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Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation at a glance

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Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$478k
Granted FY2025still arriving
38
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$88k
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 2025.

Community Improvement$1.2MEducation$624kHuman Services$538kPublic Benefit$206kFood & Nutrition$171kReligion$160kHousing & Shelter$146kYouth Development$142kOther$0
02FY2025 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k26 grants · $76k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $193k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $209k
$4,750
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONCERNED CHRISTIANS FOR THE COMMUNITY$87,500
CARROLL COUNTY AREA YMCA$71,000
CHILLICOTHE MISSION$50,000
Individual grant recipient$42,000
GRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA$31,020
MY HOMETOWN - CARROLLTON$30,000
LIVINGSTON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING COUNCIL$25,148
CHILLICOTHE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT$19,687
DAWN FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION$13,750
NORTH MISSOURI CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES$11,000
BIRTHRIGHT OF THE GREEN HILLS AREA$10,500
HOPE HAVEN INDUSTRIES$10,000
LUDLOW LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION INC$6,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$6,000
TAKING SHAPE$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 (FY17–23, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 15%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 15%SHOES FROM THE HEART: $2k → 14%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $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.
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.0M · 45 repeat orgs$676k to everyone else

45 repeat relationships: 32 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

45
27

Total granted

$3.0M
$583k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-4%
0%

Still filing today

51%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $93k 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 & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesOther
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

  • GR
    GRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $528k · revenue +105%
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $43k · revenue +120%
  • NM
    NORTH MISSOURI CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC
    3× · 2019–2025 · $39k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • CO
    CITY OF CHILLICOTHE (REAL ESTATE)
    one grant, 2021 · $525k
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2018 · $9k
  • KP
    KELLY POLING ARTS DISTRICT
    one grant, 2021 · $8k
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
Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce

To promote business activity for members and the city of smithville mo.

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2
Greater Clinton Area Chamber of

Promote tourism and economic development for clinton, missouri

Community Improvement
3
Southeast Missouri District Fair Foundation

To educate the public about agriculture

Recreation & Sports
4
The Cowley County Historical Society

The museum collects and preserves memorabilia of cowley county, kansas. the museum is open to the public during scheduled hours, and is staffed by a combination of volunteers and staff.

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5
Livingston County Historical Society

Preservation of county history and the county museum.

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6
Carthage Public Library Development Foundation

To provide financial support to the carthage public library, a municipally owned library in carthage, missouri.

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7
St Clair County Historical Society

The purpose of the organization is to preserve, educate and provide information and resources of the history of st. clair county, illinois.

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8
Bates County Historical Society

To preserve the history of butler, mo and bates county, mo and educate the public on the history of the area.

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9
Crook County Historical Society

Non-profit museum

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10
Chippewa County Land Conservancy Inc

To protect and preserve natural and scenic land in chippewa county and the surrounding area.

Environment
11
Chillicothe Country Club

Providing social and recreational activities for members

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12
St Charles Historical Society

Collection and preservation of historical documents pertaining to saint charles county, missouri and making them available to the general public

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Missouri 4-H Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Grand River Historial Society Museum. 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

36 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. 36 of the 77 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)
35/36
Grantees still filing
15/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA INC: $528,337 · OtherGRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA INCCITY OF CHILLICOTHE (REAL ESTATE): $525,000 · OtherCITY OF CHILLICOTHE (REAL ESTATE)CHILLICOTHE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT: $512,649 · OtherCHILLICOTHE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICTIndividual grant recipient: $441,590 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHOUSE OF PRAYER: $152,667 · OtherCHILLICOTHE FFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $146,100 · OtherHOPE HAVEN INDUSTRIES INC: $120,278 · Other+51 more: $612,557 · Other+51 moreLIVINGSTON COUNTY VETERANS ASSOCIATION: $202,500 · Public Benefit+1 more: $250 · Public BenefitCHILLICOTHE AREA CHRISTIAN BUILDERS: $85,000 · Housing & ShelterCHILLICOTHE MISSION: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterHOME OF SLICED BREAD CORPORATION: $62,530 · Arts & CultureCULTURAL CORNER ART GUILD AND GALLERY: $38,313 · Arts & CultureTAKING SHAPE INC: $19,000 · Arts & CultureKELLY POLING ARTS DISTRICT: $7,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureHEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $57,800 · HealthSAVING KIDSIGHT: $20,000 · HealthRECOVERY OF CHILLICOTHE INC: $5,000 · HealthCREATIVE PATHWAYS RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTS: $4,000 · HealthFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $43,339 · Youth DevelopmentLIVINGSTON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING COUNCIL: $25,148 · Youth DevelopmentTHE LIVINGSTON COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION: $7,250 · Youth DevelopmentNORTH MISSOURI CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $39,000 · EducationCHILLICOTHE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $10,150 · Education+1 more: $350 · Education
Other$3,039,178Public Benefit$202,750Housing & Shelter$135,000Arts & Culture$129,343Health$86,800Youth Development$75,737Education$49,500

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 budgetGRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA INC: $528,337 over 9y, 4.3% of budgetLIVINGSTON COUNTY VETERANS ASSOCIATION: $202,500 over 4y, 24% of budgetCHILLICOTHE FFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $146,100 over 6y, 40% of budgetHOPE HAVEN INDUSTRIES INC: $120,278 over 7y, 3.9% of budgetCHILLICOTHE AREA CHRISTIAN BUILDERS: $85,000 over 6y, 39% of budgetHOME OF SLICED BREAD CORPORATION: $62,530 over 7y, 60% of budgetHEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $57,800 over 3y, 33% of budgetCHILLICOTHE MISSION: $50,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $43,339 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH MISSOURI CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $39,000 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetCULTURAL CORNER ART GUILD AND GALLERY: $38,313 over 7y, 21% of budgetGRAND RIVER ENTERTAINMENT: $37,000 over 8y, 21% of budgetLIVINGSTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $35,800 over 9y, 5.8% of budgetSAVING KIDSIGHT: $20,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTAKING SHAPE INC: $19,000 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetCONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE COMMUNIT: $17,754 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCHILLICOTHE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $10,150 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetTHE LIVINGSTON COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION: $7,250 over 7y, 8.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetFARMERS' ELECTRIC AREA YOUTH BENEFIT FUND INC: $4,500 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetCREATIVE PATHWAYS RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTS: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLIVINGSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $2,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILLICOTHE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASSOCIATION: $2,200 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetGRAND RIVER HISTORIAL SOCIETY MUSEUM: $2,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetGREEN HILLS RURAL DEVELOPMENT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetMISSOURI 4-H FOUNDATION: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLivingston County 4-H & FFA Fair Association Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCARROLLTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOWERS MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL: $300 over 1y, 0.1% 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 GRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA INC ↗
  • Who funds LIVINGSTON COUNTY VETERANS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CHILLICOTHE FFA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds HOPE HAVEN INDUSTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILLICOTHE AREA CHRISTIAN BUILDERS ↗
  • Who funds HOME OF SLICED BREAD CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds HEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILLICOTHE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds NORTH MISSOURI CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CULTURAL CORNER ART GUILD AND GALLERY ↗
  • Who funds GRAND RIVER ENTERTAINMENT ↗
  • Who funds LIVINGSTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds LIVINGSTON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds SAVING KIDSIGHT ↗
  • Who funds TAKING SHAPE INC ↗
  • Who funds CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR THE COMMUNIT ↗
  • Who funds CHILLICOTHE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KELLY POLING ARTS DISTRICT ↗
  • Who funds THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Roger a Browning Foun…Joe and Lenore Lamber…Hal F Juckette Family…Carl C & Ardath Hudna…Livingston County Com…Minnie B Hedrick TrustFm & Gladys McCall Fo…James Allbritain Laws…Mfa Oil FoundationJerry Litton Family M…Amazonsmile FoundationFidelity Investments …
Roger a Browning Foundation IncMO39.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Roger a Browning Foundation Inc · Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation · Hal F Juckette Family Foundation · Carl C & Ardath Hudnall Foundation · Livingston County Community Foundation · Minnie B Hedrick Trust · Fm & Gladys McCall Foundation · James Allbritain Lawson Charitable Trust · Mfa Oil Foundation · Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report 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 Mervyn W Jenkins Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Mervyn W Jenkins 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 77 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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