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Meshnick Charitable 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.

$96k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$14k
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.

Health$60kEducation$39kYouth Development$38kHuman Services$35kArts & Culture$27kCrime & Legal$27kRecreation & Sports$25kFood & Nutrition$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k25 grants · $82k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $14k
$3,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Free to Choose Fund$14,000
Friends of Yah Sarah$9,000
Barbershop Books$5,000
Friends of United Hatzalah$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Hope of Rock Hill$3,500
Ozark Food Harvest$3,500
360 SPORTS ACADEMY$3,500
American Indian College Fund$3,000
Christian Appalachian Project$3,000
K9s for Warriors$3,000
Happy Trails for Kids$3,000
You Gotta Believe$3,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $50k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Wounded Warrior Family Support: $3k → 12%Loving Hands Community Care: $2k → 14%Viscardi Center: $2k → 6%You Gotta Believe: $8k → 20%Rising Star Outreach: $5k → 8%4 Paws for Ability: $3k → 9%Christian Appalchian Project: $7k → 26%Happy Trails for Kids: $3k → 14%You Gotta Believe: $2k → 20%Hope of Rock Hill: $4k → 8%Christian Appalachian Project: $3k → 26%Challenged Athletes Foundation: $3k → 11%Vita Nova: $3k → 11%You Gotta Believe: $3k → 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

IL
NY
IA
OH
PA
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
MD
AR
SC
DC
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.

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$93k · 10 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
52

Total granted

$93k
$147k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+4%

Still filing today

60%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TF
    THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT
    2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +41%
  • YG
    YOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +42%
  • CA
    CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $10k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • CC
    CHILDREN'S CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION INC D/B/A FAMILIES FIRST OF PB COUNTY
    one grant, 2021 · $7k · revenue +22%
  • IF
    Imogen Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -17%
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
Familylinks Inc

Familylinks is one of the pittsburgh area's largest and most comprehensive human service providers. serving the most vulnerable members of our community, familylinks provides services in mental health, substance use, service coordination,…

Human Services
2
Via Rehabilitation Services Inc

Our mission is to empower people with disabilities and their families to grow, develop, and thrive by providing essential skill-building, therapeutic, and recreational programs.

Health
3
Lifestream Inc

Lifestream, inc. (the organization") provides community-based services that support individuals in attaining greater independence, promising opportunities, and lives that are meaningful and fulfilling on their own terms.

Health
4
Residential Opportunities Inc

We partner with children and adults with disabilities and their families so they may live more meaningful, healthy, and independent lives in their homes and communities.

Human Services
5
Acds Inc

Acds is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of exceptional quality, innovation and inclusion for individuals with down syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities and their families. we provide a continuum of year round…

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6
Brian's House Inc

Brian's House specializes in the care and treatment of people with disabilities. Brian's House provides a broad range of human services to people with special needs and challenges. The primary goal is to maximize each individual's…

Human Services
7
Search for Change Inc

Dedicated to improving the quality of life and increasing the self sufficiency of individuals with emotional, social and economic barriers. this is accomplished by providing direct support and assistance needed to enable individuals to…

Human Services
8
Abilities Inc

Abilites Inc is a non-profit agency dedicated to facilitating integrated employment and full participation of persons with disabilities in their work and living communities. Employment is accomplished through direct service to youth and…

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9
Opportunity Partners

Mission: together we advance the quality of life for people with disabilities. vision: people of all abilities thrive in the world. values: impact- generate solutions that make a difference. choice - create opportunities for people to lead…

Employment
10
Job Path Inc

Job path supports people with autism and other developmental disabilities as they make choices about their lives and play valued roles in their communities. job path encourages people to explore what they want out of life and to chart…

Employment
11
Living Well Disability Services

Living Well Disability Services transforms the lives of people impacted by disabilities through the delivery of exceptional services.

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12
Abilitypath

Empower people with special needs to achieve their full potential through innovative, inclusive programs and community partnerships.

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Happy Trails for Kids; the most unlike its peers is Hope 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

44 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. 44 of the 82 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/44
Grantees still filing
24/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $14,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFree to Choose Fund: $14,000 · OtherFree to Choose Fund360 Sports Academy: $11,000 · Other360 Sports AcademyCHILDREN'S CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION INC D/B/A FAMILIES FIRST OF PB COUNTY: $7,000 · Other+50 more: $149,200 · Other+50 moreYOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesYOU GOTTA BELIEVE…CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN APPALAC…Rising Star Outreach Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesRising Star Outre…Hope Inc: $3,500 · Human ServicesHope Inc4 PAWS FOR ABILITY INC: $3,000 · Human Services4 PAWS FOR ABILIT…WOUNDED WARRIORS FAMILY SUPPORT INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIORS …HAPPY TRAILS FOR KIDS: $3,000 · Human ServicesHAPPY TRAILS FOR …CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesVita Nova Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesLOVING HANDS COMMUNITY CARE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE VISCARDI CENTER INC: $2,000 · Human Services+1 more: $25 · Human ServicesTHE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT: $20,000 · Crime & LegalFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $9,000 · HealthRUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $2,500 · HealthActive Minds Inc: $2,500 · HealthINTEGRATE FOR GOOD INC: $2,000 · HealthAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $7,000 · EducationBARBERSHOP BOOKS INC: $5,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationBREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK INC: $1,000 · EducationTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentBENT ON LEARNING INC: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentExtreme Kids and Crew Inc: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentABUSED CHILDRENS FUND INC: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureMILAGRO FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Arts & Culture
Other$195,700Human Services$49,525Crime & Legal$20,000Health$16,000Education$16,000Youth Development$12,000Arts & Culture$10,500

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 budgetTHE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PROJECT: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetYOU GOTTA BELIEVE - THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF YAD SARAH INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION INC D/B/A FAMILIES FIRST OF PB COUNTY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDREAMCHASERS ACADEMY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS OF NEW YORK CITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGODS LITTLE ACRES INC: $5,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetBARBERSHOP BOOKS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRising Star Outreach Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCan Do Multiple Sclerosis: $4,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOZARKS FOOD HARVEST INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget4 PAWS FOR ABILITY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIORS FAMILY SUPPORT INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAPPY TRAILS FOR KIDS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMILAGRO FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBENT ON LEARNING INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExtreme Kids and Crew Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALI FORNEY CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUEPATH SERVICE DOGS INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetActive Minds Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S ATTENTION HOME INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREACHING OUT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSweet Dream Makers Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVita Nova Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTEGRATE FOR GOOD INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKATHYS LEGACY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLOVING HANDS COMMUNITY CARE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE VISCARDI CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABUSED CHILDRENS FUND INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $25 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.

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 Hyde and Watson F…The New York Communit…Td Charitable Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Verizon FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…
The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ12.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Td Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Verizon Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Meshnick Charitable Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Meshnick Charitable Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 42%
  • Vita Nova Inc: 42% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
16report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Meshnick Charitable Family 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 82 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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