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Special People in Need

Name: Special People in Need grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

306
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $45,000
Disabled Patriots Fund4 grants · $26,000
Free Wheelchair Mission4 grants · $24,500
Catching the Dream4 grants · $24,000
Pregancy Resource Center4 grants · $23,000
Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra3 grants · $23,000
Can Do Canines Assistance Dogs4 grants · $23,000
Canine Support Teams4 grants · $23,000
Bethesda Cares4 grants · $23,000
Center for Music for People With Disabilities4 grants · $23,000

Giving over time

$302,571

2022

$310,260

2023

$375,310

2024

$324,800

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 306 grants.

$35,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General
$20,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Geberal
$11,000
Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra · Carbondale, CO · 2023
General
$10,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General
$7,000
Free Wheelchair Mission · Irvine, CA · 2025
General
$7,000
Disabled Patriots Fund · Palos Heights, IL · 2024
General
$7,000
Bethesda Cares · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General
$7,000
Bozeman Warming Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General
$7,000
Disabled Patriots Fund · Tinley Park, IL · 2023
General
$7,000
Feed My Sheep · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2023
General
$7,000
Help Center · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General
$7,000
Lift-Up · Rifle, CO · 2023
General
$7,000
Manna Food Center · Silver Springs, MD · 2023
General
$7,000
Pregancy Resource Center · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2023
General
$7,000
Womens Resource Center of Dillon · Dillon, MT · 2023
General
$6,500
Can Do Canines Assistance Dogs · New Hope, MN · 2025
General
$6,500
Canine Support Teams · Murrieta, CA · 2025
General
$6,500
Paragon Service Dogs · Longmont, CO · 2025
General
$6,500
Can Do Canines Assistance Dogs · New Hope, MN · 2024
General
$6,500
Canine Support Teams · Menifee, CA · 2024
General
$6,500
Encore Development Services · Clinton, IL · 2024
General
$6,500
Free Wheelchair Mission · Irvine, CA · 2024
General
$6,500
Paragon Srvice Dogs · Longmont, CO · 2024
General
$6,000
Catching the Dream · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
General
$6,000
Center for Music for People With Disabilities · Missoula, MT · 2025
General
$6,000
Disabled Patriots Fund · Palos Heights, IL · 2025
General
$6,000
Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra · Carbondale, CO · 2025
General
$6,000
Variety (Ythe Children'S Charity) · St Louis, MO · 2025
General
$6,000
American Samaritans · Homer Glen, IL · 2024
General
$6,000
Catching the Dream · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
General
$6,000
Center for Music for People With Disabilities · Missoula, MT · 2024
General
$6,000
Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra · Carbondale, CO · 2024
General
$6,000
Catching the Dream · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General
$6,000
Center for Music for People With Disabilities · Missoula, MT · 2023
General
$6,000
Free Wheelchair Mission · Irvine, CA · 2023
General
$6,000
Haven · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General
$6,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$6,000
Pawpads · Lakeville, MN · 2023
General
$6,000
So Others May Eat · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$6,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$6,000
Bethesda Cares · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General
$6,000
Catching the Dream · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
General
$6,000
Disabled Patriots Fund · Tinley Park, IL · 2022
General
$6,000
Pregancy Resource Center · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2022
General
$5,400
Suffer Out Loud · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General
$5,360
New Horizons Disability Empowerment Center · Prescott Valley, AZ · 2022
General
$5,200
Possiblity Place · Murfreeboro, TN · 2022
General
$5,000
A Special Purpose · Broken Arrow, OK · 2025
General
$5,000
Ability Found · West Valley City, UT · 2025
General
$5,000
Access Living · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2025
General
$5,000
American Samaritans · Homer Glen, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
Bethesda Cares · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General
$5,000
Bozeman Warming Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General
$5,000
Camp Possibilities · Port Deposit, MD · 2025
General
$5,000
Dismas of Vermont · Hyde Park, VT · 2025
General
$5,000
Dogs · East Palmetto, FL · 2025
General
$5,000
Eagle Mount-Bozeman · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General
$5,000
Feed My Sheep · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Haven · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General
$5,000
Help Center · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General
$5,000
Horizons · South Windham, CT · 2025
General
$5,000
Kings and Priests Ministry · New Castle, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Ksds Assistance Dog · Washington, KS · 2025
General
$5,000
Lift-Up · Rifle, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Manna Food Center · Silver Springs, MD · 2025
General
$5,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2025
General
$5,000
Pawpads · Lakeville, MN · 2025
General
$5,000
Paws of War · Nesconset, NY · 2025
General
$5,000
Pregancy Resource Center · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Simple Changes · Lorton, VA · 2025
General
$5,000
So Others May Eat · Washington, DC · 2025
Deneral
$5,000
Southern Methodist College · Orangeburg, SC · 2025
General
$5,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2025
General
$5,000
University of the Cumberlands · Williamsburg, KY · 2025
General
$5,000
Uproot Colorado · Carbondale, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Wheels for Humanity · Chatsworth, CA · 2025
General
$5,000
Women'S Bean Project · Denver, CO · 2025
General
$5,000
Womens Resource Center of Dillon · Dillon, MT · 2025
General
$5,000
Access Living · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Bernie'S Book Bank · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Bethesda Cares · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General
$5,000
Bozeman Warming Shelter · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General
$5,000
Camp Possibilities · Port Deposit, MD · 2024
General
$5,000
Center for Hearing & Speech · St Louis, MO · 2024
General
$5,000
Dogs · East Palmetto, FL · 2024
General
$5,000
Feed My Sheep · Glenwoods Springs, CO · 2024
General
$5,000
Haven · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General
$5,000
Help Center · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General
$5,000
High Fives Foundation · Blenwood Springs, CO · 2024
General
$5,000
Horizons · South Windham, CT · 2024
General
$5,000
Ignite · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Ksds Assistance Dog · Washington, KS · 2024
General
$5,000
Lift-Up · Rifle, CO · 2024
General
$5,000
Manna Food Center · Silver Springs, MD · 2024
General
$5,000
Martha'S Table · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$5,000
Mountain States Legal Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2024
General
$5,000
Park Lawn · Oak Lawn, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Paws4liberty · Lake Worth, FL · 2024
General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.