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Seven Cities 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.

$3.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$3.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$3.2MHealth$208kHuman Services$175kEducation$159kReligion$157kArts & Culture$101kHousing & Shelter$56kPublic Benefit$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,147,586
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION$3,147,586
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 (FY17–24, $44k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 41% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $5k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $5k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $5k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $5k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $3k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $2k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $2k → 8%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTIOM: $1k → 8%GOOD SAMARITAN COMMUNITY SERVICES: $4k → 16%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $3k → 27%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $3k → 27%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $3k → 27%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $2k → 27%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $2k → 27%AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $1k → 27%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

ME
NY
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
LA
MS
TX
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.

24%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$994k · 62 repeat orgs$3.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

62 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 62 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

62
24

Total granted

$994k
$72k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+5%

Still filing today

50%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesPublic BenefitArts & CultureOther
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

  • RA
    RED ARENA INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $33k · revenue +231%
  • WC
    WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $26k · revenue +71%
  • OS
    OPERATION SMILE INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $26k · revenue +60%

Funded once

  • FC
    FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • TD
    Troops Direct
    one grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue +19%
  • GS
    GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO
    one grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue -4%
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
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
2
Baylor Research Institute

To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
3
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
4
San Antonio Medical Foundation

The mission of the san antonio medical foundation is to improvehealth care, advance biomedical science, and enhance communitywell-being by providing leadership & active stewardship of our landand other assets.

Health
5
Veterans of Foreign Wars Dept of Tx

Assisting veterans, military personnel and their families, advocacy for veterans and active duty personnel, historical education and commemoration, promoting patriotism, youth activities and community service. see supplemental information…

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6
Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas Inc

Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) is a fundraising and grant-making organization dedicated solely to Texas nursing. Its mission is to increase the number of nurses dedicated to clinical care and to improve the quality of nurse education and…

Education
7
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
8
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation

The texas veterinary medical foundation is committed to supporting the veterinary profession and our communities in texas by providing resources, education, and programs for the responsible stewardship of animals.

Animals
9
Children's Cancer Fund of Dallas inc

Children's cancer fund champions kids in their fight against cancer through strategic investments in research and care in north texas.

Health
10
The Range Foundation

The range foundation exists to advance education, research, and public benefit activities that support the mission of the range 501(c)(6) in driving innovation and sustainable development in the texas panhandle

Food & Nutrition
11
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
12
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Us Auxiliary Department of Texas

The objects of this organization shall be fraternal patriotic historical charitable and educational; to assist the Posts and members of thereof of the Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW of the United States and its own members whenever possible;…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Mississippi Chartered; the most unlike its peers is St Therese Academy. 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

38 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. 38 of the 87 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
29/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION: $3,147,586 · OtherSAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION+63 more: $771,703 · Other+63 moreRED ARENA INC: $32,820 · HealthPEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $16,550 · HealthTEAM JACK FOUNDATION INC: $14,800 · HealthPALMER DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM: $12,872 · HealthTriple H Equitherapy Center: $8,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHARTERED: $6,500 · Health+1 more: $3,000 · HealthWilliam Marsh Rice University: $24,395 · EducationC A M P UNIVERSITY: $16,372 · EducationPiney Woods School: $13,073 · EducationZETA TAU ALPHA FOUNDATION: $8,723 · EducationWARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $25,797 · Human ServicesAURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $13,709 · Human ServicesGOOD SAMARITAN CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO: $4,000 · Human ServicesThe Independence Fund Inc: $18,272 · Public BenefitPTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $8,000 · Public BenefitWreaths Across America: $7,224 · Public BenefitMUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY: $18,048 · Arts & CultureTHE COMING KING FOUNDATION: $14,314 · Arts & CultureUNITED WAY OF SOUTH TEXAS: $17,046 · PhilanthropyPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyTroops Direct: $4,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$3,919,289Health$94,542Education$62,563Human Services$43,506Public Benefit$33,496Arts & Culture$32,362Philanthropy$28,046

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 budgetRED ARENA INC: $32,820 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetSt Therese Academy: $28,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetWARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $25,797 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $25,564 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University: $24,395 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Independence Fund Inc: $18,272 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY: $18,048 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetFRONTERA AUDUBON SOCIETY: $17,672 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SOUTH TEXAS: $17,046 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $16,550 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetC A M P UNIVERSITY: $16,372 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetTEAM JACK FOUNDATION INC: $14,800 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetTHE COMING KING FOUNDATION: $14,314 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetAURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION: $13,709 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $13,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPiney Woods School: $13,073 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER SOUTH TEXAS: $13,023 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetVANNIE E COOK JR CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $13,023 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPALMER DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM: $12,872 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of McAllen Inc: $12,372 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NAZARENE FUND: $10,072 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRIO GRANDE CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $10,023 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetZETA TAU ALPHA FOUNDATION: $8,723 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPTSD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTriple H Equitherapy Center: $8,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWreaths Across America: $7,224 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI CHARTERED: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF MCALLEN INC: $4,310 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetTroops Direct: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOOD SAMARITAN CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLog Hill Mesa Fire Protection District: $2,424 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 RED ARENA INC ↗
  • Who funds St Therese Academy ↗
  • Who funds WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds William Marsh Rice University ↗
  • Who funds The Independence Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds FRONTERA AUDUBON SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF SOUTH TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds C A M P UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds TEAM JACK FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE COMING KING FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AURORA HOUSE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds Piney Woods School ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER SOUTH TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds VANNIE E COOK JR CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PALMER DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM ↗

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.

Raul Tijerina Jr Foun…Valley Baptist Legacy…Tony L Talbott & Carm…Klinck FoundationThe Betty Bentsen Win…Elizabeth Huth Coates…Enterprise Holdings F…Shell USA Company Fou…San Antonio Area Foun…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…AbbVie Foundation
Raul Tijerina Jr FoundationTX15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Raul Tijerina Jr Foundation · Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation · Tony L Talbott & Carmen C Talbott Foundation Inc · Klinck Foundation · The Betty Bentsen Winn Foundation · Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation of 1992 · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · San Antonio Area Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · AbbVie Foundation

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 Seven Cities Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Seven Cities 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%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Warrior Canine Connection Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Seven Cities Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Seven Cities Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 87 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
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home