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C David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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C David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc

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.

$633k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$505k
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, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$730kRecreation & Sports$717kHealth$401kHuman Services$151kYouth Development$10kEnvironment$8kPhilanthropy$4kEmployment$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
  • $250k+1 grant · $505k
$750
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$505,158
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN$60,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC$50,000
GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY$10,000
DIAMANTE FIRST TEE FOUNDATION$5,000
ARROWHEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND$750
MACC FUND$500
J WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST$500
CARIDAD CENTER$250
ALZHEIMER'S NEW JERSEY$250
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK$250
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 (FY23–24, $750) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Caridad Center: $250 → 11%BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK: $250 → 15%CARIDAD CENTER: $250 → 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

IL
WI
OH
PA
NJ
KY
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 17 repeat orgs$318k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +8% since the first grant, against -15% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
15

Total granted

$1.7M
$317k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
-15%

Still filing today

65%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesEnvironmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $120k · revenue +8%
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $110k · revenue +82%
  • GC
    GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2019–2024 · $60k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • PS
    PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2020 · $200k
  • CC
    CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • TS
    THE SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2019 · $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
Wisconsin State Golf Association Inc

The wisconsin state golf association was formed and exists for the general purpose of promoting and conserving, throughout the state of wisconsin, the best interests and the true spirit of the game of golf. included within the general…

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2
Carolinas Golf Association

The cga is a non-profit service organization that was formed in 1909 to conduct championships and tournaments for amateur golfers in north and south carolina, administer the usga handicap system in the carolinas, and support its membership…

Recreation & Sports
3
Wisconsin Section of the Pga of America Inc

To promote the enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the growth of the golf professional and the golf industry. the wisconsin section will accomplish this mission by enhancing the skills of golf professionals…

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4
Illinois Professional Golfers Association Foundation Inc

To connect golf professionals with local youth organiations to promote youth development through golf, as well as offer scholarships to qualifed individuals to develop youth.

Recreation & Sports
5
Children's Medical Group Inc

To provide quality, accessible primary health care services to all children in our community, advocate for the well-being of all children, educate children, families, health care professionals and our community regarding the health of…

Health
6
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association Scholarship Trust Fund

To award scholarships to deserving western pennsylvania golf association member club employees.

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7
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association

The western pennsylvania golf association's purpose is to promote and advance interest in the true spirit of the game of golf through western pennsylvania.

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8
New Jersey State Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Foundation Inc

The new jersey state golf association caddie scholarship foundation, inc. (the "foundation") was formed to provide college financial aid to caddies of member clubs of the new jersey state golf association, inc., which also administers the…

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9
Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund Inc

Educational - to grant scholarships to caddies, former caddies, and those in service to golf.

Education
10
Caddies for Kids

Our mission is to transform junior golf by providing a platform for junior players to gain access to exceptional high school caddies that provide youth mentorship for the future of the game.

Recreation & Sports
11
United States Golf Association

The united states golf association champions and advances the game of golf. it serves millions of golfers and thousands of golf courses both within the united states and around the world through programs and services that promote a…

Recreation & Sports
12
Children's Specialty Group Inc

The mission of children's specialty group, inc. ("csg") is to provide the highest quality specialty health care services to infants, children and adolescents and to advance the effectiveness of health care through education and the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Golf Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Georgian Court University. 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

22 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. 22 of the 35 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
11/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1,127,158 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYPENN STATE UNIVERSITY: $200,000 · OtherPENN STATE UNIVERSITYCHILDREN'S WISCONSIN: $125,588 · OtherCHILDREN'S WISCONSINCLEVELAND CLINIC: $100,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC+15 more: $129,823 · Other+15 moreCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $120,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S H…CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $110,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S H…+2 more: $500 · HealthGEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY: $60,000 · EducationARROWHEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $20,000 · EducationST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $7,000 · EducationHIRE HEROES USA INC: $3,200 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationDIAMANTE FIRST TEE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsSOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCIATION: $500 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $250 · Recreation & SportsTALL PINES CONSERVANCY: $7,500 · EnvironmentSTARS AND STRIPES HONOR FLIGHT INC: $2,500 · Public BenefitCaridad Center Inc: $500 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $250 · Human Services
Other$1,682,569Health$230,500Education$92,700Recreation & Sports$10,750Environment$7,500Public Benefit$2,500Human Services$750

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 budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN INC: $120,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION INC: $110,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGOLD IN SEPTEMBER CHARITABLE TRUST: $20,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetARROWHEAD SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $20,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetDIAMANTE FIRST TEE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTALL PINES CONSERVANCY: $7,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetST AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIRE HEROES USA INC: $3,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHENEQUA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetSTARS AND STRIPES HONOR FLIGHT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOUNTRY CLUB OF FL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetINLAND LAKE YACHTING ASSOCIATIONIN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJ WOOD PLATT CADDIE SCHOLARSHIP TRUST: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaridad Center Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD FRIEND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S NEW JERSEY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINE LAKE SAILING SCHOOL INC: $250 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Windhover Foundation …Ziegler Family Founda…Greater Milwaukee Fou…Baird Foundation IncJpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…
Windhover Foundation IncDE15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Windhover Foundation Inc · Ziegler Family Foundation Inc · Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 C David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from C David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Georgian Court University: 1% of income from government
  • Children's Golf Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Caridad Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–25%
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 David and Melissa Myers Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to C David and Melissa Myers 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 35 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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