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The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc

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.

$20k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

International$40kEnvironment$17kHuman Services$11kEducation$9kPhilanthropy$8kCrime & Legal$8kCivil Rights$7kHealth$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$531k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILD FREEDOM COALITION$5,186
EARTH GUARDIANS$5,000
PALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND$2,500
ZERO TO THREE$2,500
ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION$2,500
MALARIA CONSORTIUM$2,500
02The need
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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, $3k) 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%ZERO TO THREE: $3k → 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

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MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
CO
MO
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SC
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 10% of The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

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Placed by recipient address · 4.7% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its 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.

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International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
2
Malaria No More Fund

Malaria no more envisions a world where no child dies from a mosquito bite. we use our innovative partnerships and focused advocacy to elevate malaria on the global health agenda, create political will, and mobilize the global resources…

Philanthropy
3
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation

The elizabeth glaser pediatric aids foundation (egpaf) is a proven leader in the fight against pediatric hiv/aids and has reached over 33 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of hiv to their babies. to date, egpaf…

Health
4
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
5
Climate Catalyst Inc

Climate catalyst sparks collective action to tackle the biggest climate challenges we face today: cutting emissions in heavy industries.

Environment
6
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
7
Pact Inc

Pact is a nonprofit organization that builds evidence-based, data-driven, and community-led solutions for human development (continued in schedule o)

International
8
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
9
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

Our vision is to reimagine everyday giving to help charities. our mission is to enable the world's leading online platforms to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. in doing so, we ensure our programs are trustworthy,…

Philanthropy
10
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
11
Wildaid Inc

Wildaid's mission is to inspire change and empower the world to protect wildlife and vital habitats from critical threats.

Animals
12
Toxic-Free Future F/K/a Washington Toxics Coalition

As a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy, toxic- free future uses the power of science, education, and activism, to drive strong laws and corporate responsibility that protect the health of all people and the…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Sentencing Project; the most unlike its peers is Birmingham Education Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 22 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
8/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL: $7,661 · OtherCONSERVATION INTERNATIONALTHE SENTENCING PROJECT: $7,516 · OtherTHE SENTENCING PROJECTCHILD FREEDOM COALITION: $5,186 · OtherCHILD FREEDOM COALITIONABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION: $2,500 · OtherABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY A…WATER 1ST INTERNATIONAL: $2,000 · OtherWATER 1ST INTERNATIONALEYE FIGHT FOR EYES: $1,600 · OtherEYE FIGHT FOR EYESPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $9,202 · InternationalPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF…NEW INCENTIVES: $8,729 · InternationalNEW INCENTIVESHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $7,400 · InternationalHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONALThe Against Malaria Foundation: $9,346 · HealthThe Against Malaria…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $6,134 · HealthAMERICAN FOUNDATION…MALARIA CONSORTIUM US INC: $2,500 · HealthMALARIA CONSORTIUM …GIVEDIRECTLY INC: $8,049 · Human ServicesGIVEDIRECTL…ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES: $2,500 · Human ServicesZERO TO THR…BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 · EducationBIRMINGHAM…AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $1,750 · EducationAMERICAN I…NEWAY WORKS INC: $1,250 · EducationNEWAY WORK…ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC: $750 · EducationADOPT-A-CL…PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $8,163 · PhilanthropyEarth Guardians: $5,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentWILD ANIMAL INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 · Animals
Other$26,463International$25,331Health$17,980Human Services$10,549Education$9,750Philanthropy$8,163Environment$7,000Animals$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $9,202 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW INCENTIVES: $8,729 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $8,163 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIVEDIRECTLY INC: $8,049 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SENTENCING PROJECT: $7,516 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $7,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $6,134 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIRMINGHAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCHILD FREEDOM COALITION: $5,186 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEarth Guardians: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMALARIA CONSORTIUM US INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEWAY WORKS INC: $1,250 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWILD ANIMAL INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADOPT-A-CLASSROOM INC: $750 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Charities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA10.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 30%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
    3get no government money at all
    1report 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.
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    How do I get to The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The O'Keefe Family Foundation Inc 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 22 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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