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Spaulding Family 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.

$176k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
35
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$27,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 49
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$2.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Spaulding Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationRecreation & SportsEnvironmentHealthArts & CultureHuman 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving40$176k35%
FY202435$154k29%
FY202346$174k35%
FY202249$164k47%
FY202140$221k40%
FY202043$175kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$300kReligion$140kRecreation & Sports$71kPublic Benefit$61kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kHealth$46kEnvironment$32kFood & Nutrition$24kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MA
PA
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
KS
TN
SC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of Spaulding Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Principia Corporation$137,50060%
Linda Hall Library Foundation$62,75044%
Camp Newfound Owatonna Corporation$51,00061%
Adventure Unlimited$30,00050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$27,00010%
Ability Kc$26,50060%
Powell Gardens Inc$24,65760%
Truman Medical Center Incorporated$20,00010%
Colorado Academy$20,00040%
The Nelson Gallery Foundation$16,50010%
Peace Haven Association Inc$15,00020%
Pembroke Hill School$10,70030%
Bridge to the Future$10,000112%
The Harry S Truman Library Institute National and International Affairs$6,30010%
Missouri Prairie Foundation$5,30020%
Police Foundation of Kansas City$3,00010%
Public Television 19 Inc$2,83060%
Denver Ballet Guild$2,75011%
Rose Brooks Center Inc$2,50010%
Hymnstream$2,0001n/a
Kansas City Community Gardens Inc$2,00020%
Harvesters - the Community Food Network$1,95030%
ERICS CAMP FUNDErics Camp Fund$1,60050%
Umkc Foundation$1,56310%
Cherishability$1,5001n/a
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States$1,50030%
Baileys Foundation$1,2501n/a
The Colorado Trail Foundation$1,10030%
Answering the Call Inc$1,00010%
Royal African Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Cedars Camps Inc$1,00010%
The Friends of Chamber Music$1,00010%
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area$1,00010%
Johnson County Library Foundation$75010%
Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation$75030%
The Keystone Science School Inc$50010%
Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City Inc$50020%
The Watson Youth Golf Foundation$500111%
Olmsted Network Inc$50010%
NAMI National$50010%
Jackson County Casa$50010%
Westport Garden Club$40011%
Boulder Community Health Foundation$30010%
Thistle Farms Inc$25010%
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City$20020%
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation$15020%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$15010%
Turning Point$1001n/a
Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society$10010%
Center for Practical Bioethics Inc$10010%
National Park Foundation$10010%
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation$10010%
The Barstow School$10010%
Fargo Family Foundation$10010%
Raymore-Peculiar Public School Foundation$10010%
St Andrews Church Kansas City$1001n/a
The Children's Place Inc$1001n/a
Country Club Christian Church$1001n/a
Boys Club of Greater Kansas City$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($563k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Spaulding Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Principia Corporation: $137,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLinda Hall Library Foundation: $62,750 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetCamp Newfound Owatonna Corporation: $51,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetAdventure Unlimited: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $27,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAbility Kc: $26,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPowell Gardens Inc: $24,657 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTruman Medical Center Incorporated: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColorado Academy: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Nelson Gallery Foundation: $16,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeace Haven Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPembroke Hill School: $10,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBridge to the Future: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetThe Harry S Truman Library Institute National and International Affairs: $6,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMissouri Prairie Foundation: $5,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPolice Foundation of Kansas City: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPublic Television 19 Inc: $2,830 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDenver Ballet Guild: $2,750 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetRose Brooks Center Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKansas City Community Gardens Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHarvesters - the Community Food Network: $1,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetERICS CAMP FUNDErics Camp Fund: $1,600 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetUmkc Foundation: $1,563 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colorado Trail Foundation: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAnswering the Call Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRoyal African Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Cedars Camps Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends of Chamber Music: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDown Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJohnson County Library Foundation: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShawnee Indian Mission Foundation: $750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Keystone Science School Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Watson Youth Golf Foundation: $500 over 1y, 11% of budgetOlmsted Network Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJackson County Casa: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestport Garden Club: $400 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBoulder Community Health Foundation: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShawnee Mission Education Foundation: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Breakthrough Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSuffolk Nansemond Historical Society: $100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Practical Bioethics Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 52.

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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 Kansas City Community FoundationMO38.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · The Francis Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City · The H & R Block Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee · The Sosland Foundation · Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation 10018904 · G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund · The Torosian Foundation · Marion and Henry Bloch Family 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.

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How do I get to Spaulding Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Spaulding Family 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.

About Spaulding Family Foundation

How much does Spaulding Family Foundation give?
Spaulding Family Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $175,557 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 49 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Spaulding Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (34%), Religion (16%), Recreation & Sports (8%).
Who are Spaulding Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The Principia Corporation ($138k), Linda Hall Library Foundation ($63k), Camp Newfound Owatonna Corporation ($51k).
Does Spaulding Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Spaulding Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Spaulding Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, The Francis Family Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
Where is Spaulding Family Foundation based?
Spaulding Family Foundation is based in KS.

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 122 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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