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Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Inc

Facilitate charitable giving for individuals and businesses, help organizations with endowment funds, serve as fiscal agent for charitable community projects and act as a catalyst for innovative charitable solutions to meet area needs.

$2.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
66
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.8MEnvironment$1.6MInternational$1.5MReligion$1.4MHuman Services$1.1MHealth$940kArts & Culture$556kPublic Benefit$519kOther$0
02FY2025 · 66 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 66 grants below total $2,080,222, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,856,100 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $775,878 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 · FY2025

  • Under $10k29 grants · $218k
  • $10k–50k34 grants · $693k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $169k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.0M
$10,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$28M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$1,000,000
Individual grant recipient$118,500
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC$50,201
NURSETRUST$43,715
EUREKA COLLEGE$38,000
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$37,848
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE$36,050
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY$35,806
ASPEN ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION$35,000
ROTARY FOUNDATION$30,650
MOSES MONTEFIORE$30,360
WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$29,500
RECYCLING FURNITURE FOR FAMILIES$26,500
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$24,806
UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS$24,509
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 (FY17–25, $817k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE NEW BEGINNINGS: $10k → 11%Salem4Youth: $42k → 12%MIDWEST FOOD BANK FLORIDA DIV: $17k → 11%American Red Cross Central I: $30k → 14%MIDWEST FOOD BANK FLORIDA DIV: $12k → 11%THE COMMUNITY HOUSE: $10k → 7%YWCA of McLean County: $14k → 11%COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CENTRAL IL: $10k → 14%American Red Cross Central I: $20k → 14%MIDWEST FOOD BANK FLORIDA: $11k → 11%YWCA MCLEAN COUNTY: $13k → 11%MIDWEST FOOD BANK FLORIDA: $10k → 11%YMCA MCLEAN COUNTY: $13k → 11%Midwest Food Bank Florida Div: $8k → 11%Midwest Food Bank - Peoria: $25k → 14%YWCA of McLean County: $12k → 11%American Red Cross of the Hea: $12k → 11%Childrens Home Aid: $15k → 14%YMCA OF MCLEAN CTY: $12k → 11%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $12k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE HEARTLAND: $11k → 11%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE HEARTLAND: $11k → 11%American Red Cross of the Hea: $10k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE HEARTLAND: $10k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF THE HEARTLAND: $9k → 11%YMCA MCLEAN COUNTY: $9k → 11%YWCA of McLean County: $8k → 11%Metamora Community Nursing: $8k → 7%Midwest Food Bank - Blm: $30k → 11%DREAMS ARE POSSIBLE: $24k → 11%BRIGHTPOINT: $23k → 11%BRIGHTPOINT: $19k → 11%Midwest Food Bank - Blm: $16k → 11%Westiminster Village Inc: $9k → 11%The Baby Fold: $57k → 11%The Baby Fold: $38k → 11%FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORMAL: $24k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $22k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $17k → 11%The Baby Fold: $15k → 11%Homes of Hope Inc: $13k → 11%MIDWEST FOOD BANK - BLOOMINGTON: $13k → 11%The Baby Fold: $12k → 11%MIDWEST FOOD BANK - BLOOMINGTON: $11k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $11k → 11%LIFELONG ACCESS: $10k → 11%THE BABY FOLD: $10k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MN
IL
MI
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
MO
KY
MD
AZ
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
TX
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.

58%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$7.0M · 87 repeat orgs$5.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

87 repeat relationships: 45 still active in FY2025, 42 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

87
130

Total granted

$7.0M
$3.8M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+21%

Still filing today

64%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M 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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • IS
    ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.0M · revenue +24%
  • CC
    CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MCLEAN CO INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $414k · revenue +51%
  • IW
    ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $257k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • TP
    THE PASTURE
    one grant, 2023 · $1.5M
  • CO
    CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
    one grant, 2021 · $472k
  • BY
    Bloomington-Normal YMCA Fund
    one grant, 2018 · $100k
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
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
2
Chicago Municipal Employee's Credit Union

To give members the ability to control their financial destiny by providing members with the means to satisfy their needs for financial services in a comfortable family-like environment. in doing so, the credit union strives to maintain…

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3
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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4
Heartland Community Health Clinic D/B/a Heartland Health Services

Provide affordable, high-quality health services and remove inequities to improve the lives of all.

Health
5
Rockford University

To educate men & women to lead responsible lives by means of a curriculum grounded in liberal arts learning and complemented and extended by professional and practical experience, through the total academic and co-curricular experience,…

Education
6
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
7
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
8
Concordia University Chicago

Steadfast in jesus christ as revealed in the holy scriptures, concordia university chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices…

Education
9
United Way of Central Illinois Inc

The united way of central illinois, inc. is a not-for-profit corporation with a mission to improve lives by uniting our community to adress the basic needs, education, financial stability and health of every person. vision: building…

Philanthropy
10
Illinois Health and Hospital Association

To advocate for and support hospitals and health systems as they serve patients and communities in illinois.

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11
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

To be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions and to improve health by providing highly accessible, world-class care and services.

Health
12
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill; the most unlike its peers is Franklin Park Foundation. 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

140 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. 140 of the 236 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
29
Early backer (in before they grew)
137/140
Grantees still filing
96/140
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE PASTURE: $1,500,000 · OtherTHE PASTURECITY OF BLOOMINGTON: $472,452 · OtherCITY OF BLOOMINGTONEASTVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH: $373,000 · OtherEASTVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH+134 more: $4,223,013 · Other+134 moreILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,024,679 · EducationILLINOIS STATE UNIV…CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MCLEAN CO INC: $413,581 · EducationCORNERSTONE CHRISTI…ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $257,168 · EducationILLINOIS WESLEYAN U…+12 more: $363,005 · Education+12 moreSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1,000,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN…THE BABY FOLD: $186,639 · Human ServicesMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $159,215 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $121,503 · Human ServicesYWCA MCLEAN COUNTY: $94,243 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL: $85,050 · Human ServicesSALEM CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $41,650 · Human ServicesPATHWAY MINISTRIES: $30,000 · Human Services+11 more: $140,543 · Human ServicesADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $203,600 · HealthMAYO CLINIC: $162,100 · HealthCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC: $156,326 · HealthNURSETRUST INC: $43,715 · HealthGibson Area Hospital Foundation: $35,938 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $32,050 · HealthNEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $30,000 · Health+7 more: $94,914 · HealthLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $171,400 · InternationalMalaria Partners International: $116,919 · InternationalTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $68,650 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $49,550 · International+4 more: $37,000 · InternationalUNITED WAY OF MCLEAN COUNTY: $104,030 · PhilanthropyBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL YMCA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NFP: $103,900 · PhilanthropyBloomington Community Park And Recreation Foundation Inc: $100,000 · PhilanthropyPARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY INC: $42,456 · PhilanthropyILLINOIS PRAIRIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $24,576 · PhilanthropyTHE HOUSE OF LIFE AND HOPE INC: $20,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $9,611 · Philanthropy
Other$6,568,465Education$2,058,433Religion$1,000,000Human Services$858,843Health$758,643International$443,519Philanthropy$404,573

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,024,679 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MCLEAN CO INC: $413,581 over 6y, 7.8% of budgetILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $257,168 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $203,600 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE BABY FOLD: $186,639 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetLIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC: $171,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $162,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP: $159,215 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC: $156,326 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetHEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $152,374 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetHOME SWEET HOME MINISTRIES INC: $145,164 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $121,503 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMalaria Partners International: $116,919 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $105,341 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MCLEAN COUNTY: $104,030 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL YMCA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NFP: $103,900 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetFRIENDS FOREVER: $103,250 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetYWCA MCLEAN COUNTY: $94,243 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL: $92,579 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetTOWN OF NORMAL CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $90,424 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL: $85,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MCLEAN COUNTY INC: $78,537 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $68,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMID CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION INC: $67,133 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetLUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS: $66,856 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLINCOLN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $65,122 over 2y, 36% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC: $63,775 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEUREKA COLLEGE: $58,418 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFIRST BOOK: $56,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $51,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetECOLOGY ACTION CENTER: $51,260 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSN OF ILLINOIS: $49,972 over 1y, 44% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $49,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMILLER PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $49,408 over 3y, 9.8% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITAL MARY ROY TRUST: $43,872 over 5y, 35% of budgetPARTNERS FOR COMMUNITY INC: $42,456 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetSALEM CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $41,650 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetGibson Area Hospital Foundation: $35,938 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $34,416 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMUSIC CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION INC: $33,315 over 5y, 4.5% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS: $32,873 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $32,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $30,811 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW BRAUNFELS CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $30,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetPATHWAY MINISTRIES: $30,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMulticultural Leadership Institute Inc: $29,420 over 2y, 21% of budgetMCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $28,325 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetCOOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND OF CDS: $27,500 over 1y, 14% 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 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MCLEAN CO INC ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE BABY FOLD ↗
  • Who funds LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds MIDWEST FOOD BANK NFP ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOME SWEET HOME MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds Malaria Partners International ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF MCLEAN COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL YMCA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NFP ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds Bloomington Community Park And Recreation Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds YWCA MCLEAN COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL ↗
  • Who funds TOWN OF NORMAL CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MCLEAN COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds CANDLES ↗
  • Who funds THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds MID CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS ↗
  • Who funds LINCOLN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗

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 Growmark FoundationIL41× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Growmark Foundation · Parker Kemp Foundation · Snyder Family Foundation Nfp · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Paul a Funk Foundation · United Way of McLean County · Russell and Betty Shirk Foundation · The Owen Foundation · Reardon Family Foundation · The Woods Foundation · Peoria Area Community Foundation · The Community Foundation of Macon County

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 Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • National Braille Press Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
32report 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.

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 236 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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