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Vansickle Family Foundation at a glance

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Vansickle 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.

$290k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$248kEducation$205kHealth$180kYouth Development$73kAnimals$60kHousing & Shelter$45kHuman Services$43kReligion$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k8 grants · $240k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$30,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$50,000
GREATER DALLAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA$40,000
DALLAS OPERA$40,000
MOMENTOUS INSTITUTE$30,000
AFTER8TOEDUCATE$30,000
HEROES$30,000
DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION$25,000
VOGEL ALCOVE$25,000
OURCALLING$20,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $93k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%VOGEL ALCOVE: $25k → 14%OURCALLING: $20k → 14%CANINE COMPANIONS: $35k → 14%MOMMIES IN NEED: $10k → 14%JONATHAN'S PLACE: $3k → 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.
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$528k · 7 repeat orgs$432k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
15

Total granted

$528k
$292k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+1%
+9%

Still filing today

71%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $140k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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

  • TD
    The Dallas Opera
    4× · 2019–2024 · $100k · revenue +30%
  • MI
    Momentous Institute
    2× · 2021–2024 · $55k · revenue +5%
  • CM
    CAFE MOMENTUM
    2× · 2019–2023 · $18k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • TS
    TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDRENgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +87%
  • IC
    INTERLOCHEN CENTER OF THE ARTS
    one grant, 2022 · $35k
  • CC
    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $35k · revenue +9%
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
Dallas Wind Symphony

The Dallas Winds, a Grammy-nominated wind ensemble, stands as a cultural cornerstone of Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1985, the Dallas Winds has grown into one of the worlds premier wind bands, renowned for its extraordinary artistry and…

Arts & Culture
2
Suzuki Institute of Dallas

Providing music education primarily to children, but also to some adults and participating in outreach in the North Texas community.

Arts & Culture
3
Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
4
Broadway Dallas Inc

To educate the public in music appreciation and fine arts, including the presentation of musical theater and other shows with educational value.

Arts & Culture
5
Downtown Dallas Inc

Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI), is the champion of a clean and safe Downtown and of the economic development and vibrancy of this community of diverse, unique neighborhoods. DDI: Mobilizes and amplifies the services of public agencies.…

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6
The Dallas Opera Foundation

Provide financial support to the dallas opera.

Philanthropy
7
Dallas Chamber Symphony

Increase community involvement to advance music and art through education events and our TechNotes curriculum, group collaborations, film and instrument competitions, performance jobs, and general public concerts

Arts & Culture
8
Dallas Contemporary

Dallas contemporary presents art in a forum that cultivates artists, ignites learning and inspires the community. dallas contemporary is a non-collecting art museum presenting new and challenging ideas from regional, national and…

Arts & Culture
9
Orpheus Chamber Singers Inc

The purpose of orpheus chamber singers, inc. is to increase the knowledge and appreciation of choral music in the community, and to provide a professional-level medium of performance for talented singers in the dallas-ft worth metroplex.

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10
Greater Dallas Choral Society

Greater Dallas Choral Society provides children and youth an experience in choral artistry in a group that reflects the diversity of the Dallas metroplex.

Arts & Culture
11
Denver Children's Choir

To provide a challenging environment where children can reach their full potential by enhancing their musical talents, forging diverse meaningful friendships, and sharing their joy of music with others.

Arts & Culture
12
Opera Southwest

Professional production of opera for the public, and education about opera and the performing arts for audiences of all ages.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Momentous Institute; the most unlike its peers is Imani Bridges. 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

19 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. 19 of the 27 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)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UT SOUTHWESTERN: $150,000 · OtherUT SOUTHWESTERNIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAFTER8TOEDUCATE: $55,000 · OtherAFTER8TOEDUCATEINTERLOCHEN CENTER OF THE ARTS: $35,000 · OtherINTERLOCHEN CENTER OF THE ARTSSCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $25,000 · OtherSCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDRENPATRIOT PAWS- LARA JACKSON: $25,000 · OtherPATRIOT PAWS- LARA JACKSONANNIE'S PLACE MOMMY IS IN NEED: $15,000 · Other+2 more: $6,000 · OtherThe Dallas Opera: $100,000 · Arts & CultureThe Dallas OperaGreater Dallas Youth Orchestra Inc: $40,000 · Arts & CultureGreater Dallas Youth Orch…DALLAS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureDALLAS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCI…DALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureDALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATI…Avant Chamber Ballet Inc: $15,000 · Arts & CultureAvant Chamber Ballet IncINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $8,000 · Arts & CultureTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $50,000 · HealthTEXAS SCOTTISH …THE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY: $50,000 · HealthTHE CENTER FOR …HELPING EVERYONE REACH OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS: $30,000 · HealthHELPING EVERYON…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPA…VOGEL ALCOVE: $25,000 · Human ServicesVOGEL ALCOVEOURCALLING INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesOURCALLING I…IMANI BRIDGES: $15,000 · Human ServicesIMANI BRIDGE…MOMMIES IN NEED: $10,000 · Human ServicesMOMMIES IN N…+1 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesMomentous Institute: $55,000 · Youth DevelopmentCAFE MOMENTUM: $18,000 · Youth DevelopmentSouthern Methodist University: $25,000 · Education
Other$411,000Arts & Culture$213,000Health$130,000Human Services$108,000Youth Development$73,000Education$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Dallas Opera: $100,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAFTER8TOEDUCATE: $55,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetMomentous Institute: $55,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGreater Dallas Youth Orchestra Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELPING EVERYONE REACH OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS: $30,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetDALLAS SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVOGEL ALCOVE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOURCALLING INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCAFE MOMENTUM: $18,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAvant Chamber Ballet Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetIMANI BRIDGES: $15,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetMOMMIES IN NEED: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKID NET FOUNDATION JONATHANS PLACE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Communities Foundatio…Texas Instruments Fou…The Perot FoundationThe Addy FoundationThe Dallas FoundationNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX18.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Perot Foundation · The Addy Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Vansickle Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vansickle Family Foundation. 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%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 Vansickle Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Vansickle Family Foundation 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 27 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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