Texas · Private foundation
The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $328k
- Granted FY2020
- 17
- Grants FY2020
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 25% of the organizations The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $205k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 16 | $296k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $145k | 6% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $136k | 39% |
| FY2017 | 17 | $140k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Lake Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Christian Womens Job Corps of Rusk County | $40,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Asbury House Child Enrichment Center | $40,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Henderson Food Bank | $40,000 | 4 | 19% |
| Son Shine Light House Ministries | $35,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Keep Henderson Beautiful Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 68% |
| Newgate United Methodist Mission of Longview Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Rusk County Friends Helping Friends | $24,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Family Promise of Longview Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Longview Dream Center | $10,500 | 2 | 2% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Lake Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Christian Womens Job Corps of Rusk County | $40,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Asbury House Child Enrichment Center | $40,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Henderson Food Bank | $40,000 | 4 | 19% |
| Son Shine Light House Ministries | $35,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Keep Henderson Beautiful Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 68% |
| Newgate United Methodist Mission of Longview Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Rusk County Friends Helping Friends | $24,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Family Promise of Longview Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Longview Dream Center | $10,500 | 2 | 2% |
| East Texas Baptist University | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mission Carthage Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Texas Shakespeare Festival Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior League of Longview Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Angel Layettes | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Full Armor Christian Academy | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Texas Open Door Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($369k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: East Texas Communities Foundation · Henderson Memorial Hospital Foundation · Rosa May Griffin Foundation · United Way of Rusk County Inc · Sadler Family Foundation · The Crain Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation
- How much does The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation give?
- The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $328,291 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Human Services (19%), Religion (18%), Food & Nutrition (17%).
- Who are The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Caddo Lake Institute Inc ($50k), Christian Womens Job Corps of Rusk County ($40k), Asbury House Child Enrichment Center ($40k).
- Does The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include East Texas Communities Foundation, Henderson Memorial Hospital Foundation, Rosa May Griffin Foundation.
- Where is The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation based?
- The Tj & Laverne Plunkett Foundation is based in TX.
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