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The Jelks Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Jelks Family Foundation 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.

$229k
Granted FY2025still arriving
58
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Environment$247kRecreation & Sports$53kAnimals$34kPublic Benefit$21kCivil Rights$20kArts & Culture$14kInternational$13kReligion$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 58 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k52 grants · $71k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $108k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$800
Median grant
13
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FLORIDA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION$50,000
CONSERVING CAROLINA$27,875
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND$25,000
BIG WATERS LAND TRUST$21,000
SARASOTA AUDUBON SOCIETY$17,500
ALACHUA CONSERVATIVE TRUST$16,500
SOUTHERN ENVIROMENTAL LAW CENTER$8,675
WAMBALE INC$7,525
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$4,000
JUSTICE FIRST$3,900
PROGRESS UNITY FUND$3,900
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY$3,500
CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE$3,500
NATIONAL ALLIANCE$2,350
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION$2,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $1k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $1k → 14%JUSTICE FIRST: $4k → 14%JUSTICE FIRST: $4k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
LA
GA
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$379k · 47 repeat orgs$67k to everyone else

47 repeat relationships: 47 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

47
13

Total granted

$379k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+17%

Still filing today

70%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’24’25
EnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • CC
    Conserving Carolina
    2× · 2024–2025 · $90k · revenue +231%
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    2× · 2024–2025 · $40k · revenue +27%
  • CR
    CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $6k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • CF
    CONSERVATIVE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $21k
  • FC
    FLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    one grant, 2024 · $6k · 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
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
2
Conservation Florida Inc

Conservation florida's mission is to permanently protect florida's water, wildlife, and wild places - the places that make florida home.

Environment
3
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
4
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
5
The Everglades Foundation Inc

The mission of the foundation is to restore and protect america's everglades through its three programmatic pillars: science, advocacy and education. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
6
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
7
Georgia Conservancy Inc

To protect georgia through ecological and economic solutions for stewardship, conservation, and sustainable use of the land and its resources.

Environment
8
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
9
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
10
New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…

Environment
11
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Inc

Coastal bend bays & estuaries program is dedicated to protecting and restoring bays and estuaries of the texas coastal bend. coastal bend bays and estuaries remain a vital part of the environmental and economic landscape by preserving and…

Environment
12
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida

We are a grassroots organization focused on the critical environmental issues of sw florida. we accomplish this through a myriad of efforts by the teams in our programmatic departments: science, policy, education and wildlife…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Wambale Inc. 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

47 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 47 of the 71 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
46/47
Grantees still filing
17/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Conserving Carolina: $90,375 · EnvironmentConserving CarolinaTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $40,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC: $29,500 · EnvironmentALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCBig Waters Land Trust Inc: $21,000 · EnvironmentBig Waters Land Trust IncFLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP INC: $10,000 · Environment+8 more: $13,525 · Environment+8 moreSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $29,675 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERSARASOTA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $21,500 · OtherSARASOTA AUDUBON SOCIETY INCCONSERVATIVE FOUNDATION: $21,000 · OtherCONSERVATIVE FOUNDATIONFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $8,000 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPROGRESS UNITY FUND: $7,750 · OtherPROGRESS UNITY FUNDFLORIDA DEFENDERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: $5,500 · OtherNATIONAL ALLIANCE: $4,850 · OtherCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $6,150 · Other+30 more: $34,325 · Other+30 moreFLORIDA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $50,500 · Recreation & SportsFLORIDA STATE…+2 more: $1,500 · Recreation & SportsWAMBALE INC: $13,075 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $5,700 · InternationalCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $4,000 · AnimalsTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $3,500 · AnimalsBlue Ridge Humane Society Inc: $1,875 · AnimalsFlorida Wildlife Federation: $1,500 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $1,000 · AnimalsSt Augustine Humane Society Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsJacksonville Symphony Association Inc: $4,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CAVALIERS AP&E INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureFERNANDO PULLUM COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: $2,000 · Arts & CultureHIPPODROME STATE THEATRE INC: $1,800 · Arts & CultureALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE WASHINGTON INC: $750 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $100 · Arts & CultureJUSTICE FIRST: $7,750 · Human ServicesNEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $2,000 · Human Services+1 more: $200 · Human Services
Environment$204,400Other$138,750Recreation & Sports$52,000International$18,775Animals$12,875Arts & Culture$10,650Human Services$9,950

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 budgetConserving Carolina: $90,375 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetFLORIDA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION INC: $50,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $29,675 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC: $29,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSARASOTA AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $21,500 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetBig Waters Land Trust Inc: $21,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWAMBALE INC: $13,075 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetFLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $6,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $5,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA DEFENDERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT: $5,500 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetOCEANA INC: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJacksonville Symphony Association Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBeaches Emergency Assistance Ministry I Inc: $3,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEACHES GO GREEN INC: $3,200 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMANASOTA - 88 INC: $2,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetNEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CAVALIERS AP&E INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFERNANDO PULLUM COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlue Ridge Humane Society Inc: $1,875 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIPPODROME STATE THEATRE INC: $1,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Florida State University Foundation Inc: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Wildlife Federation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaking An Impact Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Area Bicyclist Association: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern College of Optometry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY INC: $825 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE WASHINGTON INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBREAD OF THE MIGHTY FOOD BANK INC: $700 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FLORIDA TRAIL ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHY GULF: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREE FOUNDATION INC: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFLORIDA BICYCLE ASSOCIATION INC: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTYBEE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $100 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.

Felburn FoundationDuke Energy FoundationThe Community Foundat…Jacarlene FoundationWilliam G and Marie S…National Fish and Wil…Gulf Coast Community …T Rowe Price Program …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…
Felburn FoundationMD22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Felburn Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Jacarlene Foundation · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Jelks Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jelks Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • The Florida Trail Association Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Anacostia Watershed Society Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Putnam Land Conservancy Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Florida Conservation Group Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Alachua Conservation Trust Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get no government money at all
8report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Jelks Family Foundation Inc 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 71 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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