· Private foundation
Clifford and LaVonne Graese 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $10k–50k25 grants · $573k
- $50k–250k5 grants · $443k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Shriners Children's Chicago | $150,000 |
| Special Olympics of South Dakota | $117,500 |
| Johnson Siding Volunteer Fire Dept | $75,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $50,000 |
| Prager University Foundation | $50,000 |
| Black Hills Works Foundation | $45,000 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville Inc | $40,000 |
| Rethreaded Inc | $40,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $40,000 |
| Variety - The Children's Charity | $35,000 |
| IDigiity | $30,000 |
| Springfield Preservation & Revitalization Council | $30,000 |
| Jacksonville History Center | $30,000 |
| Turning Point USA | $28,500 |
| Camp Courageous | $25,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $658k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.
56 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2025, 30 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $64k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- OHOrlando Health Foundation Inc6× · 2017–2022 · $860k · revenue +358%
- GJGROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC9× · 2017–2025 · $386k · revenue ×18
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN3× · 2023–2025 · $370k · revenue +67%
Funded once
- FHFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +32%
- UWUnited Way IrmaMaria Reliefone grant, 2017 · $50k
- FPFRONT PORCH COALITIONone grant, 2021 · $25k
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.
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.
Suncoast hospice's mission is to be the center to improve life for those touched by advanced illness, death, dying, grief, bereavement and other end-of-life issues.
Empowering families and individuals experiencing homelessness to build a future filled with dignity, opportunity, and lasting solutions.
Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.
Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.
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.
U.s. digital response is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps governments, nonprofits, and public entities respond quickly to critical public needs. the organization serves the public by leveraging a network of pro bono…
See schedule o for a complete description of the organization's mission
National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…
The mission of suncoast hospice foundation is to advance the understanding, participation, and support of the mission and programs of suncoast hospice and its affilated organizations, honoring the community's sacred trust through sound…
Providing innovative and life-enriching services for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities.
Mission: together we advance the quality of life for people with disabilities. vision: people of all abilities thrive in the world. values: impact- generate solutions that make a difference. choice - create opportunities for people to lead…
First responders foundation's mission is to serve and honor all our first responders and their families, build appreciation and respect for their work, and enhance public safety.
How this is measured
58 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 58 of the 88 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Orlando Health Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds GROUNDWORK JACKSONVILLE INC ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds JOHNSON SIDING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT ↗
- Who funds BLACK HILLS WORKS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH DAKOTA INC ↗
- Who funds BRIDGE COMMUNITIES INC ↗
- Who funds THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION ↗
- Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Springfield Preservation & Revitalization Council Inc ↗
- Who funds CAMP COURAGEOUS OF IOWA ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds IDIGNITY INC ↗
- Who funds ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC ↗
- Who funds THE HOPE CENTER ↗
- Who funds THE SANCTUARY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC ↗
- Who funds Rethreaded Inc ↗
- Who funds The Jacksonville Historical Society Inc ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL MUSIC MUSEUM (AMERICAS SHRINE TO MUSIC) ↗
- Who funds Mercy Medical Angels ↗
- Who funds BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS O ↗
- Who funds Harbor House of Central Florida Inc ↗
- Who funds CORNERSTONE RESCUE MISSION ↗
- Who funds Phi Delta Theta Foundation ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL VETERANS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ELDERHEART INC ↗
- Who funds METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds ILLINOIS STATE POLICE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Northwestern University ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Black Hills Area Community Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · South Dakota Community Foundation · Midcontinent Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc · Assurant Foundation · VyStar Credit Union · The Haskell Foundation · Larson Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Clifford and LaVonne Graese Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Clifford and LaVonne Graese Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Harbor House of Central Florida Inc: 24% of income from government
- The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc: 16% of income from government
- Operation New Hope Inc: 13% of income from government
- Idignity Inc: 6% of income from government
- Groundwork Jacksonville Inc: 3% of income from government
- Nami Greater Orlando Inc: 0% of income from government
- Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
- Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
- Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Inc: 0% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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