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Ironwood Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Ironwood Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5k
Granted FY2020
1
Grants FY2020
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Housing & Shelter$45kHuman Services$43kEducation$29kYouth Development$27kPhilanthropy$23kHealth$23kReligion$19kCrime & Legal$16kOther$0
02FY2020 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$11k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUND$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 (FY17–19, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%COMMUNITY MATTERS INSURANCE PARTNERS OF CHARLOTTE: $1k → 10%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA: $3k → 13%YMCA OF METRO ATLANTA: $8k → 13%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

MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.
$184k · 16 repeat orgs$81k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2020, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
32

Total granted

$184k
$81k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+43%

Still filing today

56%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyReligionYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • II
    INSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $17k · revenue +59%
  • LI
    LEAD INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $16k · revenue ×18
  • WL
    Wellspring Living Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $15k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • TD
    THE DAVIS LOVE ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2019 · $16k
  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA (1361)
    one grant, 2019 · $8k · revenue +8%
  • GW
    GEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue +26%
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
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
2
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc

To make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

Health
3
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
4
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
5
Journey Health Foundation

Convene passionate, collaborative partners to help build bold, data-driven systems and solutions that promote healthy communities for all

Human Services
6
Hopehealth

Our purpose is to offer our skills and hearts to help patients and families live each day with hope and dignity.

Human Services
7
Angiogenesis Foundation Inc

To improve global health by advancing angiogenesis-based medicine, diet, and lifestyle.

Health
8
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
9
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
10
Good Samaritan Foundation

Partnering for healing and a healthy future through philanthropy.

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11
Wellspire Llc

Guided by christian compassion, wellspire supports the independence, health, and well-being of older adults wherever they call home.

—
12
Cook Children's Health Plan

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease, and injury.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Convoy of Hope; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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

27 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. 27 of the 49 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
22/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HERO FOUNDATION: $17,850 · OtherHERO FOUNDATIONTHE DAVIS LOVE ASSOCIATION: $16,000 · OtherTHE DAVIS LOVE ASSOCIATIONUNIVERSITY OF GA: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF GAINSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUND: $11,500 · OtherINSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDLOVETT SCHOOL LIONBACKERS: $9,150 · OtherLOVETT SCHOOL LIONBACKERSTHE RESURGENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA INC: $5,000 · OtherCHUBB CHARITY CHALLENGE: $4,475 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA (1361): $7,500 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATL…THE RESOLUTION PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Other+23 more: $28,781 · Other+23 moreTRINITY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $45,100 · Housing & ShelterTRINITY COMMUNITY M…LEAD INC: $16,200 · HealthLEAD INCGEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · HealthGEORGE WEST …CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $4,685 · HealthCYSTIC FIBRO…American Diabetes Association: $2,500 · HealthAmerican Dia…+2 more: $610 · HealthINSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $16,500 · PhilanthropyINSURANCE…THE SEENA MAGOWITZ FOUNDATION INC: $4,925 · PhilanthropyTHE SEENA…Wellspring Living Inc: $14,600 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1,845 · ReligionPRUITTCARES FOUNDATION INC: $8,200 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC: $500 · EducationYOUNG LIFE: $9,550 · Youth DevelopmentBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc: $2,733 · Youth Development
Other$126,256Housing & Shelter$45,100Health$29,995Philanthropy$21,425Religion$16,445Education$13,700Youth Development$12,283

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 budgetTRINITY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $45,100 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetINSURANCE INDUSTRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $16,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLEAD INC: $16,200 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $9,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPRUITTCARES FOUNDATION INC: $8,200 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA (1361): $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RESURGENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTHE RESOLUTION PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE GEORGIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SEENA MAGOWITZ FOUNDATION INC: $4,925 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $4,685 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc: $2,733 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $1,845 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOVETT SCHOOL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONVOY OF HOPE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COUNCIL FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLEKOTEK OF GEORGIA INC: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPETER HOPKINS FOUNDATION INC: $260 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $256 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.

The Community Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Ironwood Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ironwood Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Lead Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 Ironwood Charitable Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Ironwood Charitable 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 49 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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