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Meyerhoff Charitable Trust at a glance

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Meyerhoff Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$53k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$16k
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$234kYouth Development$1kRecreation & Sports$1k
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $27k
$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$760k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY$16,200
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA$10,800
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$9,600
WARTBURG COLLEGE$5,100
HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE$3,400
COE COLLEGE$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
BUENA VISTA UNIV$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY$1,000
UNIV OF MISSOURI VET COLLEGE$1,000
ALLEN COLLEGE$700
CARELTON COLLEGE$700
LUTHER COLLEGE$700
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 81% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GRAND CANYON UNIV: $700 → 11%Univeristy of Nebraska - Omaha: $700 → 12%CARELTON COLLEGE: $2k → 11%SAN DIEGO ST UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: $700 → 16%GEORGE WASHINGTON UN: $1k → 14%Simpson College: $1k → 6%WARTBURG COLLEGE: $5k → 7%Coe College: $2k → 9%Luther College: $2k → 10%BUENA VISTA UNIV: $1k → 10%DRAKE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 10%Loras College: $1k → 11%ELLSWORTH COMM COLLEGE: $1k → 11%NIACC: $700 → 12%Morningside University: $700 → 13%Upper Iowa University: $2k → 13%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $10k → 15%Iowa State University: $11k → 17%ALLEN COLLEGE: $2k → 17%A T Still University: $700 → 28%LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 7%UNIV OF WISCONSIN- STOUT: $700 → 11%Univeristy of Wisconsin - Platteville: $2k → 13%Northwestern University: $1k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $2k → 9%UNIV OF VERMONT: $1k → 10%WARTBURG COLLEGE: $5k → 7%COE COLLEGE: $1k → 9%Des Moines Area Community College: $2k → 10%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $10k → 15%WARTBURG COLLEGE: $3k → 7%COE COLLEGE: $1k → 9%UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $9k → 15%Wartburg College: $3k → 7%University of Iowa: $5k → 15%HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE: $4k → 17%Wartburg College: $2k → 7%University of Northern Iowa: $13k → 17%HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE: $3k → 17%KIRKWOOD COMM COLLEGE: $1k → 9%University of Northern Iowa: $11k → 17%Hawkeye Community College: $3k → 17%UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA: $11k → 17%HAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE: $3k → 17%UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA: $10k → 17%Hawkeye Community College: $1k → 17%UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA: $8k → 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

VT
MN
IL
WI
SD
IA
CA
NE
MO
AZ
DC
TX
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.
$212k · 15 repeat orgs$25k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
19

Total granted

$212k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-2%
+11%

Still filing today

33%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
EducationRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • IS
    IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $67k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
    5× · 2020–2024 · $44k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA
    3× · 2022–2024 · $28k

Funded once

  • DM
    Des Moines Area Community College
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +8%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
Augustana University Association

Inspired by lutheran scholarly tradition and the liberal arts, augustana provides an education of enduring worth that challenges the intellect, fosters integrity and integrates faith with learning and service in a diverse world.

Education
2
Augsburg University

Augsburg university educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.the augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community that is committed to intentional diversity in its…

Education
3
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
4
Union College

Union college is a seventh-day adventist community of higher education, inspired by jesus christ, and dedicated to empowering students to learn, serve, and lead.

Education
5
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
6
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
7
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
8
Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the reformed christian perspective, dordt university equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary…

Education
9
Doane University

Doane university creates distinctive educational experiences, immersed in the liberal arts, to prepare our students for careers and lives grounded in inquiry, ethics, and a commitment to lead and serve in the global community.

Education
10
Cornell College

Cornell college offers an innovative and rigorous learning community where faculty and staff collaborate with students to develop the intellectual curiosity, creativity and moral courage necessary for a lifetime of learning and engaged…

Education
11
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
12
LaGrange College

Education - lagrange college challenges the minds and inspires the souls of its students. founded in 1831 and committed to its relationship with the united methodist church and its wesleyan and liberal arts traditions, the college supports…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Upper Iowa University; the most unlike its peers is A T Still University of Health Sciences. 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

15 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. 15 of the 39 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY: $66,650 · OtherIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF IOWA: $44,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF IOWAUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IA: $28,300 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IAUniversity of Northern Iowa: $23,600 · OtherUniversity of Northern IowaHAWKEYE COMM COLLEGE: $9,700 · Other+21 more: $29,650 · Other+21 moreWARTBURG COLLEGE: $17,239 · EducationWARTBURG COLLEG…COE COLLEGE: $4,200 · EducationCOE COLLEGELUTHER COLLEGE: $2,200 · EducationLUTHER COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $2,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF S…Simpson College: $1,500 · EducationUPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $1,500 · Education+6 more: $4,600 · Education+6 moreNorthwestern University: $1,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$201,900Education$33,239Recreation & Sports$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWARTBURG COLLEGE: $17,239 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOE COLLEGE: $4,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetALLEN COLLEGE: $3,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLUTHER COLLEGE: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSimpson College: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLORAS COLLEGE: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBuena Vista University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRAKE UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA T Still University of Health Sciences: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE: $500 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 WARTBURG COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds COE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ALLEN COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds LUTHER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS ↗
  • Who funds Simpson College ↗
  • Who funds UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LORAS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Buena Vista University ↗
  • Who funds DRAKE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds A T Still University of Health Sciences ↗
  • Who funds Grand Canyon University ↗
  • Who funds MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE ↗

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.

Fahrney Education Fdt…Bestenlehner D and F …La Amundson Ohana Fou…Roy J Carver Charitab…Louis J Elbert TrustJoseph J Sinek Schola…Bernice E Peterson Sc…Mount Saint Clare Edu…Gwendolyn and Lucian …Willard E and Ella P …Paul & Mary Collins T…W D & Shirley Schafer…
Fahrney Education Fdtn TrustWI15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fahrney Education Fdtn Trust · Bestenlehner D and F Educational Tr · La Amundson Ohana Foundation · Roy J Carver Charitable Trust · Louis J Elbert Trust · Joseph J Sinek Scholarship Trust · Bernice E Peterson Scholarship Trust · Mount Saint Clare Education Charitable Trust · Gwendolyn and Lucian L Hinecker Scholarship Trust · Willard E and Ella P Thompson Educational Fund · Paul & Mary Collins Trust · W D & Shirley Schafer-Ray Educational 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 Meyerhoff Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Meyerhoff Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's 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
    4report 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, 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 Meyerhoff Charitable Trust?

    Find your warmest path to Meyerhoff Charitable Trust 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 39 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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