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The Deeann Flores Schertz Foundation at a glance

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The Deeann Flores Schertz 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.

$160k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Religion$267kRecreation & Sports$124kHuman Services$113kHealth$67kEducation$43kInternational$37kFood & Nutrition$31kPhilanthropy$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $129k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH$20,000
SOZO CHARITIES$20,000
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION$19,000
GENERATION CHURCH$15,000
HARTFORD SYLVIA ENCINAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO$15,000
KINGDOM CHURCH$15,000
PHOENIX RESCUE MISSION$15,000
ROCK HILL GOSPEL CHURCH$10,000
CHARLESTON GAILLARD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION$6,000
LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK$5,500
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$5,000
JACOB'S HOPE$5,000
SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDRENS HOME INC$5,000
GOING PLACES$2,000
SOLDIERS ANGELS$1,500
02The need
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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, $32k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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.

area typical 10%LEGACIES ALIVE: $3k → 12%LEGACIES ALIVE: $3k → 12%SOLES4SOULS: $629 → 14%GREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $7k → 16%OPEN HEARTS AZ: $5k → 11%OPEN HEARTS AZ: $4k → 11%SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDRENS HOME INC: $5k → 11%SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDRENS HOME INC: $5k → 11%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
MI
PA
NJ
CO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
SC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$598k · 27 repeat orgs$153k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
24

Total granted

$598k
$126k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+1%

Still filing today

56%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentRecreation & SportsAnimalsInternationalOther
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

  • GP
    GOING PLACES
    4× · 2022–2025 · $116k · revenue +63% · 35% of their budget
  • FF
    FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2021–2025 · $39k · revenue +39%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $27k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • DS
    DESERT SPRINGS CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $33k
  • SF
    SPECIAL FORCES FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue +1%
  • RE
    RIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $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.

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.

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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
2
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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3
100 Club of Arizona

To provide immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to provide resources to enhance their safety and welfare.

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4
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
5
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
6
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
7
Lodestar Charitable Foundation

To perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the arizona community foundation, an az nonprofit corporation, so long as the arizona community foundation, inc. remains a qualified organization.

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8
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
9
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

Phoenix children's hospital foundation supports phoenix children's hospital through fundraising ensuring that the hospital continues to stay on the leading edge of pediatric medicine and is equipped to fulfill its mission to advance hope,…

Health
10
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
11
Children's Flight of Hope

Children's flight of hope (cfoh) provides flights to essential, life-changing, and life-saving medical care for children in need. together with our donors, partners, and champions, we help ease the emotional and financial burden on…

Health
12
Better Together Strengthening Familes Inc

Better together helps at-risk families by empowering parents and surrounding them with community, meaningful work opportunities, and practical support. our volunteer-driven, professionally supported model provides direct services so that…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed My Starving Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Raising Up the Lowcountry Foundation. 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

35 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. 35 of the 54 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/35
Grantees still filing
24/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH: $50,000 · OtherLIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCHSOZO CHARITIES: $49,000 · OtherSOZO CHARITIESGENERATION CHURCH ARIZONA: $39,500 · OtherGENERATION CHURCH ARIZONAFELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $39,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION INCKINGDOM CHURCH: $35,500 · OtherKINGDOM CHURCHDESERT SPRINGS CHURCH: $32,500 · OtherDESERT SPRINGS CHURCHLIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH: $30,000 · OtherLIVINGSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCHHARTFORD SYLVIA ENCINAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO: $25,000 · OtherROCK HILL GOSPEL CHURCH: $25,000 · OtherThe International Foundation: $17,684 · Other+26 more: $140,799 · Other+26 moreGOING PLACES: $116,342 · Recreation & SportsGOING PLACES+1 more: $3,750 · Recreation & SportsST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $27,000 · HealthST JUDE C…CROSSROADS INC: $15,000 · HealthCROSSROAD…JACOBS HOPE: $10,000 · HealthJACOBS HO…A NEW LEAF: $5,000 · HealthA NEW LEA…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 · HealthSUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesOpen Hearts Family Wellness: $8,500 · Human ServicesGREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $6,650 · Human ServicesLEGACIES ALIVE: $6,000 · Human Services+1 more: $629 · Human ServicesGreen Heart Project Inc: $17,500 · EnvironmentThe Charleston Parks Conservancy: $3,500 · EnvironmentCHARLESTON WATERKEEPER: $1,500 · EnvironmentSPECIAL FORCES FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyRAISING UP THE LOWCOUNTRY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · PhilanthropyPHOENIX GOSPEL MISSION: $15,000 · Religion
Other$483,983Recreation & Sports$120,092Health$60,000Human Services$31,779Environment$22,500Philanthropy$17,500Religion$15,000

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 budgetGOING PLACES: $116,342 over 4y, 35% of budgetFELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $39,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $27,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe International Foundation: $17,684 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGreen Heart Project Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetCROSSROADS INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPHOENIX GOSPEL MISSION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL FORCES FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCHILD CRISIS ARIZONA: $13,010 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJACOBS HOPE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOpen Hearts Family Wellness: $8,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetZACK ZOLIN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $7,550 over 4y, 14% of budgetOPERATION LIGHT SHINE: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSOLDIERS' ANGELS: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREEN BERET FOUNDATION: $6,650 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHARLESTON GAILLARD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLEGACIES ALIVE: $6,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHOUSE OF REFUGE INC: $5,070 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLADIOLUS FOOD PANTRY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA NEW LEAF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHARITIES: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGILBERT AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE: $3,750 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $3,700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charleston Parks Conservancy: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCombat Diver Foundation: $2,850 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetPET HELPERS INC: $2,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRAISING UP THE LOWCOUNTRY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLESTON WATERKEEPER: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHARLESTON LEADERS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSOLES4SOULS INC: $629 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.

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.

The Joanna FoundationArizona Community Fou…Coastal Community Fou…American Express Foun…Thrivent Charitable I…The Blackbaud Giving …Baird Foundation IncNatl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Raymond James Charita…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…
The Joanna FoundationSC15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Joanna Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · American Express Foundation · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Baird Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment 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 Deeann Flores Schertz Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Deeann Flores Schertz Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get 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 · 0–90%
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 54 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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