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The Walrath Family Foundation at a glance

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The Walrath 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.

$361k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$626kEnvironment$612kHealth$573kAnimals$75kArts & Culture$66kEducation$59kHuman Services$45kYouth Development$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $300k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION$125,000
CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE$100,000
GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC$75,000
MIA'S MIRACLES FOUNDATION$20,000
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION$10,000
ARTS TO END GENOCIDE$10,000
PENNY'S FLIGHT FOUNDATION$10,000
A WALK ON WATER$5,000
THE DEERWOOD FOUNDATION$3,000
THE LITTLE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION$2,500
02The need
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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 (FY22–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MIA'S MIRACLES FOUNDATION: $20k → 10%FILLING IN THE BLANKS: $3k → 9%FILLING IN THE BLANKS: $3k → 9%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

VT
MN
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 14 repeat orgs$295k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
25

Total granted

$1.8M
$145k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+14%

Still filing today

93%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $151k 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
EducationHealthEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • WP
    WEST PALM GOLF COMMUNITY TRUST INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $500k · revenue +75%
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $385k · revenue +418%
  • TS
    THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $160k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • MH
    MORGAN HOFFMANN FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -57%
  • SH
    SACRED HEART ACADEMY
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • SA
    ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Center for Responsible Science
Philanthropy
4
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
5
The Mccourt Foundation Inc

Striving to help cure neurological diseases, while empowering communities to build a healthier world.

Philanthropy
6
International Food Information Council

To effectively communicate science based information on food safety, nutrition, and health for the public good.

Arts & Culture
7
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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8
Alcides E Rosaura Diniz Foundation

The mission of the foundation is to raise funds and foster basic and translational research to identify genetic causes of specific cancers, understand how genes contribute to the disease, and use that understanding to help develop better…

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9
Prayers From Maria Children's Glioma Cancer Foundation

The prayers from maria foundation was established to fight a specific form of childhood brain cancer commonly referred to as "gliomas." the foundation's purpose is to find a cure for this tragic family of diseases, while also providing…

Health
10
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
11
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
12
Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute Inc

The NCHRI directly supports the NICKLAUS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ("NCH") mission to provide hope through advanced care for our children and families. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Health Defense; the most unlike its peers is The Gambino Medical and Science Foundation. 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

33 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. 33 of the 44 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
22/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC: $450,000 · EnvironmentGRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INCCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $385,000 · EnvironmentCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSETHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: $160,000 · EnvironmentTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATIONWEST PALM GOLF COMMUNITY TRUST INC: $500,000 · OtherWEST PALM GOLF COMMUNITY TRUST INCARTS TO END GENOCIDE: $60,000 · OtherARTS TO END GENOCIDE+23 more: $128,250 · Other+23 moreMASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 · PhilanthropyPINK AID INC: $23,500 · Philanthropy+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyBRAVE BEGINNINGS INC: $40,000 · HealthPennys Flight Foundation Inc: $30,000 · HealthMORGAN HOFFMANN FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthDocumenting Hope Inc: $50,000 · EducationGULF STREAM SCHOOL INC: $11,500 · EducationFRIENDS ACADEMY: $10,000 · EducationMORRISVILLE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationAMAGANSETT HORSE RESCUE INC: $75,000 · AnimalsMIAS MIRACLES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesFILLING IN THE BLANKS INC: $5,000 · Human Services
Environment$995,000Other$688,250Philanthropy$153,500Health$107,500Education$79,000Animals$75,000Human Services$25,000

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 budgetWEST PALM GOLF COMMUNITY TRUST INC: $500,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetGRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC: $450,000 over 6y, 32% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH DEFENSE: $385,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: $160,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMAGANSETT HORSE RESCUE INC: $75,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetDocumenting Hope Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetBRAVE BEGINNINGS INC: $40,000 over 3y, 78% of budgetPennys Flight Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPINK AID INC: $23,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMORGAN HOFFMANN FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetMIAS MIRACLES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetA WALK ON WATER INC: $18,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGULF STREAM SCHOOL INC: $11,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFRIENDS ACADEMY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GAMBINO MEDICAL AND SCIENCE FOUNDATION: $8,250 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFILLING IN THE BLANKS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMORRISVILLE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DEERWOOD FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE LITTLE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELIJAH SMITH SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAN CLAIDHEAMH SOLUIS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPEAK UP FOR THE POOR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…Jewish Communal FundWestreich FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Boston Foundation IncNational Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Renaissance Charitabl…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY15.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Westreich Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · 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 Walrath Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Walrath Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Brave Beginnings Inc: 100% of income from government
  • The Center for Independent Documentary Inc: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.
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How do I get to The Walrath Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Walrath Family 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 44 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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