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Schollmaier Foundation

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$851k
Granted FY2020
52
Grants FY2020
6
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01FY2020 · 52 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k32 grants · $121k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $351k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $380k
$8,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$20k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAYLOR SCOTT WHITEALL SAINTS FND$100,000
UNITED WAY OF TARRANT CO$100,000
FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOC$100,000
DIRECT RELIEF$80,000
FORT WORTH ACADEMY$45,000
FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE HISTOR$40,000
FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE HISTOR$40,000
PREGNANCY LIFELINE$37,500
COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION$27,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES FORT WORTH$25,000
THE GATEHOUSE$18,500
PHILLIPS ANDOVER ACADEMY$18,000
HEALING SHEPHERD CLINIC$15,000
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY$15,000
FORT WORTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA$14,500
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–20, $48k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES FORT WORTH: $25k → 11%SIXTY AND BETTER INC: $3k → 11%YMCA OF METRO FORT WORTH: $5k → 11%MEALS ON WHEELS: $8k → 11%HOPE FARM INC: $6k → 11%UNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC: $2k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Children's Health System of Texas

With more than 1 million patient visits each year, Children's Health is North Texas' leading pediatric health system and among the largest in the nation. For more than a century, our mission has been clear: make life better for children.…

Health
2
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council

The mission of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council is to drive evidence-based improvement in patient care and health equity throughout the region.

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3
Texas Trees Foundation

The mission of texas trees foundation is to improve the health of cities and people through the transformative power of trees.

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4
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
5
North Texas Food Bank

To close the hunger gap in north texas by working through over 500 feeding partners to provide access to nutritious food and address the root causes of hunger.

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6
Baylor All Saints Medical Center

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

Health
7
Texas Wesleyan University

Texas wesleyan university, guided by its deep methodist heritage, provides transformational learning experiences and research opportunities to a diverse group of students to develop their full potential as individuals and as members of the…

Education
8
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

A faith-based organization whose mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves regardless of their ability to pay.

Health
9
Texas Children's Hospital

Texas children's hospital, headquartered in houston, texas, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education and…

Health
10
Safe City Commission

Support law enforcement and promote public safety awareness and crime prevention in Fort Worth.

Crime & Legal
11
Baylor Scott & White Medical Centers - Greater North Texas

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

Health
12
Texas Children's Health Plan

To create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education, and research.

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth and the most unlike its peers is Meals On Wheels. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyPerforming Arts Organizatio…Emergency Assistance & Food…Tarrant County Health AccessRecreation & Sports ClubsChild and Family ServicesAnimal Rescue and Shelter S…Independent Schools & Educa…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 47 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number27%3%<5yr16%3%5–10yr18%7%10–20yr17%7%20–35yr9%36%35–55yr13%45%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value27%2%<5yr16%4%5–10yr18%3%10–20yr17%1%20–35yr9%16%35–55yr13%74%55yr+

The field is 27% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 2% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 16% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
16%
1,565/9,723

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 51 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
23/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

BAYLOR SCOTT WHITEALL SAINTS FND — $100,000 · OtherBAYLOR SCOTT WHITEALL SAINTS FNDFORT WORTH ACADEMY — $45,000 · OtherFORT WORTH ACADEMYPregnancy Lifeline — $37,500 · OtherPregnancy LifelineCOOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION — $27,000 · OtherCOOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATIONTHE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION — $18,500 · OtherTRINITY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY — $14,500 · OtherHealing Shepherd Clinic — $15,000 · Other+24 more — $106,200 · Other+24 moreFORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY — $80,000 · Arts & CultureFORT WORTH MUSE…YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREATER FORT WORTH — $14,500 · Arts & CultureYOUTH ORCHESTRA…JUBILEE PLAYERS INC — $10,000 · Arts & CultureJUBILEE PLAYERS…AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART — $10,000 · Arts & CultureAMON CARTER MUS…+1 more — $1,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $100,000 · AnimalsTHE FORT WORT…+1 more — $1,000 · AnimalsUNITED WAY OF TARRANT COUNTY — $100,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF…DIRECT RELIEF — $80,000 · InternationalDIRECT REL…+1 more — $600 · InternationalCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH — $25,000 · Human ServicesMEALS ON WHEELS — $8,000 · Human ServicesHOPE FARM INC — $6,000 · Human ServicesYMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth — $5,000 · Human ServicesSIXTY AND BETTER INC — $2,500 · Human Services+2 more — $2,500 · Human ServicesTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY — $18,000 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — $15,000 · EducationGILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC — $8,500 · Education
Other$363,700Arts & Culture$115,500Animals$101,000Philanthropy$100,000International$80,600Human Services$49,000Education$41,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION — $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF TARRANT COUNTY — $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFORT WORTH MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY — $80,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF — $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPregnancy Lifeline — $37,500 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GATEHOUSE CORPORATION — $18,500 over 1y, 35% of budgetTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY — $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Shepherd Clinic — $15,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GREATER FORT WORTH — $14,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY — $10,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUBILEE PLAYERS INC — $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS INC — $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGILL CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC — $8,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S CENTER OF TARRANT COUNTY INC — $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS — $8,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank — $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FARM INC — $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIXTY AND BETTER INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA OF TARRANT COUNTY INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc — $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED COMMUNITY CENTERS INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF FORT WORTH INC — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWings of Hope Equitherapy — $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WORTH JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of North Texas — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL USA — $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Thomas M Helen McKee …Amon G Carter Foundat…Garvey Texas Foundati…Sid W Richardson Foun…Bnsf Railway Foundati…The Morris FoundationRainwater Charitable …Community Foundation …Mary Potishman Lard T…Fort Worth Colonial C…Amon G Carter-Star Te…R4 Foundation
Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation IncTX38.8× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Amon G Carter Foundation · Garvey Texas Foundation Inc · Sid W Richardson Foundation · Bnsf Railway Foundation · The Morris Foundation · Rainwater Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee · Fort Worth Colonial Charities Inc (Fka Bfc Colonial Inc) · Amon G Carter-Star Tele Emply Fund · R4 Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Schollmaier Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%your share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 51 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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