Plym Foundation
South Bend, IN · EIN 38-6069680. Reported 135 grants totalling $626,350 to 83 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Plym Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Niles | Niles, MI | $57,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Hope of New York | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Eberhart | Three Rivers, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chapin School | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Niles Community School | Niles, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA Camp Eberhart | Three Rivers, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $20,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guardians for New Future | Post St Lucie, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hyland Hills Hockey Association | Westminster, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Mack Sports Boosters | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Niles Township Fire Department Association | Niles, MI | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington U | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Grows - in Memory Pf Dl Jones | Moon Township, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dream on 3 | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends Seminary | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Na Kama Kai | Waianae, HI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Soul Dog Rescue | Fort Lupton, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Edwards School | Vero Beach, FL | $8,750 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater South Bend Area Pop Warner Little Scholars | South Bend, IN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| River Essence Group | Niles, MI | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guardians for New Futures | Port St Lucie, FL | $7,900 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Go Jen Go Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hackley School | Tarrytown, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indian River Habitat for Humanity | Vero Beach, FL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Meck Hs Ptsa | Charlotte, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School Year Abroad | North Andover, MA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fund for Sarah Lawrence | Bronxville, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington University | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Sw Michigan | Benton Harbor, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| End the Violence Project Inc | Bryn Mawr, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Get Wet for a Vet | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golf Fight Cancer | Norton, MA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minds Matter Boston | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Niles Community Health Center | Niles, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Real Help Foundation - Diaz Family | St Joseph, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Remarkable Inc | Niles, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urbanity Dance | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Suburban YMCA | Wauwatosa, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adopt Now | San Juan, PR | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Chapin School | New York, NY | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Shore Animal League | Port Washington, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tec - in Memory of Carol Mansfield | Niles, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ferry Street | Niles, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uva | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Best Buddies in North Carolina | Matthews, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museo De Arte De Ponce | Ponce, PR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orca | South Bend, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indian River Community Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Drummond Island Township | Drummond Island, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duck Creek | East Hampton, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guild Hall | East Hampton, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Niles Buchanaan Meals on Wheels Inc | Niles, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spectrum Health Lakeland | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uva Mcintyre | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wings Worldquest | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dis Study Abroad Scandanavia Copenhagen | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Library | East Hampton, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hogras Teresa Today | Canovanas, PR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival | Garrison, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma | East Lansing, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Love Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tapovana Lunch Box | Bridgehampton, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballet & Beyond Nyc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridgehampton Museum | Bridgehampton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Comprehensive Health Practice | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture | Pocantico Hills, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Virginia Advancement | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Bernards School | Vero Beach, FL | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Defens Animal De Rincon | Rincon, PR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Vecro Age Sites Committee | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hope for Families Center | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Moorings Educational Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vna Hospice Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
31 of 83 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Camp Eberhart
CABINS & BATHHOUSE RENOVATIONS - The Barack Obama Foundation
GIRLS OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 57 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $210,250 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 37 | $142,100 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 27 | $106,500 | $4,500 |
| 2024 | 34 | $167,500 | $4,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Plym Foundation has 5 of them, worth $262,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA Camp Eberhart | Three Rivers, MI | $125,000 |
| YMCA Camp Eberhart | Three Rivers, MI | $100,000 |
| Guardians for New Future | Post St Lucie, FL | $20,000 |
| Guardians for New Future | Post St Lucie, FL | $10,000 |
| Niles Township Fire Department Association | Niles, MI | $7,000 |
Where its money goes
33% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Michigan.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Plym Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 202 S Michigan St Ste 910, South Bend, IN, 46601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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