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Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding at a glance

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Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$99k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

International$178kArts & Culture$49kYouth Development$43kReligion$43kHuman Services$37kCommunity Improvement$35kHousing & Shelter$32kPublic Safety & Disaster$23kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k18 grants · $89k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
iACT$10,000
Karuna Center f Peacebuilding$7,500
YES$7,500
Central Asia Institute$7,500
Lifeworks$6,000
Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project$6,000
Multicultural Refugee Coalition$6,000
Caritas of Austin$6,000
World Central Kitchen$5,000
Women f Women International$5,000
Doctors without Borders$5,000
IRC$5,000
Austin Classical Guitar Society$5,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes$4,000
Texas Tribune$3,000
02The need
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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 (FY20–25, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Rapahannock Tribe: $2k → 14%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $6k → 10%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $5k → 10%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $5k → 10%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $3k → 10%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $3k → 10%Lifeworks Austin: $2k → 10%Multicultural Refugee Coalition: $2k → 10%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

WA
MT
IL
NY
MA
OR
CA
VA
DC
AL
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understandinglessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 11% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.
$429k · 23 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
18

Total granted

$429k
$50k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+13%

Still filing today

65%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CA
    CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE
    5× · 2020–2025 · $31k · revenue +40%
  • CA
    Creative Action
    4× · 2020–2023 · $25k · revenue +36%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $24k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • CA
    Central Asia Institute
    one grant, 2023 · $8k
  • HI
    Health in Harmonygraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +52%
  • M
    Men4Choice
    one grant, 2024 · $4k
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
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
2
Austin Habitat for Humanity Inc

Through faith in action, austin habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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3
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
4
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

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5
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
6
Equal Access International

To create positive social change for millions of under-served people across the developing world by providing critically needed information and education through innovative media, appropriate technology and direct community engagement.

Health
7
Equal Justice Center

The Equal Justice Center is a non-profit law firm and employment justice organization which empowers low-income families, workers, and communities to achieve fair treatment in the workplace, in the justice system, and in our shared society…

Civil Rights
8
Hispanic Access Foundation

Hispanic access foundation connects latinos and others to partners and opportunities to improve lives and create an equitable society.

Human Services
9
United States Artists Inc

To invest in america's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society.

Arts & Culture
10
Center for International Policy Inc

The center for international policy is a woman-led, progressive, independent nonprofit center for research, education, and advocacy working to advance a more peaceful, just, and sustainable u.s. approach to foreign policy. through…

International
11
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
12
The Alliance for Collective Action

The Alliance for Collective Action convenes leaders of environmental and social movements to advance solutions for a thriving planet. We advance our mission through the Alliance Center building and community, as well as through Collective…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Fair Housing Alliance; the most unlike its peers is James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

30 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. 30 of the 45 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

iACT: $32,500 · OtheriACTYES: $32,500 · OtherYESAUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY: $23,000 · OtherAUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETYKaruna Center f Peacebuilding: $22,500 · OtherKaruna Center f PeacebuildingLifeworks: $22,000 · OtherLifeworksCARITAS OF AUSTIN: $22,000 · OtherCARITAS OF AUSTINIRC: $17,735 · OtherIRCINTERFAITH ACTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS: $10,000 · Other+18 more: $55,634 · Other+18 moreCENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE: $30,500 · InternationalCENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTEMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $23,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA I…WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL: $22,300 · InternationalWOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONALWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $20,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCSHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC: $19,000 · InternationalSHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S PROJE…United States Association for UNHCR: $13,000 · InternationalUnited States Association for …+1 more: $2,000 · InternationalCreative Action: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCreative ActionKARUNA CENTER FOR PEACEBUILDING INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureKARUNA CENTER F…James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts: $11,500 · Arts & CultureJames Dick Foun…Anthropos Arts: $8,500 · Arts & CultureAnthropos ArtsTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE: $24,000 · Human ServicesAUSTIN REGION JFON: $2,500 · Human ServicesYOUTH AND FAMILY ALLIANCE: $2,125 · Human ServicesRAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Human ServicesMOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC: $10,738 · ReligionTHE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION: $9,384 · Public Safety & DisasterSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $3,000 · Crime & LegalJustice For All Immigrants: $2,500 · Crime & Legal
Other$237,869International$130,300Arts & Culture$65,000Human Services$30,625Religion$10,738Public Safety & Disaster$9,384Crime & Legal$5,500

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 budgetCENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE: $30,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCreative Action: $25,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE: $24,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $23,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY: $23,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetWOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL: $22,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCARITAS OF AUSTIN: $22,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKARUNA CENTER FOR PEACEBUILDING INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC: $19,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJames Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts: $11,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC: $10,738 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION: $9,384 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAnthropos Arts: $8,500 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetHealth in Harmony: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEQUITY KIDS: $3,500 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetMUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJustice For All Immigrants: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLFORWARD: $2,323 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYOUTH AND FAMILY ALLIANCE: $2,125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLULAC INSTITUTE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK: $1,000 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 CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Creative Action ↗
  • Who funds THE REFUGEE COLLECTIVE ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds CARITAS OF AUSTIN ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds KARUNA CENTER FOR PEACEBUILDING INC ↗
  • Who funds SHANTI BHAVAN CHILDREN'S PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds United States Association for UNHCR ↗
  • Who funds James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts ↗
  • Who funds MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Anthropos Arts ↗
  • Who funds Health in Harmony ↗
  • Who funds EQUITY KIDS ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS TRIBUNE INC ↗
  • Who funds Justice For All Immigrants ↗
  • Who funds HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds AUSTIN REGION JFON ↗
  • Who funds GIRLFORWARD ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH AND FAMILY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗

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.

Austin Community Foun…Shield-Ayres Foundati…United Way for Greate…Silicon Valley Commun…Topfer Family Foundat…Greater Austin Perfor…St David's FoundationTides FoundationThe Seawell Elam Foun…Shell USA Company Fou…The Applied Materials…The Moody Foundation
Austin Community Foundation IncTX20.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Shield-Ayres Foundation · United Way for Greater Austin · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Topfer Family Foundation · Greater Austin Performing Arts Center Inc · St David's Foundation · Tides Foundation · The Seawell Elam Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Applied Materials Foundation · The Moody 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 Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Shanti Foundation for Intercultural Understanding. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 45 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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More from the funding graph

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