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The Thomas Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$445k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2024
36
Organizations funded FY2023
19%
First-time grantees FY2023
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82% of The Thomas Family Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 14 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year The Thomas Family Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 23 organizations, $445k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

29
’18
25
’19
24
’20
29
’21
27
’22
27
’23
23
’24
14
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$112,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 45
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$8.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 19% of the organizations The Thomas Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesInternationalHealthEducationPhilanthropyFood & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving28$333k14%
FY202336$364k19%
FY202234$469k9%
FY202136$440k22%
FY202032$426k22%
FY201938$401k42%
FY201845$449kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Human Services$1.2MPhilanthropy$677kFood & Nutrition$342kReligion$262kHealth$241kInternational$238kEducation$143kHousing & Shelter$132kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
OH
NJ
CT
CA
VA
TN
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 66 grantees
All grantees of The Thomas Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Women in Distress of Broward County Inc$757,42882%
Jack and Jill Children's Center Inc$198,21771%
Broward College Foundation Inc$101,75040%
Holy Cross Hospital Inc$98,04870%
Family Service League Inc$85,00070%
A Spring of Hope Inc$85,00044%
Broward Performing Arts Foundation Inc$82,55260%
Caring for Cambodia Inc$66,03963%
Hope South Florida Inc$60,31050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$51,00060%
Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc$45,56060%
International Rescue Committee INC$45,15020%
St Sabina Church$40,0004n/a
Margaret Baker Foundation Co David Snyder$39,792421%
Special Olympics Inc$35,68570%
The Night Ministry$30,00060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$26,00050%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$25,00050%
Sos Children's Villages Floridainc$24,50050%
South Florida Pbs Inc$24,50070%
Our Fathers House Soup Kitchen Inc$20,00021%
Humane Society of Broward County Inc$18,52450%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$15,52530%
Junior Achievement of South Florida Inc$15,00020%
Habitat for Humanity of Broward Inc$15,00030%
Oberlin Community Services Council$15,00011%
Smile Train Inc$12,50050%
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Foundation Inc$10,00017%
Children's Opportunity Group Inc$10,00023%
The Junior Welfare Society$10,00026%
Boca Helping Hands Inc$10,00040%
United States Association for UNHCR$10,00020%
Charity Navigator$8,70040%
Lauderdale Yacht Sailing Foundation Inc$7,500110%
Friends of Whitney M Young High School$7,00021%
Our Community Place$6,47841%
Feeding South Florida Inc$6,00030%
Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc$6,00021%
Farmlink Project$5,75010%
Paws South Florida Rescue Inc$5,5501n/a
Arthritis Foundation Inc$5,00020%
Family Promise of Southeast Florida Inc$5,00011%
Las Olas Capital Arts Inc$5,0001n/a
After School Matters Inc$5,00020%
Alexandras Angels Ms Foundation Inc$5,00011%
Save The Children Federation Inc$4,99010%
AARP Foundation$4,00030%
Childrens Aid Club$3,50040%
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Inc$3,50020%
The Unicorn Childrens Foundation$3,00011%
Arc Broward Inc$3,00010%
Funding Arts Broward Inc$2,50010%
Backpack Barber Foundaiton Inc$2,500112%
March of Dimes Inc$2,50010%
Learning for Success Inc$2,00011%
Broward Public Library Foundation Inc$2,00030%
Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center Inc$1,74720%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,50010%
Stuart Sailfish Club Foundation Inc$1,00010%
SebastianStrong Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home$1,00010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$1,00010%
United States Fund for Unicef$1,00010%
Easter Seals Inc$65010%
Pinion Inc co Koutoulas & Relis LLC$50011%
Passport Inc$36510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($768k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Thomas Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWomen in Distress of Broward County Inc: $757,428 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetJack and Jill Children's Center Inc: $198,217 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetBroward College Foundation Inc: $101,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHoly Cross Hospital Inc: $98,048 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Service League Inc: $85,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetA Spring of Hope Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetBroward Performing Arts Foundation Inc: $82,552 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCaring for Cambodia Inc: $66,039 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetHope South Florida Inc: $60,310 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $51,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBroward Partnership for the Homeless Inc: $45,560 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $45,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMargaret Baker Foundation Co David Snyder: $39,792 over 4y, 21% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $35,685 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Night Ministry: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $26,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSos Children's Villages Floridainc: $24,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSouth Florida Pbs Inc: $24,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOur Fathers House Soup Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHumane Society of Broward County Inc: $18,524 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $15,525 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of South Florida Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Broward Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOberlin Community Services Council: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetChildren's Opportunity Group Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetThe Junior Welfare Society: $10,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetBoca Helping Hands Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $8,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLauderdale Yacht Sailing Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 10% of budgetFriends of Whitney M Young High School: $7,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOur Community Place: $6,478 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetFeeding South Florida Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRoyal Dames of Cancer Research Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFarmlink Project: $5,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArthritis Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Promise of Southeast Florida Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAfter School Matters Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlexandras Angels Ms Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,990 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAARP Foundation: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Aid Club: $3,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetScholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Unicorn Childrens Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetArc Broward Inc: $3,000 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 63.

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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.

Community Foundation of Broward IncFL31.7× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Broward Inc · The Harry T Mangurian Jr Foundation Inc · The Amaturo Family Foundation · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · James & Beatrice Salah Charitable Trust Dtd 08-09-2001 · The Jim Moran Foundation Inc · Bbx Capital Foundation Inc · Josephine S Leiser Foundation Inc · The William R Watts Fndn Inc · The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida 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 Thomas Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Thomas Family Foundation Inc give?
The Thomas Family Foundation Inc reported 30 grants totaling $444,923 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 45 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Thomas Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (35%), Philanthropy (19%), Food & Nutrition (10%).
Who are The Thomas Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Women in Distress of Broward County Inc ($757k), Jack and Jill Children's Center Inc ($198k), Broward College Foundation Inc ($102k).
Does The Thomas Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Thomas 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 Thomas Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Broward Inc, The Harry T Mangurian Jr Foundation Inc, The Amaturo Family Foundation.
Where is The Thomas Family Foundation Inc based?
The Thomas Family Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 96 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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