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Indiana Democracy Collective Inc

We are building a diverse community of donors dedicated to investing in the long-term political and civic infrastructure needed to lift up all Hoosiers.

$453k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$63k
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, FY2023 to 2024.

Public Benefit$460kEnvironment$110kCivil Rights$65kCommunity Improvement$20k
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 20 grants below total $441,605, the rows itemized in this filing. The $452,538 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $10,933 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 $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $324k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $113k
$20,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Stand Up Indiana$62,605
League of Women Voters of Indiana$50,000
MADVoters Inc$37,500
IMAN Advocates Inc$27,500
Community Initiatives$25,000
Indiana Task Force$23,500
Black Labor Week Project Inc$23,000
Indiana Conservation Fund$23,000
Count US IN$21,000
INDC (Indiana Democratic Coalition)$20,000
Earth Charter Indiana$20,000
Faith in Place$20,000
Women4Change Indiana$19,500
First United Methodist Church$14,000
LiveFree Indiana$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 (FY25–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%Indiana Youth Group (IYG): $10k → 16%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.
$753k · 10 repeat orgs$320k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
7

Total granted

$753k
$140k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+19%

Still filing today

70%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
Civil RightsEnvironmentPublic BenefitCommunity ImprovementHealthHuman ServicesOther
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

  • HA
    HOOSIER ACTION INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $90k · revenue +81%
  • EC
    EARTH CHARTER INDIANA INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $70k · revenue +22%
  • CU
    COUNT US IN INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $46k · revenue +102% · 41% of their budget

Funded once

  • IM
    Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network LLC
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue -60% · 41% of their budget
  • IT
    INDIANA TASK FORCE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • BC
    BLACK CHURCH COALITION OF THE BLUEGRASS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
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.

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Indiana Democracy Collective Inc

We are building a diverse community of donors dedicated to investing in the long-term political and civic infrastructure needed to lift up all Hoosiers. Vision: An Indiana that is a healthy, just place to live in an economy and a democracy…

Civil Rights
2
Act Indiana -

We believe a fair and inclusive democracy is a key ingredient to propel Indiana Forward. We improve the lives of youth, people of color, women, and people in poverty in Indiana by building power thru community organizing and civic…

Public Benefit
3
Indiana Legal Foundation

Public Interest Legal Organization

—
4
Citizens Action Coalition Inc

To initiate & coordinate citizens action directed to improving the quality of life of all inhabitants of the state of indiana through principled advocacy of public policies to preserve democracy, conserve natural resources, and to protect…

—
5
Indiana Justice Project Inc

The indiana justice project is a non-partisan, non-profit legal advocacy organization. we use all available legal tools to ensure equal justice and opportunity for all hoosiers. we focus on health, housing, and food insecurity.

Crime & Legal
6
Indiana Innovation Council Inc

Promote and educate indiana residents on the state's economic success and positive gains.

—
7
Indiana Progressive Collaborative Inc

The promotion of a healthy democracy through research, engagement and education of the citizens of indiana about the positions of public officials, legislative bills, and proposed legislative action on issues related to a healthy…

Civil Rights
8
Faith in Indiana

Faith in Indiana (formerly IndyCAN) is a catalyst for faith communities and marginalized peoples to act collectively for racial and economic justice in Indiana. FaithIN develops civic leaders directly impacted by inequality, awakens the…

Human Services
9
Hoosier Environmental Council Inc

Hoosier Environmental Council leads and collaborates with diverse coalitions to achieve a healthy natural environment and thriving sustainable communities.

Environment
10
WOMEN4 Change Indiana Inc

Creating positive change for hoosier women by working towards a future of equity for all hoosier women through the providing of civic learning so to engage in our democracy to achieve better outcomes in health, economic stability and…

Philanthropy
11
Free Press Indiana

Strengthen our communities and preserve democracy in indiana. fill information gaps with original community-based non-partisan local reporting and work collaboratively with the indiana news ecosystem to distribute content until every…

Arts & Culture
12
Citizens Action Coalition Education Fund Inc

Mission is to perform research, public education and development efforts to improve the quality of life for residents of indiana.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Indiana Conservation Fund Inc; the most unlike its peers is Iman Advocates Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 27 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
7/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INDIANA TASK FORCE INC: $71,400 · OtherINDIANA TASK FORCE INCBLACK LABOR WEEK PROJECT INC: $67,233 · OtherBLACK LABOR WEEK PROJECT INCLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF INDIANA INC: $50,000 · OtherLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF INDIANA INCMADVOTERS INC: $37,500 · OtherMADVOTERS INCINDIANA TASK FORCE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · OtherINDIANA TASK FORCE FOUNDATION INCBLACK CHURCH COALITION OF THE BLUEGRASS INC: $25,000 · OtherBLACK CHURCH COALITION OF THE BLUEGRASS…PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY INC: $25,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCATES OF INDIANA…INDC (Indiana Democratic Coalition): $20,000 · OtherHOOSIER ASIAN AMERICAN POWER: $15,000 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $14,000 · Other+3 more: $25,000 · Other+3 moreSTAND UP INDIANA INC: $245,906 · Civil RightsSTAND UP INDIANA INCCOUNT US IN INC: $46,000 · Civil RightsCOUNT US IN INCWOMEN4 CHANGE INDIANA ACTION FUND: $29,500 · Civil RightsWOMEN4 CHANGE INDIANA ACTION FUND+1 more: $10,000 · Civil RightsEARTH CHARTER INDIANA INC: $70,000 · EnvironmentEARTH CHARTER I…FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND: $40,000 · EnvironmentFAITH IN PLACE …INDIANA CONSERVATION FUND INC: $23,000 · EnvironmentINDIANA CONSERV…Solar United Neighbors Inc: $20,000 · EnvironmentSolar United Ne…IMAN Advocates Inc: $67,500 · Public BenefitIMAN Advoc…Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network LLC: $30,000 · Public BenefitIndiana Mu…HOOSIER ACTION INC: $90,000 · Community ImprovementHOOSIER A…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropyGood Trouble Coalition Indiana Inc: $10,000 · HealthIYG INC: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$380,133Civil Rights$331,406Environment$153,000Public Benefit$97,500Community Improvement$90,000Philanthropy$25,000Health$10,000Human Services$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHOOSIER ACTION INC: $90,000 over 3y, 9.2% of budgetEARTH CHARTER INDIANA INC: $70,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetIMAN Advocates Inc: $67,500 over 2y, 23% of budgetLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF INDIANA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 66% of budgetCOUNT US IN INC: $46,000 over 2y, 41% of budgetFAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND: $40,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetIndiana Muslim Advocacy Network LLC: $30,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetWOMEN4 CHANGE INDIANA ACTION FUND: $29,500 over 2y, 98% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSolar United Neighbors Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGood Trouble Coalition Indiana Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetINDIANA CONSERVATION VOTERS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetIYG INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMEN'S FORUM: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE: $5,000 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.

Indiana Progressive C…The Indianapolis Foun…
Indiana Progressive Collaborative IncIN17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Indiana Democracy Collective Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Indiana Democracy Collective Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    typical government reliance, FY20–24
    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 Indiana Democracy Collective Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Indiana Democracy Collective 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 27 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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