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Mackin Foundation Inc

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.

$785k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$120k
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.

Education$2.4MHuman Services$729kYouth Development$275kEnvironment$167kRecreation & Sports$143kHealth$76kCivil Rights$56kHousing & Shelter$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $172k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $580k
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The West End School$120,000
Catholic Charities Foundation$100,000
Centre College$100,000
Catholic Charities$60,000
Meredith Dunn School$50,000
Harbor House$50,000
Waterfront Development Corp$50,000
Big Brother Big Sisters of Kentuckiana$50,000
Saint Xavier High School$45,000
Educational Justice Foundation$30,000
The Backside Learning Center$26,500
Individual grant recipient$25,000
Cabbage Patch Settlement House$25,000
Nativity Academy$20,000
UP for Women & Children$5,500
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 (FY21–24, $106k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%UP for Women & Children: $6k → 15%Catholic Charities of Louisville: $70k → 15%Cabbage Patch Settlement House: $25k → 15%Cedar Lake Foundation: $5k → 15%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

ND
MN
IN
OH
CT
CA
KY
NC
SC
AL
GA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 24 repeat orgs$621k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +32% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
24

Total granted

$3.3M
$370k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+32%

Still filing today

71%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $251k 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
EducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • WE
    West End School Inc
    4× · 2020–2024 · $330k · revenue +193%
  • SU
    SPALDING UNIVERSITY INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $300k · revenue +4%
  • BU
    BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED
    3× · 2020–2023 · $185k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • CC
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $70k · revenue +189%
  • LH
    LINCOLN HERITAGE COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +30%
  • BB
    Big Brothers Big Sisters
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
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
Louisville Collegiate School

Louisville collegiate school inspires academic excellence, extraordinary character and global citizenship.

Education
2
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
Lake Forest Academy

Lake forest academy strives to embody in its practices - and to cultivate in its students -excellence of character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility.

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Concord Academy

Concord academy is a community animated by love of learning, diverse and striving for equity, with common trust as our foundation. honoring each individual, we challenge and expand our understanding of ourselves and the world through…

Education
7
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
8
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
9
Concordia University Chicago

Steadfast in jesus christ as revealed in the holy scriptures, concordia university chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices…

Education
10
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
11
Kentucky College of Art Design

The kentucky college of art and design opens the door to a creative and productive life through an undergraduate education in the contemporary arts.

Education
12
York College of Pennsylvania

York college prepares graduates for fulfilling, productive, and purposeful lives by providing high quality programs of study supported by relevant real-world experiences. continued on schedule o.as a rich and diverse community of educators…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cabbage Patch Settlement House Inc; the most unlike its peers is Floyd Service Project 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

29 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. 29 of the 59 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
25/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

St Xavier High School: $510,000 · OtherSt Xavier High SchoolSisters of St Benedict: $174,000 · OtherSisters of St BenedictCabbage Patch: $160,000 · OtherCabbage PatchST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ORPHAN SOCIETY: $150,000 · OtherST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ORPHAN SOCIETYHarbor House: $100,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF KENTUCKIANA INC: $100,000 · OtherMEREDITH-DUNN SCHOOL INC: $100,000 · OtherCatholic Charities Foundation: $100,000 · OtherWaterfront Development Corp: $70,000 · Other+30 more: $467,500 · Other+30 moreCENTRE COLLEGE: $400,000 · EducationCENTRE COLLEGEWest End School Inc: $330,000 · EducationWest End School IncSPALDING UNIVERSITY INC: $300,000 · EducationSPALDING UNIVERSITY INCBELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $185,000 · EducationBELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATEDCATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $165,000 · EducationCATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCNATIVITY ACADEMY AT SAINT BONIFACE: $90,000 · EducationNATIVITY ACADEMY AT SAINT BONIFACEEDUCATIONAL JUSTICE INC: $60,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF COVINGTON INC: $130,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 · HealthCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $70,000 · Human ServicesCABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesUniting Partners for Women and Children: $5,500 · Human ServicesCEDAR LAKE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Human Services21ST CENTURY PARKS INC: $67,800 · Recreation & SportsAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $6,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $2,500 · Recreation & SportsHARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $55,500 · Civil RightsMARYHURST INC: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE PORCINIFARMER CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC: $13,500 · Youth Development
Other$1,931,500Education$1,535,000Health$141,000Human Services$105,500Recreation & Sports$76,300Civil Rights$55,500Youth Development$38,500

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 budgetCENTRE COLLEGE: $400,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWest End School Inc: $330,000 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetSPALDING UNIVERSITY INC: $300,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $185,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $165,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF COVINGTON INC: $130,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF KENTUCKIANA INC: $100,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetMEREDITH-DUNN SCHOOL INC: $100,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNATIVITY ACADEMY AT SAINT BONIFACE: $90,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget21ST CENTURY PARKS INC: $67,800 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetEDUCATIONAL JUSTICE INC: $60,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetTHE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER INC: $56,500 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetHARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $55,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetLINCOLN HERITAGE COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMARYHURST INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWATERFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKIDS CANCER ALLIANCE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE PORCINIFARMER CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC: $13,500 over 3y, 10% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniting Partners for Women and Children: $5,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCATAWBA COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCEDAR LAKE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetQUEEN'S DAUGHTERS INC: $4,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetCalifornia State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLOUISVILLE SOCCER FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

The Community Foundat…The Community Foundat…The Community Foundat…The Gheens Foundation…Kosair Charities Comm…Cralle Foundation IncLG&E and Ku Foundatio…Honorable Order of Ke…Snowy Owl Foundation …Baird Foundation IncRepublic Bank Foundat…Mightycause Charitabl…
The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository IncKY45.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · Kosair Charities Committee Inc · Cralle Foundation Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · Snowy Owl Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · Mightycause 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 Mackin Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mackin Foundation Inc. 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 →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Mackin Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Mackin Foundation Inc 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 59 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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