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The Tillerson 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.

$860k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$550kReligion$445kYouth Development$280kEducation$223kPublic Benefit$220kArts & Culture$210kFood & Nutrition$145kInternational$100kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k15 grants · $310k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $550k
$25,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Electra Hospital Foundation$200,000
Turning Point for God$150,000
Hagee Ministries$100,000
Wichita Falls Area Food Bank$50,000
Fellowship of the Parks Baptist Church$50,000
Boy Scouts of America, Montana Council$25,000
Ford's Theatre Society$25,000
Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area Council$25,000
Circle Ten Council BSA$25,000
The Ballard House$25,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center$25,000
Longhorn Council BSA$25,000
Northwest Texas Council BSA$25,000
Autistic Treatment Centers of Texas$25,000
Greater Colorado Council BSA$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Archuleta Seniors Inc: $10k → 10%Presbyterian Children's Home & Services: $10k → 10%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.
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.

40%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$928k · 12 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
18

Total granted

$928k
$893k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+34%

Still filing today

42%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $485k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitPhilanthropyHuman ServicesReligionOther
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

  • WF
    WICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK
    3× · 2022–2024 · $125k · revenue +109%
  • TP
    THE PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY
    4× · 2019–2024 · $45k · revenue +41%
  • PC
    PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOMES & SERVICES
    2× · 2022–2024 · $25k · revenue +28%

Funded once

  • NC
    NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $150k · revenue +387%
  • WC
    WEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $150k · revenue +25%
  • TP
    TURNING POINT USA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +43%
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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3
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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4
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
7
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
9
The Association of Former Students of Texas a&M University

To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.

Education
10
Barclay College

The mission of barclay college is to prepare students in a bible-centered environment for effective christian life, service, and leadership.

Education
11
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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12
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turning Point Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Archuleta Seniors Inc. 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

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 39 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Hagee Ministries: $225,000 · OtherHagee MinistriesElectra Hospital Foundation: $200,000 · OtherElectra Hospital FoundationTURNING POINT USA INC: $100,000 · OtherTURNING POINT USA INCFELLOWSHIP OF THE PARKS BAPTIST CHURCH: $80,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF THE PARKS BAPTIST CHURCHAutistic Treatment Centers of Texas: $75,000 · OtherNorthwest Texas Council BSA: $75,000 · OtherMD Anderson Cancer Center: $75,000 · OtherThe University of Texas at Austin: $52,500 · OtherAUTISTIC TREATMENT CENTER INC: $50,000 · OtherNCHA Charities Foundation USA: $50,000 · OtherENDOWMENT OF THE US INSTITUTE OF PEACE: $100,000 · OtherENDOWMENT OF THE US INSTITUTE OF PEACEBOBBY NORRIS ROUNDUP: $50,000 · Other+16 more: $303,000 · Other+16 moreNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $150,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL …FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFORD'S TH…FILM INDEPENDENT: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFILM INDE…WEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $150,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $10,000 · EducationTurning Point for God: $150,000 · ReligionWICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK: $125,000 · Food & NutritionBoy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 571 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICAN OVERSEAS MEMORIAL DAY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Public BenefitCATO INSTITUTE: $20,000 · Public Benefit
Other$1,435,500Arts & Culture$200,000Education$160,000Religion$150,000Food & Nutrition$125,000Youth Development$125,000Public Benefit$120,000

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 budgetElectra Hospital Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 86% of budgetNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $150,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetWEATHERFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $150,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetWICHITA FALLS AREA FOOD BANK: $125,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council: $100,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN OVERSEAS MEMORIAL DAY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetENDOWMENT OF THE US INSTITUTE OF PEACE: $100,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBOBBY NORRIS ROUNDUP: $50,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetAUTISTIC TREATMENT CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 571 CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MONTANA COUNCIL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOMES & SERVICES: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFILM INDEPENDENT: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCINCO CHARITIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUCROSS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARCHULETA SENIORS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING FUND: $3,000 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Texas Instruments Fou…The Ayco Charitable F…Charities Aid Foundat…The Chicago Community…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY17.6× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Chicago Community Trust · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Tillerson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Tillerson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Tillerson Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Tillerson 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 39 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.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $970k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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