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Schurz Communications Foundation Inc at a glance

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Schurz Communications Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$129k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$240kHuman Services$180kYouth Development$177kPhilanthropy$126kEducation$88kArts & Culture$73kHousing & Shelter$50kReligion$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$32,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Beacon Health Foundation$40,000
UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY$32,000
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michia$32,000
NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCITY$25,000
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michia: $32k → 12%Good Shepherd Motessori School INC: $25k → 13%LASALLE COUNCIL: $10k → 13%LOGAN RESOURCE CENTER: $50k → 13%LOGAN RESOURCE CENTER: $20k → 13%LOGAN RESOURCE CENTER: $20k → 13%THE JEWISH FEDERATION: $10k → 13%LOGAN RESOURCE CENTER: $10k → 13%THE JEWISH FEDERATION: $5k → 13%YWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA: $75k → 13%Beacon Health Foundation: $40k → 13%SALVATION ARMY KROC CENTER: $30k → 13%HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $25k → 13%St Margaret's House: $25k → 13%YWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA: $25k → 13%The Salvation Army KROC Center: $25k → 13%SOUTH BEND CITY CHURCH: $25k → 13%HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $25k → 13%NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCITY: $25k → 13%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ST JOE COUNTY: $25k → 13%Beacon Health Foundation: $20k → 13%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ST JOE COUNTY: $20k → 13%BEACON HEALTH FOUNDATION: $20k → 13%NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCITY: $10k → 13%TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES: $25k → 13%SOUTH BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $8k → 13%ST JOSEPH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: $15k → 13%SOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $5k → 13%ST JOSEPH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: $10k → 13%South Bend Youth Hockey INC: $25k → 13%YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU ST JOSEPH CO: $38k → 13%YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU ST JOSEPH CO: $38k → 13%SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $10k → 13%HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $20k → 13%HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $20k → 13%HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $20k → 13%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$766k · 12 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
11

Total granted

$766k
$195k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
0%

Still filing today

42%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyHealthReligionOther
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

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC
    4× · 2019–2025 · $126k · revenue +32%
  • YN
    YWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $100k · revenue +11%
  • BH
    Beacon Health Foundation Inc
    3× · 2019–2025 · $80k · revenue +441%

Funded once

  • SM
    St Margarets House
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • Indiana University Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +21%
  • TM
    TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -51%
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
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center- South Bend Campus Inc

We, saint joseph regional medical center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.sjrmc-south bend is a member of saint joseph regional…

Health
2
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc

We inspire, entertain, and connect people with the transformative power of orchestral music. as michiana's premiere professional orchestra, the south bend symphony engages the community in the exploration of orchestral music in all its…

Arts & Culture
3
Indiana University Health Bedford Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
4
Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Inc

Bgci believes that every young person deserves to live a life filled with hope and opportunity. because we care about our young people, we provide a safe, educational, and positive atmosphere where they can prosper and reach their full…

—
5
South Bend Museum of Art

To promote the education and advancement of art in the city of south bend, st. joseph county, and surrounding areas.

Arts & Culture
6
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc

We, saint joseph regional medical center (sjrmc) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.sjrmc is a member of trinity health.

Health
7
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
8
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan

To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Youth Development
9
Indiana University Health Bloomington Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
10
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

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Youth Development
11
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Inc

Girl scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Youth Development
12
Indiana University Health North Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc; the most unlike its peers is St Margarets House. 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

13 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. 13 of the 24 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LOGAN RESOURCE CENTER: $100,000 · OtherLOGAN RESOURCE CENTERYWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $100,000 · OtherYWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INCYOUTH SERVICES BUREAU ST JOSEPH CO: $75,000 · OtherYOUTH SERVICES BUREAU ST JOSEPH COHOSPICE FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherHOSPICE FOUNDATIONTHE SALVATION ARMY: $55,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $50,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYSt Joseph County Public Library: $25,000 · OtherSOUTH BEND CITY CHURCH INC: $25,000 · Other+5 more: $47,500 · Other+5 moreUNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $125,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF …Beacon Health Foundation Inc: $80,000 · HealthBeacon He…BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA CORRIDOR INC: $45,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC: $32,000 · Youth DevelopmentIndiana University Foundation: $25,000 · EducationGOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC: $25,000 · EducationTHE VILLAGE A COMMUNITY MUSICAL ART ALLIANCE INC: $12,500 · EducationSt Margarets House: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsSOUTH BEND YOUTH HOCKEY INC: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsNORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $35,000 · Arts & CultureTRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 · Religion
Other$537,500Philanthropy$125,500Health$80,000Youth Development$77,000Education$62,500Recreation & Sports$50,000Arts & Culture$35,000Religion$25,000

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 budgetUNITED WAY OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY INC: $125,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetYWCA NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INC: $100,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBeacon Health Foundation Inc: $80,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA CORRIDOR INC: $45,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA MICHIANA INC: $32,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSt Margarets House: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSOUTH BEND YOUTH HOCKEY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE VILLAGE A COMMUNITY MUSICAL ART ALLIANCE INC: $12,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSOUTH BEND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% 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.

1st Source Bank Found…Community Foundation …University of Notre D…Carroll F V Char Tr-M…Muessel Ellison Mem I…Everwise Foundation I…Klockow Harvey R and …Lilly Endowment IncFields Foundation Irr…Clark Sa & Fp Mem Fd …The Leep Foundation I…United Way of St Jose…
1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-XxxxIN28.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc · University of Notre Dame du Lac · Carroll F V Char Tr-Main · Muessel Ellison Mem Irr Tua · Everwise Foundation Inc · Klockow Harvey R and Doris Fdn · Lilly Endowment Inc · Fields Foundation Irr Tua · Clark Sa & Fp Mem Fd Irr Tua · The Leep Foundation Inc · United Way of St Joseph County Inc

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 Schurz Communications Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Schurz Communications Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Schurz Communications Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Schurz Communications Foundation Inc 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 24 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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