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The Jim Hicks 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.

$770k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$70,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 50
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$10M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations The Jim Hicks Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving28$770k4%
FY202434$615k15%
FY202330$698k7%
FY202239$665k31%
FY202137$549k51%
FY202032$538k34%
FY201937$346k35%
FY201850$321k12%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$816kHousing & Shelter$694kYouth Development$509kHealth$501kPublic Benefit$338kRecreation & Sports$332kCivil Rights$251kArts & Culture$198kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
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IN
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CO
NE
VA
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DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Angeles Crest Christian Camp$383,00094%
Hispanic Ministry Center$215,00073%
Orange County Rescue Mission Inc$193,50060%
Solidarity$186,50099%
Heritage Housing Partners$170,00052%
Food Forward Inc$167,50060%
Door of Hope$165,00041%
Union Rescue Mission$165,00070%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$155,00060%
Neighborhood Homework House$148,50055%
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All grantees of The Jim Hicks Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Angeles Crest Christian Camp$383,00094%
Hispanic Ministry Center$215,00073%
Orange County Rescue Mission Inc$193,50060%
Solidarity$186,50099%
Heritage Housing Partners$170,00052%
Food Forward Inc$167,50060%
Door of Hope$165,00041%
Union Rescue Mission$165,00070%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$155,00060%
Neighborhood Homework House$148,50055%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$130,00030%
Stars Foundation$130,000790%
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles$127,89090%
The Eisenhower Foundation$124,50091%
Thomas House Temporary Shelter$103,00081%
Claris Health$93,64442%
Angels of America's Fallen$87,50072%
Burma Buddist Monastery$70,0004n/a
Pacific Battleship Center$67,47460%
Pomona Hope$60,000410%
Tedy's Team Inc$55,00072%
Trustees of Purdue University$47,5004n/a
The Welcome to America Project$40,00041%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$37,50050%
PIH Health Inc$35,00020%
College Access Plan$35,00021%
Wild Philanthropy Inc$30,00028%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$30,0003n/a
Paws for Purple Hearts$30,00040%
Twelve Points Foundation$26,5004n/a
Devil Pups Inc$25,00025%
Young America's Foundation$25,00030%
Mountain States Legal Foundation$25,00030%
Judicial Watch Inc$25,00030%
Citizens Against Government Waste$24,00030%
PIH Health Foundation$24,00030%
Ashland University$20,00020%
The Heritage Foundation$20,00030%
Institute for Humane Studies$20,00030%
The Fund for American Studies$20,00030%
The Heartland Institute$20,0003n/a
The Rightway Foundation$20,00014%
Brightfocus Foundation$20,00030%
Accuracy in Media Inc$19,00023%
Alliance Defending Freedom$19,00020%
Live Action$16,00020%
National Legal and Policy Center$15,50030%
Fuller Theological Seminary$15,00010%
Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research$15,00010%
Pacific Research Institute For Public Policy$15,00020%
Tax Foundation$15,00020%
The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy$14,00020%
Students for Life of America Inc$11,00020%
Citizens United Foundation$11,00020%
Azusa Pacific University$10,00010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$10,00010%
Citizens for Self-Governance$10,0002n/a
The Salvation Army$10,0002n/a
American Council on Science and Health$10,00011%
Team Rubicon Inc$10,00010%
Methodist Children's Home$10,00020%
First Liberty Institute$10,0002n/a
Americans for Prosperity$10,00010%
The National Right to Work Committee$9,00020%
State Policy Network$8,00020%
Cato Institute$8,00020%
Imperial Valley Food Bank$6,00010%
Caring Hands of Pinal County$5,000111%
University of California Irvine Foundation$5,00010%
George Mason University$5,0001n/a
One Section at a Time$5,0001n/a
Priceless Puppy Rescue Corp$5,00010%
American Constitutional Rights Union$5,00010%
Wolfpack PTO$5,000164%
Friends of the Newport Beach Animal Shelter$5,00011%
San Juan Capistrano Little League$5,00014%
Endurant Movement$5,00012%
John Hemmings Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Orange County Police Canine Assoc$5,00013%
The Cat House on the Kings Inc$5,00010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Farm Supply Foundation$5,00018%
EdChoice Inc$5,00020%
Accuracy in Academia Inc$4,00013%
The American Legion$4,00020%
Freedomworks Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Colorado Christian University$3,00020%
The Commemorative Air Force$2,98420%
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation$2,00010%
Willcox Quarterback Club$1,00011%
National Geographic Society$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$1,00010%
Boston Buddies Inc$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($943k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Jim Hicks Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 82 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAngeles Crest Christian Camp: $383,000 over 9y, 3.9% of budgetHispanic Ministry Center: $215,000 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $193,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSolidarity: $186,500 over 9y, 9.3% of budgetHeritage Housing Partners: $170,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetFood Forward Inc: $167,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDoor of Hope: $165,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetUnion Rescue Mission: $165,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $155,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNeighborhood Homework House: $148,500 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $130,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStars Foundation: $130,000 over 7y, 90% of budgetCenter Theatre Group of Los Angeles: $127,890 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $124,500 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetThomas House Temporary Shelter: $103,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetClaris Health: $93,644 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetAngels of America's Fallen: $87,500 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetPacific Battleship Center: $67,474 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPomona Hope: $60,000 over 4y, 9.7% of budgetTedy's Team Inc: $55,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetThe Welcome to America Project: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPIH Health Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCollege Access Plan: $35,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetWild Philanthropy Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDevil Pups Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMountain States Legal Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens Against Government Waste: $24,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPIH Health Foundation: $24,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAshland University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Fund for American Studies: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rightway Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetBrightfocus Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAccuracy in Media Inc: $19,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetAlliance Defending Freedom: $19,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLive Action: $16,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNational Legal and Policy Center: $15,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFuller Theological Seminary: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPacific Research Institute For Public Policy: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTax Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy: $14,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetStudents for Life of America Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 82.

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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.

Edwards Lifesciences FoundationCA16.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · The Catherine V and Martin Hofmann Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · California Community Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Eric Javits Family Foundation · John P & Kathryn G Evans Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · The Sandra & Lawrence Post Family Foundation · Liferay Foundation · Weingart 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.

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About The Jim Hicks Family Foundation

How much does The Jim Hicks Family Foundation give?
The Jim Hicks Family Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $769,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Jim Hicks Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (19%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Youth Development (12%).
Who are The Jim Hicks Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Angeles Crest Christian Camp ($383k), Hispanic Ministry Center ($215k), Orange County Rescue Mission Inc ($194k).
Does The Jim Hicks Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jim Hicks Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Jim Hicks Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, The Catherine V and Martin Hofmann Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation.
Where is The Jim Hicks Family Foundation based?
The Jim Hicks Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 137 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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