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Ann Sputh Family Foundation Inc

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.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$57kEducation$55kHealth$52kInternational$25kHuman Services$17kCommunity Improvement$11kCrime & Legal$11kPhilanthropy$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$338k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$5,000
HENDRICKS FOUNDATION$5,000
BSF INTERNATIONAL- BIBLE STUDY FELL$5,000
CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$5,000
THE NAVIGATORS FUND$2,500
THE NAVIGATORS FUND$2,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $2k → 19%HEARTFORD HOUSE: $5k → 19%HARTFORD HOUSE: $2k → 19%HARTFORD HOUSE: $2k → 19%HARTFORD HOUSE: $2k → 19%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
NY
IN
CO
VA
AZ
TN
NC
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$174k · 16 repeat orgs$81k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
25

Total granted

$174k
$61k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+27%

Still filing today

69%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
ReligionHealthEducationHuman ServicesInternationalCivil RightsOther
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

  • BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP
    5× · 2020–2024 · $18k · revenue +69%
  • WA
    WHEATON ACADEMY
    5× · 2017–2022 · $17k · revenue +61%
  • BI
    BSF INTERNATIONAL LLC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $15k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • AC
    AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • Indiana University Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue +21%
  • S
    SAV-A-LIFE
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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.

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Dallas International University

As a christian university, we provide education and research opportunities preparing global leaders to partner with local communities.

Education
2
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
3
Bibleproject

Bibleproject's mission is to help people experience the bible as a unified story that leads to jesus. this is achieved by creating biblical videos to be regularly released on a newly-created youtube channel. (continued on schedule o.)each…

Religion
4
Global Outreach International Inc

To get the good news to every nation this generation by showing and sharing god's love by providing opportunities and supporting christian missionaries in over fifty seven countries around the world.

International
5
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
6
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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7
Baptist International Evangelistic Ministries Inc

The organization's mission is to furnish a channel for bible-believing baptist churches to carry out the great commission of their lord. this mission is implemented through evangelism and the establishment of indigenous baptist churches.

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8
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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9
International Fellowship of Christian Short-Term Missions Incorporated

To engage in local and overseas evangelism, mission training & supports, empowering churches worldwide to live out the short-term mission movement, where chiristians can participate in sharing the gospel and fulfilling the great commission.

Religion
10
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
11
One for Israel

One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…

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12
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bible Study Fellowship; the most unlike its peers is Impact International Inc Dba Im- Pact International Inc Ministries. 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

24 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. 24 of the 46 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

IU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY: $23,000 · OtherIU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRYWHEATON CHRISTIAN GRAMMER SCHOOL: $17,500 · OtherWHEATON CHRISTIAN GRAMMER SCHOOLACA: $12,500 · OtherACATHE MOODY CHURCH: $10,500 · OtherTHE MOODY CHURCHAMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMYCOMMUNITY OUTREACH INC: $8,500 · OtherCOMMUNITY OUTREACH INCBSF INTERNATIONAL- BIBLE STUDY FELL: $5,000 · OtherHENDRICKS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherTHE NAVIGATORS FUND: $5,000 · OtherCHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $5,000 · Other+17 more: $33,250 · Other+17 moreBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $18,000 · ReligionBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHI…BSF INTERNATIONAL LLC: $15,000 · ReligionBSF INTERNATIONAL LLCSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $12,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSECommunity Bible Study: $4,000 · ReligionCommunity Bible StudyWHEATON ACADEMY: $16,500 · EducationWHEATON ACADEMYThe Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $8,000 · EducationThe Moody Bible…Indiana University Foundation: $6,000 · EducationIndiana Univers…Samford University: $4,500 · EducationSamford Univers…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,500 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 · HealthCARING NETWORK NFP: $4,000 · HealthTHE EYE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · HealthHeartford House Inc: $11,000 · Human ServicesISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $2,000 · Human ServicesOASIS COMMUNITY INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesMercy Ships International: $6,000 · InternationalRAFIKI FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · InternationalALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $2,500 · Civil RightsDUPAGE PADS INC: $750 · Housing & Shelter
Other$135,250Religion$49,000Education$35,000Health$16,500Human Services$15,000International$8,500Civil Rights$2,500Housing & Shelter$750

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWHEATON ACADEMY: $16,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBSF INTERNATIONAL LLC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHeartford House Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetThe Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamford University: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Bible Study: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARING NETWORK NFP: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRAFIKI FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFILTER OF HOPE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIMPACT INTERNATIONAL INC DBA IM- PACT INTERNATIONAL INC MINISTRIES: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE EYE FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetOASIS COMMUNITY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST ALABAMA FOOD BANK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUPAGE PADS INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP ↗
  • Who funds WHEATON ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds BSF INTERNATIONAL LLC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds Heartford House Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds Mercy Ships International ↗
  • Who funds Indiana University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds Samford University ↗
  • Who funds Community Bible Study ↗
  • Who funds CARING NETWORK NFP ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ↗
  • Who funds RAFIKI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FILTER OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds ISAIAH 117 HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds IMPACT INTERNATIONAL INC DBA IM- PACT INTERNATIONAL INC MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THE EYE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds OASIS COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds GLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA INC ↗

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.

Tyndale House MinistriesIL13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tyndale House Ministries · Servant Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Shell USA Company Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 Ann Sputh Family 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 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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