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$2.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$800k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $900k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.8M
$100,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
First Presbyterian Church$800,000
Young Life International Min$500,000
Springs Rescue Mission$500,000
Seed Company$200,000
The Outreach Foundation$150,000
International Justice Mission$150,000
Flourish Institute of Theolog$100,000
Mt Carmel Veterans Service$100,000
1792 Exchange$50,000
Crossfire Ministries$50,000
Hillsdale College$50,000
Hope and Home$50,000
Dream Centers of Colorado Spr$25,000
Home Front Military Network$25,000
The Navigators$25,000
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, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Hope and Home: $50k → 9%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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Denver Rescue Mission

The denver rescue mission is changing lives in the name of christ by meeting people at their physical and spiritual points of need with the goal of returning them to society as productive, self-sufficient citizens.

Human Services
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Shield of Faith Missions

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.

Religion
4
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
5
Catholic Charities & Community Serv of the Archdiocese of Denver

As the charitable arm of the archdiocese of denver and inspired by god's love and compassion, catholic charities extends the healing ministry of jesus christ to the poor and those in need. catholic charities of the archdiocese of denver…

Human Services
6
Pueblo Rescue Mission

Because of our love for God, we extend his mercy as we strive to empower and improve the lives of unsheltered adults in Pueblo, CO, through provisions of food, shelter and navigational support services.

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7
Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity

Seeking to put god's love into action; habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope to realize our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. fort collins habitat for humanity adheres…

Housing & Shelter
8
Hope Media Group

Hope media group's (hmg) mission is engaging people to love jesus, serve others, and spread hope.

Arts & Culture
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
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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11
Los Angeles Mission Inc

The los angeles mission breaks the cycle of homelessness and poverty, by stabilizing people in a safe and spiritual environment, connecting them to solutions and walking with them on their journey.

Housing & Shelter
12
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Springs Rescue Mission; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

12 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. 12 of the 16 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)
12/12
Grantees still filing
5/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF COLO SPRINGS: $800,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF COLO SPRINGSSEED COMPANY INC: $200,000 · OtherSEED COMPANY INCOUTREACH FOUNDATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INC: $150,000 · OtherOUTREACH FOUNDATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INCFLOURISH INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY: $100,000 · OtherFLOURISH INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGYCrossfire Ministries Inc: $50,000 · Other+3 more: $75,000 · Other+3 moreTHE SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION: $500,000 · Human ServicesTHE SPRINGS RESCUE MIS…HOPE AND HOME: $50,000 · Human ServicesHOPE AND HOMEYOUNG LIFE: $500,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFEINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $150,000 · InternationalTOUCH OF LOVE INTERNATIONAL: $15,000 · InternationalMT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER: $100,000 · Employment1792 Exchange: $50,000 · Civil RightsHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $50,000 · Education
Other$1,375,000Human Services$550,000Youth Development$500,000International$165,000Employment$100,000Civil Rights$50,000Education$50,000

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 budgetYOUNG LIFE: $500,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION: $500,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetOUTREACH FOUNDATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INC: $150,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER: $100,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budget1792 Exchange: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHOPE AND HOME: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCrossfire Ministries Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHome Front Military Network: $25,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetDREAM CENTERS OF COLORADO SPRINGS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTOUCH OF LOVE INTERNATIONAL: $15,000 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.

Pikes Peak Community …Christian Community F…El Pomar FoundationThe Norwood FoundationPikes Peak United WayServant FoundationJerome V Bruni Founda…The Anschutz Foundati…Colorado Gives Founda…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…
Pikes Peak Community FoundationCO19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · El Pomar Foundation · The Norwood Foundation · Pikes Peak United Way · Servant Foundation · Jerome V Bruni Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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

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    How do I get to Rapha Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Rapha 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 16 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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