· Private foundation
The Cross Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL | $25,000 |
| FIRST CALL ALCOHOLDRUG PREVENTION | $25,000 |
| ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST | $20,000 |
| CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL | $20,000 |
| MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE | $20,000 |
| LAKE HIGHLAND PREPARATORY SCHOOL | $15,000 |
| FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 83% of its 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.
7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FCFIRST CALL ALCOHOLDRUG PREVENTION RECOVERY9× · 2017–2025 · $200k · revenue +62%
- MAMid-America Arts Alliance9× · 2017–2025 · $160k · revenue +115%
- TCThe Children's Mercy Hospital7× · 2018–2025 · $155k · revenue +41%
Funded once
- TSTHE SALVATION ARMYone grant, 2022 · $25k
YMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INCgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue +96%- AVAspen Valley Hospitalone grant, 2018 · $10k
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.
Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…
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…
To present symphonic music of the highest quality in a distinctive way for the cultural enrichment, education, engagement and enjoyment of the people of our community.
To inspire and engage through the beauty, power and passion of dance
Building a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society.
The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…
To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.
The association of performing arts professionals develops and supports a robust performing art presenting, booking, and touring field and the professionals who work in it.
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 essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…
The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…
Seattle academy is a dynamic community that challenges students to question, imagine, and create in order to contribute to a changing world.
How this is measured
13 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. 13 of the 18 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 FIRST CALL ALCOHOLDRUG PREVENTION RECOVERY ↗
- Who funds Mid-America Arts Alliance ↗
- Who funds The Children's Mercy Hospital ↗
- Who funds KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY ↗
- Who funds ASPEN VALLEY LAND TRUST ↗
- Who funds LAKE HIGHLAND PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds YMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC ↗
- Who funds FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA INC ↗
- Who funds ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER ↗
- Who funds ASPHALT GREEN INC ↗
- Who funds CREALDE ARTS 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: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Cross Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cross Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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