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Wadsworth Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$598k
Granted FY2024still arriving
43
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$1.1MHealth$818kReligion$244kHuman Services$238kInternational$210kPhilanthropy$108kYouth Development$91kArts & Culture$57kOther$0
02FY2024 · 43 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k28 grants · $75k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $173k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $350k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION$100,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIARD$100,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$100,000
DR MISSION TEAM$50,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$48,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NH$30,000
CARIBBEAN FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY$15,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
BIG DOG RESCUE RANCH$10,000
JINGLED ELVES INC$10,000
LABS4RESCUE$10,000
JOHNNYS AMBASSADORS$10,000
EQUICENTER$10,000
MT ZION FREE METHODIST CHURCH$10,000
MASTERS MANNA$10,000
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 (FY19–24, $227k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CAMP CARE: $2k → 11%CATHOLIC CHARITIES MAINE: $3k → 7%FREE TO RUN: $5k → 9%JACK AND JILL CHILDRENS CENTER: $50k → 13%JACK & JILL CENTER: $65k → 13%BETTER TOGETHER: $5k → 10%JACK &JILL CENTER: $80k → 13%HOPE 4 KIDS: $5k → 10%WALLINGFORD FAMILY YMCA: $8k → 12%WALLINGFORD FAMILY YMCA: $3k → 12%WALLINGFORD FAMILY YMCA: $1k → 12%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
NY
OR
WY
IN
CT
CO
MD
KS
NC
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 32 repeat orgs$941k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +38% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
86

Total granted

$2.2M
$722k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+23%

Still filing today

50%
24%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $219k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesPhilanthropyHealthAnimalsArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • JA
    JACK AND JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $195k · revenue +5%
  • GC
    GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $175k · revenue +76%
  • UB
    Ulbrich Boys and Girls Club Inc 2021 990
    4× · 2019–2022 · $51k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • HF
    Habitat for Humanity Broward County
    one grant, 2020 · $80k
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BROWARD INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $80k · revenue +151%
  • DM
    DOMINICAN MISSION PROJECT
    one grant, 2021 · $75k
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
Milford Humane Society Inc

Find homes to adopt more than 200 cats per year and rehabilitation of stray and feral cats

Animals
2
Habitat for Humanity of N West Ct

Habitat for humanity of northwest ct, inc. is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to construct and rehabilitate homes for needy individuals and families in northwest connecticut.

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3
Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary Inc

Our Companions is an animal rescue organization that is committed to doing the right thing for animals, regardless of the cost or challenge. Our Companions offers programs to help animals in need today, while working to prevent animals…

Animals
4
Animal Friends of Connecticut Inc

A nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to saving abused, injured, or handicapped cats. we provide food, shelter, and medical care to each cat until we find a home that can provide the care and love each animal deserves.

Animals
5
Hartford Catholic Worker Inc

The mission of Hartford Catholic Worker is to practice the works of mercy. We do this through our work with children and families in our neighborhood, helping to make sure the hungry are fed and helping secure housing for the homeless.

International
6
Friends of the New Haven Animal Shelter

To rescue, rehabilitate and permanently rehome stray/abused animals within the greater new haven ct area.

Animals
7
Mercy Housing & Shelter Corporation

Mercy housing and shelter corporation provides housing assistance and supportive services to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. mercy works to empower its clients to become independent, so they may live and work with…

Housing & Shelter
8
Paws From Afar Inc

At Paws From Afar Rescue, a 501c3, New England foster based dog rescue, where the wagging tails meet their happy tails. Our mission is a joyful one: to sprinkle a little magic in matching rescue dogs with their perfect human buddies.

Animals
9
Rescue Charlies Friends

Rescue Charlies Friends mission is to prevent cruelty to animals by rescuing dogs that are abandoned, abused, neglected or about to be euthanized. These are Charlies Friends and these are the dogs we focus on. Our mission is to rescue them…

Animals
10
Happy Tails Dog Rescue Inc

The Organization's mission is to rescue dogs from high-kill animal shelters and place them in loving forever homes. All dogs rescued are given necessary medical care prior to adoption, including required vaccinations. Dogs are placed in…

Animals
11
Hop a Long Hollow Rabbit Rescue and Adoption Inc

Animal rescue

Animals
12
Their Lives Matter

Dog rescue and care nurturing finding a home

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Charity for Change Inc; the most unlike its peers is Joey Logano Charitable Foundation 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

45 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. 45 of the 140 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/45
Grantees still filing
31/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DR MISSION TEAM: $720,100 · OtherDR MISSION TEAMHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $498,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYHABITAT FOR HUMANITY CFC: $225,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY CFCHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIARD: $100,000 · Other+113 more: $943,727 · Other+113 moreJACK AND JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $195,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF WALLINGFORD INC: $11,500 · Human Services+5 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesGRACE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 · InternationalMAIDAN UNITED INC: $20,000 · InternationalTHE ADELMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · PhilanthropyJoey Logano Charitable Foundation Inc: $25,000 · PhilanthropyJINGLED ELVES INC: $10,500 · PhilanthropyWALLINGFORD FOUNDATION: $6,500 · PhilanthropyTHE PETIT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · PhilanthropyCHARITY FOR CHANGE INC: $4,000 · PhilanthropyHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $60,000 · Housing & ShelterCOLUMBUS HOUSE INC: $15,000 · Housing & ShelterEQUICENTER INC: $35,000 · HealthSISTERS PROJECT: $23,700 · HealthJOHNNYS AMBASSADORS INC: $10,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthMaster's Manna Inc: $29,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$2,486,827Human Services$226,500International$195,000Philanthropy$90,000Housing & Shelter$75,000Health$74,700Food & Nutrition$29,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJACK AND JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $195,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetGRACE CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BROWARD INC: $80,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUlbrich Boys and Girls Club Inc 2021 990: $51,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetTHE ADELMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 3y, 88% of budgetEQUICENTER INC: $35,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMaster's Manna Inc: $29,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetJoey Logano Charitable Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetSISTERS PROJECT: $23,700 over 5y, 9.2% of budgetLABS4RESCUE INC: $22,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetMAIDAN UNITED INC: $20,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLUMBUS HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWALLINGFORD SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC: $13,000 over 2y, 61% of budgetMY SISTERS' PLACE INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYMCA OF WALLINGFORD INC: $11,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetJINGLED ELVES INC: $10,500 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetJOHNNYS AMBASSADORS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWALLINGFORD FOUNDATION: $6,500 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetROTARY CLUB OF WALLINGFORD: $5,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetFREE TO RUN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHope 4 Kids Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWALLINGFORD CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetAUTISM SERVICES & RESOURCES CONNECTICUT: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetTHE PETIT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCHARITY FOR CHANGE INC: $4,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetGILEAD COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Maine: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Cat Connection Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP CARE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetDOG STAR RESCUE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBRANFORD LAND TRUST INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMIDSTATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $1,225 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ANIMAL HAVEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIN A HEARTBEAT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTHE HUNDRED CLUB OF CONNECTICUTINC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBENHAVEN INC: $250 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.

  • Who funds JACK AND JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds GRACE CENTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BROWARD INC ↗
  • Who funds Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc ↗
  • Who funds Ulbrich Boys and Girls Club Inc 2021 990 ↗
  • Who funds THE ADELMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EQUICENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Master's Manna Inc ↗
  • Who funds Joey Logano Charitable Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds SISTERS PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds LABS4RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds MAIDAN UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBUS HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds WALLINGFORD SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds MY SISTERS' PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF WALLINGFORD INC ↗
  • Who funds JINGLED ELVES INC ↗

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.

Ion Bank Foundation IncCT23.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ion Bank Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Aetna Foundation Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Town Fair Tire Foundation Inc · The James H Napier Foundation · North Haven Rotary Foundation Inc · United Way of Meriden & Wallingford Inc · Td Charitable Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 190%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 33%
  • Columbus House Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Gilead Community Services Inc: 62% of income from government
  • Benhaven Inc: 33% of income from government
  • My Sisters' Place Inc: 26% of income from government
  • Habitat for Humanity of Broward Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Jack and Jill Children's Center Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
19get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Wadsworth Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Wadsworth Family 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 140 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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