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Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC Charitable Foundation 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.

$19k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2024.

Education$47kHealth$30kInternational$19kArts & Culture$19kHuman Services$10kRecreation & Sports$5kPhilanthropy$4kCivil Rights$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$510
Median grant
5
States reached
$62k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNSEL OF CT$8,600
HARTFORD HOSPITAL$4,300
THE FRIENDSHIP SERVICE CENTER INC$1,000
MIRACLE LEAGUE OF SOUTHEASTERN CT$1,000
CT BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE$1,000
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA$510
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE$500
PROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC$500
MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA$500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER NEW H$250
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL$250
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION$200
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 (FY17–23, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 23% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE HANDS AND FEET: $500 → 11%HARC: $500 → 11%HARC INC: $200 → 11%CHERISH THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%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

ME
VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
MD
AZ
TN
OK
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.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$96k · 13 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
56

Total granted

$96k
$44k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+24%

Still filing today

62%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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

  • GF
    GOODWIN FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $30k · revenue +288%
  • HH
    Hartford Hospital
    4× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +112%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $5k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • GO
    GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +29%
  • MO
    MARCH OF DIMES
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • MARCH OF DIMES INC
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue -41%
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
Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities Inc

The association is the leader in providing services to and advocating for, the state's providers of long-term, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living care. additionally, the association serves as a clearing house for information…

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2
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists Pllc

The Mission of Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists, PLLC is to put the patients first, provide coordinated quality care and value, exceed the expectations of patients, providers, staff and the community that it serves.

Health
3
Connecticut Cancer Foundation Inc

To provide funds to benefit families affected by cancer and to support cancer research and education.

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4
The Hospital of Central Connecticut

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is dedicated to fostering, sustaining and improving the health status of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut Inc

Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, Inc., (VNS) a nonprofit health care provider, finds its mission in the provision of quality home health and hospice services to individuals, families and the communities it serves. VNS is committed…

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7
Middlesex Hospital

Middlesex hospital exists to provide the safest, highest-quality health care and the best experience possible for our community. (continued on schedule o)

Health
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
Universal Health Care Fndtn of Ct Inc

The Universal Health Care Foundation's mission is to be a catalyst that engages people and communities in shaping a democratic health system that provides universal access to quality health care and promotes health in Connecticut. The…

Health
10
Bristol Hospital Inc

Bristol hospital and health care group is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of our community. we will provide safe, quality care and services to our patients through our continuum of services and health promotion. we will…

Health
11
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Inc

The Mission of Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is to put patients first, provide coordinated quality care and value, and exceed the expectations of patients, providers, staff and the community that it serves.

Health
12
Community Health Services Inc

To provide medical services for the residents of the greater hartford connecticut area. to provide quality health care services to low and moderate income individuals in the greater hartford connecticut area regardless of ability to pay.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is March of Dimes Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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

44 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. 44 of the 80 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
31/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Greater Hartford Arts Council Inc: $15,000 · OtherGreater Hartford Arts Council IncWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF CT: $9,600 · OtherWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF CTWORLD AFFAIRS COUNSEL OF CT: $8,600 · OtherWORLD AFFAIRS COUNSEL OF CTIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMARCH OF DIMES: $3,000 · OtherMIDDLESEX YMCA: $3,000 · Other+47 more: $30,565 · Other+47 moreGOODWIN FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationGOODWIN FOUNDATION INCREAD TO GROW INC: $5,452 · EducationREAD TO GROW INCTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC: $5,250 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT …+2 more: $2,000 · EducationHartford Hospital: $17,950 · HealthHartford HospitalMARCH OF DIMES INC: $3,000 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INCAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,250 · HealthMALTA HOUSE OF CARE INC: $1,000 · HealthCONN BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 · Health+7 more: $1,950 · Health+7 moreCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC: $4,220 · Philanthropy+1 more: $120 · PhilanthropyGOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureNEW LONDON BARN PLAYHOUSE INC: $500 · Arts & CultureTHE OPERA HOUSE PLAYERS INC: $500 · Arts & CultureCHERISH THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Human ServicesHARC INC: $700 · Human ServicesHands and Feet Inc: $500 · Human ServicesCONNECTICUT HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,250 · AnimalsPROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC: $500 · Animals
Other$75,765Education$42,702Health$26,150Philanthropy$4,340Arts & Culture$4,000Human Services$2,200Animals$1,750

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 budgetGOODWIN FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetHartford Hospital: $17,950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Hartford Arts Council Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetREAD TO GROW INC: $5,452 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC: $4,220 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA HARTFORD REGION INC: $1,575 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriendship Service Center Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE LEAGUE OF CONNECTICUT INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST NEW ENGLAND INC: $1,140 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMALTA HOUSE OF CARE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIRACLE LEAGUE OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetETHEL WALKER SCHOOL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFELONG LEARNING CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHERISH THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCONN BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHARC INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWreaths Across America: $510 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR TRANSPLANTS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Audubon Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS CONNECTICUT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHands and Feet Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OPERA HOUSE PLAYERS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCIRCLE OF CARE FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM SERVICES & RESOURCES CONNECTICUT: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONNECTICUT GOLF FOUNDATION INC THE FIRST TEE OF CONNECTICUT: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiddlesex United Way Inc: $120 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.

Aetna Foundation IncHartford Foundation f…American Savings Foun…United Way Inc United…Eversource Energy Fou…The Maximilian E and …Liberty Bank Foundati…Ion Bank Foundation I…Lincoln Financial Fou…Trinity Health of New…Farmington Bank Commu…Newalliance Foundatio…
Aetna Foundation IncCT29.2× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aetna Foundation Inc · Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · American Savings Foundation Inc · United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Ion Bank Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Trinity Health of New England Corporation Inc · Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc · Newalliance Foundation 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 Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 170%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Brian House Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Harc Inc: 92% of income from government
  • Friendship Service Center Inc: 85% of income from government
  • Jewish Association for Community Living Inc: 84% of income from government
  • Special Olympics Connecticut Inc: 42% of income from government
  • Greater Hartford Arts Council Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Ywca Hartford Region Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • St Vincent Depaul Middletown: 6% of income from government
  • The Opera House Players Inc: 1% of income from government
  • New Jersey Audubon Society: 1% of income from government
  • Yale New Haven Hospital: 0% of income from government
  • Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Hartford Hospital: 0% of income from government
  • Miracle League of Connecticut Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
17get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
4rely 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.
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Find your warmest path to Updike Kelly & Spellacy PC Charitable 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 80 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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