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Hm3 Partners Independence Fund Inc

To benefit organizations that support their community, country or caring organizations.

$704k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$410k
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.

Health$1.1MYouth Development$469kPhilanthropy$131kPublic Safety & Disaster$81kHuman Services$70kInternational$30kArts & Culture$20kCrime & Legal$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $261k
  • $250k+1 grant · $410k
$61,030
Median grant
2
States reached
$132k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$410,000
MEL BOUNT YOUTH HOME$100,000
JEROME BETTIS BUS STOPS HERE FOUNDA$100,000
56 VARIOUS EMS & FIRE DEPARTMENTS$61,030
NORTHERN REGIONAL POLICE DEPT$10,000
WEXFORD VOLUNTARY FIRE 1 - PINE$10,000
BUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION$10,000
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 (FY18–24, $250k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MEL BOUNT YOUTH HOME: $100k → 12%DAN MARINO FOUNDATION: $100k → 13%FAMILY RESOURCES: $50k → 11%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.

30%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$568k · 3 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +247% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
14

Total granted

$568k
$725k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+247%
+14%

Still filing today

100%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $581k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’21’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsPublic Safety & DisasterPublic BenefitOther
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

  • TJ
    THE JEROME BETTIS BUS STOPS HERE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $349k · revenue +337% · 32% of their budget
  • BH
    BUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2024 · $199k · revenue +133%
  • WV
    WEXFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO 1 OF PINE TOWNSHIP
    2× · 2017–2024 · $20k · revenue +247%

Funded once

  • HH
    HIGHMARK HEALTH
    one grant, 2017 · $153k
  • TD
    THE DAN MARINO FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -41%
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +61%
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
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
2
Penn Highlands Healthcare Inc

Our community-based and controlled health care system exists to improve regional access to a wide array of premier primary care and advanced health services while supporting a reverence for life and the worth and dignity of each individual.

Health
3
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Inc

We, pittsburgh mercy health system (pittsburgh mercy) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. pittsburgh mercy is a member of trinity…

Health
4
Butler Medical Providers

Butler medical providers, an affiliate of independence health system, exists to provide a trusted delivery of care which makes a positive impact on the lives of every individual we touch.

Health
5
Highmark Health Group

Working as an integrated system within highmark health, employees at all of ahn's care sites, including hospitals, health + wellness pavilions, primary and specialty care offices and more, are committed to improving health and promoting…

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6
Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc

The mission of penn highlands mon valley is to enhance the health of the residents of the mid-monongahela valley area by providing outstanding healthcare services.

Health
7
Westmorelandfrick Hospital Foundation

Westmoreland/frick hospital foundation, an affiliate of independence health system, exists to provide a trusted delivery of care which makes a positive impact on the lives of every individual we touch.

Health
8
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
9
Upmc Western Maryland Corporation

The mission of upmc western maryland is to serve our community by providing outstanding patient care and to shape tomorrow's health system through clinical & technological innovation, research and education.

Health
10
Lehigh Valley Health Network

We heal, comfort, and care for the people of our community by providing advanced and compassionate health care of superior quality and value supported by education and clinical research.

—
11
Clarion Hospital

Clarion hospital, an affiliate of independence health system, exists to provide a trusted delivery of care which makes a positive impact on the lives of every individual we touch.

Health
12
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals

Upmc pinnacle hospitals mission as a charitable organization is dedicatied to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life for all persons of the central pennsylvania area.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Butler Health System Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Wexford Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Pine Township. 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

15 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. 15 of the 22 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
9/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UPMC: $410,000 · OtherUPMCHIGHMARK HEALTH: $152,650 · OtherHIGHMARK HEALTH56 VARIOUS EMS & FIRE DEPARTMENTS: $61,030 · Other56 VARIOUS EMS & FIRE DEPARTMENTSVariety the Childrens Charity: $50,000 · OtherVariety the Childrens CharityTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $30,000 · Other+4 more: $60,900 · Other+4 moreTHE JEROME BETTIS BUS STOPS HERE FOUNDATION: $349,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE JEROME BETTIS BUS …Will Allen Foundation: $31,000 · Youth DevelopmentWill Allen FoundationBUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $198,500 · HealthBUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM …CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL O…HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $50,000 · HealthHERITAGE VALLEY HEALT…+1 more: $10,000 · HealthTHE DAN MARINO FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesTHE DAN MARINO…MEL BLOUNT YOUTH HOME OF PA INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesMEL BLOUNT YOU…FAMILY RESOURCES: $50,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY RESOURC…STEELERS CHARITIES: $100,000 · PhilanthropyWEXFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO 1 OF PINE TOWNSHIP: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterIT'S ABOUT THE WARRIORS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Public BenefitMUCKROCK FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Other$764,580Youth Development$380,000Health$358,500Human Services$250,000Philanthropy$100,000Public Safety & Disaster$20,000Public Benefit$20,000Civil Rights$10,000

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 budgetTHE JEROME BETTIS BUS STOPS HERE FOUNDATION: $349,000 over 5y, 32% of budgetBUTLER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $198,500 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSTEELERS CHARITIES: $100,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetMEL BLOUNT YOUTH HOME OF PA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetHERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFAMILY RESOURCES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWill Allen Foundation: $31,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWEXFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO 1 OF PINE TOWNSHIP: $20,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetIT'S ABOUT THE WARRIORS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetUPMC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUCKROCK FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 United Way of Sou…The Pittsburgh Founda…Tickets for Kids Foun…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPA17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · The Pittsburgh Foundation · Tickets for Kids Foundation · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Hm3 Partners Independence Fund Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hm3 Partners Independence Fund Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 Hm3 Partners Independence Fund Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Hm3 Partners Independence Fund 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 22 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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