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David P Sheetz Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

David P Sheetz Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$700k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$765kInternational$750kEducation$550kHealth$446kArts & Culture$368kReligion$367kHousing & Shelter$250kRecreation & Sports$178kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $350k
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$15M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOPE COLLEGE$300,000
DISTRICT THEATRE$40,000
GRAND TRAVERSE COMMISSION ON AGING$35,000
FREEWHEELIN' COMMUNITY BIKES$30,000
MISSION HILL CHURCH$25,000
FATHERS AND FAMILY$25,000
JOY'S HOUSE INDIANAPOLIS$25,000
RE ACT$20,000
PEACE LEARNING CENTER$20,000
MORNING LIGHT$20,000
HARRISON CENTER$15,000
MLK COMMUNITY CENTER$15,000
INDY READS$10,000
CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE JULIAN CENTER: $20k → 16%RANDOM ACTS OF FLOWERS - INDIANAPOLIS: $5k → 16%DAMIEN CENTER: $10k → 16%100 BLACK MEN OF INDIANAPOLIS: $10k → 16%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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.0M · 34 repeat orgs$413k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
16

Total granted

$4.0M
$353k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
0%

Still filing today

56%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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
Housing & ShelterHuman ServicesCrime & LegalArts & CultureHealthRecreation & 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

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $750k · revenue +39%
  • HC
    HOPE COLLEGE
    4× · 2021–2025 · $470k · revenue +8%
  • CF
    CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $245k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
    one grant, 2024 · $83k
  • GC
    GRACE COMMUNITY BIRTH CENTER BAY EYE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • WJ
    WILLIAM JAMES ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue -18%
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
Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc

Trusted journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning.

Arts & Culture
2
Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council Inc

To empower its peers with disabilities to lead and control their own lives.

Human Services
3
Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana Inc

The mission of the fair housing center of central indiana (fhcci) is to facilitate open housing for all people by ensuring the availability of affordable and accessible housing; promoting housing choice and homeownership; advocating for an…

Housing & Shelter
4
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
5
Faith in Indiana

Faith in Indiana (formerly IndyCAN) is a catalyst for faith communities and marginalized peoples to act collectively for racial and economic justice in Indiana. FaithIN develops civic leaders directly impacted by inequality, awakens the…

Human Services
6
Pro Bono Indiana Inc

To promote equal access to justice for all indiana residents regardless of economic status

Health
7
Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana

To enhance the competitive position and fulfill business requirements of independent agents and brokers, advocating buyer interest, and continually striving to be the premier trade association.

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8
Lifetime Housing Group Inc

Plan, coordinate and provide affordable housing to low-income individuals and families in Southeastern Indiana.

Food & Nutrition
9
The International Center Inc

The international center is a catalyst to inform, convene, and connect public, private, and civic global objectives in indiana. for nearly half a century, the international center has served as a guide to the world's cultural landscape and…

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10
Habitat for Humanity Clark & Floyd Indiana Inc

The construction and renovation of homes for low income families.

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11
Enroll Indy Inc

Enroll indy helps families choose schools that meet their children's needs by providing a one-stop enrollment process, school information that is relevant and easy to understand, and data to inform school improvement in indianapolis,…

Education
12
Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation

CoAction envisions the people of Northwest Indiana flourishing regardless of income, ability or age. Thus, people experiencing financial hardship find opportunities, resources and respect at CoAction.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Peace Learning Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is William James Association. 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

32 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. 32 of the 58 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
20/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JOY'S HOUSE INDIANAPOLIS: $250,000 · OtherJOY'S HOUSE INDIANAPOLISCHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN INC: $245,000 · OtherCHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN INCMUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS: $243,450 · OtherMUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONSNMC FOUNDATION: $150,000 · OtherNMC FOUNDATIONGRAND TRAVERSE COMMISSION ON AGING: $145,000 · OtherGRAND TRAVERSE COMMISSION ON AGINGFATHERS AND FAMILY: $110,000 · OtherFULTON MUSIC SOCIETY: $90,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN: $83,000 · OtherPEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS INC: $125,000 · Other+34 more: $996,550 · Other+34 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $750,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONT…HOPE COLLEGE: $470,000 · EducationHOPE COLLEGE+1 more: $10,000 · EducationFamily Promise of Greater Indianapolis Inc: $115,000 · Housing & ShelterSAFE HARBOR OF GRAND TRAVERSE INC: $105,000 · Housing & ShelterMartindale Brightwood Community Development Center: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterFUND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterFREEWHEELIN COMMUNITY BIKES: $132,500 · Recreation & SportsYoung Actors Theatre Inc: $85,000 · Recreation & SportsPEACE LEARNING CENTER INC: $100,000 · Crime & LegalWILLIAM JAMES ASSOCIATION: $50,000 · Crime & LegalUNLOCK TOMORROW: $20,000 · Crime & LegalMORNING LIGHT INC: $85,000 · HealthLITTLE RED DOOR CANCER AGENCY INC: $35,000 · HealthTandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House Inc: $8,000 · Health
Other$2,438,000International$750,000Education$480,000Housing & Shelter$240,000Recreation & Sports$217,500Crime & Legal$170,000Health$128,000

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 budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $750,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE COLLEGE: $470,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN INC: $245,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetMUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS: $243,450 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetFREEWHEELIN COMMUNITY BIKES: $132,500 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetPEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS INC: $125,000 over 4y, 30% of budgetFamily Promise of Greater Indianapolis Inc: $115,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetSAFE HARBOR OF GRAND TRAVERSE INC: $105,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetPEACE LEARNING CENTER INC: $100,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetMORNING LIGHT INC: $85,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetYoung Actors Theatre Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetTHE DISTRICT THEATRE INC: $70,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetGREATER INDIANAPOLIS LITERACY LEAGUE INC: $55,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetWILLIAM JAMES ASSOCIATION: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetLeadership Indianapolis Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetCENTER FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFORT MICHILIMACKINAC PAGEANT INC: $37,550 over 6y, 45% of budgetLITTLE RED DOOR CANCER AGENCY INC: $35,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCHERRYLAND HUMANE SOCIETY: $35,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetUNLOCK TOMORROW: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetIndiana Latino Institute Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE JULIAN CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMartindale Brightwood Community Development Center: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetELE'S PLACE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetALLEN CREEK PRESCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetFUND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DAMIEN CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRANDOM ACTS OF FLOWERS INDIANAPOLIS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% 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 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS ↗
  • Who funds FREEWHEELIN COMMUNITY BIKES ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLE FOR URBAN PROGRESS INC ↗
  • Who funds Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis Inc ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HARBOR OF GRAND TRAVERSE INC ↗
  • Who funds PEACE LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MORNING LIGHT INC ↗
  • Who funds Young Actors Theatre Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE DISTRICT THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER INDIANAPOLIS LITERACY LEAGUE INC ↗
  • Who funds WILLIAM JAMES ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Indianapolis Inc ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT MICHILIMACKINAC PAGEANT INC ↗
  • Who funds LITTLE RED DOOR CANCER AGENCY INC ↗
  • Who funds CHERRYLAND HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNLOCK TOMORROW ↗
  • Who funds Indiana Latino Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE JULIAN CENTER 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.

The Indianapolis Foun…Central Indiana Commu…Lilly Endowment IncNicholas H Noyes Jr M…United Way of Central…Nina Mason Pulliam Ch…Eugene & Marilyn Glic…Lumina Foundation for…Richard M Fairbanks F…The Brave Heart Found…Hoover Family Foundat…Duke Energy Foundation
The Indianapolis Foundation IncIN35.2× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Indianapolis Foundation Inc · Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial Foundation · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc · The Brave Heart Foundation Inc · Hoover Family Foundation · Duke Energy 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 David P Sheetz Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David P Sheetz Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%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
    14report 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 58 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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