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The Medallion Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

The Medallion Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
96
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$903k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Food & Nutrition$5.6MHealth$2.8MPhilanthropy$2.5MYouth Development$1.4MHuman Services$1.4MEducation$840kHousing & Shelter$827kRecreation & Sports$516kOther$0
02FY2024 · 96 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k68 grants · $1.1M
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $721k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.0M
$15,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$149M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HWY 71 RANCH$902,639
SPRING SPIRIT$400,000
SPRING SPIRIT BASEBALL$350,000
DONOR ADVISED FUND$315,771
SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON$100,000
AMAZING PLACE$100,000
VITALIVING$100,000
CAMP FOR ALL FOUNDATION$88,500
VITALIVING$65,000
WESTERN ACADEMY$60,000
MEMORIAL VILLAGES POLICE FOUNDATION$57,285
BIG LOVE CANCER CARE SERVICES$50,000
KID'S MEALS INC$50,000
SHARPEN RECOVERY$50,000
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN - TEXAS$46,000
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 (FY17–24, $1.1M) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%HOPE RISING: $20k → 14%JASPER COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING: $15k → 19%HEART GALLERY ALABAMA: $11k → 16%HOPE RISING: $15k → 14%CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $10k → 16%CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $10k → 16%CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $10k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $10k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE: $25k → 16%WOMEN'S HOME THE: $25k → 16%THE WOMEN'S HOME: $25k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON: $16k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE: $15k → 16%COVENANT HOUSE: $15k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON: $15k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON: $14k → 16%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON: $10k → 16%SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON: $100k → 16%SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON: $100k → 16%SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON: $50k → 16%SUMMERHOUSE: $10k → 16%MEMORIAL VILLAGES POLICE FOUNDATION: $57k → 16%PATHWAYS YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 16%CYPRESS ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $7k → 16%RAISEUP FAMILIES: $10k → 16%HAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $33k → 16%HAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $15k → 16%HAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $10k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $15k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $25k → 16%NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $10k → 16%NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $8k → 16%NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $8k → 16%SANCTUARY FOSTER CARE SERVICES THE: $10k → 16%KID'S MEALS INC: $50k → 16%KID'S MEALS INC: $50k → 16%KID'S MEALS INC: $20k → 16%MY CONNECT COMMUNITY: $25k → 16%HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS: $20k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: $13k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: $13k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: $10k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: $10k → 16%HAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $10k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE: $8k → 16%TARGET HUNGER: $15k → 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

IL
NY
NV
CT
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
TN
DC
AL
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$15M · 108 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

108 repeat relationships: 69 still active in FY2024, 39 since wound down; 25 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

108
81

Total granted

$15M
$1.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+11%

Still filing today

59%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $432k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth 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

  • SI
    SpringSpirit Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +55%
  • VL
    VITA LIVING INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $545k · revenue +23%
  • BC
    Baylor College of Medicine
    4× · 2017–2023 · $284k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • SA
    SEVEN ACRES JEWISH CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $150k
  • SF
    SER-JOBS FRO PROGRESS
    one grant, 2017 · $100k
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS HARBOR INC
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue -48%
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
LifeHouse of Houston Inc

LifeHouse is a Christ-centered ministry ensuring life for unborn children by providing opportunities for housing, help, and hope for young women during their pregnancies and beyond.

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2
Family Service Center of Houston and Harris County

The mission of Family Service Center of Houston and Harris County (Family Houston) is to create a stronger community for tomorrow by helping individuals and families meet the challenges they face today. We help others help themselves.

Human Services
3
Memorial Hermann Medical Group

Memorial hermann health system is a nonprofit, values-driven, community-owned health system dedicated to improving health. our vision is to create healthier communities, now and for generations to come. our values are community,…

Health
4
Healing Hands Ministries Inc

Hmm health provides quality healthcare to all its neighbors with love, compassion, and respect.

Health
5
Houston Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Houston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope to provide a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Housing & Shelter
6
Harris County Medical Society

Our mission is to be the leading advocate for our member physicians, their patients and our community, in promoting the highest standards of ethical medical practice, access to quality medical care, medical education, research, and…

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7
Breakthrough Houston

The mission of Breakthrough Houston (BTH) is to work with highly motivated students to achieve post-secondary success and empower aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educational advocates.

Education
8
Trees for Houston

Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.

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9
Houston's Amazing Place Inc

Amazing Place empowers families facing the challenges of dementia and Alzheimer's and advances brain health for all. The Organization serves adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate dementia, caregiving families and…

Human Services
10
Houston Area Community Services

Our mission is to provide high quality and caring services to promote healthy people and communities.

Health
11
Houston Area Women's Center

The Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC) works to end domestic and sexual violence and supports all in building safe and healthy lives through advocacy, counseling, education, shelter, and support services.

Human Services
12
The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center

The Hospice at the Texas Medical Center holds a freestanding 37 bed inpatient facility in the Texas Medical Center that is operated and managed by Houston Hospice.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Promise of Lake Houston; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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

130 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. 130 of the 214 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)
30
Early backer (in before they grew)
126/130
Grantees still filing
81/130
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HWY 71 RANCH: $5,380,653 · OtherHWY 71 RANCHDONOR ADVISED FUND: $2,411,189 · OtherDONOR ADVISED FUNDVITA LIVING INC: $545,000 · Other+123 more: $4,351,072 · Other+123 moreSUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON: $255,000 · Human ServicesKIDS' MEALS INC: $120,000 · Human ServicesHAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $72,500 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $60,409 · Human ServicesAVDA: $57,500 · Human ServicesMemorial Villages Police Foundation: $57,285 · Human ServicesNORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $55,500 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $55,000 · Human ServicesTHE WOMEN'S HOME: $55,000 · Human ServicesBIG LOVE CANCER CARE SERVICES: $50,000 · Human ServicesChristian Community Service Center Inc: $44,500 · Human Services+21 more: $348,600 · Human ServicesSpringSpirit Inc: $1,001,000 · Recreation & Sports+2 more: $32,500 · Recreation & SportsRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INC: $85,000 · HealthThe Blue Bird Circle: $55,000 · HealthMemorial Hermann Foundation: $50,000 · HealthLighthouse For The Blind Of Houston Inc: $50,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $50,000 · HealthDAN'S HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $50,000 · HealthNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $45,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $40,000 · HealthTHE BEACON OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON: $35,000 · HealthHalo House Foundation: $35,000 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · HealthMagnificat Houses Inc: $30,000 · Health+13 more: $136,750 · HealthBaylor College of Medicine: $283,933 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $200,000 · EducationTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: $60,000 · EducationTEXAS EDUCATION WORKS: $60,000 · Education+3 more: $45,000 · EducationCamp For All Foundation: $246,900 · Youth DevelopmentMISSION SQUASH OF HOUSTON: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $105,000 · Housing & ShelterFAMILY PROMISE OF LAKE HOUSTON: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterNoahs House: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterPARKS YOUTH RANCH INC: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$12,687,914Human Services$1,231,294Recreation & Sports$1,033,500Health$691,750Education$648,933Youth Development$266,900Housing & Shelter$150,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $1,001,000 over 5y, 8.7% of budgetVITA LIVING INC: $545,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetBaylor College of Medicine: $283,933 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON: $255,000 over 4y, 5.9% of budgetCamp For All Foundation: $246,900 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS' MEALS INC: $120,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $105,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Periwinkle Foundation: $89,500 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetA SHELTER FOR CANCER FAMILIES: $89,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INC: $85,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHouston Hospice: $80,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetST DOMINIC VILLAGE: $77,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL: $72,500 over 5y, 10% of budgetInterfaith Ministries for Greater Houston: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON: $60,409 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: $60,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS EDUCATION WORKS: $60,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAVDA: $57,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMemorial Villages Police Foundation: $57,285 over 1y, 17% of budgetNORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $55,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Blue Bird Circle: $55,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetReynolds Hockey Academy: $55,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE TEXAS: $55,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S HOME: $55,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS HARBOR INC: $50,175 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSharpen Recovery: $50,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetLighthouse For The Blind Of Houston Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHARMONY HOUSE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAN'S HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $50,000 over 5y, 7.0% of budgetBIG LOVE CANCER CARE SERVICES: $50,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetENTRYWAY: $45,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF AUSTIN: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Community Service Center Inc: $44,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE CANCER RETREAT: $41,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetMemorial Assistance Ministries: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFORT BEND FAMILY PROMISE: $40,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetHouston Area Parkinson Society: $40,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetLone Star Flight Museum: $40,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE FLIGHTS: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetEL CENTRO DE CORAZON: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BEACON OF DOWNTOWN HOUSTON: $35,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetATTACK POVERTY: $35,000 over 4y, 0.6% 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 SpringSpirit Inc ↗
  • Who funds VITA LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds Baylor College of Medicine ↗
  • Who funds SUMMERHOUSE HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds Camp For All Foundation ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' MEALS INC ↗
  • Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds The Periwinkle Foundation ↗
  • Who funds A SHELTER FOR CANCER FAMILIES ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES GREATER HOUSTON INC ↗
  • Who funds Houston Hospice ↗
  • Who funds ST DOMINIC VILLAGE ↗
  • Who funds HAVE SHEARS WILL TRAVEL ↗
  • Who funds Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON - HOUSTON ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR HEARING AND SPEECH ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS EDUCATION WORKS ↗
  • Who funds AVDA ↗
  • Who funds Memorial Villages Police Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds The Blue Bird Circle ↗
  • Who funds Reynolds Hockey Academy ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT HOUSE TEXAS ↗

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.

Albert & Ethel Herzst…Harry S & Isabel C Ca…Strake FoundationThe William Stamps Fa…Greater Houston Commu…Baxter Trust Co Priva…The Brown Foundation …Shell USA Company Fou…MD Anderson FoundationMarek Family Foundati…United Way of Greater…Hildebrand Foundation
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationTX94.4× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Strake Foundation · The William Stamps Farish Fund · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services · The Brown Foundation Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · MD Anderson Foundation · Marek Family Foundation · United Way of Greater Houston · Hildebrand 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 Medallion Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Medallion Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: 2% of income from government
  • Health Care for the Homeless Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
25report 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.

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 214 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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The camps
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By state
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