Indiana · Public charity
Sagamore Inc
An indianapolis-based nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization or "think tank." it is our mission to research and analyze difficult issues and to connect the best ideas with leaders who can transform them into smarter policy and improved practice.
- $13M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $67,360
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $888,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 14
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $20M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Sagamore Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $189k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 8 | $2.1M | 50% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $1.1M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $659k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $491k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $908k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $1.0M | 36% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $850k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $981k | 27% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries Innovation Group | $2,735,478 | 5 | n/a |
| Center for Serving Leadership | $2,302,795 | 7 | n/a |
| Southern Communities Initiative | $888,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elevate Indianapolis Inc | $766,337 | 4 | 73% |
| Duke University | $370,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Declare Worship Community | $335,386 | 2 | 39% |
| India Collective Inc | $329,958 | 5 | 42% |
| Practical Government Solutions | $308,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Hope Inc | $268,016 | 3 | 55% |
| Catalyst Initiatives (Highland Real Estate Group) | $188,635 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretaries Innovation Group | $2,735,478 | 5 | n/a |
| Center for Serving Leadership | $2,302,795 | 7 | n/a |
| Southern Communities Initiative | $888,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elevate Indianapolis Inc | $766,337 | 4 | 73% |
| Duke University | $370,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Declare Worship Community | $335,386 | 2 | 39% |
| India Collective Inc | $329,958 | 5 | 42% |
| Practical Government Solutions | $308,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Hope Inc | $268,016 | 3 | 55% |
| Catalyst Initiatives (Highland Real Estate Group) | $188,635 | 1 | n/a |
| Clapham Education Group | $109,244 | 3 | 4% |
| NeighborHealth Center Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| At Work on Purpose | $99,000 | 2 | 15% |
| For Columbus | $73,513 | 1 | n/a |
| College Golf Fellowship | $66,750 | 3 | 1% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $66,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Nexus Global Serve | $59,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $56,665 | 3 | 0% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Indiana Incorporated | $39,105 | 1 | n/a |
| American Purpose LLC | $38,000 | 1 | 45% |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $33,325 | 3 | 0% |
| Athletes in Action Sports Complex and Retreat Center Inc | $33,325 | 3 | n/a |
| Circle City Fellows Inc | $26,289 | 1 | n/a |
| Lifecare Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Osprey Relief Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The George Edward Durell Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Center for Complex Operations Inc | $6,700 | 1 | 1% |
| The Ubuntu Movement | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban Revival Inc | $5,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Education Partners Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Constructing Our Future | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($92k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Sagamore Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Sagamore Inc
- How much does Sagamore Inc give?
- Sagamore Inc reported 9 itemized grants totaling $2,180,949, out of $13,263,951 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Sagamore Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (27%), Community Improvement (25%), Public Benefit (21%).
- Who are Sagamore Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Secretaries Innovation Group ($2.7M), Center for Serving Leadership ($2.3M), Southern Communities Initiative ($888k).
- Does Sagamore Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sagamore Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, American Endowment Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Sagamore Inc based?
- Sagamore Inc is based in IN.
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