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St Clair Charitable Trust at a glance

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St Clair Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$42k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$101kEnvironment$37kArts & Culture$19kPhilanthropy$13kReligion$8kRecreation & Sports$8kYouth Development$5kEducation$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k31 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$500
Median grant
6
States reached
$598k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM$10,000
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$5,000
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS$5,000
JUPITER ISLAND MEDICAL CLINIC$3,000
GROSSE POINTE PARK FOUNDATION$2,000
CHILDRENS FOUNDATION$2,000
GARDEN CONSERVANCY$1,500
HOBE SOUND COMMUNITY CHEST$1,500
LOBLOLLY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,000
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$1,000
EVERGLADES FOUNDATION$1,000
PALM BEACH OPERA$1,000
CHRIST MEMORIAL CHAPEL$1,000
1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA$500
JUPITER ISLAND GARDEN CLUB$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $750) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOBE SOUND EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $250 → 10%HOBE SOUND EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $250 → 10%HOBE SOUND EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $250 → 10%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

VT
MN
IL
MI
NY
OH
PA
CT
CA
VA
SC
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$182k · 44 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

44 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

44
24

Total granted

$182k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+22%

Still filing today

73%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHealthPhilanthropyEducationRecreation & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • HF
    HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM
    5× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +48%
  • JM
    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $20k · revenue +13%
  • JI
    JUPITER ISLAND GARDEN CLUBINC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $19k · revenue +641%

Funded once

  • JM
    JUPITER MEDICAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • TS
    THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue 0%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
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
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
2
The Garden Club of Palm Beach Inc

These objectives are accomplished through educating our members and the community through meetings and programs and by maintaining and restoring the club's town beautification projects that have been gifted to the town over the years. the…

Environment
3
Governors Island Corporation

The governors island corporation, doing business as the trust for governors island, is the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization created by the city of new york and charged with the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations of 150…

Animals
4
Bok Tower Gardens Inc

To inspire a better and more beautiful world by sharing edward bok's legacy.

—
5
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
6
Gibson Island Club Inc

To cater to its members' needs & provide a place where members can socialize with peers. the club provides facilities such as a marina, golf course, tennis courts, & dining room

—
7
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
8
Marquette Maritime Museum

To preserve and promote maritime history

Arts & Culture
9
The Historical Society of Palm Beach County Inc

To collect, preserve and make accessible to researchers and the general public artifacts and materials that help tell the story of the history of palm beach county, and to stimulate public appreciation for the rich history and cultural…

Arts & Culture
10
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc

Together with our donors, we transform our region through bold and proactive philanthropy.

Philanthropy
11
Saint Peters Landmark Preservation Trust
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12
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens

The mission of the jenkins arboretum & gardens is to preserve natural, tranquil woodlands for community enjoyment, to showcase native plants and a world class collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, and to promote environmental…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Garden Conservancy Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grosse Pointe Historical Society. 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

52 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. 52 of the 77 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/52
Grantees still filing
44/52
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $50,000 · HealthHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEMJUPITER ISLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $15,000 · HealthJUPITER ISLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INCRush University Medical Center: $5,500 · HealthRush University Medical Center+3 more: $3,000 · HealthJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $20,000 · PhilanthropyJupiter Medical Cen…HOBE SOUND COMMUNITY CHEST INC: $7,500 · PhilanthropyHOBE SOUND COMMUNIT…GROSSE POINTE PARK FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyGROSSE POINTE PARK …LOBLOLLY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $3,100 · PhilanthropyLOBLOLLY COMMUNITY …+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyJUPITER ISLAND GARDEN CLUBINC: $19,000 · EnvironmentJUPITER ISLAND GA…THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · EnvironmentTHE EVERGLADES FO…THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC: $3,000 · EnvironmentTHE GARDEN CONSER…1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC: $2,500 · Environment1000 FRIENDS OF F…THE GUARDIANS OF MARTIN COUNTY INC: $1,750 · EnvironmentTHE GUARDIANS OF …+4 more: $1,450 · EnvironmentCHRIST MEMORIAL CHAPEL: $7,250 · OtherCHRIST MEMORIAL CHA…JUPITER MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherJUPITER MEDICAL FOU…CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · OtherCHILDRENS FOUNDATIO…HSS FOUNDATION: $1,250 · OtherDUNBAR EARLY LEARNING CENTER: $1,250 · Other+37 more: $19,040 · Other+37 moreTHE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $12,750 · Arts & CultureTHE DETRO…PALM BEACH OPERA INC: $1,500 · Arts & CulturePALM BEAC…HARBOR SPRINGS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $750 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $2,595 · Arts & Culture+7 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BANNER LAKE CLUB INC: $1,500 · Youth DevelopmentDETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsNEIGHBORHOOD CLUB: $1,250 · Recreation & SportsRACQUET UP DETROIT: $400 · Recreation & Sports
Health$73,500Philanthropy$36,100Environment$31,700Other$35,790Arts & Culture$17,595Youth Development$5,500Recreation & Sports$4,650

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 budgetHENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJUPITER ISLAND GARDEN CLUBINC: $19,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetJUPITER ISLAND MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $15,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $12,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOBE SOUND COMMUNITY CHEST INC: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGROSSE POINTE PARK FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MARTIN COUNTY: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLOBLOLLY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $3,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY INC: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GUARDIANS OF MARTIN COUNTY INC: $1,750 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRACING FOR KIDS: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BANNER LAKE CLUB INC: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPALM BEACH OPERA INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD CLUB: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUSSGA MEMORIAL FUND INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY LIGGETT SCHOOL: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GROSSE POINTE ACADEMY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOBE SOUND NATURE CENTER INC: $1,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHARBOR SPRINGS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES & FISHES INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOBE SOUND CHILD CARE CENTER INC: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES AND FISHES OF HOBE SOUND INC: $750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSIGMA GAMMA ASSOCIATION: $600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUPITER ISLAND ARTS COUNCIL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCharleston Literary Festival Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior League of Detroit: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSEVEN BRIDGES FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF MARTIN COUNTY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAST PRESIDENTS' FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUPITER ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $450 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRACQUET UP DETROIT: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPhi Delta Theta Foundation: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTAU BETA ASSOCIATION: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGROSSE POINTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGARDEN CLUB OF MICHIGAN INC: $200 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHARLOTTE LAND TRUST INC: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLake Forest College: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC: $145 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.

William & Martha Ford…Legatus FoundationCMB FoundationThe David and Elizabe…Donald Grant & Ann Ma…Ethel D Colket Founda…Colket Family Foundat…The Krimendahlsaint-A…The Patton Charitable…Madigan Family Founda…Community Foundation …Cox Foundation Inc
William & Martha Ford FundMI34.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: William & Martha Ford Fund · Legatus Foundation · CMB Foundation · The David and Elizabeth Long Foundation · Donald Grant & Ann Martin Calder Foundat · Ethel D Colket Foundation · Colket Family Foundation · The Krimendahlsaint-Amand Foundation · The Patton Charitable Foundation · Madigan Family Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Cox Foundation 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 St Clair Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from St Clair Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 150%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • United Way of Martin County Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Club of Martin County: 2% of income from government
  • The Banner Lake Club Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
15get 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 · 0–25%
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

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How do I get to St Clair Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to St Clair Charitable Trust 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 77 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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