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The McNeel Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$216k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Health$59kHuman Services$43kEducation$28kRecreation & Sports$11kYouth Development$7kFood & Nutrition$6kReligion$6kArts & Culture$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$2,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$150,000
THE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE OF MISSISSIPPI$25,000
OZANAM CHARITABLE PHARMACY$15,000
BAYLOR SCHOOL$5,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$2,500
THOMAS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$2,500
PILOTS FOR CHRIST$2,000
AUBURN UNIVERSITY$2,000
THE HAVEN$2,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$2,000
WHITE HOUSE FORK BAPTIST CHURCH$2,000
THE FARMLINK PROJECT$2,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$2,000
FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL$1,000
Individual grant recipient$500
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 (FY22–24, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%EMBRACE ALABAMA KIDS: $2k → 18%EMBRACE ALABAMA KIDS: $2k → 18%EMBRACE ALABAMA KIDS: $2k → 18%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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$498k · 18 repeat orgs$21k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
8

Total granted

$498k
$16k

Still filing today

61%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • BS
    BAYLOR SCHOOL
    4× · 2022–2025 · $18k · revenue +11%
  • TH
    THOMAS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $10k · revenue +12%
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    3× · 2023–2025 · $6k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA HISTORIC TRUST
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • NB
    NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES BALDWIN COUNTY
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
  • BP
    BLOUNTSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
2
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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3
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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4
The Children's Hospital of Alabama

The mission of Children's of Alabama is to provide the finest pediatric health services to all children in an environment that fosters excellence in research and medical education. Children's will be an advocate for all children and work…

Health
5
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
6
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
7
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
8
Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Mid-atlantic christian university is an undergraduate institution of christian higher learning whose mission is to impact the world by transforming ordinary people into extraordinary christian leaders. students are taught to think…

Education
9
East Texas Baptist University

East texas baptist university (etbu) was founded in 1912 as a fully accredited institution of higher education. affiliated with the baptist general convention of texas, etbu educates students by integrating biblical faith and learning to…

Education
10
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
11
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

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12
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Presbyterian Home for Children; the most unlike its peers is Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy Inc. 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

12 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. 12 of the 29 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)
12/12
Grantees still filing
9/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $350,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE OF MISSISSIPPI: $28,500 · OtherTHE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE OF MISSISSIPPI+17 more: $43,700 · Other+17 moreOzanam Charitable Pharmacy Inc: $40,000 · HealthOzanam Char…THOMAS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthTHOMAS HOSP…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,000 · HealthST JUDE CHI…BAYLOR SCHOOL: $17,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · EducationFARMLINK PROJECT: $6,000 · Human ServicesUNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME: $4,500 · Human ServicesFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC: $3,000 · EnvironmentSouth Alabama Land Trust Inc: $2,000 · Environment
Other$422,200Health$54,000Education$20,500Human Services$10,500Youth Development$6,000Environment$5,000

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 budgetOzanam Charitable Pharmacy Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBAYLOR SCHOOL: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFARMLINK PROJECT: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Alabama Land Trust Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 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 Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy Inc ↗
  • Who funds BAYLOR SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds FARMLINK PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds South Alabama Land Trust Inc ↗
  • Who funds PILOTS FOR CHRIST 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.

Mapp Family FoundationAL13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mapp Family Foundation · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Alabama Power Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 McNeel Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The McNeel Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The McNeel Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The McNeel 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 29 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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