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Iron Horse Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$700k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$300k
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, FY2019 to 2024.

Youth Development$1.2MHealth$790kEducation$655kHuman Services$489kPhilanthropy$361kRecreation & Sports$291kArts & Culture$196kEnvironment$139kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $236k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $150k
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$22,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$6.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS$300,000
YAMPA VALLEY AUTISM PROGRAM$50,000
ARTFACTORY$50,000
INTEGRATE HEALTH$50,000
LAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE$35,003
PARTNERS FOR YOUTH$35,000
YAMPATIKA$30,000
TREAD OF PIONERS MUSEUM$25,000
GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE$22,000
CENTRAL FLORIDA SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER$17,599
ROUTT COUNTY UNITED WAY$16,000
PATHWAYS TOGO$15,000
BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD$15,000
STEAMBOAT MONTESSORI$15,000
ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY$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 (FY19–20, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, 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%YAMPA VALLEY AUTISM PROGRAM: $50k → 7%YAMPA VALLEY AUTISM PROGRAM: $5k → 7%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

MA
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.3M · 27 repeat orgs$400k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
10

Total granted

$4.3M
$276k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+13%

Still filing today

59%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Youth DevelopmentEducationHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS
    5× · 2020–2024 · $965k · revenue +51%
  • YV
    Yampa Valley Autism Program
    6× · 2019–2024 · $295k · revenue +75%
  • UW
    United Way of Central Florida Inc
    3× · 2020–2022 · $216k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • KC
    Kiwanis Club of the Citrus Center Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $60k · revenue +13% · 85% of their budget
  • HF
    Heartland for Children Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +2%
  • CF
    Christ for Life Ministry
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue -20%
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
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

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2
La Plata Youth Services

La Plata Youth Services, Inc. supports and advocates for youth facing challenges in school, home and court.

Crime & Legal
3
Partnership for Children

To provide therapeutic care and support for the safe and healthy development of children and families.

Human Services
4
Lighthouse Central Florida Inc

Charting a course for living, learning, and earning with vision loss.

Human Services
5
Abilitypath

Empower people with special needs to achieve their full potential through innovative, inclusive programs and community partnerships.

Employment
6
Central Florida Development Council Inc

Grow an economy based on high-skill, high-wage sustainable businesses. we focus on business recruitment and expansion, business advocacy, facilitating collaborative partnerships and advancing strategic initiatives in central florida's polk…

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7
Coronanorco Family Ymca

The y works to strengthen our community through programming that helps develop members by concentrating on nurturing the potential of every child, teen and adult. the y has three areas of focus- youth development, healthy living, and…

Human Services
8
Yuba River Charter School

Yuba River Charter School provides K-8 public Waldorf education that nurtures the physical, emotional and intellectual capacities of the child through a developmentally appropriate curriculum. YRCS brings forth the academic, social,…

Education
9
Winona Family Ymca Inc

The winona family ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong…

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10
Hopewell Valley Young Men's Christian Association

To build a healthy spirit, mind and body through programs which promote good health, strong families, youth leadership and community development.

Human Services
11
Polk County School Readiness Coalition Inc

We will lead community efforts in supporting the success of children.

Education
12
Boys & Girls Club of Pbc

The mission of the boys & girls club of palm beach county is to inspire and assist all young people, especially those who need them most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Men's Christian Association of West Central Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Christ for Life Ministry. 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

30 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. 30 of the 43 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
21/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $377,200 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBOOK TRAILS: $284,200 · OtherBOOK TRAILSSTEAMBOAT ADAPTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS (STARS): $279,079 · OtherSTEAMBOAT ADAPTIVE RECREATIONAL SPORTS (STARS)PEACE RIVER CENTER: $192,820 · OtherPEACE RIVER CENTERYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $185,700 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WEST CENTRAL …TREAD OF PIONERS MUSEUM: $90,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $82,200 · Other+20 more: $609,573 · Other+20 moreROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS: $965,188 · Youth DevelopmentROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPSHeartland for Children Inc: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentChrist for Life Ministry: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentTOP BUTTONS INC: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentLAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC: $212,206 · HealthLAKELAND V…Good Shepherd Hospice Inc: $168,351 · HealthGood Sheph…Integrate Health Inc: $50,000 · HealthIntegrate …ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY INC: $158,240 · EducationPARTNERS IN ROUTT COUNTY: $95,200 · EducationPATHWAYS TOGO INC: $82,200 · EducationLEARNING RESOURCE CENTER OF POLK COUNTY INC: $32,805 · EducationYampa Valley Autism Program: $295,000 · Human ServicesUnited Way of Central Florida Inc: $216,200 · PhilanthropyYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyYAMPATIKA: $132,200 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE YAMPA INC: $7,000 · Environment
Other$2,100,772Youth Development$1,105,188Health$430,557Education$368,445Human Services$295,000Philanthropy$246,200Environment$139,200

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS: $965,188 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetYampa Valley Autism Program: $295,000 over 6y, 15% of budgetUnited Way of Central Florida Inc: $216,200 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLAKELAND VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC: $212,206 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $185,700 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Hospice Inc: $168,351 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY INC: $158,240 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetYAMPATIKA: $132,200 over 6y, 6.3% of budgetPARTNERS IN ROUTT COUNTY: $95,200 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetPATHWAYS TOGO INC: $82,200 over 6y, 37% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $82,200 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetTAMPA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND INC: $67,200 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCENTRAL FLORIDA SPEECH & HEARING CENTER INC: $64,799 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetKiwanis Club of the Citrus Center Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 85% of budgetHeartland for Children Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetIntegrate Health Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChrist for Life Ministry: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetCOMMUNITY OF HOPE: $41,374 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTOP BUTTONS INC: $40,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetFLORIDA DANCE THEATRE INC: $37,725 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetLEARNING RESOURCE CENTER OF POLK COUNTY INC: $32,805 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNIVAS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetBECAUSE I SAID I WOULD: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCAMP FIRE USA SUNSHINE COUNCIL INC: $14,200 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetRow LA: $12,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetLAKELAND KIWANIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFLORIDA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $8,075 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE YAMPA INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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.

Publix Super Markets …Givewell Community Fo…George Jenkins Founda…United Way of Central…Colorado Gives Founda…Glenn W & Hazelle Pax…Harrell Family Charit…Craig-Scheckman Famil…Clark Family Foundati…The Simmons FoundationLakeland Area Chamber…Lola Mann Memorial Fu…
Publix Super Markets Charities IncFL30.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Givewell Community Foundation Inc · George Jenkins Foundation Inc · United Way of Central Florida Inc · Colorado Gives Foundation · Glenn W & Hazelle Paxson Morrison Foundation Inc · Harrell Family Charities Inc · Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation · Clark Family Foundation Inc · The Simmons Foundation · Lakeland Area Chamber Foundation · Lola Mann Memorial Fund

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 Iron Horse Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Iron Horse Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Community of Hope: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
10report 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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Find your warmest path to Iron Horse Family 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 43 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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