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TEEBKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION DBA Bens Blessing at a glance

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TEEBKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION DBA Bens Blessing

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$453k
Granted FY2019
18
Grants FY2019
11
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

International$257kReligion$139kYouth Development$55kHuman Services$50kSocial Science$31kScience & Tech$10kPhilanthropy$2kHealth$1kOther$0
02FY2019 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k3 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $229k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
$13,500
Median grant
11
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mercy Ships$100,000
SIM USA$60,000
Upon The Rock Camp$55,000
Focus on the Family$40,000
Samaritan's Purse$40,000
Summit Ministries$40,000
Answers in Genesis$17,000
The Voice of the Martyrs$15,000
Desiring God Ministries$13,500
RZIM Ministries$13,500
Institute for Creation Research$10,000
YouVersion$10,000
God's World Publications$10,000
Discovery Institute$10,000
American Family Association$10,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 73% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CITY LIGHT LINCOLN: $250 → 13%Desiring God Ministries: $14k → 11%Mercy Ships: $100k → 12%Institute for Creation Research: $10k → 14%The Voice of the Martyrs: $15k → 14%YouVersion: $10k → 16%THE CRU FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%St Jude Children's Research Hospita: $50 → 17%Samaritan's Purse: $40k → 21%RZIM Ministries: $14k → 13%WORLD VENTURE: $600 → 8%Summit Ministries: $40k → 9%GET THE WORD OUT: $1k → 9%LIFE CHOICES: $1k → 12%Upon The Rock Camp: $55k → 19%Discovery Institute: $10k → 9%Answers in Genesis: $17k → 7%VOICE OF THE MARTYRS: $12k → 14%FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION: $12k → 13%Focus on the Family: $40k → 9%ANSWERS IN GENESIS: $2k → 7%Foundation for Economic Education: $9k → 13%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

WA
MN
CO
NE
KY
TN
NC
OK
MS
GA
TX
FL
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.

45%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$249k · 6 repeat orgs$310k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +69% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2019, 0 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
7

Total granted

$249k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+14%

Still filing today

50%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $302k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19
ReligionHealthSocial ScienceInternationalScience & TechOther
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

  • FF
    Foundation for Economic Education Inc
    2× · 2017–2019 · $21k · revenue +66%
  • AI
    ANSWERS IN GENESIS INC
    2× · 2017–2019 · $19k · revenue +100%
  • GW
    God's World Publications Inc
    2× · 2017–2019 · $15k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CRU FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • GT
    Get The Word Out Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue -28%
  • GS
    Global Student Initiatives Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +62%
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
Biblica Inc

To provide the bible in accurate, contemporary translations and formats so that more people around the world will have the opportunity to be transformed by jesus christ.

Religion
2
Good News Publishers

Crossway is a not-for-profit Christian publishing ministry of Good News Publishers that exists to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through publishing and other means, in order, by God's grace: to bring people to Christ as their Lord and…

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3
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
4
Explore God Network
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5
Bibleproject

Bibleproject's mission is to help people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. this is achieved by creating biblical videos to be regularly released on a newly-created youtube channel. (continued on schedule o.)each…

Religion
6
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
7
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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8
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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9
Global Media Outreach

Leveraging technology to invite all people to know jesus christ as savior and grow in a personal relationship with him.

Religion
10
Probe Ministries International

To present the gospel by providing life-long opportunities to integrate faith and learning through balanced, biblically based scholarship, training people to love god by renewing their minds and equipping the church to engage the world for…

Religion
11
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
12
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Desiring God Ministries; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

14 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. 14 of the 25 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SIM USA INCORPORATED: $117,400 · OtherSIM USA INCORPORATEDUpon The Rock Camp: $55,000 · OtherUpon The Rock CampFOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $50,000 · OtherFOCUS ON THE FAMILYSUMMIT MINISTRIES INC: $40,000 · OtherSUMMIT MINISTRIES INCVOICE OF THE MARTYRS INC: $27,000 · OtherVOICE OF THE MARTYRS INCRZIM Ministries: $13,500 · Other+7 more: $24,100 · Other+7 moreMercy Ships International: $100,000 · InternationalMercy Ships Internat…SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSEANSWERS IN GENESIS INC: $19,000 · ReligionANSWERS IN GENESIS I…God's World Publications Inc: $15,000 · ReligionGod's World Publicat…DESIRING GOD MINISTRIES: $13,500 · ReligionDESIRING GOD MINISTR…AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · ReligionAMERICAN FAMILY ASSO…+2 more: $2,450 · ReligionFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $21,000 · Social ScienceINSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH: $10,000 · Science & TechLIFE CHOICES PREGNANCY CENTER ROBERTS: $1,200 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $50 · Health
Other$327,000International$100,000Religion$99,950Social Science$21,000Science & Tech$10,000Health$1,250

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 budgetMercy Ships International: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUMMIT MINISTRIES INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $21,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetANSWERS IN GENESIS INC: $19,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDESIRING GOD MINISTRIES: $13,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGet The Word Out Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGlobal Student Initiatives Inc: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Christian Community F…Servant FoundationChattanooga Christian…American Endowment Fo…Texas Instruments Fou…Raymond James Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization TEEBKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION DBA Bens Blessing funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from TEEBKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION DBA Bens Blessing. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 25 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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