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Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$51k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$8k
Largest
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 2025.

Arts & Culture$147kHealth$66kHuman Services$53kReligion$51kHousing & Shelter$19kEnvironment$18kCommunity Improvement$16kYouth Development$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOT AIR JUBILEE$7,500
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL$6,000
JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$5,000
ELLA SHARP MUSEUM$4,000
HENRY FORD HEALTH$4,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$3,500
DAHLEM CONSERVANCY$3,000
JOHN GEORGE HOME$2,500
JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME$2,500
CENTER STAGE JACKSON$2,000
AWARE INC$2,000
JACKSON CIVIL WAR SOCIETY$2,000
NONPROFIT NETWORK$2,000
JACKSON YMCA$2,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF MICHIGAN$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $66k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JACKSON YMCA: $3k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $2k → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $150 → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $125 → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $4k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $3k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $3k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $3k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $3k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $3k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $2k → 13%AWARE INC: $1k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $2k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $1k → 13%NONPROFIT NETWORK: $1k → 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.
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$403k · 26 repeat orgs$8k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
3

Total granted

$403k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+26%

Still filing today

65%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPublic BenefitEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • JS
    JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $50k · revenue +48%
  • HA
    HOT AIR JUBILEE
    8× · 2017–2025 · $35k · revenue +185% · 66% of their budget
  • JG
    JOHN GEORGE HOME INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $19k · revenue +89%

Funded once

  • AH
    American Heart Association Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +26%
  • CC
    CASCADES CIVIL WAR MUSTER
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
  • LO
    LIGHT OF LIBERTY BIBLE CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
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
Jackson Symphony Association

The Jackson Symphony enriches and inspires audiences through the power of live orchestral music.

Arts & Culture
2
Jackson Community Ambulance

The mission of jackson community ambulance is to provide high-quality out-of-hospital care and transportation services to the communities we serve.

Public Safety & Disaster
3
The Michigan Theatre of Jackson Inc

To renovate and restore the historic theatre and to provide a versatile center for the arts, entertainment, and education.

Arts & Culture
4
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

To be a leading driver and advocate for community and economic development in jackson county.

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5
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation

To provide the best possible electric service to all who desire it within the system area at a reasonable cost consistent with the highest standards of service.

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6
Michigan Chamber of Commerce

To promote conditions favorable to job creation and business success in michigan.

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7
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan

Jewish historical society of michigan shares and celebrates the experiences and contributions of the jewish people, communities and institutions of michigan.

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8
Greater Jackson Arts Council

The mission of the greater jackson arts council is to act as a catalyst to preserve and advance the cultural life of the greater jackson area

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9
United Way of Jackson County Inc

The mission of the united way of jackson county, inc. is mobilizing caring to affect change.

Philanthropy
10
Michigan Jazz Festival

Promote jazz music through free concerts and individual concerts. money is raised through fundraisers to pay for expenes relating to the festival.

Arts & Culture
11
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance

The mission of the jackson hole conservation alliance is to protect the wildlife, wild places and community character of jackson hole.

Environment
12
Jackson School of the Arts Assoc

To provide quality arts education programs for Jackson County youth regardless of their financial means.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association Inc. 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 30 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL: $50,000 · OtherTEMPLE BETH ISRAELHENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherHENRY FORD ALLEGIANCE HEALTH FOUNDATIONTHE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME: $18,500 · OtherTHE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOMEALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $18,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCATION: $15,000 · OtherAMERICAN HEART ASSOCATIONSOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK: $11,300 · OtherSOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANKMichigan Colleges Alliance: $8,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $6,000 · Other+7 more: $14,500 · Other+7 moreJACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureJACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AS…ELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON: $34,000 · Arts & CultureELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION…Jackson Civil War Society: $10,000 · Arts & CultureJackson Civil War SocietyCENTER STAGE JACKSON: $8,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER STAGE JACKSON+2 more: $3,500 · Arts & CultureJOHN GEORGE HOME INC: $18,500 · Human ServicesJOHN GEORGE HOME I…Aware Inc: $17,000 · Human ServicesAware IncNONPROFIT NETWORK: $15,500 · Human ServicesNONPROFIT NETWORKJackson YMCA Inc: $14,925 · Human ServicesJackson YMCA IncHOT AIR JUBILEE: $35,000 · Public BenefitHOT AIR J…THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY: $17,500 · EnvironmentHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $8,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 · HealthGIRL SCOUTS HEART OF MICHIGAN: $12,500 · Youth Development
Other$161,300Arts & Culture$105,500Human Services$65,925Public Benefit$35,000Environment$17,500Health$13,000Youth Development$12,500

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 budgetJACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetHOT AIR JUBILEE: $35,000 over 8y, 66% of budgetELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON: $34,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetTHE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME: $18,500 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetJOHN GEORGE HOME INC: $18,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTHE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY: $17,500 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetAware Inc: $17,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNONPROFIT NETWORK: $15,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetJackson YMCA Inc: $14,925 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS HEART OF MICHIGAN: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK: $11,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJackson Civil War Society: $10,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetCENTER STAGE JACKSON: $8,000 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMichigan Colleges Alliance: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUNITED WAY OF JACKSON COUNTY: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JACKSON MICHIGAN CHORALE: $500 over 1y, 0.9% 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 JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOT AIR JUBILEE ↗
  • Who funds ELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON ↗
  • Who funds THE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME ↗
  • Who funds JOHN GEORGE HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DAHLEM CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds Aware Inc ↗
  • Who funds NONPROFIT NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds Jackson YMCA Inc ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Jackson Civil War Society ↗
  • Who funds CENTER STAGE JACKSON ↗
  • Who funds HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds Michigan Colleges Alliance ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF JACKSON COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds THE JACKSON MICHIGAN CHORALE ↗

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.

Consumers Energy FoundationMI33.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Consumers Energy Foundation · Jackson Community Foundation · The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Lavery Foundation · The Hurst Foundation · Addison P Cook III Foundation · Phil & Pat Willis Foundation · John George Jr Paragraph X Trust · The L H Field Family Foundation · Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation · Flagstar Foundation Inc · Comerica 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 Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2023
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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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    Find your warmest path to Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable Trust 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 30 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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