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The Hardee Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Hardee Family Foundation Inc

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.

$53k
Granted FY2022
28
Grants FY2022
3
States reached
$14k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$49kArts & Culture$19kHealth$13kPhilanthropy$12kHuman Services$10kYouth Development$8kEnvironment$4kCrime & Legal$4kOther$0
02FY2022 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 28 grants below total $50,315, the rows itemized in this filing. The $53,265 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,950 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k27 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $14k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UCF Foundation$14,000
Gilda's Club South FL$5,855
Mercer University$5,000
Riverside Theater$5,000
Weiner Museum of Decorative Arts$2,000
Alzheimers Society$2,000
Coastal Conservation Association$1,740
Quail Valley Charity Foundation$1,600
Treasure Coast Community Health$1,175
First Presbyterian Church$1,000
Parkinsons Foundation$1,000
McKee Botanical Gardens$1,000
ARC of Indian River County$1,000
Pink Ladies Cancer Foundation$1,000
UDT Navy Seal Museum$750
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$99k · 21 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +129% since the first grant, against +70% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
27

Total granted

$99k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+129%
+70%

Still filing today

38%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22
EducationHuman ServicesHealthCrime & LegalPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $31k · revenue +86%
  • TC
    THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2020–2022 · $14k · revenue +19%
  • VB
    VERO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $2k · revenue +129%

Funded once

  • CC
    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +70%
  • YS
    Youth Sailing Foundation of IRC
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • NM
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
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.

03Its 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
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc

To advance florida gulf coast university and its students by promoting the institution, securing philanthropy to support the needs of the university, managing and administering assets with a long term perspective, and providing resources…

Education
2
Usf Research Foundation Inc

To promote, encourage and enhance research activities at the university of south florida.

Education
3
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

—
4
University of South Florida Foundation Inc

University of South Florida Foundation, Inc.'s mission is to provide charitable and educational aid to the University of South Florida; to promote education and other related activities of the University; and to encourage research,…

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
7
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

—
8
Tampa Bay Partnership Inc

The tampa bay partnership is a privately funded, ceo-driven regional advocacy organization, committed to creating a unified, competitive and prosperous tampa bay.

—
9
The Florida State University Foundation Inc

The florida state university foundation enhances the academic mission and vision of florida state university through its organized fundraising activities and funds management. the fsu foundation accomplishes its mission by fostering…

Education
10
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

—
11
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation Inc

To secure the financial future of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by the arc tampa bay, inc. (continued on schedule o)this mission is accomplished through a comprehensive plan of building…

Human Services
12
Atlantic University Inc

Provide post-secondary education of excellence.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food for the Poor Inc; the most unlike its peers is Charity Navigator. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

25 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. 25 of the 55 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
22/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Quail Valley Charity Foundation: $11,025 · OtherQuail Valley Charity FoundationRiverside Theater: $11,000 · OtherRiverside TheaterGilda's Club South FL: $7,155 · OtherGilda's Club South FLAlzheimers Society: $4,000 · OtherAlzheimers SocietyFirst Presbyterian Church: $3,000 · OtherYouth Sailing Foundation of IRC: $3,000 · Other+31 more: $30,540 · Other+31 moreUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $31,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION I…THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $14,000 · EducationTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY+4 more: $4,000 · Education+4 moreCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesTHE ARC OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTYINC: $1,500 · Human ServicesHEART GALLERY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesCharity Navigator: $350 · Human ServicesTREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH INC: $1,175 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $500 · HealthVERO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Crime & LegalCHILD FIND OF AMERICA INC: $750 · Crime & LegalENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER INC: $750 · EnvironmentTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $500 · PhilanthropyTHE MARDY FISH CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $120 · Philanthropy
Other$69,720Education$49,000Human Services$5,850Health$2,675Crime & Legal$2,250Environment$750Philanthropy$620

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $31,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARC OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTYINC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIndian River County Habitat for Humanity Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH INC: $1,175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEART GALLERY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH ASSN IN IRC INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD FIND OF AMERICA INC: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOLDED FLAG FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARDY FISH CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERO BEACH DOG PARK INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% 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 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds VERO BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTYINC ↗
  • Who funds Indian River County Habitat for Humanity Inc ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC ↗
  • Who funds TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds PINE CREST PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds HEART GALLERY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds MENTAL HEALTH ASSN IN IRC INC ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILD FIND OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER 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.

Indian River Communit…The John's Island Fou…Bernard a Egan Founda…Minotty Family Founda…Jake Owen FoundationGrand Harbor Communit…John's Island Communi…United Way of Indian …Sad Foundation IncThe Bessemer Giving F…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The Ayco Charitable F…
Indian River Community Foundation IncFL19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Indian River Community Foundation Inc · The John's Island Foundation Inc · Bernard a Egan Foundation Inc · Minotty Family Foundation · Jake Owen Foundation · Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc · John's Island Community Service League Inc · United Way of Indian River County Inc · Sad Foundation Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ayco Charitable 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.

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 55 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $116k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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