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Shadywood Foundation at a glance

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Shadywood Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$3.8MYouth Development$650kEducation$462kArts & Culture$312kReligion$242kHuman Services$16kCommunity Improvement$13kEnvironment$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $1k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+5 grants · $2.1M
$250,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$25M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$1,000,500
AMAZING PLACE$300,000
CAMP FOR ALL$300,000
THE KINKAID SCHOOL$250,000
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$250,000
WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL$50,000
HILLTOP ADVENTURES$40,000
ST MARTIN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH$500
ST LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$300
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$250
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 (FY23–23, $250) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON: $250 → 16%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.
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.8M · 11 repeat orgs$637k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
25

Total granted

$4.8M
$346k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+48%

Still filing today

55%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $291k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TC
    Texas Children's Hospital
    3× · 2018–2024 · $2.0M · revenue +83%
  • TM
    THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2024 · $251k · revenue +8%
  • WF
    WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +58%

Funded once

  • CC
    CAROLINA CREEK CHRISTIAN CAMPS
    one grant, 2023 · $150k · revenue -38%
  • UH
    UT HEALTH (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS)
    one grant, 2017 · $100k
  • SL
    ST LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST
    one grant, 2017 · $30k
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
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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2
Houston Museum of Natural Science

The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintain…

Arts & Culture
3
John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

The Health Museum is an innovative science center that provides an interactive and entertaining experience for all ages, promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind, and spirit, and inspires a lifelong commitment to…

Arts & Culture
4
Harris County Medical Society

Our mission is to be the leading advocate for our member physicians, their patients and our community, in promoting the highest standards of ethical medical practice, access to quality medical care, medical education, research, and…

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5
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…

Health
6
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
7
Episcopal Health Foundation

To advance the Kingdom of God with specific focus on human health and well-being, through grants, research and initiatives in support of the mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.

Health
8
The Heritage Society

The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other…

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9
The Methodist Hospital

To provide high quality, cost-effective health care that delivers the best value to the people we serve in a spiritual environment of caring in association with internationally recognized teaching and research.

Health
10
Methodist Medical Center

Methodist Medical Center provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health regardless of a patient's ability to pay.

Health
11
Hillcrest Baptist 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
12
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Methodist Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Endless River Ministries. 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

21 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. 21 of the 41 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
16/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDTN: $1,129,671 · OtherHOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDTNAMAZING PLACE: $560,400 · OtherAMAZING PLACEST LUKE'S UNTITED METHODIST CHURCH: $170,626 · OtherST LUKE'S UNTITED METHODIST CHURCHCAROLINA CREEK CHRISTIAN CAMPS: $150,000 · OtherCAROLINA CREEK CHRISTIAN CAMPSUT HEALTH (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS): $100,000 · OtherST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: $100,000 · Other+17 more: $98,100 · OtherTexas Children's Hospital: $2,005,500 · HealthTexas Children's HospitalTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $250,500 · HealthTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION+4 more: $6,250 · HealthCamp For All Foundation: $500,000 · Youth DevelopmentCamp For A…The Kinkaid School Inc: $250,000 · EducationWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $100,000 · Education+2 more: $700 · EducationEndless River Ministries: $40,000 · ReligionHouston Symphony Society: $10,500 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $200 · Arts & CultureHouston Botanic Garden: $1,500 · EnvironmentBayou Bend Gardens Endowment: $1,000 · EnvironmentYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $250 · Human Services
Other$2,308,797Health$2,262,250Youth Development$500,000Education$350,700Religion$40,000Arts & Culture$11,700Environment$2,500Human Services$250

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $2,005,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $500,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $250,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Kinkaid School Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCAROLINA CREEK CHRISTIAN CAMPS: $150,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEndless River Ministries: $40,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON AREA URBAN LEAGUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMENNINGER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Allen Camp & Conference Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MENNINGER CLINIC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarris County Hospital District Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of the Greater Houston Area: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $200 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.

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.

Greater Houston Commu…Vivian L Smith Founda…Gordon a Cain Foundat…The Elkins FoundationStrake FoundationThe William Stamps Fa…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX19.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Vivian L Smith Foundation · Gordon a Cain Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · Strake Foundation · The William Stamps Farish Fund · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Shadywood Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Shadywood Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 Shadywood Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Shadywood 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 41 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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