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Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trust at a glance

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Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$165k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$35k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$192kHealth$162kFood & Nutrition$150kEducation$105kReligion$62kRecreation & Sports$60kInternational$60kPublic Safety & Disaster$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SECOND MILE MISSION$35,000
NEW BRAUNFELS FOOD BANK$25,000
TAMU FOUNDATION$20,000
BELOVED AND BEYOND$20,000
ROSE L FORTUNE FAITH OUTREACH MINIS$20,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TX HILL$15,000
CENTRAL TEXAS HOSPITALITY HOUSE$10,000
IMPACT RETREAT$10,000
PRISON FELLOWSHIP$10,000
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 (FY20–25, $207k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MOUNTAIN SEED FOUNDATION: $15k → 6%FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $45k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $40k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $35k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $25k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $15k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $15k → 8%SECOND MILE MISSION: $7k → 8%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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 10% of Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trust’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 87% of the giving stays in TX; by stated purpose, 83%.

Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trustlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 12% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$493k · 6 repeat orgs$392k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
22

Total granted

$493k
$342k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-9%
+60%

Still filing today

83%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 ServicesReligionEducationInternationalHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SM
    SECOND MILE MISSION CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $182k · revenue -14%
  • SA
    SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
    6× · 2020–2025 · $130k · revenue +18%
  • BA
    Beloved and Beyond
    3× · 2023–2025 · $60k · revenue -9%

Funded once

  • TA
    Texas A&M Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +116%
  • JJ
    JOHN JAY INSTITUTE FOR FAITH SOCIETY AND LAW INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +60%
  • WM
    William Marsh Rice Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +68%
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.

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El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission

El Buen Samaritano an outreach ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas serving the Latino community of Central Texas is committed to recognizing the dignity of all by ensuring access to health care education and essential needs that…

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2
Still Water Christian Ministries Inc

To offer Kingdom partners a holy and unforgettable experience at our Texas Hill Country retreat and camp facility highlighting the still waters of God's majestic creation.

Recreation & Sports
3
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
4
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

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5
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
6
Scott & White Hospital-College Station

Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities.

Health
7
Southwestern Christian College

Its purpose is to offer a holistic educational program that will motivate the student to value and achieve academi excellence within the context of commitment to moral and spiritual values.

Education
8
The King's University

The King's University integrates Biblical education and practical ministry to shape Spirit-formed individuals who follow Jesus, serve His Church, and are sent to impact the world.

Education
9
Shalom of Texas Ministries

To reach the texas capitol community for christ

Religion
10
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
11
Presbyterian School

Family, School, and Church united in the education and support of each child - this is the founding premise upon which Presbyterian School nurtures and challenges its students. The school provides an educational program of the highest…

Education
12
Shared Christian Ministries

Our mission is to provide quality comprehensive free or low cost medical care for the uninsured, whatever their race or religion. The Clinic's services are available to any uninsured adult, 18 years old or older.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Second Mile Mission Center; the most unlike its peers is William Marsh Rice University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 33 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)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $130,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANKROSE L FORTUNE FAITH OUTREACH MINIS: $40,000 · OtherROSE L FORTUNE FAITH OUTREACH MINISPregnancy Resource Medical Center: $30,000 · OtherPregnancy Resource Medical CenterTAMU FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherCrisis Pregnancy Center of New Braunfels: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherOAKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH: $15,000 · OtherCOURTNEY CARES: $15,000 · Other+11 more: $102,000 · Other+11 moreSECOND MILE MISSION CENTER: $181,500 · Human ServicesSECOND MILE MISSION CENTERMOUNTAIN SEED FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesMOUNTAIN SEED FOUNDATION I…Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much Much More: $10,000 · Human ServicesTexas A&M Foundation: $50,000 · EducationTexas A&M F…William Marsh Rice University: $25,000 · EducationWilliam Mar…BYNUM SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationBYNUM SCHOO…Beloved and Beyond: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsNEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $51,500 · HealthJOHN JAY INSTITUTE FOR FAITH SOCIETY AND LAW INC: $25,000 · ReligionMODERN DAY MISSIONS: $15,000 · ReligionImpact Retreat Inc: $10,000 · ReligionEVERY VILLAGE: $20,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 · InternationalTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC: $15,000 · Philanthropy
Other$387,000Human Services$206,500Education$95,000Recreation & Sports$60,000Health$51,500Religion$50,000International$35,000Philanthropy$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 budgetSECOND MILE MISSION CENTER: $181,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK: $130,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBeloved and Beyond: $60,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetNEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $51,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPregnancy Resource Medical Center: $30,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetJOHN JAY INSTITUTE FOR FAITH SOCIETY AND LAW INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERY VILLAGE: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCrisis Pregnancy Center of New Braunfels: $20,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetBYNUM SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN SEED FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Hospitality House: $10,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetImpact Retreat Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSPIRIT REINS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetFort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels and Much Much More: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Christian Community F…Natl Christian Charit…The Blackbaud Giving …Shell USA Company Fou…Greater Houston Commu…Texas Instruments Fou…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO16× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sam and Margie Gibbs Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%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 · 0–15%
    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 33 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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