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The Klein 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.

$123k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$111k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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$1.1MRecreation & Sports$601kPhilanthropy$512kArts & Culture$381kHealth$148kInternational$135kCivil Rights$35kCrime & Legal$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $2k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $111k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AUSTIN ED FUND$111,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$10,000
AUSTIN ED FUND$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%THINK NEW MEXICO: $10k → 12%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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 4 repeat orgs$710k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
16

Total granted

$1.8M
$710k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-28%
+59%

Still filing today

50%
81%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHealthCrime & LegalCivil RightsHuman 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

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
    8× · 2018–2025 · $1.2M
  • AE
    AUSTIN ED FUND
    2× · 2024–2025 · $390k
  • TC
    THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $100k · revenue -28%

Funded once

  • TW
    TOMORROW'S WOMENgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $135k · revenue +59%
  • NM
    NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS - ARTS INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -68%
  • SS
    SITE SANTA FEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +65%
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
Glasstire

Glasstire is a website about visual art in Texas. Our mission is to expand the conversation about visual art in Texas.

Arts & Culture
2
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

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3
Aclu Foundation of Texas Inc

The ACLU Foundation of Texas is the unyielding guardian and promoter of freedom, justice, equality and dignity of all people, particularly for those who are still fighting to secure the full exercise of their civil rights and liberties.…

Civil Rights
4
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
5
Uatx

Uatx is a nonprofit dedicated to building a liberal arts university committed to freedom of inquiry, freedom of conscience, and civil discourse. to maintain these principles, the university will be fiercely independent financially,…

Education
6
Center for Austin Independent Journalism

To equip Austinites to make informed decisions through independent, in-depth reporting, diverse opinions, and civil dialogue. A strong local press is essential for a healthy community and democracy. We work to make Austin a more empowered…

Arts & Culture
7
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
8
Austin Public Library Friends Foundation

Support and strengthen austin public libraries

Education
9
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
10
Dallas Contemporary

Dallas contemporary presents art in a forum that cultivates artists, ignites learning and inspires the community. dallas contemporary is a non-collecting art museum presenting new and challenging ideas from regional, national and…

Arts & Culture
11
Texas Association of Business

As the state chamber of commerce, tab is the most influential and dominant voice for public policy issues affecting business in texas. through proven results-oriented advocacy and member services, tab develops a climate in texas which…

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12
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Inc

The tucson museum of art and historic block connects art to life through meaningful and engaging experiences that inspire discovery, spark creativity, and promote cultural understanding.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humanities Texas; the most unlike its peers is New Mexico School for the Arts - Arts Institute. 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

16 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. 16 of the 21 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: $1,229,289 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINAUSTIN ED FUND: $389,534 · OtherAUSTIN ED FUNDTOMORROW'S WOMEN: $135,000 · OtherTOMORROW'S WOMEN+5 more: $105,526 · Other+5 moreAUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $511,517 · PhilanthropyAUSTIN COMMUNITY FO…THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC: $100,382 · Arts & CultureTHE CONTEM…SITE SANTA FE: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSITE SANTA…HUMANITIES TEXAS: $80,000 · Arts & CultureHUMANITIES…+2 more: $6,000 · Arts & CultureNEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS - ARTS INSTITUTE: $100,000 · EducationAUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $41,978 · EducationEX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF UT: $30,864 · EducationRETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST: $87,500 · HealthCENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION: $30,000 · Crime & LegalANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 · Civil RightsTHINK NEW MEXICO: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$1,859,349Philanthropy$511,517Arts & Culture$286,382Education$172,842Health$87,500Crime & Legal$30,000Civil Rights$25,000Human Services$10,000

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 budgetAUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $511,517 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTOMORROW'S WOMEN: $135,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetTHE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN MUSEUM INC: $100,382 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS - ARTS INSTITUTE: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSITE SANTA FE: $100,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetRETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST: $87,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHUMANITIES TEXAS: $80,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN EAR INSTITUTE: $50,526 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetAUSTIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $41,978 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetEX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF UT: $30,864 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHINK NEW MEXICO: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMenil Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ballroom Cultural Arts Foundation: $1,000 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.

Albuquerque Community…Santa Fe Community Fo…The Moody FoundationCommunities Foundatio…Toan-O'Brien Foundati…Thornburg FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…
Albuquerque Community FoundationNM15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Albuquerque Community Foundation · Santa Fe Community Foundation · The Moody Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Toan-O'Brien Foundation Barrett Toan & Paula O'Brien Ttees · Thornburg Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Klein Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Klein Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely 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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Klein Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Klein 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 21 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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