Skip to content
Plinth

· Private foundation

Reese Foundation 47f055017

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$250k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What you fund
0199% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20202025.

Religion$434kHuman Services$342kEducation$154kHousing & Shelter$128kCivil Rights$69kArts & Culture$63kInternational$31kHealth$27kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $80k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$7,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$4.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$50,000
NORTH STAR INITIATIVE$35,000
WATER STREET MINISTRIES$20,000
SALVATION ARMY OF LANCASTER$15,000
CHRIST'S HOME FOR CHILDREN$15,000
LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE$15,000
BIBLE2SCHOOL$10,000
CENTER FOR PARENTYOUTH$10,000
HOPE INSPIRE LOVE INC$7,500
ACADEMY 4$7,500
GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES$7,500
VICKERY TRADING COMPANY$7,500
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP BIBLE2SCHOOL$6,500
LANCASTER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$6,000
BIBLE VISUALS INTERNATIONAL INC$5,500
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–25, $248k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BRIDGE OF HOPE: $5k → 6%BRIDGE OF HOPE: $5k → 6%GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES: $8k → 6%GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES: $5k → 6%OUR CALLING: $5k → 14%CALVARY FELLOWSHIP HOMES INC: $8k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $50k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $45k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $40k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $35k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $25k → 9%NORTH STAR INITIATIVE: $18k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.2M · 23 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships — 20 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
4

Total granted

$1.2M
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+66%

Still filing today

74%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesReligionEducationMembership BenefitCrime & LegalEmploymentOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • NS
    NORTH STAR INITIATIVE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $213k · revenue +134%
  • LB
    LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $101k · revenue +20%
  • WS
    WATER STREET MINISTRIES
    4× · 2022–2025 · $77k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • MN
    MOVIEGUIDE-GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • CF
    CALVARY FELLOWSHIP HOMES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue -65%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Biblical Counseling and Training Ministries

To teach individuals how to apply the wisdom and depth of the bible's grace-centered message to the problems of daily living; and through various means, work to restore chirst to counseling and christ-centered counseling to the church.

3
Banner Christian School Inc

To operate a christian school serving grades k-12

Education
4
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
5
Trinity Oaks Christian Academy

Trinity oaks christian academny partners with the christian home and church in the training of children maximizing their potential to lead christian lives according to biblical standards.

Education
6
Lansing Christian School

Recognizing god as the source of all truth, wisdom, and knowledge, lansing christian school partners with christian parents to educate children to the full extent of their god-given abilities. we engage students in an academically…

7
Freedom That Lasts Ministries

Ftlm seeks to equip churches to minister to those who are suffering from addiction and equip christians with the resources needed to facilitate spiritual growth in christlike character and biblical wisdom.

Human Services
8
Bridge of Hope Ministries

Transforming lives in the Ville through access to supportive services and efficacy.

Religion
9
Bethlehem Christian Academy Llc

The academy will seek to create a desire to know and serve god in the hearts of our students by equipping them academically, physically, spiritually, and socially to fulfill god's purpose for their lives.

Education
10
Wilmington Christian School Inc

Wilmington christian school provides a christ-centered challenging academic program with instruction based on the biblical view of god and the world. wcs teaches, influences, and encourages each student to effectively integrate biblical…

Education
11
But God Ministries

Sharing the love of jesus christ by building sustainable communities around the world and providing medical care to low-income households in the united states. the organization is currently building two sustainable communities in haiti and…

International
12
International Commission Inc

Equipping and enabling believers worldwide to conduct church-based evangelism projects to reach unbelievers and make disciples.

Religion

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ourcalling Inc and the most unlike its peers is Vickery Trading Company Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 25 years old; the field is 13. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number24%5%<5yr16%10%5–10yr20%29%10–20yr16%14%20–35yr11%14%35–55yr13%29%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value24%3%<5yr16%6%5–10yr20%28%10–20yr16%5%20–35yr11%34%35–55yr13%23%55yr+

The field is 24% startups (under 5 years old) — 5% of your grantees by number, and just 3% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 15% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/22
the rest of the field
15%
3,103/20,363

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — $280,000 · OtherWESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCHRIST'S HOME FOR CHILDREN — $94,864 · OtherCHRIST'S HOME FOR CHILDRENCENTER FOR PARENTYOUTH — $69,000 · OtherCENTER FOR PARENTYOUTHSALVATION ARMY OF LANCASTER — $42,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY OF LANCASTERGOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC — $40,000 · OtherGOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INCTHE SALVATION ARMY — $22,000 · Other+6 more — $83,000 · Other+6 moreNORTH STAR INITIATIVE — $212,500 · Human ServicesNORTH STAR INITIATIVEWATER STREET MINISTRIES — $77,000 · Human ServicesWATER STREET MINISTRIESGOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES — $12,500 · Human ServicesHOPE INSPIRE LOVE INC — $12,500 · Human Services+3 more — $23,000 · Human Services+3 moreBIBLE2SCHOOL — $49,000 · ReligionBIBLE2SCHOOLFRIENDS IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL — $31,000 · ReligionFRIENDS IN A…WELL COMMUNITY — $27,000 · ReligionWELL COMMUNI…LANCASTER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — $21,000 · ReligionLANCASTER CO…ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS INC — $11,825 · ReligionALLIANCE OF …LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE — $100,939 · EducationLANCASTER B…MANHEIM TOWNSHIP BIBLE2SCHOOL — $33,000 · EducationMANHEIM TOW…TEXAS ACADEMY 4 — $32,500 · Membership BenefitEXODUS MINISTRIES — $17,000 · Crime & LegalVickery Trading Company Inc — $7,500 · EmploymentSWAN SCALING WALLS A NOTE AT A TIME — $2,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$630,864Human Services$337,500Religion$139,825Education$133,939Membership Benefit$32,500Crime & Legal$17,000Employment$7,500Arts & Culture$2,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNORTH STAR INITIATIVE — $212,500 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetLANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE — $100,939 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWATER STREET MINISTRIES — $77,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBIBLE2SCHOOL — $49,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetGOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC — $40,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMANHEIM TOWNSHIP BIBLE2SCHOOL — $33,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetTEXAS ACADEMY 4 — $32,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFRIENDS IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL — $31,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetWELL COMMUNITY — $27,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetLANCASTER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — $21,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEXODUS MINISTRIES — $17,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetBIBLE VISUALS INTERNATIONAL INC — $15,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetTENFOLD — $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES — $12,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE INSPIRE LOVE INC — $12,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS INC — $11,825 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBRIDGE OF HOPE INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCALVARY FELLOWSHIP HOMES INC — $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOURCALLING INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds NORTH STAR INITIATIVE
  • Who funds LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE
  • Who funds WATER STREET MINISTRIES
  • Who funds BIBLE2SCHOOL
  • Who funds GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATIONS INC
  • Who funds MANHEIM TOWNSHIP BIBLE2SCHOOL
  • Who funds TEXAS ACADEMY 4
  • Who funds FRIENDS IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL
  • Who funds WELL COMMUNITY
  • Who funds LANCASTER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
  • Who funds EXODUS MINISTRIES
  • Who funds BIBLE VISUALS INTERNATIONAL INC
  • Who funds TENFOLD
  • Who funds GOOD SAMARITAN SERVICES
  • Who funds HOPE INSPIRE LOVE INC
  • Who funds ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS INC
  • Who funds BRIDGE OF HOPE INC
  • Who funds CALVARY FELLOWSHIP HOMES INC
  • Who funds Vickery Trading Company Inc
  • Who funds OURCALLING INC
  • Who funds SWAN SCALING WALLS A NOTE AT A TIME

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lancaster County Community FoundationPA29.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lancaster County Community Foundation · Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · Shady Maple Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · North Foundation Inc · Richard S & Ann B Barshinger Family Fdn · Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Ferree Foundation · Joan L and Robert C Gilkison Fami · Burkholder Family Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Reese Foundation 47f055017 funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%your 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
    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 · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Reese Foundation 47f055017?

    Find your warmest path to Reese Foundation 47f055017 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

    More from the funding graph