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Westwood Endowment Inc

Its FY2021 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 FY2021
14
Grants FY2021
12
States reached
$231k
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, FY2019 to 2021.

International$2.5MReligion$1.0MCrime & Legal$561kHealth$534kCommunity Improvement$512kPhilanthropy$470kEducation$260kCivil Rights$15kOther$0
02FY2021 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $1.6M
$150,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
4AFRICA$231,403
KUPENDA FOR THE CHILDREN$231,403
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL$231,402
SEED EFFECT$221,402
GLOBAL TRUST PARTNERS$213,102
THE SINAPIS GROUP$186,905
MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL$150,000
KIJABE CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL FUND INC$56,403
LIFE IN ABUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL$50,000
MACLELLAN CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INC DBA GENEROSITY PATH$50,000
DALIT FREEDOM FUND$15,000
CHRIST'S HOPE INTERNATIONAL$15,000
AGAPE CHILDRENS MINISTRY$10,000
HOPE WALKS$3,000
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 (FY21–21, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CHRIST'S HOPE INTERNATIONAL: $15k → 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

NH
WA
IL
MI
MA
OR
IA
PA
CA
CO
KY
VA
MD
NM
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.6M · 13 repeat orgs$844k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +125% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2021, 2 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
14

Total granted

$4.6M
$804k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+125%
-11%

Still filing today

92%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21
InternationalReligionEducationHuman ServicesCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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

  • 4
    4AFRICA
    3× · 2019–2021 · $631k · revenue +91%
  • PF
    PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL
    3× · 2019–2021 · $561k · revenue +125%
  • SE
    SEED EFFECT
    3× · 2019–2021 · $536k · revenue +220%

Funded once

  • TV
    THE VERITAS FORUM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $180k · revenue +65%
  • DA
    Development Assoc International
    one grant, 2019 · $70k · revenue +8%
  • CI
    CONGO INITIATIVE USA INC
    one grant, 2019 · $70k · revenue -11%
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
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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2
Global City Missions Initiative Incorporated

Global City Mission Initiative is dedicated to cross-cultural evanglism, disciplemaking, church planting among diverse diaspora populations in strategic cities reaching out evangelistically to start multiply churches, training believers to…

Religion
3
Kidz At Heart International

KidZ at Heart International is a global Christian community that trains, partners with, and mobilizes networks of leaders to help children fall deeply in love with Jesus. We train and partner with churches and families to successfully…

Religion
4
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
5
Heart Bridge International

Heart Bridge International exists to equip and empower Christians around the world to fulfill the Great Commission. The organization provides free ministry training, discipleship resources, and practical coaching to under-resourced…

Religion
6
International Impact Ministries in
Religion
7
International Needs

International needs has the vision to transform lives and change communities by helping christian nationals serve both god and neighbor within their own countries.

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8
Raise Up Global Ministries

Raise Up Global Ministries is committed to educating Christian leaders in communities around the world. The three programs of Raise Up equip the global church by 1 Developing biblically based interactive materials and 2 Training…

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9
CrossTalk Global

CrossTalk Global is a Christian educational organization that empowers and trains global church leaders to effectively communicate the Scriptures and share the hope of Christ in their communities. These projects are carried out in the USA…

Religion
10
Crossing Cultures International Inc

Crossing Cultures International, Inc. exists to glorify God by equipping Christ followers globally with comprehensive training for effective ministry.

Religion
11
Partnership for Indigenous Peoples -Pipes - International

We are a global Christian organization committed to partnering with indigenous peoples, local churches, and community-based organizations to make disciples of Jesus Christ and help end extreme poverty. We serve indigenous pygmies,…

International
12
Leadership Resources International

International missions: this organization is an international mission agency focusing on leadership development through teaching of the scriptures

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Life in Abundance International; the most unlike its peers is Prison Fellowship International. 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

26 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. 26 of the 31 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
18/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

4AFRICA: $631,403 · International4AFRICASEED EFFECT: $536,402 · InternationalSEED EFFECTMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $400,000 · InternationalMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONALWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $245,000 · InternationalWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION …KIJABE CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FUND INC: $181,403 · InternationalKIJABE CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FUND INCHOPE WALKS INC: $116,571 · International+2 more: $105,000 · InternationalKUPENDA FOR THE CHILDREN: $534,403 · EducationKUPENDA FOR THE CHILDR…SINAPIS GROUP INC: $511,905 · EducationSINAPIS GROUP INCCONGO INITIATIVE USA INC: $70,000 · EducationCONGO INITIATIVE USA I…MIDDLE EAST BIBLE OUTREACH: $50,000 · EducationGlobal Trust Partners: $488,102 · ReligionGlobal Trust Partner…THE VERITAS FORUM INC: $180,000 · ReligionTHE VERITAS FORUM IN…LIFE IN ABUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL: $150,000 · ReligionLIFE IN ABUNDANCE IN…Children of Character Inc: $75,000 · ReligionChildren of Characte…Development Assoc International: $70,000 · ReligionDevelopment Assoc In…NORTH AMERICA MAINLAND CHINESE MISSION: $70,000 · ReligionNORTH AMERICA MAINLA…+2 more: $35,000 · ReligionPRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL: $561,402 · Crime & LegalPRISON FEL…CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $470,163 · PhilanthropyCHATTANOO…MACLELLAN CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INC DBA GENEROSITY PATH: $145,000 · OtherVSI DBA VILLAGE SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL: $60,000 · OtherBILD-INTERNATIONAL: $45,000 · OtherBRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH: $40,000 · OtherFORGOTTEN VOICES INTERNATIONAL: $25,000 · OtherDALIT FREEDOM FUND: $15,000 · OtherLIFEWATER INC: $53,975 · EnvironmentCHRISTS HOPE U S A INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesAGAPE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY INC: $10,000 · Human Services
International$2,215,779Education$1,166,308Religion$1,068,102Crime & Legal$561,402Philanthropy$470,163Other$330,000Environment$53,975Human Services$25,000

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 budget4AFRICA: $631,403 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetPRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL: $561,402 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetSEED EFFECT: $536,402 over 3y, 23% of budgetKUPENDA FOR THE CHILDREN: $534,403 over 3y, 29% of budgetSINAPIS GROUP INC: $511,905 over 3y, 17% of budgetGlobal Trust Partners: $488,102 over 2y, 41% of budgetCHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $470,163 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $400,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD RELIEF CORP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS: $245,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKIJABE CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL FUND INC: $181,403 over 3y, 25% of budgetLIFE IN ABUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL: $150,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetHOPE WALKS INC: $116,571 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetChildren of Character Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetCONGO INITIATIVE USA INC: $70,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetUGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERS: $55,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetLIFEWATER INC: $53,975 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMIDDLE EAST BIBLE OUTREACH: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCURE INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORGOTTEN VOICES INTERNATIONAL: $25,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetEVERY GENERATION MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCHRISTS HOPE U S A INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetREACT SERVICES: $15,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetAGAPE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

First Fruit IncThe Maclellan Foundat…International Generos…Henry P & Susan C Cro…Tyndale House Ministr…Christian Community F…Christian Community F…Servant FoundationStewardship FoundationChattanooga Christian…Natl Christian Charit…Micah 68 Foundation
First Fruit IncCA34.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Fruit Inc · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · International Generosity Foundation Trust · Henry P & Susan C Crowell Trust · Tyndale House Ministries · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Servant Foundation · Stewardship Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Micah 68 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 Westwood Endowment Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Westwood Endowment Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 67%
  • World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: 67% of income from government
  • Medical Teams International: 14% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Westwood Endowment Inc?

Find your warmest path to Westwood Endowment Inc 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 31 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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