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The Kanaly Foundation at a glance

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The Kanaly 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.

$111k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$208kInternational$115kHuman Services$89kHealth$83kArts & Culture$14kEnvironment$10kHousing & Shelter$10kReligion$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $91k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY$20,000
ALLEY THEATRE$10,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
VICTOR RIVERA FOUNDATION$10,000
INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH$10,000
TEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM$10,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONS$10,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$10,000
ALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION$5,000
TEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC$5,000
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION$5,000
IMPACT A HERO$3,000
MEDICAL BRIDGES$2,500
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 (FY23–23, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%GIRLS INC OF SAN ANTONIO: $5k → 16%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$355k · 10 repeat orgs$197k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
13

Total granted

$355k
$146k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+8%

Still filing today

90%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k 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
EducationInternationalHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureScience & TechOther
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

  • MB
    Medical Bridges Inc
    5× · 2019–2024 · $83k · revenue +67%
  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $65k · revenue +48%
  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $50k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
    one grant, 2019 · $80k
  • SA
    SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • UH
    UT HEALTH
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
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
Texas Heart Institute

The mission of Texas Heart Institute (THI) is to reduce the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease through innovative and progressive programs in research, education, and improved patient care.

Health
2
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
3
Byrne Institute

The mission of Houston Institute is to help the people of Rice University think deeply about the best way to live through the study of the liberal arts especially philosophy and literature. Our goal is to help students become better…

Education
4
Baylor Research Institute

To improve the care and well being of our community, nationally and internationally, through innovative clinically relevant research that is consistent with the mission, vision and values of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH).

Health
5
San Antonio Medical Foundation

The mission of the san antonio medical foundation is to improvehealth care, advance biomedical science, and enhance communitywell-being by providing leadership & active stewardship of our landand other assets.

Health
6
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

Stanford university is one of a select group of american universities that have achieved eminence in both undergraduate and graduate education and research - cont'd sch o.

Education
7
The Awty International School

See Schedule OThe purpose of Awty International School (Awty) is to create an environment where students experience excellence every day to make their mark on the world alongside their community, in a spirit of curiosity, courage and…

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8
Texas a&M Research Foundation

To facilitate research and development within the texas a&m university system and selected other entities.

Education
9
Valor Texas Education Foundation

Valor's mission is to educate the whole person in authentic communities for a full human life. Through our K-12 tuition-free classical charter schools and the Valor Institute, we build communities dedicated to wisdom, virtue, and…

Education
10
St John's School

See Schedule OSt. John's School is an independent, co-educational day school presenting a 13-year sequence of college preparatory training. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1946 to provide the community with a school of exacting…

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11
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
12
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sky High for Kids Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mind Science Foundation. 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

22 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. 22 of the 30 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)
21/22
Grantees still filing
14/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA: $80,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMAJourney Home Houston: $40,000 · OtherJourney Home HoustonTHE CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $38,700 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S FUND INCInstitute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center: $35,000 · OtherInstitute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Med…Individual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONS: $10,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN: $10,000 · OtherUT HEALTH: $10,000 · Other+7 more: $31,375 · Other+7 moreFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $65,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationBAYLOR UNIVERSITYTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationMedical Bridges Inc: $82,500 · InternationalMedical Bridges IncWORLD VISION INC: $10,000 · InternationalWORLD VISION INCCompassion International Incorporated: $6,250 · InternationalCompassion Internat…SKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $10,000 · HealthVICTOR RIVERA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthTEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM: $13,500 · Science & TechALLEY THEATRE: $10,500 · Arts & CultureBALLET SAN ANTONIO: $3,000 · Arts & CultureRESCUE- FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL: $6,250 · Human ServicesGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO: $5,000 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 · Religion
Other$270,075Education$125,000International$98,750Health$20,000Science & Tech$13,500Arts & Culture$13,500Human Services$11,250Religion$10,000

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 budgetMedical Bridges Inc: $82,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJourney Home Houston: $40,000 over 2y, 9.7% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S FUND INC: $38,700 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetInstitute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center: $35,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetTEXAS BIOMEDICAL FORUM: $13,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetALLEY THEATRE: $10,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKY HIGH FOR KIDS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVICTOR RIVERA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE- FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL: $6,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIMPACT A HERO INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTEXAS TECH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GLADNEY FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SAN ANTONIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALAMO HEIGHTS SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMIND SCIENCE FOUNDATION: $4,375 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAUTISM SERVICE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO DBA AUTISM COMMUNITY NETWORK: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBALLET SAN ANTONIO: $3,000 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.

Greater Houston Commu…Mays Family FoundationThe Marshall Steves F…Betty Stieren Kelso F…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …Natl Christian Charit…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Mays Family Foundation · The Marshall Steves Foundation · Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Kanaly Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Kanaly Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Kanaly Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Kanaly 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 30 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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