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Dyer Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$263k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$222k
Largest
01What you fund
0177% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20202024.

Civil Rights$554kYouth Development$33kHealth$23kArts & Culture$18kReligion$13kFood & Nutrition$7kEducation$6kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k23 grants · $41k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $222k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INDIANA BLACK EXPO$222,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
NORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO$5,000
AMERICAN CIVL LIBERTIES UNION$5,000
Individual grant recipient$3,250
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FW$3,000
BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES$3,000
IMS$1,800
ACRES LAND TRUST$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY$1,000
WELLSPRING$1,000
WBOI$1,000
CARRIAGE HOUSE$1,000
COMMUNITY HARVEST$1,000
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 (FY20–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%MISERICORDIA FOUNDATION: $500 → 14%SCAN: $700 → 12%SCAN: $500 → 12%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.

Which US states your grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
IN
CA
KY
MD
TN
DC

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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$729k · 35 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships — 16 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
18

Total granted

$729k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+39%

Still filing today

37%
22%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesReligionEducationOther

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

  • M2
    MATTHEW 25 INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $4k · revenue +96%
  • AI
    ACRES Inc
    5× · 2020–2024 · $3k · revenue +370%
  • AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $3k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • LU
    LADDER UP (F/K/A CITY-WIDE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +4%
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD
    one grant, 2021 · $1k

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
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

2
Indiana Association of United Ways Inc

Indiana united way is the leading voice to advocate, engage, and partner with a strong united way network and key stakeholders to advance human well-being throughout indiana.

Philanthropy
3
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
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
Devworks International

Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.

Human Services
6
International Biomedical Research Alliance

Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.

Health
7
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
8
Mentis

Mentis provides bilingual professional mental health services to people throughout the county of every age, stage, and income level.

Human Services
9
Npr International Operations Inc

Npr international operations, inc. ("nprio") supports the international newsgathering activities of national public radio, inc. through bureaus and offices established locally in foreign countries.

10
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
11
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Inc

To become a leading independent research institute in the discovery and development of innovative solutions to improve human health.

Science & Tech
12
Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc

Trusted journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning.

Arts & Culture

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Amnesty International of the Usa Inc and the most unlike its peers is Iris Family Support 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.

Your grantees are a median of 36 years old; the field is 20. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr13%10%5–10yr18%0%10–20yr14%35%20–35yr13%40%35–55yr23%15%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr13%6%5–10yr18%0%10–20yr14%37%20–35yr13%44%35–55yr23%12%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/22
the rest of the field
10%
4,324/41,973

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

21 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 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 61 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

INDIANA BLACK EXPO — $544,002 · OtherINDIANA BLACK EXPOIMS — $32,325 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB — $25,584 · OtherSBEFW — $25,000 · Other+42 more — $102,550 · Other+42 moreMATTHEW 25 INC — $4,000 · HealthHEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC — $2,000 · HealthFORT WAYNE CLUBHOUSE INC — $1,650 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH — $1,000 · HealthAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC — $3,300 · InternationalTIBETAN NUNS PROJECT — $3,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $1,000 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEF — $500 · InternationalNORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC — $5,000 · Arts & CultureTRICYCLE FOUNDATION — $2,000 · Arts & CultureBARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INC — $3,000 · ReligionPrison Dharma Network Inc — $2,200 · ReligionLADDER UP (F/K/A CITY-WIDE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) — $2,000 · EducationTEACHERS TREASURES INC — $1,500 · EducationACRES Inc — $3,300 · Environment
Other$729,461Health$8,650International$7,800Arts & Culture$7,000Religion$5,200Education$3,500Environment$3,300

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 budgetNORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMATTHEW 25 INC — $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA — $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetACRES Inc — $3,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC — $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTIBETAN NUNS PROJECT — $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrison Dharma Network Inc — $2,200 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC — $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTRICYCLE FOUNDATION — $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLADDER UP (F/K/A CITY-WIDE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) — $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORT WAYNE CLUBHOUSE INC — $1,650 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTEACHERS TREASURES INC — $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR NONVIOLENCE INC — $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC — $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WAYNE TRAILS INC — $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMISERICORDIA FOUNDATION — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF — $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 NORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC
  • Who funds MATTHEW 25 INC
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA
  • Who funds ACRES Inc
  • Who funds AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC
  • Who funds TIBETAN NUNS PROJECT
  • Who funds BARRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES INC
  • Who funds Prison Dharma Network Inc
  • Who funds HEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC
  • Who funds TRICYCLE FOUNDATION
  • Who funds LADDER UP (F/K/A CITY-WIDE TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)
  • Who funds FORT WAYNE CLUBHOUSE INC
  • Who funds TEACHERS TREASURES INC
  • Who funds CENTER FOR NONVIOLENCE INC
  • Who funds IRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC

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.

Edward M Wilson FoundationPA24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Edward M Wilson Foundation · English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · Journal Gazette Foundation Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · M E Raker Foundation Inc · Do It Best Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · Isa S & Elizabeth Canavati Family Foundation · Magee-O'Connor Foundation Inc I/C/O Mr Douglas E Miller · Edward D & Ione Auer Foundation Monarch Capital David Meyer Trustee

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 Dyer Family Foundation Inc 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
202122232425
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 Dyer Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Dyer Family Foundation 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 61 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.

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