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Vera Cash Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$135k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$31k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$267kEducation$176kHealth$146kAnimals$87kYouth Development$15kScience & Tech$12k
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $125k
$11,250
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HUNTSMAN CANCER CARE$31,250
GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA$20,000
ST STEPHENS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL$15,625
THE EQUINE JOURNEY$15,625
NEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION PARKINSO$11,250
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$11,250
BRYANT UNIVERSITY$10,000
SOUTHERN DELEWARE THREAPEUTIC RIDIN$10,000
CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH$5,000
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS INC$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $167k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 34% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $15k → 19%GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA: $20k → 10%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $13k → 19%GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA: $20k → 10%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $7k → 19%GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA: $20k → 10%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $7k → 19%GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA: $20k → 10%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $7k → 19%GUARDIAN ANGELS OF SW FLORIDA: $20k → 10%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $5k → 19%CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH: $4k → 19%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $5k → 10%DOGS INC: $5k → 10%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

ME
MI
NY
PA
CT
RI
UT
WV
MD
DE
TN
NC
SC
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$626k · 18 repeat orgs$78k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
9

Total granted

$626k
$68k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+26%

Still filing today

72%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
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

  • GA
    GUARDIAN ANGELS OF S W FLORIDA INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $100k · revenue +68%
  • CM
    CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH INC
    7× · 2018–2025 · $57k · revenue +411%
  • EJ
    EQUINE JOURNEY INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $51k · revenue +105%

Funded once

  • MM
    MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH F
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
    one grant, 2022 · $14k
  • TI
    TSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDRENgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $13k · revenue +25%
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
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
2
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
3
Florida Southern College

Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…

Education
4
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc

Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business,…

Education
5
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
6
Nova Southeastern University Inc

The mission of Nova Southeastern University-a selective, doctoral research university-is to deliver academic programs in a dynamic, innovative environment. We foster academic excellence, leadership, integrity (continued on Schedule O) and…

Education
7
Florida Institute of Technology Inc

Florida institute of technology's mission is to provide high-quality education to a culturally diverse student body in order to prepare students for entering the global workforce, seeking higher-education opportunities, and serving within…

Education
8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
9
Trinity University

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

Education
10
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
11
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
12
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Florida Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mote Marine Laboratory 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

18 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. 18 of the 28 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
16/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GUARDIAN ANGELS OF MANATEE: $97,750 · OtherGUARDIAN ANGELS OF MANATEEHUNTSMAN CANCER CARE: $77,975 · OtherHUNTSMAN CANCER CARETHE EQUINE JOURNEY: $31,125 · OtherTHE EQUINE JOURNEYNEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION PARKINSO: $18,250 · OtherNEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION PARKINSOMULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH F: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: $14,333 · OtherSOUTHERN DELEWARE THREAPEUTIC RIDIN: $12,500 · OtherMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $11,908 · Other+3 more: $15,725 · Other+3 moreGUARDIAN ANGELS OF S W FLORIDA INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesGUARDIAN ANGELS OF S W FLO…CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH INC: $57,404 · Human ServicesCHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH IN…Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesSoutheastern Guide Dogs In…Episcopal Day Private School of Manatee County Inc: $43,125 · EducationEpiscopal Day Private…LYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $41,500 · EducationLYNN UNIVERSITY INCSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $16,250 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL…THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLO…BRYANT UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationBRYANT UNIVERSITYTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $7,500 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVE…+1 more: $2,000 · EducationEQUINE JOURNEY INC: $51,155 · AnimalsST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,500 · HealthTHE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION: $9,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,250 · HealthPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentTSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN: $13,400 · Crime & LegalRIVERVIEW FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$294,566Human Services$167,404Education$134,375Animals$51,155Health$22,750Youth Development$15,000Crime & Legal$13,400Arts & Culture$5,000

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 budgetGUARDIAN ANGELS OF S W FLORIDA INC: $100,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetCHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH INC: $57,404 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetEQUINE JOURNEY INC: $51,155 over 4y, 7.4% of budgetEpiscopal Day Private School of Manatee County Inc: $43,125 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $41,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $16,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN: $13,400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC: $11,908 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBRYANT UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERVIEW FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $2,000 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.

  • Who funds GUARDIAN ANGELS OF S W FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds EQUINE JOURNEY INC ↗
  • Who funds Episcopal Day Private School of Manatee County Inc ↗
  • Who funds LYNN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds TSIC INC DBA/TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds BRYANT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds RIVERVIEW FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Southern Methodist University ↗

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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

Fidelity Investments …
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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 Vera Cash Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vera Cash Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Mote Marine Laboratory Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
  • Tsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children: 0% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Lynn University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 28 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home