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The Andrews Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$210k
Granted FY2024still arriving
57
Grants FY2024still arriving
14
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0194% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Human Services$139kEducation$76kReligion$73kHealth$66kInternational$52kFood & Nutrition$39kHousing & Shelter$36kPhilanthropy$21kOther$0
02FY2024 · 57 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 57 grants below total $165,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $210,000 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $45,000 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k55 grants · $145k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$2,500
Median grant
14
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Bread for the World Institute$10,000
University of Houston$10,000
Kenya Works$4,500
St John Gualbert Church$3,000
Luena Foundation/Mary Immaculate$3,000
Fort Bend Women's Center$3,000
Interfaith Caring Ministries$3,000
The Salvation Army$3,000
Northwest Assistance Ministries$3,000
Jenga Jumuiya for MUAFCIG$3,000
Casa of Liberty and Chambers Counties$3,000
Franciscan Sisters Of Immaculate Conception$3,000
Spring Branch Community Health Center$3,000
Global Pearls for ESARDEF$3,000
National Institute for Labor Relations$3,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$343k · 50 repeat orgs$232k to everyone else

50 repeat relationships — 25 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 31 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
59

Total granted

$343k
$130k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+9%

Still filing today

64%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $102k 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 ServicesEducationHealthHousing & ShelterPublic BenefitInternationalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • NH
    New Hope Housing Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $10k · revenue +131%
  • CI
    COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS-BAY AREA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $10k · revenue +12%
  • SB
    SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
    3× · 2022–2024 · $9k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • MO
    Ministry of Good Samaritan
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • MA
    Memorial Assistance Ministriesgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +38%
  • BC
    Baylor College of Medicine
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +19%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
LifeHouse of Houston Inc

LifeHouse is a Christ-centered ministry ensuring life for unborn children by providing opportunities for housing, help, and hope for young women during their pregnancies and beyond.

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2
Houston Area Women's Center

The Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC) works to end domestic and sexual violence and supports all in building safe and healthy lives through advocacy, counseling, education, shelter, and support services.

Human Services
3
The Beacon of Downtown Houston

To provide essential and next-step services to restore hope and help end homelessness in houston.

Health
4
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to provide a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Housing & Shelter
5
Crisis Assistance Center Inc dba Community Assistance Center

To provide emergency assistance to people in Montgomery County, TX who are in an unexpected crisis.

Human Services
6
Fostering Family

Fostering family dba the riverside project is a 501(c)(3) public charity that on behalf of houston's children and their families, brings together organizations and passionate people working as one to help families heal and children thrive.

Community Improvement
7
Rebuilding Together Houston

Rebuilding Together Houston is the only organization in Houston and Harris County providing free home repairs to hundreds of families each year. We employ licensed contractors to restore homes to safe, livable conditions, extending each…

Housing & Shelter
8
The Women's Resource of Greater Houston

See Schedule OThe Women's Resource of Greater Houston helps women and girls make choices toward becoming independent, productive, and financially stable. We fulfill our mission by recruiting volunteer instructors to deliver our programs in…

Philanthropy
9
Katy Christian Ministries

See Schedule O.Katy Christian Ministries (KCM) is a social service non-profit that serves the Katy/West Houston area. KCM's Social Service Department offers emergency financial assistance, a Food Pantry, a Crisis Center that houses the…

Human Services
10
Austin Habitat for Humanity Inc

Through faith in action, austin habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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11
Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association

To provide housing for low to moderate income families and to create a community environment that promotes resident education, self-sufficiency, leadership, and volunteerism

Housing & Shelter
12
Childrens House International

Children's house international provides ethical adoption services, child focused recruitment, and family support. we support disadvantaged children with humanitarian aid in countries worldwide.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Promise of Lake Houston and the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyAffordable Housing Construc…Community Hospital SystemsFood Pantries and AssistanceUnited Way AffiliatesChild Abuse Advocacy Servic…Faith-Based Homeless Servic…Christian Outreach Ministri…Domestic Violence and Sexua…Veteran Support ServicesFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Pregnancy Support CentersCharter and Independent Sch…Government Accountability &…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 34 years old; the field is 12. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number26%2%<5yr16%10%5–10yr20%14%10–20yr16%27%20–35yr10%33%35–55yr13%15%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value26%1%<5yr16%7%5–10yr20%10%10–20yr16%34%20–35yr10%33%35–55yr13%15%55yr+

The field is 26% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 1% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 3% lost their exemption, against 15% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
3%2/67
the rest of the field
15%
20,233/136,737

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

62 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 62 of the 141 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
60/62
Grantees still filing
41/62
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Bread for the World Institute Foundation — $20,000 · OtherUniversity of Houston College of Education — $15,000 · Other+96 more — $340,750 · Other+96 moreNORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES — $13,500 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST ASSISTANCE…Luena Foundation — $8,500 · Human ServicesLuena FoundationHouston Aphasia Recovery Center — $7,500 · Human ServicesHouston Aphasia Reco…HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON — $7,000 · Human ServicesHEALTHCARE FOR THE H…COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS — $6,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE TEXASCYPRESS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES — $6,000 · Human ServicesCYPRESS COMMUNITY AS…Bay Area Turning Point Inc — $5,500 · Human ServicesINTERFAITH CARING MINISTRIES INC — $5,500 · Human ServicesWELLSPRINGS VILLAGE INC — $5,000 · Human ServicesChristian Community Service Center Inc — $5,000 · Human ServicesTeen & Family Services — $4,500 · Human ServicesEAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY — $4,500 · Human Services+11 more — $25,500 · Human Services+11 moreCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS-BAY AREA INC — $10,000 · EducationCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC — $8,000 · EducationSan Francisco Nativity Academy — $5,000 · EducationKENYA WORKS INC — $4,500 · EducationBaylor College of Medicine — $3,000 · EducationLITTLE ANGELS SERVICE TEAM — $2,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE — $2,000 · EducationSPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — $9,000 · HealthTexas Children's Hospital — $5,000 · HealthMagnificat Houses Inc — $4,500 · HealthAlbert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston — $2,500 · HealthNew Hope Housing Inc — $10,000 · Housing & ShelterFAMILY PROMISE OF LAKE HOUSTON — $2,500 · Housing & ShelterAMIGOS DEL VALLE INC — $2,000 · Housing & ShelterBread for the World Institute — $10,000 · InternationalFranciscan Works — $2,500 · InternationalRAFIKI FOUNDATION INC — $2,000 · InternationalTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION — $6,000 · Public BenefitTEXAS WOUNDED WARRIORS — $4,500 · Public BenefitPURPLE HEART HOMES INC — $2,000 · Public Benefit
Other$375,750Human Services$104,000Education$34,500Health$21,000Housing & Shelter$14,500International$14,500Public Benefit$12,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES — $13,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew Hope Housing Inc — $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBread for the World Institute — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS-BAY AREA INC — $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston — $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOR RELATIONS RESEARCH — $9,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGLOBAL PEARLS INC — $8,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLuena Foundation — $8,500 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC — $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON INC — $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF AUSTIN — $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Aphasia Recovery Center — $7,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetHEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON — $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEL CENTRO DE CORAZON — $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS — $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCYPRESS COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES — $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION — $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Turning Point Inc — $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINTERFAITH CARING MINISTRIES INC — $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWELLSPRINGS VILLAGE INC — $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Community Service Center Inc — $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Nativity Academy — $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTeen & Family Services — $4,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMagnificat Houses Inc — $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS WOUNDED WARRIORS — $4,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetKENYA WORKS INC — $4,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEAST FORT BEND HUMAN NEEDS MINISTRY — $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF THE BAY AREA — $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetA 2ND CUP — $3,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORT BEND COUNTY WOMEN'S CENTER INC SOS/SHELTER-OUTREACH-SOLUTIONS — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPAULDING FOR CHILDREN — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Pregnancy Help Center Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPTSD FOUNDATION — $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCASA DE ESPERANZA DE LOS NINOS INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlbert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston — $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCASA OF GALVESTON COUNTY — $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHARMONY HOUSE INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF LAKE HOUSTON — $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Service Center of Houston and Harris County — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Houston Commu…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…United Way of Greater…Albert & Ethel Herzst…Strake FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Marek Family Foundati…The Elkins FoundationThe Brown Foundation …Sterling-Turner Found…The Methodist HospitalBaxter Trust Co Priva…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX47.6× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · United Way of Greater Houston · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Strake Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Marek Family Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Sterling-Turner Foundation · The Methodist Hospital · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to The Andrews Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Andrews 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 141 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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