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The Brandsma Family Foundation at a glance

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The Brandsma 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.

$584k
Granted FY2025still arriving
289
Grants FY2025still arriving
24
States reached
$50k
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$4.4MInternational$1.6MReligion$1.1MHealth$389kFood & Nutrition$129kYouth Development$78kHuman Services$61kRecreation & Sports$56kOther$0
02FY2025 · 289 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k275 grants · $284k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $201k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
$500
Median grant
24
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS$50,000
SOTA CONVOYS$50,000
CHILDRENS HUNGER FUND$35,000
LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION$28,500
DAYSTAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION$25,000
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$20,000
ELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES$15,000
CHICAGO WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION$12,500
CHRIST CHURCH OF OAK BROOK$12,500
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS$12,100
LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION$10,100
LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION$10,000
CHICAGO WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION$10,000
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS$10,000
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS$7,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $215k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $250 → 8%KIDS WISH NETWORK INC: $500 → 12%KIDS WISH NETWORK INC: $250 → 12%LIVING WITH HOPE: $25k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $25k → 15%BENJAMINS HOPE: $5k → 8%LIVING WITH HOPE: $21k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $21k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $15k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $15k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $11k → 15%PARTNERS FOR LEARNING ACROSS CULTURES INC: $1k → 11%LIVING WITH HOPE: $10k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $10k → 15%PARTNERS FOR LEARNING ACROSS CULTURES INC: $1k → 11%LIVING WITH HOPE: $5k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $5k → 15%PARTNERS FOR LEARNING ACROSS CULTURES INC: $1k → 11%LIVING WITH HOPE: $5k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $5k → 15%PARTNERS FOR LEARNING ACROSS CULTURES INC: $1k → 11%LIVING WITH HOPE: $3k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $3k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $3k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $2k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $1k → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $500 → 15%LIVING WITH HOPE: $500 → 15%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $2k → 7%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $3k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $1k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $1k → 14%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $1k → 7%MISERICORDIA HOME: $1k → 14%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $1k → 7%FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $500 → 14%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%COMMUNITY HOUSE: $500 → 7%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
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
NJ
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.4M · 85 repeat orgs$86k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

85 repeat relationships: 65 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

85
33

Total granted

$8.4M
$76k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+1%

Still filing today

75%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalReligionYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • TC
    TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
    8× · 2017–2025 · $3.9M · revenue +43%
  • LW
    LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2025 · $520k · revenue +42%
  • EC
    ELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES
    8× · 2017–2025 · $385k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • LF
    LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +27%
  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
    one grant, 2020 · $9k · revenue +17%
  • CF
    CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -60%
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
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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2
Christel House International Inc

Chi prepares graduates of the christel house schools operated by its affiliated entities, which chi funds and oversees, to achieve upward economic mobility, demonstrate good citizenship, and become empowered to identify and realize their…

International
3
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
4
Children's Heartlink

We save children's lives by transforming pediatric heart care in underserved parts of the world.

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5
World Hope International Inc

The purpose of world hope international, inc. (whi) includes providing assistance to economically disadvantaged people through long-term social transformation projects, including anti-trafficking protection, clean water, economic…

International
6
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
7
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
8
World Orphans

World orphans vision is to empower the church to care for orphans and vulnerable families. we equip, inspire, and mobilize the church to care for orphans and vulnerable children. churches engaged. children restored. communities transformed…

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9
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
10
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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11
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
12
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Service Learning Development Nfp. 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

96 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 96 of the 132 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
94/96
Grantees still filing
60/96
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $3,919,558 · OtherTIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSCHRIST CHURCH OF OAK BROOK: $966,000 · OtherCHRIST CHURCH OF OAK BROOK+67 more: $710,555 · Other+67 moreSOTA CONVOYS: $250,000 · InternationalSOTA CONVOYSCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $241,000 · InternationalCHILDREN'S H…MISSION TO HEAL: $156,000 · InternationalMISSION TO H…ASSOCIATION FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY -US: $148,200 · InternationalASSOCIATION …WORLD VISION INC: $90,539 · InternationalWORLD VISION…WORLDHOPE US INC: $54,500 · InternationalWORLDHOPE US…+4 more: $24,100 · InternationalLOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION: $520,216 · HealthLOVE WITHOU…ENDURING HEARTS INC: $260,000 · HealthENDURING HE…+16 more: $93,895 · Health+16 moreELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $384,760 · EducationHOPE COLLEGE: $42,500 · EducationTIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $38,000 · EducationDAYSTAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: $31,500 · Education+6 more: $43,350 · EducationGENEVA CAMP & RETREAT CENTER: $107,870 · ReligionPROGRACE INTERNATIONAL: $83,250 · ReligionMULTIPLICATION NETWORK MINISTRIES: $27,250 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,500 · ReligionChristianity Today International: $8,509 · Religion+2 more: $1,020 · ReligionLIVING WITH HOPE: $190,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,300 · Human Services+11 more: $27,491 · Human ServicesFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $30,500 · Youth DevelopmentNew Foundation of Hope: $25,375 · Youth DevelopmentCity on a Hill Youth Foundation INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFE: $8,400 · Youth DevelopmentTHE MAYFLY PROJECT: $7,000 · Youth Development
Other$5,596,113International$964,339Health$874,111Education$540,110Religion$243,399Human Services$237,791Youth Development$81,275

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $3,919,558 over 8y, 4.1% of budgetLOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION: $520,216 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $384,760 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetENDURING HEARTS INC: $260,000 over 6y, 9.3% of budgetSOTA CONVOYS: $250,000 over 4y, 40% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $241,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLIVING WITH HOPE: $190,000 over 6y, 13% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY -US: $148,200 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetGENEVA CAMP & RETREAT CENTER: $107,870 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $90,539 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPROGRACE INTERNATIONAL: $83,250 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetSERVICE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT NFP: $75,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetCHICAGO WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: $72,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetWORLDHOPE US INC: $54,500 over 4y, 16% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $51,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE COLLEGE: $42,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $38,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetGoodCity NFP: $37,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $32,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDAYSTAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: $31,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $30,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMULTIPLICATION NETWORK MINISTRIES: $27,250 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWellness House: $26,250 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNew Foundation of Hope: $25,375 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetWorld Renew: $24,710 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $23,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN DUPAGE SRA FOUNDATION: $21,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHT PROMISE: $20,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetMISSIO INTERNATIONAL: $18,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetROSELAND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES CENTER: $17,850 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES: $16,515 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBy The Hand Club For Kids: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCALVIN UNIVERSITY: $14,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $13,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $11,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAGC LTD: $11,250 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $11,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVIOLET FOUNDATION FOR PEDIATRIC BRAIN CA: $10,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity on a Hill Youth Foundation INC: $10,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetChristianity Today International: $8,509 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $8,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $8,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY HOUSE: $7,691 over 6y, 0.1% 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 TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds LOVE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ELIM CHRISTIAN SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds ENDURING HEARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SOTA CONVOYS ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND ↗
  • Who funds LIVING WITH HOPE ↗
  • Who funds MISSION TO HEAL ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY -US ↗
  • Who funds GENEVA CAMP & RETREAT CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WORLD VISION INC ↗
  • Who funds PROGRACE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds SERVICE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT NFP ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds WORLDHOPE US INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GoodCity NFP ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds DAYSTAR EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds MULTIPLICATION NETWORK MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Wellness House ↗
  • Who funds New Foundation of Hope ↗
  • Who funds World Renew ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN DUPAGE SRA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT PROMISE ↗
  • Who funds MISSIO INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds ROSELAND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗

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.

Barnabas FoundationThe John and Phyllis …Van Dyke Family Chari…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…Edgar and Elsa Prince…Marvin G & Jerene L D…Raymond James Charita…The Dupage Community …Thomas M and Marilyn …James and Susan Bere …Nicholas Leep & Hilda…David and Karen Bere …
Barnabas FoundationIL50.3× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Barnabas Foundation · The John and Phyllis Groot Foundation · Van Dyke Family Charitable Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation · Marvin G & Jerene L Dewitt Family Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Dupage Community Foundation · Thomas M and Marilyn J Dewitt Norman Family Foundation · James and Susan Bere Family Foundation · Nicholas Leep & Hilda Leep Foundation · David and Karen Bere 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 The Brandsma Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Brandsma Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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

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How do I get to The Brandsma Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Brandsma 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 132 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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