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Bill Deputy Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$114k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$27k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Science & Tech$325kPhilanthropy$297kHuman Services$256kYouth Development$213kReligion$204kEducation$153kHealth$111kArts & Culture$91kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k23 grants · $72k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $42k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
St Vincent DePaul Catholic School$27,312
Jail Ministry of Elkhart County$15,000
Humane Society of Elkhart County$8,000
Women's Care Center Inc$8,000
Crossroads United Way$5,000
Cancer Resources for Elkhart County Inc$5,000
Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc$5,000
Lifeline Youth Ministries$5,000
Junior Achievement of Elkhart County$5,000
The Ruthmere Foundation$4,500
The Salvation Army$3,000
Owls Club$2,500
LoveWay Inc$2,500
Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation (WNIT)$2,500
Indiana University South Bend$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 (FY17–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%INVEST FOR KIDS: $1k → 14%SPA WOMENS MINISTRY HOMES: $10k → 13%Owls Club: $3k → 13%Riverview Adult Day Center: $1k → 13%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
MI
IN
PA
UT
MD
TN
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.

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 48 repeat orgs$2.9M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +83% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

48 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 27 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

48
41

Total granted

$1.2M
$2.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+83%
+33%

Still filing today

50%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • EI
    ETHOS INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $70k · revenue +11%
  • TH
    THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELKHART COUNTY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $57k · revenue +217%
  • TR
    The Ruthmere Foundation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $44k · revenue +349%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $2.6M
  • BH
    Bashor Home of The United Methodist Church Incgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $105k · revenue +40%
  • SP
    ST PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $30k
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
Elkhart General Hospital Inc

We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.

Health
2
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
3
Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County Inc

To create an economically vibrant community by recruiting, retaining, and strengthening our economic base; being a catalyst for diversification, innovation, and economic change. we accomplish our mission by working with companies looking…

Unclassified
4
Indiana University Health North Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
5
Indiana University Health Frankfort Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
6
Elkhart County Board of Realtors

To promote the professional standards of realtors.

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7
Indiana University Health Foundation Inc

Indiana university health foundation leverages the power of philanthropy to support the iu health goal of making indiana one of the healthiest states in the nation.

Health
8
Indiana University Health Bedford Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
9
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
10
Indiana University Health Jay Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
11
Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Group

The elmhurst memorial healthcare group follows the mission of endeavor health (f/k/a ns-ee holdings). the mission of endeavor health is to "help everyone in our communities be their best." central to this mission is a commitment to…

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12
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…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Ruthmere Foundation. 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

43 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. 43 of the 94 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)
16
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
32/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $2,650,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientETHOS SCIENCE CENTER: $255,400 · OtherETHOS SCIENCE CENTERST PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH: $130,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ELKHART: $125,000 · Other+68 more: $539,802 · Other+68 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $254,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $9,000 · PhilanthropyWOMEN'S CARE CENTER INC: $38,000 · HealthRYANS PLACE INC: $34,300 · HealthCANCER RESOURCES FOR ELKHART COUNTY INC: $30,000 · HealthLOVEWAY INC: $20,000 · HealthBeacon Health Foundation Inc: $13,000 · Health+1 more: $1,500 · HealthBashor Home of The United Methodist Church Inc: $105,000 · Human ServicesSPA INC: $10,000 · Human Services+3 more: $4,700 · Human ServicesThe Ruthmere Foundation: $44,000 · Arts & CulturePremier Arts Inc: $22,500 · Arts & CultureHALL OF HEROES SUPER HERO MUSEUM INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureELKHART CIVIC THEATRE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureMICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $3,500 · Arts & CultureMIDWEST MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureETHOS INC: $69,645 · Science & TechTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $57,250 · Animals
Other$3,700,202Philanthropy$263,000Health$136,800Human Services$119,700Arts & Culture$88,000Science & Tech$69,645Animals$57,250

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 budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $254,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBashor Home of The United Methodist Church Inc: $105,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetETHOS INC: $69,645 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $57,250 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetThe Ruthmere Foundation: $44,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetWOMEN'S CARE CENTER INC: $38,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCROSSROADS UNITED WAY INC: $35,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetRYANS PLACE INC: $34,300 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetCANCER RESOURCES FOR ELKHART COUNTY INC: $30,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPremier Arts Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetLOVEWAY INC: $20,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetELKHART EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $13,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFIVE STAR LIFE INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetBeacon Health Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $12,445 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH MISSION OF ELKHART INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHALL OF HEROES SUPER HERO MUSEUM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSWEET PEA FOUNDATION INC: $8,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIANA-MICHIANA INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $6,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN MICHIANA: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetELKHART CIVIC THEATRE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetMICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $3,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWEST MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOWLS CLUB INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetELKHART COUNTY YOUTH FOR CHRIST INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetELKHART COUNTY SAMARITAN CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetELKHART COUNTY SYMPHONY ASSOC INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRIVERVIEW ADULT DAY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElkhart County 4-H & Agri Expo Inc: $500 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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds Bashor Home of The United Methodist Church Inc ↗
  • Who funds ETHOS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELKHART COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds The Ruthmere Foundation ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S CARE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CROSSROADS UNITED WAY INC ↗
  • Who funds RYANS PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds CANCER RESOURCES FOR ELKHART COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ELKHART COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Premier Arts Inc ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ELKHART COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds LOVEWAY INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
  • Who funds ELKHART EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FIVE STAR LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds Beacon Health Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds Indiana University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FAITH MISSION OF ELKHART INC ↗
  • Who funds HALL OF HEROES SUPER HERO MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds SPA INC ↗
  • Who funds SWEET PEA FOUNDATION 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.

Community Foundation …Welter Foundation Inc1st Source Bank Found…Rex and Alice A Marti…Ron and Lisa Fenech F…Community Foundation …Corson Family Foundat…Irions Foundation IncCrossroads United Way…Lilly Endowment IncThe Specialized Staff…University of Notre D…
Community Foundation of Elkhart County IncIN75.3× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · Welter Foundation Inc · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Rex and Alice A Martin Foundation Inc · Ron and Lisa Fenech Foundation · Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · Corson Family Foundation Inc(25) · Irions Foundation Inc · Crossroads United Way Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · The Specialized Staffing Charitable Foundation Inc · University of Notre Dame du Lac

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Bill Deputy Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Bill Deputy Foundation 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 94 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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