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Duffy Foundation

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.

$18M
Granted FY2024still arriving
63
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$11M
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0171% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant clustered by its grantee’s IRS cause code (NTEE), by year — across FY2017–2024.

Health$21MHuman Services$7.2MAnimals$4.4MArts & Culture$3.5MHousing & Shelter$3.1MEnvironment$2.4MPhilanthropy$1.2MYouth Development$1.0MEducation$75kOther$18M
02FY2024 · 63 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $440k
  • $50k–250k38 grants · $4.5M
  • $250k+8 grants · $13M
$90,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$7.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UMRC FOUNDATION$10,849,173
PAWS WITH A CAUSE$650,000
SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY$400,000
(LACASA) LIVINGSTON AREA COUNCIL AGAINST SPOUSE ABUSE INC$300,000
FOOD GATHERERS$300,000
ST LOUIS CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN - GENERAL OPERATING$300,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS - SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN REGIONAL CHAPTER$250,000
HURON WATERLOO PATHWAYS INITIATIVE$250,000
HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC$220,000
ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$220,000
HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY$200,000
DAWN INC$200,000
MCLAREN-NORTHERN MICHIGAN FDN$200,000
ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM$200,000
ANN ARBOR YMCA$185,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–24, $7.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 62% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $60k → 8%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $650k → 10%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $60k → 8%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $650k → 10%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $60k → 8%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $650k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $150k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $150k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $80k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $80k → 10%PAWS WITH A CAUSE: $80k → 10%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $185k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $185k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $185k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $185k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $185k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $100k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $100k → 14%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT INC: $90k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $200k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $200k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $160k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $160k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $160k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $160k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $160k → 14%OZONE HOUSE INC: $100k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $95k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $95k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $95k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $95k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $95k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $60k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $50k → 14%MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS: $50k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $140k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $120k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $110k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $110k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $110k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $70k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $60k → 14%SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $60k → 14%PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $80k → 14%PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $80k → 14%PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $80k → 14%PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $80k → 14%PEACE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $50k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$60M · 69 repeat orgs$780k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +52% since the first grant, against +13% for the ones you funded once.

69 repeat relationships — 62 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

69
8

Total granted

$60M
$780k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+13%

Still filing today

72%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthHousing & ShelterOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • UH
    UMRC-PORTER HILLS FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $18M · revenue +97% · 83% of their budget
  • PW
    Paws With A Cause
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.5M · revenue +86%
  • SA
    SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.0M · revenue +149%

Funded once

  • TH
    TRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGANgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $250k · revenue +37%
  • AA
    ANN ARBOR YMCA - CAMP AL-GON-QUIAN
    one grant, 2017 · $200k
  • SL
    ST LOUIS CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN - LEGACY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
    one grant, 2017 · $75k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Land Conservancy of West Michigan

Our mission is conserving West Michigans ecologically critical land. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments in creating natural areas, and helping private landowners…

Environment
2
Detroit Historical Society

The Detroit Historical Society tells Detroit's stories and why they matter through its exhibits, programs, outreach, and the preservation and dissemination of its artifacts and collections.

Arts & Culture
3
Michigan Animal Rescue League

The mission of the michigan animal rescue league is to provide the highest quality of life to dogs and cats through rescue, medical care, socialization and behavioral support, short- and long-term sanctuary, adoption, and community…

Animals
4
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
5
Leelanau Conservancy

To conserve the land, water and scenic character of leelanau county, and to provide educational programs to develop an understanding and appreciation of leelanau county's natural heritage.

Environment
6
Area Agency On Aging of Western Michigan Inc

Through internal expertise, external partnerships, and advocacy, the area agency on aging of western michigan provides older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers equitable access to services that promote independence and…

Human Services
7
The Little Forks Conservancy Inc

To permanently protect and improve natural environments in Mid-Michigan by leading and inspiring actions that conserve vital habitats and waterways for the benefit of our entire community.

Environment
8
Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan

Humane society of southwestern michigan exists to provide shelter and care for sick, homeless and unwanted animals. in addition, the organization provides adoption services for the animals in its care.

Animals
9
Michigan Legacy Art Park

Inspire awareness, appreciation and passion for michigan's history and stories, culture and environment through the arts.

Arts & Culture
10
Lincoln Behavioral Services

To provide comprehensive outpatient mental health services to over 5400 individuals and their families in a consumer driven person centered delivery system. Approximately 15% of our staff members are our clients who are involved in a…

Health
11
Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Inc

Our mission is to assist our affiliates to increase capacity to build simple decent homes in partnership with people in need in the State of Michigan.

Housing & Shelter
12
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation and the most unlike its peers is The Early Learning Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyDetroit Community Developme…Faith-Based International R…Residential Care ServicesYouth Support and Family Se…Social Services & Workforce…Michigan Industry & Profess…Michigan Community Organiza…Animal Rescue and WelfareArts and Cultural Organizat…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 46 years old; the field is 13. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number25%2%<5yr15%4%5–10yr18%2%10–20yr17%16%20–35yr12%46%35–55yr13%30%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value25%2%<5yr15%41%5–10yr18%0%10–20yr17%3%20–35yr12%35%35–55yr13%20%55yr+

The field is 25% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 2% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 18% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/56
the rest of the field
18%
2,095/11,806

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

55 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 55 of the 78 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
22
Early backer (in before they grew)
54/55
Grantees still filing
41/55
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

UMRC-PORTER HILLS FOUNDATION — $18,305,504 · HealthUMRC-PORTER HILLS FOUNDATIONDawn Incorporated — $1,180,000 · HealthDawn IncorporatedMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION — $775,000 · Health+2 more — $300,000 · HealthST LOUIS CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN - GENERAL OPERATING — $1,975,000 · OtherST LOUIS CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILD…FOOD GATHERERS — $1,490,000 · OtherFOOD GATHERERSHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC — $1,340,000 · OtherHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INCAnn Arbor Young Men's Christian Association — $1,225,000 · OtherAnn Arbor Young Men's Christian Assoc…AMERICAN RED CROSS - SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN REGIONAL CHAPTER — $940,000 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR MEALS ON WHEELS — $910,000 · OtherLIVINGSTON AREA COUNCIL AGAINST SPOUSE ABUSE INC — $785,000 · OtherANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,195,000 · OtherANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONELE'S PLACE INC — $710,000 · Other+32 more — $9,771,500 · Other+32 morePaws With A Cause — $2,490,000 · Human ServicesPaws With A C…OZONE HOUSE INC — $1,300,000 · Human ServicesOZONE HOUSE I…Domestic Violence Project — $1,215,000 · Human ServicesDomestic Viol…SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES — $780,000 · Human ServicesSOS COMMUNITY…MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS — $635,000 · Human ServicesMICHIGAN ABIL…Peace Neighborhood Center — $435,000 · Human ServicesPeace Neighbo…LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND — $285,000 · Human Services+1 more — $95,000 · Human ServicesHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY — $1,230,000 · AnimalsMICHIGAN ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY — $975,000 · AnimalsHORSES' HAVEN — $805,000 · AnimalsMICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY — $740,000 · AnimalsTrails End Wildlife Refuge Inc — $246,000 · AnimalsGREAT LAKES RABBIT SANCTUARY INC — $194,000 · AnimalsDETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $150,000 · Animals+1 more — $100,000 · AnimalsANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM — $1,195,000 · Arts & CultureUNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY — $800,000 · Arts & CultureMICHIGAN THEATER FOUNDATION INC — $710,000 · Arts & CultureTHE PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY — $320,000 · Arts & CultureAnn Arbor Summer Festival Inc — $320,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more — $110,000 · Arts & CultureSHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY — $2,025,000 · Housing & ShelterWASHTENAW HOUSING ALLIANCE — $785,000 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HURON VALLEY — $325,000 · Housing & ShelterHURON WATERLOO PATHWAYS INITIATIVE — $1,200,000 · EnvironmentLEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY — $590,000 · EnvironmentTIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL — $220,000 · EnvironmentSOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LAND CONSERVANCY — $220,000 · EnvironmentBURT LAKE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION — $115,000 · Environment+1 more — $10,000 · Environment
Health$20,560,504Other$20,341,500Human Services$7,235,000Animals$4,440,000Arts & Culture$3,455,000Housing & Shelter$3,135,000Environment$2,355,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUMRC-PORTER HILLS FOUNDATION — $18,305,504 over 8y, 83% of budgetPaws With A Cause — $2,490,000 over 8y, 9.3% of budgetSHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY — $2,025,000 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetFOOD GATHERERS — $1,490,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC — $1,340,000 over 8y, 4.1% of budgetOZONE HOUSE INC — $1,300,000 over 8y, 7.1% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY — $1,230,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetAnn Arbor Young Men's Christian Association — $1,225,000 over 8y, 3.3% of budgetDomestic Violence Project — $1,215,000 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetHURON WATERLOO PATHWAYS INITIATIVE — $1,200,000 over 6y, 9.9% of budgetANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM — $1,195,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $1,195,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetDawn Incorporated — $1,180,000 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetMICHIGAN ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY — $975,000 over 8y, 15% of budgetHORSES' HAVEN — $805,000 over 8y, 26% of budgetUNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY — $800,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetWASHTENAW HOUSING ALLIANCE — $785,000 over 8y, 53% of budgetSOS COMMUNITY SERVICES — $780,000 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION — $775,000 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetMICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY — $740,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMICHIGAN THEATER FOUNDATION INC — $710,000 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetELE'S PLACE INC — $710,000 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetMICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS — $635,000 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetYPSILANTI MEALS ON WHEELS — $625,000 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetCORNER HEALTH CENTER — $615,000 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetLEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY — $590,000 over 8y, 9.5% of budgetANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC — $580,000 over 8y, 5.6% of budgetWASHTENAW LITERACY — $495,000 over 8y, 18% of budgetTherapeutic Riding Inc — $457,500 over 8y, 16% of budgetPeace Neighborhood Center — $435,000 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetAnn Arbor Symphony Orchestra Inc — $415,000 over 7y, 5.5% of budgetNeutral Zone — $335,000 over 8y, 5.3% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HURON VALLEY — $325,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetTHE PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY — $320,000 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetAnn Arbor Summer Festival Inc — $320,000 over 7y, 6.8% of budgetThe Arbor Hospice Foundation — $300,000 over 6y, 6.0% of budgetLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND — $285,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTRINITY HEALTH - MICHIGAN — $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrails End Wildlife Refuge Inc — $246,000 over 8y, 52% of budgetTIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL — $220,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetSOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LAND CONSERVANCY — $220,000 over 8y, 16% of budgetCatholic Social Services of Washtenaw County — $220,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES — $195,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetANN ARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER INC — $195,000 over 8y, 40% of budgetGREAT LAKES RABBIT SANCTUARY INC — $194,000 over 8y, 20% of budgetDETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBURT LAKE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION — $115,000 over 8y, 16% of budgetBARN SANCTUARY — $100,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds UMRC-PORTER HILLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Paws With A Cause ↗
  • Who funds SHELTER ASSOCIATION OF WASHTENAW COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds FOOD GATHERERS ↗
  • Who funds HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds OZONE HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF HURON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds Ann Arbor Young Men's Christian Association ↗
  • Who funds Domestic Violence Project ↗
  • Who funds HURON WATERLOO PATHWAYS INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Dawn Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN ANTI-CRUELTY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds HORSES' HAVEN ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WASHTENAW HOUSING ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds SOS COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN THEATER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ELE'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN ABILITY PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds YPSILANTI MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds CORNER HEALTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds LEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds ANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds WASHTENAW LITERACY ↗
  • Who funds Therapeutic Riding Inc ↗
  • Who funds Peace Neighborhood Center ↗

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Ann Arbor Area Commun…United Way of Washten…Harry a and Margaret …James a and Faith Kni…The Martin Family Fou…Community Foundation …Vaughan FoundationDte Energy FoundationCharles Stewart Mott …The Buhr FoundationTHE MOSAIC FOUNDATION…Herrick Foundation
Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationMI68.6× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation · United Way of Washtenaw County · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · James a and Faith Knight Foundation · The Martin Family Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Vaughan Foundation · Dte Energy Foundation · Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · The Buhr Foundation · THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (Of R & P Heydon) · Herrick Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Duffy Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%your share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    21report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Duffy Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Duffy Foundation 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 78 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

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