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T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$34k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2024
33
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$8,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 33
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$509k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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
FY2024still arriving33$33k21%
FY202333$32k21%
FY202232$37k19%
FY202126$12k15%
FY202024$16k29%
FY201921$9k43%
FY201818$21k17%
FY201718$19kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$106kHuman Services$22kHealth$13kHousing & Shelter$8kInternational$8kArts & Culture$6kReligion$5kFood & Nutrition$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
SD
CT
CA
NE
MO
KY
VA
AZ
NM
AR
TN
DC
MS
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$38,00060%
University of St Thomas$23,00080%
Mary Baldwin University$19,10050%
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston$12,0002n/a
LeTourneau University$10,00020%
The Buckingham Foundation$9,02534%
Wayland Academy$7,53530%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,80080%
Star of Hope Mission$3,80080%
The Houston Food Bank$3,80080%
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All grantees of T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$38,00060%
University of St Thomas$23,00080%
Mary Baldwin University$19,10050%
University of Texas Health Science Center Houston$12,0002n/a
LeTourneau University$10,00020%
The Buckingham Foundation$9,02534%
Wayland Academy$7,53530%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,80080%
Star of Hope Mission$3,80080%
The Houston Food Bank$3,80080%
Open Door Mission$3,60070%
San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association$2,50010%
Forman School Inc$2,20030%
Family Service Center of Houston and Harris County$2,00030%
Yellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools$1,95050%
Faith in Practice$1,90040%
Houston Public Media Foundation$1,75080%
Bella's Buddies Inc$1,50020%
Special Olympics of Texas Inc$1,07580%
Baylor College of Medicine$1,00010%
Paradise Bound Ministries$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$85060%
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated$80040%
SpringSpirit Inc$70020%
Memorial Assistance Ministries$70030%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$65070%
The Commemorative Air Force$62560%
The Brookwood Community Inc$61440%
Harvard Magazine Inc$55050%
United Service Organizations Inc$37530%
Women for Women International$30020%
Volunteer Interfaith Caregivers SW$30020%
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc$20020%
St Josephs Indian School$2001n/a
National Parks Conservation Association$15020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$15010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10010%
Grand Canyon Conservancy$10010%
Houston Youth Symphony$10010%
Concerts for Hope$10010%
Houston Zoo Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPresident and Fellows of Middlebury College: $38,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $23,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMary Baldwin University: $19,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeTourneau University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Buckingham Foundation: $9,025 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetWayland Academy: $7,535 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $3,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetStar of Hope Mission: $3,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $3,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Door Mission: $3,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSan Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetForman School Inc: $2,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Service Center of Houston and Harris County: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYellowstone Academy Inc Dba Yellowstone Schools: $1,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFaith in Practice: $1,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Public Media Foundation: $1,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBella's Buddies Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSpecial Olympics of Texas Inc: $1,075 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParadise Bound Ministries: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChoate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Commemorative Air Force: $625 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $614 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHarvard Magazine Inc: $550 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $375 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Interfaith Caregivers SW: $300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Habitat for Humanity Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon Conservancy: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Youth Symphony: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcerts for Hope: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Zoo Inc: $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 39.

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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.

Shell USA Company FoundationTX22.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Strake Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

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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Find your warmest path to T Ragan Ryan 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.

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About T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc

How much does T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc give?
T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc reported 36 grants totaling $33,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (59%), Human Services (12%), Health (7%).
Who are T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: President and Fellows of Middlebury College ($38k), University of St Thomas ($23k), Mary Baldwin University ($19k).
Does T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, Strake Foundation.
Where is T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc based?
T Ragan Ryan Foundation Inc is based in TX.

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 64 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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