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The Chew 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$999k
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 2025.

Philanthropy$2.8MHealth$2.0MHousing & Shelter$645kReligion$226kInternational$58kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kYouth Development$5kHuman Services$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $60k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $999k
$20,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$998,736
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE DOWN SYNDROME ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS$50,000
OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE$20,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL$20,000
VHL ALLIANCE$10,000
MUSTARD SEED$10,000
CENTRAL MS DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY$5,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%NEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY: $5k → 13%GENESIS WOMENS SHELTER AND SUPPORT: $5k → 14%GATEWAY RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 23%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

IL
NY
MA
OH
CA
TN
NC
SC
LA
MS
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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 16 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against -27% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
13

Total granted

$1.9M
$151k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
-27%

Still filing today

63%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 5% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • SC
    STEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $435k · revenue +95%
  • TM
    The Mustard Seed Inc
    8× · 2017–2025 · $170k · revenue +40%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $160k · revenue +145%

Funded once

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +40%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST MS
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INC
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue -68%
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
Mission Mississippi

To encourage and demonstrate grace in the body of christ across racial lines, so that communities throughout mississippi can see practical evidence of the gospel message.

Civil Rights
2
St Vincents House

Service agency providing comprehensive social services and community outreach programs for the entire family. st. vincent's house serves the disadvantaged, underserved and working poor population of the greater galveston community with…

Human Services
3
Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services Inc

We, saint joseph's health system and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. honoring the heritage and advancing the ministry of the sisters of…

—
4
Saint Joseph's Health System Inc

We, saint joseph's health system and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. honoring the heritage and advancing the ministry of the sisters of…

Health
5
Mercy Services Downtown Inc

We, saint joseph's health system and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. honoring the heritage and advancing the ministry of the sisters of…

—
6
Good Samaritan Health Serv Inc

Provide free medical services to uninsured individuals.

Health
7
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis Inc

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis, Inc. sees a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children. They provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and…

Health
8
Joseph's House and Shelter Inc

Alleviate and prevent homelessness through the provision of shelter, services, support, hospitality and guidance to homeless individuals, youth and families. the organization's mission is to provide non-judgmental services to end…

Housing & Shelter
9
Southeast Missouri Hospital Foundation

As the sisters of mercy before us, we bring to life the healing ministry of jesus through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

Health
10
Gulf Coast Health System

Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable. Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually-centered, holistic care…

—
11
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California

Ignited by faith, we live out god's love by embracing, equipping and empowering vulnerable individuals, families and communities toward self-sufficiency.

Philanthropy
12
Southeast Hospital

As the sisters of mercy before us, we bring to life the healing ministry of jesus through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Promise House Inc; 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

22 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. 22 of the 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
15/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CREATE FOUNDATION: $2,700,000 · PhilanthropyCREATE FOUNDATION+2 more: $95,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $998,736 · OtherTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONSTEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $435,000 · OtherSTEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INCCENTRAL MS DOWN SYNDROME: $210,000 · OtherCENTRAL MS DOWN SYNDROMEThe Mustard Seed Inc: $170,000 · OtherThe Mustard Seed IncEPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF LOUISIANA: $141,225 · OtherEPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF LOUISIANAHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $135,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYMISSION FIRST INC: $85,000 · Other+12 more: $230,800 · Other+12 moreST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $160,000 · HealthVHL ALLIANCE INC: $105,000 · HealthMAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL: $50,000 · HealthSt Dominic Health Services Foundation Inc: $100,000 · Housing & ShelterPROMISE HOUSE INC: $35,000 · Housing & ShelterSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 · ReligionGATEWAY RESCUE MISSION INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesGENESIS WOMENS SHELTER & SUPPORT: $5,000 · Human ServicesNEW DIRECTIONS OF HORRY COUNTY INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTEAM RUBICON INC: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterTHE CAJUN NAVY RELIEF INC: $5,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Philanthropy$2,795,000Other$2,405,761Health$315,000Housing & Shelter$135,000Religion$50,000Human Services$45,000Public Safety & Disaster$10,000

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 budgetCREATE FOUNDATION: $2,700,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetSTEWPOT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $435,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Mustard Seed Inc: $170,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $160,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetVHL ALLIANCE INC: $105,000 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetSt Dominic Health Services Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetMISSION FIRST INC: $85,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetTHE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $70,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL: $50,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetMISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGATEWAY RESCUE MISSION INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPROMISE HOUSE INC: $35,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCentral MS Down Syndrome Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER NEW ORLEANS AND ACADIANA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSON OF A SAINT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CAJUN NAVY RELIEF INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOASIS FOR ORPHANS: $3,300 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Ergon Foundation IncCommunity Foundation …Feild Co-Operative As…Van Devender Family F…Mike and Janie Jarvis…Howard & Mary Eliza M…Selby and Richard McR…Walker FoundationRaymond James Charita…Parker Lifeshare Foun…Regions FoundationWesley a Caldwell Fou…
Ergon Foundation IncMS26.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ergon Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Mississippi · Feild Co-Operative Association · Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · Mike and Janie Jarvis Family Foundation · Howard & Mary Eliza McMillan Foundation · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Walker Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Parker Lifeshare Foundation · Regions Foundation · Wesley a Caldwell Foundation 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 The Chew Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Chew Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report 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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Chew Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Chew 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 33 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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