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Rolmar Charitable Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$147k
Granted FY2021
31
Grants FY2021
13
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Health$73kEnvironment$20kPhilanthropy$15kHousing & Shelter$15kYouth Development$11kFood & Nutrition$10kCrime & Legal$8kHuman Services$6kOther$0
02FY2021 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k29 grants · $122k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$5,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE NY TIMES NEEDIEST CASES FUND$15,000
BEYOND HOUSING$10,000
Individual grant recipient$7,500
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$7,500
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNDATION$5,000
BRIGHT FOCUS FOUNDATION$5,000
SAINT LOUIS AREA FOODBANK$5,000
STRONG MINDS$5,000
PREVENT CANCER FOUNDATION$5,000
COALITION FOR RAIN FOREST NATIONS$5,000
UNITED WORLD SCHOOLS$5,000
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$5,000
MISSOURI CASA ASSOCIATION$5,000
PEDAL THE CAUSE$5,000
ARTHUR R JOHNSON COMMUNITY OUTREACH$5,000
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 (FY21–21, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 64% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%CARITAS FAMILY SOLUTIONS: $3k → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%ARTHUR R JOHNSON COMMUNITY OUTREACH: $5k → 21%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $5k → 11%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

MT
MN
IL
MI
NY
NJ
CA
MO
VA
MD
TN
DC
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 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.

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Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
2
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
3
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
4
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
5
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
8
Toxic-Free Future F/K/a Washington Toxics Coalition

As a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy, toxic- free future uses the power of science, education, and activism, to drive strong laws and corporate responsibility that protect the health of all people and the…

Environment
9
Fresh Energy

Shape and drive bold policy solutions to achieve equitable carbon-neutral economies.

Environment
10
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
11
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
12
The Alliance for Just Deliberation On Solar Geoengineering Inc

The alliance for just deliberation on solar geoengineering (dsg) is a charitable, scientific and educational organization dedicated to building just and inclusive deliberation about research and potential use of solar geoengineering. solar…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Patrick Center; the most unlike its peers is Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. 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

25 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. 25 of the 32 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
16/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $24,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $7,500 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYIndividual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUNITED WORLD SCHOOLS: $5,000 · OtherUNITED WORLD SCHOOLSPROVIDENT BEHAVORIAL HEALTH: $5,000 · OtherPROVIDENT BEHAVORIAL HEALTHST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INC: $5,000 · OtherST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INCREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATIONTHE SALVATION ARMY: $3,750 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3,750 · OtherST PATRICK CENTER: $3,000 · OtherSTRONGMINDS INC: $5,000 · OtherSTRONGMINDS INCREEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3,750 · OtherDogs For Our Brave Inc: $3,000 · OtherGIRLS ON THE RUN OF ST LOUIS: $3,000 · Other+1 more: $2,500 · OtherPrevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn: $5,000 · HealthPrevent Cancer Fou…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEAS…BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDA…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $3,750 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S…DETROITERS WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $3,750 · HealthDETROITERS WORKING…AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $3,750 · HealthAMYOTROPHIC LATERA…INTERFAITH RESIDENCE D/B/A DOORWAYS: $1,500 · HealthINTERFAITH RESIDEN…THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND: $15,000 · PhilanthropyTHE NEW Y…PEDAL THE CAUSE: $5,000 · Human ServicesPEDAL THE…Arthur R Johnson Community Outreach Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesArthur R …CHRISTIAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS: $2,500 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,515 · Human ServicesAmerican …COALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $5,000 · EnvironmentHONOR THE EARTH: $3,750 · EnvironmentYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $3,750 · EnvironmentBEYOND HOUSING INC: $10,000 · Housing & ShelterMISSOURI COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · Civil Rights
Other$86,750Health$27,750Philanthropy$15,000Human Services$14,015Environment$12,500Housing & Shelter$10,000Civil Rights$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 budgetTHE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEYOND HOUSING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEDAL THE CAUSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMISSOURI COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPrevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArthur R Johnson Community Outreach Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRONGMINDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST LOUIS AREA FOOD BANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHONOR THE EARTH: $3,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDETROITERS WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $3,750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREEF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST PATRICK CENTER: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDogs For Our Brave Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF ST LOUIS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCENTER FOR WOMEN IN TRANSITION DBA KEYWAY CENTER FOR DIVERSION & REENTRY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHRISTIAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH RESIDENCE D/B/A DOORWAYS: $1,500 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.

St Louis Community Fo…United Way of Greater…Employees Community F…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
St Louis Community Foundation IncMO15.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Rolmar Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rolmar Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 32 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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