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The Bonfield Family Foundation at a glance

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The Bonfield Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$40k
Granted FY2025still arriving
35
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Religion$146kFood & Nutrition$36kHuman Services$14kHousing & Shelter$8kEducation$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kInternational$4kArts & Culture$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k34 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$400
Median grant
13
States reached
$608k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
St Mark Catholic Church$10,000
North Texas Food Bank$5,400
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth$3,000
Fellowship of Catholic University$2,700
Orant Charities$2,472
Tarrant Area Food Bank$2,400
Loreto House$2,000
Catholic Relief Services$1,525
Individual grant recipient$1,350
Monsignor King Outreach Center$1,100
Texas AM Foundation$1,000
Acts XXIX$1,000
Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry$1,000
La Promesa Foundation$840
Sisters of Mary World Villages$518
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 (FY19–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 12% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Boys Town: $100 → 12%LORETO HOUSE: $3k → 8%Cal Farleys Boys Ranch: $100 → 20%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $100 → 26%BOYS TOWN: $100 → 12%LORETO HOUSE: $3k → 8%CAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $100 → 20%Christian Appalachian Project: $100 → 26%Boys Town: $100 → 12%Loreto House: $2k → 8%Cal Farleys Boys Ranch: $100 → 20%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $100 → 26%Boys Town: $100 → 12%Loreto House: $2k → 8%Cal Farleys Boys Ranch: $100 → 20%Christian Appalachian Project: $100 → 26%BOYS TOWN: $100 → 12%LORETO HOUSE: $2k → 8%CAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $100 → 20%Christian Appalachian Project: $100 → 26%BOYS TOWN: $50 → 12%Loreto House: $1k → 8%CAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $100 → 20%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $100 → 26%LORETO HOUSE: $1k → 8%CAL FARLEYS BOYS RANCH: $50 → 20%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $50 → 26%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
OH
CA
CO
NE
KY
VA
MD
KS
NC
TX
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$227k · 37 repeat orgs$3k to everyone else

37 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

37
3

Total granted

$227k
$1k

Still filing today

41%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionHuman ServicesEducationHealthInternationalOther
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

  • NT
    NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
    7× · 2019–2025 · $31k · revenue +89%
  • LH
    LORETO HOUSE
    7× · 2019–2025 · $13k · revenue +322%
  • TA
    Texas A&M Foundation
    7× · 2019–2025 · $7k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • NC
    NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER - UMD
    one grant, 2022 · $500
  • NC
    NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER - ST JOHN PAUL II
    one grant, 2022 · $500
  • WO
    Word of Fire Catholic Ministries
    one grant, 2023 · $319
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
International Catholic Jurists Forum Inc

The International Catholic Jurists Forum (ICJF) was established to produce, compile, and share resources on fundamental human rights under attack in the regional and international human rights protection systems. It operates as a forum for…

Religion
2
Explore God Network
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3
Regina Angelorum Institute

Inspired by don boscos vision of the two pillarsatop which stood our lady on one pillar and the most holy eucharist on the otherthe goal of regina angelorum institute is to help souls come to know and love jesus, especially in the blessed…

Religion
4
Luis Palau Association

Proclaiming the Good News, Uniting the Church, and Impacting Cities Worldwide.

Religion
5
Texas Public Radio

The mission of Texas Public Radio is to engage, inspire and inform, bringing people together to better understand their community and world.

Arts & Culture
6
Czech Catholic Foundation of Texas
Religion
7
The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc

The christian broadcasting network's mission is preaching the gospel of jesus christ into all the world. cbn's mission is preaching the gospel of jesus christ into all the world. the mission of cbn and its affiliated organizations is to…

Religion
8
Society for the Propagation of the Faith
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9
Saint Francis Ministries
Religion
10
The Grace Message

The Grace Message exists to share the hope and encouragement found in the New Covenant message of Gods grace by helping people embrace the finished work of Christ, walk in their new identity, and enjoy freedom from lifeless religion.

Religion
11
Miracles From Heaven
International
12
American Bible Society

Since 1816, american bible society has been fulfilling its mission of making the bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford so all people may experience its life-changing message.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Answers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Orant Charities. 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

17 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. 17 of the 44 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)
16/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH: $58,917 · OtherST MARK CATHOLIC CHURCHNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $31,150 · OtherNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH: $25,167 · OtherCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTHCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION: $22,667 · OtherCATHOLIC DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATIONFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: $18,375 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS+26 more: $36,359 · Other+26 moreLORETO HOUSE: $13,000 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $650 · Human ServicesCAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $650 · Human ServicesFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $550 · Human ServicesLA PROMESA FOUNDATION: $5,530 · ReligionACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission: $2,000 · ReligionWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES: $1,463 · ReligionTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $1,150 · ReligionSPIRIT FILLED HEARTS MINISTRY INC: $1,000 · ReligionTexas A&M Foundation: $7,000 · EducationLewisville Education Foundation Inc: $800 · EducationORANT CHARITIES: $3,806 · InternationalARLINGTON PREGNANCY CENTER INC: $650 · Health
Other$192,635Human Services$14,850Religion$11,143Education$7,800International$3,806Health$650

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 budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $31,150 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLORETO HOUSE: $13,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLA PROMESA FOUNDATION: $5,530 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $5,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMonsignor King Outreach Center: $4,600 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetORANT CHARITIES: $3,806 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES: $1,463 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $1,150 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSPIRIT FILLED HEARTS MINISTRY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLewisville Education Foundation Inc: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetARLINGTON PREGNANCY CENTER INC: $650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $650 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC ANSWERS INC: $550 over 6y, 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.

  • Who funds NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds LORETO HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds Texas A&M Foundation ↗
  • Who funds LA PROMESA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Tarrant Area Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds Monsignor King Outreach Center ↗
  • Who funds ORANT CHARITIES ↗
  • Who funds ACTS XXIX - Mobilizing for Mission ↗
  • Who funds WORD ON FIRE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds SPIRIT FILLED HEARTS MINISTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds Lewisville Education Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds ARLINGTON PREGNANCY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH ↗
  • Who funds Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC ANSWERS 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Texas Instruments Fou…Community Foundation …Communities Foundatio…Light of Dawn Foundat…Textron Charitable Tr…Baird Foundation IncMcKesson Foundation I…Verizon FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…The Ayco Charitable F…The US Charitable Gif…Raymond James Charita…
Texas Instruments FoundationTX15.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Texas Instruments Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Light of Dawn Foundation · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Baird Foundation Inc · McKesson Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 The Bonfield Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Bonfield 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%3%5%8%10%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
    ⤢ 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 44 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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