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The Teal Foundation at a glance

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The Teal Foundation

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.

$6k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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, FY2022 to 2024.

Religion$11kArts & Culture$6kYouth Development$3kPublic Safety & Disaster$2kHealth$2kEducation$1kAnimals$1kInternational$500Other$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
4
States reached
$224k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
St John fund$2,100
Knox Martin Foundation$1,500
Chinquapin Preparatory school$550
Rocky Mountain Estates Fire Prevention fund$500
FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS$360
MEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS$250
Our Lady's Cathedral OKC$250
Austin Pets Alive$25
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 89% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%St John fund: $3k → 16%Christ Covenant: $91 → 19%The Koda Friends Foundation: $1k → 16%PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY: $100 → 14%RELIANT MISSION: $1k → 13%WORLD COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN MEDITATION: $1k → 14%FLORIDA SHERIFFS YOUTH RANCHES: $100 → 19%St John's Episcopal Church: $500 → 10%Knox Martin Foundation: $2k → 12%FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: $600 → 7%Rocky Mountain Estates Fire Prevention fund: $500 → 18%THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $100 → 7%Trekkers: $1k → 11%St John fund: $2k → 16%Our Lady's Cathedral OKC: $500 → 16%The Bolles School: $400 → 14%Focus Missionaries: $400 → 7%Rocky Mountain Estates Fire Prevention fund: $500 → 18%MEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS: $250 → 16%Our Lady's Cathedral OKC: $400 → 16%The Bolles School: $300 → 14%FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: $360 → 7%Rocky Mountain Estates Fire Prevention fund: $500 → 18%MEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS: $250 → 16%Our Lady's Cathedral OKC: $250 → 16%St John fund: $200 → 16%SPRING WOODS CANOE GROUP GIRL SCOUTS USA: $2k → 16%BSA Troop 354 Episcopal church: $200 → 16%HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN: $100 → 16%Chinquapin Preparatory school: $550 → 16%THE HAY CENTER: $250 → 16%HOLLY HALL CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: $100 → 16%Glenwood Cemetry Historic Preservation Foundation: $6k → 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

ME
CO
VA
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
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.

39%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$10k · 6 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
15

Total granted

$10k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-8%
+23%

Still filing today

33%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CulturePublic Safety & DisasterRecreation & SportsEducationHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • SJ
    St John fund
    3× · 2022–2024 · $5k
  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN ESTATES FIRE PREVENTION FUND INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $2k · revenue -11%
  • OL
    Our Lady's Cathedral OKC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $1k

Funded once

  • GC
    GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -20%
  • SW
    SPRING WOODS CANOE GROUP GIRL SCOUTS USA
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • TI
    TREKKERS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -26%
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
Trees for Houston

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

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2
The Houston Audubon Society

To advance the conservation of birds and their habitats in the Greater Houston Gulf Coast region by acquiring and maintaining critical habitat as bird sanctuaries, providing education programs and nature experiences, and advocating policy…

Environment
3
Breck School

We create confident learners who lead lives of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility.

Education
4
Coastal Prairie Conservancy

The Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC) works to sustain a resilient Texas by preserving coastal prairies, wetlands, farms, and ranches to benefit people and wildlife forever. Continued on Schedule OCPC conserves land, restores and enhances…

Environment
5
Bosque School

To create transformative learning experiences that empower a diverse community of students to lead lives of intellectual curiosity, personal integrity, and compassionate contribution to a more just world.

Education
6
Houston Museum of Natural Science

The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals the knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintain…

Arts & Culture
7
Rollins College

Education and Public Service Mission: Rollins College educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership, empowering graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. We are committed to liberal arts ethos and…

Education
8
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
9
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
10
Houston Zoo Inc

Mission: Connect communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. Vision: Be a leader in the global movement to save wildlife. (Continued on Schedule O) Houston Zoo, Inc. (HZI) strives to be a zoo that practices exemplary…

Animals
11
Flintridge Preparatory School

Learning with purpose in a diverse and nurturing community, flintridge prep students thrive in adolescence and grow as curious scholars, creative thinkers , empathetic leaders, and global citizens.

Education
12
Balboa Park Conservancy

Balboa Park Conservancy (the Conservancy) was organized on November 3, 1923. The Conservancy is the City of San Diegos (the City) partner and advocated for the greater good of Balboa Park (the Park). The Conservancy collaborated with and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Trekkers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mexico Medical Missions. 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

10 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. 10 of the 25 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
9/10
Grantees still filing
4/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

St John fund: $5,350 · OtherSt John fundSPRING WOODS CANOE GROUP GIRL SCOUTS USA: $2,200 · OtherSPRING WOODS CANOE GROUP GIRL SCOUTS USAKnox Martin Foundation: $1,500 · OtherKnox Martin FoundationOur Lady's Cathedral OKC: $1,150 · OtherOur Lady's Cathedral OKCRELIANT MISSION INC: $1,000 · OtherRELIANT MISSION INCKODA FRIENDS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · OtherKODA FRIENDS FOUNDATIONWORLD COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN MEDITATION: $1,000 · OtherWORLD COMMUNITY FOR CHRISTIAN MEDITATIONFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: $960 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS+11 more: $2,416 · Other+11 moreGLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Arts & CultureGLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORI…ROCKY MOUNTAIN ESTATES FIRE PREVENTION FUND INC: $1,500 · Public Safety & DisasterTREKKERS INC: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE BOLLES SCHOOL: $700 · EducationMEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS: $500 · HealthHouston Botanic Garden: $100 · Environment
Other$16,576Arts & Culture$6,000Public Safety & Disaster$1,500Recreation & Sports$1,000Education$700Health$500Environment$100

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTREKKERS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOLLES SCHOOL: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHINQUAPIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC: $25 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.

  • Who funds GLENWOOD CEMETERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROCKY MOUNTAIN ESTATES FIRE PREVENTION FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds TREKKERS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BOLLES SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CHINQUAPIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds MEXICO MEDICAL MISSIONS ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Houston Botanic Garden ↗
  • Who funds Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc ↗
  • Who funds AUSTIN PETS ALIVE 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.

National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA10.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Teal Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Teal Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    2report 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.

    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 25 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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