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Charles H Weinman Foundation for Developing Minds at a glance

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Charles H Weinman Foundation for Developing Minds

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.

$21k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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$49kArts & Culture$24kYouth Development$4kHuman Services$4kPublic Benefit$2kCommunity Improvement$2kEnvironment$2kRecreation & Sports$50Other$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$421k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SALVADORI CENTER$10,000
THE SALVADORI CENTER$7,500
THE NORWALK ART SPACE$1,500
NEW HAVEN ECOLOGY PROJECT$1,500
WAKEMAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$600
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 (FY21–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CONNECTICUT: $2k → 9%SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CONNECTICUT: $1k → 9%SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS CONNECTICUT: $1k → 9%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.
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$77k · 9 repeat orgs$9k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
11

Total granted

$77k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-13%
+19%

Still filing today

67%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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
Arts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • SC
    SALVADORI CENTER LTD
    4× · 2022–2025 · $23k · revenue -13%
  • HB
    HORIZONS BRIDGEPORT
    2× · 2021–2022 · $21k · revenue -90%
  • TN
    THE NORWALK ART SPACE INC
    3× · 2022–2025 · $16k · revenue -16%

Funded once

  • GB
    GROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue -12%
  • WNET
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +7%
  • OF
    OBAMA FUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
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
Cold Spring School Inc

Cold spring school challenges children to become self-reliant, curious and resourceful problem solvers with the academic and social skills to engage constructively and ethically in our diverse, changing world.

Education
2
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc

Connecticut public broadcasting, inc. will inform, educate and inspire the people of connecticut, connecting and empowering the people of ct through outstanding journalism, storytelling, education and experiences, to make our state a more…

Arts & Culture
3
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
4
Readyct Inc

Readyct works to advance academic excellence and career-connected learning for all public school students in connecticut through collaboration with business, civic, and education leaders.

Education
5
The Children's Museum Inc

The childrens museum groups mission is to inspire lifelong learning among children and their caregivers by providing experiential learning opportunities covering steam, health nature and the environment. with a focus on at need communities…

Arts & Culture
6
The Waldorf School of Garden City

The waldorf school of garden city educates children to meet the world with purpose, gratitude and respect. our curriculum, inspired by rudolf steiner, progresses in accordance with child development, awakening students to the experience of…

Education
7
The Bridge Academy Inc

The bridge academy, inc. was granted a charter to operate the bridge academy, a public school located in the city of bridgeport, ct. the school was founded in 1997 to provide college preparatory curriculum designed to overcome the…

Education
8
Winthrop Park School Inc

Wps is an innovative secondary school with an advanced model of education where learning thrives everywhere - in our classroom, through internships, and throughout the local and greater communities. our teachers are dedicated to creating…

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9
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
10
New York Sun Works Inc

To build innovative science labs in urban schools. to accomplish its mission, the organization offers its greenhouse project initiative, which uses hydroponic farming technology to educate students and teachers about the science of…

Science & Tech
11
Connectikids Inc

Inspiring hartford's children to make positive choices; embrace high expectations and fulfill their potential by providing successful mentors, individualized tutoring, enriching activities, and stimulating environments.

—
12
The Connecticut Project Inc

The connecticut project, a 501c3 organization, brings together people, ideas, and resources to build opportunity.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Haven Ecology Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wakeman Boys and Girls Club Corp. 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

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 21 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
7/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SALVADORI CENTER LTD: $23,269 · Arts & CultureSALVADORI CENTER LTDTHE NORWALK ART SPACE INC: $16,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NORWALK ART SPACE INCWNET: $1,750 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $1,094 · Arts & CultureHORIZONS BRIDGEPORT: $21,000 · OtherHORIZONS BRIDGEPORTUNIVERSITY OF CA SAN DIEGO: $3,189 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CA SAN DIEGOWAKEMAN BOYGIRLS CLUB: $2,036 · OtherWAKEMAN BOYGIRLS CLUBOBAMA FUNDATION: $1,057 · Other+4 more: $910 · OtherIDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION: $5,500 · EducationTHE AMERICAN EXCHANGE PROJECT INC: $1,041 · EducationSocial Impact Partners Inc: $4,000 · Human ServicesWAKEMAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CORP: $2,100 · Youth DevelopmentGROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC: $2,000 · Community ImprovementNEW HAVEN ECOLOGY PROJECT INC: $1,500 · Food & NutritionHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $50 · Recreation & Sports
Arts & Culture$42,113Other$28,192Education$6,541Human Services$4,000Youth Development$2,100Community Improvement$2,000Food & Nutrition$1,500Recreation & Sports$50

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 budgetSALVADORI CENTER LTD: $23,269 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHORIZONS BRIDGEPORT: $21,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetTHE NORWALK ART SPACE INC: $16,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetIDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSocial Impact Partners Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWAKEMAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CORP: $2,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWNET: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HAVEN ECOLOGY PROJECT INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN EXCHANGE PROJECT INC: $1,041 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDESCENDANTS MEDIA GROUP NFP INC: $50 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER INC: $44 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.

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.

Fairfield County's Co…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile 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 Charles H Weinman Foundation for Developing Minds funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Charles H Weinman Foundation for Developing Minds. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Groundwork Bridgeport Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Connecticut Science Center Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Wakeman Boys and Girls Club Corp: 11% of income from government
  • New Haven Ecology Project Inc: 9% of income from government
  • The Norwalk Art Space Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.

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 21 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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