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The Heritage Fund Inc at a glance

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The Heritage Fund Inc

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.

$188k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$429kEducation$423kHealth$204kArts & Culture$75kHuman Services$67kYouth Development$66kInternational$41kCommunity Improvement$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE WILBERFORCE SCHOOL$50,000
THE NAVIGATORS$15,000
DAUGHTERS AGAINST ALZHEIMERS$15,000
K-LIFE$15,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY$10,000
ATLANTA YOUTH PROJECT$10,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$10,000
HARVEST USA$10,000
AFRICAN INLAND MISSION$7,500
CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME$5,000
X CARES$5,000
CITY OF REFUGE$5,000
HOUSE OF CHERITH$5,000
ATLANTA RESOURCE FOUNDATION$5,000
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 (FY21–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 47% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $8k → 8%CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $5k → 8%CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $5k → 8%CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $5k → 8%CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $1k → 8%VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY: $1k → 16%HOUSE OF CHERITH: $5k → 13%HOUSE OF CHERITH: $5k → 13%HOUSE OF CHERITH: $5k → 13%HOUSE OF CHERITH: $5k → 13%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

MN
IL
NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CO
NE
VA
NC
LA
GA
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 27 repeat orgs$70k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
10

Total granted

$1.3M
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+47%
+224%

Still filing today

56%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TW
    THE WILBERFORCE SCHOOL
    9× · 2017–2025 · $380k · revenue +101%
  • HU
    HARVEST USA
    9× · 2017–2025 · $103k · revenue +6%
  • CF
    CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY
    7× · 2019–2025 · $85k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • NC
    NAVIGATORS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
    one grant, 2024 · $15k
  • TA
    TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH ATL
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY
    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.

1
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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2
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
3
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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4
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
5
National Church Residences At Home Hospice

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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6
National Church Residences At Home Hospice Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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7
National Church Residences At Home Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors.

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8
National Church Residences At Home Health and Wellness Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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9
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
10
Christian Care Retirement Apartments Inc

Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve

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11
National Church Residences Chillicothe Land Holdings Inc

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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12
Florida United Methodist Children's Home Inc

Empowering children and families to experience the transforming love of christ through evidence-based care and holistic services

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Georgia Tech Christian Campus Fellowship; the most unlike its peers is X Cares. 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

19 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. 19 of the 39 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

K-LIFE: $140,000 · OtherK-LIFETHE NAVIGATORS: $75,000 · OtherTHE NAVIGATORSATLANTA YOUTH PROJECT: $55,500 · OtherATLANTA YOUTH PROJECTIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientVISTE - VOLS IN SERVICE TO ELDERLY: $32,500 · OtherVISTE - VOLS IN SERVICE TO ELDERLYIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherATLANTA RESOURCE FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Other+15 more: $128,900 · Other+15 moreTHE WILBERFORCE SCHOOL: $380,000 · EducationTHE WILBERFORCE SCHOOLCENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY: $85,000 · EducationCENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDYASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $37,500 · EducationASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY+1 more: $5,000 · EducationHARVEST USA: $102,500 · HealthHARVEST USADAUGHTERS AGAINST ALZHEIMERS: $55,000 · HealthDAUGHTERS AG…+2 more: $4,000 · HealthCITY OF REFUGE: $50,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $41,000 · ReligionCOATS MINISTRIES: $15,000 · ReligionMUST MINISTRIES: $40,000 · Human ServicesCALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $23,500 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF CHERITH: $20,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION: $42,500 · PhilanthropyX CARES: $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$511,900Education$507,500Health$161,500Religion$106,000Human Services$84,500Philanthropy$42,500Food & Nutrition$5,000

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 budgetTHE WILBERFORCE SCHOOL: $380,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetHARVEST USA: $102,500 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetCENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY: $85,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetDAUGHTERS AGAINST ALZHEIMERS: $55,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCITY OF REFUGE: $50,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION: $42,500 over 5y, 14% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $41,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMUST MINISTRIES: $40,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $37,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME: $23,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHOUSE OF CHERITH: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetATLANTA RESOURCE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCOATS MINISTRIES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGEORGIA TECH CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: $8,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCURE ALZHEIMERS FUND: $1,000 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.

  • Who funds THE WILBERFORCE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HARVEST USA ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN STUDY ↗
  • Who funds DAUGHTERS AGAINST ALZHEIMERS ↗
  • Who funds CITY OF REFUGE ↗
  • Who funds SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds MUST MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds CALVARY CHILDREN'S HOME ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF CHERITH ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA RESOURCE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COATS MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds X CARES ↗
  • Who funds TUNNEL TO TOWERS ↗
  • Who funds LAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY ↗
  • Who funds CURE ALZHEIMERS FUND ↗

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 Community Foundat…Renaissance Charitabl…Natl Christian Charit…Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Charities Aid Foundat…Donor Advised Charita…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA16.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Heritage Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Heritage Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 39 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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