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The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation at a glance

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The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation

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.

$1.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.8MEducation$1.2MCrime & Legal$1.1MRecreation & Sports$280kReligion$54kYouth Development$7kInternational$5kArts & Culture$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $305k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.5M
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAINT LUKES FOUNDATION$1,500,000
UMKC LAW FOUNDATION$180,000
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME$75,000
SEATTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL$50,000
COMMON SPIRIT HEALTH FOUNDATION$35,000
RAINER PREP$25,000
FIRST HAND FOUNDATION$10,000
TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY$5,000
LA LIGA PEQUENA$5,000
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$1,500
ST ISABEL CATHOLIC CHURCH$1,000
ICAN SHINE INC$250
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$100
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 (FY21–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ICAN SHINE INC: $250 → 6%SEWA INTERNATIONAL INC: $5k → 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
MN
NY
IA
IN
PA
CA
MO
NM
KS
NC
TX
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.0M · 11 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +58% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
14

Total granted

$3.0M
$1.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+4%

Still filing today

55%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • SL
    Saint Lukes Foundation
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.7M · revenue +177%
  • TL
    THE LAW FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY
    5× · 2021–2025 · $1.1M · revenue +92% · 34% of their budget
  • WF
    WELLSKY FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $21k · revenue +58%

Funded once

  • KC
    KU COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
    one grant, 2023 · $1.0M
  • DC
    DOWLING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • UH
    UNIVERSITY HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
2
Claremont Lincoln University

Delivers affordable, accessible, and relevant higher education programs.

Education
3
St Luke's Foundation Inc

An exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead.

Education
4
Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Education
5
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
6
Silicon Schools Fund Inc

The mission of the silicon schools fund is to improve education through supporting the launch of excellent new schools, improving academic instruction in existing schools, and by funding some of the boldest innovations in education…

Education
7
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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8
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
9
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

—
10
Thomas Jefferson School

Thomas jefferson school engages its students in the education necessary to live as responsible citizens of the world. through the strongest possible college-prepatory program and within a nurturing community, students develop a…

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11
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
12
Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Mitchell hamline school of law is an independent law school that advances its mission through a combination of legal education, public service, and community engagement. it is dedicated to preparing students to practice law, while also…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint Lukes Foundation; the most unlike its peers is St Helena Hospital Foundation. 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 32 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
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

THE LAW FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY: $1,088,050 · OtherTHE LAW FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS …KU COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS: $1,000,000 · OtherKU COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS+14 more: $187,000 · Other+14 moreSaint Lukes Foundation: $1,655,000 · HealthSaint Lukes Foundation+4 more: $14,711 · HealthUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $275,000 · EducationUniversit…THE HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: $73,000 · EducationTHE HARRY…RAINIER PREP: $25,000 · EducationRAINIER P…+2 more: $8,000 · EducationCOMMONSPIRIT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 · ReligionWELLSKY FOUNDATION: $21,000 · PhilanthropySewa International Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesiCan Shine Inc: $250 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION: $1,000 · Arts & CultureGIRLS ON THE RUN OF ST LOUIS: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$2,275,050Health$1,669,711Education$381,000Religion$55,000Philanthropy$21,000Human Services$5,250Arts & Culture$1,000Youth Development$1,000

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 budgetSaint Lukes Foundation: $1,655,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE LAW FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY: $1,088,050 over 5y, 34% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $275,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: $73,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetCOMMONSPIRIT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetRAINIER PREP: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWELLSKY FOUNDATION: $21,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSewa International Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRAINIER SCHOLARS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLON CANCER COALITION INC: $1,111 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF ST LOUIS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetiCan Shine Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $100 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.

The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving FundSC9.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%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
    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 · 0–15%
    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

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    How do I get to The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation 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 32 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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