: $15,000 · EducationThe Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute: $15,000 · EducationBLINKNOW FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT: $79,645 · Human ServicesBASTROP COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesCAMELOT COMMUNITY CARE INC: $5,900 · Human ServicesTEXAS DIAPER BANK: $50,000 · HealthCOMICBOOKS FOR KIDS: $30,000 · HealthFACE FORWARD INC DBA FACE FORWARD INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 · Health
Other$748,564Philanthropy$432,600International$424,000Community Improvement$167,500Education$149,010Human Services$95,545Health$90,000

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 budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $343,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLYDIA PLACE: $225,000 over 5y, 7.0% of budgetHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBLINKNOW FOUNDATION A NJ NONPROFIT: $79,645 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetREADING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC: $76,265 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNEWTON SAN JUAN DEL SUR SISTER CITY PROJECT INC: $51,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTEXAS DIAPER BANK: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $42,745 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCity Slicker Farms: $35,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetCOMICBOOKS FOR KIDS: $30,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetLYDIA'S PLACE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetHORIZON HOUSE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHELIO FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budget4theVille: $20,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR PUERTO RICO INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGARDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetKnow Agenda Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetWHATCOM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $13,848 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHEROKEE ELDERS COUNCIL INC: $10,900 over 1y, 13% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $10,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFACE FORWARD INC DBA FACE FORWARD INTERNATIONAL: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetPOP CULTURE HERO COALITION: $10,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetREFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES FOR FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetPEMBA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetHOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY TEAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOut Youth Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCAMELOT COMMUNITY CARE INC: $5,900 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Enterprise Holdings F…Silicon Valley Commun…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Natl Christian Charit…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Enterprise Holdings FoundationMO10.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Random Acts Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Random Acts Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wallowa Resources Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Camelot Community Care Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.

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 43 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 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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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home