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The Walter Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18M
Granted FY2019
1
Grants FY2019
1
Organizations funded FY2019
100%
First-time grantees FY2019
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Median grant, FY2019
$18,422,247
Largest grant, FY2019
$18,422,247
Organizations funded a year
1 to 62
FY2017 to FY2019
States reached, FY2019
1
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2019, 100% of the organizations The Walter Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
Arts & CultureReligionHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY20191$18M100%
FY201821$681k38%
FY201762$796kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Philanthropy$19MEducation$414kReligion$394kHealth$233kArts & Culture$115kYouth Development$65kHuman Services$62kCivil Rights$46kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
VA
AZ
AR
TN
NC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Walter Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The University of Tampa Incorporated$350,00020%
Idlewild Baptist Church$175,0002n/a
Construction for Worldwide Evangelism Inc A/K/A Cwe Missions$85,00025%
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc$75,00020%
Tampa General Hospital Foundation Inc$68,00021%
Faith Tampa Bay Inc$50,000132%
The Florida Orchestra$50,00020%
Meals on Wheels of Tampa Inc$30,00011%
Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay Inc$30,00020%
Breakthrough T1d$25,00010%
Hope International Ministries Inc$25,00011%
The Tampa Theatre Inc A/K/A Tampa Theatre Foundation$25,00011%
RTS Missions Inc$15,0001n/a
Summit Baptist Church$12,0001n/a
More Health Inc$10,00011%
LifePath Hospice Inc$10,00010%
Central Park Village Youth Services Inc$10,00024%
Tampa Preparatory School Inc$10,00010%
Metropolitan Ministries Inc$10,00010%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$10,00020%
University of South Florida Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Vanderbilt University$10,00010%
Tamco Foundation Inc$10,000114%
The Florida Aquarium Inc$10,00010%
Lake Carroll Baptist Church$10,0001n/a
Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Inc$10,00010%
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Inc$10,00013%
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida Inc$6,00010%
Mission Tampa Inc$6,00015%
Asheville School Inc$5,00010%
Learning Gate Education Foundation Inc$5,00014%
Zenon Ministries Inc$5,00014%
Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Reason Foundation$5,00010%
American Brain Tumor Association$5,00010%
Humane Society of Tampa Bay Inc$5,0002n/a
Tampa Metropolitan Area Young Men's Christian Association Inc$5,00010%
Amazing Love Ministries Inc$5,0001n/a
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Valrico Youth Soccer Club Inc$3,0001n/a
The Chiselers Inc$2,50010%
Hillsborough House of Hope Inc$2,50014%
First Priority of Tampa Bay Inc$2,50011%
International Rett Syndrome Foundation$2,50010%
Mary Lees House Inc$2,50010%
Kiwanis Foundation of Tampa Inc$2,50011%
Children's Museum of Tampa Inc$1,00010%
Tampa Bay Surveying and Mapping Scholarship Fund Inc$1,0001n/a

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($19M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Walter Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $350,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetConstruction for Worldwide Evangelism Inc A/K/A Cwe Missions: $85,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetThe Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTampa General Hospital Foundation Inc: $68,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFaith Tampa Bay Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetThe Florida Orchestra: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Tampa Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope International Ministries Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Tampa Theatre Inc A/K/A Tampa Theatre Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMore Health Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLifePath Hospice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Village Youth Services Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetTampa Preparatory School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMetropolitan Ministries Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTamco Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetThe Florida Aquarium Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTampa Bay Performing Arts Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Museum of Photographic Arts Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetWestcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMission Tampa Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetAsheville School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Gate Education Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetZenon Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetChi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Reason Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Brain Tumor Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTampa Metropolitan Area Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetH Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chiselers Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHillsborough House of Hope Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetFirst Priority of Tampa Bay Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetInternational Rett Syndrome Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMary Lees House Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKiwanis Foundation of Tampa Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChildren's Museum of Tampa Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay IncFL35.9× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc · Debartolo Family Foundation Inc · Vinik Family Foundation · Frank E Duckwall Foundation · The Spurlino Foundation · Lightning Foundation · Suncoast Credit Union Foundation · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · New York Yankees Tampa Foundation Inc · Clark Family Fund Inc · Mary & Bob Sierra Family Foundation Inc · Triad 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.

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About The Walter Foundation

How much does The Walter Foundation give?
The Walter Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $18,422,247 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 62 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
What does The Walter Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (93%), Education (2%), Religion (2%).
Who are The Walter Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The University of Tampa Incorporated ($350k), Idlewild Baptist Church ($175k), Construction for Worldwide Evangelism Inc A/K/A Cwe Missions ($85k).
Does The Walter Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Walter Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Walter Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc, Debartolo Family Foundation Inc, Vinik Family Foundation.
Where is The Walter Foundation based?
The Walter Foundation is based in FL.

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 72 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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