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Inspired Nation Inc

Grants to qualifying non-profits to benefit youth.

$20k
Granted FY2023
3
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$10k
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 2023.

Health$101kArts & Culture$69kHuman Services$30kYouth Development$15kHousing & Shelter$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kPhilanthropy$5k
02FY2023 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$29k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Berklee College of Music$10,000
Mana Mentors$5,000
Genesis at the Crossroads$5,000
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 (FY17–20, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 20% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Edward Charles Foundation: $5k → 14%SUNRISE DAY CAMP: $10k → 6%ZEBRA CROSSINGS: $9k → 9%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

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
HI
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.

52%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$122k · 5 repeat orgs$114k to everyone else

5 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
10

Total granted

$122k
$94k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+90%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentOther
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

  • WM
    Westchester Medical Center Foundation
    2× · 2017–2018 · $31k · revenue +40%
  • OP
    OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2020 · $28k · revenue +50%
  • CC
    CONNORS CLIMB FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $24k · revenue +277%

Funded once

  • KI
    KIDS IN CRISIS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue +76%
  • AT
    ARTWORKS THE NAOMI COHAIN FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $15k · revenue -93%
  • SD
    SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +51%
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
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
2
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
3
Dana-Farber Children's Hospital Cancer Care Inc

To oversee, coordinate and support the Pediatric Oncology Programs at Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.

Health
4
The New York Gracie Square Hospital Inc

Our mission is to provide the highest-quality, state-of-the-art mental health and chemical dependency treatment in a warm, healing environment. our caring, compassionate team prepares our patients to return to their families and…

Health
5
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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6
Beth Israel Hospital & Children's Hospital Medical Care Corporation

Pediatric healthcare, education & research

—
7
Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute

The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute ALCMI is dedicated to catalyzing and accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of new and more effective treatment options for lung cancer patients.

Health
8
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
9
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
10
New Hampshire Children's Health Foundation
Health
11
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
12
Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute

Stanley manne children's research institute strives to generate new knowledge and advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric diseases.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kids in Crisis Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mana Mentor 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, 2017–2025.

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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
16/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Westchester Medical Center Foundation: $30,518 · HealthWestchester Medical Center FoundationCONNORS CLIMB FOUNDATION: $23,875 · HealthCONNORS CLIMB FOUNDATIONYork Hospital: $23,375 · HealthYork HospitalDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $9,169 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute IncNAMI National: $5,001 · HealthNAMI NationalOGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION: $28,375 · Arts & CultureOGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDA…ARTWORKS THE NAOMI COHAIN FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureARTWORKS THE NAOMI COHAIN…ART START INC: $10,319 · Arts & CultureART START INCY2Y NETWORK INC: $15,397 · Youth DevelopmentY2Y NETWORK …KIDS HELPING KIDS INC: $10,319 · Youth DevelopmentKIDS HELPING…SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,319 · Human ServicesSUNRISE DAY…ZEBRA CROSSINGS: $9,169 · Human ServicesZEBRA CROSS…EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesEDWARD CHAR…KIDS IN CRISIS INC: $15,000 · OtherKIDS IN CRIS…MANA MENTOR INC: $5,000 · OtherMANA MENTOR …GENESIS AT THE CROSSROADS INC: $5,000 · OtherGENESIS AT T…BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $10,000 · EducationSONA SONGWRITERS OF NORTH AMERICA: $5,000 · Community Improvement
Health$91,938Arts & Culture$53,694Youth Development$25,716Human Services$24,488Other$25,000Education$10,000Community Improvement$5,000

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 budgetWestchester Medical Center Foundation: $30,518 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE FOUNDATION: $28,375 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONNORS CLIMB FOUNDATION: $23,875 over 2y, 10% of budgetYork Hospital: $23,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetY2Y NETWORK INC: $15,397 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetKIDS IN CRISIS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetARTWORKS THE NAOMI COHAIN FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,319 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetART START INC: $10,319 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetKIDS HELPING KIDS INC: $10,319 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $9,169 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZEBRA CROSSINGS: $9,169 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetNAMI National: $5,001 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSONA SONGWRITERS OF NORTH AMERICA: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetEDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMANA MENTOR INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGENESIS AT THE CROSSROADS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

New Hampshire Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH13× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Inspired Nation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Inspired Nation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Kids in Crisis Inc: 49% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Berklee College of Music Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 Inspired Nation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Inspired Nation 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 18 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $28k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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