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The Thom 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.

$538k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 40
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations The Thom Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $198k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalHealthEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionCrime & LegalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving41$503k7%
FY202340$531k18%
FY202237$410k8%
FY202136$384k17%
FY202033$285k9%
FY201933$277k15%
FY201828$194k29%
FY201721$160kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Health$701kYouth Development$405kInternational$383kHuman Services$304kPublic Safety & Disaster$285kEducation$257kReligion$256kPhilanthropy$246kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
IA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of The Thom Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Junior Achievement North$309,21881%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$275,00080%
Cross Catholic Outreach Inc$236,1247n/a
Schola Foundation$140,000211%
Mercy Ships International$100,0008100%
The Independence Fund Inc$89,00080%
Compassion International Incorporated$76,0004n/a
Cancer Research Institute Inc$73,00080%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$70,50080%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$67,50080%
Gary Sinise Foundation$67,50080%
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression$65,00070%
Heifer Project International$52,00080%
Mankato Youth Place Inc$50,00012%
Mankato Christian Academy$50,00012%
Great North Innocence Project$43,50051%
American Heart Association Inc$40,50080%
NAMI National$40,00040%
Emergency Community Help Organization Inc$40,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$40,00020%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$40,00080%
Sharing and Caring Hands Inc$40,00080%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$40,00040%
Salvation Army$40,0008n/a
Covenant House Alaska$36,00070%
Young Life$30,50070%
Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc$30,50070%
Lutheran World Relief Inc$30,00030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30,00030%
Minnesota Historical Society$26,50080%
American Lung Association$25,00050%
Saint Peter Community Free Clinic$25,0006n/a
Kids in Need Foundation$24,50070%
House of Hope Inc$22,00060%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$21,00040%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$20,00020%
Habitat for Humanity of So Cent Mn Inc$20,00080%
Feeding America$20,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$20,00020%
Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center$20,00012%
Miracle League of North Mankato$17,5007n/a
Twin Valley Council Inc Boy Scouts of America$15,00011%
Joni and Friends$15,00030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota$15,00030%
Haitian Health Foundation$15,00060%
Folds of Honor Foundation$10,00010%
International Eye Foundation$10,00020%
American Lung Association Of The Upper Midwest$5,5001n/a
Bethany Lutheran College Inc$2,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($153k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Thom Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJunior Achievement North: $309,218 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $275,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSchola Foundation: $140,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMercy Ships International: $100,000 over 8y, 100% of budgetThe Independence Fund Inc: $89,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCancer Research Institute Inc: $73,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $70,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $67,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $67,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNational Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression: $65,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHeifer Project International: $52,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMankato Youth Place Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMankato Christian Academy: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGreat North Innocence Project: $43,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $40,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEmergency Community Help Organization Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeed My Starving Children Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSharing and Caring Hands Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House Alaska: $36,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $30,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Teen Challenge Inc: $30,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLutheran World Relief Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Historical Society: $26,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKids in Need Foundation: $24,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Hope Inc: $22,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $21,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of So Cent Mn Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFeeding America: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center: $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTwin Valley Council Inc Boy Scouts of America: $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetJoni and Friends: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Minnesota: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHaitian Health Foundation: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Eye Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBethany Lutheran College Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Mankato Area FoundationMN22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mankato Area Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Mayo Clinic Group Return · Otto Bremer Trust · L & N Andreas Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Valley News Foundation · Mardag Foundation · The Taylor Foundation · Wynn and Ginnette Kearney Foundation · Glen a Taylor 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.

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About The Thom Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Thom Family Foundation Inc give?
The Thom Family Foundation Inc reported 46 grants totaling $537,524 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Thom Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (22%), Youth Development (13%), International (12%).
Who are The Thom Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Junior Achievement North ($309k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($275k), Cross Catholic Outreach Inc ($236k).
Does The Thom Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Thom Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Thom Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mankato Area Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Mayo Clinic Group Return.
Where is The Thom Family Foundation Inc based?
The Thom Family Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 59 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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