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The Mooney Charitable Trust at a glance

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The Mooney Charitable Trust

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.

$19k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$7k
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 2025.

Food & Nutrition$33kInternational$29kHousing & Shelter$26kEducation$23kHuman Services$11kYouth Development$10kReligion$9kPublic Benefit$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,796
Median grant
3
States reached
$430k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RISE ABOVE POVERTY$7,440
HOUSE OF MERCY$5,796
OPEN BOOKS LTD$5,624
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 (FY17–25, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%The Innocence Project: $2k → 17%Joyful Heart Foundation: $2k → 17%RISE ABOVE POVERTY: $9k → 14%RISE ABOVE POVERTY: $7k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
VA
DC
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.

26%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$41k · 4 repeat orgs$119k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +89% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
30

Total granted

$41k
$107k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+89%
+24%

Still filing today

75%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 39% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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
InternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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

  • RA
    RISE ABOVE POVERTY INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $16k · revenue +316%
  • G
    GIRLFORWARD
    2× · 2017–2021 · $10k · revenue +41%
  • HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $5k · revenue +89%

Funded once

  • FF
    FOOD FINDERS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -51%
  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +67%
  • WR
    WE RISE ABOVE THE STREETS RECOVERY OUTREACH INC
    one grant, 2023 · $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
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
2
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
3
Food for the Hungry Inc

Food for the hungry is a christian humanitarian aid and global development organization that has designed, developed and delivered solutions for more than 50 years so that children, families and communities can flourish. (continued on…

International
4
Foodshot Global Inc

Accelerate the transformation to a healthy, sustainable and equitable food system.

Food & Nutrition
5
World Hunger Relief Institute

World hunger relief institute equips people to alleviate hunger through education, research, and sustainable agriculture.

International
6
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The organization's mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. to fulfill its mission, the food bank:* sources and acquires nutritious food and other products and distribute them to people experiencing nutrition…

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7
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
8
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

—
9
Rise Against Hunger Inc

Rise against hunger, inc. is an international hunger relief non-profit organization that is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime. rise against hunger distributes food and other…

International
10
Food Connect Co

At food connect, we're dedicated to bridging the gaps in our food system, working to end hunger and fostering healthier communities through our innovative initiatives and programs. we build scalable technologies that support last-mile…

Food & Nutrition
11
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc

The mission of the regional food bank of oklahoma is to lead a network that provides nutritious food and pathways to self-sufficiency for people facing hunger. our vision is an oklahoma where no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
12
Central California Food Bank

Ccfb is dedicated to ending hunger, working with over 200 partner agencies to provide food to those experiencing hunger. our mission: transforming lives together, in the passionate pursuit to end hunger in central ca - one meal, one…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food Finders Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Compassionate Listening Project. 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

27 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. 27 of the 36 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
21/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MATHEW DIXON FLETCHER CUSTODIAL FUND: $10,000 · OtherMATHEW DIXON FLETCHER CUSTODIAL FUNDWE RISE ABOVE THE STREETS RECOVERY OUTREACH INC: $9,224 · OtherWE RISE ABOVE THE STREETS RECOVERY O…Syracuse: $5,540 · OtherSyracuseCazCares Inc: $5,145 · OtherCazCares IncInterfaith Works of Central NY: $2,228 · OtherAMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL: $1,993 · OtherHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $5,024 · OtherHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INCA TINY HOME FOR GOOD INC: $4,647 · OtherA TINY HOME FOR GOOD INCGLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN: $2,518 · Other+5 more: $4,504 · Other+5 moreInternational Rescue Committee INC: $9,802 · InternationalInternational Rescu…DIRECT RELIEF: $7,469 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEFTHE COMPASSIONATE LISTENING PROJECT: $4,252 · InternationalTHE COMPASSIONATE L…POLARIS PROJECT: $2,518 · InternationalPOLARIS PROJECTWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,343 · InternationalOPERATION CALIFORNIA INC: $1,071 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS: $1,071 · InternationalFOOD FINDERS INC: $10,474 · Food & NutritionFOOD FINDERS INCHaymarket Regional Food Pantry: $5,671 · Food & NutritionHaymarket Region…GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,792 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO …FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $1,792 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF CEN…Philabundance: $1,791 · Food & NutritionPhilabundanceCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $1,791 · Food & NutritionCAPITAL AREA FOO…RISE ABOVE POVERTY INC: $16,275 · Human ServicesRISE ABOVE POV…JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION: $2,014 · Human ServicesJOYFUL HEART F…THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $1,714 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE …THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION: $6,342 · EducationTHE GEORGE A…OPEN BOOKS LTD: $5,624 · EducationOPEN BOOKS L…Cristo Rey Richmond High School Inc: $5,589 · EducationCristo Rey R…HOUSE OF MERCY: $5,796 · ReligionIN MY FATHER'S KITCHEN INC: $4,818 · ReligionGIRLFORWARD: $10,025 · Youth Development
Other$50,823International$27,526Food & Nutrition$23,311Human Services$20,003Education$17,555Religion$10,614Youth Development$10,025

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 budgetFOOD FINDERS INC: $10,474 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLFORWARD: $10,025 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $9,802 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $7,469 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSE OF MERCY: $5,796 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHaymarket Regional Food Pantry: $5,671 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOPEN BOOKS LTD: $5,624 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCristo Rey Richmond High School Inc: $5,589 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCazCares Inc: $5,145 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $5,024 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIN MY FATHER'S KITCHEN INC: $4,818 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetA TINY HOME FOR GOOD INC: $4,647 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE COMPASSIONATE LISTENING PROJECT: $4,252 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetGLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN: $2,518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION: $2,014 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL: $1,993 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,792 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $1,792 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $1,791 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $1,791 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $1,714 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,343 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION CALIFORNIA INC: $1,071 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS: $1,071 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

Central New York Comm…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Central New York Community Foundation IncNY15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central New York Community Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Mooney Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mooney Charitable Trust. 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%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 36 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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