· Private foundation
Why Knot Now 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k9 grants · $25k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $18k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SAINT LOUISE HOUSE | $18,000 |
| TEXAS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS | $5,000 |
| THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FUND FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| ST JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC CHURCH | $5,000 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH | $2,500 |
| AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY | $2,500 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS | $2,000 |
| UT HEALTH AUSTIN | $1,000 |
| BIKE FOR NY HOSPITAL | $1,000 |
| FLATWATER | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 93% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.
9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- VSVINCARE SERVICES OF AUSTIN FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $101k · revenue +59%
- MLMOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC3× · 2020–2022 · $13k · revenue +160%
- THTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC4× · 2021–2024 · $10k · revenue +20%
Funded once
- UOUNIVERSITY OF TEXASone grant, 2023 · $5k
- TUTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - CENTER OF PERFORMING ARTSone grant, 2020 · $3k
- TJTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +36%
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.
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.
Austin Playhouse creates opportunities for artists and audiences to celebrate the human experience through professional theatrical productions that nourish minds, delight spirits, and enrich lives.
The mission of Austin Creative Alliance is to advance, connect, and celebrate Austin's arts, culture, and creative communities in order to nourish and strengthen the character, quality of life, and economic prosperity of our region.
Aaro, a non-partisan thought leader for central texas, has worked behind the scenes on critical regional issues since 1980. the membership is an intentionally diverse group of central texas leaders drawn from business, industry, education,…
Womens Symphony League of Austin provides service and financial support for The Austin Symphony Orchestra and its programs, and offers educational opportunities for children and the community to further develop an appreciation of music.
Artpace san antonio is a nonprofit residency program which supports texas, national, and international artists in the creation of new art. see schedule o for continuation.
We're here to inspire generations. we connect people and strengthen community by showcasing unforgettable performances across genres, providing life-changing arts education programs, and dreaming up magical experiences in iconic venues…
Austin Rainbow Theatre provides affordable theatre that focuses on creating belonging, reducing stigma, honoring diverse LGBTQIA+ history and stories, and amplifying LGBTQIA+ artist and community voices.
Austin Allies' mission is to organize meaningful volunteer opportunities for families in the Greater Austin area by partnering with local nonprofits and those that they serve. Austin Allies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started by…
Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.
To inspire and enchant lives through a variety of theatrical experiences at the highest level of artistic excellence with our Resident Acting Company at the center
Good Work Austin's mission is to foster healthy careers in the local food and beverage industry through professional development and advocacy for more equitable practices.
The Chamber's mission is to provide leadership that facilitates the creation of a prosperous regional economy and results in effective advocacy for its members.
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 23 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 VINCARE SERVICES OF AUSTIN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC ↗
- Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds AUSTIN THEATRE ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER TEXAS INC ↗
- Who funds Project RELO ↗
- Who funds THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - AUSTIN ↗
- Who funds Sundance Institute ↗
- Who funds UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
- Who funds THE CARNEGIE HALL CORPORATION ↗
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.
Open a dossier: United Way for Greater Austin · Better Business Bureau · Austin Community Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Why Knot Now Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Why Knot Now Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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