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Thomas 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.

$907k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$1.2MReligion$501kHuman Services$226kRecreation & Sports$68kCommunity Improvement$60kEducation$55kScience & Tech$25kArts & Culture$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $143k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $496k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma$250,000
Feeding America West Michigan$185,000
Crossings Community Church$100,000
Genesis Project$61,000
Peninsula Township$50,000
New Life Ranch Inc$50,000
Bayview Wesleyan Church$50,000
American Numismatic Association$43,390
Genesis Project$34,650
YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City$25,000
The CARE Center$10,000
Wings Special Needs Adult Community$10,000
Peninsula Township$10,000
Remerge of Oklahoma County Inc$10,000
University of the Nations Kona Foundation$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City: $25k → 16%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.
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 9 repeat orgs$181k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
3

Total granted

$1.9M
$50k

Still filing today

67%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $131k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthFood & NutritionEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $780k · revenue +42%
  • FA
    FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN
    3× · 2022–2024 · $385k · revenue +27%
  • TG
    THE GENESIS PROJECT
    2× · 2023–2024 · $146k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • KB
    Kustom Built Cars Educational Workshop
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • DP
    Deaconess Pregnancy and Adoption
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • PC
    Peninsula Community Library
    one grant, 2023 · $250
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
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
2
American Numismatic Society

The mission of the american numismatic society is to promote and advance the study, research, and appreciation of numismatics.

Arts & Culture
3
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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4
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
5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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7
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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8
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

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9
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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10
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
11
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
12
Oklahoma City University

Inspired by a culture of creativity, Oklahoma City University fosters an immersive, personalized experience that welcomes and prepares students to pursue boundless opportunities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Numismatic Association; the most unlike its peers is University of the Nations Kona 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

14 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. 14 of the 22 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/14
Grantees still filing
7/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $385,000 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGANCROSSINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH: $300,000 · OtherCROSSINGS COMMUNITY CHURCHNEW LIFE RANCH INC: $125,000 · OtherNEW LIFE RANCH INCBAYVIEW WESLEYAN CHURCH: $76,000 · OtherBAYVIEW WESLEYAN CHURCHONEKAMA TOWNSHIP: $60,000 · OtherONEKAMA TOWNSHIPCROSSINGS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC: $50,000 · Other+8 more: $67,250 · Other+8 moreREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $780,000 · Food & NutritionREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INCTHE GENESIS PROJECT: $145,650 · EnvironmentAMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION: $68,390 · Recreation & SportsYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY: $25,000 · Human ServicesWINGS SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE CARE CENTER: $10,000 · HealthHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthREMERGE INC: $10,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,063,250Food & Nutrition$780,000Environment$145,650Recreation & Sports$68,390Human Services$35,000Health$11,000Crime & Legal$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $780,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $385,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GENESIS PROJECT: $145,650 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetNEW LIFE RANCH INC: $125,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION: $68,390 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWINGS SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREMERGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 480 LAST FRONTIER COUNCIL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSaratoga Automobile Museum: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $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.

Servant FoundationInasmuch FoundationCommunities Foundatio…Fred Jones Family Fou…Bowen FoundationWegener Foundation IncThe Merrick FoundationCresap Family Foundat…Sarkeys FoundationAmerican Fidelity Fou…Natl Christian Charit…Morgan Stanley Global…
Servant FoundationKS17.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Inasmuch Foundation · Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Fred Jones Family Foundation · Bowen Foundation · Wegener Foundation Inc · The Merrick Foundation · Cresap Family Foundation · Sarkeys Foundation · American Fidelity Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Remerge Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
3report 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 22 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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