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Friends of Univ of Notre Dame

Friends of the university of notre dame, inc (fund) is a nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes that promotes charitable organizations and their missions by using the name, image, and likeness of universtiy of notre dame student-athletes.

$120k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$37k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$74kHuman Services$48kHousing & Shelter$34kYouth Development$27kHealth$18kEducation$18kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $112,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $120,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $8,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $81k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$17M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CULTIVATE FOOD RESCUE$36,500
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF MICHIANA$11,500
FOOD OF NORTHERN INDIANA$11,500
SB ALUMNI ASSOC$11,500
LOGAN CENTER$10,000
CTR FOR HOMELESS$9,000
UPLIFTING ATHLETES$8,000
FIRST TEE$7,500
YMCA OF MICHIANA$6,500
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 (FY22–22, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 6%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 6%YMCA of Greater Michigan: $7k → 15%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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$174k · 6 repeat orgs$76k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
2

Total granted

$174k
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+88%

Still filing today

83%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EmploymentYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionHealthRecreation & 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

  • CC
    CULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $62k · revenue +174%
  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $34k · revenue +1%
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIANA-MICHIANA INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $27k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • M
    MISCELLANEOUS
    one grant, 2023 · $32k
  • TY
    The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019)graduated
    one grant, 2022 · $7k · revenue +88%
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
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Indianapolis

The mission of the ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.

Human Services
2
Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Inc

Bgci believes that every young person deserves to live a life filled with hope and opportunity. because we care about our young people, we provide a safe, educational, and positive atmosphere where they can prosper and reach their full…

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3
Boys & Girls Clubs in Indiana Inc

Mission and significant activities to promote exclusively the social welfare of boys and girls in indiana; to provide guidance and to promote the health, social, educational, vocational, character, and cultural development of boys and…

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4
Young Men's Christian Association

The burbank community ymca (burbank y) is committed to strengthening the foundation of our community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. we work within our community to ensure that everyone, regardless of…

Human Services
5
Young Men's Christian Association

We build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities with a primary focus on youth activities and programs.

Human Services
6
Brothers United Inc

The mission of brothers united is to enhance the health and wellness of black communities in indiana.

Health
7
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…

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8
Summit Area Young Men's Christian Association a Nj Nonprofit Corporation

The mission of the summit area ymca is to strengthen the foundations of community by nurturing and developing the potential of every child, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility in the community.

Human Services
9
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
10
Young Men's Christian Association

To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Human Services
11
Nexus Youth and Families

Restoring hope, building futures, and strengthening our communities through programs with youth, young adults and families. we support the behavioral health of at-risk and in-crisis youth across the greater south king county area. we take…

Human Services
12
Decatur Shelby County Ymca Inc

The decatur shelby county ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women, and children of all ages, abilities, income, races and religions. our mission is to put christian principles into practice through…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Men's Christian Association of Michiana Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019). 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

11 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. 11 of the 12 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/11
Grantees still filing
8/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $34,400 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INCMISCELLANEOUS: $31,700 · OtherMISCELLANEOUSRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIANA-MICHIANA INC: $26,500 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIANA-MICHIANA INCSOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $17,500 · OtherSOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INCYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MICHIANA INC: $14,500 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MICHIANA INCLogan Community Resources Inc: $10,000 · OtherLogan Community Resources IncCULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC: $62,000 · EmploymentCULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AN…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $19,000 · Youth DevelopmentFOOD BANK OF NORTHERN INDIANA INC: $11,500 · Food & NutritionUPLIFTING ATHLETES INC: $8,000 · HealthPGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · Recreation & SportsThe Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019): $7,375 · Human Services
Other$134,600Employment$62,000Youth Development$19,000Food & Nutrition$11,500Health$8,000Recreation & Sports$7,500Human Services$7,375

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC: $62,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $34,400 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIANA-MICHIANA INC: $26,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $19,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $17,500 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetFOOD BANK OF NORTHERN INDIANA INC: $11,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLogan Community Resources Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUPLIFTING ATHLETES INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPGA TOUR FIRST TEE FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids (3019): $7,375 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.

The Leep Foundation I…Community Foundation …University of Notre D…United Way of St Jose…Community Foundation …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Radiology Inc Foundat…The Garatoni-Smith Fa…Memorial Hospital of …The Specialized Staff…Asante Foundation Inc1st Source Bank Found…
The Leep Foundation IncIN17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Leep Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · University of Notre Dame du Lac · United Way of St Joseph County Inc · Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Radiology Inc Foundation · The Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation · Memorial Hospital of South Bend Inc · The Specialized Staffing Charitable Foundation Inc · Asante Foundation Inc · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx

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 Friends of Univ of Notre Dame funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Friends of Univ of Notre Dame. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 12 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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