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Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc at a glance

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Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$82k
Granted FY2025still arriving
51
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$117kHealth$116kHuman Services$77kEducation$73kReligion$41kYouth Development$35kRecreation & Sports$29kCommunity Improvement$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 51 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH$4,000
AMANI FAMILY SERVICES$4,000
LITERACY ALLIANCE$3,500
TURNSTONE CTR FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS$3,000
FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART$2,500
HISTORY CENTER$2,500
HEMPHILL SMITH ART FOUNDATION$2,000
SCIENCE CENTRAL INC$2,000
ANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL$2,000
THIRTEEN STEP HOUSE$2,000
LC NATURE PARK$2,000
SUPER SHOT$2,000
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK$2,000
NEIGHBORLINK FORT WAYNE$2,000
NORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO$2,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $66k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Early Childhood Alliance: $2k → 12%Early Childhood Alliance: $2k → 12%OUT OF A JAM: $2k → 12%OUT OF A JAM: $1k → 12%OUT OF A JAM: $1k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $2k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $2k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $2k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $1k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $1k → 12%SUMMIT EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $2k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES INC: $2k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $2k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $1k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $1k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $1k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $1k → 12%MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK: $1k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES INC: $1k → 12%EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE: $2k → 12%Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greate: $2k → 12%EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE: $2k → 12%EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE: $2k → 12%EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE: $2k → 12%Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greate: $2k → 12%EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE: $2k → 12%YWCA Northeast Indiana Inc: $1k → 12%YWCA Northeast Indiana Inc: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%EAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%The Power House Alliance INC: $1k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $1k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $1k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 12%YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $2k → 12%YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $2k → 12%YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne: $1k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 12%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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$575k · 84 repeat orgs$33k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

84 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2025, 40 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

84
18

Total granted

$575k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+29%

Still filing today

69%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationAnimalsOther
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

  • TL
    THE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +131%
  • SS
    Super Shot Inc
    8× · 2017–2025 · $14k · revenue +57%
  • FW
    FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $13k · revenue +200%

Funded once

  • IU
    INDIANA UNIV - PURDUE UNIV AT FORT WAYNE
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • CH
    COMMUNITY HARVAST FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
Fort Wayne Public Television Inc

Pbs fort wayne engages our community through content and collaborations that educate, inform, inspire, and entertain.

Arts & Culture
2
Little Thinkers Inc

Our mission is to prepare the children of our community for the road ahead. We take a whole-child approach that blends personalized care plans with physical play, social development, and academic readiness.

Human Services
3
New Hope of Indiana Inc

New hope of indiana, inc. is a leader in providing holistic services and resources to persons with disabilities and their families while advocating to advance the opportunities for those in need of support.

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4
Indiana Health Centers Inc

Improving the health status of the community at large with special emphasis on those who, because of their poverty, location in rural areas, or for other reasons, have health needs which are not being properly addressed.

Health
5
Bowen Health Inc

To provide compassionate, patient-centered care for mind and body that improves the quality of life for our communities.

Health
6
Greater Fort Wayne Metro Chamber Alliance Inc

Greater fort wayne (gfw) inc. is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for fort wayne & allen county, indiana. at gfw inc., we focus on supporting local business, attracting new business, and improving our…

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7
Indiana United Methodist Children's Home Inc

To meet the special needs of each child and family served in order to help improve their quality of life. the board of trustees and staff members of the home are committed to bringing the highest quality resources available to the…

Human Services
8
New Hope Services Inc

Provide services in response to individual need

Human Services
9
University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis champions lifelong learning through relevant and innovative education that fosters experiential learning, diverse perspectives, service for impact, and a global mindset.

Education
10
Indiana Afterschool Network Inc

Mission: we advance learning beyond the school day by actively supporting providers with resources, training, and advocacy, while mobilizing a strong network of community partners. together, we build access to high-quality out-of-school…

Education
11
Fort Wayne Medical Society Inc

The fort wayne medical society is committed to the goals of the american medical association, the purpose of which is the preservation of the art and science of medicine, personal development of member physicians and protection and…

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12
Enroll Indy Inc

Enroll indy helps families choose schools that meet their children's needs by providing a one-stop enrollment process, school information that is relevant and easy to understand, and data to inform school improvement in indianapolis,…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lexis Voice. 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

70 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. 70 of the 109 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)
26
Early backer (in before they grew)
70/70
Grantees still filing
51/70
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $31,000 · OtherTRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCHCANCER SERVICES OF NORTHEAST INDIAN: $14,500 · OtherHISTORY CENTER: $11,500 · OtherQUESTA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $11,000 · OtherFORT WAYNE TRAILS INC: $11,000 · OtherNEIGHBORLINK FORT WAYNE FOUNDATION: $10,750 · OtherWELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $10,500 · Other+55 more: $205,500 · Other+55 moreSuper Shot Inc: $14,000 · HealthSuper Shot IncMATTHEW 25 INC: $13,000 · HealthMATTHEW 25 INCLEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED INC: $11,000 · HealthLEAGUE FOR THE B…THIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC: $9,000 · HealthTHIRTEEN STEP HO…TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $8,500 · HealthTURNSTONE CENTER…HEARCARE CONNECTION INC: $7,000 · HealthHEARCARE CONNECT…HAROLD W MCMILLEN CENTER FOR HEALTH EDUCATION INC: $7,000 · HealthHAROLD W MCMILLE…CHILDREN'S HOPE INC: $5,500 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOPE …HEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC: $5,000 · HealthHEALTHIER MOMS A…FORT WAYNE MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · HealthTHE SHEPHERD'S HOUSE INC: $3,500 · Health+3 more: $3,000 · HealthNORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC: $18,500 · Arts & CultureNORTHEAST IND…FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $13,000 · Arts & CultureFORT WAYNE MU…SCIENCE CENTRAL INC: $11,000 · Arts & CultureSCIENCE CENTR…FORT WAYNE BALLET INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureFORT WAYNE BA…UNITY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureUNITY PERFORM…FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC: $5,500 · Arts & CultureFORT WAYNE PH…FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureEMBASSY THEATRE FOUNDATIONINC: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureEARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesEARLY CHILDH…COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC: $10,750 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY TR…YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $9,500 · Human ServicesYWCA NORTHEA…MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK OF FORT WAYNE INC: $6,500 · Human ServicesMUSTARD SEED…Lifeline Youth & Family Services Inc: $6,500 · Human ServicesLifeline You…The Power House Alliance Inc: $6,000 · Human ServicesThe Power Ho…METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $4,000 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN…OUT OF A JAM INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesINTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC: $3,500 · Human Services+2 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesAMANI FAMILY SERVICES: $14,500 · Crime & LegalBLUE JACKET INC: $13,000 · Crime & LegalTHE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC: $14,500 · EducationIVY TECH FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC: $4,000 · EducationTEACH OUR CHILDREN FUND INC: $2,000 · EducationSCHOOLS CARE INCORPORATED: $1,000 · EducationANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL INC: $8,000 · Youth DevelopmentErins House for Grieving Children Inc: $6,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST IND: $3,500 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentLEXIS VOICE: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$305,750Health$90,500Arts & Culture$71,000Human Services$65,750Crime & Legal$27,500Education$25,500Youth Development$22,000

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 budgetNORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC: $18,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC: $14,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAMANI FAMILY SERVICES: $14,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSuper Shot Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $13,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMATTHEW 25 INC: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE JACKET INC: $13,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSCIENCE CENTRAL INC: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFORT WAYNE TRAILS INC: $11,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetLEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED INC: $11,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNEIGHBORLINK FORT WAYNE FOUNDATION: $10,750 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC: $10,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $10,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC: $10,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $9,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLC NATURE PARK INC: $9,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC: $9,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL INC: $8,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL INC: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE RIVERS INC: $8,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetFORT WAYNE BALLET INC: $8,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAUDIENCES UNLIMITED INC: $8,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHEARCARE CONNECTION INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetUNITY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHAROLD W MCMILLEN CENTER FOR HEALTH EDUCATION INC: $7,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetErins House for Grieving Children Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK OF FORT WAYNE INC: $6,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCASS HOUSING INC: $6,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHomebound Meals Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetLifeline Youth & Family Services Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S CHOIR INC: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Power House Alliance Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOPE INC: $5,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN IN INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIVY TECH FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFORT WAYNE MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE ALIVE INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSOULMEDIC MEDIA GROUP INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHEAST YOUTH COUNCIL INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST IND: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVINCENT VILLAGE INC: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% 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 NORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMANI FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Super Shot Inc ↗
  • Who funds FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC ↗
  • Who funds MATTHEW 25 INC ↗
  • Who funds EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds BLUE JACKET INC ↗
  • Who funds SCIENCE CENTRAL INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT WAYNE TRAILS INC ↗
  • Who funds LEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED INC ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORLINK FORT WAYNE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds WELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds LC NATURE PARK INC ↗
  • Who funds THIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE RIVERS INC ↗
  • Who funds FORT WAYNE BALLET INC ↗
  • Who funds AUDIENCES UNLIMITED INC ↗
  • Who funds HEARCARE CONNECTION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HAROLD W MCMILLEN CENTER FOR HEALTH EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Erins House for Grieving Children Inc ↗
  • Who funds MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK OF FORT WAYNE INC ↗
  • Who funds CASS HOUSING INC ↗
  • Who funds Homebound Meals Inc ↗
  • Who funds Lifeline Youth & Family Services Inc ↗

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.

English-Bonter-Mitche…Edward M Wilson Found…Community Foundation …The Waterfield Founda…Dr Louis a and Anne B…M E Raker Foundation …The James Foundation …Flora Dale Krouse Fou…Aws Foundation IncMcMillen Foundation I…Surack Family Foundat…Lincoln Financial Fou…
English-Bonter-Mitchell FdnPA121.7× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Edward M Wilson Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · M E Raker Foundation Inc · The James Foundation Inc · Flora Dale Krouse Foundation · Aws Foundation Inc · McMillen Foundation Inc · Surack Family Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial 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 Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’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 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
29report 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 Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Howard P Arnold 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 109 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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