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The Lyda Hill Foundation at a glance

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The Lyda Hill 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.

$2.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$1.0M
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.

Arts & Culture$6.1MEducation$5.3MHuman Services$2.8MEnvironment$2.6MHealth$2.5MPhilanthropy$1.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$316kCommunity Improvement$250kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$26M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
METROCARE SERVICES$1,000,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER DALLAS$500,000
UPLIFT EDUCATION$250,000
THE STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER$250,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $750k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER DALLAS: $500k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER DALLAS: $250k → 14%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.

41%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.7M · 4 repeat orgs$12M to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
12

Total granted

$8.7M
$12M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+33%

Still filing today

75%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION
    3× · 2019–2023 · $5.0M · revenue +28%
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    2× · 2023–2024 · $999k · revenue +1%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INC DBA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    2× · 2023–2025 · $750k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • PM
    PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCEgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5.0M · revenue +245%
  • CM
    CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $2.5M · revenue 0%
  • TT
    TEXAS TREES FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $1.3M · revenue +36%
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
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
2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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3
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
4
Dallas Citizens Council

To lead and serve in the moments that matter the most for the people of dallas.

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5
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
6
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
7
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
10
University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors

To provide the highest level of stewardship for university donors through professional management and oversight of the university of minnesota foundation's assets by creating a focused investment environment with clarity of purpose,…

Education
11
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
12
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communities Foundation of Texas Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Wildlife Federation. 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 19 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)
1
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

PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE: $4,998,454 · Arts & CulturePEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCEDallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: $1,098,709 · Arts & CultureDallas Holocaust and Human Right…UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $5,000,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOU…UPLIFT EDUCATION: $250,000 · Education+1 more: $25,000 · EducationDALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER: $2,000,229 · OtherDALLAS COUNTY MENTAL H…TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION: $1,252,181 · OtherTEXAS TREES FOUNDATIONDALLAS FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION: $315,643 · OtherDALLAS FIRE FIGHTERS A…CARE AND SHARE FOOD BANK - COLORADO: $249,713 · OtherCARE AND SHARE FOOD BA…THE STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $250,000 · OtherTHE STOREHOUSE COMMUNI…NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $151,621 · Other+1 more: $100,065 · OtherCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S ME…THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $998,832 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $299,813 · EnvironmentUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC: $1,000,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $50,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $2,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INC DBA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $750,050 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$6,097,163Education$5,275,000Other$4,319,452Health$2,500,000Environment$1,298,645Philanthropy$1,052,500Human Services$750,050

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $5,000,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetPEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE: $4,998,454 over 1y, 17% of budgetCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTEXAS TREES FOUNDATION: $1,252,181 over 1y, 19% of budgetDallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: $1,098,709 over 1y, 16% of budgetUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $998,832 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INC DBA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $750,050 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $299,813 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $250,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetUPLIFT EDUCATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $151,621 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MILKEN INSTITUTE: $100,065 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

The Addy FoundationMeadows Foundation IncThe Dallas FoundationCommunities Foundatio…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Addy FoundationTX15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Addy Foundation · Meadows Foundation Inc · The Dallas Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Lyda Hill Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lyda Hill Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%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
    2report 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

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    How do I get to The Lyda Hill Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Lyda Hill 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 19 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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