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Community West Foundation

The mission of the COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION is to advance the health and well being of our community

$9.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
153
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$1.2M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$9.7MHealth$6.8MReligion$6.3MHousing & Shelter$5.6MFood & Nutrition$3.5MEducation$3.1MRecreation & Sports$2.7MPhilanthropy$1.4MOther$0
02FY2025 · 153 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 153 grants below total $8,629,977, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,891,089 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,261,112 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $97k
  • $10k–50k91 grants · $2.2M
  • $50k–250k43 grants · $3.5M
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.9M
$29,900
Median grant
11
States reached
$184M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PURPLE HEART HOMES$1,200,000
BUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY$1,133,600
CLEVELAND METROPARKS$279,870
ST EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL$251,000
NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS$228,450
CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION$225,300
COMMUNITY SERVICE ALLIANCE$152,800
LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY$135,500
THE CITY MISSION$110,300
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE$109,100
GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK$101,950
YWCA OF CLEVELAND$99,500
MAY DUGAN CENTER$90,600
NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY PRACTICE$88,750
PROVIDENCE HOUSE$85,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $9.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BLESSING HOUSE: $65k → 13%OBERLIN COMMUNITY SERVICES: $63k → 13%RESOURCE CLEVELAND: $85k → 17%RESOURCE CLEVELAND: $83k → 17%THE EDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN: $69k → 17%THE EDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN: $64k → 17%NUEVA LUZ URBAN RESOURCE CENTER: $63k → 17%Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center: $59k → 17%Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center: $56k → 17%RESOURCE CLEVELAND: $81k → 17%JOSEPH & MARY'S HOME: $63k → 17%JOSEPH & MARY'S HOME: $63k → 17%SEEDS OF LITERACY: $84k → 17%SEEDS OF LITERACY: $66k → 17%Lakewood Community Services Center: $77k → 17%Lakewood Community Services Center: $77k → 17%Lakewood Community Services Center: $71k → 17%Lakewood Community Services Center: $70k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $63k → 17%MAY DUGAN CENTER: $91k → 17%THE REFUGEE RESPONSE: $86k → 17%The Refugee Response: $81k → 17%May Dugan Center: $71k → 17%MAY DUGAN CENTER: $67k → 17%MAY DUGAN CENTER: $65k → 17%MAY DUGAN CENTER: $65k → 17%The Refugee Response: $59k → 17%May Dugan Center: $59k → 17%The Refugee Response: $58k → 17%ST HERMAN HOUSE - FOCUS CLEVELAND: $57k → 17%Care Alliance Health Center: $400k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $228k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $133k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $108k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $106k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $102k → 17%NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $95k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $94k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $83k → 17%Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless: $82k → 17%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $71k → 17%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $70k → 17%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $70k → 17%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $69k → 17%FRONTLINE SERVICE: $61k → 17%Care Alliance Health Center: $61k → 17%Care Alliance Health Center: $60k → 17%Society of St Vincent de Paul: $58k → 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

IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
PA
UT
CO
KY
VA
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$40M · 171 repeat orgs$2.4M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

171 repeat relationships: 122 still active in FY2025, 49 since wound down; 27 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

171
50

Total granted

$40M
$752k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
0%

Still filing today

77%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
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

  • BH
    BUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.2M · revenue +329%
  • GC
    GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +10%
  • NO
    NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.0M · revenue +597%

Funded once

  • NC
    NORTH COAST HEALTH
    one grant, 2017 · $79k
  • SP
    ST PAULS COMMUNITY OUTREACH
    one grant, 2017 · $49k · revenue -12%
  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS
    one grant, 2019 · $47k · revenue -61%
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
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Delaware Housing Inc

See schedule oto create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home…

—
2
Global Cleveland

Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.

Human Services
3
Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence

To create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home health care…

Human Services
4
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley Inc

Helping individuals live with dignity through the final stage of life.

Human Services
5
Catholic Charities Corporation

Respond to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.

Human Services
6
West Side Catholic Center

The west side catholic center provides food, clothing, shelter, and advocacy to all who come to us in need. through various programs, we serve the homeless and indigent of cleveland, ohio.

Human Services
7
Ohio Living Quaker Heights

To provide older adults with caring and quality services toward the enhancement of physical, mental and spiritual well being consistent with the christian gospel.

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8
Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Greater cleveland volunteers enriches the community and indivuduals through volunteer service. volunteers age 18 and older are recruited and placed in the agency's programs or referred to local nonprofit or public organizations to help…

Philanthropy
9
Cleveland Mediation Center

Our mission is to promote a just and peaceful community by honoring all people, building their capacity to act, and facilitating opportunities for them to engage in conflict constructively. We continue to fulfill our mission by…

Crime & Legal
10
Community Support Services Inc

Serves as a safety net for those summit county residents who are most in need of behavioral health services as a result of severe and persistent mental illness the agency proveides comprehensive, high quality, cost-effective treatment,…

Health
11
United Way of North Central Ohio Inc

At united way of north central ohio, we bring people, organizations, and resources together to create solutions that improve the lives of every person in every community in our region.

—
12
Ashland Assisted Living Inc

To create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home health care…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Promise of Greater Cleveland; the most unlike its peers is The Bridge Foundation. 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

197 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. 197 of the 252 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
53
Early backer (in before they grew)
186/197
Grantees still filing
123/197
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT: $1,576,550 · OtherCLEVELAND METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICTBAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $925,700 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $721,200 · OtherYOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO: $642,286 · OtherPURPLE HEART HOMES INC: $1,200,000 · OtherPURPLE HEART HOMES INCNEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE: $856,487 · Other+96 more: $13,252,903 · Other+96 moreNORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $1,032,114 · Human ServicesNORTHEAST OHIO COALITION …RESOURCE CLEVELAND: $627,440 · Human ServicesRESOURCE CLEVELANDNear Westside MultiService Corp: $563,407 · Human ServicesNear Westside MultiServic…LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC: $557,567 · Human ServicesLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVIC…CARE ALLIANCE: $520,500 · Human ServicesCARE ALLIANCEDIOCESAN COUNCIL SOCIETY OF SVDP CLEVELAND DIOCESE: $508,542 · Human ServicesDIOCESAN COUNCIL SOCIETY …The Centers for Families and Children: $492,954 · Human ServicesSEEDS OF LITERACY: $481,149 · Human ServicesNUEVA LUZ URBAN RESOURCE CENTER: $468,546 · Human ServicesJOSEPHS HOME: $414,583 · Human ServicesEDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN INC: $381,083 · Human Services+29 more: $3,378,539 · Human Services+29 moreCANOPY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $501,763 · HealthCANOPY CHILD…STELLA MARIS INC: $470,888 · HealthSTELLA MARIS…LORAIN COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC: $468,058 · HealthLORAIN COUNT…ED KEATING CENTER INC: $436,581 · HealthED KEATING C…The Lantern: $382,713 · HealthThe LanternTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $378,525 · HealthTHE CLEVELAN…NAMI-GREATER CLEVELAND: $328,638 · HealthNAMI-GREATER…LIFEACT: $301,639 · HealthLIFEACTNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE INC: $300,908 · HealthNEIGHBORHOOD…THE ROAD TO HOPE INC: $239,400 · HealthOhioGuidestone: $231,250 · Health+12 more: $580,713 · Health+12 moreBUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY: $2,156,980 · ReligionLUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY: $747,739 · ReligionCleveland Christian Home Inc: $136,443 · Religion+3 more: $150,900 · ReligionGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $1,165,018 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO: $659,772 · Food & NutritionVILLAGE PROJECT: $361,478 · Food & NutritionHUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $255,548 · Food & NutritionWEST SHORE MEALS ON WHEELS: $115,400 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $36,700 · Food & NutritionTHE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC: $381,248 · EducationEDWINS LEADERSHIP & RESTAURANT INSTITUTE: $280,429 · EducationTHE TURN: $167,674 · EducationCLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $159,144 · EducationTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE: $142,650 · EducationSCRANTON ROAD MINISTRIES CDC: $107,404 · EducationREACH SUCCESS INC: $75,450 · EducationTHE CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND: $65,700 · EducationChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $61,109 · Education+8 more: $193,818 · EducationCOMMUNITY SERVICE ALLIANCE: $774,102 · Housing & ShelterTHE METANOIA PROJECT: $301,850 · Housing & ShelterEMERALD DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMIC NETWORK: $171,100 · Housing & ShelterZELIE'S HOME: $111,516 · Housing & ShelterGREATER CLEVELAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $104,350 · Housing & ShelterCHN HOUSING PARTNERS: $83,464 · Housing & Shelter
Other$19,175,126Human Services$9,426,424Health$4,621,076Religion$3,192,062Food & Nutrition$2,593,916Education$1,634,626Housing & Shelter$1,546,382

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetBUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY: $2,156,980 over 9y, 7.6% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $1,165,018 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $1,032,114 over 9y, 24% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE: $856,487 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY SERVICE ALLIANCE: $774,102 over 9y, 27% of budgetLUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY: $747,739 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO: $659,772 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetYOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO: $642,286 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetRESOURCE CLEVELAND: $627,440 over 9y, 7.7% of budgetMALACHI HOUSE INC: $598,163 over 9y, 4.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $580,100 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetNear Westside MultiService Corp: $563,407 over 9y, 1.9% of budgetLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC: $557,567 over 9y, 13% of budgetPROVIDENCE HOUSE INC: $548,535 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetYOUTH CHALLENGE: $538,458 over 9y, 6.5% of budgetCARE ALLIANCE: $520,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetDIOCESAN COUNCIL SOCIETY OF SVDP CLEVELAND DIOCESE: $508,542 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetCANOPY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER: $501,763 over 5y, 20% of budgetThe Centers for Families and Children: $492,954 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetSEEDS OF LITERACY: $481,149 over 9y, 5.6% of budgetMORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC: $479,435 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTELLA MARIS INC: $470,888 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetNUEVA LUZ URBAN RESOURCE CENTER: $468,546 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetLORAIN COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC: $468,058 over 9y, 6.5% of budgetED KEATING CENTER INC: $436,581 over 8y, 13% of budgetJOSEPHS HOME: $414,583 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetTrue Freedom Inc: $413,987 over 8y, 11% of budgetBECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $404,143 over 9y, 1.7% of budgetThe Lantern: $382,713 over 8y, 11% of budgetTHE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC: $381,248 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN INC: $381,083 over 9y, 6.6% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $378,525 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFAR WEST CENTER: $364,141 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetVILLAGE PROJECT: $361,478 over 9y, 16% of budgetNAMI-GREATER CLEVELAND: $328,638 over 9y, 6.9% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS INC: $303,060 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTHE METANOIA PROJECT: $301,850 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetOBERLIN COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL: $301,654 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetLIFEACT: $301,639 over 9y, 4.6% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE INC: $300,908 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFOCUS NORTH AMERICA: $281,202 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetEDWINS LEADERSHIP & RESTAURANT INSTITUTE: $280,429 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetLINKING EMPLOYMENT ABILITIES AND POTENTIAL: $274,048 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetBLESSING HOUSE: $270,095 over 7y, 3.8% of budgetHUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $255,548 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetWEST SIDE COMMUNITY HOUSE: $239,803 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetTHE ROAD TO HOPE INC: $239,400 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetOhioGuidestone: $231,250 over 3y, 0.2% 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 BUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY ↗
  • Who funds PURPLE HEART HOMES INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY SERVICE ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND OHIO ↗
  • Who funds RESOURCE CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds MALACHI HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds Near Westside MultiService Corp ↗
  • Who funds LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds PROVIDENCE HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH CHALLENGE ↗
  • Who funds CARE ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds DIOCESAN COUNCIL SOCIETY OF SVDP CLEVELAND DIOCESE ↗
  • Who funds CANOPY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Centers for Families and Children ↗
  • Who funds SEEDS OF LITERACY ↗
  • Who funds MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds STELLA MARIS INC ↗
  • Who funds NUEVA LUZ URBAN RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds LORAIN COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds ED KEATING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds JOSEPHS HOME ↗
  • Who funds True Freedom Inc ↗
  • Who funds BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds The Lantern ↗
  • Who funds THE LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION ↗

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…Higley Fund of the Cl…The George Gund Found…The Reinberger Founda…The Nord Family Found…The Cleveland Clinic …Murphy Family Foundat…The Char and Chuck Fo…The Cleveland Clinic …United Way of Greater…The Sk Wellman Founda…Community Foundation …
The Cleveland FoundationOH136.6× affinity109 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · The Reinberger Foundation · The Nord Family Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Group Return · Murphy Family Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · United Way of Greater Cleveland · The Sk Wellman Foundation · Community Foundation of Lorain County

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 Community West Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Community West Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc: 22% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
69report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Community West Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Community West Foundation 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 252 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 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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