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Thomas and Caroline Kurtz Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$27k
Granted FY2019
1
Grants FY2019
1
States reached
$27k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Religion$159kPhilanthropy$27kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kCivil Rights$17kArts & Culture$11kInternational$11kEducation$10kHuman Services$10kOther$0
02FY2019 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$26,892
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION$26,892
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 (FY17–18, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%HALO FOUNDATION: $5k → 13%PREGANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTERS: $1k → 15%CORNERSTONE OF HOPE: $5k → 17%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

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MN
NY
MA
OH
CA
CO
KY
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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.

27%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$75k · 12 repeat orgs$205k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2019, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
29

Total granted

$75k
$178k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+105%

Still filing today

42%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
ReligionHuman ServicesInternationalEducationHealthYouth 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

  • CR
    CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
    2× · 2017–2018 · $20k
  • TD
    THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE
    2× · 2017–2018 · $12k · revenue +38%
  • CM
    CATHOLIC MEDIA PARTNERSHIP
    2× · 2017–2018 · $10k

Funded once

  • SH
    SACRED HEART CENTER OF HOPE
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
    one grant, 2018 · $20k
  • CR
    CLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $16k · revenue +105% · 49% of their budget
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
Miracles From Heaven
International
2
Keep the Faith Inc

Keep the faith is a catholic lay apostolate devoted to assist in the dissemanation of good catholic doctrine

Religion
3
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries

Word on fire catholic ministries is a global media apostolate that supports the work of bishop robert barron and reaches millons of individuals to draw them back to or into the catholic faith.

Religion
4
Regina Angelorum Institute

Inspired by don boscos vision of the two pillarsatop which stood our lady on one pillar and the most holy eucharist on the otherthe goal of regina angelorum institute is to help souls come to know and love jesus, especially in the blessed…

Religion
5
God's Light in the Darkness Foundation
Philanthropy
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Intimate Life Ministries
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7
Imago Dei Ministries
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What Catholics Believe

Promoting the traditional, pre-1958 roman catholic faith and religion exclusively. this is accomplished by the promulgation of religious and educational materials including (but not limited to) videos, podcasts, and writings.

Religion
9
Archangel Communications Inc

To spread the gospel of jesus christ through informative programming.

Religion
10
Explore God Network
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11
Christian Heritage Broadcastinginc

Chb's (praisefm) vision is to see every tribe and nation experience jesus together. our mission is simple: together we help people discover and worship jesus. more than a radio station, praisefm is a place where passionate lovers of jesus…

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12
Wounded Spirits Ministries

The focus of the ministry is to establish christian camps and retreats that will reach men and women who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder with the gospel of jesus christ, and equip them to recognize, manage, and…

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is 40 Days for Life; the most unlike its peers is The Grotto. 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 42 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/15
Grantees still filing
8/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SACRED HEART CENTER OF HOPE: $50,000 · OtherSACRED HEART CENTER OF HOPETHE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION: $26,892 · OtherTHE CATHOLIC FOUNDATIONFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: $20,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTSCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: $20,000 · OtherCATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESCLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INC: $16,450 · OtherCLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INCST PAULS OUTREACH INC: $15,000 · OtherST PAULS OUTREACH INCTHE FLORENCE ACADEMY OF ART: $10,800 · OtherAPOSTOLATE FOR FAMILY CONSECRATION: $10,000 · OtherCATHOLIC MEDIA PARTNERSHIP: $10,000 · OtherSISTERS OF ST JOSEPH THIRD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS: $8,265 · Other+22 more: $45,962 · Other+22 moreTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $11,739 · ReligionST PETER THE ROCK MEDIA: $7,000 · ReligionBETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY INC: $2,320 · ReligionHands Together Inc: $11,000 · InternationalHALO FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesCORNERSTONE OF HOPE INC: $4,730 · Human ServicesPREGNANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTERS: $1,000 · Human ServicesDIABETES ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,500 · Health40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $1,500 · EducationDAMASCUS INC: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$233,369Religion$21,059International$11,000Human Services$10,730Health$1,500Education$1,500Youth Development$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INC: $16,450 over 1y, 49% of budgetTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $11,739 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHands Together Inc: $11,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCATHOLIC MEDIA PARTNERSHIP: $10,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetST PETER THE ROCK MEDIA: $7,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCATHOLIC ANSWERS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHALO FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCORNERSTONE OF HOPE INC: $4,730 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDOUBLE HARVEST INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDIABETES ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budget40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAMASCUS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPREGNANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTERS: $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 CLEVELAND RIGHT TO LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Hands Together Inc ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC MEDIA PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds ST PETER THE ROCK MEDIA ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC ANSWERS INC ↗
  • Who funds HALO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds BETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds DOUBLE HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds DIABETES ACTION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds 40 DAYS FOR LIFE ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC ↗
  • Who funds DAMASCUS INC ↗
  • Who funds PREGNANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTERS ↗

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 Kurtz Foundation …Columbus FoundationThe Foundation of the…Gregory and Lyn Kurtz…The Moran FoundationIngram-White Castle F…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Verizon FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…
The Kurtz Foundation IncOH24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Kurtz Foundation Inc · Columbus Foundation · The Foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus · Gregory and Lyn Kurtz Foundation · The Moran Foundation · Ingram-White Castle Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Verizon Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Thomas and Caroline Kurtz Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas and Caroline Kurtz Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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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    How do I get to Thomas and Caroline Kurtz Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Thomas and Caroline Kurtz 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 42 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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