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Arthur J and Esther a Ohlsson Charitable Trust

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.

$330k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20172024.

Health$1.1MAnimals$728kEducation$196kHuman Services$193kHousing & Shelter$171kInternational$114kEnvironment$25kReligion$15k
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$7.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ADVENTHEALTH WATERMAN FOUNDATION$30,000
ALZHEIMER DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER$30,000
FLORIDA WILDLIFE FEDERATION$30,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER$30,000
PARKINSONS DISEASE FOUNDATION$30,000
HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY$30,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$30,000
LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FDTN INC$30,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$10,000
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA$10,000
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND$10,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION$10,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CEN$10,000
DIABETES RESEARCH WELLNESS FDTN$10,000
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY$10,000
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.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–24, $93k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $18k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $13k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 9%GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND: $8k → 9%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.

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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.4M · 27 repeat orgs$132k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +61% since the first grant, against -55% for the ones you funded once.

27 repeat relationships — 17 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
7

Total granted

$2.4M
$132k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+61%
-55%

Still filing today

56%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
AnimalsHealthEducationInternationalHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther

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

  • FW
    Florida Wildlife Federation
    8× · 2017–2024 · $196k · revenue +154%
  • HS
    HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $196k · revenue +144%
  • PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $134k · revenue +177%

Funded once

  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FO LAKE-SUMTER FL
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • HS
    HABITAT SOCIETY OF LAKE-SUMTER COUNTY
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • AS
    AM SOC FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO AMIMALS
    one grant, 2018 · $22k

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
Lake Humane Society

Mission: to protect animals and build connections between pets and people through advocacy and education. vision: leading and guiding a humane lake county core values: compassion for pets and people. engagement through innovative programs,…

Animals
2
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
3
Jacksonville Humane Society Inc

The jacksonville humane society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.

Animals
4
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
5
Florida Pointer Rescue Inc

Rescue pointer dogs and treat back to health and f

Animals
6
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida Inc

Spca tampa bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates pinellas county's only nonprofit for-all animal shelter assisting all animals in need, regardless of species or circumstance, at its 10-acre campus in largo. (continued on…

Animals
7
Humane World for Animals Inc

Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Animals
8
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
9
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
10
America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc

To assist disabled veterans, active military personnel, first responders with disabilities, and those who have served our country honorably to live with dignity and independence. america's vetdogs trains and places guide dogs for…

Public Benefit
11
Humane Society of Manatee County

The humane society of manatee county leads the community in fostering compassion and respect for animals through quality care, education, and advocacy to improve the lives of animals and strengthen the human-animal bond.

Animals
12
Humane Society of Greater Miami-Dade for Pocta Aap

Matching furry friends with their purr-fect homes & offering affordable spay/neuter.

Animals

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust and the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 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

17 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 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 34 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER INC — $133,250 · OtherALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER INCADVENTHEALTH WATERMAN FOUNDATION — $133,250 · OtherADVENTHEALTH WATERMAN FOUNDATIONGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC — $114,375 · OtherGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INCTHE SALVATION ARMY A GA CORP — $83,250 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY A GA CORPLAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FDTN INC — $72,500 · OtherLAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FDTN INCTHE SALVATION ARMY — $72,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYPARKINSONS DESEASE FOUNDATION — $58,250 · OtherPARKINSONS DESEASE FOUNDATIONHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER FL — $58,250 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER FLAM SOC FT PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $47,500 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER — $47,500 · OtherALZHEIMER RESOURCE CENTER INC — $37,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY — $36,875 · Other+7 more — $161,875 · Other+7 moreFlorida Wildlife Federation — $195,750 · AnimalsFlorida Wildlife FederationHUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY INC — $195,750 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY …BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY — $114,375 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETYNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC — $114,375 · AnimalsNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMER…THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $45,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE P…+1 more — $15,000 · AnimalsPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC — $134,375 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUND…PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA — $114,375 · HealthPARALYZED VETERAN…FLORIDA HOSPITAL WATERMAN FOUNDATION INC — $62,500 · HealthFLORIDA HOSPITAL …DIABETES RESEARCH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION INC — $62,500 · HealthDIABETES RESEARCH…HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC — $15,000 · HealthLAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — $123,250 · EducationMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $114,375 · InternationalGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC — $92,500 · Human ServicesHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER FLORIDA INC — $72,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,056,875Animals$680,250Health$388,750Education$123,250International$114,375Human Services$92,500Housing & Shelter$72,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetFlorida Wildlife Federation — $195,750 over 8y, 4.6% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY INC — $195,750 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC — $134,375 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER INC — $133,250 over 5y, 8.9% of budgetLAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — $123,250 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC — $114,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA — $114,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC — $114,375 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY — $114,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC — $114,375 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC — $92,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER FLORIDA INC — $72,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFLORIDA HOSPITAL WATERMAN FOUNDATION INC — $62,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetDIABETES RESEARCH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION INC — $62,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS — $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust — $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds Florida Wildlife Federation
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY INC
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER INC
  • Who funds LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
  • Who funds PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
  • Who funds GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
  • Who funds NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC
  • Who funds GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND INC
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF LAKE-SUMTER FLORIDA INC
  • Who funds FLORIDA HOSPITAL WATERMAN FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds DIABETES RESEARCH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
  • Who funds The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust
  • Who funds HELP HOSPITALIZED VETERANS INC

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.

Duke Energy FoundationNC12× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · Network for Good · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Arthur J and Esther a Ohlsson Charitable Trust 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, a single department, or state — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 1%
  • Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter Florida Inc1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
typical government reliance, FY2025

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.

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How do I get to Arthur J and Esther a Ohlsson Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Arthur J and Esther a Ohlsson Charitable Trust 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 34 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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