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Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$840k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2025
11
Organizations funded FY2024
73%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$218,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 61
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$13M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 73% of the organizations Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $376k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’24
Human ServicesInternationalCivil RightsEducationPublic BenefitHealthOther
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
FY2025still arriving16$840k50%
FY202411$500k73%
FY202053$194k40%
FY201961$398k49%
FY201848$505kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$866kHuman Services$634kReligion$597kHousing & Shelter$105kHealth$86kCommunity Improvement$73kFood & Nutrition$55kYouth Development$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Holy Family Classical Academy Inc$184,262222%
Chesterton Academy of Wichita Falls$184,262225%
Christ Academy$170,00034%
Texas Girls and Boys Ranch$150,00032%
Eagle Ranch Inc$115,00021%
Phased In$105,000317%
Christian Children's Home of Ohio Inc$105,00030%
Shiloh Christian Children's Ranch$95,70032%
First Christian Church$89,2621n/a
Wycliffe Associates Inc$72,9253n/a
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All grantees of Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Holy Family Classical Academy Inc$184,262222%
Chesterton Academy of Wichita Falls$184,262225%
Christ Academy$170,00034%
Texas Girls and Boys Ranch$150,00032%
Eagle Ranch Inc$115,00021%
Phased In$105,000317%
Christian Children's Home of Ohio Inc$105,00030%
Shiloh Christian Children's Ranch$95,70032%
First Christian Church$89,2621n/a
Wycliffe Associates Inc$72,9253n/a
Sunshine Acres Children's Home Inc$65,00030%
Kmoc Fm$60,00026%
High Plains Children's Home and Family Services Inc$47,50031%
Starfish Foundation$35,65031%
Texoma Mother & Unborn Baby Care Inc Pregnancy Help Center$30,0001n/a
Bible Baptist Christian School$25,000233%
The Navigators$23,5003n/a
Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services$20,00020%
Inheritance Adoptions$20,00016%
Westview Boys Home Inc$17,00021%
Young Mens Christian Association of Wichita Falls$15,00010%
American Family Association Inc$4,00020%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas$3,50030%
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children$3,00010%
Faith and Freedom Coalition Inc$2,14520%
The Heritage Foundation$1,00020%
The Orphans Hands Inc$90530%
In Touch Ministries Inc$70020%
Cato Institute$42520%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$25710%
Jews for Jesus$2502n/a
Media Research Center$22530%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$22520%
Judicial Watch Inc$20020%
Prager University Foundation$17530%
Americans United for Life Inc$17020%
Chosen People Ministries Inc$1501n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$15010%
Young America's Foundation$13020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10010%
Capital Research Center$10010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10010%
Family Research Council$10020%
Citizens United Foundation$7220%
Christian Aid Mission$602n/a
Sat-7 North America$5010%
Project Veritas$5010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$3510%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$3020%
Heartbeat International Inc$3010%
Fidelis Center for Law & Policy$2510%
Food for the Poor Inc$2510%
Aid for Starving Children$251n/a
Catholic Relief Services$251n/a
Life Legal Defense Foundation$2510%
Texas Public Policy Foundation$2510%
The Salvation Army$251n/a
Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research$2510%
Fathers of St Edmund Southern Missions Inc$251n/a
National Jewish Health$2510%
The Center For Medical Progress$251n/a
Mercy Ships International$2510%
Trans World Radio$251n/a
Food for the Hungry Inc$2510%
Susan B Anthony List Inc$2510%
Americans for Prosperity Foundation$2010%
Liberty Guard Inc$2010%
American Leprosy Missions Inc$2010%

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($788k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHoly Family Classical Academy Inc: $184,262 over 2y, 22% of budgetChesterton Academy of Wichita Falls: $184,262 over 2y, 25% of budgetChrist Academy: $170,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetTexas Girls and Boys Ranch: $150,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetEagle Ranch Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetPhased In: $105,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetChristian Children's Home of Ohio Inc: $105,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetShiloh Christian Children's Ranch: $95,700 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetSunshine Acres Children's Home Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKmoc Fm: $60,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetHigh Plains Children's Home and Family Services Inc: $47,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetStarfish Foundation: $35,650 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetBible Baptist Christian School: $25,000 over 2y, 33% of budgetPresbyterian Children's Homes & Services: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInheritance Adoptions: $20,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetWestview Boys Home Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Wichita Falls: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Family Association Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChild Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas: $3,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFaith and Freedom Coalition Inc: $2,145 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Orphans Hands Inc: $905 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIn Touch Ministries Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCato Institute: $425 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCal Farley's Boys Ranch: $257 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedia Research Center: $225 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans United for Life Inc: $170 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $130 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Research Center: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Research Council: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United Foundation: $72 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSat-7 North America: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Veritas: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $30 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeartbeat International Inc: $30 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFidelis Center for Law & Policy: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLife Legal Defense Foundation: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Public Policy Foundation: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research: $25 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 55.

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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.

Wichita Falls Area Community FoundationTX23.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation · James N McCoy Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · Rose & K V Mathew Foundation · J S Bridwell Foundation · Donnell Foundation · Vandevere Charitable Foundation · The Priddy Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance 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.

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About Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust

How much does Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust give?
Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust reported 16 grants totaling $839,828 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 61 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (35%), Human Services (25%), Religion (24%).
Who are Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Holy Family Classical Academy Inc ($184k), Chesterton Academy of Wichita Falls ($184k), Christ Academy ($170k).
Does Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation, James N McCoy Foundation, Farrell Family Foundation.
Where is Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust based?
Tom and Lois Longest Charitable Trust is based in TX.

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 118 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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