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Generation IV Charitable Trust at a glance

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Generation IV Charitable Trust

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.

$81k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$108kHousing & Shelter$52kYouth Development$44kEducation$37kHuman Services$37kRecreation & Sports$34kInternational$23kReligion$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $51k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENT$10,000
COLORADO TRAIL FOUNDATION$7,000
Refugee One$5,000
Orchard Lake Schools$5,000
ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL$5,000
Urban Initiatives$5,000
YOUTH JOB CENTER$5,000
CHICAGO UNION CARE$5,000
Cooper Shores Community Health Foundatio$4,500
INSPIRATION CORPORATION$4,000
THE NIGHT MINISTRY$3,000
Children's Hospital of MI$2,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $118k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%POPE FRANCIS CENTER: $10k → 21%POPE FRANCIS CENTER: $5k → 21%POPE FRANCIS CENTER: $5k → 21%POPE FRANCIS CENTER: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $5k → 14%POPE FRANCIS CENTER: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $5k → 14%ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $4k → 14%ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $3k → 14%ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $3k → 14%ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 21%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $2k → 14%ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $3k → 21%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $5k → 14%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $4k → 14%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $3k → 14%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $3k → 14%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $3k → 14%Urban Initiatives: $10k → 14%Urban Initiatives: $10k → 14%Urban Initiatives: $5k → 14%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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$382k · 21 repeat orgs$77k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +64% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
15

Total granted

$382k
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+64%
+48%

Still filing today

62%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionEducationAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • TC
    The Colorado Trail Foundation
    6× · 2020–2025 · $34k · revenue +45%
  • POPE FRANCIS CENTER
    5× · 2020–2024 · $30k · revenue +88%
  • UI
    URBAN INITIATIVES INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $25k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $6k
  • SJ
    ST JOHNS DEAF CENTER
    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
University of Chicago Medical Center

Our mission at the university of chicago medicine is to provide superior health care through rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing. in partnership with our colleagues, we pursue life-changing…

Health
2
Association House of Chicago

Association house's mission is to advance each person's full participation in the life of their families, communities, and society. since 1899, we have served a vibrant, multicultural community. we used a trauma informed, culturally…

Human Services
3
Covenant House Illinois Inc

In 34 cities across five countries, covenant house builds bridges to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. we meet their immediate needs for food, clothing, protection, and medical and mental health…

Human Services
4
Covenant House Michigan

Covenant house michigan is a sanctuary for homeless and at-risk young people, ages 18-24 who have nowhere to go. it is our mission to serve these children with respect and love.covenant house michigan builds bridges to hope for young…

Human Services
5
Chicago House & Social Service Agency

Provides housing and support services to individuals and families impacted by hiv/aids

Health
6
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group

Northwestern memorial healthcare is an integrated healthcare system, consisting of multiple hospitals (including northwestern memorial hospital, an academic medical center) and networks of physicians and healthcare professionals, where the…

Health
7
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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8
Covenant House Washington Dc

Covenant house washington, dc ("chw") provides shelter, crisis care, community services, and outreach services to youth in the washington dc area.

Human Services
9
Covenant House

In 34 cities across five countries, covenant house builds bridges to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. we meet their immediate needs for food, clothing, protection, and medical and mental health…

Human Services
10
Holy Cross Hospital

The hospital is a catholic health care organization sponsored by the sisters of st. casimir. by our commitment to witness to the healing mission of jesus, we contribute to healthy communities and promote quality health care to all with…

Health
11
Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago Inc

Goodwill industries of metropolitan chicago, inc. ("goodwill-chicago") is a nonstock, not-for-profit illinois corporation, whose sole member is goodwill industries of southeastern wisconsin, inc. ("goodwill"), a wisconsin nonstock,…

Human Services
12
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Night Ministry; the most unlike its peers is Return to Dirt. 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

22 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. 22 of the 38 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
18/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH: $38,000 · OtherST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCHIndividual grant recipient: $35,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENT: $17,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENTORCHARD LAKE SCHOOLS SAINT MARY S PREP AND POLISH INSTITUE OF CULTUR: $15,000 · OtherORCHARD LAKE SCHOOLS SAINT MARY S PREP AND POLISH INS…YMCA OF METRO DETROIT: $10,000 · OtherYOUNG LIFE GRAND TRAVERSE: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherReturn to Dirt: $8,500 · OtherChildren's Hospital of MI: $7,500 · OtherTHE MAXFUND INC: $10,000 · OtherFLEECE & THANK YOU: $8,500 · Other+11 more: $47,500 · Other+11 morePOPE FRANCIS CENTER: $30,000 · Human ServicesPOPE FRANCIS CENTERURBAN INITIATIVES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesURBAN INITIATIVES INCZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $22,500 · Human ServicesZAMAN INTERNATIONALInspiration Corporation: $22,000 · Human ServicesInspiration CorporationTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $18,000 · Human ServicesTHE NIGHT MINISTRYCOPPER SHORES COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $16,000 · HealthCOPPER SH…CASCADE AIDS PROJECT: $15,000 · HealthCASCADE A…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE C…HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $3,000 · HealthHENRY FOR…The Colorado Trail Foundation: $34,000 · Recreation & SportsCHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $17,000 · EducationCOLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: $5,000 · EducationREFUGEEONE: $15,000 · ReligionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $7,500 · Food & NutritionFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $3,000 · Food & NutritionGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $3,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$217,000Human Services$117,500Health$39,000Recreation & Sports$34,000Education$22,000Religion$15,000Food & Nutrition$13,500

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 budgetThe Colorado Trail Foundation: $34,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetPOPE FRANCIS CENTER: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetURBAN INITIATIVES INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $22,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetInspiration Corporation: $22,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOPPER SHORES COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetREFUGEEONE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCASCADE AIDS PROJECT: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAXFUND INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetReturn to Dirt: $8,500 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetFLEECE & THANK YOU: $8,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH JOB CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPERFECT PAIR: $3,500 over 1y, 10% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% 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 The Colorado Trail Foundation ↗
  • Who funds POPE FRANCIS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds URBAN INITIATIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds Inspiration Corporation ↗
  • Who funds THE NIGHT MINISTRY ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COPPER SHORES COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds REFUGEEONE ↗
  • Who funds CASCADE AIDS PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds THE MAXFUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Return to Dirt ↗
  • Who funds FLEECE & THANK YOU ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH JOB CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PERFECT PAIR ↗
  • Who funds FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗

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.

Arthur J Gallagher Fo…The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Arthur J Gallagher FoundationIL12.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Generation IV Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Generation IV Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • Cascade Aids Project: 13% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report 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.
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How do I get to Generation IV Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Generation IV Charitable Trust 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 38 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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