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Transformation Trust Inc at a glance

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Transformation Trust Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$256k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$2.6MArts & Culture$1.4MHuman Services$1.2MEnvironment$986kEducation$685kScience & Tech$670kFood & Nutrition$662kReligion$502kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $145k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $806k
  • $250k+1 grant · $256k
$70,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$22M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH$256,000
INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGETICS INC$200,000
PROTECTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF KIDS$200,000
GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION$136,000
INSTITUTE OF NATURAL LAW INC$100,000
INDIANA STATE SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC DBA INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$100,000
INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGETICS INC$70,000
500 FESTIVAL FOUNDATION$40,000
DRESS FOR SUCCESS INDIANAPOLIS INC$30,000
Y12 INC$25,000
INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER$20,000
GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION$15,000
POSITIVE ACTION COMMUNITY THEATRE (PACT)$15,000
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 (FY19–24, $1.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%THE FRIENDSHIP CLUB: $150k → 11%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $300k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $250k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $200k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $136k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $100k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $100k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $50k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $50k → 17%GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $15k → 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

NY
IN
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
TX
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of Transformation Trust Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Transformation Trust Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.3M · 20 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +99% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
10

Total granted

$8.3M
$1.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+99%
+7%

Still filing today

85%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesFood & NutritionReligionOther
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

  • IO
    INSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH
    7× · 2017–2024 · $1.9M · revenue +37%
  • TG
    THE GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $1.2M · revenue +395% · 41% of their budget
  • SH
    SIERRA HARVEST
    4× · 2017–2021 · $562k · revenue +10% · 28% of their budget

Funded once

  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
    one grant, 2020 · $250k
  • WO
    WELLSPRING OF DIVINE LOVE
    one grant, 2022 · $210k
  • BF
    BRIGHT FUTURES FOR YOUTHgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $150k · revenue +355%
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
International Society for Arts Science and Technology Dba LeonardoISAST

The mission of the Organization is to identify new avenues to serve the art, science, and technology community. The Organization is recognized as a global leader in the interdisciplinary world of art, science, and technology. For over 50…

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2
New Roots Institute

New Roots Institute is a nonprofit empowering the next generation with knowledge and training to end factory farming.

Food & Nutrition
3
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
4
Good Work Institute Inc

The charitable activities of the Good Work Institute are designed to strengthen collaboration; address legacies of unequal power; and encourage a transition to regenerative ecological and social systems.

Human Services
5
Iit Research Institute

Perform basic research and preclinical efficacy assessments of new molecular entities being developed for the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious disease. Discover new pathways and targets for the design and development of…

Science & Tech
6
Center for the Future of Learning

The Center for the Future of Learning empowers a vibrant learning ecosystem connecting communities to create future-focused solutions for today while sharing effective practices to advance tomorrow. The Center for the Future of Learning…

Education
7
Space Science Institute

the space science institute is shaping our future by enabling scientists to advance our understanding of earth and the universe; increasing science and technology literacy for people of all ages and backgrounds; and inspiring youth to…

Science & Tech
8
Climate Foundation

To research and develop healthy climate solutions comprising global food security, ecosystem regeneration and carbon balance in seas and soils.

Science & Tech
9
San Francisco Film Society

SFFILM is a nonprofit organization whose mission ensures independent voices in film are welcomed, heard, and given the resources to thrive. SFFILM connects and inspires audiences, students and teachers, and filmmakers through our film…

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10
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
11
Silicon Schools Fund Inc

The mission of the silicon schools fund is to improve education through supporting the launch of excellent new schools, improving academic instruction in existing schools, and by funding some of the boldest innovations in education…

Education
12
Institute for the Future

Institute for the future is the world's leading futures organization. our mission is to prepare the world to create better, more equitable futures by disrupting short-term thinking with visions of transformative possibilities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Dress for Success Indianapolis; the most unlike its peers is Summit Health Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 33 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.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
19/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH: $1,944,050 · HealthINSTITUTE OF HEARTMATHINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK: $350,000 · HealthINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETW…SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthINSTITUTE OF BIOENERGETICS INC: $690,000 · OtherINSTITUTE OF BIOENERGETICS INCINDIANA STATE SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC DBA INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $425,000 · OtherINDIANA STATE SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC DBA…INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY: $250,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGYWELLSPRING OF DIVINE LOVE: $210,000 · OtherWELLSPRING OF DIVINE LOVEPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF INDIANA INC DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF INDIANA AND KEN: $150,000 · OtherGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: $150,000 · OtherINSTITUTE OF BIOENERGETICS INC CO MARCELLO ANZALONE: $130,000 · OtherScience and Nonduality: $457,200 · OtherScience and NondualitySoliya Inc: $250,000 · OtherSoliya IncDRESS FOR SUCCESS INDIANAPOLIS: $210,000 · OtherDRESS FOR SUCCESS INDIANAPOLIS+7 more: $255,000 · Other+7 moreTHE GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $1,201,000 · Human ServicesTHE GIVE TO GIVE…BRIGHT FUTURES FOR YOUTH: $150,000 · Human ServicesBRIGHT FUTURES F…Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids: $400,000 · EducationProtectio…GIVE BACK YOGA FOUNDATION: $125,000 · EducationGIVE BACK…Institute of Natural Law Inc: $100,000 · EducationInstitute…CHEF ANN FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationCHEF ANN …LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST: $50,000 · EducationLIFE CHIR…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationINDIANA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $525,000 · Arts & CultureINDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER INC: $120,000 · Arts & CulturePositive Action Community Theatre (PACT): $42,000 · Arts & CultureSIERRA HARVEST: $562,396 · Food & NutritionBuckminster Fuller Institute: $500,832 · Science & Tech
Health$2,394,050Other$3,177,200Human Services$1,351,000Education$785,000Arts & Culture$687,000Food & Nutrition$562,396Science & Tech$500,832

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 budgetINSTITUTE OF HEARTMATH: $1,944,050 over 7y, 15% of budgetTHE GIVE TO GIVE FOUNDATION: $1,201,000 over 6y, 41% of budgetSIERRA HARVEST: $562,396 over 4y, 28% of budgetINDIANA SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $525,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetBuckminster Fuller Institute: $500,832 over 2y, 23% of budgetScience and Nonduality: $457,200 over 3y, 27% of budgetProtection of the Educational Rights of Kids: $400,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetINFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK: $350,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetSoliya Inc: $250,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetDRESS FOR SUCCESS INDIANAPOLIS: $210,000 over 7y, 5.0% of budgetBRIGHT FUTURES FOR YOUTH: $150,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: $150,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetGIVE BACK YOGA FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetINDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER INC: $120,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetInstitute of Natural Law Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 86% of budgetCHEF ANN FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetSUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 100% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA: $55,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetLIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPS ARTS: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPositive Action Community Theatre (PACT): $42,000 over 4y, 20% of budget500 Festival Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetCENTER FOR ECOLITERACY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetRED ALERT ROBOTICS PARENT ORGANIZATION: $10,000 over 2y, 5.8% 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.

Samerian Foundation I…California Community …Charities Aid Foundat…Renaissance Charitabl…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…
Samerian Foundation IncIN13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Samerian Foundation Inc · California Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Transformation Trust Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Transformation Trust Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 33 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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