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The James and Wendy Agah Family Foundation at a glance

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The James and Wendy Agah Family Foundation

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.

$28k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$384kArts & Culture$32kHuman Services$30kHealth$28kReligion$15kPhilanthropy$11kYouth Development$10kRecreation & Sports$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY$20,000
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY$5,000
THE DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION$2,000
BUILDERS BEYOND BORDERS$1,000
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 (FY17–25, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 26% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RICK S PLACE INC: $2k → 17%RICK S PLACE INC: $2k → 17%HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $5k → 9%RICK S PLACE INC: $1k → 17%HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $1k → 9%RICK S PLACE INC: $1k → 17%HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $1k → 9%RICK S PLACE INC: $1k → 17%HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $250 → 9%RICK S PLACE INC: $250 → 17%HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $250 → 9%RICK S PLACE INC: $250 → 17%ALS ANGELS INC: $4k → 9%ALS ANGELS INC: $2k → 9%ALS ANGELS INC: $2k → 9%ALS ANGELS INC: $2k → 9%ALS ANGELS INC: $1k → 9%ALS ANGELS INC: $1k → 9%WESTPORT WESTON FAMILY YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $600 → 9%BUILDERS BEYOND BORDERS: $1k → 9%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

VT
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
AZ
NC
SC
GA
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$498k · 29 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

29 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 28 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
20

Total granted

$498k
$45k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+37%

Still filing today

79%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
EducationHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsFood & 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

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2023–2025 · $75k · revenue +23%
  • GREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $57k · revenue +40%
  • AA
    ALS ANGELS INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $12k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • UF
    UWM FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
  • RO
    REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • MF
    MUSICIANS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
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
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
3
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
4
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
5
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
6
Wnet

Wnet is a multi-media public service non-profit that delivers lifelong learning and meaningful experiences to our communities. our content inspires curiosity, encourages action and nurtures dreams.

Arts & Culture
7
Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Education
8
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
9
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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10
World Monuments Fund Inc

Wmf is the leading independent organization devoted to safeguarding the world's most treasured places to enrich people's lives and build mutual understanding across cultures and communities. the organization is headquartered in new york…

Arts & Culture
11
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
12
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wake Forest University. 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

40 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. 40 of the 51 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)
39/40
Grantees still filing
29/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - GRADUA: $100,000 · OtherTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - GRADUAMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · OtherMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYCATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL OF DETROIT: $35,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL OF DETROITUWM FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · OtherUWM FOUNDATION INCCHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION: $14,500 · Other+25 more: $64,500 · Other+25 moreWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $75,000 · EducationWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYGREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC: $56,950 · EducationGREENS FARMS ACADEMY INCTHE UWM FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · Education+3 more: $7,250 · EducationALS ANGELS INC: $12,000 · Human ServicesHALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesRicks Place Inc: $7,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,500 · Human Services+2 more: $1,600 · Human ServicesSUZUKI MUSIC SCHOOL OF WESTPORT INC: $8,500 · PhilanthropyROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $250 · PhilanthropyWAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC: $9,250 · Youth DevelopmentFeeding America: $6,500 · Food & NutritionFEEDNC: $250 · Food & NutritionHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $4,750 · Recreation & SportsCAMPING UNLIMITED FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $250 · Recreation & Sports
Other$334,000Education$146,700Human Services$33,100Philanthropy$10,750Youth Development$9,250Food & Nutrition$6,750Recreation & Sports$6,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREENS FARMS ACADEMY INC: $56,950 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetALS ANGELS INC: $12,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetWAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC: $9,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSUZUKI MUSIC SCHOOL OF WESTPORT INC: $8,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRicks Place Inc: $7,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetTHE UWM FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $6,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMUSICIANS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $4,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates of Connecticut Inc: $4,250 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetPEQUOT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: $4,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NEAR AND FAR ASSOCIATION INC: $3,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWESTPORT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE HOPE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTPORT POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCreative Arts Workshops for Kids Inc: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOPE OF FAIRFIELD INC: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDERS BEYOND BORDERS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITAS NORTH AMERICA: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWESTPORT WESTON FAMILY YMCA FOUNDATION INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OPERATORS TRANSITION FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Iredell County Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDNC: $250 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.

Fairfield County's Co…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Ayco Charitable F…Synchrony FoundationPeoples United Commun…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT19× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · Peoples United Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase 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 James and Wendy Agah Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The James and Wendy Agah Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 15%
  • Ricks Place Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Hall Neighborhood House Inc: 27% of income from government
  • Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Suzuki Music School of Westport Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Pequot Library Association: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 51 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home