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Cedar Fair Charities Inc

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.

$3.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$2.7M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Public Safety & Disaster$11MHuman Services$1.5MHealth$392kPhilanthropy$350kFood & Nutrition$92kYouth Development$88kEducation$88kInternational$80kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $69k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $280k
  • $250k+1 grant · $2.7M
$13,799
Median grant
8
States reached
$685k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
American Red Cross$2,737,000
A Kid Again$225,000
Eric County Community Foundation$55,000
Council on Intl Educational Exchange$30,000
Breakthrough T1D Mid Atlantic Chapter$15,000
Eagles Autism Foundation$13,799
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Cancer Support Community$5,000
Spina Bifida Association$5,000
The Childrens Heart Foundation$5,000
Give Kids the World$1,500
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 (FY20–25, $1.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Ruth Lyons Childrens Fund: $2k → 16%A Kid Again: $220k → 16%A Kid Again: $385k → 15%A Kid Again: $333k → 15%A Kid Again: $225k → 15%A Kid Again: $150k → 15%A Kid Again: $12k → 15%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
IL
MI
NY
OH
PA
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
GA
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 10 repeat orgs$598k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
23

Total granted

$13M
$558k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+48%

Still filing today

70%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesInternationalYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • AK
    A KID AGAIN INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $1.3M · revenue +130%
  • Feeding America
    3× · 2022–2024 · $92k · revenue +17%
  • CO
    Council on International Educational Exchange Inc
    4× · 2021–2025 · $75k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • BC
    BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
    one grant, 2020 · $225k · revenue -28%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
    one grant, 2020 · $88k · revenue +8%
  • JM
    JDRF Michigan and Northern Ohio Chapter
    one grant, 2024 · $55k
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
Cog Research Foundation Llc

Cog research foundation, llc is a california 501(c)(3) entity founded in 2024 and designed to become the federal grantee organization for the children's oncology group (cog). the cog, a member of the national cancer institute (nci)…

Health
2
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
3
The Children's Cancer Cause Inc

The mission of children's cancer cause is to champion policies and programs that improve the lives of children with cancer and survivors.

Health
4
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
5
The Kidney Cancer Association

The kidney cancer association is a global community dedicated to serving and empowering patients, and leading change through advocacy, research, and education in order to be the universal leader in finding the cure for kidney cancer.

Health
6
The Children's Oncology Group Foundation Inc

The children's oncology group foundation, inc. (the foundation), helps support the research of the children's oncology group (cog), which is the world's largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research.

Health
7
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
8
Columbus Children's Foundation

Accelerating the most effective gene therapy treatments for children with ultra-rare diseases.

Health
9
Chance for Life

Chance for life's mission is to raise awareness and funds for critical research and clinical trials for pediatric cancer in the united states of america.

Health
10
Hospital for Sick Children Foundation

Our Mission is to inspire our communities to invest in health and scientific advances to improve the health of children and their families in Canada and around the world.

Human Services
11
Commonwealth Cancer Consortium Inc

Break through cancer is a foundation dedicated to supporting translational research in the most difficult to treat cancers. our partner organizations are among the top cancer research centers and together, represent some of the most…

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12
Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc

Beat childhood cancer drives childhood cancer research and raises awareness, making a difference in kids' survival today. our vision is to change the story for the next family by finding viable treatments and ultimately, cures for…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central and Western North Carolina Inc; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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

23 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. 23 of the 39 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
20/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

American Red Cross: $11,414,718 · OtherAmerican Red Cross+23 more: $412,639 · OtherA KID AGAIN INC: $1,324,339 · Human ServicesA KID AGAI…+1 more: $2,038 · Human ServicesERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $350,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $224,913 · HealthEAGLES AUTISM CHALLENGE INC: $50,000 · HealthPRAYERS FROM MARIA CHILDREN'S GLIOMA CANCER FOUNDATION: $36,000 · HealthTHE FOUNDATION FOR FIRELANDS: $15,800 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $15,413 · Health+2 more: $5,245 · HealthFeeding America: $92,455 · Food & NutritionCouncil on International Educational Exchange Inc: $75,000 · InternationalCIEE Inc: $15,000 · InternationalBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $87,725 · Youth Development
Other$11,827,357Human Services$1,326,377Philanthropy$355,000Health$347,371Food & Nutrition$92,455International$90,000Youth Development$87,725

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 budgetA KID AGAIN INC: $1,324,339 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $350,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $224,913 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $92,455 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $87,725 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil on International Educational Exchange Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetEAGLES AUTISM CHALLENGE INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPRAYERS FROM MARIA CHILDREN'S GLIOMA CANCER FOUNDATION: $36,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: $17,684 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR FIRELANDS: $15,800 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $15,413 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCIEE Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHANOVER EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetDolly Parton's Imagination Library: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIVE KIDS THE WORLD INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKansas City Soccer Foundation: $505 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPERKINS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $245 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SERVICES FKA CANCER SERVICES OF ERIE COUNTY: $125 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.

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.

American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH11× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Cedar Fair Charities Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cedar Fair Charities Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 24%
  • Council on International Educational Exchange Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Autism Society of America Inc: 8% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to Cedar Fair Charities Inc?

Find your warmest path to Cedar Fair Charities 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 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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