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Santa's Elves

To provide assistance to individuals who have fallen on hard times in the magnolia area.

$169k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$18k
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, FY2018 to 2024.

Health$147kHuman Services$129kReligion$37kRecreation & Sports$21kYouth Development$21kEducation$20kFood & Nutrition$20kCrime & Legal$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $100,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $169,300 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $68,800 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $88k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$69k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$17,500
SOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS DBA RESCUE AMERICA$15,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$15,000
SONS OF THE FLAG$10,000
CYPRESS FAIRBANKS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION$10,000
SPECIAL FORCES CHARITABLE TRUST$10,000
THE CARING FOUNDATION OF TEXAS$10,000
DTCARE$7,000
ICAN POSITIVE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH$6,000
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 (FY18–24, $99k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%JORDAN GUARDIAN ANGEL FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%THE CARING FOUNDATION OF TEXAS: $10k → 5%KIDS MEALS INC: $10k → 9%BIRDS EYE VIEW PROJECT: $15k → 14%SHEEPDOG IMPACT ASSISTANCE: $9k → 8%RUNNING 4 HEROES: $10k → 11%JORDAN'S GUARDIAN ANGELS: $5k → 12%THE CARING FOUNDATION OF TEXAS: $10k → 5%BIRDSEYE VIEW PROJECT: $10k → 14%SOCIETY OF SAMARITANS: $10k → 9%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

PA
CA
CO
AZ
NM
AR
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$247k · 9 repeat orgs$202k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
16

Total granted

$247k
$151k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+17%

Still filing today

89%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k 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
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyAnimalsYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
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

  • SI
    SOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
    3× · 2019–2024 · $35k · revenue +66%
  • BB
    BEVP Birds Eye View Project
    2× · 2018–2019 · $25k · revenue ×14
  • CF
    Caring for Children Foundation of Texas Inc
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • CC
    CLUTCH CITY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +46%
  • EM
    East-West Ministries International
    one grant, 2019 · $11k
  • AA
    Adult and Teen Challenge of Texasgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +27%
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
Companions for Heroes

To champion public awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and challenges confronting our countrys heroes and rally support for shelter animal adoption by connecting heroes and companions.

Human Services
2
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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3
Paws for Heroes

To provide comfort & companionship to veterans by rescuing shelter dogs that have been carefully evaluated, selected and professionally trained for the purpose of providing emotional support & companionship.

Animals
4
Young Texans Against Cancer Dallas

Young Texans Against Cancer is a network of motivated young professionals collectively working together to raise awareness and funds to support the local Dallas cancer community. The Dallas chapter was established in 2007, as part of a…

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5
Wheelchairs for Warriors

Wheelchairs for warriors designs, builds, and delivers custom-fit, complex-rehab mobility solutions to veterans and first responders injured in the line of duty

Human Services
6
Tadsaw Inc

Tadsaw inc mission statement is to provide for the training of a medical alert service dog team (one veteran/client and one rescue/shelter/personal dog equals one team) to improve the veteran/client's quality of life and, in many cases,…

Animals
7
Texas Wounded Warriors

The mission of the texas wounded warrior foundation is to raise awareness, to honor, and to empower our wounded united state military warriors, enabling them to assimilate back to daily life upon their return from combat. we seek to…

Public Benefit
8
Dogs for Our Brave Inc
Public Benefit
9
Leashes of Valor

Our organization's mission is to raise awareness for and provide physical aid and support to disabled us military veterans. our program covers a crucial gap in the industry-a veteran operated organization, that can assist veterans with…

Public Benefit
10
Paws for Purple Hearts

Paws for Purple Hearts improves the lives of America's Warriors facing mobility challenges and trauma-related conditions such as PTSD and TBI by providing the highest quality assistance dogs and canine-assisted therapeutic programs; and by…

Public Benefit
11
Soldiers' Angels

Soldiers' angels provides aid, comfort, and resources to the military, veterans, and their families.

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Hope for the Warriors

The mission of the Hope For The Warriors is to enhance the quality of life for United States Service Members and their families who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. See Schedule O for continuation

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Special Forces Charitable Trust; the most unlike its peers is Bevp Birds Eye View Project. 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

26 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. 26 of the 30 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/26
Grantees still filing
13/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $35,000 · Human ServicesSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSBEVP Birds Eye View Project: $25,000 · Human ServicesBEVP Birds Eye View ProjectCaring for Children Foundation of Texas Inc: $20,000 · Human ServicesCaring for Children Foundation of…JORDANS GUARDIAN ANGELS: $15,000 · Human ServicesJORDANS GUARDIAN ANGELSRunning 4 Heroes Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesRunning 4 Heroes IncSociety of Samaritans Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesSociety of Samaritans IncKIDS' MEALS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesKIDS' MEALS INCSheep Dog Impact Assistance: $9,000 · Human ServicesSheep Dog Impact AssistanceAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $74,046 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IN…Animum Irae Militum: $19,500 · HealthAnimum Irae MilitumBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DRIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH QUESTA: $25,900 · OtherRIVER COMMUNITY CHURCH QUESTAMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $17,500 · OtherMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERAdult and Teen Challenge of Texas: $10,000 · OtherAdult and Teen Challenge of Te…MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 · OtherMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK IN…MAGNOLIA ISD: $10,000 · OtherMAGNOLIA ISDSHATTERED LIVES: $10,000 · OtherSHATTERED LIVES76 LACROSSE INC: $6,000 · OtherOperation Military Embrace Inc: $5,000 · OtherICAN IMPROVING CHANDLER AREA NEIGHBORHOODS: $6,000 · OtherMagnolia Lacrosse Association: $5,000 · OtherCYPRESS FAIRBANKS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · OtherCYPRESS FAIRBANKS LACROSSE ASS…DTCare: $7,000 · OtherDTCareBeyond The Burn Foundation: $17,100 · PhilanthropyBeyond Th…THE SPECIAL FORCES CHARITABLE TRUST: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE SPECI…MAGNOLIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMAGNOLIA …JOYRIDE CENTER INC: $15,500 · AnimalsABANDONED ANIMAL RESCUE: $10,000 · AnimalsCLUTCH CITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Community ImprovementEast-West Ministries International: $11,400 · Religion
Human Services$134,000Health$103,546Other$122,400Philanthropy$37,100Animals$25,500Community Improvement$15,000Religion$11,400

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $74,046 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $35,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBEVP Birds Eye View Project: $25,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetCaring for Children Foundation of Texas Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetAnimum Irae Militum: $19,500 over 2y, 37% of budgetBeyond The Burn Foundation: $17,100 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetJOYRIDE CENTER INC: $15,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetJORDANS GUARDIAN ANGELS: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCLUTCH CITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE SPECIAL FORCES CHARITABLE TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAdult and Teen Challenge of Texas: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRunning 4 Heroes Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAGNOLIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSociety of Samaritans Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetABANDONED ANIMAL RESCUE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSheep Dog Impact Assistance: $9,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDTCare: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetICAN IMPROVING CHANDLER AREA NEIGHBORHOODS: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget76 LACROSSE INC: $6,000 over 1y, 2.2% 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.

Shell USA Company Fou…Greater Houston Commu…Communities Foundatio…American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
Shell USA Company FoundationTX12.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving 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 Santa's Elves funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Santa's Elves. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–40%
    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 30 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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