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James M and Louise C Roche Foundation at a glance

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James M and Louise C Roche 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.

$51k
Granted FY2024still arriving
35
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$5k
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, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$55kReligion$51kEducation$36kArts & Culture$29kHuman Services$12kFood & Nutrition$8kYouth Development$6kPhilanthropy$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$814k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Heard Museum$5,250
St Judes children's research Hospit$5,000
Camps for the Blind$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
McLaren Hospital$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Samaritan's Purse$2,000
Harbor Hall Foundation$2,000
University of Detroil Jesuit HS$2,000
Natl Alliance on Mental Illness$2,000
St Vincent De Paul$2,000
Manna Food Project$1,500
Morton Plant Hospital Foundation$1,500
National Brain Tumor Society$1,000
Community House Winnetka$1,000
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 (FY20–24, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Community House: $700 → 14%RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $2k → 12%Pope Francis Center: $1k → 21%CATHOLIC CHARITIES: $500 → 17%JOURNEY CARE: $500 → 14%JOURNEY CARE: $500 → 14%YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEW NORTHBROOK: $500 → 14%Angel's Place: $500 → 8%Youth Services: $500 → 14%Angels Place: $300 → 8%YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEW NORTHBROOK: $500 → 14%ANGEL'S PLACE: $550 → 8%ANGEL'S PLACE: $500 → 8%Youth Services: $500 → 14%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
IL
MI
MA
OH
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$174k · 56 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

56 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

56
41

Total granted

$174k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+46%

Still filing today

34%
24%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementEducationCrime & LegalArts & CultureOther
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

  • TH
    THE HEARD MUSEUM
    5× · 2020–2024 · $26k · revenue +133%
  • TM
    THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT INC DBA - THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT
    5× · 2020–2024 · $8k · revenue +21%
  • HH
    HARBOR HALL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $8k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • MN
    McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • OH
    Odusey House
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • SM
    ST MICHAEL ACADEMYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +110%
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
Villa Mary Immaculate

We, st. peter's health partners and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. villa mary immaculate is a member of st. peter's health partners…

Health
2
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc

Helping people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us

Human Services
3
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

—
4
St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Inc

We, st. joseph mercy chelsea and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. joseph mercy chelsea is a member of trinity health - michigan and…

Health
5
Calvary Hospital Inc

The mission of calvary hospital is to care for the medical, emotional and spiritual needs of our adult patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. it is the only fully accredited acute care hospital in the u.s. devoted…

Health
6
National Church Residences At Home Hospice Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

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7
National Church Residences At Home Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors.

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8
National Church Residences At Home Hospice

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

—
9
National Church Residences At Home Health and Wellness Central Ohio

Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors

—
10
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

—
11
Saint Mary Home Incorporated

We, mercy community health and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming presence within our communities. saint mary home is a member of mercy community health and trinity health.

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12
Mercy Medical Center Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Charities Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

31 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. 31 of the 102 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
25/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT INC DBA - THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT: $7,500 · OtherHoly Childhood Church: $6,500 · OtherSt Judes children's research Hospit: $6,125 · Other+80 more: $139,025 · Other+80 moreTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $25,700 · Arts & CultureTHE HEARD MUS…HARBOR HALL FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Community ImprovementST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY: $2,500 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLUMBUS INC: $500 · Community ImprovementMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthNAMI National: $4,000 · HealthGUEST HOUSE INC: $750 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $500 · HealthYOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $2,000 · Human ServicesHope Villages of America Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesANGELS' PLACE: $1,850 · Human ServicesPOPE FRANCIS CENTER: $1,000 · Human ServicesElea Institute: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE COMMUNITY HOUSE: $700 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $500 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 · ReligionST MICHAEL ACADEMY: $2,000 · EducationMOUNDS PARK ACADEMY: $1,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS: $1,000 · Education
Other$159,150Arts & Culture$25,700Community Improvement$10,500Health$10,250Human Services$9,050Religion$5,000Education$4,000

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 budgetTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $25,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MANNA FOOD PROJECT INC DBA - THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHARBOR HALL FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY: $2,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetST MICHAEL ACADEMY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetYOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO JUDICIAL INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetANGELS' PLACE: $1,850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetACHIEVE TAHOE: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOPE FRANCIS CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNDS PARK ACADEMY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF COOK COUNTY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSE HILL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWINGS PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetElea Institute: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGUEST HOUSE INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY HOUSE: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF COLUMBUS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VOLUNTEER CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.3% 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 THE HEARD MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT INC DBA - THE MANNA FOOD PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds HARBOR HALL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NAMI National ↗
  • Who funds ST MARY - ST PAUL MINISTRY ↗
  • Who funds ST MICHAEL ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK ↗
  • Who funds Hope Villages of America Inc ↗

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.

Catholic Foundation o…The Sehn FoundationThomas J & Ruth E Gri…The Roney Family Foun…Raymond M & Jane E Cr…Baiardi Family Founda…Pat and Gerry Carroll…Community Foundation …Raymond James Charita…National Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…Chubb Charitable Foun…
Catholic Foundation of MichiganMI17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Catholic Foundation of Michigan · The Sehn Foundation · Thomas J & Ruth E Grimaldi Foundation · The Roney Family Foundation · Raymond M & Jane E Cracchiolo Foundation · Baiardi Family Foundation Inc · Pat and Gerry Carroll Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Chubb Charitable 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 James M and Louise C Roche Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James M and Louise C Roche Foundation. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Hope Villages of America Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to James M and Louise C Roche Foundation?

Find your warmest path to James M and Louise C Roche Foundation 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 102 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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