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Nowak Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$11k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$605kHealth$314kReligion$135kPhilanthropy$49kHuman Services$36kHousing & Shelter$13kPublic Benefit$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Folds of Honor Foundation$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Jenison Youth Baseball$1,000
GSA Troop 8245$100
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%Hospice of Michigan: $9k → 11%Avow Hospice: $5k → 10%Hospice of Michigan: $5k → 11%Hospice of Michigan: $2k → 11%Hospice of Michigan: $1k → 11%Hospice of Michigan: $1k → 11%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

WI
MI
NY
IN
VA
MD
SC
OK
GA
TX
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$995k · 19 repeat orgs$181k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
25

Total granted

$995k
$175k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
0%

Still filing today

37%
28%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
EducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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

  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $43k · revenue +204%
  • HO
    Hospice of Michigan Inc
    5× · 2017–2023 · $18k · revenue +46%
  • SM
    ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $13k · revenue +242%

Funded once

  • CC
    CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
  • DC
    DeVos Children's Hospital Fndtn
    one grant, 2017 · $45k
  • DC
    DEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSP FND
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
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
St Francis Hospital Foundation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
2
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
3
St Charles Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

—
4
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.

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5
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

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6
St Joseph's Hospital of Tampa Foundation Inc

St. joseph's hospitals foundation secures, manages and stewards philanthropic support to benefit the health care mission of st. joseph's hospital, st. joseph's women's hospital, st. joseph's children's hospital of tampa, st. joseph's…

Health
7
Good Shepherd Hospice Foundation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

—
8
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
9
St Charles Hospital Corp

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
10
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
11
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
12
Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics

To support salem health, salem health west valley and related organizations.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fisher House Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Society for Christian Instruct Allendale Christian School. 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

14 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. 14 of the 47 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
7/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Aquinas College: $508,124 · EducationAquinas CollegeFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $43,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION+2 more: $2,000 · EducationNCH: $57,000 · OtherNCHCATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLNCH Center for Philanthropy: $48,000 · OtherNCH Center for PhilanthropySt Mary's Catholic Church: $48,000 · OtherSt Mary's Catholic ChurchDeVos Children's Hospital Fndtn: $45,000 · OtherDeVos Children's Hospital FndtnSaint William Church: $40,000 · OtherSaint William ChurchDEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSP FND: $25,000 · OtherDEVOS CHILDREN'S HOSP FNDThe Salvation Army: $18,300 · Other+29 more: $93,650 · Other+29 moreCOREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN: $153,000 · HealthCOREWELL HEALT…+1 more: $1,500 · HealthHospice of Michigan Inc: $18,250 · Human ServicesAVOW Hospice Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $13,000 · Housing & ShelterAIR FORCE ENLISTED VILLAGE INC: $7,000 · Housing & Shelter
Education$553,124Other$424,950Health$154,500Human Services$23,250Housing & Shelter$20,000

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 budgetAquinas College: $508,124 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCOREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN: $153,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $43,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of Michigan Inc: $18,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: $8,000 over 8y, 9.6% of budgetAIR FORCE ENLISTED VILLAGE INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAVOW Hospice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget525 FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Volunteers of Collier County Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDA BLODGETT - ST JOHN'S: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SOCIETY FOR CHRISTIAN INSTRUCT ALLENDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $50 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 Aquinas College ↗
  • Who funds COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Hospice of Michigan Inc ↗
  • Who funds ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS ↗
  • Who funds AIR FORCE ENLISTED VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds AVOW Hospice Inc ↗
  • Who funds 525 FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Literacy Volunteers of Collier County 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 Charit…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncGA8.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Nowak Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nowak Family Foundation. 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Avow Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–25%
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 47 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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