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The Waterfield Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$398k
Granted FY2024still arriving
53
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$166k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0199% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2024.

Education$298kEnvironment$280kRecreation & Sports$241kHealth$190kArts & Culture$183kHuman Services$161kYouth Development$78kEmployment$64kOther$0
02FY2024 · 53 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k49 grants · $132k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $231k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLEAR LAKE TWP LAND CONSERVANCY$166,407
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$65,000
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE$25,000
COM FDN OF GREATER FORT WAYNE$10,000
BRIDGE OF GRACE$9,750
TURNSTONE CTR FOR CHILDREN A & ADULT$5,000
BLUE JACKET INC$5,000
LITERARY ALLIANCE$5,000
CASS HOUSING INC$5,000
ROLLING INTO ROANOKE INC$5,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$5,000
AMANI FAMILY SERVICES INC$5,000
RILEY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$5,000
WELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL AGENCY$5,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER FW$4,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY20–24, $128k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SILENCE OF MARY HOME: $2k → 8%LOVE SERVING AUTISM: $3k → 11%OUT OF A JAM: $2k → 12%RESPECT 360 INC: $3k → 12%RESPECT 360 INC: $2k → 12%RESPECT 360 INC: $2k → 12%RESPECT 360: $1k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA: $15k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA: $5k → 12%YWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA: $3k → 12%LUTHERAN LIFE VILLAGES: $3k → 12%LIFELINE YOUTH & FAMLY SERVICES: $2k → 12%INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK: $2k → 12%FORT WAYNE URBAN LEAGUE: $3k → 12%INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK: $1k → 12%BRIDGE OF GRACE INC: $20k → 12%BRIDGE OF GRACE INC: $11k → 12%BRIDGE OF GRACE: $10k → 12%EAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CTR: $2k → 12%NORTHEAST INDIANA POSITIVE RESOURCE CONNECTION: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $2k → 12%BRIDGE OF GRACE INC: $1k → 12%EAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $2k → 12%EAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CTR: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%POWER HOUSE YOUTH CENTER: $1k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $5k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $3k → 12%A MOTHERS HOPE: $2k → 12%COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK: $2k → 12%A MOTHERS HOPE: $1k → 12%YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $4k → 12%YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $2k → 12%SCAN INC: $2k → 12%YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne: $2k → 12%SCAN INC: $2k → 12%YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $2k → 12%HEART OF THE CITY MISSION FOUNDATION: $1k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

VT
WA
IL
NY
IN
OH
PA
UT
VA
DC
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$1.2M · 75 repeat orgs$319k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +31% since the first grant, against +14% for the ones you funded once.

75 repeat relationships — 34 still active in FY2024, 41 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

75
80

Total granted

$1.2M
$284k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+14%

Still filing today

85%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • Northwestern University
    5× · 2020–2024 · $225k · revenue +33%
  • CL
    CLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP LAND CONSERVANCY INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $216k · revenue +203%
  • Sundance Institute
    4× · 2021–2024 · $95k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • CS
    CANTERBURY SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2023 · $31k · revenue -43%
  • CS
    CANTERBURY SCHOOL FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +67%
  • V(
    VISITINGNURSE&HOSPICEHOMEINC (dba - FAMILY LIFECARE)
    one grant, 2022 · $25k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Fort Wayne Public Television Inc

Pbs fort wayne engages our community through content and collaborations that educate, inform, inspire, and entertain.

Arts & Culture
2
New Hope of Indiana Inc

New hope of indiana, inc. is a leader in providing holistic services and resources to persons with disabilities and their families while advocating to advance the opportunities for those in need of support.

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3
New Hope Services Inc

Provide services in response to individual need

Human Services
4
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
5
University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis champions lifelong learning through relevant and innovative education that fosters experiential learning, diverse perspectives, service for impact, and a global mindset.

Education
6
Indiana Resource Center for Families With Special Needs Inc

The mission of insource is to provide parents, families, individuals and service providers in the state of indiana the information and training necessary to help assure effective educational programs and appropriate services for…

Education
7
Indianapolis Private Industry Council

The indianapolis private industry council, inc., doing business as employindy, the workforce investment board for marion county, is a not-for-profit corporation responsible for the development of the marion county workforce. employindy…

Employment
8
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership Inc

The northeast indiana regional partnership, inc. (partnership) mission is to drive business investment and strengthen northeast indiana's global competitiveness and economic resilency. through its combined efforts the partnership supports…

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9
Enroll Indy Inc

Enroll indy helps families choose schools that meet their children's needs by providing a one-stop enrollment process, school information that is relevant and easy to understand, and data to inform school improvement in indianapolis,…

Education
10
Bowen Health Inc

To provide compassionate, patient-centered care for mind and body that improves the quality of life for our communities.

Health
11
Greater Fort Wayne Metro Chamber Alliance Inc

Greater fort wayne (gfw) inc. is the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for fort wayne & allen county, indiana. at gfw inc., we focus on supporting local business, attracting new business, and improving our…

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12
The Arc of Northwest Indiana Inc

Mission is to provide necessary resources to persons with disabilities in order to assist them in enhancing their daily lives. we provide pre-vocational training, habilitation services, individual support, and employment services based on…

Human Services

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc and the most unlike its peers is Pufferbelly Junction Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 34 years old; the field is 19. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number21%1%<5yr12%9%5–10yr17%17%10–20yr15%24%20–35yr15%24%35–55yr20%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value21%0%<5yr12%6%5–10yr17%7%10–20yr15%29%20–35yr15%28%35–55yr20%30%55yr+

The field is 21% startups (under 5 years old) — 1% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/122
the rest of the field
10%
215/2,137

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

115 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 115 of the 176 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
36
Early backer (in before they grew)
115/115
Grantees still filing
76/115
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $25,000 · OtherVISITINGNURSE&HOSPICEHOMEINC (dba - FAMILY LIFECARE) — $25,000 · OtherPFW FOUNDATION — $22,124 · OtherROANOKE BEAUTIFICATION FOUNDATION INC — $20,000 · OtherBLUE JACKET INC — $62,000 · OtherBLUE JACKET INCFORT WAYNE JEWISH FEDERATION INC — $20,000 · Other+103 more — $418,175 · Other+103 moreNorthwestern University — $225,000 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern Uni…ROLLING INTO ROANOKE INC — $22,500 · Recreation & SportsROLLING INTO ROA…+2 more — $10,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — $165,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF …CANTERBURY SCHOOL INC — $31,000 · EducationCANTERBURY SCHOO…CANTERBURY SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC — $30,000 · EducationCANTERBURY SCHOO…THE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC — $12,000 · Education+8 more — $15,025 · Education+8 moreCLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP LAND CONSERVANCY INC — $216,407 · EnvironmentCLEAR LAKE TOW…+3 more — $8,100 · EnvironmentSundance Institute — $95,000 · Arts & CultureSundance …PUFFERBELLY JUNCTION INC — $25,000 · Arts & CulturePUFFERBEL…SCIENCE CENTRAL INC — $9,280 · Arts & CultureSCIENCE C…FORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE INC — $6,500 · Arts & Culture+7 more — $15,950 · Arts & Culture+7 moreVISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME INC — $38,000 · HealthTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC — $18,500 · HealthSuper Shot Inc — $15,100 · HealthTHIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC — $12,000 · HealthMATTHEW 25 INC — $8,000 · HealthLEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED INC — $8,000 · HealthHEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC — $7,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $6,000 · HealthVISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME FOUNDATION — $5,000 · Health+9 more — $17,000 · HealthBRIDGE OF GRACE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES CENTER INC — $41,750 · Human ServicesYWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC — $23,000 · Human ServicesMETROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE — $10,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC — $9,500 · Human ServicesRESPECT360 INC RESPECTTEAM — $7,500 · Human ServicesEAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER INC — $5,000 · Human ServicesThe Power House Alliance Inc — $5,000 · Human Services+11 more — $26,000 · Human Services
Other$592,299Recreation & Sports$257,500Education$253,025Environment$224,507Arts & Culture$151,730Health$134,600Human Services$127,750

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetNorthwestern University — $225,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAR LAKE TOWNSHIP LAND CONSERVANCY INC — $216,407 over 3y, 19% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — $165,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSundance Institute — $95,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBLUE JACKET INC — $62,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetBRIDGE OF GRACE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES CENTER INC — $41,750 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetVISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME INC — $38,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANTERBURY SCHOOL INC — $31,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANTERBURY SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC — $30,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUFFERBELLY JUNCTION INC — $25,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetYWCA NORTHEAST INDIANA INC — $23,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetROLLING INTO ROANOKE INC — $22,500 over 4y, 10.0% of budgetPFW FOUNDATION — $22,124 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFORT WAYNE JEWISH FEDERATION INC — $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC — $18,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCASS HOUSING INC — $16,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNEIGHBORLINK FORT WAYNE FOUNDATION — $15,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSuper Shot Inc — $15,100 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST IND — $13,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ALLEN COUNTY INC — $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANCER SERVICES OF ALLEN COUNTY INC — $12,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC — $12,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHEAST INDIANA FOUNDATION INC — $12,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetTHE LITERACY ALLIANCE INC — $12,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC — $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMANI FAMILY SERVICES — $11,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVINCENT VILLAGE INC — $11,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCHILD ADVOCACY CENTER OF ALLEN COUNTY INDIANA — $11,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCHILL INC — $11,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetHomebound Meals Inc — $10,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMETROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE — $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INC — $9,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSCIENCE CENTRAL INC — $9,280 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMATTHEW 25 INC — $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED INC — $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEUELL A WILSON CENTER INC — $8,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetLEXIS VOICE — $7,500 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetRESPECT360 INC RESPECTTEAM — $7,500 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetHOPE ALIVE INC — $7,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetHEALTHIER MOMS AND BABIES INC — $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHOOSIERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY INC — $7,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICES INC — $7,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFORT WAYNE YOUTHEATRE INC — $6,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetFort Wayne Sister Cities International Inc — $6,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL INC — $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEAST ALLEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER INC — $5,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …English-Bonter-Mitche…Edward M Wilson Found…M E Raker Foundation …Dr Louis a and Anne B…Howard P Arnold Found…The James Foundation …Aws Foundation IncMcMillen Foundation I…Flora Dale Krouse Fou…Lincoln Financial Fou…Surack Family Foundat…
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne IncIN159.2× affinity79 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Edward M Wilson Foundation · M E Raker Foundation Inc · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc · The James Foundation Inc · Aws Foundation Inc · McMillen Foundation Inc · Flora Dale Krouse Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Surack Family Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization The Waterfield Foundation Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    41report 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

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Waterfield Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Waterfield 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 176 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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