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Suburban Journals Old Newsboy's Fund for Children

To ensure that children who are at risk in our community, because of abuse or poverty, receive adequate food, shelter, clothing, medical care and are provided equal opportunity for social development.

$280k
Granted FY2025still arriving
36
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$85k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$747kHuman Services$89kEducation$59kHealth$35kCivil Rights$23kCrime & Legal$16kFood & Nutrition$6kHousing & Shelter$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k31 grants · $155k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $85k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$69k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OTHER GRANTS 5000$85,048
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN$10,000
ST LOUIS AREA DIAPER BANK$10,000
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF ST LOUIS$10,000
OUR LADY'S INN$10,000
BOOKS FOR KIDS$5,000
TRI-COUNTY BIRTHRIGHT COUNSELING INC$5,000
CHRISTAIN ACTIVITY CENTER$5,000
LYDIA'S HOUSE INC$5,000
SAINT LOUIS COUNSELING$5,000
BEHIND IT ALL FOUNDATION$5,000
SOUTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER$5,000
ANNIE'S HOUSE$5,000
GIVING IS A FAMILY TRADITION$5,000
GOOD SHEPHERD CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES$5,000
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 (FY22–25, $76k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ST RITA'S FOOD PANTRY: $6k → 11%HOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICES: $5k → 6%CHRISTAIN ACTIVITY CENTER: $5k → 16%INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS: $5k → 21%SOUTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: $5k → 21%OUR LADY'S INN: $10k → 11%LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION: $6k → 11%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS: $5k → 21%COMMUNITY OF HOPE: $5k → 21%ST LOUIS AREA DIAPER BANK: $10k → 11%ST LOUIS AREA DIAPER BANK: $9k → 11%ST LOUIS ARC: $5k → 11%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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$812k · 6 repeat orgs$183k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 30 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
4

Total granted

$812k
$28k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

83%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $155k 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
Human ServicesEducationHealthCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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

  • OG
    OTHER GRANTS 5000
    6× · 2020–2025 · $726k
  • NC
    NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION
    3× · 2023–2025 · $23k · revenue +225%
  • HI
    HOPE IGNITES ST LOUIS
    3× · 2023–2025 · $22k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • TY
    THE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
  • TL
    THE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $6k · revenue -8%
  • LI
    LOGOS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $6k · revenue 0%
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
Sts Joachim and Ann Care Service

To provide integrated services such as financial assistance, case management, and referrals to families and individuals of all ages to reduce the propensity for homelessness, abuse and neglect, and to provide the tools to achieve…

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2
Hope House Stl

To provide supportive housing and child development services to help homeless citizens of the city of st. louis, missouri exit the condition of homelessness and regain independence in the community

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3
Family Advocacy and Community Training Inc

Enhance the opportunities and quality of life for children and youth with disabilities. the organization achieves this objective through parent training, emotional support, direct advocacy, community education, self-advocacy and navigation…

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4
St Patrick Center

St. patrick center transforms lives through sustainable housing, employment and healthcare, following the compassion of jesus.

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5
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Louis

To bring the healing, help, and hope of jesus christ to those in need with a compassionate, caring presence. our values are dignity, hospitality, service, excellence, compassion, and joy.

Human Services
6
St Martin's Child Center

Providing day care services to infants and children of low income families in northern st. louis county, missouri

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7
Jewish Family Services of St Louis

Inspired by the jewish tradition to make the world a better place, jfs helps and supports people in need to meet their challenges. through a comprehensive range of services, including a food pantry, older adult services, clinical services,…

Human Services
8
Dismas House of St Louis
Crime & Legal
9
Peace for Kids

The mission of peace for kids is to provide a comprehensive, quality child development program for a diverse socioeconomic and cultural population. peace for kids is committed to assisting working families with safe, quality child care at…

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10
Peter & Paul Community Services Inc

We walk with people facing homelessness on their journey to lifelong stability.

Housing & Shelter
11
St Louis Center

Serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an intentional, faith-based community.

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12
Annie Malone Children and Family Service

To improve the quality of life for children, families, the elderly and the community by providing educational programs, advocacy and entrepreneurship in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint Louis Counseling Inc; the most unlike its peers is Annies House. 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

36 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. 36 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
6/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OTHER GRANTS 5000: $725,661 · OtherOTHER GRANTS 5000+13 more: $87,050 · Other+13 moreST LOUIS AREA DIAPER BANK: $19,059 · Human ServicesSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS: $11,000 · Human ServicesOUR LADYS INN: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION: $6,034 · Human ServicesST LOUIS ARC INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN ACTIVITY CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesCommunity of Hope: $5,000 · Human ServicesINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS: $5,000 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE - MONROE COUNTY IL: $5,000 · Human ServicesSOUTHSIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION: $23,000 · Community ImprovementJEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: $5,000 · Community ImprovementURBANREACHSTL INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementTHE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES: $11,050 · EducationLOGOS INC: $6,000 · EducationPARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH: $5,000 · EducationBOOKS FOR STL KIDS: $5,000 · EducationLOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS: $5,000 · EducationCHILD CENTER-MARYGROVE: $5,000 · HealthPARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL CENTER INC: $5,000 · HealthQUEEN OF PEACE CENTER: $5,000 · HealthLOVEU2PIECES: $5,000 · HealthGIVING IS A FAMILY TRADITION: $5,000 · HealthHIGHLAND AREA CHRISTIAN SERVICE MINISTRY: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterLydia's House Inc: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterSTRONG TOWER RANCH: $6,000 · Religion
Other$812,711Human Services$76,093Community Improvement$33,000Education$32,050Health$25,000Housing & Shelter$10,000Religion$6,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN ST LOUIS SECTION: $23,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHOPE IGNITES ST LOUIS: $22,050 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetST LOUIS AREA DIAPER BANK: $19,059 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE SOULFISHER MINISTRIES: $11,050 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOUR LADYS INN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LITTLE BIT FOUNDATION: $6,034 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOGOS INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTRONG TOWER RANCH: $6,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EASTERN MISSOURI: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTRI-COUNTY BIRTHRIGHT COUNSELING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetJEFFERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHIGHLAND AREA CHRISTIAN SERVICE MINISTRY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetST LOUIS ARC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD CENTER-MARYGROVE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity of Hope: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetST LOUIS POLO CLUB: $5,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSE OF NEIGHBORLY SERVICE - MONROE COUNTY IL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetQUEEN OF PEACE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLydia's House Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAINT LOUIS COUNSELING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOVEU2PIECES: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetBOOKS FOR STL KIDS: $5,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetGIVING IS A FAMILY TRADITION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

United Way of Greater…St Louis Community Fo…St Louis Community Fo…Employees Community F…Norman J Stupp Founda…Commerce Bancshares F…Youthbridge Community…Pott FoundationBrown Dana Charitable…Moneta Group Charitab…St Louis Service Bure…Edward Jones Foundati…
United Way of Greater St Louis IncMO43.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Norman J Stupp Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Youthbridge Community Foundation · Pott Foundation · Brown Dana Charitable Trust · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · St Louis Service Bureau Foundation · Edward Jones 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 Suburban Journals Old Newsboy's Fund for Children funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Suburban Journals Old Newsboy's Fund for Children. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 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 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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