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Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc at a glance

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Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc

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.

$10k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$6k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

International$25kEducation$14kHuman Services$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$9kHealth$4kRecreation & Sports$3kFood & Nutrition$2kCommunity Improvement$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$256k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
World Central kitchen$6,000
Native american veterans assistance$2,000
university of nebraska Eoundation$1,000
rose brooks$1,000
kansas city pbs$75
02The need
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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 (FY21–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 41%, 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%Soaring eagle: $250 → 9%Native American Veterans Associatio: $2k → 42%Native american veterans assistance: $2k → 42%Native american veterans assistance: $1k → 42%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

WA
MT
WI
NY
SD
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
KS
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 17% of Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 18% of the giving stays in KS; by stated purpose, 4%.

Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 35% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$43k · 6 repeat orgs$29k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
22

Total granted

$43k
$28k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+23%

Still filing today

100%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationAnimalsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +36%
  • HT
    HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $13k · revenue +23%
  • RB
    ROSE BROOKS CENTER INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $7k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • UO
    university of nebraska EWB
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $4k · revenue +19%
  • PP
    pioneer park nature center
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
2
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
3
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
4
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
5
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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6
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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7
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
8
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

—
9
Washburn University Foundation

The Foundation was created to assist in the promotion, development and enhancement of the financial resources for Washburn University of Topeka, as well as to receive and hold in trust any assets given in benefit of the University.

Education
10
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.

—
11
People Inc

People inc. provides health and human services that enrich lives and communities through innovation and supportive services. with a goal to help people achieve greater independence and quality of life, people inc. provides day,…

Human Services
12
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

14 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. 14 of the 30 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ROSE BROOKS CENTER INC: $6,500 · OtherROSE BROOKS CENTER INCuniversity of nebraska EWB: $5,000 · Otheruniversity of nebraska EWBpioneer park nature center: $2,500 · Otherpioneer park nature centerwashington state university: $2,000 · Otherwashington state universityFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $2,000 · OtherFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,500 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAuniversity of nebrarska foundation: $1,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,000 · Otherbreast cancder research insttute: $1,000 · Otheruniversity of nebraska Eoundation: $1,000 · Otherstand for the troops: $1,000 · Other+8 more: $3,410 · Other+8 moreWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,500 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INCWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,000 · EducationWASHINGTON …UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $3,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY …NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $5,000 · Human ServicesNATIVE AM…SOARING EAGLE: $950 · Human ServicesSOARING E…Feeding America: $2,000 · Food & NutritionSTAND IN THE LIGHT MEMORY CHOIR INC: $600 · Arts & CulturePUBLIC TELEVISION 19 INC: $75 · Arts & CultureEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY HUMANE ASSOCIATION INC: $300 · AnimalsJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $300 · Animals
Other$27,910International$27,500Education$7,500Human Services$5,950Food & Nutrition$2,000Arts & Culture$675Animals$600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROSE BROOKS CENTER INC: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ASSISTANCE: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOARING EAGLE: $950 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY HUMANE ASSOCIATION INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC TELEVISION 19 INC: $75 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.

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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 Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%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
    0get 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 · 0–30%
    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.
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    How do I get to Chili-N-Cherries Charity Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Chili-N-Cherries Charity 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 30 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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