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Vande Steeg Foundation Inc at a glance

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Vande Steeg Foundation Inc

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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
46
Grants FY2024still arriving
13
States reached
$1.3M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Community Improvement$2.5MReligion$339kInternational$315kHuman Services$173kEducation$72kHealth$70kArts & Culture$29kYouth Development$24kOther$0
02FY2024 · 46 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k28 grants · $92k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $195k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $152k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.3M
$5,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KINGDOM CAUSES INC$1,272,000
MADE IN THE STREETS$102,238
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$50,000
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP$26,970
YOUTH WITH A MISSION$20,692
THE GATHERING$17,325
Individual grant recipient$15,000
THE BRIDGE CENTRAL COAST$15,000
EAGLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH$10,000
VICTORY OUTREACH$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER$10,000
VIKING CHARITIES INC$10,000
UPLIFT FOUNDATION$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $217k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 31% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FRINDSHIP HOUSE: $11k → 13%SOLVANG FRIENDSHIP HOUSE: $13k → 14%FAMILY HOPE FOUNDATION: $2k → 8%MADE IN THE STREETS: $102k → 4%FOSTERING HOPE FOUNDATION: $2k → 9%MADE IN THE STREETS: $15k → 4%SOLVANG FRIENDSHIP HOUSE: $5k → 14%MADE IN THE STREETS: $10k → 4%MADE IN THE STREETS: $3k → 4%ACRES OF LOVE: $6k → 10%BOTH HANDS FOUNDATION: $1k → 4%ACRES OF LOVE: $500 → 10%TREASURES VALLEY PATH: $10k → 8%COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN CARING: $5k → 14%FORGOTTEN CHILDREN: $10k → 14%FORGOTTEN CHILDREN INC: $10k → 14%FORGOTTEN CHILDREN: $10k → 14%WONDERFULLY MADE: $4k → 14%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

NH
ID
IL
MI
MA
OR
NV
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
AL
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 29 repeat orgs$323k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 26 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
29

Total granted

$3.3M
$181k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+14%

Still filing today

45%
34%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $142k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesReligionPhilanthropyHealthArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • KC
    KINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK
    4× · 2021–2024 · $2.5M · revenue +96%
  • MI
    MADE IN THE STREETS
    4× · 2021–2024 · $130k · revenue +9%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    2× · 2022–2024 · $75k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • AC
    AZ CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $40k
  • PA
    PARTNERS ACROSS CULTURES
    one grant, 2021 · $26k
  • HL
    HUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMP
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
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
Churches in Missions Inc

Mobilization of churches in America by taking pastors and laymen on vision and service trips overseas in fulfillment of Jesus command to go ye into all the world, making disciples...

Human Services
2
Interhope Inc

To assist in the rescue and care of abandoned and orphaned children in the developing world and to advocate for them by creating awareness of their plight within Christian churches.

Religion
3
Fsi-Freedom Seekers International

Freedom seekers international is a christian organization that exists to rescue the most severely persecuted for their religious faith in hostile and restrictive countries. through collaborative partnerships we deliver those who are…

Human Services
4
Visiting Orphans Incorporated

Organization was established in 2005 as a way to fulfill the biblical mandate given in James 1:27 to Visit orphans and widows in their distress. Today, the mission has expanded to include caring for families and communities, orphan…

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5
Faith Aid

The organization cares for the sick and suffering in Jesus name by partnering with Christian mission hospitals, helping patients unable to afford treatment, and supporting Mustard Seed House ministry locations in Kenya.

International
6
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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7
Ransomed Heart Ministries

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to…

Religion
8
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
9
What Matters Ministries and Missions

The organizations exempt purpose is to rescue orphans and widows, feed the poor, build the local church through ministry, crusades and outreaches and to win souls around the world.

Religion
10
I58 Global

i58 Global is a Christian ministry dedicated to recruiting, sending and organizing relief workers to provide aid and share hope to refugees in various European countries.

Human Services
11
A Child's Hope International

To motivate and mobilize the church and community to care for the orphans and vulnerable children.

Human Services
12
Covenant Frontline International

The mission of CFI is to follow James 127 which states to look after orphans and widows in their distress CFI also partners with churches and organizations overseas to see this fulfilled.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Olive Crest; the most unlike its peers is Deo Duce International Inc. 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

34 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. 34 of the 84 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
25/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK: $2,510,880 · ReligionKINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK+5 more: $152,845 · Religion+5 moreTHE BRIDGE CENTRAL COAST INC: $41,500 · OtherTHE BRIDGE CENTR…THE BRIDGE: $40,000 · OtherTHE BRIDGEAZ CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $40,000 · OtherAZ CHRISTIAN UNI…Individual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant…UPLIFT FOUNDATION: $29,125 · OtherUPLIFT FOUNDATIO…EAGLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $26,750 · OtherPARTNERS ACROSS CULTURES: $26,000 · OtherHUME LAKE CHRISTIAN CAMP: $25,000 · OtherYOUTH WITH A MISSION: $20,692 · Other+46 more: $236,301 · Other+46 moreMADE IN THE STREETS: $129,738 · Human ServicesTreasures Ministries: $62,500 · Human ServicesFORGOTTEN CHILDREN INC: $30,300 · Human ServicesSolvang Friendship House: $17,500 · Human ServicesFRIENDSHIP HOUSE: $10,600 · Human ServicesTREASURE VALLEY PATH INC: $10,000 · Human Services+6 more: $19,354 · Human ServicesChild Hope International: $35,500 · Arts & CultureTHE GATHERING: $28,620 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $26,000 · InternationalVIKING CHARITIES INC: $10,000 · HealthOLIVE CREST: $5,000 · HealthESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER INC: $1,312 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyDEO DUCE INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyGIVESENDGO CHARITIES: $2,500 · PhilanthropyMoustaches For Kids: $2,200 · Philanthropy
Religion$2,663,725Other$515,368Human Services$279,992Arts & Culture$64,120International$26,000Health$16,812Philanthropy$14,700

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 budgetKINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK: $2,510,880 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetMADE IN THE STREETS: $129,738 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $69,845 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTreasures Ministries: $62,500 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetChild Hope International: $35,500 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetFORGOTTEN CHILDREN INC: $30,300 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetTHE GATHERING: $28,620 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $26,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSolvang Friendship House: $17,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFRIENDSHIP HOUSE: $10,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVIKING CHARITIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTREASURE VALLEY PATH INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetACRES OF LOVE: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Impact Ministries Inc DBA LOVE LIFE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS IN CARING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHALTER (HEALING AND LEARNING THROUGH EQUINE RELATIONSHIPS): $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFILTER OF HOPE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWonderfully Made: $3,500 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetGIVESENDGO CHARITIES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMoustaches For Kids: $2,200 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFOSTERING HOPE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMoms in Prayer Int'l: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FAMILY HOPE FOUNDATION INC: $1,854 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: $1,625 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetESPERANZA HEALTH CENTER INC: $1,312 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMISSION TO EVERY NATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoth Hands Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNoStigmas: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetVALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $500 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.

  • Who funds KINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK ↗
  • Who funds MADE IN THE STREETS ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds Treasures Ministries ↗
  • Who funds Child Hope International ↗
  • Who funds FORGOTTEN CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE GATHERING ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Solvang Friendship House ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDSHIP HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds VIKING CHARITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds TREASURE VALLEY PATH INC ↗
  • Who funds ACRES OF LOVE ↗

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 FoundationChristian Community F…The Signatry Charitab…Orange County Communi…The Ayco Charitable F…California Community …Natl Christian Charit…Renaissance Charitabl…Raymond James Charita…Donor Advised Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…
Servant FoundationKS14.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Orange County Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · California Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Vande Steeg Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vande Steeg Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%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 · 0–40%
    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 84 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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