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Saxer 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.

$780k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$150k
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 2025.

Housing & Shelter$770kFood & Nutrition$675kHuman Services$515kEnvironment$485kEmployment$270kCivil Rights$270kReligion$260kEducation$210kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $405k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $370k
$25,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$3.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE GROWHAUS$150,000
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS$100,000
UNION RESCUE MISSION$60,000
THE GATHERING PLACE A REFUGE FOR$60,000
FRESH FOOD CONNECT$40,000
WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT$40,000
KABBALAH EXPERIENCE$35,000
MERCY SHIPS$30,000
GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC$30,000
Stephen Siller Tunnels to Towers FDN$30,000
HOPE HARBOR HOME INC$25,000
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY$25,000
Jane Goodall Institute$20,000
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN$20,000
Spikenard Farm$20,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $760k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ONETA FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $65k → 14%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $15k → 9%ONETA FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $60k → 14%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $15k → 9%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $60k → 14%Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $10k → 9%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $40k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $35k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $35k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $30k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $25k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $20k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $20k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $20k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $20k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $20k → 14%PEOPLE CONCERN: $10k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $35k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $35k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $30k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $25k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $25k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $20k → 14%RAINBOW SERVICES LTD: $20k → 14%OCEAN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 14%OCEAN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 14%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

NY
CA
CO
VA
NC
SC
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 25 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +47% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
4

Total granted

$3.9M
$40k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+33%

Still filing today

80%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEnvironmentInternationalEducationHealthEmploymentOther
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

  • TG
    THE GROWHAUS
    8× · 2018–2025 · $465k · revenue +208%
  • UR
    UNION RESCUE MISSION
    8× · 2018–2025 · $350k · revenue +155%
  • GF
    GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $270k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • LA
    LOS ANGELES MISSION INC
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue -5%
  • BALD HEAD ISLAND CONSERVANCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +33%
  • NC
    NOURISH COLORADOgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +340%
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
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
2
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
3
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
4
Earthenable Inc

Earthenable works to solve the housing crisis in africa by revolutionizing the rural housing industry through innovative, affordable, and sustainable home-building solutions. its mission is to create healthier, safer, and climate-resilient…

International
5
Wildearth Guardians

Wildearth guardians works to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the american west.

Unclassified
6
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
7
New York Restoration Project

New york restoration project ("nyrp") believes that nature is a fundamental right of every new yorker. nyrp works collaboratively with residents in communities across the five boroughs to renovate gardens, restore parks, plant trees,…

Environment
8
World Coffee Research

World coffee research unites the global coffee industry to drive science-based agricultural solutions to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come. our mission is to grow, protect,…

International
9
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
10
Natural Areas Conservancy Inc

The natural areas conservancy champions urban natural areas in new york city and across the nation through innovative research, partnerships, and advocacy. we increase the health and resilience of urban forests and wetlands, catalyze…

Environment
11
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
12
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Global Fund for Women Inc; the most unlike its peers is North Carolina Coastal Land Trust. 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
18/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE GROWHAUS: $465,000 · OtherTHE GROWHAUSTHE GATHERING PLACE A REFUGE FOR: $360,000 · OtherTHE GATHERING PLACE A REFUGE FORHope Harbor Home Inc: $215,000 · OtherHope Harbor Home IncNorth Carolina Land Trust: $110,000 · OtherNorth Carolina Land TrustASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH & ENLIGHTENMENT: $80,000 · OtherFresh Food Connect: $185,000 · OtherFresh Food ConnectTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $80,000 · OtherFriends of Public Radio DBA WHQR: $80,000 · Other+7 more: $180,000 · Other+7 moreUNION RESCUE MISSION: $350,000 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSIONRAINBOW SERVICES: $190,000 · Human ServicesRAINBOW SERVICESTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $160,000 · Human ServicesTHE PEOPLE CONCERNGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $40,000 · Human Services+1 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC: $270,000 · InternationalGLOBAL FUN…Mercy Ships International: $90,000 · InternationalMercy Ship…Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $210,000 · EnvironmentSouthern …The Spikenard Farm Inc: $95,000 · EnvironmentThe Spike…+2 more: $20,000 · Environment+2 moreWOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT: $270,000 · EmploymentKABBALAH EXPERIENCE: $260,000 · ReligionATLANTIC UNIVERSITY: $160,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Education
Other$1,755,000Human Services$760,000International$360,000Environment$325,000Employment$270,000Religion$260,000Education$210,000

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 budgetTHE GROWHAUS: $465,000 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $350,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC: $270,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetWOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT: $270,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetKABBALAH EXPERIENCE: $260,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetHope Harbor Home Inc: $215,000 over 8y, 6.8% of budgetSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $210,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetRAINBOW SERVICES: $190,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetFresh Food Connect: $185,000 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $160,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTIC UNIVERSITY: $160,000 over 8y, 9.1% of budgetThe Spikenard Farm Inc: $95,000 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetMercy Ships International: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Public Radio DBA WHQR: $80,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENLIGHTENMENT INC: $25,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetWEGIVEASHARE Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBALD HEAD ISLAND CONSERVANCY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNOURISH COLORADO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds THE GROWHAUS ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S BEAN PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds KABBALAH EXPERIENCE ↗
  • Who funds Hope Harbor Home Inc ↗
  • Who funds Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds RAINBOW SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Fresh Food Connect ↗
  • Who funds THE PEOPLE CONCERN ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds The Spikenard Farm Inc ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Public Radio DBA WHQR ↗
  • Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENLIGHTENMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION ↗
  • Who funds THE ONETA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WEGIVEASHARE Inc ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds BALD HEAD ISLAND CONSERVANCY INC ↗
  • Who funds NOURISH COLORADO ↗
  • Who funds NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST ↗

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.

Duke Energy FoundationNorth Carolina Commun…Foundation for the Ca…Colorado Gives Founda…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…
Duke Energy FoundationNC14.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Colorado Gives Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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 Saxer Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Saxer Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of 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
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-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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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