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Sutton Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$184k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,700
Largest grant, FY2025
$45,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 41
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Sutton Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k 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
Human ServicesFood & NutritionArts & CulturePhilanthropyInternationalEducationOther
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 arriving36$175k17%
FY202430$139k7%
FY202336$113k11%
FY202235$173k23%
FY202137$116k11%
FY202041$141kn/a
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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.

Public Benefit$198kHuman Services$162kHealth$129kEducation$100kFood & Nutrition$64kEnvironment$43kArts & Culture$39kAnimals$34kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
NY
WY
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DE
AZ
KS
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

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All grantees of Sutton Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foundation for Government Accountability Inc$70,00060%
The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc$59,00060%
Baker Senior Center Naples Inc$48,00021%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$46,50030%
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$40,00030%
Patty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc$32,50041%
Angel Flight West Inc$31,50030%
Southwest Florida Music Education Center Inc$30,00010%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$30,00020%
Judicial Watch Inc$20,00060%
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc$16,00040%
The Heritage Foundation$16,00050%
American Council of Trustees and Alumni$15,00060%
St Matthews House Inc$14,50060%
Meals of Hope Inc$14,50060%
Youth Haven Inc$14,50060%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$14,50060%
Guadalupe Center Inc$14,50060%
New Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc$14,50060%
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc$14,00050%
Imagine Childrens Health Center$13,0006n/a
State Policy Network$12,00040%
Mackinac Center$12,00040%
St Vincent Depaul Society Naples$11,90050%
Students for Liberty Inc$11,50030%
Network of Enlightened Women Inc$11,00040%
Shared Hope International$10,00020%
Higher Ground at Lake Louise$10,00061%
Constituting America Inc$9,50040%
Naples Children Foundation Inc$9,00040%
Better Together$9,0004n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$9,00020%
Food for the Poor Inc$9,00040%
Valerie's House Inc$9,00040%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$9,00020%
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry Incorporated$9,00040%
Turning Point USA Inc$8,00030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$7,00020%
AVOW Hospice Inc$6,50020%
Neighborhood Health Clinic Inc$6,00020%
National Outdoor Leadership School$5,50020%
American Brownstone Institute$5,50030%
The Antique Boat Museum$5,0001n/a
Christ Child Society of Naples Inc$5,00012%
Feed Thy Neighbor$4,10021%
Collier County Audubon Society Inc Audubon Western Everglades$4,00040%
Outward Bound Inc$3,00010%
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research$3,00030%
Community Cooperative Inc$2,50010%
Laces of Love Charitable Foundation$2,0001n/a
Lighthouse of Collier Inc$2,0001n/a
First Book$1,0001n/a
Captains for Clean Water Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($66k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFoundation for Government Accountability Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc: $59,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBaker Senior Center Naples Inc: $48,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $46,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPatty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc: $32,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAngel Flight West Inc: $31,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSouthwest Florida Music Education Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetManhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Council of Trustees and Alumni: $15,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSt Matthews House Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMeals of Hope Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Haven Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGuadalupe Center Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIntercollegiate Studies Institute Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetState Policy Network: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMackinac Center: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent Depaul Society Naples: $11,900 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetStudents for Liberty Inc: $11,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNetwork of Enlightened Women Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetShared Hope International: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHigher Ground at Lake Louise: $10,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetConstituting America Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNaples Children Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetValerie's House Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOur Daily Bread Food Pantry Incorporated: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAVOW Hospice Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood Health Clinic Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Outdoor Leadership School: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Brownstone Institute: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChrist Child Society of Naples Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetFeed Thy Neighbor: $4,100 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCollier County Audubon Society Inc Audubon Western Everglades: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetOutward Bound Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Cooperative Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaptains for Clean Water Inc: $500 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 47.

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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.

Collier Community Foundation IncFL31.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Collier Community Foundation Inc · The League Club Inc · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · Empty Bowls of Naples Inc · Clark Family Foundation Inc · Adolph Coors Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · The Armstrong Foundation · The Dunn Foundation · Carol B Phelon 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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About Sutton Family Foundation

How much does Sutton Family Foundation give?
Sutton Family Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $184,400 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 41 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Sutton Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (22%), Human Services (18%), Health (14%).
Who are Sutton Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Foundation for Government Accountability Inc ($70k), The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc ($59k), Baker Senior Center Naples Inc ($48k).
Does Sutton Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Sutton Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Sutton Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Collier Community Foundation Inc, The League Club Inc, The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation.
Where is Sutton Family Foundation based?
Sutton Family Foundation is based in FL.

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 69 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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