· Private foundation
The Aikman Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k5 grants · $28k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $58k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $37,500 |
| ALL AMERICAN HORSE CHARITIES | $10,000 |
| SALVATION ARMY | $10,000 |
| COLEL CHABAD | $7,500 |
| CROWN HILL FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| WHEELER MISSION | $5,000 |
| THE CARTER CENTER | $5,000 |
| FEEDING AMERICAWESTERN MI ALLIANCE | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against -14% for those funded once.
14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC6× · 2020–2025 · $192k · revenue +39%- AAALL AMERICAN HORSE CHARITIES INC6× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +65%
- TCTHE CARTER CENTER INC5× · 2020–2025 · $21k · revenue +25%
Funded once
- SCSERVICENETFRANKLIN COUNTY MAone grant, 2020 · $10k
- RCRILEY CHILDREN FOUNDATIONone grant, 2020 · $5k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2021 · $5k
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.
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.
To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.
Aca international contributes to the success of its members, the positive reputation of the industry and the health of the economy. we accomplish this by 1) being the comprehensive, knowledge-based resource for the credit and collection…
Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.
American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…
To provide programs, services, technology and leadership to enhance the genetics of the angus breed, broaden its influence within the beef industry and expand the market for superior tasting, high-quality angus beef worldwide.
Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…
We create, nurture, and empower a global community of scholars focused on creating, advancing, and disseminating knowledge in international business research, education, policy, and practice.
To create, to present, to preserve, and to extend the great repertoire of classical dancing through exciting performances and educational programming of the highest quality, presented to the widest possible audience. american ballet…
A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.
Champion equitable and impactful museums by connecting people, fostering learning and community, and nurturing museum excellence.
Michigan farm bureau (mfb) is a member directed agricultural organization whose purpose is to represent, protect, and enhance the business, economic, social, and educational interests of our members located throughout the state of michigan.
Mifma supports the viability of all community-driven marketplaces so that they can connect all consumers to local farms and businesses.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 23 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
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- Who funds ALL AMERICAN HORSE CHARITIES INC ↗
- Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds INDIANAPOLIS BALLET INC ↗
- Who funds GLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA INC ↗
- Who funds University of Michigan ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN COMPOSERS ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION OF INDIANAPOLIS INC ↗
- Who funds FOOD GATHERERS ↗
- Who funds OLIVET FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds American Saddle Horse Museum Association Inc ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Aikman Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Aikman Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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