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The Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation at a glance

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The Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$32k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Religion$93kPhilanthropy$70kHealth$70kHuman Services$26kArts & Culture$15kEducation$12kYouth Development$9kAnimals$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Transformation House$5,000
Faith Angler Network$5,000
Laity Lodge Foundation$5,000
Safari Club International$5,000
Lifetime Recovery$5,000
Bass Club of Champions$1,450
St Helena's Episcopal Church$1,200
Sun Valley Jazz Festival$1,200
LSU School of Medicine$1,000
American Parkinson Disease Association$500
American Parkinsons Disease Association$275
Family Violence Prevention Services$250
Center for Action and Contemplation$250
Round Top Festival Institute$250
St Jude Childrens Hospital$250
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 (FY17–25, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Cal Farley's Boys Ranch: $112 → 20%Warrior Expeditions: $500 → 8%Marbridge Foundation: $3k → 10%Family Violence Prevention Services: $250 → 16%Transformation House: $5k → 7%Transformation House: $3k → 7%Hope Supply Co: $100 → 14%Transformation House: $600 → 7%Transformation House: $500 → 7%Kendall County Women's Shelter: $450 → 7%Kendall County Women's Shelter: $250 → 7%KENDALL COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $250 → 7%KENDALL COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $150 → 7%Meals on Wheels: $250 → 16%Meals on Wheels: $250 → 16%Meals on Wheels: $100 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MN
IL
NY
PA
CT
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
TN
DC
LA
MS
TX
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$254k · 35 repeat orgs$62k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
37

Total granted

$254k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+13%

Still filing today

66%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 ServicesHealthEducationReligionInternationalArts & CultureOther
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

  • SA
    SAN ANTONIO LIFETIME RECOVERY INC DBA LIFETIME RECOVERY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $48k · revenue +201%
  • MM
    MAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $11k · revenue +65%
  • TH
    Transformation House
    4× · 2019–2025 · $9k · revenue +284%

Funded once

  • WC
    William's Community School
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • IA
    International Academy of Ind Medical Evaluators
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • SF
    SDPM Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
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
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
2
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
3
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
4
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
5
Water Missions International

To honor god by developing, implementing, and sharing best-in-class safe water solutions that transform as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible.

International
6
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
7
American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Mission statement: advancing evidence-based lifestyle medicine to treat, reverse and prevent non-communicable, chronic disease. vision statement: a nation and world wherein lifestyle medicine is the foundation of health and all healthcare.…

Health
8
Texas Children's Hospital

Texas children's hospital, headquartered in houston, texas, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to create a healthier future for children and women throughout our global community by leading in patient care, education and…

Health
9
Transformation Health Network

Transformation health network seeks to bring healing to individuals, communities, and nations through establishing systems of healthcare that addresses the true nature of man as body, soul and spirit. we are developing models of 'whole…

Health
10
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
11
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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12
Texas Leadership Summit

Empowering everyday leaders with courage, tools and hope to ignite a revival of christian leadership.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is Meals On Wheels. 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

49 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. 49 of the 81 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/49
Grantees still filing
35/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Kennedy Family Donor Advised Fund: $70,000 · OtherKennedy Family Donor Advised FundST HELENAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $60,790 · OtherST HELENAS EPISCOPAL CHURCHWilliam's Community School: $10,000 · OtherBASS CLUB OF CHAMPIONS: $7,050 · Other+42 more: $55,020 · Other+42 moreSAN ANTONIO LIFETIME RECOVERY INC DBA LIFETIME RECOVERY: $48,260 · HealthSAN ANTONIO LIFETI…+7 more: $4,329 · Health+7 moreMAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC: $11,462 · Human ServicesMAGDALENA…Transformation House: $8,600 · Human ServicesTransform…MARBRIDGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesMARBRIDGE…KENDALL COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $1,100 · Human Services+6 more: $2,162 · Human Services+6 moreCHRIST HEALING CENTER MINISTRIES: $8,672 · ReligionLaity Lodge Foundation: $5,000 · ReligionFAITH ANGLER NETWORK: $5,000 · ReligionReach Ministries: $3,500 · ReligionUNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC: $1,000 · Religion+1 more: $240 · ReligionYOUNG LIFE: $6,250 · Youth DevelopmentLSU FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationBoerne-Samuel V Champion High School PTO: $500 · EducationLSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $500 · EducationTEXAS ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION: $500 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $440 · EducationPROJECT TRANSFORMATION RIO TEXAS: $375 · EducationUganda Tree of Life Ministries Inc: $1,000 · InternationalLINKING LIVES: $1,000 · InternationalWORLD VISION INC: $304 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 · International
Other$202,860Health$52,589Human Services$25,824Religion$23,412Youth Development$6,250Education$3,315International$2,504

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 budgetSAN ANTONIO LIFETIME RECOVERY INC DBA LIFETIME RECOVERY: $48,260 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC: $11,462 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCHRIST HEALING CENTER MINISTRIES: $8,672 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTransformation House: $8,600 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $6,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetReach Ministries: $3,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetH E BUTT FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMARBRIDGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALS ASSOCIATION-TEXAS CHAPTER: $1,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKENDALL COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC: $1,025 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUganda Tree of Life Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLSU FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $904 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetALPHA HOME INC: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS OF TEXAS INC: $750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS: $600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJames Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWARRIOR EXPEDITIONS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoerne-Samuel V Champion High School PTO: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDEEP RIVER MINISTRIES: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $440 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALAMO PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL DOING BUSINESS AS KLRN: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT TRANSFORMATION RIO TEXAS: $375 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $320 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $304 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDriscoll Children's Hospital: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $240 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ALLIANCE INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHILL COUNTRY DAILY BREAD: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAL FARLEY'S BOYS RANCH: $112 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE SUPPLY CO: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $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.

  • Who funds SAN ANTONIO LIFETIME RECOVERY INC DBA LIFETIME RECOVERY ↗
  • Who funds MAGDALENA MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHRIST HEALING CENTER MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Transformation House ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds Laity Lodge Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FAITH ANGLER NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL HILL COUN ↗
  • Who funds Reach Ministries ↗
  • Who funds H E BUTT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MARBRIDGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ALS ASSOCIATION-TEXAS CHAPTER ↗
  • Who funds KENDALL COUNTY WOMEN'S SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOC ↗
  • Who funds Uganda Tree of Life Ministries Inc ↗
  • Who funds UNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds LSU FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗

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.

San Antonio Area Foun…United Way of San Ant…Methodist Healthcare …Harvey E Najim Charit…Perry & Ruby Stevens …St Luke's Lutheran He…John L Santikos Chari…Cb and Anita Branch T…John R & Greli N Less…Nancy Smith Hurd Foun…Faye L & William L Co…The Community Foundat…
San Antonio Area FoundationTX20.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: San Antonio Area Foundation · United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County · Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc · Harvey E Najim Charitable Foundation · Perry & Ruby Stevens Charitable Foundation · St Luke's Lutheran Health Ministries Inc · John L Santikos Charitable Foundation · Cb and Anita Branch Trust James L Drought Trustee · John R & Greli N Less Charitable Trust #FE324 · Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation · Faye L & William L Cowden Charitable Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country 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 Lou and Bud Kennedy Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lou and Bud Kennedy Family 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report 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.

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 81 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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