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The Human Family Unity Foundation at a glance

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The Human Family Unity Foundation

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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$405k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$945kHealth$305kArts & Culture$291kCivil Rights$235kReligion$178kCommunity Improvement$118kHuman Services$94kInternational$80kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $142k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $534k
  • $250k+1 grant · $405k
$50,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$7.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$404,830
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION$200,000
THE FARRINGTON ALUMNI COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$82,000
KARUNA CENTER FOR PEACE BUILDING$82,000
UNION MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$70,000
DEPT OF AMERICAN STUDIES - UW MADISON$50,000
CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE$50,000
FOSTER$40,000
NEW DIMENSIONS FOUNDATION$30,000
ASCS LEGACY FUND$27,150
UNITERRA FOUNDATION$25,000
STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$20,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
THE BLACK STRING TRIAGE$2,000
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.

US giving: 85% of grant dollars ($2.5M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 15% that went abroad ($460k) is mapped below.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $156k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 65% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%WIND BENEATH MY WINGS FOUNDATION: $50k → 7%CREATING SPACE DETROIT: $28k → 21%WIND BENEATH MY WINGS FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%CENTRO HISPANO: $5k → 10%FOSTER: $40k → 10%FOSTER: $18k → 10%FOSTER: $5k → 10%FOSTER: $5k → 10%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

WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
NJ
CA
NE
VA
MD
DC
HI
GA

Beyond the US: 15% of all-years giving ($460k)

1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
United Kingdom$460k · 2 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 16 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +106% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
27

Total granted

$1.9M
$622k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+106%
+5%

Still filing today

38%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $439k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHousing & ShelterInternationalOther
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 ST ANDREWS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $448k · revenue +95%
  • CREATE WISCONSIN INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $80k · revenue +246% · 50% of their budget
  • WB
    WIND BENEATH MY WINGS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2022 · $55k · revenue +465%

Funded once

  • FO
    FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • UL
    URBAN LEAGUE
    one grant, 2021 · $55k
  • HI
    HIAS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -28%
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
Center for International Policy Inc

The center for international policy is a woman-led, progressive, independent nonprofit center for research, education, and advocacy working to advance a more peaceful, just, and sustainable u.s. approach to foreign policy. through…

International
2
Central Washington University Foundation

In partnership with cwu and our donors, our mission is to transform the lives of current and future generations of students by developing and stewarding resources that provide access, opportunity, and hope.

—
3
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
4
Common Future

Common future is a network of pioneering leaders across the u.s. and canada who work deeply within their communities to create alternative approaches to business, philanthropy, and investing. we envision an economy that has transitioned…

Community Improvement
5
Common Good Iowa

Common good iowa engages iowans to create and advocate for research-based public policy that makes life better and more equitable for all who make iowa home.

—
6
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
7
Wayforward Resources Inc

Wayforward resources, inc. brings our community together to create food and housing security through action and advocacy.

Human Services
8
Center for Global Development

Reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world's top decision makers. we focus on the intersection of developing countries and the governments, institutions…

Human Services
9
Design Impact

Design impact as a non-profit social innovation firm, empowers communities, organizations and systems to innovate on their current practices and tackle seemingly unsolvable problems through a creative and inclusive lens.

Human Services
10
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

—
11
Center for Popular Democracy Inc

The center for popular democracy (cpd) and its affiliates know that everyday people have the power to change the world. we upend business and politics as usual to forge a representative, multiracial government and society where we all…

Public Benefit
12
Community Housing Initiatives Inc

The mission of community housing initiatives, inc. is to leverage and maximize opportunities for vibrant and resilient communities.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Centro Hispano Inc; the most unlike its peers is Urban Triage Incorporated. 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

27 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. 27 of the 50 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/27
Grantees still filing
15/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $460,189 · OtherIndividual grant recipientDEPT OF AMERICAN STUDIES - UW MADISON: $100,000 · OtherDEPT OF AMERICAN STUDIES - UW MADISONFOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCH: $100,000 · OtherFOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCHFARRINGTON ALUMNI & COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $82,000 · OtherFARRINGTON ALUMNI & COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONUNION MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $70,000 · OtherNEHEMIAH CENTER FOR URBAN LEADERSHIP: $65,000 · OtherSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $60,000 · OtherURBAN LEAGUE: $55,000 · Other+27 more: $544,350 · Other+27 moreUNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC: $447,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS …THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $200,000 · EducationTHE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL F…+1 more: $15,000 · EducationCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $275,000 · EnvironmentCHILDREN'S…KARUNA CENTER FOR PEACEBUILDING INC: $112,000 · Arts & CultureCREATE WISCONSIN INC: $80,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC: $41,500 · Arts & CultureFOSTER OF DANE COUNTY INC: $67,500 · Human ServicesWIND BENEATH MY WINGS FOUNDATION: $55,000 · Human ServicesCREATING SPACE DETROIT INC: $28,000 · Human Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesHIAS INC: $50,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 · InternationalShelter House Inc: $37,500 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY: $15,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,536,539Education$662,500Environment$275,000Arts & Culture$233,500Human Services$155,500International$75,000Housing & Shelter$52,500

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 ST ANDREWS AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC: $447,500 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $275,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetKARUNA CENTER FOR PEACEBUILDING INC: $112,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetFARRINGTON ALUMNI & COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $82,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetCREATE WISCONSIN INC: $80,000 over 2y, 50% of budgetFOSTER OF DANE COUNTY INC: $67,500 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetWIND BENEATH MY WINGS FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetHIAS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC: $41,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetROMERO INSTITUTE: $40,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetShelter House Inc: $37,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNew Dimensions Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNITERRA FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 96% of budgetSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $17,700 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMILWAUKEE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE MOSAIC PROJECT: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY PHARMACY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJUSTDANE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCENTRO HISPANO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetURBAN TRIAGE INCORPORATED: $4,000 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.

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.

Madison Gas and Elect…The Evjue Foundation …United Way of Dane Co…Madison Community Fou…Tides FoundationEndres Manufacturing …Trustage Foundation I…The Roots and Wings F…Green Bay Packers Fou…ImpactassetsincBaird Foundation IncVanguard Charitable E…
Madison Gas and Electric Foundation IncWI17.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Endres Manufacturing Foundation Inc · Trustage Foundation Inc · The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Baird Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Human Family Unity Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Human Family Unity Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Sea Education Association Inc: 12% of income from government
  • The Center for Independent Documentary Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Human Family Unity Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Human Family Unity Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 50 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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