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Robert W Baltzell Foundation at a glance

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Robert W Baltzell Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$150k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
12
States reached
$36k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$72kHousing & Shelter$37kHealth$32kFood & Nutrition$32kHuman Services$21kCrime & Legal$20kReligion$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k20 grants · $74k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $76k
$5,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$5.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Creighton UNIVERSITY$36,000
FOODBANK OF THE HEARTLAND$10,000
PROJECT HARMONY$10,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$10,000
SALVATION ARMY$10,000
BURKE UNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRY$6,000
ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION$5,000
Folds of honor Foundation$5,000
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH$5,000
CUES SCHOOL SYSTEM$5,000
CHILDRENS SCHOLARSHIP FUND$5,000
FOOTHILLS FOOD BANK$5,000
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$5,000
ST JUDES CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$4,000
OPEN DOOR MISSION$4,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%OPEN DOOR MISSION: $26k → 12%OPEN DOOR MISSION: $4k → 12%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

NY
NE
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$180k · 16 repeat orgs$85k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
2

Total granted

$180k
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+26%

Still filing today

69%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationInternationalHealthHuman ServicesCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
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

  • PH
    PROJECT HARMONY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +119%
  • FB
    FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND
    2× · 2023–2024 · $20k · revenue +9%
  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $15k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • HM
    HEART MINISTRY CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +26%
  • SA
    ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
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
Children's Physicians

Children's physicians delivers the highest quality pediatric primary care while supporting education and research.

Health
2
Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters Inc

We, mercy hospital of franciscan sisters and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy hospital of franciscan sisters is a member of…

Health
3
Mercy Medical Center - Newton

We, mercy medical center - newton and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy medical center - newton is a member of trinity health.

Health
4
University Health Inc

Primary functions are the coordination and delivery of health care resources and services, health care education for the hospital service area, long range analysis of health care needs and development of programs, and arranging for…

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5
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
6
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
7
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
8
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
9
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
10
Mercy Clinics Inc

We, mercy clinics and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. mercy clinics is a member of trinity health.

Health
11
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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12
Unmc Physicians

Our mission is to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Heart Ministry Center; the most unlike its peers is Mike Mccoy Ministries. 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

15 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. 15 of the 28 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)
15/15
Grantees still filing
12/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND: $20,000 · OtherFOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLANDSALVATION ARMY: $15,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMYAMERICAN RED CROSS: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSFoothills Food Bank: $7,000 · OtherFoothills Food BankST JUDES CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: $7,000 · OtherST JUDES CHILDRENS HOSPITALBURKE UNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $6,500 · OtherTHE HOPE CENTER OMAHA: $6,000 · OtherST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION: $5,000 · OtherCUES SCHOOL SYSTEM: $5,000 · OtherBETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH: $5,000 · OtherST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION: $5,000 · Other+5 more: $13,000 · Other+5 moreCreighton University: $36,000 · EducationCreighton UniversityFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $6,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO T…CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF OMAHA: $5,000 · EducationCHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUN…OPEN DOOR MISSION D/B/A OPEN DOOR MISSION & LYDIA HOUSE: $30,000 · Human ServicesOPEN DOOR MI…PROJECT HARMONY: $20,000 · Crime & LegalCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $7,000 · HealthOPERATION SMILE INC: $4,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,000 · InternationalHEART MINISTRY CENTER: $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$124,500Education$62,000Human Services$30,000Crime & Legal$20,000Health$17,000International$6,000Food & Nutrition$5,000

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 budgetCreighton University: $36,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN DOOR MISSION D/B/A OPEN DOOR MISSION & LYDIA HOUSE: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HARMONY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoothills Food Bank: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBURKE UNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF OMAHA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHEART MINISTRY CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIKE MCCOY MINISTRIES: $4,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,000 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.

The Charles and Mary …Robert B Daugherty Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationNE13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Robert W Baltzell Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert W Baltzell Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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.
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How do I get to Robert W Baltzell Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Robert W Baltzell 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 28 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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