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The Shackelford Family Foundation at a glance

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The Shackelford Family Foundation

THE SHACKELFORD FAMILY FOUNDATION is a supporting organization of the columbus foundation.

$374k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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.

Education$5.0MArts & Culture$2.2MPhilanthropy$370kHealth$115kReligion$110kAnimals$67kHousing & Shelter$62kEnvironment$59kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 10 grants below total $340,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $374,400 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $34,400 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $200k
$30,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MOMENTUM-EXCELLENCE INC$50,000
HEALING TOWERS$50,000
STAR HOUSE$50,000
END FUND INC$50,000
I KNOW I CAN$30,000
COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART$30,000
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC$25,000
THURBER HOUSE INCORPORATED$25,000
HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC$20,000
RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%AMERICAN RED CROSS OHIO BUCKEYE REGION: $1k → 15%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

WI
NY
MA
OH
PA
CA
MD
AZ
SC
FL
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.2M · 23 repeat orgs$350k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +42% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 16 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
25

Total granted

$5.2M
$255k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+42%

Still filing today

78%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHealthAnimalsHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
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

  • DU
    DENISON UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2018–2021 · $2.0M · revenue +17%
  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $570k · revenue +36%
  • MI
    MOMENTUM-EXCELLENCE INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $380k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • TN
    THE NANTUCKET EDUCATION TRUST INC
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +16%
  • GS
    GIGI'S SHELTER FOR DOGS
    one grant, 2022 · $40k · revenue -62%
  • NF
    Network for Animals USA Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +151%
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
Columbus Zoological Park Association

Empowering people. saving wildlife.

Animals
2
Ohio State Bar Association

The ohio state bar association (the "association") is an unincorporated voluntary non-profit organization. the association was formed to promote justice and advance the interests of the legal profession.

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3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
5
Philanthropy Ohio

To lead and equip ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities.

Philanthropy
6
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Advancing a thriving central ohio commmunity by serving as a catalyst for all businesses to grow and flourish. our mission pillars are connections, government relations, strategic business solutions and talent/workforce.

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7
Ohio Business Roundtable

To harness the collective expertise of ohio's ceos to advocate for policies that improve ohio's economic competitiveness.

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8
Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
9
Oberlin College

Oberlin College and Conservatory educate students for lives of intellectual, musical and artistic rigor and breadth, sustained inquiry, creativity and innovation, and leadership. Oberlin aims to prepare graduates with the knowledge,…

Education
10
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
11
Cleveland Institute of Music

The cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.

Education
12
Columbus Association of Realtors

The columbus association of realtors is a local level, not-for-profit trade association. founded in 1908, columbus association of realtors is comprised of more than 9,100 real estate professionals engaged in residential sales and leasing,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wgbh Educational Foundation. 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

46 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. 46 of the 53 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
46/46
Grantees still filing
37/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COLUMBUS FOUNDATION: $2,535,000 · PhilanthropyCOLUMBUS FOUNDATIONUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $253,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC+2 more: $53,000 · PhilanthropyDENISON UNIVERSITY: $2,010,000 · EducationDENISON UNIVERSITYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $570,200 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION+3 more: $37,000 · EducationCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $1,287,000 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ARTMOMENTUM-EXCELLENCE INC: $380,000 · Arts & CultureMOMENTUM-EXCELLENCE INC+10 more: $69,750 · Arts & CultureTHE RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION: $170,000 · OtherI KNOW I CAN: $162,000 · OtherTHE NANTUCKET EDUCATION TRUST INC: $50,000 · OtherBROAD STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $48,300 · OtherNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $43,000 · OtherThe End Fund Inc: $50,000 · OtherOhio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund: $25,000 · Other+17 more: $90,100 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $58,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $20,000 · HealthNETCARE CORPORATION: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $200 · HealthGIGI'S SHELTER FOR DOGS: $40,000 · AnimalsNetwork for Animals USA Inc: $25,000 · Animals+1 more: $1,600 · AnimalsHEALING TOWERS INC: $60,000 · Religion
Philanthropy$2,841,000Education$2,617,200Arts & Culture$1,736,750Other$638,400Health$83,200Animals$66,600Religion$60,000

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 budgetCOLUMBUS FOUNDATION: $2,535,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $2,010,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCOLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART: $1,287,000 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $570,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMOMENTUM-EXCELLENCE INC: $380,000 over 8y, 21% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $253,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION: $170,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetI KNOW I CAN: $162,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHEALING TOWERS INC: $60,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $58,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSTAR HOUSE: $51,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe End Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NANTUCKET EDUCATION TRUST INC: $50,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $43,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGIGI'S SHELTER FOR DOGS: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNetwork for Animals USA Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetOhio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE THURBER HOUSE: $25,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetSHIPLEY SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPRO MUSICA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF COLUMBUS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetLAKE OWEN ASSOCIATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetJAZZ ARTS GROUP: $11,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWilliams College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FOR COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNETCARE CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEADING HOME INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-Ohio Foodbank: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Foundation for Nantucket Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOHIO WILDLIFE CENTER: $1,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBALLET METROPOLITAN INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE DREXEL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE OPERA ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OHIO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREEN LAWN CEMETERY FOUNDATION INC: $650 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFlorence Crittenton Services of Orance County Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION: $200 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.

Columbus FoundationCardinal Health Found…L Brands FoundationIngram-White Castle F…United Way of Central…Margaret and Robert W…Siemer Family Foundat…American Electric Pow…Columbus Jewish Found…Meuse Family Foundati…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Hinson Family Trust F…
Columbus FoundationOH47.8× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Columbus Foundation · Cardinal Health Foundation · L Brands Foundation · Ingram-White Castle Foundation · United Way of Central Ohio Inc · Margaret and Robert Walter Foundation · Siemer Family Foundation · American Electric Power Foundation · Columbus Jewish Foundation · Meuse Family Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Hinson Family Trust 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 Shackelford Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Shackelford Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Heading Home Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
  • Nantucket Historical Association: 1% of income from government
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
19report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 Shackelford Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Shackelford 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 53 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 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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