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Rawson Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Rawson Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$130k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$495kHealth$272kAnimals$75kPublic Safety & Disaster$40kHuman Services$36kInternational$34kEducation$29kHousing & Shelter$26kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $114k
$13,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Tunnel to Towers Foundation$26,000
Ronald McDonald House$26,000
Humane Society of Highlands County$13,000
Clearwater Free Clinic$13,000
Phoebe Louise Dooley Foundation$13,000
Volunteer Florida Foundation$13,000
Sanibel Captiva Conservation Fdn$10,000
Children's Dream Fund$6,500
Tampa Bay Water Keeper$6,500
Individual grant recipient$3,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $126k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 90% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $10k → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $3k → 10%Metropolitan Ministries: $13k → 13%THE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST: $100k → 12%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

24%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$251k · 10 repeat orgs$817k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +73% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
21

Total granted

$251k
$723k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+12%

Still filing today

60%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $94k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • PL
    PHOEBE LOUISE DOOLEY FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $46k · revenue +480% · 42% of their budget
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $42k · revenue +78%
  • SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $31k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • MP
    MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $420k
  • TH
    THE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -17%
  • MP
    MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2020 · $38k
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
The Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast Inc

The mission of suncoast hospice foundation is to advance the understanding, participation, and support of the mission and programs of suncoast hospice and its affilated organizations, honoring the community's sacred trust through sound…

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2
SantaFe Healthcare Inc

The mission of santafe healthcare, inc. is to serve as the not-for-profit system parent for its family of not-for-profit, mission-driven, affiliate organizations. see schedule o for continuation of the organization's mission. santafe…

Health
3
The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice institute is now inactive.

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4
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

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5
Hospice of Martin & St Lucie Inc

Hospice of martin & st. lucie, inc. exists to provide hospice, grief counseling, education and other services to patients and families, dealing with death and dying so that they might live as fully and comfortably as possible. hospice…

Human Services
6
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

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7
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
8
Hospice of the Treasure Coast Inc

Hospice of the treasure coast, inc. exists to provide hospice, grief counseling, education and other services to patients and families dealing with death and dying so that they might live as fully and comfortably as possible.

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9
Suncoast Waterkeeper Inc

We unite the suncoast to protect and improve our waters through science-driven actions.

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10
Florida State Parks Foundation Inc

Florida state parks foundation preserves, protects, sustains and grows florida state parks.

Recreation & Sports
11
The Florida Aquarium Inc

The Florida Aquarium's mission focuses on our Shared Purpose of a commitment to save marine wildlife, with a Vision to be Florida's leading conservation-based Aquarium. It accomplishes this mission through hosting over 1 million visitors…

Animals
12
Health Foundation of South Florida Inc

The mission of health foundation of south florida is to invest in and be a catalyst for collaborations, policy and systems change that improves the health of south florida communities, with a focus on vulnerable, low to moderate-income…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Captains for Clean Water Inc; the most unlike its peers is Thistle Farms 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

23 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. 23 of the 38 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATION: $420,000 · OtherMORTON PLANT MEASE FOUNDATIONMORTON PLANT HOSPITAL: $37,500 · OtherMORTON PLANT HOSPITALHumane Society of Highlands County: $34,332 · OtherVOLUNTEER FL FDN FL DISASTER FD: $30,000 · OtherRonald McDonald House: $26,000 · OtherSPCA of Tampa Bay: $23,000 · Other+12 more: $78,664 · Other+12 morePHOEBE LOUISE DOOLEY FOUNDATION INC: $46,000 · HealthPHOEBE LOUISE…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $41,666 · HealthST JUDE CHILD…Clearwater Free Clinic Inc: $13,000 · HealthClearwater Fr…HOPE HEALTH AND SUNSHINE FOUNDATION: $12,666 · HealthHOPE HEALTH A…NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthNATIONAL PEDI…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $5,000 · HealthTHE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOSPICE O…METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN …Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: $12,500 · Human ServicesSoutheastern …SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $30,500 · EnvironmentTAMPA BAY WATCH INC: $28,000 · EnvironmentTAMPA BAY WATERKEEPER INC: $6,500 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentCAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $29,000 · InternationalSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $26,000 · EducationLEARNING INDEPENDENCE FOR TOMORROW INC: $2,500 · EducationVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 · PhilanthropyLifebox Foundation Inc: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $15,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$649,496Health$128,332Human Services$125,500Environment$75,000International$29,000Education$28,500Philanthropy$18,000Food & Nutrition$15,000

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 budgetTHE HOSPICE OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPHOEBE LOUISE DOOLEY FOUNDATION INC: $46,000 over 4y, 42% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $41,666 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $30,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $29,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTAMPA BAY WATCH INC: $28,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $26,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClearwater Free Clinic Inc: $13,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $13,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHISTLE FARMS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTAMPA BAY WATERKEEPER INC: $6,500 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S DREAM FUND INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EVERGLADES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLifebox Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEARNING INDEPENDENCE FOR TOMORROW INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Community Foundation …Dwayne Hawkins Family…Debartolo Family Foun…Raymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Paypal Charitable Giv…
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay IncFL15.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc · Dwayne Hawkins Family Foundation Inc D/B/A Crown Automotive Charities · Debartolo Family Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation: 4% of income from government
  • Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Tampa Bay Waterkeeper Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Children's Dream Fund Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 38 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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The unnamed billions
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