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Reardon Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$326k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$94k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.4MHealth$862kReligion$308kHuman Services$119kArts & Culture$87kRecreation & Sports$36kFood & Nutrition$22kPublic Safety & Disaster$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k16 grants · $54k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $128k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $144k
$4,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DENISON UNIVERSITY$94,000
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC$50,000
HOOD COLLEGE$35,000
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$35,000
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$22,500
LEE HEALTH FOUNDATION$20,000
VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$15,000
THE BABY FOLD$6,000
ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$6,000
VANDERBILT PRESBY CHURCH ENDOWMENT$5,211
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$5,000
PONTIAC TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL$4,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$3,500
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$3,500
MEALS OF HOPE BONITA SPRINGS$3,500
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 (FY17–25, $54k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE BABY FOLD: $10k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $8k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $6k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $6k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $6k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $5k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $5k → 11%MIDWEST FOOD BANK: $3k → 11%BABY FOLD: $3k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $3k → 11%MARCFIRST: $1k → 11%MARCFIRST: $1k → 11%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

NH
WA
IL
NY
MA
IA
OH
CT
CA
CO
MO
KY
MD
TN
NC
GA
TX
FL
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 34 repeat orgs$194k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
21

Total granted

$2.7M
$190k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+25%

Still filing today

65%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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

  • CH
    COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $706k · revenue +215%
  • DU
    DENISON UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $320k · revenue +39%
  • HC
    HOOD COLLEGE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $276k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • FC
    FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $75k
  • DH
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue -86%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF BN LACROSSE
    one grant, 2019 · $20k
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
Illinois College

Illinois college is a co-educational institution of higher education learning providing a four-year educational program leading to the baccalaureate degree. illinois college is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship…

Education
2
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
3
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
6
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
9
Simpson College

Through innovative learning opportunities, individual student attention, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive educational access, simpson college cultivates a diverse community of learners to lead lives of meaning and purpose.

Education
10
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
12
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Illinois Wesleyan University; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

30 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 57 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
25/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DENISON UNIVERSITY: $320,000 · EducationDENISON UNIVERSITYHOOD COLLEGE: $276,000 · EducationHOOD COLLEGEPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $276,000 · EducationPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $167,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF DENVERILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $127,171 · EducationILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYSouthern Methodist University: $55,000 · Education+3 more: $48,542 · EducationCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC: $706,395 · HealthCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINICDartmouth-Hitchcock Health: $25,000 · Health+2 more: $10,500 · HealthSECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $144,185 · OtherSECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHU…ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS: $88,530 · OtherANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLSFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: $75,000 · OtherFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CH…VANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $37,500 · OtherVANDERBILT PRESBYTERIAN…HOME SWEET HOME MINISTRIES INC: $26,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $25,500 · Other+27 more: $205,239 · Other+27 moreLEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $14,500 · PhilanthropyThe United Way of Lee County Inc: $11,000 · PhilanthropyILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $57,000 · Arts & CultureSEQUIM CITY BAND: $13,750 · Arts & CultureBONITA BAY VETERANS COUNCIL: $11,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BABY FOLD: $49,500 · Human ServicesMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $2,842 · Human ServicesLIFELONG ACCESS: $2,000 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $13,500 · Religion
Education$1,270,213Health$741,895Other$602,454Philanthropy$115,500Arts & Culture$82,750Human Services$54,342Religion$13,500

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 budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC: $706,395 over 9y, 20% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $320,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHOOD COLLEGE: $276,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPOLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $276,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $167,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $127,171 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS: $88,530 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $57,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BABY FOLD: $49,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY: $35,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHOME SWEET HOME MINISTRIES INC: $26,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetDartmouth-Hitchcock Health: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSEQUIM CITY BAND: $13,750 over 9y, 3.5% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCAFE OF LIFE INC: $11,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBONITA BAY VETERANS COUNCIL: $11,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe United Way of Lee County Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARKLANDS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBROOKS SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS: $4,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $2,842 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFELONG ACCESS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetELAWA FARM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFLORIDA LIONS EYE CLINC INC: $500 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.

  • Who funds COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds DENISON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds HOOD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANNIE WRIGHT SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds Southern Methodist University ↗
  • Who funds THE BABY FOLD ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds HOME SWEET HOME MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health ↗
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SEQUIM CITY BAND ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds CAFE OF LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds BONITA BAY VETERANS COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds The United Way of Lee County Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PARKLANDS FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

The Growmark Foundati…Illinois Prairie Comm…Parker Kemp FoundationSnyder Family Foundat…Commerce Bancshares F…Charities Aid Foundat…Collier Community Fou…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The US Charitable Gif…Renaissance Charitabl…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Growmark FoundationIL22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Growmark Foundation · Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Inc · Parker Kemp Foundation · Snyder Family Foundation Nfp · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Collier Community Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Reardon Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Reardon Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The United Way of Lee County Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 57 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
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