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Thomas a & Joan M Holmes Foundation at a glance

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Thomas a & Joan M Holmes 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.

$2k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$64kHealth$41kArts & Culture$23kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kHousing & Shelter$13kEducation$13kReligion$13kEnvironment$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN$1,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Fisherman's Mark: $1k → 4%Shelter for Abused Women & Children: $3k → 10%Moorings Park Foundation: $3k → 10%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
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
AZ
KS
TN
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$168k · 27 repeat orgs$82k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +90% since the first grant, against +57% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 26 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
44

Total granted

$168k
$82k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+90%
+57%

Still filing today

52%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    3× · 2017–2020 · $18k · revenue +46%
  • NB
    NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +167%
  • HF
    Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc
    3× · 2017–2020 · $6k · revenue +187%

Funded once

  • WC
    Wabash Co Historical Society
    one grant, 2018 · $6k
  • MH
    Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
    one grant, 2018 · $6k
  • MARCH OF DIMES INC
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue -41%
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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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3
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
4
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
5
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
6
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc

Sarasota memorial healthcare foundation is the philanthropic partner that helps sarasota memorial health care system bring world-class care to our community.

Health
9
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

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10
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
11
Us Naval Academy Foundation Inc

To support, promote, and advance the mission of the naval academy.

Education
12
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. 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

43 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. 43 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
36/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Salvation Army: $23,500 · OtherThe Salvation ArmySt Judes Children's Research Hospit: $15,000 · OtherSt Judes Children's Research HospitNAPLES UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST: $12,500 · OtherNAPLES UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTCentral Bucks County YMCA: $10,000 · OtherCentral Bucks County YMCAMissouri University Science Technol: $6,500 · OtherUSO: $6,000 · OtherWabash Co Historical Society: $6,000 · OtherMercy Home for Boys and Girls: $5,500 · Other+35 more: $79,750 · Other+35 moreAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $17,500 · Human ServicesAmerican Nati…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRI…MOORINGS PARK FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesMOORINGS PARK…THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTER F…Fishermans Mark: $1,000 · Human ServicesNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $6,500 · Environment'SCONSET TRUST INC: $3,500 · EnvironmentNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EnvironmentBUCKS COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY: $1,000 · EnvironmentMARCH OF DIMES INC: $5,000 · HealthUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY INC: $2,500 · HealthMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $1,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,000 · HealthCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA: $1,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $500 · Health+1 more: $200 · HealthCOALITION TO SALUTE AMERICA'S HEROES FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Arts & CultureHistoric Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc: $3,000 · Arts & CultureWABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $500 · Arts & CultureHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $5,500 · Housing & ShelterHabitat For Humanity of Bucks County Inc: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterJIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $4,000 · EducationNAVAL WAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,500 · EducationINKY SANTA'S TOY DRIVE INC: $1,000 · EducationALPHA PHI FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · EducationHARVEY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Education
Other$164,750Human Services$29,000Environment$13,500Health$12,200Arts & Culture$11,000Housing & Shelter$10,500Education$10,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $17,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION TO SALUTE AMERICA'S HEROES FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat For Humanity of Bucks County Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJIMMY LEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $4,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budget'SCONSET TRUST INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOORINGS PARK FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHistoric Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA WOMAN'S PLACE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED CEREBRAL PALSY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAVAL WAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HONEYWELL FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWABASH COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEABODY HOME FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALPHA PHI FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFishermans Mark: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARVEY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUCKS COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAMBERTVILLE-NEW HOPE AMBULANCE & RESCUE SQUAD INC: $200 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.

Kerr Family FoundationBbla Foundation IncThe Ayco Charitable F…The Chicago Community…National Philanthropi…The US Charitable Gif…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Pfizer Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…
Kerr Family FoundationPA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kerr Family Foundation · Bbla Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Thomas a & Joan M Holmes Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas a & Joan M Holmes Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Christopher Reeve Foundation: 49% of income from government
  • Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Naples Botanical Garden Inc: 3% of income from government
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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