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Trial Lawyers Fdn Youth Ed

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$54k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$536k
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$4,400
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI$11,000
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE$8,800
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO$7,700
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$4,400
DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC$4,400
UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD$4,400
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY$2,200
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO$2,200
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY$2,200
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY$2,200
LAMAR UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$2,200
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY$2,200
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY: $2k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION: $2k → 10%TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $2k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD: $4k → 16%TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI FDN: $16k → 17%SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 20%TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: $4k → 22%TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE: $10k → 27%GRACELAND UNIVERSITY: $2k → 18%FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY: $2k → 14%FRIENDS UNIVERSITY: $2k → 16%KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4k → 20%UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD: $2k → 16%TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI: $11k → 17%TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE: $9k → 27%ST MARYS UNIVERSITY: $4k → 16%DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $4k → 17%ST MARYS UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO: $2k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO: $8k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MI
IA
PA
CA
NE
KS
TX
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$426k · 16 repeat orgs$106k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +68% since the first grant, against +49% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
30

Total granted

$426k
$91k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+68%
+49%

Still filing today

50%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • DM
    DEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $117k · revenue +221%
  • SM
    St Mary's University
    4× · 2021–2025 · $10k · revenue +24%
  • CB
    COASTAL BEND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $7k · revenue +68%

Funded once

  • TA
    TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $16k · revenue +117%
  • TA
    TEXAS AM UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • TA
    TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE STATION
    one grant, 2024 · $9k
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
Texas College

To ensure that the student body experiences balanced intellectual, psychological, social and spiritual development, aimed at enabling them to become active productive members of society where they live and work.

Education
2
Houston Christian University

The mission of houston christian university is to provide a learning experience that instills in students a passion for academic, spiritual, and professional excellence as a result of our central confession, "jesus christ is lord."

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3
University Foundation
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4
West Texas a&M Univ Foundation

The foundation supports west texas a&m university, an institution of higher education, and the students of wtamu by receiving and administering gifts from the public.

Education
5
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
6
Hardin-Simmons University

The mission of hardin-simmons university is to be a community dedicated to providing excellence in education enlightened by christian faith and values.

Education
7
Texas Lutheran University

As a community of faith and learning, texas lutheran university empowers a diverse student body through an education centered on the liberal arts and professional programs. see schedule o for continuation of mission statement.

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8
Texas a&M University-Central Tx Foundati

Operated exclusively for educational purposes specifically including to further educational activities at texas a& m university-central texas within the meaning of 501(c)(3).

Education
9
Howard Payne University

Howard payne university is a christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to god and humanity.

Education
10
Midwestern State University Foundation Inc

To receive contributions by means of donations, gifts, and bequests and to expend such funds for the advancement of the literary, scientific, and other educational endeavors of Midwestern State University, a tax exempt institution of…

Education
11
Saint Martin's University

Saint martin's students learn to make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others through the interaction of faith, reason, and service. the university honors both the sacredness of the individual and the significance…

Education
12
University of North Texas Foundation Inc

The university of north texas foundation, inc. serves as unt's strategic partner in managing and growing private assets for support of the university's mission. untf's continuity, flexibility, and creative solutions contribute to fully…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas a&M Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Texas Christian University. 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

32 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. 32 of the 53 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
20/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Texas A&M International University: $100,500 · OtherTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M University-Kingsville: $62,600 · OtherTexas A&M University-KingsvilleTexas A & M University-Corpus Christi: $52,600 · OtherTexas A & M University-Corpus ChristiUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - SAN ANTONIO: $21,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - SAN ANTONIOUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO: $14,300 · OtherTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · Other+22 more: $76,400 · Other+22 moreDEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $117,300 · PhilanthropyDEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION…COASTAL BEND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · PhilanthropyCOASTAL BEND COLLEGE FOUND…TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION: $16,000 · EducationTEXAS A&M-CORPU…University of the Incarnate Word: $7,400 · EducationUniversity of t…GRACELAND UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationGRACELAND UNIVE…STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $4,400 · EducationSTEPHEN F AUSTI…KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,400 · EducationKANSAS STATE UN…OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO: $3,000 · EducationTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS RESEARCH FOUNDATION % DARRYL BORGONAH: $3,000 · EducationTexas A&M Foundation: $3,000 · Education+15 more: $26,400 · Education+15 more
Other$339,400Philanthropy$124,300Education$72,600

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 budgetDEL MAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $117,300 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetTEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSt Mary's University: $9,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Incarnate Word: $7,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOASTAL BEND COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetJarvis Christian University: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRACELAND UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $4,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS RESEARCH FOUNDATION % DARRYL BORGONAH: $3,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDLAND UNIVERSITY: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLamar University Foundation Inc: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $2,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDOANE UNIVERSITY: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends University: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreighton University: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLASSEN COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $2,200 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMCMURRY UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLaredo College Education Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMCPHERSON COLLEGE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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.

Tulsa Community Found…Shell USA Company Fou…Texas Higher Educatio…Deloitte FoundationIbm International Fou…Council of Independen…Texas Instruments Fou…Enterprise Holdings F…Folds of Honor Founda…Greater Houston Commu…Communities Foundatio…The Blackbaud Giving …
Tulsa Community FoundationOK24× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tulsa Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Texas Higher Education Foundation · Deloitte Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Council of Independent Colleges · Texas Instruments Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Trial Lawyers Fdn Youth Ed funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Trial Lawyers Fdn Youth Ed. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Trial Lawyers Fdn Youth Ed?

    Find your warmest path to Trial Lawyers Fdn Youth Ed through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 53 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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