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· Private foundation

Mary Jane Crowe Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$485k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What you fund
0196% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20192025.

Education$1.0MRecreation & Sports$695kHuman Services$566kReligion$422kYouth Development$140kInternational$110kCivil Rights$30kFood & Nutrition$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $131k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $350k
$31,020
Median grant
8
States reached
$9.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$150,000
NORTHVIEW CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH$100,000
HILLSDALE COLLEGE$50,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF$50,000
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN$45,429
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY$31,020
CHILDREN'S BIBLE MINISTRIES INC$25,000
HINSDALE CENTRAL FOOTBALL CLUB$15,000
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$14,159
SOUTH COLLEGE$4,410
Individual grant recipient$426
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY20–25, $346k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES: $75k → 12%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $50k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $50k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $50k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $50k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $45k → 14%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $26k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IN
RI
CA
CO
AZ
TN
NC
DC
MS
GA
TX

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.2M · 14 repeat orgs$628k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +54% since the first grant, against +13% for the ones you funded once.

14 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
17

Total granted

$2.2M
$623k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+13%

Still filing today

50%
24%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Recreation & SportsEducationHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • Northwestern University
    6× · 2020–2025 · $650k · revenue +33%
  • University of Arizona Foundation
    4× · 2020–2023 · $400k · revenue +54%
  • SF
    SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $271k · revenue +69%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
  • NU
    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2019 · $100k
  • FC
    FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO
    one grant, 2020 · $75k · revenue -16%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
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
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

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
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

6
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
7
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…

8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

10
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

11
American Society of Civil Engineers Inc

To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession;…

Science & Tech
12
Southern Wesleyan University

Southern wesleyan university is a christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for christ.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc and 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

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 34 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
12/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

NORTHVIEW CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH INC — $180,000 · OtherNORTHVIEW CHRISTIAN LIFE CHURCH INCCHILDRENS BIBLE MINISTRIES INC — $143,084 · OtherCHILDRENS BIBLE MINISTRIES INCUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION — $100,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATIONNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY — $100,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYCHRISTS CHURCH OF THE VALLEY INC — $78,500 · OtherCHRISTS CHURCH OF THE VALLEY INCGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — $75,736 · OtherGEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITYFLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF — $75,000 · OtherFLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OFSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $70,000 · OtherSAMARITAN'S PURSESTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWER FND — $50,000 · OtherSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN — $50,000 · Other+12 more — $140,340 · Other+12 moreNorthwestern University — $650,000 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern UniversityHinsdale Central Football Club — $45,000 · Recreation & SportsHinsdale Central Football…University of Arizona Foundation — $400,000 · EducationUniversity of Arizona Fou…HILLSDALE COLLEGE — $213,829 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGESTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION — $75,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO …SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE — $270,953 · Human ServicesSAFE FAMILIE…FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO — $75,000 · Human ServicesFLORENCE CRI…GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC — $140,000 · Youth DevelopmentSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $90,000 · ReligionMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $20,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC — $20,000 · InternationalGARY SINISE FOUNDATION — $25,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,062,660Recreation & Sports$695,000Education$688,829Human Services$345,953Youth Development$140,000Religion$90,000International$40,000Philanthropy$25,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNorthwestern University — $650,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation — $400,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE — $270,953 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE — $213,829 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS BIBLE MINISTRIES INC — $143,084 over 5y, 5.4% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC — $140,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $90,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION — $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO — $75,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHinsdale Central Football Club — $45,000 over 3y, 8.3% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Northwestern University
  • Who funds University of Arizona Foundation
  • Who funds SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE
  • Who funds CHILDRENS BIBLE MINISTRIES INC
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
  • Who funds FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO
  • Who funds Hinsdale Central Football Club
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Online Giving Foundation IncDE6.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Mary Jane Crowe Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

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no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 34 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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