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Partners People in Progress Inc

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$1.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
46%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$695,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 26
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$3.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Partners People in Progress Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $232k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementHealthPublic BenefitEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving29$1.8M52%
FY202326$1.9M46%
FY202214$1.4M29%
FY202111$1.1M55%
FY20207$903kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Human Services$3.3MFood & Nutrition$1.6MHousing & Shelter$717kInternational$560kEducation$510kReligion$164kCrime & Legal$84kEnvironment$50kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry$3,394,150515%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$1,025,00052%
Lutheran Urbank Mission Agency$576,0005n/a
Hopebuilders Home Repair Inc$342,000515%
Mission Southside Inc$222,98553%
Flourish Furnishings Inc$167,50039%
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc$160,00020%
Jewish Family Services$150,00031%
Petes Garden$138,46046%
Community Services League-Jackson Co$100,0002n/a
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All grantees of Partners People in Progress Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry$3,394,150515%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$1,025,00052%
Lutheran Urbank Mission Agency$576,0005n/a
Hopebuilders Home Repair Inc$342,000515%
Mission Southside Inc$222,98553%
Flourish Furnishings Inc$167,50039%
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc$160,00020%
Jewish Family Services$150,00031%
Petes Garden$138,46046%
Community Services League-Jackson Co$100,0002n/a
Johnson County Christmas Bureau$95,00043%
Amethyst Place Inc$90,00041%
Hub Argentine Inc$50,00018%
The Village Initiative$50,00013%
Three Dog Night Charities$50,00012%
Electro Mundo Technology Services Inc$50,0001n/a
Lead to Read Inc$45,00023%
Joco Ihn Inc$40,00046%
Journey to New Life INC$36,00021%
New Creation Inc$35,00024%
Pcs for People$30,25010%
Elevate Metro Kc$20,00022%
Adoption & Beyond Inc$20,00024%
Welcome House Inc$17,50010%
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc$15,00010%
Camp Tomah-Shinga$13,5001n/a
Tylers House KC Inc$11,00019%
Newhouse Inc$11,00010%
Barefoot Mission Inc$10,00018%
One Ninety-Nine Inc$10,00016%
Sevendays Inc$10,00014%
Birthday Connections$10,0001n/a
Lorraine's House$10,00012%
Restoration House of Greater Kansas City$10,00010%
I 58 Kc Ministries$10,00017%
Johnson County Interfaith Justice Organization JCIJO Inc$10,00014%
Dads Against Crime Inc$10,00013%
Relentless Pursuit Outreach & Recovery Corp$10,00012%
Mothers Refuge$10,00010%
Growth Ministries Inc$7,5001n/a
The Hope Center Inc$7,50010%
Hollis Renewal Center Inc$7,0001n/a
Angel Clothing Foundation$6,00015%
Christian Family Services$5,50011%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Partners People in Progress Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $3,394,150 over 5y, 15% of budgetOperation Breakthrough Inc: $1,025,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetHopebuilders Home Repair Inc: $342,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetMission Southside Inc: $222,985 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetFlourish Furnishings Inc: $167,500 over 3y, 9.1% of budgetCatholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc: $160,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Family Services: $150,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetPetes Garden: $138,460 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetJohnson County Christmas Bureau: $95,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetAmethyst Place Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHub Argentine Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetThe Village Initiative: $50,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetThree Dog Night Charities: $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLead to Read Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetJoco Ihn Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetJourney to New Life INC: $36,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNew Creation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetPcs for People: $30,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElevate Metro Kc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetAdoption & Beyond Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetWelcome House Inc: $17,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCatholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTylers House KC Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetNewhouse Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBarefoot Mission Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetOne Ninety-Nine Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetSevendays Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetLorraine's House: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetRestoration House of Greater Kansas City: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetI 58 Kc Ministries: $10,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetJohnson County Interfaith Justice Organization JCIJO Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetDads Against Crime Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetRelentless Pursuit Outreach & Recovery Corp: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMothers Refuge: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Hope Center Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAngel Clothing Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetChristian Family Services: $5,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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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.

Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO50.1× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Servant Foundation · The Sunderland Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · Oppenstein Brothers Foundation · Menorah Heritage Foundation · Health Forward Foundation · Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund · The H & R Block Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · The Curry Family 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.

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How do I get to Partners People in Progress Inc?

Find your warmest path to Partners People in Progress 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.

About Partners People in Progress Inc

How much does Partners People in Progress Inc give?
Partners People in Progress Inc reported 29 grants totaling $1,800,960 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 26 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Partners People in Progress Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (47%), Food & Nutrition (23%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
Who are Partners People in Progress Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry ($3.4M), Operation Breakthrough Inc ($1.0M), Lutheran Urbank Mission Agency ($576k).
Does Partners People in Progress Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Partners People in Progress Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc, Servant Foundation.
Where is Partners People in Progress Inc based?
Partners People in Progress Inc is based in KS.

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 44 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 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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