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The Tolleson Family Foundation at a glance

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The Tolleson Family Foundation

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.

$211k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$37k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

International$427kHealth$78kHuman Services$75kEducation$72kReligion$70kCommunity Improvement$42kAnimals$29kArts & Culture$23kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $175k
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KIPP BALTIMORE$37,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN$25,000
GLOBAL GIVING$15,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$15,000
WORLD VISION$15,000
UNIV OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$15,000
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION$13,000
MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL$10,000
FOCUS$10,000
NAMI NEW ORLEANS$10,000
MUST MINISTRIES$10,000
AWARE WILDLIFE CENTER$9,000
FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES$8,000
FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC$8,000
THE SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING$6,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 83% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC: $20k → 16%INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE: $10k → 12%PAWS OF WAR INC: $5k → 7%GLOBAL GIVING: $15k → 14%CURE INTERNATIONAL: $8k → 8%SAVE THE CHILDREN: $25k → 9%KIPP ATLANTA: $10k → 13%AWARE WILDLIFE CENTER: $10k → 14%UNDER THE SAME SUN: $10k → 12%THE SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING: $6k → 23%KIPP BALTIMORE: $37k → 11%WORLD RELIEF: $10k → 19%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION: $14k → 17%GLOBAL GIVING: $15k → 14%SAVE THE CHILDREN: $22k → 9%KIPP ATLANTA: $10k → 13%AWARE WILDLIFE CENTER: $9k → 14%UNDER THE SAME SUN: $10k → 12%KIPP BALTIMORE: $12k → 11%WORLD RELIEF (FOR CONGO WORK): $10k → 19%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION: $13k → 17%GLOBAL GIVING: $15k → 14%SAVE THE CHILDREN: $18k → 9%UNDER THE SAME SUN: $10k → 12%KIPP BALTIMORE: $10k → 11%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION: $13k → 17%SAVE THE CHILDREN: $15k → 9%SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%NAMI NEW ORLEANS: $15k → 23%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION: $12k → 17%SAVE THE CHILDREN: $8k → 9%RESOURCE SERVICES MINISTRIES: $10k → 13%NAMI NEW ORLEANS: $10k → 23%UNIV OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $15k → 19%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION: $12k → 17%FOCUS: $10k → 14%ACTION AGAINST HUNGER USA: $10k → 17%FOCUS: $6k → 14%FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES: $10k → 14%FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES: $8k → 14%FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES: $8k → 14%FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES: $8k → 14%FOCUSED COMMUNITY STRATEGIES: $8k → 14%MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 14%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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
NJ
CT
MD
DC
LA
GA
FL
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$707k · 18 repeat orgs$120k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
11

Total granted

$707k
$92k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+62%

Still filing today

72%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $88k · revenue +14%
  • KB
    KIPP BALTIMORE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $72k · revenue +36%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $66k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Incgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +62%
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY OF ATLANTA
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
  • SC
    SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -77%
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
International Medical Corps

To save lives & relieve suffering through health interventions & related activities that strengthen communities affected by conflict, natural disasters & disease outbreaks.

International
2
Global Partners in Care

The organization's mission is to build partnerships to enhance compassionate care globally. we are dedicated to improving access to hospice and palliative care worldwide.

International
3
Alight

Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…

International
4
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
5
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
6
Mercy Corps

Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

International
7
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
8
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
9
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
10
MedGlobal Inc

MedGlobal is a humanitarian non-governmental organization working to serve vulnerable communities around the world by providing innovative, free, and sustainable healthcare. Our health services support refugees, displaced persons, and…

Health
11
World Hope International Inc

The purpose of world hope international, inc. (whi) includes providing assistance to economically disadvantaged people through long-term social transformation projects, including anti-trafficking protection, clean water, economic…

International
12
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Inc

International consortium of investigative journalists, inc.'s (icij) mission is to show people how the world really works through stories that rock the world; forcing positive change.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Action Against Hunger - Usa; the most unlike its peers is School for Contemplative Living. 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, 2017–2025.

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. 24 of the 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Save The Children Federation Inc: $88,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation IncMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $64,000 · InternationalThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncWORLD VISION INC: $54,500 · InternationalWORLD VISION INCMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 · InternationalMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INCGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $47,000 · InternationalGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INCInternational Rescue Committee INC: $15,000 · International+3 more: $32,500 · International+3 moreTHE SALVATION ARMY: $50,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYUNDER THE SAME SUN: $30,000 · OtherUNDER THE SAME SUNIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNAMI NEW ORLEANS INC: $25,000 · OtherNAMI NEW ORLEANS INCAWARE WILDLIFE CENTER: $24,300 · OtherAWARE WILDLIFE CENTERFOCUS: $23,000 · OtherFOCUSSALVATION ARMY OF ATLANTA: $15,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY OF ATLANTAUNIV OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $15,000 · OtherUNIV OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDIC…WORLD RELIEF (FOR CONGO WORK): $10,000 · OtherSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherRESOURCE SERVICE MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · Other+3 more: $13,000 · OtherKIPP BALTIMORE INC: $71,500 · EducationKIPP BALT…Must Ministries Inc: $54,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $8,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesFCS URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $41,500 · Community ImprovementDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $20,000 · HealthTHE BRAIN TUMOR NETWORK INC: $2,000 · HealthINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INC: $1,000 · HealthSCHOOL FOR CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING: $16,000 · Religion
International$416,500Other$250,300Education$71,500Human Services$63,000Community Improvement$41,500Health$23,000Religion$16,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $88,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKIPP BALTIMORE INC: $71,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $64,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $54,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMust Ministries Inc: $54,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $47,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFCS URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $41,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNAMI NEW ORLEANS INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCHOOL FOR CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING: $16,000 over 3y, 9.9% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESOURCE SERVICE MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR SARCOIDOSIS RESEARCH: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPAWS OF WAR INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BRAIN TUMOR NETWORK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $1,000 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.

Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN9.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Tolleson Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Tolleson Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: 67% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.

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 33 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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