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Sledd Fdn Discretionary

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$86k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
9
Grants FY2025
9
Organizations funded FY2024
67%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$9,700
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 9
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 67% of the organizations Sledd Fdn Discretionary funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving9$86k78%
FY20249$67k67%
FY20238$81k88%
FY20229$75k78%
FY20217$66k71%
FY20208$72k75%
FY20197$73k86%
FY20187$66k71%
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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 2025.

Human Services$157kHealth$101kArts & Culture$62kRecreation & Sports$57kYouth Development$54kCommunity Improvement$38kHousing & Shelter$35kAnimals$33kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Sledd Fdn Discretionary by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Community Transportation Network Inc$55,00031%
Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center Inc$33,06622%
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc$28,81810%
World Baseball Academy Inc$25,00011%
Blue Jacket Inc$22,50021%
Auburn Automotive Heritage Inc$20,00011%
Northeast Indiana Innovation Center Inc$20,0001n/a
Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne$20,00010%
Children's Hope Inc$18,97822%
ACRES Inc$17,5003n/a
Soulmedic Media Group Inc$16,60010%
Life Restoration Services Inc$16,12321%
Super Shot Inc$15,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ind$15,00010%
Vincent Village Inc$15,00020%
Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society Inc$15,00011%
Fort Wayne Ballet Inc$13,00020%
East Allen Family Resource Center Inc$12,81022%
Teach Our Children Fund Inc$12,50022%
Thirteen Step House Inc$10,00012%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$10,00015%
Fort Wayne Trails Inc$10,00012%
Headwaters Park Alliance Inc$10,00014%
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne Inc$10,00011%
Children's Autism Center Inc$10,00010%
Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Inc$10,00012%
Erins House for Grieving Children Inc$10,00011%
Anthony Wayne Area Council Inc$10,0001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc$9,70011%
Out of a Jam Inc$8,00012%
The Power House Alliance Inc$8,00017%
American Heart Association Inc$7,50010%
Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education Inc$7,50010%
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc$7,50011%
Crew Life Inc$7,50015%
Indiana Institute of Technology Inc$7,50010%
Teenworks Inc$7,20010%
Young Life$6,50010%
United States Association of Blind Athletes Inc$6,00011%
Bring It Inc$6,0002n/a
Euell a Wilson Center Inc$6,00011%
Parkview Huntington Family YMCA INC$5,00010%
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Inc$5,00010%
Northeast Indiana Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry Inc$5,00010%
The Honeywell Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Visit Fort Wayne Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Christian Community Health Care Inc$5,00015%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$4,65820%
Arch Inc$4,00021%
Family Centered Services Inc$3,50010%
Center for Nonviolence Inc$3,50010%
Neighborlink Fort Wayne Foundation$2,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sledd Fdn Discretionary supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCommunity Transportation Network Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetBridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center Inc: $33,066 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetFort Wayne Zoological Society Inc: $28,818 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Baseball Academy Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBlue Jacket Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAuburn Automotive Heritage Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMetropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hope Inc: $18,978 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSoulmedic Media Group Inc: $16,600 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLife Restoration Services Inc: $16,123 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSuper Shot Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ind: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVincent Village Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAllen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFort Wayne Ballet Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetEast Allen Family Resource Center Inc: $12,810 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetTeach Our Children Fund Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetThirteen Step House Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetFort Wayne Trails Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHeadwaters Park Alliance Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetInterfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetChildren's Autism Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Leaders of Northeast Indiana Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetErins House for Grieving Children Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc: $9,700 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOut of a Jam Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetThe Power House Alliance Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarold W McMillen Center for Health Education Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCrew Life Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetIndiana Institute of Technology Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeenworks Inc: $7,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Life: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association of Blind Athletes Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEuell a Wilson Center Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetParkview Huntington Family YMCA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNeighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNortheast Indiana Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHoosiers Feeding the Hungry Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Honeywell Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Community Health Care Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $4,658 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArch Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFamily Centered Services Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Nonviolence Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNeighborlink Fort Wayne Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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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.

Edward M Wilson FoundationPA84.9× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Edward M Wilson Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · M E Raker Foundation Inc · Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc · Flora Dale Krouse Foundation · Parkview Health System Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · McMillen Foundation Inc · Zollner 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.

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About Sledd Fdn Discretionary

How much does Sledd Fdn Discretionary give?
Sledd Fdn Discretionary reported 9 grants totaling $85,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Sledd Fdn Discretionary fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (24%), Health (15%), Arts & Culture (9%).
Who are Sledd Fdn Discretionary's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Community Transportation Network Inc ($55k), Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center Inc ($33k), Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc ($29k).
Does Sledd Fdn Discretionary fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Sledd Fdn Discretionary accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Sledd Fdn Discretionary?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Edward M Wilson Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn.
Where is Sledd Fdn Discretionary based?
Sledd Fdn Discretionary is based in PA.

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 57 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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