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Sherrill Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Sherrill Family Foundation Inc

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.

$62k
Granted FY2024still arriving
15
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$149kEducation$123kCommunity Improvement$40kHealth$34kReligion$33kHuman Services$28kFood & Nutrition$17kAnimals$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION$15,000
GILLESPIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$8,000
THE LONGHORN FOUNDATION$8,000
CHI OMEGA FOUNDATION$7,539
HNI CHARITIES$6,000
GILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW$3,000
VILAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER$2,500
YOUTH POWER 365$2,500
THE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$2,500
THE GOLDEN HUB COMMUNITY CENTER$1,500
MUSEUM OF S TEXAS HISTORY$1,500
ADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATION$1,200
AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY$1,000
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN$1,000
HOSPICE AUSTIN$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $3k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $3k → 10%THE GRACE CENTER OF FREDERICKSBURG: $5k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $3k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $3k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $3k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $2k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $2k → 10%HOSPICE AUSTIN: $1k → 10%HNI CHARITIES: $6k → 10%HNI CHARITIES: $6k → 10%HNI CHARITIES: $5k → 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.
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$384k · 24 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
13

Total granted

$384k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+22%

Still filing today

58%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementAnimalsEducationOther
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

  • GC
    GILLESPIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $34k · revenue +14%
  • GC
    GILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $17k · revenue ×15
  • HC
    HNI CHARITIES INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $17k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • TG
    THE GRACE CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -65%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
    one grant, 2020 · $4k
  • TS
    TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2018 · $3k
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.

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Kimbell Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
2
Houston Geological Society

The houston geological society is a professional society for petroleum, energy and environmental geoscientists. the houston geological society supports continuing education, networking, outreach to students, student scholarships and young…

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3
Center for 20TH Century Texas Studies
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4
Safe in Austin Rescue Ranch

Our healing hearts program rescues animals from abuse, neglect or have a special need and introduces them to children and adults that suffer from the same backgrounds for some healing time at no cost.

Animals
5
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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6
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
7
Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science and Technology

To provide broader recognition of the state's top achievers in medicine, engineering and science, and to build a stronger identity for texas as an important destination and center of achievement in these fields.

Health
8
Uatx

Uatx is a nonprofit dedicated to building a liberal arts university committed to freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse. to maintain these principles, the university will be fiercely independent financially,…

Education
9
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
10
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber's mission is to provide leadership that facilitates the creation of a prosperous regional economy and results in effective advocacy for its members.

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11
Texas Flying Legends Museum
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12
Texas Cave Management Association Inc

Texas cave management is an organization that works with members and partners to acquire and manage caves and karst. we actively work to conserve caves promote research and provide responsible recreational access

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Western Folklife Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rio Bravo 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

22 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. 22 of the 40 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
15/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE LONGHORN FOUNDATION: $56,000 · OtherTHE LONGHORN FOUNDATIONCHI OMEGA FOUNDATION: $47,489 · OtherCHI OMEGA FOUNDATIONTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY WITLIFF COLLECTIONS: $29,500 · OtherTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY WITLIFF COLLECTIONSTHE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $24,000 · OtherTHE AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRALake Hills Church: $18,000 · OtherLake Hills ChurchGILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $16,500 · OtherGILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATIONMUSEUM OF S TEXAS HISTORY: $14,600 · OtherMUSEUM OF S TEXAS HISTORYFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WESLACO: $12,500 · Other+17 more: $38,000 · Other+17 moreGILLESPIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $33,600 · Arts & CultureGILLESPIE COUNTY HIS…VILAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureVILAR PERFORMING ART…ADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATION: $9,700 · Arts & CultureADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUND…Womens Symphony League of Austin Incorporated: $6,750 · Arts & CultureWomens Symphony Leag…+2 more: $2,500 · Arts & CultureVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION: $29,000 · Community ImprovementVAIL VALLE…THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN INC: $11,000 · Community ImprovementTHE JUNIOR…HNI CHARITIES INC: $16,500 · Human ServicesHNI CHARI…HOSPICE AUSTIN: $16,500 · Human ServicesHOSPICE A…THE GRACE CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE GRACE…THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $10,150 · AnimalsTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationStarting Hearts: $5,200 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 · Health
Other$256,589Arts & Culture$77,550Community Improvement$40,000Human Services$38,000Animals$10,150Education$10,000Health$6,200

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 budgetGILLESPIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $33,600 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION: $29,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVILAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $25,000 over 6y, 9.5% of budgetGILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION: $16,500 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetHNI CHARITIES INC: $16,500 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetHOSPICE AUSTIN: $16,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN INC: $11,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $10,150 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATION: $9,700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWomens Symphony League of Austin Incorporated: $6,750 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetStarting Hearts: $5,200 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTHE GRACE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCREATE HEALTHY FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFORT MARTIN SCOTT FRIENDS INC: $2,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetYOUTHPOWER365: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Texas State Historical Association: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRIO BRAVO MINISTRIES: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUGUENOT FELLOWSHIP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 GILLESPIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VILAR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GILLESPIE COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds HNI CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE AUSTIN ↗
  • Who funds THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ADMIRAL NIMITZ FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Womens Symphony League of Austin Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds Starting Hearts ↗
  • Who funds THE GRACE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CREATE HEALTHY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FORT MARTIN SCOTT FRIENDS INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTHPOWER365 ↗
  • Who funds The Texas State Historical Association ↗
  • Who funds RIO BRAVO MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds HUGUENOT FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds THE SIX ONE SEVEN FOUNDATION ↗

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.

The Community Foundat…Austin Community Foun…Shell USA Company Fou…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country IncTX13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Sherrill Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sherrill Family Foundation Inc. 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%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report 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
    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

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    How do I get to Sherrill Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Sherrill Family Foundation Inc 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 40 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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