· Private foundation
The Clarke Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $250k+3 grants · $1.6M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF TX AT AUSTIN | $750,000 |
| COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME | $500,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TX AT SAN ANTONIO | $375,000 |
| STAR OF TX RODEO | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +98% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- UOUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS5× · 2017–2023 · $2.3M
- CMCOUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC8× · 2017–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +98%
Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc5× · 2018–2022 · $500k · revenue -5%
Funded once
- SJST JOHN NEUMANNone grant, 2017 · $100k
- SSSTATESMAN SEASON FOR CARINGone grant, 2019 · $25k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $25k
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.
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.
Cancer support community uplifts and strengthens people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care.
American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…
To provide meaningful access to high quality, civil legal services in the pursuit of justice for as many low income persons and members of vulnerable populations throughout colorado as possible.
To improve the cattle raising industry in texas and the southwest through education, market inspection, law enforcement and other member services.
To promote the education and growth of the country music industry with a focus on radio. crb provides seminars for professionals involved in country music and radio that promote the exchange of ideas and business practices across the…
Austin area arts applauds and advances all arts by welcoming diverse, creative individuals to share their unique talents to inspire our community.
Providing research, education and practical information all aimed at optimizing newspapers' business operations, deepening their community engagement and enhancing the quality of their journalism.
Young texans against cancer (ytac) is an independent, nonprofit organization comprised of men and women who have been affected by cancer or are seeking to become more actively involved in the cancer community. our organization is focused…
To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.
The mission of texas 4000 is to cultivate student leaders and engage communities in the fight against cancer. we share hope, knowledge and charity through leadership development, grant-making, and our cornerstone event, a 4,000+ mile 70-…
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 29 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
- Who funds LIVING JOURNEYS ↗
- Who funds ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds FOSTER ANGELS OF CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds COAL CREEK WATERSHED COALITION ↗
- Who funds AUSTIN YMBL SUNSHINE CAMP ↗
- Who funds REEL RECOVERY 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.
Open a dossier: Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Clarke Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Clarke Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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