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The Rowe Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Rowe Family Foundation Inc

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.

$182k
Granted FY2021
14
Grants FY2021
8
States reached
$90k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0180% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$275kHealth$130kRecreation & Sports$105kEducation$21kYouth Development$20kScience & Tech$10kPhilanthropy$8kHousing & Shelter$5kOther$0
02FY2021 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 14 grants below total $170,875, the rows itemized in this filing. The $182,125 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $11,250 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k9 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $90k
$1,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STEPPENWOLF THEATER$90,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$25,000
DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE$25,000
DENISON UNIVERSITY$10,000
YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER$10,000
TELFAIR MUSEUM$2,875
ROUTT COUNTY UNITED WAY$1,500
UNITED WAY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY$1,500
CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION$1,000
RYAN LICHT SANG BIPOLAR FOUNDATION$1,000
YAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,000
UCHEALTH JAN BISHOP CANCER CENTER$1,000
NORTH CHICAGO COMMUNITY PARTNERS$500
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC CHURCH$500
02Its 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.
$409k · 11 repeat orgs$153k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2021, 5 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
5

Total granted

$409k
$112k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+62%

Still filing today

91%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21
HealthEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • UO
    University of Michigan
    3× · 2018–2021 · $75k · revenue +195%
  • DU
    DENISON UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2018–2021 · $20k · revenue +17%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHWEST COLO
    2× · 2018–2019 · $20k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • CF
    Congaree Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +46%
  • SS
    STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +78%
  • PC
    PRIMO CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDRENgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +126%
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.

03Its 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
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
2
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…

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3
Rush University Medical Center

The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Health
4
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
5
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
6
Northwest Community Healthcare

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE follows the mission of Endeavor Health. The mission of Endeavor Health is to "help everyone in our communities be their best." Central to this mission is a commitment to providing clinical programs and…

Health
7
Nuvance Health

Improve the health of every person in our community through the efficient delivery of excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

Health
8
Union Hospital Inc

We exist to serve our patients with compassionate health care of the highest quality.

Health
9
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Highmark Health

As the parent entity of a blended health organization, highmark health seeks to improve the health and well-being of the people and communities it serves by providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

Health
11
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
12
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Yampa Valley Medical Center; the most unlike its peers is University of Michigan. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

20 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. 20 of the 25 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)
20/20
Grantees still filing
16/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY: $270,000 · Arts & CultureSTEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY+1 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCongaree Foundation: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentCongaree FoundationBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHWEST COLO: $19,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NO…University of Michigan: $75,000 · OtherUniversity of MichiganDEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE: $25,000 · OtherDEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR …STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INC: $5,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $4,500 · Other+6 more: $7,125 · Other+6 moreDENISON UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 · EducationPRIMO CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN: $5,000 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationYAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,000 · HealthEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $4,000 · HealthCYSTINOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3,500 · HealthTHE RYAN LICHT SANG BIPOLAR FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,000 · HealthYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Arts & Culture$272,000Youth Development$119,500Other$116,625Education$35,500Health$28,500Philanthropy$2,000

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 budgetSTEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY: $270,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCongaree Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $75,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRIMO CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE YAMPA VALLEY: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTINOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RYAN LICHT SANG BIPOLAR FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSTEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYAMPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Chicago Community Partners: $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 Ayco Charitable F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Steve and Kelly Bloom…The Chicago Community…Morgan Stanley Global…AbbVie FoundationShell USA Company Fou…The Blackbaud Giving …Renaissance Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Ayco Charitable FoundationNY15.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Steve and Kelly Bloom Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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.
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Find your warmest path to The Rowe Family Foundation Inc 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 25 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $720k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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