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Mehle Family 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.

$24k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$51kReligion$26kFood & Nutrition$19kHousing & Shelter$16kInternational$12kEducation$6kHealth$5kPhilanthropy$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$34k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RMHC OF MID-MISSOURI$5,000
CAFE OF LIFE INC$2,000
ST MATTHEWS HOUSE$2,000
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SW FL$2,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$2,000
CENTRAL MISSOURI FOOD BANK$2,000
TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$2,000
GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC$1,500
Individual grant recipient$1,000
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL$1,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,000
NEW HORIZONS$1,000
BENTLEY VILLAGE FOUNDATION$500
OPERATION SMILE$500
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$200
02The need
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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 (FY21–21, $200) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%COYOTE HILL: $200 → 17%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
NY
SD
CO
MO
VA
TN
NC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$137k · 21 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +83% since the first grant, against +66% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
9

Total granted

$137k
$13k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+83%
+66%

Still filing today

48%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterHealthEducationReligionOther
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

  • CO
    CAFE OF LIFE INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $9k · revenue +237%
  • Compassion International Incorporated
    8× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +16%
  • SM
    ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $6k · revenue +205%

Funded once

  • 1P
    1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • SS
    STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWER FND
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $500
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.

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Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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2
Corus International Inc

TO MANAGE AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND RELIEF FOCUSED FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIFT THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY, SUPPORT WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE…

Human Services
3
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice's mission is to be the center to improve life for those touched by advanced illness, death, dying, grief, bereavement and other end-of-life issues.

Human Services
4
Hospice of Martin & St Lucie Inc

Hospice of martin & st. lucie, inc. exists to provide hospice, grief counseling, education and other services to patients and families, dealing with death and dying so that they might live as fully and comfortably as possible. hospice…

Human Services
5
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

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6
Community Mercy Health Partners

The mission of community mercy health partners is to carry out the bon secours mercy health mission within our community by providing safe, effective, patient/resident centered, timely and cost efficient care and education to meet the…

Health
7
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
8
Hospice of the Treasure Coast Inc

Hospice of the treasure coast, inc. exists to provide hospice, grief counseling, education and other services to patients and families dealing with death and dying so that they might live as fully and comfortably as possible.

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9
Pact Inc

Pact is a nonprofit organization that builds evidence-based, data-driven, and community-led solutions for human development (continued in schedule o)

International
10
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
11
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc

Catholic medical mission board (cmmb) is an international, faith-based nonprofit that believes in healthier lives worldwide. we work in partnerships globally to deliver locally sustainable, quality health solutions, (continued on schedule…

International
12
Heart of Florida United Way Inc

The mission of heart of florida united way is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our communities. this is accomplished by standing up for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in central florida.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; 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

17 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. 17 of the 32 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RMHC OF MID-MISSOURI: $34,550 · OtherRMHC OF MID-MISSOURI1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF: $16,000 · Other1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $10,000 · Other1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHSALVATION ARMY: $7,500 · OtherSALVATION ARMYSALVATION ARMY: $7,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMYHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SW FLORID: $3,500 · OtherUNITED WAY - LEE COUNTY FL: $3,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,400 · Other+13 more: $13,275 · Other+13 moreTHE FOOD BANK FOR CENTRAL & NORTHEAST MISSOURI: $10,000 · Food & NutritionTHE FOOD BA…HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionHARRY CHAPI…CAFE OF LIFE INC: $9,000 · Housing & ShelterCAFE OF LIF…ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $6,000 · Housing & ShelterST MATTHEWS…Compassion International Incorporated: $8,357 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,000 · International+1 more: $200 · InternationalSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,250 · EducationBENTLEY VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $500 · EducationSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $3,500 · ReligionGULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC: $2,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$98,725Food & Nutrition$15,000Housing & Shelter$15,000International$10,557Education$5,750Religion$3,500Arts & Culture$2,500

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 budgetTHE FOOD BANK FOR CENTRAL & NORTHEAST MISSOURI: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCAFE OF LIFE INC: $9,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $8,357 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $5,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE OFFICE INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSteve Rummler Hope Network: $700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBENTLEY VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoyote Hill Foster Care Ministries: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCO2 COALITION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 THE FOOD BANK FOR CENTRAL & NORTHEAST MISSOURI ↗
  • Who funds CAFE OF LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds BONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE OFFICE INC ↗
  • Who funds Steve Rummler Hope Network ↗
  • Who funds BENTLEY VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds CO2 COALITION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗

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.

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncGA10.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Mehle Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mehle Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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.

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 32 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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