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The Trimas Foundation

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.

$104k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.

Human Services$90kEducation$47kPublic Safety & Disaster$38kEmployment$35kHealth$26kFood & Nutrition$23kScience & Tech$20kCommunity Improvement$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $84k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$5,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$22k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES INC$10,000
MICHIGAN ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE$10,000
ICARE DOG RESCUE$6,000
HELP AT NO DISCREPANCY LLC TAUHEED SPENCE$5,000
UGANDA-NORTH AMERICA SPORTS AND EDUCATION$5,000
LAKE LOUISE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ATTN NEIL HANEY$5,000
HIGH FLIGHT HEROES FOUNDATION$5,000
ALISO NIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL ASB$5,000
COMMUNITY UPLIFT PARTNERSHIP$5,000
RIVER OF LIFE OUTREACH MINISTRIES INC$5,000
STAND OUT ADAPTIVE ADULT ORGANIZATION$5,000
LONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES$5,000
CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING$5,000
RAPTACON BOOSTERS$5,000
BETHEL HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM INC$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GET OUT OF THE BUS MINISTRIES: $5k → 15%SUSIE Q'S KIDS INC: $3k → 10%AGAPE OF NORTH ALABAMA: $10k → 11%SURVIVORS OF BLUE SUICIDE: $7k → 13%COMMUNITY UPLIFT PARTNERSHIP INC: $10k → 10%STAND OUT ADAPTIVE ADULT ORGANIZATION: $5k → 10%COMMUNITY UPLIFT PARTNERSHIP: $5k → 10%LONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES: $8k → 16%LONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES: $5k → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
IN
PA
CA
CO
MO
KS
NC
OK
AL
TX
FL
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.

13%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$66k · 5 repeat orgs$435k to everyone else

5 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
53

Total granted

$66k
$354k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+9%

Still filing today

100%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • LC
    LONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $18k · revenue 0%
  • AI
    ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $18k · revenue -47%
  • CU
    Community Uplift Partnership
    2× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • ST
    STEUBEN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
    one grant, 2024 · $38k
  • (K
    (TRAC KC) TRANSITION RESOURCES AND COACHING IN KANSAS CITY
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • TK
    TRAC KC CORPORATION
    one grant, 2024 · $20k
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
Communities in Schools of Central Texas

Communities in schools of central texas (cisct) ensures students have holistic support, removing academic and nonacademic barriers to their success in school.

Education
2
Austin-Travis County Sobriety Center Local Government Corporation

The sobering center enhances public health and safety by providing a safe place for publicly intoxicated individuals to sober up as an alternative to the emergency room or jail and, where appropriate, to provide a bridge to recovery.

Human Services
3
National Domestic Violence Hotline

The national domestic violence hotline provides crisis intervention, saftey planning, resources, information, and referrals to those affected by relationship abuse.

Human Services
4
Leadership Austin

Leadership austin connects and develops leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.

Youth Development
5
Austin Partners in Education

Apie provides college and career readiness support through individualized academic and mentoring programs to prepare students for success.

Education
6
Crisis Text Line Inc

By leveraging innovative technology and research, we are shaping mental health policy and systems to create a world where everyone has access to the support they need anytime, anywhere.

Health
7
Communities in Schools of San Antonio

To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Education
8
Meals On Wheels Ministry Inc

Empowers older and disabled adults to live independentlly in thier own homes by providing nutritious home-delivered meals, safety checks, socialization, and community connection, which result in an enhanced quality of life and purpose as…

Food & Nutrition
9
Mesa Developmental Services

Mesa developmental services is a not-for-profit organization that provides community based services and support for persons with developmental disabilities of mesa county. we promote, within caring environments, opportunities that nurture…

Human Services
10
Alternatives Inc

Alternatives, inc.'s mission is to facilitate personal development,strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. serving over 3,000 youth and families annually, the organization offers a range of counseling and…

Health
11
Kidstlc Inc

Transforming the lives of children and families in our community with a continuum of care.

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12
Feeding Texas

To lead a unified effort for a hunger-free texas.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals of Hope Inc; the most unlike its peers is Usvmc East Texas. 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

37 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. 37 of the 77 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/37
Grantees still filing
15/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

STEUBEN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT: $37,500 · OtherSTEUBEN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT(TRAC KC) TRANSITION RESOURCES AND COACHING IN KANSAS CITY: $30,000 · Other(TRAC KC) TRANSITION RESOURCES AND COACHING IN KANSAS CITYTRAC KC CORPORATION: $20,000 · OtherTRAC KC CORPORATIONCOF TRAINING SERVICES INC ATTN JOY BEATTY: $15,000 · Other+51 more: $232,800 · Other+51 moreLONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $18,000 · Human ServicesLONGVIEW COMMU…Community Uplift Partnership: $15,000 · Human ServicesCommunity Upli…AGAPE OF NORTH ALABAMA INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesAGAPE OF NORTH…SURVIVORS OF BLUE SUICIDE: $7,000 · Human ServicesSURVIVORS OF B…STAND OUT ADAPTIVE ADULT ORGANIZATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesSTAND OUT ADAP…GET OUT OF THE BUS MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesGET OUT OF THE…ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $3,000 · Human ServicesSUSIE QS KIDS INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · HealthORANGE COUNTY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER: $7,500 · HealthPITT HOPKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $2,500 · HealthMCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT & EDUCATION INC: $2,500 · HealthJOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationPINE TREE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationINNOVATION FOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationALLIANCE INDUSTRIES INC: $17,650 · EmploymentREPAIR THE WORLD: $15,000 · Community ImprovementPROJECT ANGEL HEART: $2,000 · Community ImprovementMICHIGAN ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE: $10,000 · AnimalsI C A R E Dog Rescue: $6,000 · Animals
Other$335,300Human Services$65,500Health$27,500Education$22,000Employment$17,650Community Improvement$17,000Animals$16,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC: $18,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetALLIANCE INDUSTRIES INC: $17,650 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetCommunity Uplift Partnership: $15,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetREPAIR THE WORLD: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAGAPE OF NORTH ALABAMA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetJOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLONGVIEW DREAM CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetREGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORANGE COUNTY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSURVIVORS OF BLUE SUICIDE: $7,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetI C A R E Dog Rescue: $6,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BEATING THE ODDS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSTAND OUT ADAPTIVE ADULT ORGANIZATION: $5,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetWOODLEY YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetPITT HOPKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBONITA SPRINGS ASSISTANCE OFFICE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetMEALS OF HOPE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOwasso Community Resources Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUSVMC EAST TEXAS: $5,000 over 2y, 26% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPINE TREE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetBETHEL HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetZAMAN INTERNATIONAL: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT & EDUCATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUSIE QS KIDS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL HEART: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity Cricket Club Incorporated: $2,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetLAKE LOUISE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds LONGVIEW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Community Uplift Partnership ↗
  • Who funds REPAIR THE WORLD ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds AGAPE OF NORTH ALABAMA INC ↗
  • Who funds JOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds LONGVIEW DREAM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds REGIONAL EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds ORANGE COUNTY ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ↗
  • Who funds SURVIVORS OF BLUE SUICIDE ↗
  • Who funds I C A R E Dog Rescue ↗
  • Who funds THE BEATING THE ODDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STAND OUT ADAPTIVE ADULT ORGANIZATION ↗
  • Who funds WOODLEY YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds PITT HOPKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗

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 Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Natl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodPaypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC6.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Trimas Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Trimas Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%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
    2get no government money at all
    7report 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

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    How do I get to The Trimas Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Trimas Foundation 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 77 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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