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Pennies From Heaven Foundation

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$731k
Granted FY2021
9
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$224k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172021.

Philanthropy$1.6MHuman Services$1.1MCommunity Improvement$1.0MEducation$326kEnvironment$250kEmployment$250kHousing & Shelter$148kHealth$148kOther$0
02FY2021 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $659k
$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$22M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OAKTREE ACADEMY$224,000
UNITED WAY OF MASON COUNTY$179,109
HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP)$106,022
MASON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$100,000
TALENT 2025 INC$50,000
WEST SHORE FAMILY SUPPORT$25,299
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MASON COUNTY$15,000
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ASSOC OF MICHIGAN (CPAOM)$10,000
LUDINGTON AREA ARTS COUNCIL$8,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–21, $1.2M) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SINGLE MOMM: $36k → 7%SINGLE MOMM: $36k → 7%SINGLE MOMM: $10k → 7%SINGLE MOMM: $5k → 7%OAKTREE ACADEMY: $269k → 10%OAKTREE ACADEMY: $224k → 10%OAKTREE ACADEMY: $115k → 10%OAKTREE ACADEMY: $110k → 10%HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP): $106k → 10%HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP): $59k → 10%HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP): $55k → 10%LAKESHORE FOOD CLUB: $46k → 10%HANDS EXTENDED LOVING PEOPLE (HELP): $45k → 10%LAKESHORE FOOD CLUB: $23k → 10%LAKESHORE FOOD CLUB: $21k → 10%OAKTREE ACADEMY: $9k → 10%COVE (COMMUNITIES OVERCOMING VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS): $5k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$3.4M · 10 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +129% since the first grant, against +63% for the ones you funded once.

10 repeat relationships — 5 still active in FY2021, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
14

Total granted

$3.4M
$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+129%
+63%

Still filing today

90%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $143k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
Human ServicesCommunity ImprovementArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • OA
    OAKTREE ACADEMY INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $727k · revenue +129% · 41% of their budget
  • HE
    Hands Extended Loving People
    7× · 2017–2024 · $265k · revenue +20% · 29% of their budget
  • HT
    HOME TEAM HOUSING
    5× · 2017–2021 · $148k · revenue +33% · 37% of their budget

Funded once

  • MC
    MICHIGAN COMMUNITY CAPITALgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1.0M · revenue +226% · 34% of their budget
  • CP
    CONNEXION POINT INC
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue -73% · 64% of their budget
  • MC
    MASON COUNTY EASTERN SCHOOLS
    one grant, 2020 · $26k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Western Michigan Christian Encampment

Christian camps.

Recreation & Sports
2
Association for Children's Mental Health

To ensure all michigan children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges and their families live in a safe, welcoming community with access to needed services and supports.

Health
3
Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce

Member programs/services, economic development

4
Macomb County Chamber of Commerce

The organization's mission is to promote a healthy business climate for its members and all businesses in macomb county, michigan.

Unclassified
5
Movement West Michigan

Uniting christian faith leaders to serve with humility and love for the flourishing of all in our community.

Religion
6
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc

Mid michigan community action guides local residents on the path to self-sufficiency through empowerment, education and community enrichment.

7
Michigan Center of Accountability for Republicans

Social welfare and issue advocacy

Civil Rights
8
Michigan Community Resources

We advance the missions of michigan nonprofit organizations that serve low income individuals and communities through pro bono and low cost legal and other professional services, organizational development, and trusted guidance.

Crime & Legal
9
Michigan Casa Inc

Michigan casa, inc. is dedicated to changing the lives of abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests through establishing, supporting, and expanding quality casa programs throughout the state of michigan to ensure…

Civil Rights
10
Fostering Solutions

The purpose of the organization is to provide child welfare and supporting services to children, families, and individuals working and living in michigan.

Human Services
11
Michigan Family Resources

Michigan Family Resources mission is to deliver holistic family-centered services to children that promote their well-being and development.

Education
12
Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce

The west coast chamber exists to be a catalyst for business growth and development, a convener of leaders and influencers, and a champion for a thriving community.

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Manistee County Community Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Pere Marquette Memorial Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyLocal Community Organizatio…Social Services & HousingLocal Community Organizatio…Faith-Based K-12 SchoolsCommunity Development Organ…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 17 years old; the field is 17. You back the younger end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number21%8%<5yr13%14%5–10yr20%32%10–20yr17%19%20–35yr15%11%35–55yr14%16%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value21%0%<5yr13%8%5–10yr20%21%10–20yr17%53%20–35yr15%9%35–55yr14%9%55yr+

The field is 21% startups (under 5 years old) — 8% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/42
the rest of the field
10%
487/4,782

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/33
Grantees still filing
20/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

UNITED WAY OF MASON COUNTY — $1,372,950 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF MASON COUNTYCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY — $311,085 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COU…+1 more — $15,000 · PhilanthropyOAKTREE ACADEMY INC — $726,568 · Human ServicesOAKTREE ACADEMY INCHands Extended Loving People — $265,016 · Human ServicesHands Extended Loving Peop…LAKESHORE FOOD CLUB — $89,913 · Human ServicesLAKESHORE FOOD CLUBSINGLE MOMM — $87,000 · Human ServicesSINGLE MOMM+1 more — $5,000 · Human ServicesMICHIGAN COMMUNITY CAPITAL — $1,000,000 · Community ImprovementMICHIGAN COMMUNITY CAPITA…TALENTFIRST INC FKA TALENT FIRST INC — $105,000 · Community ImprovementTALENTFIRST INC FKA TALEN…+2 more — $34,000 · Community ImprovementGATEWAY TO SUCCESS ACADEMY — $300,000 · OtherGATEWAY TO SUCC…HOME TEAM HOUSING — $147,988 · OtherHOME TEAM HOUSI…CONNEXION POINT INC — $100,000 · OtherCONNEXION POINT…MASON COUNTY EASTERN SCHOOLS — $26,000 · OtherBETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH — $25,000 · Other+8 more — $84,241 · Other+8 moreLand Conservancy of West Michigan — $250,000 · EnvironmentMASON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $100,000 · Arts & CultureLUDINGTON AREA ARTS COUNCIL — $8,000 · Arts & CultureWEST SHORE FAMILY SUPPORT — $25,299 · HealthGIRL SCOUTS OF MICHIGAN SHORE TO SHORE — $10,000 · Youth Development
Philanthropy$1,699,035Human Services$1,173,497Community Improvement$1,139,000Other$683,229Environment$250,000Arts & Culture$108,000Health$25,299Youth Development$10,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUNITED WAY OF MASON COUNTY — $1,372,950 over 8y, 81% of budgetMICHIGAN COMMUNITY CAPITAL — $1,000,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetOAKTREE ACADEMY INC — $726,568 over 6y, 41% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MUSKEGON COUNTY — $311,085 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHands Extended Loving People — $265,016 over 7y, 29% of budgetLand Conservancy of West Michigan — $250,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetHOME TEAM HOUSING — $147,988 over 5y, 37% of budgetTALENTFIRST INC FKA TALENT FIRST INC — $105,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetMASON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $100,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetCONNEXION POINT INC — $100,000 over 1y, 64% of budgetLAKESHORE FOOD CLUB — $89,913 over 3y, 14% of budgetSINGLE MOMM — $87,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetWEST SHORE FAMILY SUPPORT — $25,299 over 1y, 15% of budgetCOMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN — $24,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMANISTEE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWEST MICHIGAN TEAM INC — $12,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetEagle Village Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF MICHIGAN SHORE TO SHORE — $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLUDINGTON AREA ARTS COUNCIL — $8,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetECHO HIS LOVE INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCOMMUNITIES OVERCOMING VIOLENT ENCO — $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation for Muskegon CountyMI70.8× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Muskegon County · Consumers Energy Foundation · Birtwistle Family Foundation · Great Lakes Castings Corporation Foundation · Fremont Area Community Foundation · Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Inc · Dte Energy Foundation · United Way of Mason County · Protein Foundation · United Way of the Lakeshore · Frey Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Pennies From Heaven Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%your share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    typical government reliance, FY2025

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Pennies From Heaven Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Pennies From Heaven Foundation 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $746k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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