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Oliver & Cunningham Fam Fdn-Main at a glance

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Oliver & Cunningham Fam Fdn-Main

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.

$614k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$264k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$2.0MHealth$480kEducation$404kPhilanthropy$390kReligion$264kAnimals$210kHuman Services$164kYouth Development$113kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $330k
  • $250k+1 grant · $264k
$12,500
Median grant
7
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHERN IND HISTORICAL SOC FDN$264,150
UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC$30,000
SCHOLARSHIP FDN OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY IN$25,000
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION$25,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES IN MICHI$25,000
CHILDRENS DISPENSARY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIO$22,500
RAY BIRD MINISTRIES INC$20,000
LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION$15,000
MAYO CLINIC$15,000
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTER FOR HOSPIC$15,000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$15,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA$12,500
YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY$12,500
BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC$12,500
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE$12,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNT: $13k → 13%YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $13k → 13%YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $10k → 13%YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $10k → 13%YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY: $10k → 13%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
MI
NY
OR
IN
OH
CA
UT
KY
MD
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.0M · 31 repeat orgs$127k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against -66% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
6

Total granted

$4.0M
$92k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
-66%

Still filing today

74%
17%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationArts & CultureAnimalsPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • MN
    MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $200k · revenue +37%
  • RB
    Ray Bird Ministries
    7× · 2019–2025 · $200k · revenue +351%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $165k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • RM
    RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF INDIA
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
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
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
2
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc

We, saint joseph regional medical center (sjrmc) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.sjrmc is a member of trinity health.

Health
3
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center- South Bend Campus Inc

We, saint joseph regional medical center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.sjrmc-south bend is a member of saint joseph regional…

Health
4
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

Benefit, perform, and carry out the charitable, educational, and other exempt purposes of indiana university health ball memorial hospital, inc. ("iu health ball memorial hospital") and related organizations, and to support activities…

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5
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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6
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
7
Indiana University Health Bedford Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
8
Michigan Biotechnology Institute

Bridging the gap between early-stage innovation and commercial application. partnering to de-risk, develop and scale-up discoveries into commercially-viable technology packages.

Education
9
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
10
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
11
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
12
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of St Joseph County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Medlendorg. 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

26 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. 26 of the 41 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
20/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHERN IND HISTORICAL SOC FDN: $1,830,121 · OtherNORTHERN IND HISTORICAL SOC FDNRay Bird Ministries: $200,000 · OtherRay Bird Ministries+21 more: $716,000 · Other+21 moreMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION: $200,000 · HealthMCLAREN NORTH…LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $105,000 · HealthLYMPHOMA RESE…CHILDREN'S DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC: $67,500 · HealthCHILDREN'S DI…CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $51,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROS…MAYO CLINIC: $50,000 · HealthMAYO CLINIC+1 more: $11,000 · HealthScholarship Foundation of St Joseph County: $115,000 · EducationBETHEL UNIVERSITY INC: $107,500 · EducationUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $71,000 · EducationIndependent Colleges of Indiana Inc: $35,000 · EducationPOINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY: $160,000 · AnimalsPOTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $50,000 · AnimalsUNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $165,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropySTUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM INC: $55,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $52,500 · Arts & CultureMICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLittle Traverse Conservancy Inc: $71,000 · Environment
Other$2,746,121Health$484,500Education$328,500Animals$210,000Philanthropy$190,000Arts & Culture$122,500Environment$71,000

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 budgetMCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetRay Bird Ministries: $200,000 over 7y, 9.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $165,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetPOINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY: $160,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetScholarship Foundation of St Joseph County: $115,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetBETHEL UNIVERSITY INC: $107,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $105,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $71,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Traverse Conservancy Inc: $71,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC: $67,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC: $65,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN IN INC: $57,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSTUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM INC: $55,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetYOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $55,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $52,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $51,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPOTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $46,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetIndependent Colleges of Indiana Inc: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $35,000 over 6y, 6.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Margarets House: $22,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMEDLENDORG: $11,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetSOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.3% 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 MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Ray Bird Ministries ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY ↗
  • Who funds Scholarship Foundation of St Joseph County ↗
  • Who funds BETHEL UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds Little Traverse Conservancy Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S DISPENSARY AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF MICHIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN IN INC ↗
  • Who funds STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds POTAWATOMI ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds St Margarets House ↗
  • Who funds MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MEDLENDORG ↗
  • Who funds SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE 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.

Judd Leighton Foundat…University of Notre D…Community Foundation …1st Source Bank Found…Lilly Endowment IncCarroll F V Char Tr-M…Asante Foundation IncHayes Family Foundati…The Pokagon Fund IncCommunity Foundation …Nisource Charitable F…Cressy Foundation Inc
Judd Leighton Foundation IncIN30.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Judd Leighton Foundation Inc · University of Notre Dame du Lac · Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Lilly Endowment Inc · Carroll F V Char Tr-Main · Asante Foundation Inc · Hayes Family Foundation Inc · The Pokagon Fund Inc · Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Cressy Foundation Inc

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 Oliver & Cunningham Fam Fdn-Main funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Oliver & Cunningham Fam Fdn-Main. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 41 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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