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The Grant Family Fund

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.

$161k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2025
54
Organizations funded FY2024
9%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
54 to 69
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$2.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 9% of the organizations The Grant Family Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalAnimalsEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving45$159k7%
FY202454$156k9%
FY202358$125k19%
FY202254$105k9%
FY202157$101k14%
FY202068$101k15%
FY201969$102k22%
FY201866$97k24%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$161kHuman Services$131kEnvironment$130kHealth$84kArts & Culture$83kHousing & Shelter$75kAnimals$61kCrime & Legal$52kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
IA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
KS
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 79 grantees
All grantees of The Grant Family Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
YMCA of the Rockies$45,00070%
Sigma Chi Foundation$28,00080%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$20,5009n/a
Friends of Wonderland$20,00031%
Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Dba Sound Salmon Solutions$19,00090%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$18,00060%
Washington Trails Association$18,00090%
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$17,00090%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$16,50090%
Goodwill Industries of South Texas Inc$15,50090%
Friends of Reed Inc$15,000315%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$14,50080%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$14,00050%
Hospice Care Team Inc$13,50090%
Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation$13,00050%
The Georgetown Palace Theatre Inc$12,50080%
The Safe Alliance$12,00050%
Conservation Nw$11,00070%
Alcoholdrug Abuse Womens Center$10,50070%
Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc$10,00030%
Galveston College Foundation$9,50040%
American Humane Association$9,40070%
Aggieland Humane Society$9,00030%
Rocky Mountain Conservancy$9,00060%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$8,50050%
Houston Public Media Foundation$8,00040%
United Way of Galveston Inc White$8,0002n/a
Galveston Historical Foundation$8,00030%
Sierra Club Foundation$7,50050%
International Rescue Committee INC$7,50070%
Not One More Vet Inc$7,00020%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$7,00040%
Ashoka$7,00060%
Action Against Hunger - USA$6,50050%
Georgetown Caring Place$6,50030%
Meals on Wheels$6,00042%
1894 Inc$5,50020%
Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park$5,50040%
Methodist Children's Home$5,50030%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$5,00010%
Brookwood in Georgetown Vocational Inc$5,00050%
John Sealy Hospitalutmb$4,5002n/a
The Jesse Tree Inc$4,00040%
Equal Justice Initiative$4,00040%
Neads Inc$4,00040%
Galveston County Food Bank$4,00020%
Helping Hands of Georgetown Inc$4,00041%
Hill Country Ministries Inc$3,50023%
The Artist Boat Inc$3,50020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,00020%
St Vincents House$3,00050%
American Heart Association Inc$3,00020%
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression$3,00030%
United We Dream Network Inc$3,00020%
Middle East Children's Alliance$3,00030%
Food Bank of the Rockies$3,00010%
Caritas of Austin$2,00020%
Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Austin Dog Alliance$2,00020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,00020%
Compassion International Incorporated$2,00020%
Girls Inc$2,00010%
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$2,00020%
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover$2,00020%
Galveston Island Meals on Wheels Inc$1,75020%
Unbound$1,50010%
Petsmart Charities Inc$1,50020%
Austin Pets Alive Inc$1,00010%
Austin Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,00010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,00010%
Bowery Residents Committee Inc$1,00010%
Vision Galveston$1,0001n/a
Helping Children Worldwide Inc$1,00010%
Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc$1,00010%
Free2luv Inc$1,00012%
Common Threads Farm$1,00010%
East End Preschool$1,0001n/a
Mother Maryam Foundation$5001n/a
Alight$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($465k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Grant Family Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYMCA of the Rockies: $45,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSigma Chi Foundation: $28,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Wonderland: $20,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetStilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Dba Sound Salmon Solutions: $19,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Trails Association: $18,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $17,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $16,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGoodwill Industries of South Texas Inc: $15,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Reed Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $14,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity International Inc: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHospice Care Team Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Ridge Music Center Foundation: $13,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Georgetown Palace Theatre Inc: $12,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Safe Alliance: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Nw: $11,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAlcoholdrug Abuse Womens Center: $10,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBrazos Valley Food Bank Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston College Foundation: $9,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $9,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAggieland Humane Society: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRocky Mountain Conservancy: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Mission Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Public Media Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston Historical Foundation: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNot One More Vet Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAshoka: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAction Against Hunger - USA: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown Caring Place: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $6,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budget1894 Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Ministry of Estes Park: $5,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMethodist Children's Home: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrookwood in Georgetown Vocational Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jesse Tree Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNeads Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston County Food Bank: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Hands of Georgetown Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHill Country Ministries Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetThe Artist Boat Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincents House: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 73.

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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.

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund IncTX32.1× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc · Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston · Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust · Shell USA Company Foundation · Permanent Endowment Fund of Moody Methodist Church · The Mary Moody Northen Endowment · The Moody Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Rider Family Fund · United Way of Galveston Inc White · John P McGovern Foundation · Greater Houston Community 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.

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About The Grant Family Fund

How much does The Grant Family Fund give?
The Grant Family Fund reported 47 grants totaling $160,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 69 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Grant Family Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (15%), Human Services (12%), Environment (12%).
Who are The Grant Family Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: YMCA of the Rockies ($45k), Sigma Chi Foundation ($28k), National Parkinson Foundation Inc ($21k).
Does The Grant Family Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Grant Family Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Grant Family Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc, Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston, Dr Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust.
Where is The Grant Family Fund based?
The Grant Family Fund is based in TX.

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 138 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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