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The Walter Foundation at a glance

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The Walter Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$18M
Granted FY2019
1
Grants FY2019
1
States reached
$18M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% 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
02FY2019 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$18,422,247
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
National Christian Foundation$18,422,247
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 (FY17–18, $71k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 65% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $5k → 6%RTS Missions: $15k → 11%Mission Tampa: $6k → 13%Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $5k → 6%Metropolitan Ministries: $10k → 13%Tampa Metro YMCA: $5k → 13%Hope Children's Home: $25k → 13%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

IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
VA
AZ
AR
TN
NC
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.

4%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$885k · 13 repeat orgs$19M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +77% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2019, 13 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
57

Total granted

$885k
$592k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+77%
+46%

Still filing today

69%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureReligionYouth 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TU
    The University of Tampa Incorporated
    2× · 2017–2018 · $350k · revenue +77%
  • TC
    THE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $75k · revenue +142%
  • TG
    TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $68k · revenue +651%

Funded once

  • FT
    FAITH TAMPA BAY INC
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue -62% · 32% of their budget
  • KG
    Kelly Green Clearwater Martin Luther King Jr Neighborhood
    one grant, 2017 · $46k
  • MO
    Meals on Wheels of Tampa Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +91%
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
Tampa Bay Partnership Inc

The tampa bay partnership is a privately funded, ceo-driven regional advocacy organization, committed to creating a unified, competitive and prosperous tampa bay.

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2
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Inc

The primary purpose of the h. lee moffitt cancer center and research institute hospital, inc. ("hospital") is to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.

Health
3
Usf Research Foundation Inc

To promote, encourage and enhance research activities at the university of south florida.

Education
4
The Tampa Bay History Center

Discovering, preserving, and learning from our region's past to inform our common future. the history center includes three floors of permanent and temporary exhibition galleries focusing on 12,000 years of florida history.

Environment
5
Tampabay-Job-Links Inc
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6
BayCare Health System Inc

BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (BCHS) WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL WE SERVE THROUGH COMMUNITY-OWNED HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT SET THE STANDARD FOR HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE. BCHS is the best place to work, receive and provide care.…

Health
7
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
8
Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa Inc

The mission of the Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa a/k/a ZooTampa at Lowry Park, is to rescue, rehabilitate and care for animals.(Expanded mission on Schedule O)ZooTampa creates exceptional personalized experiences that connect…

Animals
9
Tampa Bay Times Fund Inc
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10
Tampa Museum of Art Foundation Inc

Maintain and raise funds for the benefit of the tampa museum of art, inc.

Arts & Culture
11
Tampa Bay Christian Academy of Florida Inc

Partnering with families, TBCA exists to educate the mind, engage the heart, and empower students to change their world through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ for Gods and glory.

Education
12
Orlando Health Foundation Inc

The mission of the orlando health foundation is to support the strategic priorities of orlando health through philanthropy. this is accomplished through special events and annual major and planned gift fundraising efforts.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tampa General Hospital Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer 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

44 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. 44 of the 72 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/44
Grantees still filing
33/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

National Christian Foundation: $18,422,247 · OtherNational Christian Foundation+40 more: $573,000 · OtherThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $350,000 · Education+6 more: $45,000 · EducationBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $300,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $12,500 · PhilanthropyTHE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY INC: $75,000 · HealthTAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $68,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $25,000 · HealthMORE HEALTH INC: $10,000 · HealthLifePath Hospice Inc: $10,000 · Health+3 more: $10,000 · HealthCONSTRUCTION FOR WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM INC A/K/A CWE MISSIONS: $85,000 · ReligionFAITH TAMPA BAY INC: $50,000 · ReligionTHE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE TAMPA THEATRE INC A/K/A TAMPA THEATRE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureWESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureHope International Ministries Inc: $25,000 · Human ServicesRTS Missions Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesMISSION TAMPA INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesTAMPA METROPOLITAN AREA YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · Human Services
Other$18,995,247Education$395,000Philanthropy$312,500Health$198,000Religion$135,000Arts & Culture$92,000Human Services$71,000

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 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
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.

Community Foundation …Debartolo Family Foun…Vinik Family Foundati…Frank E Duckwall Foun…The Spurlino Foundati…Lightning FoundationSuncoast Credit Union…Publix Super Markets …New York Yankees Tamp…Clark Family Fund IncMary & Bob Sierra Fam…Triad Foundation Inc
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 210%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Tampa Metropolitan Area Young Men's Christian Association Inc: 4% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
  • The Florida Aquarium Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
21get no government money at all
9report 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.

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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By state
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