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Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$321k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$6,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$35,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 46
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$4.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving31$321k6%
FY202427$295k15%
FY202331$299k39%
FY202246$387k52%
FY202126$198k58%
FY202011$151k73%
FY201911$345k55%
FY201811$223k9%
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What it funded, over time

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

Education$714kAnimals$687kHealth$220kEnvironment$211kFood & Nutrition$141kPhilanthropy$113kRecreation & Sports$105kHuman Services$94kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 66 grantees
All grantees of Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
William Marsh Rice University$520,00070%
Saddlebred Rescue Inc$365,025915%
American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association Inc$105,00025%
Food For Thought Denver$87,50041%
Move Up Global Inc$70,000534%
Butler National Scholarship Fund Inc$70,000640%
Colorado State University Foundation$67,50030%
The Access Fund$64,50051%
Ocala International Horse Show Inc$60,00024%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$50,00040%
Stand$35,50050%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$32,50030%
Hinsdale Hospital Foundation$30,00031%
St Joseph Hospital Foundation Inc$30,00041%
Abortion Care Network$30,00030%
National Academy Championship Inc$28,00063%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$25,00030%
The Fistula Foundation$25,00050%
Misericordia Home$25,00050%
Faraja Fund Foundation$25,00051%
The Marine Mammal Center$25,00040%
Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill$25,00050%
Rainforest Action Network$25,00050%
350org$24,00050%
Denver Zoological Foundation$24,00030%
The Malala Fund$22,50050%
Global Fund for Women Inc$22,50050%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$19,50030%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$19,50030%
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm$18,00040%
Associated Students of Stanford University$15,00011%
The Land Institute$13,50030%
United Professional Horsemen's Association Foundation Inc$12,50011%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$12,00030%
Feeding America$10,50020%
Mersades Ann Foundation$10,2502n/a
Sierra Club Foundation$10,00020%
Paws Chicago$10,00010%
Misericordia Foundation$10,00020%
National Ability Center$10,00020%
Wounded Heroes Foundation Inc$10,000123%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$10,00020%
American Humane Association$10,00010%
Giving What We Can USA Inc$6,5001n/a
Combat Marine Outdoors Inc$6,25010%
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station$6,25010%
The Maxfund Inc$6,00010%
Big Bones Canine Rescue Services Inc$6,00010%
Meals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois$6,00030%
Warren Village Inc$5,50010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$5,50010%
Hinsdale Humane Society$5,00010%
Colorado Puppy Rescue of Colorado$5,00011%
Audubon Society$5,0001n/a
The Art Institute of Chicago$5,00010%
Brightpoint Care Inc$5,00010%
Ashoka$3,50020%
Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation Inc$2,50010%
The American Royal Association Charitable Foundation Trust$2,50014%
Care International Foundation Inc$1,500115%
AARP Foundation$1,40020%
As You Sow$1,00010%
American Hackney Horse Society Foundation Inc$1,00012%
Organic Farm School$1,00010%
The Food Depot$1,00010%
Davis Phinney Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($224k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $520,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSaddlebred Rescue Inc: $365,025 over 9y, 15% of budgetAmerican Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association Inc: $105,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetFood For Thought Denver: $87,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetMove Up Global Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 34% of budgetButler National Scholarship Fund Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 40% of budgetColorado State University Foundation: $67,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Access Fund: $64,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetOcala International Horse Show Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStand: $35,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $32,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHinsdale Hospital Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSt Joseph Hospital Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetAbortion Care Network: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Academy Championship Inc: $28,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Fistula Foundation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMisericordia Home: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFaraja Fund Foundation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetThe Marine Mammal Center: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Home & Aid Society of Ill: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budget350org: $24,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Zoological Foundation: $24,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Malala Fund: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $19,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $19,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSummerfield Waldorf School and Farm: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAssociated Students of Stanford University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Land Institute: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Professional Horsemen's Association Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMisericordia Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNational Ability Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Heroes Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCombat Marine Outdoors Inc: $6,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWarrior Foundation Freedom Station: $6,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Maxfund Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Bones Canine Rescue Services Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMeals on Wheels Foundation of Northern Illinois: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWarren Village Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 63.

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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.

AbbVie FoundationIL12.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation 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.

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About Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation

How much does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation give?
Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $320,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (29%), Animals (28%), Health (9%).
Who are Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: William Marsh Rice University ($520k), Saddlebred Rescue Inc ($365k), American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association Inc ($105k).
Does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation based?
Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation is based in IL.

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 85 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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