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The Clark Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Clark Family Charitable 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.

$122k
Granted FY2025still arriving
29
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$30k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$128kHealth$63kSocial Science$61kEducation$58kHuman Services$38kInternational$36kPublic Benefit$18kPhilanthropy$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k27 grants · $67k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $55k
$2,500
Median grant
10
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UTSW MEDICAL CENTER$30,000
DENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE$25,000
LEVANTA MINISTRIES$7,500
TEXAS WOUNDED WARRIOR FOUNDATION$5,000
IMAGINE ACTS MINISTRY$5,000
THE BIBLE PROJECT$5,000
CASA OF LOS ANGELES$2,500
AXIS$2,500
AUSTIN BAPTIST CHAPEL- ANGEL HOUSE SOUP KITCHEN$2,500
PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES$2,500
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK$2,500
THE CENTER FOR PARENT EDUCATION$2,500
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$2,500
311 MINISTRIES$2,500
NORTRE DAME SCHOOL$2,500
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 (FY17–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $1k → 16%HUMAN FIRST: $500 → 17%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $1k → 16%JUBILEE PARK: $250 → 14%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $1k → 16%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $500 → 16%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $500 → 16%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $500 → 16%HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES: $100 → 16%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
WI
NY
OR
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NC
OK
LA
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$412k · 40 repeat orgs$40k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
38

Total granted

$412k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+36%

Still filing today

55%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
ReligionHuman ServicesInternationalEducationYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • B
    BIBLEPROJECT
    8× · 2018–2025 · $29k · revenue +336%
  • A
    AXIS
    8× · 2018–2025 · $17k · revenue +141%
  • Compassion International Incorporated
    8× · 2018–2025 · $16k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • AO
    ALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +64%
  • KK
    KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue -18%
  • TP
    TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +62%
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
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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3
Peacemaker Ministries

To equip and assist christians and their churches to respond to conflict biblically.

International
4
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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5
International Leadership Institute

The international leadership institute (ili) changes history by accelerating the spread of the gospel through training and mobilizing leaders of leaders to reach their nations. ili accomplishes this purpose through cutting edge leadership…

Religion
6
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
7
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
8
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
9
I58 Global

i58 Global is a Christian ministry dedicated to recruiting, sending and organizing relief workers to provide aid and share hope to refugees in various European countries.

Human Services
10
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
11
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
12
Raise Up Global Ministries

Raise Up Global Ministries is committed to educating Christian leaders in communities around the world. The three programs of Raise Up equip the global church by 1 Developing biblically based interactive materials and 2 Training…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mission Agape; the most unlike its peers is Intruth Bible Studies. 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

50 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. 50 of the 83 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/50
Grantees still filing
36/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UTSW MEDICAL CENTER: $61,000 · OtherUTSW MEDICAL CENTERDENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTURE: $60,925 · OtherDENISON FORUM ON TRUTH AND CULTUREMAKOR FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · OtherMAKOR FOUNDATION INCDENISON MINISTRIES: $17,950 · OtherDENISON MINISTRIESCOLSON CENTER: $14,500 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR PARENT EDUCATION: $10,500 · Other+46 more: $89,133 · Other+46 moreBIBLEPROJECT: $29,000 · ReligionBIBLEPROJECTLEVANTA MINISTRIES: $14,500 · ReligionLEVANTA MINISTRIE…PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · ReligionPAUL TRIPP MINIST…MODERN DAY MISSIONS: $3,500 · ReligionRED RIVER MINISTRIES INC: $3,000 · ReligionCommunity Bible Study: $2,500 · ReligionINTRUTH BIBLE STUDIES: $2,500 · Religion+5 more: $4,334 · Religion+5 moreCompassion International Incorporated: $15,884 · InternationalIMAGINE ACTS MINISTRY: $13,000 · InternationalALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INC: $5,000 · International+2 more: $1,000 · InternationalAXIS: $16,575 · EducationKAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationREADING TO KIDS: $2,000 · EducationFERNANDINA BEACH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $1,161 · Education311 Ministries: $14,700 · Human ServicesHEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES INC: $4,600 · Human Services+3 more: $1,250 · Human ServicesTEXAS WOUNDED WARRIORS: $15,250 · Public BenefitTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Public BenefitHOMEWORD: $3,750 · Youth DevelopmentRedirectional Outreach Program Efforts for Youth: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFE: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$284,008Religion$69,334International$34,884Education$24,736Human Services$20,550Public Benefit$17,750Youth Development$5,750

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBIBLEPROJECT: $29,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAXIS: $16,575 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $15,884 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS WOUNDED WARRIORS: $15,250 over 8y, 1.4% of budget311 Ministries: $14,700 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetLEVANTA MINISTRIES: $14,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetIMAGINE ACTS MINISTRY: $13,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetPAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMinistry Ventures Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES INC: $4,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCASA OF LOS ANGELES: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $4,175 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetA PLACE CALLED HOME: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPS ARTS: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHungry for a Day: $3,900 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetHOMEWORD: $3,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMODERN DAY MISSIONS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRED RIVER MINISTRIES INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Bible Study: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTRUTH BIBLE STUDIES: $2,500 over 1y, 56% of budgetGrowing Leaders Inc: $2,010 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetREADING TO KIDS: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE ART OF ELYSIUM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBLUE LETTER BIBLE: $1,850 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROVERBS 31 MINISTRY INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASCENSION SETON FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFERNANDINA BEACH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $1,161 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHORES OF GRACE MINISTRIES: $1,030 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC & MEMORY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLINKS INTERNATIONAL: $750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWEST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $613 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN FIRST INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Law Enforcement and Firefighters Childrens Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARITAS OF AUSTIN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNo One Left Behind: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUIP Leadership Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUILD A BETTER US: $104 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMISSION AGAPE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 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 BIBLEPROJECT ↗
  • Who funds AXIS ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS WOUNDED WARRIORS ↗
  • Who funds 311 Ministries ↗
  • Who funds LEVANTA MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds IMAGINE ACTS MINISTRY ↗
  • Who funds PAUL TRIPP MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Ministry Ventures Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds HEARTLIGHT MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds A PLACE CALLED HOME ↗
  • Who funds PS ARTS ↗
  • Who funds Hungry for a Day ↗
  • Who funds HOMEWORD ↗
  • Who funds MODERN DAY MISSIONS ↗
  • Who funds RED RIVER MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Community Bible Study ↗
  • Who funds INTRUTH BIBLE STUDIES ↗
  • Who funds Growing Leaders 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.

Christian Community F…Servant FoundationChattanooga Christian…Beal FoundationAbell-Hanger Foundati…Raymond James Charita…The Signatry Charitab…Natl Christian Charit…Greater Houston Commu…Texas Instruments Fou…The Ayco Charitable F…National Philanthropi…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO21.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Servant Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Beal Foundation · Abell-Hanger Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Clark Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Clark Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 83 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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