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Ridge Family Foundation at a glance

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Ridge 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.

$8k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$36kEnvironment$9kHuman Services$8kAnimals$8kScience & Tech$4kFood & Nutrition$2kPublic Safety & Disaster$2kHealth$2k
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,544
Median grant
3
States reached
$171k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION$3,089
GULF COAST WILDLIFE RESCUE$1,544
COLORADO TROUT UNLIMITED$1,544
APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION$1,544
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 (FY20–22, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 24% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 5%FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 5%AUSTIN DIAPER BANK: $2k → 10%FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 5%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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$55k · 8 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
9

Total granted

$55k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+90%
+129%

Still filing today

100%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • CS
    COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $26k · revenue +94%
  • GC
    Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue Inc aka Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue aka GCWR
    4× · 2022–2025 · $6k · revenue +24%
  • FF
    FRISCO FAMILY SERVICES CENTER
    3× · 2020–2022 · $5k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • SM
    STONE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY PTO
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
  • BS
    Backpack Societygraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +200%
  • UF
    UPSTATE FOREVERgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +287%
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 University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
2
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
3
Texas State University Development Foundation

To support and further the mission of texas state university through the acceptance and investment of gifts established as endowments benefiting the students, faculty and staff.

Education
4
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our…

Environment
5
The University Foundation

The university foundation is organized to assist and aid the board of trustees of the university of alabama in fulfilling its educational, research, and public service programs and activities.

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6
The University of Texas Foundation No 1

To support the university of texas system

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7
The Association of Former Students of Texas a&M University

To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.

Education
8
Upstate Freshwater Institute Inc

Upstate freshwater institute, inc. (ufi) is a not-for-profit research corporation dedicated to the improvement of water quality and the advancement of freshwater research.

Environment
9
Austin Area Foundation

Support nonprofit organizations by managing & distributing charitable gifts

Philanthropy
10
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
11
Alabama a&M University Foundation

The Alabama A&M University Foundation was established to receive, hold, invest, manage, use, and administer property of all kinds, whether given absolutely or in trust, for the benefit of Alabama A&M University and its educational,…

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12
Texas State University System Foundation

Public charitable uses and purposes for the benefit of the texas state university system and its components by providing, directly or indirectly, assistance and benefits to the system and/ or the systems components.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas a&M Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue Inc aka Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue aka Gcwr. 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

14 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. 14 of the 17 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $26,335 · EducationCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATIONTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATIONTexas A&M Foundation: $3,000 · EducationTexas A&M FoundationGulf Coast Wildlife Rescue Inc aka Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue aka GCWR: $6,155 · AnimalsGulf Coast Wildlife…COLORADO TROUT UNLIMITED: $4,445 · AnimalsCOLORADO TROUT UNLI…MAZIE'S MISSION: $1,500 · AnimalsMAZIE'S MISSIONFRISCO FAMILY SERVICES CENTER: $4,809 · Human ServicesFRISCO FAM…AUSTIN DIAPER BANK: $1,500 · Human ServicesAUSTIN DIA…STONE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY PTO: $1,709 · OtherSTONE MOUNTA…CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $1,500 · OtherCHILD DEVELO…COOKS CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,500 · OtherCOOKS CHILDR…UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY O…ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $1,500 · OtherALL HANDS AN…Save Our Saluda: $3,000 · EnvironmentUPSTATE FOREVER: $1,600 · EnvironmentAPACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION: $4,445 · Science & TechBackpack Society: $1,600 · Food & Nutrition
Education$32,335Animals$12,100Human Services$6,309Other$7,709Environment$4,600Science & Tech$4,445Food & Nutrition$1,600

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 budgetCOLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $26,335 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGulf Coast Wildlife Rescue Inc aka Gulf Coast Wildlife Rescue aka GCWR: $6,155 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetFRISCO FAMILY SERVICES CENTER: $4,809 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAPACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION: $4,445 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOLORADO TROUT UNLIMITED: $4,445 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave Our Saluda: $3,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBackpack Society: $1,600 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUPSTATE FOREVER: $1,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAZIE'S MISSION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN DIAPER BANK: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $1,500 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.

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 Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC7.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Ridge Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ridge Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely 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 17 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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