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Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$1.0M
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$7.0MYouth Development$1.9MHealth$1.2MArts & Culture$943kRecreation & Sports$730kPublic Safety & Disaster$415kHousing & Shelter$300kHuman Services$265kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k9 grants · $285k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $908k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.3M
$50,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TRINE UNIVERSITY$1,000,000
TRINE UNIVERSITY$300,000
Individual grant recipient$200,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$150,000
NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM$100,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT$100,000
TRINE UNIVERSITY$85,000
ARTS UNITED$62,500
TURNSTONE$60,000
NE INDIANA FUND$50,000
SCIENCE CENTRAL$50,000
FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC$50,000
GRACE COLLEGE$40,000
QUESTA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION$40,000
FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART$40,000
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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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $235k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 62% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORP: $20k → 11%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER: $20k → 13%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORP: $20k → 11%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORP: $20k → 11%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORP: $15k → 11%HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORP: $15k → 11%SCAN: $25k → 12%SCAN: $25k → 12%SCAN INC: $15k → 12%SCAN INC: $15k → 12%SCAN INC: $15k → 12%SCAN INC: $15k → 12%SCAN INC: $15k → 12%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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 29 repeat orgs$539k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
5

Total granted

$13M
$169k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+0%

Still filing today

59%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $370k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureRecreation & 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

  • TU
    Trine University
    8× · 2017–2024 · $5.4M · revenue +135%
  • TC
    TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $600k · revenue +77%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $590k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • M2
    MATTHEW 25 INC
    one grant, 2017 · $63k · revenue +0%
  • MS
    MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
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
University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis champions lifelong learning through relevant and innovative education that fosters experiential learning, diverse perspectives, service for impact, and a global mindset.

Education
2
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
3
Marian University

To be a great catholic university dedicated to excellence in learning, achieved by teaching, research, & scholarly activities in franciscan & liberal arts tradition.

Education
4
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
5
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
6
DePauw University

Depauw university develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts. depauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and…

Education
7
Marquette University

As a Catholic, Jesuit university our mission is to search for truth, discover shareknowledge, foster personal professional excellence, promote a life of faith and developleadership expressed in service to others. See Schedule O.

Education
8
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
9
Manchester University Inc

Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human…

Education
10
The Trustees of the Smith College

Smith college educates women of promise for lives of distinction and purpose. a college of and for the world, smith college links the power of the liberal arts to excellence in research and scholarship, developing leaders for society's…

Education
11
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Ornamental Metal Museum Inc. 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

20 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. 20 of the 38 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Trine University: $5,363,906 · EducationTrine UniversityUNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC: $590,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INCQuesta Education Foundation Inc: $295,000 · Education+4 more: $690,000 · Education+4 moreJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: $910,000 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $860,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC: $500,000 · OtherFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONICAMERICAN RED CROSS: $375,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSRESCUE MISSION: $300,000 · OtherRESCUE MISSIONMATTHEW 25 HEALTH & DENTAL: $240,000 · OtherMATTHEW 25 HEALTH & DENTALNORTHEAST INDIANA FUND: $200,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $200,000 · OtherWESTERN VA FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Other+11 more: $663,500 · Other+11 moreTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $600,000 · HealthNational Kidney Foundation Of Indiana Inc: $200,000 · HealthMATTHEW 25 INC: $63,000 · HealthFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $220,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSCIENCE CENTRAL INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC: $330,000 · Recreation & SportsIRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $125,000 · Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORPORATION: $90,000 · Human ServicesPALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN: $50,000 · Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES CENTER: $20,000 · Human Services
Education$6,938,906Other$4,398,500Health$863,000Arts & Culture$420,000Recreation & Sports$330,000Human Services$285,000

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 budgetTrine University: $5,363,906 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $600,000 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC: $590,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC: $330,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetQuesta Education Foundation Inc: $295,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $220,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetIVY TECH FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Of Indiana Inc: $200,000 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetGrace Schools: $195,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetMARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $175,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSMITH ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE: $125,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetIRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $125,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR WHITLEY COUNTY YOUTH INC: $120,000 over 6y, 8.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA: $120,000 over 8y, 7.0% of budgetNATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSCIENCE CENTRAL INC: $100,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetHUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORPORATION: $90,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetMATTHEW 25 INC: $63,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN: $50,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHUMAN SERVICES CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds Trine University ↗
  • Who funds TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds Questa Education Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC ↗
  • Who funds IVY TECH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds National Kidney Foundation Of Indiana Inc ↗
  • Who funds Grace Schools ↗
  • Who funds MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds SMITH ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE ↗
  • Who funds IRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR WHITLEY COUNTY YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds SCIENCE CENTRAL INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MATTHEW 25 INC ↗
  • Who funds PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds HUMAN SERVICES CENTER ↗

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.

Surack Family Foundation IncIN22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Surack Family Foundation Inc · The James Foundation Inc · Zollner Foundation · Olive B Cole Foundation Inc · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Aws Foundation Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Magee-O'Connor Foundation Inc I/C/O Mr Douglas E Miller · McComb Family Foundation Inc Att David McComb · Journal Gazette 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 Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Steel Dynamics 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 38 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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