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Kelly Cares Foundation

The KELLY CARES FOUNDATION strengthens communities and inspires hope by investing resources to improve health & education.

$52k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$20k
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, FY2017 to 2023.

Recreation & Sports$531kHealth$225kPhilanthropy$100kEducation$85kHuman Services$73kEmployment$30kHousing & Shelter$25kCrime & Legal$20kOther$0
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $30,451, the rows itemized in this filing. The $52,482 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $22,031 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$333k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE FOUNDATION$20,000
BASKET OF HOPE LOUISIANA$10,451
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 (FY18–22, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%JASON KINZLER FAMILY FIRST FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%JASON KINZLER FAMILY FIRST FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: $5k → 13%FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: $5k → 13%FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: $5k → 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
IL
NY
IN
AZ
NC
LA
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.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$312k · 10 repeat orgs$257k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
22

Total granted

$312k
$237k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+60%

Still filing today

90%
95%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEmploymentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2017–2022 · $46k · revenue +40%
  • GI
    GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +54%
  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $25k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • AU
    ALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC
    one grant, 2017 · $29k · revenue +6%
  • CA
    CHILD AND PARENT SERVICES INC
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +18%
  • RM
    Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro Incgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue +378%
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
Indiana University Health Foundation Inc

Indiana university health foundation leverages the power of philanthropy to support the iu health goal of making indiana one of the healthiest states in the nation.

Health
2
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Foundation Inc

We, st. joseph's hospital health center foundation and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.st. joseph's hospital health center foundation is…

Health
3
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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4
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc

We, saint joseph regional medical center (sjrmc) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.sjrmc is a member of trinity health.

Health
5
Indiana University Health North Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
6
St Joseph's Medical Pc

We, st. joseph's medical and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. joseph's medical is a member of st. joseph's health and trinity health.

Health
7
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
8
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
9
Indiana University Health Frankfort Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
10
St Francis Hospital Foundation Inc

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.

Health
11
Lafayette General Foundation Inc

The lafayette general foundation was created to support lafayette general health (lgh), acadiana's only community-owned, nonprofit health system. we exist to help fulfill lgh's mission, to restore, maintain, and improve health. our role is…

Health
12
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.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Foundation of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Declan Drumm Sullivan Memorial. 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

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Notre Dame du Lac: $551,290 · EducationUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac+5 more: $50,000 · Education+5 moreTHE FOUNDATION OF SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC: $50,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION…ARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $35,000 · HealthARA PARSEGHIAN…Our Lady of the Lake Foundation: $20,000 · HealthOur Lady of th…THE V FOUNDATION: $12,500 · HealthTHE V FOUNDATI…525 FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Health525 FOUNDATION…PINK RIBBON CONNECTION: $9,600 · HealthPINK RIBBON CO…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $6,750 · HealthALS UNITED GREATER NEW YORK INC: $29,438 · OtherALS UNITED GREAT…THE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $25,243 · OtherTHE CENTER FOR T…Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro Inc: $20,000 · OtherRonald McDonald …SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherSAN ANTONIO AREA…St Joseph County Parks Foundation: $10,000 · OtherSt Joseph County…THE SILVER SHIELD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherTHE SILVER SHIEL…UNITED HEALTH SERVICES OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $6,000 · OtherCHILD AND PARENT SERVICES INC: $25,000 · OtherCHILD AND PARENT…3RD AND GOAL FOUNDATION ATTN BRIAN VEITH: $10,000 · Other3RD AND GOAL FOU…+3 more: $15,000 · Other+3 moreTHE DECLAN DRUMM SULLIVAN MEMORIAL: $50,000 · PhilanthropyTHE DECLAN…HOLTZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · PhilanthropyHOLTZ CHAR…BASKET OF HOPE: $15,451 · PhilanthropyBASKET OF …THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $46,000 · Public Safety & DisasterGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC: $30,000 · EmploymentCULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC: $10,000 · EmploymentFAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $15,200 · Human ServicesJASON KINZLER FAMILY FIRST FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesHANNAH'S HOUSE INC: $3,100 · Human Services
Education$601,290Health$143,850Other$160,681Philanthropy$100,451Public Safety & Disaster$46,000Employment$40,000Human Services$28,300

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 Notre Dame du Lac: $551,290 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION OF SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC: $50,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetTHE DECLAN DRUMM SULLIVAN MEMORIAL: $50,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $46,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOLTZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetARA PARSEGHIAN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $25,243 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCHILD AND PARENT SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOur Lady of the Lake Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBASKET OF HOPE: $15,451 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetFAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $15,200 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetSPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget3RD AND GOAL FOUNDATION ATTN BRIAN VEITH: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budget525 FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetELKHART EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetJASON KINZLER FAMILY FIRST FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetSt Joseph County Parks Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE SILVER SHIELD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetREACH OUT AND READ INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPINK RIBBON CONNECTION: $9,600 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $6,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED HEALTH SERVICES OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF ELKHART COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGENTLEMEN & SCHOLARS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetINDIANA STATE POLICE ALLIANCE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetYWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHANNAH'S HOUSE INC: $3,100 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

University of Notre D…Community Foundation …Community Foundation …United Way of St Jose…Elkhart General Hospi…Memorial Hospital of …The Leep Foundation I…Schwartz Wiekamp Foun…The Specialized Staff…Crossroads United Way…Judd Leighton Foundat…1st Source Bank Found…
University of Notre Dame du LacIN25.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: University of Notre Dame du Lac · Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · United Way of St Joseph County Inc · Elkhart General Hospital Inc · Memorial Hospital of South Bend Inc · The Leep Foundation Inc · Schwartz Wiekamp Foundation · The Specialized Staffing Charitable Foundation Inc · Crossroads United Way Inc · Judd Leighton Foundation Inc · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx

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 Kelly Cares Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kelly Cares Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Reach Out and Read Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 Kelly Cares Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kelly Cares 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 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $51k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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