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The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$59k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$85kArts & Culture$35kYouth Development$33kEducation$22kCrime & Legal$13kHousing & Shelter$13kHealth$11kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COBBLED STREETS$15,000
APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC INC$10,000
CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN$6,000
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY$5,000
HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC$5,000
KENTUCKY OPERA ASSOCIATION INC$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE$5,000
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA$5,000
SHAMROCK PET FOUNDATION INC$2,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $41k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: $1k → 6%HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $5k → 17%AWAKE MINISTRIES: $2k → 9%ELDERSERVE: $2k → 15%ELDERSERVE: $2k → 15%ELDERSERVE: $2k → 15%ELDERSERVE: $1k → 15%UNITING PARTNERS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN: $1k → 15%HOME OF THE INNOCENTS: $3k → 15%HOME OF THE INNOCENTS: $3k → 15%HOME OF THE INNOCENTS: $3k → 15%HOME OF THE INNOCENTS: $2k → 15%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE: $5k → 15%SYCAMORE FARM: $2k → 15%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE: $3k → 15%SYCAMORE FARM: $2k → 15%SYCAMORE FARM KY INC: $2k → 15%SYCAMORE FARM KY INC: $1k → 15%PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & SVCS OF KY INC: $1k → 15%NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE: $500 → 15%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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$192k · 31 repeat orgs$82k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +69% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
34

Total granted

$192k
$52k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+9%

Still filing today

55%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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
Human ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEducationCivil RightsFood & 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

  • BU
    BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED
    5× · 2020–2024 · $18k · revenue +1%
  • TL
    THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +109%
  • TH
    THE HOME OF THE INNOCENTS INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $10k · revenue +143%

Funded once

  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -5%
  • HH
    HARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -15%
  • S
    SOS
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
Simon House Inc

The organization's mission is to reduce the extent and consequences of homelessness in franklin and surrounding counties. this is accomplished by providing two low-barrier shelters that accommodate homeless men, women, and children.…

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2
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc

Goodwill's mission is to help people with disabilities or other disadvantages achieve and maintain employment to gain a better quality of life.

Employment
3
Southern Indiana Community Health Care

To provide high-quality, comprehensive, community-sensitive health care utilizing christ-oriented principles. rooted in our faith-driven values, sichc serves as a pillar for accessible, comprehensive care of the whole person and a catalyst…

Health
4
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Inc

To improve the quality of life for all kentuckians through research, education and advocacy on important policy issues facing the commonwealth.

Public Benefit
5
Ccmh Corporation

Provide a healthcare facility offering acure care, skilled care, outpatient services, and emergency medical services to residents of carroll county, kentucky and surrounding areas.

Health
6
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Delaware Housing Inc

See schedule oto create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home…

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7
Independent Living Options Inc

Empowering people with disabilities to live independent lives in the community.

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8
Wisconsin Lutheran Home Ministries Inc

To share christ's love as we serve the spiritual, physical, intellectual and emotional needs of people entrusted to our care and others whose lives we touch.

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9
Hope House of Central Louisiana

To provide transitional shelter for homeless women and their dependent children while these women are receiving the necessary training and skills to become self sufficient

Housing & Shelter
10
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc

Helping people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us

Human Services
11
Westcare Kentucky Inc

To provide substance abuse prevention & treatment.

Health
12
Harwood Place Inc

Harwood place, inc. is dedicated to serving older adults and enriching the lives of those we touch by providing compassionate and loving care.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St John Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lupus Foundation of America 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

39 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. 39 of the 68 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/39
Grantees still filing
28/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INC: $20,000 · OtherCHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN INCIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSOS INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 · OtherSOS INTERNATIONAL INCFAMILY & CHILDREN'S PLACE: $7,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherSOS: $5,000 · OtherSHAMROCK PET FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · OtherROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: $5,000 · OtherHARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS INC: $5,000 · Other+31 more: $60,851 · Other+31 moreTHE HOME OF THE INNOCENTS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOME OF THE IN…CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $8,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES…ELDERSERVE INC: $6,500 · Human ServicesELDERSERVE INCSYCAMORE FARM KY INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesSYCAMORE FARM KY I…THE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE CENTER FOR WOM…HOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesHOLSTON HOME FOR C…OPEN DOOR OF HOPE INC: $2,000 · Human Services+4 more: $3,500 · Human Services+4 moreTHE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC: $12,000 · Arts & CultureTHE LOUISVIL…Appleton Community Music Inc: $10,000 · Arts & CultureAppleton Com…KENTUCKY OPERA ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureKENTUCKY OPE…+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureBELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $17,500 · EducationBELLARMIN…KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND CHARITABLE: $4,000 · EducationKENTUCKY …GIRLS INCORPORATED OF OWENSBORO-DAV COUNTY: $1,000 · EducationCOBBLED STREETS-HELPING HOMELESS & FOSTER KIDS MOVE FORWARD: $15,000 · Civil RightsCOBBLED S…HARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $6,000 · Civil RightsHARBOR HO…HOLLER HEALTH JUSTICE INC: $1,000 · Civil RightsUSA CARES INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterHildegard House Incorporated: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterPILLARS INC: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterCEDAR LAKE INC: $3,500 · HealthUSPIRITUS INC (BELLEWOOD & BROOKLAWN): $1,500 · HealthLUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 · Health
Other$138,851Human Services$45,500Arts & Culture$30,500Education$22,500Civil Rights$22,000Housing & Shelter$8,000Health$6,000

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 budgetBELLARMINE UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOBBLED STREETS-HELPING HOMELESS & FOSTER KIDS MOVE FORWARD: $15,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC: $12,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HOME OF THE INNOCENTS INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAppleton Community Music Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSOS INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKENTUCKY OPERA ASSOCIATION INC: $8,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetELDERSERVE INC: $6,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSYCAMORE FARM KY INC: $5,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHARBOR HOUSE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOLSTON HOME FOR CHILDREN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF KENTUCKIANA INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND CHARITABLE: $4,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetST JOHN CENTER INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARYHURST INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUSA CARES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI FOX VALLEY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHildegard House Incorporated: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPILLARS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN DOOR OF HOPE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUSPIRITUS INC (BELLEWOOD & BROOKLAWN): $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDARE TO CARE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WOMAN'S CLUB OF LOUISVILLE CHARITY FUND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF OWENSBORO-DAV COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN HOMES AND SERVICES OF KENTUCKY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JOSEPH FOOD PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLLER HEALTH JUSTICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniting Partners for Women and Children: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUHAMMAD ALI MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC: $500 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 Gheens Foundation…The Community Foundat…The Community Foundat…Cralle Foundation IncThe Community Foundat…LG&E and Ku Foundatio…Honorable Order of Ke…Kosair Charities Comm…Snowy Owl Foundation …Baird Foundation IncNicklies Foundation I…Wood & Marie Hannah F…
The Gheens Foundation IncKY44.4× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Gheens Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Cralle Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · Kosair Charities Committee Inc · Snowy Owl Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Nicklies Foundation Inc · Wood & Marie Hannah 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 Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 68 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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