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The Hollis Foundation at a glance

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The Hollis Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$325k
Granted FY2020
7
Grants FY2020
4
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

99% of The Hollis Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fd, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The Hollis Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $325k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

4
’19
6
’20
0
’21

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.

Philanthropy$598kFood & Nutrition$125kCivil Rights$100kHuman Services$56kHousing & Shelter$50kYouth Development$25kReligion$20kRecreation & Sports$10k
02FY2020 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
$25,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS$100,000
CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK$100,000
THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN$25,010
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN$25,000
PHILANTROPITCH$25,000
THE STORE$25,000
AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$25,000
02The need
03

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 (FY19–20, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $25k → 14%THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN: $25k → 10%THE STORE: $25k → 14%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.
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 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
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

The mission of the atlanta community food bank is to engage, educate and empower our community to fight hunger. our bold goal is to see that all people in our service area have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them.

Food & Nutrition
2
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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3
Digital Harbor Foundation

Democratizing societal and economic well-being through digital equity for everyone, increased diversity in the tech sector, innovative education, and technology for the public good

Education
4
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
5
Foundation for the Homeless Inc

Empowering families and individuals experiencing homelessness to build a future filled with dignity, opportunity, and lasting solutions.

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6
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation

Established in 2006, the banner alzheimer's foundation (baf) secures and stewards charitable gifts to advance the mission of banner alzheimer's institute (bai), including groundbreaking research initiatives and pioneering prevention…

Health
7
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc

Dedicated to alleviating hunger through acquisition and distribution of food and grocery products, community education to the causes and consequences of hunger, and meaningful action on behalf of people in need of food.

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8
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
9
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County Inc

To build decent, affordable homes in partnership with families in need.

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10
Habitat for Humanity of Okaloosa County Inc

Okaloosa habitat for humanity is a non-profit, christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing in okaloosa county. we provide opportunites for the community to show god's love in action. through partnership with people…

Housing & Shelter
11
Behavior Analyst Certification Board Inc

We protect consumers of behavior analysis services by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards.

Employment
12
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Michigan Inc

Goodwill provides exceptional opportunities for people facing employment barriers.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Covenant House California. 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

10 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. 10 of the 13 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/10
Grantees still filing
6/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $573,110 · PhilanthropyBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FDCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $100,000 · Food & NutritionCentral Tex…NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC: $100,000 · Civil RightsNAACP EMPOW…PHILANTHROPITCH: $25,000 · OtherPHILANTHRO…FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $25,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF…AUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $25,000 · OtherAUSTIN HAB…AUSTIN ANGELS: $10,000 · OtherAUSTIN ANG…PURE CHARITY HELP ONE NOW: $6,400 · OtherPURE CHARI…THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $25,010 · Human ServicesTHE STORE INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $25,000 · Human ServicesSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $25,000 · HealthWOODLANDS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY INC: $20,000 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$573,110Food & Nutrition$100,000Civil Rights$100,000Other$91,400Human Services$75,010Health$25,000Community Improvement$20,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $573,110 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $25,010 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPHILANTHROPITCH: $25,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetAUSTIN HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE STORE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOODLANDS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY INC: $20,000 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.

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.

American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE7.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Hollis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Hollis Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 13 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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