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Equifax Foundation Inc at a glance

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Equifax Foundation 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.

$1.6M
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$891k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

54% of Equifax Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Blackbaud Giving Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

0
’20
9
’21
6
’22
3
’23
5
’24
6
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$6.2MCommunity Improvement$3.4MPublic Benefit$293kPublic Safety & Disaster$175kInternational$138kEducation$120kArts & Culture$100kHuman Services$65kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $87k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $270k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.3M
$100,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Blackbaud Giving Fund$890,759
Prosperity Connection$400,000
Westside Future Fund$100,000
WABE$100,000
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC$70,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGIA$42,153
Credit Builders Alliance$25,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST LOUIS$20,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $3.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, 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%Working Credit NFP: $35k → 14%Prosperity Connection: $610k → 21%Prosperity Connection: $600k → 21%Westside Future Fund: $100k → 13%Prosperity Connection: $546k → 21%Westside Future Fund: $100k → 13%Prosperity Connection: $450k → 21%Westside Future Fund: $75k → 13%Prosperity Connection: $400k → 21%Westside Future Fund: $75k → 13%Westside Future Fund: $75k → 13%Urban Strategies: $25k → 21%Urban Strategies: $5k → 21%Quest Community Development: $175k → 13%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

IL
NY
CA
MO
KY
SC
DC
GA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.7M · 8 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 5 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

8
9

Total granted

$5.7M
$1.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+24%

Still filing today

63%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyPublic BenefitMembership BenefitSocial ScienceOther
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

  • WF
    WESTSIDE FUTURE FUND INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $425k · revenue +219%
  • CB
    CREDIT BUILDERS ALLIANCE INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $180k · revenue +19%
  • JA
    Junior Achievement of Georgia
    3× · 2022–2025 · $108k · revenue +53%

Funded once

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC
    one grant, 2021 · $350k · revenue -26%
  • II
    INCLUSIV INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $293k · revenue ×163
  • QC
    QUEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $175k · revenue +154%
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
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
2
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
3
The Louisville Urban League Inc

As an active partner, leader and catalyst, we will assist african americans, other minority groups and the disadvantaged attain social and economic equality and stability through direct services and advocacy.

Human Services
4
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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5
Junior Achievement of Chicago

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy

International
6
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
7
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
8
Neighborhood Solidarity Fund

Invest stl facilitates investment in the power of people and their neighborhoods to develop communities of justice and opportunity in places that continue to endure the legacy of systemic anti-black racism.

Community Improvement
9
Greater St Louis Inc

Greater st. louis, inc. brings together business and civic leaders to create jobs, drive inclusive economic growth, and increase the st. louis metro area's global competitiveness. we speak with a unified voice, lead with a bold agenda, and…

Community Improvement
10
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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11
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
12
Cornerstone Credit Union Foundation

Empowering credit unions to impact their communities. the foundation is dedicated to helping credit unions make a difference in the lives of the members and communities they serve.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc; the most unlike its peers is Prosperity Connection. 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

16 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. 16 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND: $5,230,859 · PhilanthropyTHE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUNDTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC: $575,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INCUNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $350,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INCPROSPERITY CONNECTION: $2,605,500 · Human ServicesPROSPERITY CONNECTIONWESTSIDE FUTURE FUND INC: $425,000 · Human ServicesWESTSIDE FUTURE FUND INCQUEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC: $175,000 · Human ServicesQUEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT O…+2 more: $65,000 · Human ServicesInclusiv: $2,000,000 · OtherInclusivWABE: $200,000 · OtherWABETower Grove Neighborhoods CDC: $175,000 · OtherTower Grove Neighborho…+3 more: $115,000 · OtherINCLUSIV INC: $293,000 · Public BenefitCREDIT BUILDERS ALLIANCE INC: $180,000 · Membership BenefitJunior Achievement of Georgia: $108,153 · InternationalJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $20,000 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEF: $10,000 · InternationalUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 · EducationTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $50,000 · Social Science
Philanthropy$6,155,859Human Services$3,270,500Other$2,490,000Public Benefit$293,000Membership Benefit$180,000International$138,153Education$70,000Social Science$50,000

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 budgetTHE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND: $5,230,859 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetPROSPERITY CONNECTION: $2,605,500 over 5y, 51% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC: $575,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWESTSIDE FUTURE FUND INC: $425,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA INC: $350,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetINCLUSIV INC: $293,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCREDIT BUILDERS ALLIANCE INC: $180,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetQUEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION INC: $175,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetJunior Achievement of Georgia: $108,153 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF ST LOUIS: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWorking Credit NFP: $35,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetURBAN STRATEGIES INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $10,000 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.

Wells Fargo FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…Annie E Casey Foundat…Charities Aid Foundat…Edward Jones Foundati…Enterprise Holdings F…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
Wells Fargo FoundationMN17.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wells Fargo Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Edward Jones Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Equifax Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Equifax Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report 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, 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Equifax Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Equifax 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 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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