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Forum Credit Union Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$162k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$30k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.2MHealth$50k
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k22 grants · $85k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $78k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$682k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Purdue University$30,000
Indiana University$20,000
Ball State University$15,000
University of Michigan$12,500
Indiana Public Schools$6,000
Butler University$5,000
Colorado State University$5,000
University of Cincinnati$5,000
Taylor University$5,000
DePauw University$5,000
Marian University$5,000
Belmont University$5,000
RoseHulman Institute of Technology$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Harvard University: $5k → 8%THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $5k → 14%SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $5k → 16%University of Michigan: $13k → 14%Washington University: $5k → 11%COLUMBIA COLLEGE: $5k → 17%BELMONT UNIVERSITY: $5k → 14%DePauw University: $5k → 10%Grace College: $5k → 11%WABASH COLLEGE: $5k → 11%MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY: $5k → 12%HANOVER COLLEGE: $5k → 12%VINCENNES UNIVERSITY: $5k → 15%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $65k → 18%Ball State University: $20k → 19%Purdue University: $30k → 19%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $60k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSITY: $20k → 19%Purdue University: $30k → 19%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $45k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSITY: $20k → 19%Purdue University: $15k → 19%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $40k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSITY: $15k → 19%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $10k → 19%Indiana University: $40k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSITY: $15k → 19%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $35k → 19%Indiana University: $30k → 18%Ball State University: $15k → 19%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $30k → 19%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $30k → 18%Ball State University: $15k → 19%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $25k → 19%INDIANA UNIVERSITY: $20k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSITY: $15k → 19%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $10k → 19%Indiana University: $20k → 18%BALL STATE UNIVERSTIY: $10k → 19%Indiana Public Schools: $6k → 16%IUPUI: $20k → 16%IUPUI: $10k → 16%IUPUI: $10k → 16%Butler University: $10k → 16%BUTLER UNIVERSITY: $10k → 16%BUTLER UNIVERSITY: $10k → 16%BUTLER UNIVERSITY: $10k → 16%Butler University: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
IN
OH
CO
MO
TN
NC
DC
FL
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 39 repeat orgs$191k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

39 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
86

Total granted

$1.2M
$160k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+16%

Still filing today

46%
12%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • BU
    Butler University
    9× · 2017–2025 · $70k · revenue +39%
  • BU
    Belmont University
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +53%
  • MU
    Marian University
    5× · 2017–2025 · $25k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • BS
    BALL STATE UNIVERSTIY
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • CC
    Columbia College Chicago
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +16%
  • WU
    WASHINGTON UNIVERISTY IN ST LOUIS
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
3
Otterbein University

Otterbein University is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their…

Education
4
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
5
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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6
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
7
LaGrange College

Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…

Education
8
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
9
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
10
Simpson College

Through innovative learning opportunities, individual student attention, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive educational access, simpson college cultivates a diverse community of learners to lead lives of meaning and purpose.

Education
11
Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska wesleyan university is an academic community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth within the context of a liberal arts education and in an environment of christian concern.

Education
12
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wheaton College; the most unlike its peers is Southeastern Elementary School Pto. 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, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 137 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)
31/32
Grantees still filing
26/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Indiana University School of Medicine: $395,000 · OtherIndiana University School of MedicineTRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $190,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITYBall State University: $135,000 · OtherBall State University+105 more: $322,594 · Other+105 moreButler University: $70,000 · EducationButler UniversityBelmont University: $30,000 · EducationBelmont UniversityTaylor University: $25,000 · EducationTaylor UniversityMarian University: $25,000 · EducationMarian UniversityWabash College: $20,000 · EducationIllinois Institute of Technology: $20,000 · EducationTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationWheaton College: $20,000 · EducationDePauw University: $20,000 · EducationSOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 · EducationHanover College: $20,000 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationGrace Schools: $15,000 · EducationCOLUMBIA COLLEGE: $15,000 · Education+14 more: $55,482 · Education+14 moreNOBLESVILLE WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO INC: $301 · Philanthropy
Other$1,042,594Education$390,482Philanthropy$301

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 budgetButler University: $70,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBelmont University: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTaylor University: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarian University: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $22,500 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetLIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWabash College: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWheaton College: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDePauw University: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHanover College: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRose-Hulman Institute of Technology: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Schools: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBIA COLLEGE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS: $11,403 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetMANCHESTER UNIVERSITY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDavidson College: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBelzer Middle School PFO: $2,500 over 1y, 35% of budgetUNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSand Creek Intermediate School PTO: $1,199 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCLARKS CREEK ELEMENTARY PTO INC: $1,076 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetWhite River Elementary School PTO: $1,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetHERRON HIGH SCHOOL INC: $900 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.

  • Who funds Butler University ↗
  • Who funds Belmont University ↗
  • Who funds Taylor University ↗
  • Who funds Marian University ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Wabash College ↗
  • Who funds Illinois Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Wheaton College ↗
  • Who funds DePauw University ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Hanover College ↗
  • Who funds Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Grace Schools ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBIA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Davidson College ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds Columbia College Chicago ↗

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.

Lilly Endowment IncProject Lead the Way …University of Indiana…Early Learning Indian…Richard M Fairbanks F…United Way of Central…The Indianapolis Foun…For Inspiration and R…Central Indiana Commu…Indianafirst Inc Firs…Teachers Treasures IncGpd Group Employees F…
Lilly Endowment IncIN36× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lilly Endowment Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · University of Indianapolis · Early Learning Indiana Inc · Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · The Indianapolis Foundation Inc · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc · Indianafirst Inc First Indiana Robotics · Teachers Treasures Inc · Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc

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

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Southeastern University Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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, 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

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How do I get to Forum Credit Union Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Forum Credit Union 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 137 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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