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James and Lynelle Holden Fund at a glance

· Private foundation

James and Lynelle Holden Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$187k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$217kEducation$187kAnimals$150kArts & Culture$105kFood & Nutrition$90kHuman Services$75kCommunity Improvement$61kRecreation & Sports$42kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $104k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $84k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$30,000
DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY$25,000
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY$18,500
A JOURNEY FOR HOUSING$10,000
COTS$5,500
SCOUTING AMERICA$5,500
GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA$5,500
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN$5,500
GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$5,500
FORGOTTEN HARVEST$5,500
VISTA MARIA$5,500
YMCA CAMPING SERVICES$5,000
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$5,000
PENRICKTON CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN$5,000
LIONS BEAR LAKE CLUB$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 58% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $5k → 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $4k → 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $4k → 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $3k → 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $3k → 11%LEARNING ALLY INC: $3k → 11%ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 8%ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $4k → 8%ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $4k → 8%ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $4k → 8%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$983k · 29 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
2

Total granted

$983k
$6k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+26%

Still filing today

66%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsHuman 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

  • UO
    University of Michigan
    6× · 2020–2025 · $180k · revenue +139%
  • DZ
    DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $150k · revenue +106%
  • UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $130k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • B
    BOLDLI
    one grant, 2024 · $3k
  • CF
    CROSSROADS FOR YOUTHgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · 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
Michigan Enviromental Council

Informing and educating the public and decision makers about environmental issues.

Environment
2
Detroit Athletic Club

To create life-enriching experiences that build meaningful relations, foster personal and professional growth, and celebrate culture in the heart of detroit.

—
3
Detroit Food Policy Council

The organization was founded by a group of concerned citizens, working in cooperation with the detroit city council, to shape food policy and to work for a more localized, more just, and environmentally friendly food system. the…

Food & Nutrition
4
Detroit Parent Network

To be a champion for parents of children in the community.

Human Services
5
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Promotion of activities to spur economic growth and revitalization in the city of detroit

—
6
Delta Dental Fund

Delta dental fund's mission is to improve the oral health of the public and to advance dental science and the dental profession through research and education.

—
7
Michigan Farmers Market Association

Mifma supports the viability of all community-driven marketplaces so that they can connect all consumers to local farms and businesses.

Food & Nutrition
8
Say Detroit

Providing pathways to success for detroiters in need.

Housing & Shelter
9
Community Education Commission

CEC works with diverse stakeholders across Detroit to develop critical resources and system-level solutions that address common challenges faced by Detroit families in accessing quality education.

Education
10
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.…

—
11
Lincoln Behavioral Services

To provide comprehensive outpatient mental health services to over 5400 individuals and their families in a consumer driven person centered delivery system. Approximately 15% of our staff members are our clients who are involved in a…

Health
12
Michigan Pharmacists Association

To encourage and support its members as professionals responsible for the delivery of patient-focused care.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Special Olympics Michigan Inc; the most unlike its peers is St Mary - St Paul 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

20 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. 20 of the 34 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
18/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Michigan: $180,000 · OtherUniversity of MichiganDETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL INC: $35,500 · OtherDETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL INCCAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN: $29,000 · OtherCAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHENFURNITURE BANK OF SE MICHIGAN: $28,500 · OtherFURNITURE BANK OF SE MICHIGANVISTA MARIA: $23,500 · OtherTHE HENRY FORD: $22,000 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $17,500 · OtherLearning Ally Inc: $21,000 · OtherCOTS: $28,500 · OtherCOTSSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $23,500 · Other+12 more: $100,500 · Other+12 moreDETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $150,000 · AnimalsDETROIT ZOOLOGIC…UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY: $130,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF …Detroit Historical Society: $29,000 · Arts & CultureDETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $22,000 · Arts & CultureDETROIT OPERA: $11,000 · Arts & CultureFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $30,500 · Food & NutritionGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $30,500 · Food & NutritionST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY: $51,500 · Community ImprovementOLD NEWSBOYS GOODFELLOW FUND OF DETROIT MICHIGAN: $9,000 · Community ImprovementPenrickton Center for Blind Children: $24,600 · HealthDETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN: $9,000 · HealthSHADES OF PINK FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Health
Other$509,500Animals$150,000Education$130,000Arts & Culture$62,000Food & Nutrition$61,000Community Improvement$60,500Health$36,600

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 budgetUniversity of Michigan: $180,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetDETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $150,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY: $130,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY: $51,500 over 6y, 14% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $30,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $30,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDetroit Historical Society: $29,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCOTS: $28,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPenrickton Center for Blind Children: $24,600 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $23,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVISTA MARIA: $23,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $22,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLearning Ally Inc: $21,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT OPERA: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOLD NEWSBOYS GOODFELLOW FUND OF DETROIT MICHIGAN: $9,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GREENING OF DETROIT: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSHADES OF PINK FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCROSSROADS FOR YOUTH: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY ↗
  • Who funds ST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY ↗
  • Who funds FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds Detroit Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds COTS ↗
  • Who funds Penrickton Center for Blind Children ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds VISTA MARIA ↗
  • Who funds DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds Learning Ally Inc ↗
  • Who funds ENNIS CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds DETROIT OPERA ↗
  • Who funds DETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds OLD NEWSBOYS GOODFELLOW FUND OF DETROIT MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds THE GREENING OF DETROIT ↗
  • Who funds SHADES OF PINK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CROSSROADS FOR YOUTH ↗

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.

Community Foundation …Ford PhilanthropyOliver Dewey Marcks F…Detroit Industrial Sc…Flagstar Foundation I…United Way for Southe…DTE Energy FoundationThe Kresge FoundationMolinello Family Foun…Ralph L & Winifred E …World Heritage Founda…Young Woman's Home As…
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI19.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Ford Philanthropy · Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation · Detroit Industrial School · Flagstar Foundation Inc · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · DTE Energy Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · Molinello Family Foundation · Ralph L & Winifred E Polk Foundation · World Heritage Foundation · Young Woman's Home Association of Detroit Michigan

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 Lynelle Holden Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James and Lynelle Holden Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Learning Ally Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report 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.

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 34 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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