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C Charles Jackson Foundation

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.

$131k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$126k
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.

Education$1.9MPhilanthropy$985kYouth Development$268kCommunity Improvement$229kPublic Benefit$21kArts & Culture$13kHealth$12kHuman Services$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $126k
$126,206
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHARLIE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY$126,206
ASSOCIATION OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS$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 (FY17–19, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 83% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE RETREAT: $5k → 7%YMCA OF GREATER TWIN CITIES: $5k → 11%YOUTH FRONTIERS: $12k → 11%YOUTH FRONTIERS: $3k → 11%CORNERSTONE ADVOCACY SERVICE: $5k → 11%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

MN
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
DC
GA
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 19 repeat orgs$539k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
50

Total granted

$1.9M
$534k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+5%

Still filing today

58%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyPublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • CU
    CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL
    4× · 2019–2022 · $170k · revenue +75%
  • TB
    The Banyan Foundation
    3× · 2017–2019 · $16k · revenue +15%
  • SC
    SEED COALITION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $15k · revenue +193%

Funded once

  • CA
    CHARLIE ACADEMY
    one grant, 2017 · $147k
  • PN
    PROPEL NONPROFITSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $80k · revenue +159%
  • IA
    I AM A LEADER
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
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
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
2
Fielding Graduate University

We provide exemplary interdisciplinary programs for a community of scholar-practitioners within a distributed learning model grounded in student-driven inquiry and leading to enhanced knowledge.

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3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Minnesota State University Student Association Inc

Led by minnesota state university students, we are the inclusive voice for all future, current, and former students. we actively work to represent and support minnesota state university students and advocate at a campus, state, and federal…

Education
6
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
7
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
8
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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9
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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10
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy, and community.

Education
11
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
12
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredits institutions of higher education by applying evidence-informed standards and processes to support continuous improvements and promote equitable student achievement and success.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Minneapolis Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Lighthouse Ministries 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

40 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. 40 of the 72 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
24/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHARLIE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $1,556,616 · EducationCHARLIE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY+13 more: $99,500 · Education+13 moreTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $972,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATIONPROPEL NONPROFITS: $80,000 · PhilanthropyPROPEL NONPROFITS+2 more: $11,450 · PhilanthropyCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $170,000 · OtherCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY …CHARLIE ACADEMY: $146,982 · OtherCHARLIE ACADEMYKUMASI FOUNDATION: $27,000 · OtherI AM A LEADER: $25,000 · Other+40 more: $280,236 · Other+40 moreYOUTH FRONTIERS INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCornerstone Advocacy Service: $5,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $5,000 · Human ServicesRetreat Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesThe Banyan Foundation: $16,000 · Community ImprovementYOUTH & FAMILIES DETERMINED TO SUCCEED: $8,000 · Youth DevelopmentNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentCORO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $5,000 · Public BenefitASSOCIATION OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS INC: $5,000 · Public BenefitLeadership Institute: $4,000 · Public Benefit
Education$1,656,116Philanthropy$1,063,450Other$649,218Human Services$30,000Community Improvement$16,000Youth Development$14,000Public Benefit$14,000

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 budgetCHARLIE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $1,556,616 over 6y, 100% of budgetTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $972,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL: $170,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPROPEL NONPROFITS: $80,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Banyan Foundation: $16,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSEED COALITION: $15,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetNORTHERN STAR COUNCIL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH FRONTIERS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY: $13,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEAD365 FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL: $10,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUSICATION: $9,500 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetKiwanis Youth Programs Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYOUTH & FAMILIES DETERMINED TO SUCCEED: $8,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetTHE ARC MINNESOTA INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $7,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $7,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEARTLINK: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBolder Options: $7,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $6,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE: $6,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCornerstone Advocacy Service: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRetreat Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTREEHOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCORO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCOLLEGE OF ST SCHOLASTICA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCARLETON COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHLAND FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION OF LEADERSHIP EDUCATORS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Cultural Communicators Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLeadership Institute: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Council on Foundations: $1,525 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.

  • Who funds CHARLIE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ST PAUL ↗
  • Who funds PROPEL NONPROFITS ↗
  • Who funds The Banyan Foundation ↗
  • Who funds SEED COALITION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH FRONTIERS INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LEAD365 FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN - ST PAUL ↗
  • Who funds COMMUSICATION ↗
  • Who funds Kiwanis Youth Programs Inc ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH & FAMILIES DETERMINED TO SUCCEED ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC MINNESOTA INC ↗
  • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN ↗
  • Who funds KAPPA DELTA FOUNDATION INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HEARTLINK ↗
  • Who funds Bolder Options ↗

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.

The Minneapolis Found…Saint Paul & Minnesot…Minnesota Community F…Xcel Energy FoundationMortenson Family Foun…Otto Bremer TrustYouthpriseMargaret a Cargill Fo…Ch Robinson Worldwide…The Richard M Schulze…Greater Twin Cities U…Fr Bigelow Foundation
The Minneapolis FoundationMN26× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Minnesota Community Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Youthprise · Margaret a Cargill Foundation · Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Greater Twin Cities United Way · Fr Bigelow Foundation

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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

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    How do I get to C Charles Jackson Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to C Charles Jackson 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 72 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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