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The Massie Family 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.

$449k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$1.3MHealth$768kYouth Development$405kCommunity Improvement$212kEducation$154kHuman Services$136kFood & Nutrition$62kRecreation & Sports$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $298k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $140k
$20,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$5.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AUBURN COMMUNITY CHURCH$80,000
ASHVILLE DREAM CENTER$60,000
REGENERATION NASHVILLE$36,000
ONE GENERATION AWAY$34,500
CHURCH OF THE CITY$27,000
GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD$20,000
LEE UNIVERSITY$20,000
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY$20,000
BIOLA UNIVERSITY$20,000
THE BRIDGE INC$20,000
BARNABAS FOUNDATION INC$20,000
AVAIL NYC$15,000
COLLEGE GOLF FELLOWSHIP$15,000
SIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTH$10,000
REPLENISH$10,000
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 (FY24–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 60% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AVAIL NYC: $15k → 17%FIND REST FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 4%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

IL
NY
CA
MO
TN
NC
DC
AL
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 17 repeat orgs$833k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
7

Total granted

$2.3M
$557k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+65%

Still filing today

53%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $277k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationReligionHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & 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

  • SP
    SIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTH
    7× · 2018–2024 · $140k · revenue +230%
  • YF
    YOUTH FOR CHRIST SACRAMENTO
    3× · 2021–2023 · $119k · revenue +8%
  • AA
    ALDAR ACADEMY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $94k · revenue +96%

Funded once

  • SC
    SUNSET CHRISTIAN CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $508k
  • DC
    DESTINY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $26k
  • MM
    MERCY MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2020 · $9k
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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
4
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

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5
Olivet University

Providing guality Christian education to the network generation

Education
6
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
7
Abilene Christian School Inc

The mission of Abilene Christian School, Inc. is to equip students to excel academically, serve meaningfully, and walk faithfully with God.

Education
8
Charlotte Christian College & Theological Seminary

To educate, train, and develop ministers, evangelists, missionaries, and other people who are going to enter the Christian ministry. Educate ministers and missionaries to serve the Lord.

Religion
9
Southwestern Christian College

Its purpose is to offer a holistic educational program that will motivate the student to value and achieve academi excellence within the context of commitment to moral and spiritual values.

Education
10
Manna University

Manna University is a biblical higher education institution dedicated to educating, equipping, and empowering emerging leaders to change the world.

Education
11
Charis Bible College Inc

Charis Bible Colleges, Inc. (CBC) was established to train and equip individuals to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through practical application through mentoring, training, and teaching.

Religion
12
Arborbrook Christian Academy

Arborbrook Christian Academy partners with parents to equip, empower, and encourage students to cultivate godly character, pursue life-long learning, and love the Lord Jesus Christ.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sacramento Valley Teen Challenge Inc; the most unlike its peers is Compassion Causes. 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

19 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. 19 of the 37 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SUNSET CHRISTIAN CENTER: $507,500 · OtherSUNSET CHRISTIAN CENTERTEEN CHALLENGE NORWESTCAL NEVADA: $279,073 · OtherTEEN CHALLENGE NORWESTCAL NEVADAREGENERATION NASHVILLE: $212,000 · OtherREGENERATION NASHVILLETHE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD: $196,524 · OtherTHE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GODSUMMIT CHURCH: $127,500 · OtherSUMMIT CHURCHDESTINY CHRISTIAN CENTER: $120,000 · OtherDESTINY CHRISTIAN CENTERYOUTH FOR CHRIST SACRAMENTO: $118,833 · OtherYOUTH FOR CHRIST SACRAMENTOALDAR ACADEMY: $93,500 · OtherALL CHRIST CHURCH: $80,000 · Other+17 more: $328,532 · Other+17 moreSACRAMENTO VALLEY TEEN CHALLENGE INC: $608,000 · HealthSACRAMENTO VALLEY TEEN CHAL…SIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTH: $140,333 · HealthSIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTHFresnoMadera Youth For Christ Inc: $126,000 · Youth DevelopmentONE GENERATION AWAY: $61,500 · Civil RightsBarnabas Foundation: $20,000 · ReligionCollege Golf Fellowship: $15,000 · ReligionCOMPASSION CAUSES: $6,000 · ReligionSamford University: $20,000 · EducationBIOLA UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 · EducationAVAIL NYC: $15,000 · Human ServicesFind Rest Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$2,063,462Health$748,333Youth Development$126,000Civil Rights$61,500Religion$41,000Education$40,000Human Services$25,000

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 budgetSACRAMENTO VALLEY TEEN CHALLENGE INC: $608,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetSIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTH: $140,333 over 7y, 15% of budgetYOUTH FOR CHRIST SACRAMENTO: $118,833 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetALDAR ACADEMY: $93,500 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetONE GENERATION AWAY: $61,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSamford University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEE UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlternatives Pregnancy Center: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMERCY MULTIPLIED AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBIOLA UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCollege Golf Fellowship: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAVAIL NYC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFind Rest Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetCOMPASSION CAUSES: $6,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetAgape International Missions: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Hope International: $532 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.

  • Who funds SACRAMENTO VALLEY TEEN CHALLENGE INC ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA PREGNANCY & HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds FresnoMadera Youth For Christ Inc ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH FOR CHRIST SACRAMENTO ↗
  • Who funds ALDAR ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds ONE GENERATION AWAY ↗
  • Who funds Samford University ↗
  • Who funds LEE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Alternatives Pregnancy Center ↗
  • Who funds Barnabas Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MERCY MULTIPLIED AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds BIOLA UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds College Golf Fellowship ↗
  • Who funds AVAIL NYC ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds Find Rest Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds COMPASSION CAUSES ↗
  • Who funds Agape International Missions ↗
  • Who funds Child Hope International ↗

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.

Servant FoundationKS23.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Greater Horizons · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Renaissance 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 Massie Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Massie Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 37 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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