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Tankersley Family Foundation at a glance

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Tankersley 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.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$12k
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.

Education$739kArts & Culture$146kYouth Development$85kHealth$24kCivil Rights$10kPhilanthropy$8kHuman Services$6kAnimals$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $3k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $22k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$10k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA$12,000
GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF DENVER$10,000
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$2,500
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UN$255
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 (FY17–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $250 → 9%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $250 → 9%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $250 → 9%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $250 → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
NY
IN
OH
CO
VA
SC
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 20 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
8

Total granted

$1.0M
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+194%

Still filing today

70%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHealthAnimalsCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • WC
    Wabash College
    8× · 2017–2024 · $251k · revenue +87%
  • DU
    DENISON UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $230k · revenue +39%
  • WF
    WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $135k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • TD
    THE DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE INC
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -100%
  • DD
    DENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUEgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +254%
  • IU
    INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION -LILLY FAMILY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $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.

1
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
6
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
7
Randolph College Inc

See detailed description of organization's primary mission provided on schedule o

Education
8
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
9
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
10
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

—
11
Education Commission of the States

The mission of education commission of the states is to advocate for attaining educational excellence for all and to help state leaders identify, develop and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of…

Education
12
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Donaldson Adoption Institute Inc. 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 30 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)
21/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Wabash College: $251,000 · EducationWabash CollegeDENISON UNIVERSITY: $230,000 · EducationDENISON UNIVERSITYWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $135,000 · EducationWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOLThe Girls Athletic Leadership School of Denver: $62,000 · EducationThe Girls Athletic Leadership School of DenverGIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS: $33,200 · Education+3 more: $11,300 · EducationNATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UN: $130,255 · OtherNATIONAL TRUST FOR HIST…BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $36,000 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICATUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: $15,000 · OtherTUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESSTHE DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE: $7,500 · Other+6 more: $17,000 · Other+6 moreGREATER COLORADO COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $60,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentCraig Hospital Foundation: $20,000 · HealthPROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION COUNCIL: $3,000 · HealthDENVER ART MUSEUM: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM: $2,100 · Arts & CultureVOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART: $500 · Arts & CultureTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesJoy To The World Foundation: $1,000 · Human ServicesDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $5,000 · AnimalsIndianapolis Downtown Inc: $500 · Community Improvement
Education$722,500Other$215,755Youth Development$61,000Health$23,000Arts & Culture$12,600Human Services$6,000Animals$5,000Community Improvement$500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWabash College: $251,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $230,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $135,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Girls Athletic Leadership School of Denver: $62,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER COLORADO COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $60,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DONALDSON ADOPTION INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDENVER ART MUSEUM: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER EDUCATION COUNCIL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCASTLE PINES SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $1,300 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTAY-FOCUSED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJoy To The World Foundation: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIndianapolis Downtown Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART: $500 over 2y, 0.2% 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.

The Denver FoundationColorado Gives Founda…Mile High United Way …National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Denver FoundationCO12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Denver Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Tankersley Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tankersley Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%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
    2report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Tankersley Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Tankersley 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.

    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 30 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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