· Private foundation
The Citizens Savings Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sojourner Truth House | $41,250 |
| Haven House | $41,250 |
| The Caring Place | $37,500 |
| St. Joseph's Carmelite Home | $28,562 |
| Canpagna Academy | $22,500 |
| Bishop Noll Institute | $22,500 |
| Crisis Center | $22,500 |
| Restoration Ministries | $22,500 |
| Food Bank of Northwest Indiana | $20,625 |
| Food Bank of NWI - Food Back Program | $13,125 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2023, 0 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- STSojourner Truth House Inc3× · 2021–2023 · $143k · revenue +12%
- HHHAVEN HOUSE INC3× · 2021–2023 · $118k · revenue +34%
- TCTHE CARING PLACE INC3× · 2021–2023 · $108k · revenue +34%
Funded once
- RMRestoration Ministries - Art Centerone grant, 2021 · $19k
- FHFRANCISCAN HEALTH FOUNDATION INCone grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +14%
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.
6 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. 6 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
Open a dossier: Lake Area United Way Inc · John W Anderson Foundation · Legacy Foundation Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Fulk Family Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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