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Adl Charitable Trust at a glance

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Adl Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$90k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$779kReligion$480kHousing & Shelter$147kYouth Development$143kFood & Nutrition$29kHealth$22kArts & Culture$20kHuman Services$17kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $85k
$18,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WOODRUFF PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH$30,000
NEIGHBORHOOD MAKERS INC$26,789
NEIGHBORHOOD FELLOWSHIP CHURCH$18,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BOONE COUNTY$10,000
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$5,000
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 (FY19–24, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CENTER: $12k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $8k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $8k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $7k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $5k → 16%WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES: $5k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $5k → 16%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.
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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 20 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
4

Total granted

$2.3M
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+52%

Still filing today

55%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthReligionHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • UH
    UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $555k · revenue +28%
  • TO
    The Oaks Academy Inc
    5× · 2019–2024 · $136k · revenue +84%
  • SS
    Sycamore Schools Inc
    3× · 2019–2024 · $68k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • NL
    NEW LIFE CHURCH OF ANN ARBOR
    one grant, 2020 · $12k
  • SC
    Shepherd Community Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $12k · revenue +52%
  • FC
    FULLER CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Covenant Christian Schools of Indianapolis Inc

The school's objective is to provide an excellent, christ-centered education, equipping students for a life of scholarship, leadership, and service.

Education
2
International School of Indiana Inc

The mission of the international school of indiana is to provide our students with a world-class education that prepares them to be responsible citizens and effective leaders in a rapidly globalizing and interdependent world.

—
3
Adelante Schools Inc

Adelante schools is committed to continuously improving the educational outcomes for its scholars in solidarity with families and our community. we are working to create a joyous neighborhood school, preparing all scholars to graduate from…

Education
4
Enroll Indy Inc

Enroll indy helps families choose schools that meet their children's needs by providing a one-stop enrollment process, school information that is relevant and easy to understand, and data to inform school improvement in indianapolis,…

Education
5
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
6
Tyndale Christian School

Tyndale christian school provides a distinctively christian education devoted to cultivating academic excellence and love for all that is gods.

Religion
7
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

—
8
Indianapolis Christian School System Inc

Indianapolis christian school system strives to honor christ in partnership with parents and the christian community by educating and motivating students to excel in future academic pursuits, to develop a confident christian worldview, and…

Education
9
Kipp Indianapolis Inc

KIPP Indy is a network of tuition-free, open-enrollment, college preparatory, public charter schools. KIPP Indy's mission is to create a network of schools that provides educationally underserved children with a rigorous education that…

Education
10
Thrival Academy Indy Inc

Thrival academy indy is a humanities-focused high school which exposes students to diverse global perspectives through experiential learning and identity exploration in order to incubate educated global citizens and passionate community…

Education
11
Christian Academy of Indiana Inc

The mission of christian academy school system is to develop students with a heart for god who grow as jesus did in wisdom, stature, and in favor with god and men.

Education
12
Indianapolis Theological Seminary

Indianapolis theological seminary exists to see a fully accredited theologically reformed mdiv program in central indiana that integrates leadership training in local churches with robust academic instruction for the sake of developing the…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University High School of Indiana Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sycamore Schools 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

13 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. 13 of the 24 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/13
Grantees still filing
7/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $722,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNEHEMIAH BIBLE CHURCH: $141,232 · OtherNEHEMIAH BIBLE CHURCHNEIGHBORHOOD FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: $131,000 · OtherNEIGHBORHOOD FELLOWSHIP CHURCHZIONSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $85,000 · OtherZIONSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHWOODRUFF PLACE BAPTIST CHURCH: $55,500 · Other+9 more: $112,600 · Other+9 moreUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC: $555,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INCNEIGHBORHOOD MAKERS INC: $142,743 · EducationNEIGHBORHOOD MAKERS INCThe Oaks Academy Inc: $136,000 · EducationThe Oaks Academy IncSycamore Schools Inc: $67,500 · EducationSycamore Schools IncHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BOONE COUNTY INC: $85,000 · Housing & ShelterA2 MISSIONARY FUND: $54,000 · ReligionWHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $37,000 · Human ServicesShepherd Community Inc: $12,000 · Human ServicesST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,250 · Health
Other$1,247,332Education$901,243Housing & Shelter$85,000Religion$54,000Human Services$49,000Health$22,250

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 budgetUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC: $555,000 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD MAKERS INC: $142,743 over 7y, 87% of budgetThe Oaks Academy Inc: $136,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BOONE COUNTY INC: $85,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetSycamore Schools Inc: $67,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetA2 MISSIONARY FUND: $54,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetWHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $37,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA INC: $28,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetShepherd Community Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $2,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetInner Peace Yoga Center Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetTELLURIDE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $1,250 over 5y, 0.4% 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.

  • Who funds UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD MAKERS INC ↗
  • Who funds The Oaks Academy Inc ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BOONE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds Sycamore Schools Inc ↗
  • Who funds A2 MISSIONARY FUND ↗
  • Who funds WHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds GLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds ST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Shepherd Community Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE TELLURIDE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Inner Peace Yoga Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds TELLURIDE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗

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.

Richard M Fairbanks F…Natl Christian Charit…United Way of Central…The Indianapolis Foun…Central Indiana Commu…Lilly Endowment IncRenaissance Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
Richard M Fairbanks Foundation IncIN13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · The Indianapolis Foundation Inc · Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Adl Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Adl Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%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
    0get no government money at all
    4report 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 24 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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