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The Paul and Joellen Imre Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Paul and Joellen Imre Foundation Inc

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$36k
Granted FY2021
2
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$18k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.

Arts & Culture$55kEducation$43kAnimals$41kHousing & Shelter$20kYouth Development$18kFood & Nutrition$6kHealth$6kPhilanthropy$4kOther$0
02FY2021 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$18,280
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BARCS$18,280
WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA INC$18,000
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 (FY19–20, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $10k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $5k → 14%ART WITH A HEART INC: $1k → 19%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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$130k · 8 repeat orgs$79k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +147% since the first grant, against +63% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
23

Total granted

$130k
$61k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+147%
+63%

Still filing today

75%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21
AnimalsHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHealthOther
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

  • WA
    WIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $46k · revenue +147%
  • TM
    THE MARYLAND SPCA INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $19k · revenue +1%
  • CH
    COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA
    2× · 2019–2020 · $15k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • THE ATTIC YOUTH CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $13k · revenue +45%
  • BS
    BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - ORCH KIDS
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
  • TRUE COLORS UNITED INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +72%
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
Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society

Dedicated to saving philadelphias homeless and at-risk pets through rescue, adoption, and provision of veterinary care and other pet owner support services.

Animals
2
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
3
Baltimore Corps Inc

To cultivate career advancement opportunities for local talent, facilitate talent acquisition for local employers, increase access to capital for local entrepreneurs' social ventures, and foster cross-sector collaboration to address city…

Employment
4
Baltimore Hunger Project Llc

Baltimore hunger project removes the barriers to learning by providing food and resources to children facing food insecurity in our community.

Human Services
5
City Wildlife Inc

The goals of City Wildlife are to rescue sick, orphaned, and injured wild animals and return them to the wild; to promote the enjoyment of and harmonious co-existence with native wildlife; and to protect the District of Columbias wild…

Education
6
The Arc Baltimore Inc

The arc baltimore supports people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaningful relationships.

Human Services
7
Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc

Animal care centers of nyc's (acc) mission is to end animal homelessness in nyc.

Animals
8
Animal Haven Inc

Animal haven is a nonprofit organization that finds homes for dogs and cats throughout the tristate area. it operates out of its adoption center in lower manhattan which has facilities for dog training and grooming as part of the adoption…

Animals
9
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
10
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
11
Manna House Inc

To offer assistance and support to the homeless, poor and needy of baltimore with services contributing toward their independence and stability.

—
12
Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit

The friends are dedicated to the rescue, protection, and adoption of companion animals in need while inspiring the human-animal bond. we meet our mission by:-saving 100% of healthy and treatable animals.-providing high-quality animal care…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Maryland Spca Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Feline Rescue Association 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

22 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. 22 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
20/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ST PAULS SCHOOLS INC: $27,500 · OtherTHE ST PAULS SCHOOLS INCBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - ORCH KIDS: $6,000 · OtherBALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - ORCH KI…Individual grant recipient: $3,250 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,000 · OtherNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS OF LA: $2,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $2,500 · OtherTRUE COLORS UNITED INC: $5,000 · OtherTRUE COLORS UNITED INCThe William S Baer School: $4,000 · OtherThe William S Baer SchoolAsylee Women Enterprise Inc: $3,000 · OtherPhilabundance: $2,500 · OtherNew Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth Inc: $2,500 · Other+6 more: $6,056 · Other+6 moreWIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA INC: $46,200 · Arts & CultureWIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA IN…THE MARYLAND SPCA INC: $18,500 · AnimalsTHE MARYLAND SPCA INCBALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE SHELTER BARCS: $18,280 · AnimalsBALTIMORE ANIMAL RESC…FLATBUSH CATS INC: $1,500 · Animals+3 more: $2,000 · AnimalsCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $15,000 · Human ServicesArt With a Heart Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE ATTIC YOUTH CENTER: $12,500 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentBALTIMORE DESIGN SCHOOL INC: $12,500 · EducationJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · EducationBELIEVE IN TOMORROW NATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $5,500 · Health
Other$70,306Arts & Culture$46,200Animals$40,280Human Services$16,000Youth Development$15,500Education$15,000Health$5,500

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 budgetWIDE ANGLE YOUTH MEDIA INC: $46,200 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetTHE MARYLAND SPCA INC: $18,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE SHELTER BARCS: $18,280 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ATTIC YOUTH CENTER: $12,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBALTIMORE DESIGN SCHOOL INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBELIEVE IN TOMORROW NATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe William S Baer School: $4,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetAsylee Women Enterprise Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPhilabundance: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFLATBUSH CATS INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND CHANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TEAM: $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.

Baltimore Community F…The United Way of Cen…Sherman Family Founda…T Rowe Price Program …Annie E Casey Foundat…Fund for Educational …France-Merrick Founda…The Abell Foundation …Associated Jewish Cha…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Baltimore Orioles…David & Barbara B Hir…
Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD25.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Sherman Family Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Fund for Educational Excellence Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Baltimore Orioles Foundation Inc · David & Barbara B Hirschhorn 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 The Paul and Joellen Imre Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Paul and Joellen Imre Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Asylee Women Enterprise Inc: 26% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Art With a Heart Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Wide Angle Youth Media Inc: 3% of income from government
  • The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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