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The Longbrake Family Foundation at a glance

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The Longbrake 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.

$899k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$866k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Community Improvement$2.3MReligion$220kPhilanthropy$204kHuman Services$187kArts & Culture$172kHousing & Shelter$146kEducation$74kFood & Nutrition$52kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $250k+1 grant · $866k
$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$8.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW SECTOR ALLIANCE$865,784
BRANFORD FREE EVANGELICAL CHURCH$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING$5,000
THE GIVING SQUARE$3,500
SDC FOUNDATION$2,500
GERMANTOWN GLOBAL CONNECTIONS$2,500
Individual grant recipient$1,500
COMMUNITY FARMSHARE$1,500
INDEPENDENT SECTOR$1,000
TISBEST PHILANTROPHY$900
02The need
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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 (FY19–24, $112k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%UNITY SHOPPE: $20k → 14%FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS: $22k → 12%FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS: $10k → 12%MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $40k → 8%LITTLE BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE CENTER: $5k → 12%COMFORT CASES: $100 → 8%PEPS - PROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $5k → 9%COMFORT CASES: $52 → 8%WUMCO HELP: $5k → 8%WUMCO HELP: $5k → 8%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

AK
WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CT
CA
CO
MD
DC
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.9M · 15 repeat orgs$649k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
34

Total granted

$2.9M
$624k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+40%

Still filing today

80%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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
Human ServicesFood & NutritionPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TG
    THE GIVING SQUARE INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $102k · revenue +55%
  • SG
    SUNSHINE GOSPEL MINISTRIES
    2× · 2017–2020 · $80k · revenue +32%
  • AP
    Albany Park Theater Project
    2× · 2017–2020 · $80k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • TB
    The Big Table
    one grant, 2020 · $95k · revenue -20%
  • HI
    HAND IN HAND
    one grant, 2020 · $80k · revenue -105%
  • H
    HOMESIGHT
    one grant, 2018 · $51k · revenue -35%
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
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
2
Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance

Neighborhood farmers market alliance's mission is to strengthen and support washington's small farms and farming families by providing effective direct sales sites and broadening access to seattle shoppers.

Community Improvement
3
Northwest Harvest Emm

The organization's mission is growing food justice through collective action. the organization's vision is ending hunger in washington state.

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4
America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Inc

To advance change by feeding the hungry and educating and engaging the community in the fight to end hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
6
Humanities Washington

Humanities washington (hw) opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives. we envision a state where all people seek a deeper understanding of others, themselves, and the human experience, in order to…

Arts & Culture
7
Chicago's Green City Market Program

Green city market is securing the future of food by deepening support for sustainable farmers, educating our community, and expanding access to locally-grown food.

Food & Nutrition
8
Moveable Feast Inc

Moveable feast's mission is to improve the health of marylanders experiencing food insecurity and chronic illness by preparing and delivering medically tailored meals and providing nutrition education, thereby achieving racial, social, and…

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9
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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10
Martha's Table Inc

Martha's table works to support stronger children, stronger families, and stronger communities by increasing access to quality education programs, healthy food, and family supports.

Food & Nutrition
11
Montgomery County Food Council Inc

Mcfc builds an equitable, resilient and sustainable local food system through collaboration, transformation, and cultivation.mcfc envisions a vibrant and equitable food system that is healthy for our community, economy, and environment.

Food & Nutrition
12
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Independent Sector; the most unlike its peers is Galesburg Museums Inc Dba Discovery Depot. 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

36 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. 36 of the 56 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
26/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW SECTOR ALLIANCE INC: $2,312,717 · EmploymentNEW SECTOR ALLIANCE INCHAND IN HAND: $80,000 · OtherHAND IN HANDSUNSHINE GOSPEL MINISTRIES: $80,000 · OtherSUNSHINE GOSPEL MINI…CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE: $70,000 · OtherCHURCH COUNCIL OF GR…HOMESIGHT: $50,890 · OtherHOMESIGHTIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant rec…ALASKA CHILD AND FAMILY: $44,900 · OtherALASKA CHILD AND FAM…BRANFORD EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH: $30,000 · OtherGALESBURG MUSEUMS INC DBA DISCOVERY DEPOT: $46,248 · OtherGALESBURG MUSEUMS IN…CITY FRUIT: $25,000 · OtherALASKA CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $30,000 · Other+27 more: $141,452 · Other+27 moreTHE GIVING SQUARE INC: $102,250 · PhilanthropyThe Big Table: $95,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $5,460 · PhilanthropyAlbany Park Theater Project: $80,000 · Youth DevelopmentSIFF: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesFINANCIAL BEGINNINGS: $32,000 · Human ServicesUNITY SHOPPE INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesWUMCO HELP INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesLITTLE BLESSINGS CHRISTIAN CHILDCARE CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $152 · Human ServicesUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $35,000 · EducationLITERACY SOURCE A COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER: $15,250 · EducationAUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $5,000 · EducationTRANSITIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Employment$2,312,717Other$648,490Philanthropy$202,710Youth Development$120,000Human Services$112,152Education$55,250Housing & Shelter$55,000

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 budgetNEW SECTOR ALLIANCE INC: $2,312,717 over 4y, 18% of budgetTHE GIVING SQUARE INC: $102,250 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetThe Big Table: $95,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHAND IN HAND: $80,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetSUNSHINE GOSPEL MINISTRIES: $80,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetAlbany Park Theater Project: $80,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetHOMESIGHT: $50,890 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTRANSITIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGALESBURG MUSEUMS INC DBA DISCOVERY DEPOT: $46,248 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetSIFF: $40,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINANCIAL BEGINNINGS: $32,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetALASKA CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCITY FRUIT: $25,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetUNITY SHOPPE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLITERACY SOURCE A COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER: $15,250 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWUMCO HELP INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY FARMSHARE: $10,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetAUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSEATTLE THEATRE GROUP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROGRAM FOR EARLY PARENT SUPPORT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget501 Commons: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTISBEST PHILANTHROPY: $4,460 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGERMANTOWN GLOBAL CONNECTION INC: $4,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetWHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION WHITE CENTER FOOD BANK: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOURISH NOW FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILYWORKS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEDMONDS FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS-ON-WHEELS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMFORT CASES INC: $152 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMADISON HOUSE AUTISM FOUNDATION INC: $102 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.

Seattle FoundationPuget Sound Energy Fo…M J Murdock Charitabl…Greater Washington Co…The Norcliffe Foundat…Gates FoundationMedina FoundationEmployees Community F…Mightycause Charitabl…Healthcare Initiative…The Satterberg Founda…Credit Unions in the …
Seattle FoundationWA24.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Gates Foundation · Medina Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Healthcare Initiative Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · Credit Unions in the State of Washington

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 Longbrake Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Longbrake Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Inc: 19% of income from government
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Financial Beginnings: 1% of income from government
  • Comfort Cases Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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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How do I get to The Longbrake Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Longbrake Family 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 56 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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