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Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota

The mission of the CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA is to support financially the spiritual, educational, and social needs of our catholic community.

$45M
Granted FY2025still arriving
504
Grants FY2025still arriving
34
States reached
$6.0M
Largest
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.

Religion$71MEducation$68MHousing & Shelter$10MHuman Services$10MArts & Culture$9.5MInternational$5.4MHealth$5.3MPublic Safety & Disaster$4.6MOther$0
02FY2025 · 504 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 504 grants below total $43,949,806, the rows itemized in this filing. The $45,270,433 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,320,627 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k134 grants · $923k
  • $10k–50k255 grants · $5.2M
  • $50k–250k89 grants · $8.5M
  • $250k+26 grants · $29M
$16,247
Median grant
34
States reached
$752M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST$6,000,000
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$4,528,126
WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY$4,000,000
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL$2,191,706
PRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF CALIFORNIA$1,520,000
BETHANY CENTER FOR PRAYER AND RENEWAL INC$1,264,500
TRINITY WOODS CATHOLIC RETREAT CENTER$847,250
CATHOLIC CHARITIES$822,022
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES$817,244
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS LORD RENEW YOUR CHURCH$794,500
AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION$790,027
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS$613,762
SAINT JOHN VIANNEY SEMINARY$515,312
DAMASCUS CATHOLIC MISSION CAMPUS (CATHOLIC YOUTH SUMMER CAMP)$500,000
THE SAINT PAUL SEMINARY$493,738
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 (FY17–25, $7.6M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAI'I: $29k → 9%DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: $30k → 10%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF LA CROSSE: $25k → 12%MISERICORDIA HOME: $22k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE: $43k → 17%ALPHA WOMEN'S CENTER: $36k → 5%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $82k → 14%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $34k → 14%GREATER MINNEAPOLIS CRISIS NURSERY: $60k → 11%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $27k → 14%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $27k → 14%LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $23k → 14%LISTENING HOUSE: $23k → 14%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA: $26k → 14%LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MINNESOTA: $26k → 14%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $101k → 11%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $97k → 11%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $82k → 11%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $70k → 11%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $57k → 11%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $55k → 11%UJAMAA PLACE: $50k → 14%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $37k → 11%AIN DAH YUNG CENTER: $39k → 14%OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME: $35k → 14%SHARING AND CARING HANDS: $27k → 11%OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME: $33k → 14%OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME: $31k → 14%OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME: $30k → 14%OUR LADY OF PEACE HOME: $29k → 14%L'ARCHE TWIN CITIES: $25k → 14%AIN DAH YUNG CENTER: $23k → 14%UNION GOSPEL MISSION: $22k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $822k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $595k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $586k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $569k → 11%BABY'S SPACE A PLACE TO GROW: $450k → 11%SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET MINISTRIES: $35k → 14%CRADLE OF HOPE: $25k → 14%SALVATION ARMY NORTHERN DIVISION: $22k → 14%HAMMER & NER: $107k → 11%HAMMER & NER: $44k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $740k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $611k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $514k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $487k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $483k → 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

AK
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$177M · 529 repeat orgs$17M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

529 repeat relationships: 374 still active in FY2025, 155 since wound down; 76 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

529
206

Total granted

$177M
$9.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+7%

Still filing today

48%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7.9M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthReligionInternationalArts & CultureOther
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

  • UO
    University of St Thomas
    9× · 2017–2025 · $6.9M · revenue +49%
  • MC
    MN CATHOLIC YOUTH PARTNERSHIP
    3× · 2023–2025 · $3.5M · revenue +409% · 43% of their budget
  • CA
    CHESTERTON ACADEMY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.9M · revenue +89% · 30% of their budget

Funded once

  • 3F
    30000 Feet
    one grant, 2024 · $2.0M · revenue 0% · 44% of their budget
  • SH
    SIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1.1M · revenue +81%
  • PC
    PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $1.0M · revenue -17%
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
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St Cloud

At Catholic Charities, we focus our efforts around three core pillars: Food Access, Mental Health and Housing. Guided by our mission - to serve and enhance human dignity for all people - we provide essential services and foster a sense of…

Human Services
2
Catholic Charities North Dakota

Guided by our values, Catholic Charities North Dakota serves people in need and advocates for the common good of all.

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3
Ecumen

We empower individuals and families to confidently navigate aging so that it is a purposeful journey filled with dignity and support.

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4
Benedictine Living Community of St Peter

Benedictine living community - st. peter is a catholic organization entrusted with advancing the health care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. our mission is to witness to god's love by providing compassionate,…

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5
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
6
Benedictine Living Communities - Bismarck Inc Dba St Gabriels Community

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

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7
Benedictine Senior Living Community of St Peter Dba Benedictine Court

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

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8
Catholic Residential Services Inc Dba Benedictine Living Communities of Wi

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

Human Services
9
Benedictine Living Community - Owatonna

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

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10
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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11
Madonna Meadows of Rochester

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

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12
City of Lakes Care Center D/B/a Benedictine Health Center of Mpls

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. we witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Health Care Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Society of St Vincent Depaul - St Thomas. 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

462 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. 462 of the 825 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.

14
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
92
Early backer (in before they grew)
446/462
Grantees still filing
295/462
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS: $8,496,598 · OtherARCHDIOCESE OF ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLISCRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL: $6,906,498 · OtherCRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOLST JOHN VIANNEY SEMINARY: $5,285,215 · OtherCHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS: $4,498,413 · OtherTHE SAINT PAUL SEMINARY: $4,273,033 · Other+152 more: $93,093,817 · Other+152 moreUniversity of St Thomas: $6,879,461 · EducationUniversity o…University of Notre Dame du Lac: $2,486,353 · EducationUniversity o…CHESTERTON ACADEMY: $1,914,606 · EducationCHESTERTON A…HOPE ACADEMY INC: $1,393,100 · EducationHOPE ACADEMY…ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $962,953 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $894,550 · EducationAugustine Institute Inc: $799,565 · EducationCATHOLIC SCHOOLS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (CSCOE): $629,340 · Education+11 more: $2,685,408 · Education+11 moreAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $5,255,279 · ReligionMN CATHOLIC YOUTH PARTNERSHIP: $3,468,000 · ReligionPRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF CALIFORNIA: $1,678,500 · ReligionBETHANY CENTER FOR PRAYER AND RENEWAL: $1,487,500 · ReligionIMMACULATE HEART MEDIA INC: $579,820 · Religion+2 more: $547,616 · ReligionTHE RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST: $6,000,000 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING IN ACTION INC: $1,100,000 · Housing & ShelterJEREMIAH PROGRAM: $391,242 · Housing & ShelterCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: $5,464,928 · Human ServicesSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $546,194 · Human ServicesBABY'S SPACE A PLACE TO GROW: $450,000 · Human ServicesLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF ST PAUL: $274,526 · Human Services+2 more: $362,351 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA: $1,285,691 · InternationalFRIENDS OF EAST AFRICA FOUNDATION: $1,186,142 · InternationalLUMINARIAS INC: $962,300 · InternationalCOMMON HOPE: $317,286 · InternationalHOPE FOR UGANDA INC: $257,398 · InternationalFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $158,215 · International30000 Feet: $2,000,000 · Youth DevelopmentDAMASCUS INC: $723,040 · Youth Development
Other$122,553,574Education$18,645,336Religion$13,016,715Housing & Shelter$7,491,242Human Services$7,097,999International$4,167,032Youth Development$2,723,040

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $6,879,461 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: $5,464,928 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetAIM HIGHER FOUNDATION: $5,255,279 over 9y, 50% of budgetWALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY: $4,075,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMN CATHOLIC YOUTH PARTNERSHIP: $3,468,000 over 3y, 43% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $2,486,353 over 9y, 0.0% of budget30000 Feet: $2,000,000 over 1y, 44% of budgetCHESTERTON ACADEMY: $1,914,606 over 9y, 30% of budgetPRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF CALIFORNIA: $1,678,500 over 6y, 5.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION: $1,672,750 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetTHE BASILICA LANDMARK: $1,603,600 over 7y, 24% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY: $1,576,700 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetBETHANY CENTER FOR PRAYER AND RENEWAL: $1,487,500 over 3y, 18% of budgetHOPE ACADEMY INC: $1,393,100 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA: $1,285,691 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF EAST AFRICA FOUNDATION: $1,186,142 over 8y, 56% of budgetHOUSING IN ACTION INC: $1,100,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetSIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INC: $1,087,847 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetPLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTER: $1,000,300 over 1y, 21% of budgetST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY: $962,953 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $894,550 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetAugustine Institute Inc: $799,565 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetDAMASCUS INC: $723,040 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCATHOLIC SCHOOLS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (CSCOE): $629,340 over 9y, 2.7% of budgetIMMACULATE HEART MEDIA INC: $579,820 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $563,000 over 9y, 5.4% of budgetSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $546,194 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetCOMMONBOND COMMUNITIES: $513,732 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF ASCENSION CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL: $500,500 over 2y, 47% of budgetTHE GLENN CATHOLIC SENIOR COMMUNITIES INC: $500,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY LIFE-CARE CENTER INC: $475,033 over 9y, 7.9% of budgetBABY'S SPACE A PLACE TO GROW: $450,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetMARYS HANDS: $405,000 over 5y, 87% of budgetJEREMIAH PROGRAM: $391,242 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetURBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $383,780 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetSECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND: $377,688 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSCALABRINI INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION NETWORK INC: $333,260 over 1y, 41% of budgetCOMMON HOPE: $317,286 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetMarquette University: $297,945 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLORAS COLLEGE: $289,195 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $286,108 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMILLE LACS CTY AREA DAC: $285,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetGUIDING STAR WAKOTA: $284,433 over 7y, 6.3% of budgetLEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $277,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR OF ST PAUL: $274,526 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetWAY OF THE SHEPHERD: $262,140 over 8y, 8.8% of budgetThe Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society: $260,200 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetHOPE FOR UGANDA INC: $257,398 over 8y, 8.0% 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 University of St Thomas ↗
  • Who funds THE RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis ↗
  • Who funds AIM HIGHER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds MN CATHOLIC YOUTH PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds University of Notre Dame du Lac ↗
  • Who funds 30000 Feet ↗
  • Who funds CHESTERTON ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds PRO ECCLESIA SANCTA OF CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE BASILICA LANDMARK ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BETHANY CENTER FOR PRAYER AND RENEWAL ↗
  • Who funds HOPE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF EAST AFRICA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOUSING IN ACTION 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.

Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe)MN160× affinity92 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe) · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The K Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Pohlad Family Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · Two Eagles Foundation Inc · Hardenbergh Foundation · Kopp Family Foundation · Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation · St Agnes Catholic Education Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family 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 Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 825 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 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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