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Willingham Fdn-Dima at a glance

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Willingham Fdn-Dima

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$192k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$83k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

International$340kEducation$139kHealth$102kPhilanthropy$88kReligion$62kHuman Services$61kArts & Culture$39kYouth Development$34kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $83k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRACE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$83,250
ZOE HOPE GLOBAL INC$40,000
MERCY SHIPS$25,000
INDIGENOUS BIBLE COLLEGE$10,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SOUTHERN AZ$10,000
TRAIL RIDERS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA$10,000
ELEVATEHER$6,000
THE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC$5,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$2,520
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JOY TO THE WORLD FOUNDATION: $5k → 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
OR
OH
CO
AZ
NC
OK
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$609k · 10 repeat orgs$318k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
15

Total granted

$609k
$175k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+77%

Still filing today

90%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $143k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthReligionYouth DevelopmentInternationalHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther
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

  • Mercy Ships International
    6× · 2019–2025 · $250k · revenue +136%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    3× · 2020–2023 · $90k · revenue +106%
  • TH
    TMC HEALTH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $70k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • SH
    SABINO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $37k
  • SH
    SABINO HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • PF
    PINEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $21k · revenue +361%
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
Mercy Multiplied International Inc

Mercy multiplied international, inc. is a christian-based entity that exists as the central coordinating body for the mercy multiplied program and brand. formerly known as mercy ministries international, inc., the ministry officially…

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2
Heaven's Family

Heaven's family's mission is to advance the kingdom of the lord jesus christ. we do that by strategically linking kingdom needs and opportunities with resources that the lord has entrusted to those who love him. through god-given…

Religion
3
Selah International Counseling Ministries

The mission of Selah International Counseling Ministries is to glorify God as we serve and equip His church, providing leadership and service through counseling, counseling resources, and counseling training.

Health
4
Mend Medical Services Inc

Mend medical services offers professional medical services in a confidential environment. mend has operated since 1987 in tulsa, offering free limited obstetrical ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, sti testing, and the abortion pill reversal…

Health
5
Global Health Ministry

We, global health ministry and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. global health ministry is a member of trinity health.

International
6
Phoenix Seminary Inc

Phoenix seminary's mission is to train men and women for christ-centered ministry for the building of healthy churches in phoenix and the world.

Education
7
House of Hope International

See schedule oour mission is the integration of women and children into society, transformed through the power of healing and complete discipleship and vocational training within a safe, loving, and serving community. our vision is to see…

Public Safety & Disaster
8
Medical Teams International

Medical teams international is a christian humanitarian relief agency focused on providing life-saving medical care for people in crisis.

International
9
Outside the Walls Ministry

To encourage Christians to be role models- demonstrating that sharing faith ignites everything one says and does with Gods Promise to Make Everying in Life Work for Good, to move everyone, every day closer to Jesus.

Religion
10
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
11
Commission to Every Nation

To advance the gospel of jesus christ to every nation through pastoral care and missionary support.

Religion
12
One Love Initiative dba Circuit Riders

The ministry of One Love is to establish and equip a generation to obey and fulfill Jesus' Great Commandment and the Great Commission. One Love will work to cultivate a generation of leaders who are wholly given and surrendered to the will…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Streetlightusa; the most unlike its peers is Trail Riders of Southern Arizona. 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

19 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. 19 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
12/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRACE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $83,250 · OtherGRACE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: $66,520 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONALITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $42,375 · OtherLITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INCSABINO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $37,000 · OtherSABINO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONSABINO HIGH SCHOOL: $25,000 · OtherSABINO HIGH SCHOOLTRAIL RIDERS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA: $17,000 · OtherSTREETLIGHTUSA: $15,000 · OtherDallas Theological Seminary: $15,000 · Other+11 more: $74,700 · Other+11 moreMercy Ships International: $250,000 · InternationalMercy Ships InternationalSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $89,500 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PUR…ZOE HOPE GLOBAL INC: $40,000 · ReligionZOE HOPE GLOBAL…TMC HEALTH FOUNDATION: $69,500 · HealthTMC HEALTH …BETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC: $20,447 · HealthBETHESDA HE…GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE ALLIANCE: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthEmilyAnn Theatre Inc: $30,000 · Arts & CultureMENTORING ALLIANCE: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentelevateHER: $14,000 · Youth DevelopmentPINEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY INC: $21,042 · PhilanthropyThe New Horizons Foundation Inc: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$375,845International$250,000Religion$129,500Health$97,447Arts & Culture$30,000Youth Development$29,000Philanthropy$26,042

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 budgetMercy Ships International: $250,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $89,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTMC HEALTH FOUNDATION: $69,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $42,375 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetZOE HOPE GLOBAL INC: $40,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetEmilyAnn Theatre Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetBETHESDA HEALTH CLINIC: $20,447 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTRAIL RIDERS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA: $17,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetDallas Theological Seminary: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENTORING ALLIANCE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetelevateHER: $14,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHOUSE OF ELI INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetINTERLINK MINISTRIES INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJoy To The World Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe New Horizons Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIGI'S PLAYHOUSE ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANGEL LAYETTES: $2,500 over 1y, 3.0% 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.

National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA8.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Willingham Fdn-Dima funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Willingham Fdn-Dima. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%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
    3report 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.

    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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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