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W&H 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.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
43
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$1.4M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $75k
  • $10k–50k25 grants · $375k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $70k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.4M
$10,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$36M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MONUMENT ACADEMY$1,375,000
YOUNG LIFE$70,000
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN$30,000
SOAR YOUTH MINISTRIES$25,000
WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE$25,000
EMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION$25,000
TUSKEGEE NEXT FOUNDATION$25,000
DREAM CENTERS$20,000
THE WELL SUMMIT CO$20,000
LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS INC$20,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO$15,000
SERGE GLOBAL INC$15,000
COSILOVE YOU$15,000
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$10,000
GOVERNOR WILLIAM BLOUNT MANSION ASSN$10,000
02The need
02

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 (FY24–24, $92k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 60% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 9%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $30k → 14%SOAR YOUTH MINISTRIES: $25k → 12%FOSTERING HOPE FOUNDATION: $5k → 9%HOPE AND HOME: $5k → 9%COSILOVE YOU: $15k → 9%SPONSOR A SPACE: $2k → 9%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

IL
MA
OR
OH
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
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 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
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
2
Landmark Christian School

Landmark christian school partners with christian families by equipping college-bound students to embrace a christ-centered worldview, grow as servant leaders, and steward god's unique purpose for their lives.

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3
Summit Classical Christian School

Summit Classical Christian School is a PreK-12 school that exists to cultivate generations of joyful disciples of Christ by partnering with faithful Christian families to educate their children from a Biblical worldview using classical…

Education
4
Youthfront Inc

Interdenomination ministry dedicated to bringing youth into a growing relationship with jesus christ.

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5
Arborbrook Christian Academy

Arborbrook Christian Academy partners with parents to equip, empower, and encourage students to cultivate godly character, pursue life-long learning, and love the Lord Jesus Christ.

Education
6
Central Ohio Youth for Christ Inc

Coyfc reaches young people everywhere, working with the local church and other like minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the word of god and prayer, passion for…

Youth Development
7
Colleyville Covenant Christian

The mission is to provide a biblically based classical college preparatory education that inspires a passion for excellence a heart of grace and the character of Christ.

Education
8
Choices Coordinated Care Solutions Inc

To strengthen youth and families while enhancing systems and communities.

Human Services
9
The King's Christian School

The king's christian school is a k-12 prepatory school that equips and strengthens students through education and example, that they might stand firmly upon the word of god and to become effective servant-leaders who impact the world…

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10
Christian Leadership Alliance

Christian leadership alliance exists to equip and unite leaders called to transform the world for christ.

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11
Lou Engle Ministries

Advancing the kingdom of god through prayer,preaching and teaching.

Religion
12
Tall Timber Ranch

As followers of jesus, we provide all people of all ages unique opportunities where they may discover god's love for them, deepen relationships with one another, and explore this through high-quality outdoor programming, retreats,…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is Children's Hospital Colorado. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

33 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. 33 of the 43 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
15/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Monument Academy: $1,375,000 · EducationMonument Academy+2 more: $30,000 · EducationTHE WELL SUMMIT CO: $20,000 · OtherTHE WELL SU…DREAM CENTERS: $20,000 · OtherDREAM CENTE…SERGE GLOBAL INC: $15,000 · OtherSERGE GLOBA…FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: $10,000 · OtherTHE SANCUTUARY CHURCH: $10,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLEINC: $10,000 · OtherCHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO: $10,000 · OtherTHE FIELD SCHOOL INC: $10,000 · OtherGOVERNOR WILLIAM BLOUNT MANSION: $10,000 · OtherThe Christian Home For Children Inc: $10,000 · OtherTHE NAVIGATORS: $10,000 · OtherPIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Other+10 more: $47,500 · Other+10 moreYOUNG LIFE: $70,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE TUSKEGEE NEXT FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentEMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentAmerican Heritage Girls Inc: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentTRAIL LIFE USA INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $30,000 · Human ServicesSOAR YOUTH MINISTRIES INC THRIVE LONSDALE: $25,000 · Human ServicesCOS I LOVE YOU: $15,000 · Human ServicesTHE SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION: $10,000 · Human ServicesFOSTERING HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesHOPE AND HOME: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesLeadership Transformation Inc: $20,000 · ReligionLANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $10,000 · ReligionFor Girls Like You Ministries: $5,000 · ReligionChildren's Hospital Colorado: $15,000 · HealthThe Dale House Project: $10,000 · Housing & Shelter
Education$1,405,000Other$192,500Youth Development$145,000Human Services$92,000Religion$35,000Health$15,000Housing & Shelter$10,000

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 budgetMonument Academy: $1,375,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $70,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE TUSKEGEE NEXT FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetEMERALD YOUTH FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOAR YOUTH MINISTRIES INC THRIVE LONSDALE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeadership Transformation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSERGE GLOBAL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOS I LOVE YOU: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Dale House Project: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER KNOXVILLEINC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heritage Girls Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SPRINGS RESCUE MISSION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRAIL LIFE USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE FIELD SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOVERNOR WILLIAM BLOUNT MANSION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetThe Christian Home For Children Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLUTHERAN VALLEY RETREAT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFOSTERING HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHOPE AND HOME: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSERTOMA CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFor Girls Like You Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDAYSTAR COUNSELING MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRO DE LA FAMILIA CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEast Tennessee Historical Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrails and Open Space Coalition: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSponsor A Space: $2,000 over 1y, 16% 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.

The Myron Stratton Ho…Haslam Family Foundat…Bill and Crissy Hasla…Stowers Machinery Fou…The Joseph Henry Edmo…Colorado Springs Heal…Pikes Peak Community …Christian Community F…El Pomar FoundationThe Charlie & Moll An…The Clayton Family Fo…Lawson Family Foundat…
The Myron Stratton HomeCO19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 5 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Myron Stratton Home · Haslam Family Foundation Inc · Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation · Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc · The Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation · Colorado Springs Health Foundation · Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Christian Community Foundation Inc · El Pomar Foundation · The Charlie & Moll Anderson Foundation · The Clayton Family Foundation · Lawson Family 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 W&H Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from W&H Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%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
    1get no government money at all
    15report 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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to W&H Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to W&H 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 43 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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