· Private foundation
The Thomson Family Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION | $35,000 |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE FRIENDS OF MEN'S GOLF | $15,000 |
| TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +137% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.
3 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION8× · 2017–2025 · $275k · revenue +63%- TPTEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION8× · 2017–2025 · $175k · revenue +137%
- NONo One Left Behind2× · 2019–2020 · $11k · revenue +723%
Funded once
- CHCOMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERSHIPone grant, 2017 · $35k · revenue +2%
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2024 · $25k
- ICIGNATIAN CORPORATION SAINT IGNATIUS HIGH SCHOOLone grant, 2024 · $25k
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.
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.
To drive principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation, and respectful dialogue. to actively promote bipartisanship and work to address the key challenges facing the nation including energy and infrastructure,…
Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.
The mission of the organization (ccr) shall be to work with individuals, communities, courts, and other institutions to manage and resolve conflict.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. We help Members anticipate "What's Ahead," improve their performance, and better serve society. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan,…
The California Housing Partnership Corporation creates and preserves affordable and sustainable homes for Californians with low incomes by providing expert financial and policy solutions to nonprofit and public partners.
The center for american progress (cap) is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. our aim is…
To provide at no cost legal assistance to veterans of the u.s. armed forces and current service members.
The mission of community change is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change the policies and institutions that impact their lives.
The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…
Common impact's mission is to strengthen the capacity of social change organizations, enabling them to better run and scale their programs. through its partnership with companies, common impact taps into the business skills and expertise…
The Progress Texas Institute provides research and strategic communications on issues with the ultimate goal of increasing civic engagement.
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 15 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP ↗
- Who funds No One Left Behind ↗
- Who funds BROKEN & HOPEFUL INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ↗
- Who funds Tahoe Community Foundation ↗
- Who funds CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES DBA SIERRA COMMUNITY HOUSE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Thomson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Thomson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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