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Robert E and Donna L Welch Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$12k
Granted FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Health$25kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kEducation$3kInternational$3kAnimals$2kFood & Nutrition$2kHuman Services$500
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$168k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KELLY'S ANGELS INC$5,000
ACE SCHOLARSHIPS$3,000
IRISH AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP$2,500
CENTER BRUNSWICK FIRE COMPANY$1,000
CAPITAL DISTRICT YMCA$500
02The need
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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 (FY22–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%THE ARC OF RENSSELAER COUNTY: $2k → 11%CAPITAL DISTRICT YMCA: $500 → 14%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.
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 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
American College of Radiology Association

The purpose of the association is the promotion of educational and professional association interests including but not limited to the promotion of the interests of radiology and the interests and study of the socioeconomic aspects of the…

Community Improvement
2
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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3
New York Road Runners Inc

As a new york city based nonprofit, we're dedicated to transforming the health and well-being of our communities through inclusive and accessible running experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential.

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4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
Alliance for Aging Research

The alliance for aging research is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the narrative to achieve healthy aging and equitable access to care.

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6
Nysarc Inc Broome-Chenango- Tioga Counties Chapter

To provide leadership, advocacy and opportunities which enable persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to enhance the quality of their lives.

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7
Nysarc Inc - Warren Washington & Albany Counties Chapter

The organization's mission is to provide services, advocate for and offer opportunities to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, enabling them to realize their full potential in our communities.

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8
Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Acrp promotes excellence in clinical research. we support clinical research professionals through training and development, the exchange of ideas and expertise, and certification. we serve as the preferred source for quality tools,…

Health
9
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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10
Advance Care Alliance of Ny Inc

Advance care alliance of new york, inc. (acany) is dedicated to providing the support and services for you or your loved one with an intellectual or developmental disability need to lead an active, healthy, and fulfilling life. acany was…

Human Services
11
Nysarc Inc Erie County Chapter

Arc erie county new york supports children and adults with disabilities, and their families, in achieving their desired quality of life by creating opportunities through comprehensive services.

Human Services
12
North American Electric Reliability Corp

The north american electric reliability corporation (nerc) is a not-for-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nysarc Inc Rensselaer County Chapter; the most unlike its peers is Kelly's Angels Inc. 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

8 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. 8 of the 13 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
8/8
Grantees still filing
4/8
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INCKELLY'S ANGELS INC: $5,000 · HealthKELLY'S ANGELS INCRETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INC: $5,000 · HealthRETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INCMT VIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY: $2,500 · OtherMT VIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE C…SARAGOGA THERAPEUTIC EQUEST (STEP): $1,500 · OtherSARAGOGA THERAPEUTIC EQU…SPCA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK INC: $1,500 · OtherSPCA OF UPSTATE NEW YORK…THE ABLE GAMERS CHARITY: $1,500 · OtherTHE ABLE GAMERS CHARITYCENTER BRUNSWICK FIRE COMPANY: $1,000 · OtherCENTER BRUNSWICK FIRE CO…ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $3,000 · EducationALLIANCE …THE IRISH AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP INC: $2,500 · InternationalNYSARC INC RENSSELAER COUNTY CHAPTER: $1,500 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT (4416): $500 · Human ServicesREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INC: $1,500 · Food & Nutrition
Health$20,000Other$8,000Education$3,000International$2,500Human Services$2,000Food & Nutrition$1,500

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 budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKELLY'S ANGELS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetRETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE IRISH AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNYSARC INC RENSSELAER COUNTY CHAPTER: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT (4416): $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.

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.

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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 Robert E and Donna L Welch Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert E and Donna L Welch Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Robert E and Donna L Welch Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert E and Donna L Welch Charitable 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 13 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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