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A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation at a glance

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A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$224k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.0MEducation$600kHealth$512kEmployment$117kMembership Benefit$100kReligion$18kPublic Benefit$16kAnimals$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $24k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$660k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$100,000
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC$100,000
THE TWO FOUNDATION$7,000
FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS$5,000
FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$2,500
CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO$1,000
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$1,000
WELLESLEY COLLEGE$1,000
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY$1,000
HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION$1,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$1,000
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART$1,000
CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA$1,000
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC$1,000
COLLIER COUNTY FOUNDATION$500
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 (FY20–21, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%BOYS TOWN: $250 → 12%FIRST GENERATION INVESTORS: $5k → 10%BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE ON AGING: $500 → 17%BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE ON AGING: $500 → 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

MA
OH
NJ
RI
CA
NE
VA
OK
TX
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 22 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
17

Total granted

$2.4M
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+32%

Still filing today

68%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesEmploymentPublic BenefitAnimalsOther
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

  • CI
    CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $837k · revenue +10%
  • CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $503k · revenue +39%
  • VG
    VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES
    6× · 2020–2025 · $80k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • WW
    WORLD WAR II FOUNDATIONgraduated
    5× · 2020–2024 · $25k · revenue +32%
  • MC
    MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    6× · 2020–2025 · $10k · revenue +85%
  • RP
    ROLLING PLAINS QUAIL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -22%
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
3
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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4
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
5
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
6
The College of Wooster

The college of wooster is a community of independent minds, working together to prepare students to become leaders of character and influence in an interdependent global community. (continued on schedule o)we engage motivated students in a…

Education
7
Clarkson University

Clarkson university is an independent, nationally recognized technological university whose faculty of teacher-scholars aspires to offer superior instruction and engage in high-quality research and scholarship in engineering, business,…

Education
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
9
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
10
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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11
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
12
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Cleveland Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

43 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.

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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
30/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $836,500 · EducationCLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSICCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $503,000 · EducationCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY+5 more: $28,500 · EducationCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $501,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION: $158,000 · OtherCLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITIONMARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: $100,000 · OtherMARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONCLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY: $70,000 · OtherCLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $53,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+17 more: $43,000 · OtherVOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES: $80,250 · EmploymentTWO FOUNDATION INC TWO CAFE & BOUTIQUE: $37,000 · EmploymentWORLD WAR II FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA: $7,000 · Arts & CultureCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $4,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $1,750 · Arts & CultureTHE HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION: $16,000 · Public BenefitTHE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Public BenefitROLLING PLAINS QUAIL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 · AnimalsCLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $3,000 · AnimalsFIRST GENERATION INVESTORS: $5,000 · Human ServicesBENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE: $1,000 · Human ServicesFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $250 · Human Services
Education$1,368,000Other$925,000Employment$117,250Arts & Culture$37,750Public Benefit$17,000Animals$8,000Human Services$6,250

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 budgetCLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $836,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $503,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: $100,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetVOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES: $80,250 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetTWO FOUNDATION INC TWO CAFE & BOUTIQUE: $37,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD WAR II FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetTHE HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetWellesley College: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA: $7,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS: $5,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetROLLING PLAINS QUAIL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFIRST GENERATION INVESTORS: $5,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOPEWELL: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY SCHOOL: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CLEVELAND INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE: $1,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: $1,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $1,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ENTREPRENEURS EDGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH CHALLENGE: $250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $250 over 5y, 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 CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC ↗
  • Who funds CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MARINES' MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds TWO FOUNDATION INC TWO CAFE & BOUTIQUE ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Wellesley College ↗
  • Who funds MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND POPS ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds ROLLING PLAINS QUAIL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FIRST GENERATION INVESTORS ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds HOPEWELL ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds THE CLEVELAND POLICE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CLEVELAND INC ↗
  • Who funds BENJAMIN ROSE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ENTREPRENEURS EDGE ↗

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.

The Cleveland Foundat…The Albert B & Audrey…The Lozick Family Fou…George Codrington Fdn…Jewish Federation of …Emma R Fox Char Trust…The Sk Wellman Founda…John P Murphy Foundat…Giant Eagle FoundationThe Gries Family Foun…Jane and Jon Outcalt …The Kelvin & Eleanor …
The Cleveland FoundationOH36× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · George Codrington Fdnhirtlena · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Emma R Fox Char Trust Mut Fds · The Sk Wellman Foundation · John P Murphy Foundation · Giant Eagle Foundation · The Gries Family Foundation · Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation · The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith 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 A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from A Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W Mixon Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Wellesley College: 1% of 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 43 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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