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Judd Leighton Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,015,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$150M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations Judd Leighton Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementHealthEmploymentArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving47$5.2M32%
FY202344$4.0M23%
FY202242$5.0M36%
FY202141$5.9M32%
FY202040$3.5M33%
FY201940$4.7M43%
FY201835$2.9M60%
FY201732$2.7Mn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$9.3MPhilanthropy$8.8MHealth$6.1MCommunity Improvement$5.1MEducation$4.9MHuman Services$2.5MArts & Culture$1.8MPublic Benefit$1.7MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MN
IL
WI
MI
IN
CA
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Enfocus Inc$2,795,975828%
City of South Bend$1,500,0002n/a
Logan Community Resources Inc$1,406,25082%
Indiana University Foundation$1,368,25060%
Elevate Ventures Inc$1,200,000315%
Beacon Health Foundation Inc$1,050,000318%
St Margarets House$815,000618%
Salvation Army$575,0002n/a
Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc$506,00067%
Claremont Graduate University$500,00011%
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All grantees of Judd Leighton Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Enfocus Inc$2,795,975828%
City of South Bend$1,500,0002n/a
Logan Community Resources Inc$1,406,25082%
Indiana University Foundation$1,368,25060%
Elevate Ventures Inc$1,200,000315%
Beacon Health Foundation Inc$1,050,000318%
St Margarets House$815,000618%
Salvation Army$575,0002n/a
Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc$506,00067%
Claremont Graduate University$500,00011%
CDFI Friendly of South Bend Inc$500,000258%
Youth Service Bureau of St Joseph County Inc$500,00017%
Habitat for Humanity of St Joseph County Inc$425,00052%
Holy Cross Village Foundation Inc$419,000627%
The Casie Center Inc$400,000714%
Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc$325,00043%
United Way of St Joseph County Inc$300,00025%
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$275,00021%
Reins of Life Inc$267,00057%
Goodwill Industries of Michiana Inc$250,00010%
La Casa de Amistad Inc$250,00055%
Potawatomi Zoological Society Inc$250,00031%
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc$205,00082%
Bethel University Inc$200,00010%
Corvilla Inc$200,00021%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$200,00010%
South Bend Heritage Foundation Inc$190,16052%
Northern Indiana Historical Society Inc$188,00075%
Camp Millhouse Inc$180,00037%
The Center for the Homeless Inc$175,00032%
Niles City Michigan$130,6003n/a
The Christ Child Society of South Bend Inc$125,000411%
Human Delta Inc$120,00037%
O'Hana Heritage Foundation Inc$103,00035%
The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Inc$102,00020%
Urban Enterprise Association of South Bend Inc$100,000117%
Regional Innovation and Startup Education Inc$100,00019%
Cultivating Life Inc$100,000141%
Clubhouse of St Joseph County Inc$100,000111%
The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc$98,00055%
St Vincent Depaul Society of North Central Indiana Inc$92,00022%
Upper Room Recovery Community Inc$88,800233%
Real Services Inc$82,00020%
Indiana Golf Foundation Inc$75,00024%
Congregation of Holy Cross United States Province Inc$75,0002n/a
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc$75,00020%
Unity Gardens$75,000210%
Elkhart Education Foundation$70,000210%
South Bend Civic Theatre Inc$52,00014%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc$51,50045%
South Bend Medical Foundation$50,00010%
Fire Inc$50,000112%
Greater Impact$50,0001n/a
Cancer Society of St Joseph County Riverbend Cancer Services$45,00026%
The St Joseph County Bar Foundation Inc$40,000160%
Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Inc$33,00010%
100 Black Men of Greater South Bend$32,500312%
The Chamber of Commerce of St Jose County Inc$32,0001n/a
The Beacon Resource Center Inc$32,00029%
Near Northwest Neighborhood Inc$30,00013%
Niles Community Schools$30,0001n/a
Kindness to Prevent Blindness Inc$30,000118%
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry Inc$27,00021%
Project Impact South Bend Inc$27,000210%
Lakeland Immediate Care Center$25,00010%
Hannah's House Inc$25,00015%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Southern Lake Michigan Region Inc$25,00016%
Get Wet for a Vet Inc$25,000151%
Right to Life Michiana Inc$25,0001n/a
Salvation Army$15,0001n/a
Career Learning Employment Center for Veterans Inc$15,00011%
Children's Dispensary and Hospital Association Inc$15,00017%
Studebaker National Museum Inc$13,00040%
Venues Parks & Arts Foundation$10,00013%
Choicelight Inc$10,00010%
Riverbend Community Math Center Inc$10,00016%
Family and Children's Center$10,00011%
South Bend Museum of Art$2,50010%
Family and Children's Center Inc$2,50010%
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy$2,00010%
The Junior League of South Bend Inc$2,00020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($14M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Judd Leighton Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 72 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEnfocus Inc: $2,795,975 over 8y, 28% of budgetLogan Community Resources Inc: $1,406,250 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $1,368,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetElevate Ventures Inc: $1,200,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetBeacon Health Foundation Inc: $1,050,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetSt Margarets House: $815,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetCultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc: $506,000 over 6y, 7.2% of budgetClaremont Graduate University: $500,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCDFI Friendly of South Bend Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 58% of budgetYouth Service Bureau of St Joseph County Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of St Joseph County Inc: $425,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetHoly Cross Village Foundation Inc: $419,000 over 6y, 27% of budgetThe Casie Center Inc: $400,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc: $325,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetUnited Way of St Joseph County Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetIvy Tech Foundation Inc: $275,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetReins of Life Inc: $267,000 over 5y, 7.2% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Michiana Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLa Casa de Amistad Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetPotawatomi Zoological Society Inc: $250,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetSouth Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc: $205,000 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetBethel University Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCorvilla Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetThe Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Bend Heritage Foundation Inc: $190,160 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetNorthern Indiana Historical Society Inc: $188,000 over 7y, 5.0% of budgetCamp Millhouse Inc: $180,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetThe Center for the Homeless Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetThe Christ Child Society of South Bend Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetHuman Delta Inc: $120,000 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetO'Hana Heritage Foundation Inc: $103,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetThe Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Inc: $102,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUrban Enterprise Association of South Bend Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetRegional Innovation and Startup Education Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetCultivating Life Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetClubhouse of St Joseph County Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetThe Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc: $98,000 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetSt Vincent Depaul Society of North Central Indiana Inc: $92,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetUpper Room Recovery Community Inc: $88,800 over 2y, 33% of budgetReal Services Inc: $82,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIndiana Golf Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Greater Michiana Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUnity Gardens: $75,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetElkhart Education Foundation: $70,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetSouth Bend Civic Theatre Inc: $52,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc: $51,500 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetSouth Bend Medical Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFire Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 72.

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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 of St Joseph County IncIN88.9× affinity41 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · University of Notre Dame du Lac · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Carroll F V Char Tr-Main · Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · Asante Foundation Inc · The Pokagon Fund Inc · Clark Sa & Fp Mem Fd Irr Tua · United Way of St Joseph County Inc · Memorial Hospital of South Bend Inc · Muessel Ellison Mem Irr Tua · Klockow Harvey R and Doris Fdn

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.

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About Judd Leighton Foundation Inc

How much does Judd Leighton Foundation Inc give?
Judd Leighton Foundation Inc reported 49 grants totaling $6,738,585 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Judd Leighton Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (19%), Philanthropy (18%), Health (13%).
Who are Judd Leighton Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Enfocus Inc ($2.8M), City of South Bend ($1.5M), Logan Community Resources Inc ($1.4M).
Does Judd Leighton Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Judd Leighton Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Judd Leighton Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc, University of Notre Dame du Lac, 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx.
Where is Judd Leighton Foundation Inc based?
Judd Leighton Foundation Inc is based in IN.

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 139 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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