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William M Fuller Foundation at a glance

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William M Fuller 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.

$468k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$935kRecreation & Sports$515kHealth$326kEnvironment$206kArts & Culture$203kInternational$82kHousing & Shelter$30kReligion$22kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $105k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$4.0M
Total assets

Anchored by a single position: about 99% of reported assets are held in Jpm Chase Luther King.

Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE$250,000
FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN$100,000
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY$30,000
EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION$25,000
TURNING POINT USA$20,000
MERCY SHIPS$10,000
TRUTH TO LIGHT LLC$10,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$10,000
ELLEN NOEL ART MUSEUM$5,000
KIMBELL ART MUSEUM$3,300
DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$2,500
THE EXPLORERS CLUB$1,080
THE CLIBURN$1,000
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 (FY20–20, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $10k → 14%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

WA
MT
NY
MA
CA
VA
AZ
NM
AR
OK
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 26 repeat orgs$108k to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
19

Total granted

$2.2M
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+68%

Still filing today

73%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsHousing & ShelterHealthInternationalOther
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

  • AF
    AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $500k · revenue +87%
  • EM
    Eisenhower Medical Center
    4× · 2021–2024 · $300k · revenue +48%
  • TC
    TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2022–2024 · $180k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +50%
  • HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +68%
  • CJ
    CAA JOE BEELER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $9k
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
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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3
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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4
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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5
The University of TexasTexas a&M Investment Management Company

To generate superior long-term investment returns to support The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems as they provide world-class teaching, push the boundaries of discovery, and achieve excellence in patient healthcare for…

Education
6
Texas Tribune Inc

The texas tribune promotes civic engagement and public education across the state by producing and sharing for free public data interactives, statewide events and intensive and daily reporting on texas public policy, politics and current…

Education
7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation

To recognize the accomplishments and contributions of our outstanding Texas business leaders and to perpetuate and inspire the values of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity, and community leadership in all generations of Texans.

Community Improvement
9
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
10
The Association of Former Students of Texas a&M University

To strengthen the association of former students, promote the interests and welfare of texas a&m university, perpetuate ties of affection and esteem formed in university or college days, and serve the student body.

Education
11
The Fort Worth Zoological Association

With more than 1 million visitors annually, the fort worth zoo strengthens the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family…

Animals
12
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers' Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Texas Christian University. 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

32 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. 32 of the 51 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
27/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITY OF FT WORTH PARKS & RECREATION FULLER GARDEN: $514,710 · OtherCITY OF FT WORTH PARKS & RECREATION FULLER …FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN: $200,000 · OtherFORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDENALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: $40,500 · Other+27 more: $176,680 · Other+27 moreAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $500,000 · EducationAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INCTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $180,000 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYCOVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOL: $171,000 · EducationCOVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOLSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $36,000 · Education+1 more: $6,000 · EducationEisenhower Medical Center: $300,450 · HealthEisenhower Med…NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $102,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $23,600 · Arts & CultureVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $11,000 · Arts & CultureAMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART: $8,000 · Arts & CultureELLEN NOEL ART MUSEUM OF THE PERMIAN BASIN: $6,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $13,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD VISION INC: $67,000 · InternationalMercy Ships International: $15,000 · InternationalTHE PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY: $18,000 · Housing & ShelterHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterLONE STAR SANCTUARY FOR ANIMALS INC: $10,000 · AnimalsSAVING HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,443 · Animals
Other$931,890Education$893,000Health$300,450Arts & Culture$163,600International$82,000Housing & Shelter$28,000Animals$15,443

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 budgetAMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE INC: $500,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $300,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $180,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOL: $171,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $102,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $67,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $36,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $23,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER OF TARRANT COUNTY: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Ships International: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTarrant Area Food Bank: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLONE STAR SANCTUARY FOR ANIMALS INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAMON CARTER MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELLEN NOEL ART MUSEUM OF THE PERMIAN BASIN: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC OF TARRANT COUNTY: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAVING HOPE FOUNDATION: $5,443 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCrystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER TARRANT COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS & SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS' FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTEXAS BALLET THEATER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE DOMAINE DE CHANTILLY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnion Gospel Mission of Tarrant County: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EXPLORERS CLUB: $1,080 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING DESERT THE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRemember the Alamo Foundation: $1,000 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.

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.

Thomas M Helen McKee …Bnsf Railway Foundati…Kleinheinz Family Fou…The Bratton Family Fo…Mary Potishman Lard T…Amon G Carter Foundat…Sid W Richardson Foun…R David and Sherri M …Burnett FoundationWilliam E Scott Found…Leo Potishman Foundat…R4 Foundation
Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation IncTX24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc · Bnsf Railway Foundation · Kleinheinz Family Foundation For The Arts And Education · The Bratton Family Foundation · Mary Potishman Lard Trust Walker C Friedman Co Trustee · Amon G Carter Foundation · Sid W Richardson Foundation · R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation · Burnett Foundation · William E Scott Foundation · Leo Potishman Foundation Xxxxx3002 · R4 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 William M Fuller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William M Fuller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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

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How do I get to William M Fuller Foundation?

Find your warmest path to William M Fuller 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 51 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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