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The Mc Daniel 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.

$242k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$621kArts & Culture$274kPublic Safety & Disaster$273kInternational$93kYouth Development$41kHuman Services$33kHousing & Shelter$19kFood & Nutrition$9kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Free Wheelchair Mission$100,000
Berklee College of Music$50,000
Operation Open Water$45,000
The Bugle Boy Foundation$10,000
TX State Fiddlers Frolics$10,000
Texas Old Time Fiddlers Assoc$5,000
Project Hope Alliance$5,000
Dance 4 Joy Ministres$5,000
Free Rein Foundation$3,000
Festival Ballet Theater$2,500
Tunnel to Towers Foundaiton$2,500
Orange Senior Center$1,000
United Methodist Retirement Comm$1,000
Food Share Ventura County$1,000
Boys Girls Club Ventura$1,000
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 (FY21–23, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Heroes and Horses: $5k → 10%SPIN - Serving People In Need: $11k → 10%Heroes and Horses: $3k → 10%SPIN - Serving People In Need: $1k → 10%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
MT
MI
NY
MA
CT
CA
VA
TN
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 23 repeat orgs$59k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +4% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
14

Total granted

$1.3M
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
0%

Still filing today

57%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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
HealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyAnimalsHuman ServicesEducationOther
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

  • FW
    FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $574k · revenue +88%
  • OO
    OPERATION OPEN WATER
    5× · 2021–2025 · $270k · revenue +74% · 32% of their budget
  • BC
    BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $100k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • SS
    SOLDIER SONGS AND VOICES
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • SW
    Still we Rise 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
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
2
Operation Healing Heros Foundation Nfp

Documenting the lives of our military veterans

Human Services
3
Warfighter Scuba

To provide scuba instruction for veterans with ptsd. the weightlessness of scuba provides a peaceful respite from the pressures and trauma of military service. scuba for amputees provides a freedom of movement not experienced for years…

Public Benefit
4
The Veterans and First Responders
Human Services
5
Duty First Assistance Dogs

Providing service dogs to veterans and first responders

Human Services
6
Brian Bill Foundation Inc

1) the brian bill foundation offers the latest therapeutic techniques for warriors suffering from combat post-traumatic stress, mild traumatic brain injury and chronic pain in a unique format that unites eight active and/or former special…

International
7
Robert Irvine Foundation Inc

The robert irvine foundation is a not-for-profit entity and is tax exempt under 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code (irc). the organization supports and strengthens the physical and mental well-being of our service members, veterans,…

Human Services
8
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
9
Soldiers of America
Human Services
10
Operation Finally Home

Operation finally home's mission is to provide homes and home modifications to america's military heroes, first responders and their families who have sacrificed so much in services to country and community. we bring together corporate…

Housing & Shelter
11
Warfighter Outfitters

Warfighter Outfitters believe in the healing power of the outdoors. Since 2014, we have provided free fishing, hunting, and engagement trips to disabled veterans. On the water or in the woods, these veteran-only trips help service men and…

—
12
Wounded Heroes of America a Non-Profit Corporation

To provide support to our combat wounded veterans from iraq and afghanistan. we assist them financially for a specified period and if necessary, assist them on legal and financial matters, benefits, housing, and educational needs. we…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Gary Sinise Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Soldier Songs and Voices. 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

25 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. 25 of the 42 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/25
Grantees still filing
11/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $573,600 · HealthFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSIONOPERATION SURF: $31,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthOPERATION OPEN WATER: $270,000 · Public Safety & DisasterOPERATION OPEN WATERHeifer International: $85,000 · OtherHeifer InternationalTX State Fiddlers Frolics: $70,000 · OtherTX State Fiddlers Frolic…PVE Schlarship Fund: $27,500 · OtherPVE Schlarship Fund+27 more: $119,875 · Other+27 moreBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $100,000 · EducationBERKLEE C…Project Hope Alliance: $17,500 · EducationProject H…BUGLE BOY FOUNDATION: $71,000 · Arts & CultureDAEDALIAN FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Arts & CultureServing People In Need Inc: $12,000 · Human ServicesHEROES AND HORSES INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesMIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Philanthropy
Health$607,100Public Safety & Disaster$270,000Other$302,375Education$117,500Arts & Culture$73,500Human Services$19,500Philanthropy$13,500

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 budgetFREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION: $573,600 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetOPERATION OPEN WATER: $270,000 over 5y, 32% of budgetBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBUGLE BOY FOUNDATION: $71,000 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetOPERATION SURF: $31,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetProject Hope Alliance: $17,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetServing People In Need Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetDANCE 4 JOY MINISTRIES: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHEROES AND HORSES INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD SHARE INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRIPPLE EFFECT IMAGES: $5,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetFESTIVAL BALLET THEATER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCanine Adoption and Rescue League: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAEDALIAN FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAERIAL RECOVERY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJessie Rees Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WALDORF SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY: $1,875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALPHA CANINE SANCTUARY: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% 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 FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION OPEN WATER ↗
  • Who funds BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC ↗
  • Who funds BUGLE BOY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SURF ↗
  • Who funds Project Hope Alliance ↗
  • Who funds Serving People In Need Inc ↗
  • Who funds MIKEY'S WAY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DANCE 4 JOY MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SOLDIER SONGS AND VOICES ↗
  • Who funds HEROES AND HORSES INC ↗
  • Who funds FOOD SHARE INC ↗
  • Who funds RIPPLE EFFECT IMAGES ↗
  • Who funds FESTIVAL BALLET THEATER ↗
  • Who funds Canine Adoption and Rescue League ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTER ↗
  • Who funds DAEDALIAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AERIAL RECOVERY ↗
  • Who funds LAKE TAHOE WATERMAN ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD VISION INC ↗
  • Who funds Jessie Rees Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY ↗

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 Devto Support Fou…Argyros Family Founda…Orange County Communi…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Devto Support FoundationCA13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Devto Support Foundation · Argyros Family Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Mc Daniel Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mc Daniel Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Berklee College of Music Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 Mc Daniel Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Mc Daniel 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 42 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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