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The Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family at a glance

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The Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family

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.

$2.1M
Granted FY2023
8
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$850k
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, FY2018 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$2.9MHealth$744kHuman Services$375kFood & Nutrition$100kHousing & Shelter$25kInternational$25kRecreation & Sports$10k
02FY2023 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $29k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $330k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.8M
$100,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PEARL ARTS INC$850,000
FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART$610,000
FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC$300,000
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK$100,000
VISITING NURSE$90,000
TURNSTONE CENTER$90,000
MATTHEW 25 HEALTH AND CARE$50,000
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE$29,403
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $375k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YWCA OF NORTHEAST INDIANA: $25k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $100k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $100k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $50k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $5k → 12%SCAN: $25k → 12%SCAN: $25k → 12%SCAN: $10k → 12%SCAN: $10k → 12%SCAN: $10k → 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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 15 repeat orgs$250k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2023, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
6

Total granted

$3.9M
$250k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+12%

Still filing today

80%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterFood & 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

  • PA
    Pearl Arts Inc
    2× · 2022–2023 · $1.1M · revenue +886%
  • FW
    FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $898k · revenue +169%
  • CT
    COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $270k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • HH
    HOSPICE HOME
    one grant, 2022 · $75k
  • SM
    ST MARY'S SOUP KITCHEN
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • CH
    COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +12%
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
Children's Bureau Inc

Empowering individuals to build stronger families and communities.

Human Services
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
New Hope of Indiana Inc

New hope of indiana, inc. is a leader in providing holistic services and resources to persons with disabilities and their families while advocating to advance the opportunities for those in need of support.

—
4
The Arc of Northwest Indiana Inc

Mission is to provide necessary resources to persons with disabilities in order to assist them in enhancing their daily lives. we provide pre-vocational training, habilitation services, individual support, and employment services based on…

Human Services
5
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc

Arts united mobilizes resources to develop, coordinate, and support arts and culture, enhancing the quality of life and the economic viability of northeast indiana.

Arts & Culture
6
Cardinal Services Inc of Indiana

The mission of cardinal services, inc. of indiana is to assist and advocate for people with disabilities and challenges to live lives full of dignity, growth, and opportunity.

Education
7
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc

Easterseals crossroads purpose is to change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound and positive differences in people's lives every day.

Health
8
Bowen Health Inc

To provide compassionate, patient-centered care for mind and body that improves the quality of life for our communities.

Health
9
Indianapolis Private Industry Council

The indianapolis private industry council, inc., doing business as employindy, the workforce investment board for marion county, is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for the development of the marion county workforce. employindy…

Employment
10
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
11
University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis champions lifelong learning through relevant and innovative education that fosters experiential learning, diverse perspectives, service for impact, and a global mindset.

Education
12
Teamability Inc

Teamability strives to ensure that children with severe multiple disabilities have the opportunity to benefit from therapeautic educational intervention to participate actively in life.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pearl Arts 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

15 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. 15 of the 21 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Pearl Arts Inc: $1,111,609 · Arts & CulturePearl Arts IncFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $897,500 · Arts & CultureFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC+2 more: $42,500 · Arts & CultureFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC: $838,391 · OtherFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONICVISITING NURSE: $170,000 · OtherVISITING NURSEHOSPICE HOME: $75,000 · OtherHOSPICE HOMEMATTHEW 25 HEALTH AND CARE: $75,000 · OtherMATTHEW 25 HEALTH AND CARECANCER SERVICES OF ALLEN COUNTY INC: $70,000 · OtherST MARY'S SOUP KITCHEN: $50,000 · Other+3 more: $55,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC: $270,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY …IRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $80,000 · Human ServicesIRIS FAMIL…YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesYWCA NORTH…TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $175,000 · HealthTURNSTONE…Super Shot Inc: $100,000 · HealthSuper Sho…FORT WAYNE CLUBHOUSE INC: $79,403 · HealthFORT WAYN…COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $50,000 · Food & NutritionFORT WAYNE RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 · Housing & Shelter
Arts & Culture$2,051,609Other$1,333,391Human Services$375,000Health$354,403Food & Nutrition$50,000Housing & Shelter$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPearl Arts Inc: $1,111,609 over 2y, 19% of budgetFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC: $897,500 over 6y, 19% of budgetCOMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC: $270,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC: $175,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetSuper Shot Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetIRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $80,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFORT WAYNE CLUBHOUSE INC: $79,403 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetCANCER SERVICES OF ALLEN COUNTY INC: $70,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFORT WAYNE BALLET INC: $35,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFORT WAYNE RESCUE MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAUDIENCES UNLIMITED INC: $20,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetNORTHEAST INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% 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.

English-Bonter-Mitche…Edward M Wilson Found…Surack Family Foundat…Lincoln Financial Fou…The Waterfield Founda…Dr Louis a and Anne B…Howard P Arnold Found…Aws Foundation IncThe Donald F Wood and…Magee-O'Connor Founda…Ian & Miriam Rolland …Edward D & Ione Auer …
English-Bonter-Mitchell FdnPA34.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Edward M Wilson Foundation · Surack Family Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc · Aws Foundation Inc · The Donald F Wood and Darlene M Richardson Foundation Inc · Magee-O'Connor Foundation Inc I/C/O Mr Douglas E Miller · Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation · Edward D & Ione Auer Foundation Monarch Capital David Meyer Trustee

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 Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 The Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family?

    Find your warmest path to The Robert Carrie and Bobbie Steck Family 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 21 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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