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The Saleh Foundation at a glance

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The Saleh Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$75k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$177kFood & Nutrition$96kHealth$86kHuman Services$68kAnimals$53kEducation$42kHousing & Shelter$38kInternational$38kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS$20,000
EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK$15,000
HIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSION$10,000
ST ATHANASIUS CHURCH$10,000
ORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA$5,000
TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION$5,000
THERAPET FOUNDATION$2,500
GREYHOUNDS UNLIMITED$2,500
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 (FY17–21, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER: $2k → 12%EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER: $2k → 12%EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER: $1k → 12%EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER: $1k → 12%EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER: $1k → 12%MEALS ON WHEELS: $5k → 12%MEALS ON WHEELS: $2k → 12%MEALS ON WHEELS: $2k → 12%MEALS ON WHEELS: $1k → 12%MEALS ON WHEELS: $1k → 12%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
CA
VA
AR
DC
OK
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$604k · 41 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

41 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 33 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
2

Total granted

$604k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+228%

Still filing today

37%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsHousing & ShelterFood & NutritionOther
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

  • SF
    SUBIACO FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2023 · $35k · revenue +8%
  • H8
    HIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSION
    7× · 2017–2024 · $31k · revenue +160%
  • HO
    HOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $30k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • SO
    SOCIETY OF THE LITTLE FLOWER
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
  • TP
    TYLER POLICE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +228%
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
Texas Rescue Inc
Animals
2
Pippys Pals Rescue

Pippys Pals Rescue is dedicated to saving the lives of dogs facing euthanasia in Houston. Our mission is to provide a second chance to these beloved companions by rescuing them from shelters, providing them with necessary medical care, and…

Animals
3
North Central Texas Medical Foundation
Health
4
Southeast Texas Food Bank Inc

Food distribution to the hungry throughout an eight county service territory in Southeast Texas.

Human Services
5
Catholic Charities- Diocese of Tyler

Catholic charities-diocese of tyler is a servant of the body of christ engaged in works of mercy to ease suffering of the poor, the hungry, the naked, the sick, the homeless, the immigrant, the least amoung us, our brethren in east texas.…

Philanthropy
6
Regional East Texas Food Bank

Etfb's mission is to fight hunger and feed hope in east texas.

—
7
Throw a Dog a Bone Dog Rescue

Throw a Dog a Bone is an all-breed dog rescue located in Austin, TX. We focus on saving dogs primarily in the rural shelters in South Texas. Many of these shelters have no exposure and very few resources. Our mission is to rescue as many…

Animals
8
South Texas Food Bank

To alleviate hunger in the immediate service area through the distribution of food products donated by the usda, feeding america, area grocery stores, etc. which are distributed to the needy by way of area food banks and other qualified…

Community Improvement
9
Texas Foster Care & Adoption Serv

A state of texas licensed foster care and adoption agency that identifies and provides approved healing foster homes for children.

Human Services
10
Texas Palliative Care

Texas palliative care operates to strengthen and further the goals and purpose of hospice of east texas, a texas non-profit corporation.

Health
11
North Texas Food Bank

To close the hunger gap in north texas by working through over 500 feeding partners to provide access to nutritious food and address the root causes of hunger.

—
12
One Tail At a Time West Texas

One tail at a time west texas otat wtx serves the rural communities of west texas by supporting animal shelter operations rescuing and sheltering homeless unwanted companion animals dogs and cats primarily arranging their veterinary care…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed the Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Nicholas Pet Haven. 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

17 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. 17 of the 44 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $68,000 · OtherEAST TEXAS FOOD BANKST ATHANASIUS CHURCH: $45,000 · OtherST ATHANASIUS CHURCHUNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER TY: $35,000 · OtherUNIV OF TX HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER TYTHERAPET FOUNDATION: $31,500 · OtherTHERAPET FOUNDATIONHIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSION: $31,000 · OtherHIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSIONChristus Foundation: $30,000 · OtherChristus FoundationHOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS: $30,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF EAST TEXASTRINITY MOTHER FRANCES FOUNDATION: $30,000 · OtherTRINITY MOTHER FRANCES FOUNDATIONCATHOLIC CHARITIES USA: $26,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES USACATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPT: $20,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER -: $20,000 · OtherGREYHOUNDS UNLIMITED: $16,500 · Other+19 more: $77,010 · Other+19 moreSUBIACO FOUNDATION: $35,000 · EducationSUBIACO FO…TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationTYLER JUNI…Mercy Ships International: $30,000 · InternationalFEED THE CHILDREN INC: $7,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,000 · InternationalMEALS ON WHEELS: $11,060 · Human ServicesST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $9,000 · Human ServicesEAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC: $7,000 · Human ServicesORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN: $10,000 · Food & NutritionHabitat for Humanity of Smith County: $7,000 · Housing & ShelterTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthNICHOLAS PET HAVEN: $2,500 · AnimalsSPCA OF EAST TEXAS INC: $1,000 · Animals
Other$460,010Education$55,000International$43,000Human Services$27,060Food & Nutrition$10,000Housing & Shelter$7,000Health$5,000Animals$3,500

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 budgetSUBIACO FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetHIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSION: $31,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS: $30,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Ships International: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS: $11,060 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetEAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFEED THE CHILDREN INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Smith County: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNICHOLAS PET HAVEN: $2,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPCA OF EAST TEXAS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTYLER POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.3% 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 SUBIACO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HIWAY 80 RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF EAST TEXAS ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds ORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN ↗
  • Who funds ST PAUL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EAST TEXAS CRISIS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds FEED THE CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds Habitat for Humanity of Smith County ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NICHOLAS PET HAVEN ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN 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.

A S Genecov FoundationHibbs Family Foundati…James I Perkins Famil…Ben and Maytee Fisch …Bob L Herd FoundationEast Texas Communitie…Anderson-Vukelja Foun…Byers Family Foundati…Riter Family Foundati…The Rogers FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…
A S Genecov FoundationTX22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: A S Genecov Foundation · Hibbs Family Foundation · James I Perkins Family Foundation · Ben and Maytee Fisch Foundation · Bob L Herd Foundation · East Texas Communities Foundation · Anderson-Vukelja Foundation · Byers Family Foundation · Riter Family Foundation · The Rogers Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Saleh Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Saleh Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Feed the Children Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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 · 0–30%
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 44 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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