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Abilis Community Foundation Inc

To solicit and distribute funds for services to people with disabilities in fairfield county, connecticut by supporting qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in those areas.

$198k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.1MHuman Services$213kEducation$110kEnvironment$40kArts & Culture$29kEmployment$20kCrime & Legal$10k
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ABILIS INC$150,000
YWCA OF GREENWICH$10,000
THE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC$10,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC$10,000
DARIEN COMMUNITY YMCA$10,000
STAMFORD MUSEUM AND NATURE CENTER$7,500
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.

None of its grants could be placed against low income need for this view.

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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 8 repeat orgs$156k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +92% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
5

Total granted

$1.3M
$136k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+92%
+19%

Still filing today

100%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureHealthEmploymentOther
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

  • AI
    ABILIS INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +164%
  • YG
    YWCA GREENWICH CONNECTICUT INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $93k · revenue +92%
  • DC
    DARIEN COMMUNITY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • TG
    THE GREENWICH LIBRARY
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -55%
  • WL
    WESTPORT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +19%
  • BH
    BARBARAS HOUSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +35%
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
Florence Griswold Museum Inc

The florence griswold museum seeks to promote a greater understanding of connecticut's contribution to american art and history through public exhibitions and educational programs.

Arts & Culture
2
Old Greenwichriverside Community Center

To promote a sense of community by providing recreational, athletic, educational and social programs.

Recreation & Sports
3
Greenwich Country Club

To maintain a clubhouse and golf grounds to cultivate a social spirit among its members to provide them with lawful recreation to do generally whatever may serve for the advancement, benefit, diversion or pleasure of the members.

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4
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc

The ymca of greater hartford is a charitable association open to all and committed to helping people develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. the commitment is reinforced by our belief in living out the universal values of…

Human Services
5
The Greenwich Tree Conservancy Inc

The greenwich tree conservancy is open to all interested citizens, governed by a board and advised by an advisory board. it was created to preserve and enhance the tree and forest resources of greenwich, ct to benefit the community, its…

Environment
6
Ymca of Westfield Nj

The westfield area ymca is a nonprofit human service organization dedicated to developing the full potential of every individual and family in the communities it serves through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
7
Merrimack Valley Young Men's Christian Association Inc

The merrimack valley ymca intentionally commits to facilitating positive and lasting change within our communities. the y delivers more than $5 million in services that support the essential needs and health and wellness of children,…

Youth Development
8
Greenwich Free Library

To provide free library services and computer access to the community.

Education
9
Winona Family Ymca Inc

The winona family ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong…

—
10
Meriden-New Britain-Berlin Young Men's Christian Association Inc

The meriden-new britain-berlin ymca seeks to become a 'master link' in our communities to enhance the quality of life for all people who live and work in meriden, new britain and berlin. the meriden-new britain-berlin ymca provides all…

Human Services
11
The Connecticut Community Foundation

To foster an equitable and inclusive community in greater waterbury and litchfield hills by inspiring generosity, supporting organizations, and cultivating effective leaders. the foundation works to address the community's critical issues,…

Philanthropy
12
Wendell P Clark Memorial Ymca Inc

To build a sense of community by developing character and positive values through activities that promote social, physical and emotional well-being for all men, women, and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races, and religions. the…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Mens Christian Assoc of Greenwich Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bruce Museum Inc. 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

15 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. 15 of the 16 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ABILIS INC: $1,080,975 · HealthABILIS INCYWCA GREENWICH CONNECTICUT INC: $92,750 · Human ServicesYWCA GREENWIC…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $40,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S C…DARIEN COMMUNITY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $29,950 · Human ServicesDARIEN COMMUN…YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF GREENWICH INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CH…THE GREENWICH LIBRARY: $100,000 · EducationWESTPORT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · EducationBARTLETT ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · EnvironmentTHE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $20,000 · OtherBARBARAS HOUSE INC: $10,000 · OtherWHEEL IT FORWARD INC: $10,000 · OtherStamford Museum & Nature Center Inc: $22,500 · Arts & CultureBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureCOFFEE FOR GOOD INC: $20,000 · EmploymentFJC: $10,000 · Crime & Legal
Health$1,080,975Human Services$172,700Education$110,000Environment$40,000Other$40,000Arts & Culture$28,500Employment$20,000Crime & Legal$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetABILIS INC: $1,080,975 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LIBRARY: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetYWCA GREENWICH CONNECTICUT INC: $92,750 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBARTLETT ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetDARIEN COMMUNITY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION INC: $29,950 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStamford Museum & Nature Center Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOFFEE FOR GOOD INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF GREENWICH INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTPORT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFJC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARBARAS HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBRUCE MUSEUM INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Fairfield County's Co…United Way of Greenwi…Cornelia Cogswell Ros…National Philanthropi…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Ibm International Fou…Jewish Communal FundJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…
Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT23.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · United Way of Greenwich Inc · Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Ibm International Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 Abilis Community Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Abilis Community Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 28%
  • Abilis Inc: 74% of income from government
  • Stamford Museum & Nature Center Inc: 28% of income from government
  • Barbaras House Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Bruce Museum Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Abilis Community Foundation Inc 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 16 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 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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