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William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$160k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
12
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 19
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$5.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k 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
Human ServicesInternationalFood & NutritionEducationAnimalsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving10$155k20%
FY202418$148k17%
FY202316$118k19%
FY202212$89k17%
FY202119$138k37%
FY202013$125k46%
FY201913$105k15%
FY201813$99k46%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$321kHealth$145kHuman Services$121kInternational$114kPublic Safety & Disaster$62kEducation$54kEnvironment$50kArts & Culture$45kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
OH
PA
NJ
VA
MD
KS
NC
SC
DC
HI
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Good Shepherd Food Bank$235,74090%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc$145,00080%
Somerset Woods Trustees$50,0001n/a
United Arts of Central Florida Inc$45,00090%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$45,00060%
Community Action Partnership of Strafford County$45,00060%
World Central Kitchen Inc$32,70050%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire Inc$28,50080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$27,50030%
Trinity Jubilee Center Inc$25,00041%
Ashland University$25,00030%
Celebration Foundation Inc$21,70013%
Book Love Foundation$21,000412%
International Rescue Committee INC$20,00020%
Hope Partnership Inc D/B/A Community Hope Center Inc$20,00020%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Inc$20,00040%
New Hampshire Catholic Charities$20,00020%
Jubilee Home$19,00051%
The Cat House Feline Sanctuary Inc$17,50074%
United States Association for UNHCR$16,05030%
Young Men's Christian Association Ashland Ohio Inc$16,00040%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$15,20030%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$15,00020%
Meals on Wheels Chicago$10,00020%
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas$10,00010%
Zoe Empowers$10,00020%
Islamic Relief USA$10,00010%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$10,00010%
United States Fund for Unicef$10,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana$10,00010%
Table Ministries Inc$10,00010%
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc$10,00010%
Somerset Humane Society$6,50031%
Free the Girls$5,30720%
Democracy North Carolina$5,00010%
The Against Malaria Foundation$5,0001n/a
Center for Teaching and Learning$5,00010%
Polaris Project$3,0001n/a
Education Equals Hope$3,00010%
Austin Pets Alive Inc$2,64010%
The Cajun Navy Relief Inc$2,00010%
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,00010%
Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland$90010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $235,740 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc: $145,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Arts of Central Florida Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Action Partnership of Strafford County: $45,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $32,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire Inc: $28,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $27,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Jubilee Center Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAshland University: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCelebration Foundation Inc: $21,700 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetBook Love Foundation: $21,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Partnership Inc D/B/A Community Hope Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew Hampshire Catholic Charities: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJubilee Home: $19,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetThe Cat House Feline Sanctuary Inc: $17,500 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $16,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Ashland Ohio Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGlobal Empowerment Mission Inc: $15,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels Chicago: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLutheran Family Services in the Carolinas: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZoe Empowers: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslamic Relief USA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTable Ministries Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSomerset Humane Society: $6,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFree the Girls: $5,307 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDemocracy North Carolina: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Teaching and Learning: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEducation Equals Hope: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAustin Pets Alive Inc: $2,640 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cajun Navy Relief Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Refuge League of Greater Portland: $900 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

Duke Energy FoundationNC16.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Maine Community Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good

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.

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About William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation

How much does William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation give?
William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $160,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (30%), Health (13%), Human Services (11%).
Who are William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Good Shepherd Food Bank ($236k), Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc ($145k), Somerset Woods Trustees ($50k).
Does William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duke Energy Foundation, Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation Inc.
Where is William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation based?
William Newkirk and Cheryl Tschanz Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 46 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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