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James and Jane Welch Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

James and Jane Welch Foundation

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.

$425k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$800kHuman Services$447kHealth$369kEnvironment$200kFood & Nutrition$175kReligion$76kPhilanthropy$76kEmployment$75kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $175k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $200k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$5.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ARTS &$200,000
OUR HOPE ASSOCIATION$34,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ST LUCIE CNTY$32,000
HIBISCUS CHILDREN'S CENTER$32,000
JESUS HOUSE OF HOPE$32,000
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY$15,000
DISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY$10,000
MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FNDTN$10,000
FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN$10,000
DA BLODGETT - ST JOHNS HOME$5,000
BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION$5,000
SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
HOME REPAIR SERVICES$5,000
YWCA - WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN$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 (FY17–24, $205k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JESUS HOUSE OF HOPE: $32k → 10%WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $50k → 11%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 11%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 11%BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 11%YWCA - WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $25k → 11%YWCA - WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $10k → 11%YWCA - WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $5k → 11%GRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE: $3k → 11%GRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE: $3k → 11%GRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE: $3k → 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

MN
MI
NY
CO
MD
DC
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 36 repeat orgs$452k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +70% since the first grant, against -6% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
25

Total granted

$2.1M
$336k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+70%
-6%

Still filing today

67%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $116k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’24
HealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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

  • DA
    DISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY
    6× · 2017–2024 · $125k · revenue +22%
  • OH
    Our Hope Association
    4× · 2019–2024 · $94k · revenue +214%
  • BC
    BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER
    3× · 2017–2019 · $75k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • WR
    Women's Resource Center
    one grant, 2022 · $75k · revenue -81%
  • WC
    WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +20%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
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
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
2
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

The mission of greater minneapolis crisis nursery is to end the abuse and neglect of children and create strong and healthy families.

Human Services
3
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Homeward Bound Inc

Providing innovative and life-enriching services for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities.

Human Services
6
Cornerhouse

The mission of cornerhouse is to partner with families, communities, and systems - entrusted with the safety of children, youth and vulnerable adults - to reduce trauma and end abuse.

Crime & Legal
7
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
8
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

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9
Wright County Community Action Inc

Working in partnership with the community to empower residents to improve their physical, social and economic well-being. we work to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty.

Human Services
10
Family Outreach Center

Leading the way in promoting healthy family living by reaching out to underserved populations and those who are in our community.

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11
Business Leaders for Michigan

Business leaders for michigan is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide organization driven by ceos from the state's leading employers, all working toward a shared goal: making michigan a top 10 state for jobs, talent and a thriving economy.…

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12
Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin Inc

Eliminating barriers to employment by providing pathways for those who are underserved, underrepresented and disadvantaged who have a goal of building skills that lead to sustained employment and improved financial stability.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kids' Food Basket Inc; the most unlike its peers is Brightfocus 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

40 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. 40 of the 68 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
27/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEST MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ARTS &: $500,000 · OtherWEST MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ARTS &WEST MICHIGAN CENTER: $300,000 · OtherWEST MICHIGAN CENTEROur Hope Association: $94,000 · OtherWomen's Resource Center: $75,000 · OtherTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · Other+41 more: $751,000 · Other+41 moreBAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $75,000 · Human ServicesWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $50,000 · Human ServicesYWCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $40,000 · Human ServicesJESUS HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $32,000 · Human ServicesGRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE: $7,500 · Human ServicesDISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY: $125,000 · PhilanthropyGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropyNAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC: $42,500 · HealthMINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $40,000 · HealthI Understand Love Heals: $25,000 · HealthREACH FOR RECOVERY INC: $17,500 · HealthNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $7,500 · HealthBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · HealthSAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES INC: $82,500 · Housing & ShelterHOME REPAIR SERVICES OF KENT COUNTY INC: $27,500 · Housing & ShelterST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $7,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY FOOD CLUBS: $55,000 · Food & NutritionKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $47,500 · Food & NutritionBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $100,000 · Education
Other$1,780,000Human Services$204,500Philanthropy$193,000Health$140,000Housing & Shelter$117,000Food & Nutrition$102,500Education$100,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY: $125,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $100,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetOur Hope Association: $94,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetSAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES INC: $82,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetBAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER: $75,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetWomen's Resource Center: $75,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD CLUBS: $55,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetWEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS' FOOD BASKET INC: $47,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetNAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC: $42,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDA BLODGETT - ST JOHN'S: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: $40,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJESUS HOUSE OF HOPE INC: $32,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF STLUCIE COUNTY INC: $32,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSUNSHINE AFTER RAIN MINISTRIES: $30,000 over 4y, 20% of budgetHOME REPAIR SERVICES OF KENT COUNTY INC: $27,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMEL TROTTER MINISTRIES: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLand Conservancy of West Michigan: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetI Understand Love Heals: $25,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetREACH FOR RECOVERY INC: $17,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS WHITEWATER INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHN BALL ZOO: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEarly Learning Neighborhood Collaborative: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGRAND RAPIDS URBAN LEAGUE: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY FUTURES: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES ZOO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS DIAPER BANK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $2,500 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.

  • Who funds DISABILITY ADVOCATES OF KENT COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds BLANDFORD NATURE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Our Hope Association ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Women's Resource Center ↗
  • Who funds THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOOD CLUBS ↗
  • Who funds WEDGWOOD CHRISTIAN SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KIDS' FOOD BASKET INC ↗
  • Who funds NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds DA BLODGETT - ST JOHN'S ↗
  • Who funds MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YWCA WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds JESUS HOUSE OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF STLUCIE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds HOME REPAIR SERVICES OF KENT COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds MEL TROTTER MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Land Conservancy of West Michigan ↗
  • Who funds I Understand Love Heals ↗
  • Who funds REACH FOR RECOVERY INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗

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.

Grand Rapids Communit…Frey FoundationHeart of West Michiga…Cdv5 FoundationThe Meijer FoundationDouglas & Maria Devos…The Mercantile Bank F…Consumers Energy Foun…The Sebastian Foundat…Peter C & Emajean Coo…Steelcase FoundationCorewell Health Group…
Grand Rapids Community FoundationMI39.7× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Frey Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Cdv5 Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · The Sebastian Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Steelcase Foundation · Corewell Health Group Return

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 James and Jane Welch Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James and Jane Welch Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Jesus House of Hope Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Naples Community Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 68 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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