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Vasko Family Foundation at a glance

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Vasko Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$239k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$84k
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, FY2021 to 2025.

Religion$362kEmployment$199kInternational$131kPublic Benefit$35kEducation$30kPhilanthropy$25kYouth Development$10k
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $75k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $159k
$35,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$5.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN$83,800
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$75,000
TURNING POINT USA$35,000
REAL LIFE MINISTRY$25,000
BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (MEN'S GROUP)$15,000
YOUNGLIFE$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 (FY24–25, $199k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN: $115k → 6%BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN: $84k → 6%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

NY
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NC
LA
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$546k · 6 repeat orgs$246k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
5

Total granted

$546k
$186k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+12%

Still filing today

33%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesReligionInternationalPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • FU
    FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    3× · 2021–2025 · $225k
  • BI
    BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCATIONAL INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $199k · revenue -30%
  • BS
    BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (MEN'S GROUP)
    3× · 2023–2025 · $45k

Funded once

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    one grant, 2024 · $91k · revenue 0%
  • IJ
    INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
    one grant, 2023 · $40k · revenue +10%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +50%
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
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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2
Bibleproject

Bibleproject's mission is to help people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. this is achieved by creating biblical videos to be regularly released on a newly-created youtube channel. (continued on schedule o.)each…

Religion
3
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
4
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
5
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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6
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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7
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
8
Taylor University

The mission of Taylor University is to develop servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ's redemptive love, grace, and truth to a world in need.

Education
9
One for Israel

One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…

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10
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
11
International Partnerships Inc

To provide support for the efforts of christians of the former soviet union in reaching the influencers of their countries for christ.

Religion
12
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

8 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. 8 of the 13 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
8/8
Grantees still filing
5/8
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $225,000 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (MEN'S GROUP): $45,000 · OtherBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (MEN'S GROUP)LOCAL CHURCH INC: $37,000 · OtherLOCAL CHURCH INCTURNING POINT USA INC: $35,000 · OtherTURNING POINT USA INCBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (WOMEN'S GROUP): $30,000 · OtherBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP (WOMEN'S GROUP)REAL LIFE MINISTRY: $25,000 · OtherREAL LIFE MINISTRYBROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCATIONAL INC: $198,800 · Human ServicesBROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCA…SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $91,474 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S P…INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $40,000 · InternationalSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropyYOUNG LIFE: $10,000 · Youth Development
Other$397,000Human Services$198,800Religion$91,474International$40,000Education$30,000Philanthropy$25,000Youth Development$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 budgetBROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN VOCATIONAL INC: $198,800 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $91,474 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Vasko Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vasko Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 Vasko Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Vasko 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 13 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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