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Summit Legacy Foundation Inc at a glance

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Summit Legacy Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$381k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$110k
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, FY2022 to 2025.

Philanthropy$970kRecreation & Sports$111kReligion$80kArts & Culture$68kEducation$60kFood & Nutrition$50kHousing & Shelter$35kCivil Rights$27kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $167k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $190k
$17,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FW$110,000
BRIDGE OF GRACE MINISTRIES$80,000
QUESTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION$27,500
JUST NEIGHBORS$26,850
PFW FOUNDATION$25,000
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SW FLORID$25,000
ARTLINK INC$25,000
PEARL ARTS FOUNDATION$17,500
FORGOTTEN STONES$10,000
ACRES LAND TRUST$10,000
ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT$7,680
UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY$5,000
SOUTHWEST MONTESSORI ACADEMY$5,000
WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC$2,500
DUCKS UNLIMITED$2,000
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 (FY25–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%BOOMERANG BACKPACKS: $2k → 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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 18% of Summit Legacy Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Summit Legacy Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

25%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$118k · 3 repeat orgs$361k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
14

Total granted

$118k
$178k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+8%

Still filing today

67%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $183k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
Recreation & SportsHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • BO
    BRIDGE OF GRACE MINISTRIES
    2× · 2024–2025 · $105k
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $8k · revenue +44%
  • WB
    WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $5k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • NT
    NOBLE TRAILS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $75k · revenue -69%
  • HS
    HEMPHILL SMITH ART FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +42%
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.

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Greater Fort Wayne Metro Chamber Alliance Inc

Greater fort wayne (gfw) inc. is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for fort wayne & allen county, indiana. at gfw inc., we focus on supporting local business, attracting new business, and improving our…

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2
Fort Wayne Public Television Inc

Pbs fort wayne engages our community through content and collaborations that educate, inform, inspire, and entertain.

Arts & Culture
3
Greenways Foundation Inc

Greenways foundation champions indianas network of trails to enhance the sustainability and health of communities across the state.

Environment
4
500 Festival Inc

The mission of the 500 Festival is to produce life-enriching events and programs that celebrate the spirit and legacy of the Indianapolis 500 and foster a positive impact on the city of Indianapolis and state of Indiana.

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5
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Inc

The fort wayne museum of art will collect, preserve and present american and related art to engage and educate broad and diverse audiences throughout the region and add value to their lives.

Arts & Culture
6
Indiana Artisan Inc

Indiana Artisan identifies, recognizes and promotes the highest quality art and foods made by Hoosier artisans today, Its mission is to develop a brand defined by that work and to expand the brand by helping artisans expand their…

Arts & Culture
7
United Way Foundation of Indian River County Inc

The united way foundation is solely focused on building a permanent endowment to forever support the work of united way of indian river county. longterm in scope, the foundation affords donors the opportunity to leave a legacy and extend…

Philanthropy
8
Northeast Indiana Foundation Inc

The northeast indiana foundation's mission is support the partnership through sustained leadership, collaboration, transformative initiatives and the alignment of resources toward shared regional goals.

Community Improvement
9
Groundwork Indy Inc

GWIs mission is to foster the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the environment by developing community-based partnerships which empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic & social…

Community Improvement
10
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc

The indiana chamber of commerce foundation works to encourage, aid, and promote educational and charitable organizations, endeavors, and research actvities which will benefit the general public of indiana, with an emphasis on activities…

Education
11
Indianapolis Art Center Inc

The indy art center's mission is to provide accessible and inclusive art experiences that inspire creativity, educate, engage, and enrich our community.

Arts & Culture
12
Indiana Wildlife Federation

The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) is a statewide, nonprofit conservation organization, with the mission to promote the conservation, sound management, and sustainable use of Indianas wildlife and wildlife habitat through education,…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Noble County Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Thirteen Step House Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the 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 31 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
8/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC: $937,002 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC+2 more: $32,500 · PhilanthropyBRIDGE OF GRACE MINISTRIES: $105,000 · OtherBRIDGE OF GRACE MINI…JUST NEIGHBORS: $26,850 · OtherJUST NEIGHBORSHEMPHILL SMITH ART FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · OtherHEMPHILL SMITH ART F…HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SW FLORID: $25,000 · OtherHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BA…PFW FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherPFW FOUNDATIONFORGOTTEN STONES INC: $10,000 · Other+13 more: $39,515 · Other+13 moreNOBLE TRAILS INC: $75,000 · Recreation & SportsFORT WAYNE TRAILS INC: $25,000 · Recreation & SportsWORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsArtlink Inc: $25,000 · Arts & CulturePearl Arts Inc: $17,500 · Arts & CultureQuesta Education Foundation Inc: $27,500 · EducationSouthwest Montessori Academy Inc: $5,000 · EducationHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionACRES Inc: $10,000 · Environment
Philanthropy$969,502Other$256,365Recreation & Sports$105,000Arts & Culture$42,500Education$32,500Food & Nutrition$25,000Environment$10,000

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 budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC: $937,002 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetNOBLE TRAILS INC: $75,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetQuesta Education Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPFW FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArtlink Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetNOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFORT WAYNE TRAILS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetACRES Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE RIVERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetSouthwest Montessori Academy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBOOMERANG BACKPACKS INC: $1,935 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC: $500 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.

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.

Community Foundation …Nisource Charitable F…McMillen Foundation I…Ardelle and Theresa G…The Waterfield Founda…English-Bonter-Mitche…Aws Foundation IncLincoln Financial Fou…Isa S & Elizabeth Can…Edward D & Ione Auer …Journal Gazette Found…Olive B Cole Foundati…
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne IncIN23.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · McMillen Foundation Inc · Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Aws Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Isa S & Elizabeth Canavati Family Foundation · Edward D & Ione Auer Foundation Monarch Capital David Meyer Trustee · Journal Gazette Foundation Inc · Olive B Cole 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 Summit Legacy Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Summit Legacy Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 Summit Legacy Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Summit Legacy 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 31 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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