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Social Physical and Academic Resources for Kids

Members provide volunteer services at sports and entertainment venue concession stands to raise funds to support the education and responsibility of all students in academics, athletics, and cultural enrichment in the way of performing and creative arts.

$990k
Granted FY2025still arriving
51
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Education$1.3MRecreation & Sports$1.2MArts & Culture$5kReligion$5k
02FY2025 · 51 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 51 grants below total $730,822, the rows itemized in this filing. The $990,242 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $259,420 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k26 grants · $183k
  • $10k–50k24 grants · $489k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$9,713
Median grant
13
States reached
$568k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Movement Project Dance Center$59,526
Aidvantage$43,379
Summit Dance Collective$41,640
Karens School of Dance$35,281
Michigan Dance Alliance$31,138
St Johns Catholic Church$26,590
ESBD$25,772
Powers Catholic High School$25,183
Nelnet$23,514
Michigan State University$21,157
Oakland Christian Schools$20,490
Emerson College$19,400
Diamond All Star Cheer$18,868
Kathy's School of Dance$18,600
Suzette's Master of Dance$14,935
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 (FY21–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 78% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Emerson College: $19k → 16%Grand Valley State University: $20k → 8%Movement Project Dance Center: $90k → 10%Kathy's School of Dance: $19k → 12%Western Michigan University: $34k → 12%Holy Family Catholic School: $40k → 16%Michigan Dance Alliance: $31k → 21%MOHELA - Department of Education: $20k → 11%Aidvantage: $43k → 12%GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: $14k → 8%Movement Project Dance Center: $78k → 10%Kathy's School of Dance: $14k → 12%WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: $18k → 12%Michigan Dance Alliance: $29k → 21%Aidvantage Dept of Ed Loan Servicing: $16k → 12%Movement Project Dance Center: $60k → 10%Kathy's School of Dance: $14k → 12%Western Michigan University: $18k → 12%Michigan State University: $21k → 16%Michigan Dance Alliance: $17k → 21%Utica Athletic Boosters: $17k → 10%THE MOVEMENT PROJECT DANCE CENTER: $48k → 10%Powers Catholic High School: $25k → 16%Karen's School of Dance: $76k → 8%Karen's School of Dance: $61k → 8%Karens School of Dance: $35k → 8%Summit Dance Collective: $42k → 16%KARENS SCHOOL OF DANCE: $32k → 8%Summit Dance Collective: $38k → 16%Notre Dame Prep School: $14k → 8%Suzette's Master of Dance: $15k → 10%ESBD: $105k → 16%Oakland Christian Schools: $23k → 8%ESBD MUSIC N MOTION: $52k → 16%Oakland Christian Schools: $20k → 8%ESBD: $35k → 16%ESBD: $26k → 16%Diamond Athletics All Star Cheer: $27k → 8%Diamond Athletics All Star Cheer: $23k → 8%Diamond All Star Cheer: $19k → 8%Faith Baptist School: $78k → 16%St John's Catholic Church & School: $68k → 16%FAITH BAPTIST SCHOOL: $64k → 16%ST JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL: $52k → 16%Faith Baptist School: $35k → 16%St John's Catholic Church: $34k → 16%St Johns Catholic Church: $27k → 16%Faith Baptist School: $17k → 16%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

WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
NE
MO
DE
KS
TN
SC
DC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 33 repeat orgs$263k to everyone else

33 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
14

Total granted

$2.3M
$101k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+9%

Still filing today

18%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $162k went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • OC
    OAKLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
    3× · 2023–2025 · $57k · revenue +17%
  • UA
    Utica Athletic Boosters
    2× · 2024–2025 · $27k · revenue +5%
  • LT
    LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2022–2023 · $15k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CI
    CERV INC
    one grant, 2023 · $13k · revenue -11%
  • MH
    MISS HALLIES DANCE HOUSE
    one grant, 2022 · $9k
  • DU
    DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2022 · $9k · revenue +9%
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 Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
2
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
3
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
4
Calvin University

The mission of calvin university is to equip students to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as christ's agents of renewal in the world.

Education
5
Macalester College

Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.

Education
6
Merrimack College

Merrimack college is a comprehensive, catholic augustinian institution that provides rigorous undergraduate, professional and graduate programs for students.

Education
7
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
8
Mercyhurst University

Rooted in our Mercy Catholic liberal arts identity, we educate and inspire diverse learners in an environment where faith and reason flourish together for meaningful lives, dignified work, and leadership in service toward a just and loving…

Education
9
Walsh University Inc

Walsh university is an independent, coeducational catholic, liberal arts and sciences institution dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a values-based education with an international perspective…

Education
10
Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska wesleyan university is an academic community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth within the context of a liberal arts education and in an environment of christian concern.

Education
11
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
12
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Xavier University; the most unlike its peers is Oakland Jr Grizzlies Hockey Club. 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

17 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. 17 of the 65 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
7/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Movement Project Dance Center: $275,053 · OtherMovement Project Dance CenterESBD: $218,377 · OtherESBDKaren's School of Dance: $204,754 · OtherKaren's School of DanceFaith Baptist School: $201,374 · OtherFaith Baptist SchoolST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH DAVISON: $180,390 · OtherST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH DAVISONAIDVANTAGEUS DEPT EDUCATION: $138,705 · OtherAIDVANTAGEUS DEPT EDUCATIONFirstmark Services: $95,107 · OtherWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: $81,743 · OtherSummit Dance Collective: $80,015 · Other+41 more: $852,634 · Other+41 moreOAKLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $56,846 · EducationUtica Athletic Boosters: $26,629 · EducationEMERSON COLLEGE: $19,400 · EducationLAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: $14,949 · EducationDAVENPORT UNIVERSITY: $13,545 · EducationXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $11,803 · EducationDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $8,522 · EducationCLEARY UNIVERSITY: $7,703 · EducationTrine University: $5,910 · Education+2 more: $10,531 · EducationMichigan Hawks Soccer Club: $9,245 · Recreation & SportsOAKLAND JR GRIZZLIES HOCKEY CLUB: $5,500 · Recreation & SportsREDFORD TOWNSHIP HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $5,309 · Recreation & SportsCERV INC: $12,650 · Community Improvement
Other$2,328,152Education$175,838Recreation & Sports$20,054Community Improvement$12,650

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOAKLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $56,846 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUtica Athletic Boosters: $26,629 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetEMERSON COLLEGE: $19,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: $14,949 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDAVENPORT UNIVERSITY: $13,545 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: $13,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCERV INC: $12,650 over 1y, 15% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $11,803 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMichigan Hawks Soccer Club: $9,245 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $8,522 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEARY UNIVERSITY: $7,703 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrine University: $5,910 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOAKLAND JR GRIZZLIES HOCKEY CLUB: $5,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetREDFORD TOWNSHIP HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: $5,309 over 1y, 23% of budgetCarolina Crown INC: $5,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $5,281 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIM HIGH SCHOOL: $5,250 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

  • Who funds OAKLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Utica Athletic Boosters ↗
  • Who funds EMERSON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CERV INC ↗
  • Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

American Online Giving Foundation IncDE1.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Social Physical and Academic Resources for Kids funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Social Physical and Academic Resources for Kids. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Emerson College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 Social Physical and Academic Resources for Kids?

Find your warmest path to Social Physical and Academic Resources for Kids 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 65 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 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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