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Easter Seals Inc

Easterseals empowers people so they can thrive. We make a lasting difference in the lives of 1.5 million people each year by providing essential services to children and adults with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and their families. (see schedule o continuation)

$24M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2024
52
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$51,485
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,178,396
Organizations funded a year
51 to 61
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
34
Total assets, FY2024
$41M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Easter Seals Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEmploymentYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving59$24M3%
FY202352$23M0%
FY202260$23M10%
FY202154$22M4%
FY202051$20M6%
FY201954$23M2%
FY201861$23M15%
FY201759$22Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$105MHuman Services$40MEmployment$36M

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
NH
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WI
MI
NY
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IN
OH
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NJ
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CA
CO
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AZ
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AR
TN
NC
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DC
HI
LA
AL
GA
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FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Easter Seals Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
AARP Foundation$39,867,41683%
Easter Seals of Oregon$35,121,027874%
Easter Seals New Jersey Inc$25,222,52188%
Easterseals - Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain Inc$20,804,58384%
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley$9,101,47283%
Easter Seals New York Inc$8,309,29688%
Easter Seals Alabama Inc$5,804,42658%
Easter Seals Alabama Inc$5,318,094485%
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc$2,754,46032%
Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast Inc$2,389,38843%
Easter Seals Colorado$2,087,37289%
Easter Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc$1,890,73481%
Easter Seals Southern California Inc$1,395,60880%
Easter Seals New Hampshire Inc$1,206,61480%
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc$988,87681%
Southwest Human Development Incorporated$918,99381%
Easter Seals Massachusetts Inc$879,43081%
Easter Seals Connecticut Inc$819,97988%
Easterseals Arkansas$787,65981%
Easter Seals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore Inc$749,18380%
Easterseals Morc Health Care Inc$699,46880%
Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc$699,11181%
Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region$691,39182%
Easter Seals Tristate$679,03681%
Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina & Virginia Inc$670,77080%
Easterseals Northern California$664,84443%
Easter Seals Florida Inc$641,04681%
Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut$592,13182%
Easter Seals of Southeastern Pa$528,17181%
Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc$527,18361%
Easter Seals of Joliet Region Inc$523,88981%
Easter Seals Washington$515,41182%
Easter Seals North Georgia Inc$425,16780%
Easterseals Blake Foundation$398,32430%
Easter Seals - Central Texas Inc$334,86181%
Easter Seal Society of Iowa Inc$318,50181%
Easter Seal Society of Mahoning Trumbull and Columbiana Counties$308,44254%
Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania$303,62382%
Easter Seals Midwest$299,51850%
Easter Seals Tennessee Inc$298,25581%
Easter Seal Society of Western and Central Pennsylvania$288,70380%
Goodwill Industries Inc$285,28460%
Easter Seals South Florida Inc$273,58680%
Easter Seals North Texas$234,71062%
Easter Seals Southwestern Indiana Incorp$232,87083%
Kentucky Easter Seal Society Inc Dba Easterseals Bluegrass$215,23415%
Easterseals Central and Southeast Ohio Inc$206,30981%
Easter Seals Foundation$201,7524100%
Easter Seals West Georgia Inc$195,73771%
Easterseals of Northeast Central Florida Inc$183,35170%
The Arc of Northeast Indiana Inc$169,54960%
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc$163,39340%
Easter Seals Southeast Wisconsin Inc$155,99241%
Easter Seals Rio Grande Valley$143,70350%
Easter Seals Louisiana Inc$139,33070%
Easter Seals Northern Ohio Inc$109,85961%
Easter Seals Rhode Island Inc$108,67132%
Easter Seals Nebraska$103,40024%
Catalight Foundation$101,84940%
Easter Seal Society of Superior California$99,75980%
Easter Seal Society of South Carolina$99,70651%
Capability Health & Human Services$94,89330%
Easter Seals Southern Georgia Inc$94,21860%
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center of Greater Waterbury Inc$93,08330%
Easterseals Central Illinois$82,73630%
Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc$73,93130%
Easter Seals Wisconsin Inc$63,13131%
Capper Foundation$60,78830%
Easter Seals Central California$56,62731%
Easter Seals Midwest$56,0852n/a
Easter Seals West Kentucky Inc$54,82620%
Easter Seals Hawaii$52,35940%
Easter Seals East Georgia Inc$23,85112%
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center Inc$23,50220%
Easterseals Alaska$17,95410%
Easter Seals Middle Georgia Inc$10,11011%
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois$10,0001n/a
Washington Autism Alliance$5,00011%
Arc del Paso$5,0001n/a
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc$5,00010%
F I R S T$5,00011%
Tierra del Sol Foundation$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Easter Seals Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 79 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAARP Foundation: $39,867,416 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetEaster Seals of Oregon: $35,121,027 over 8y, 74% of budgetEaster Seals New Jersey Inc: $25,222,521 over 8y, 7.5% of budgetEasterseals - Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain Inc: $20,804,583 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetGoodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley: $9,101,472 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetEaster Seals New York Inc: $8,309,296 over 8y, 8.3% of budgetEaster Seals Alabama Inc: $5,804,426 over 5y, 7.6% of budgetEaster Seals Alabama Inc: $5,318,094 over 4y, 85% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey Inc: $2,754,460 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetGoodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast Inc: $2,389,388 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetEaster Seals Colorado: $2,087,372 over 8y, 9.2% of budgetEaster Seals Serving DC MD VA Inc: $1,890,734 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetEaster Seals Southern California Inc: $1,395,608 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetEaster Seals New Hampshire Inc: $1,206,614 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEaster Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc: $988,876 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetSouthwest Human Development Incorporated: $918,993 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetEaster Seals Massachusetts Inc: $879,430 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetEaster Seals Connecticut Inc: $819,979 over 8y, 7.7% of budgetEasterseals Arkansas: $787,659 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetEaster Seals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore Inc: $749,183 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEasterseals Morc Health Care Inc: $699,468 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEaster Seals of Greater Houston Inc: $699,111 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetEaster Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region: $691,391 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate: $679,036 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetEaster Seals Ucp North Carolina & Virginia Inc: $670,770 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEasterseals Northern California: $664,844 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetEaster Seals Florida Inc: $641,046 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetEasterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut: $592,131 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetEaster Seals of Southeastern Pa: $528,171 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetCrossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc: $527,183 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetEaster Seals of Joliet Region Inc: $523,889 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetEaster Seals Washington: $515,411 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetEaster Seals North Georgia Inc: $425,167 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEasterseals Blake Foundation: $398,324 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEaster Seals - Central Texas Inc: $334,861 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetEaster Seal Society of Iowa Inc: $318,501 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetEaster Seal Society of Mahoning Trumbull and Columbiana Counties: $308,442 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetEaster Seals Eastern Pennsylvania: $303,623 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetEaster Seals Midwest: $299,518 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetEaster Seals Tennessee Inc: $298,255 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetEaster Seal Society of Western and Central Pennsylvania: $288,703 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetGoodwill Industries Inc: $285,284 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetEaster Seals South Florida Inc: $273,586 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetEaster Seals North Texas: $234,710 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetEaster Seals Southwestern Indiana Incorp: $232,870 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetKentucky Easter Seal Society Inc Dba Easterseals Bluegrass: $215,234 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetEasterseals Central and Southeast Ohio Inc: $206,309 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetEaster Seals Foundation: $201,752 over 4y, 100% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 79.

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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.

Christopher Reeve FoundationNJ21.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christopher Reeve Foundation · The Albertsons Companies Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Sourceamerica · Easter Seals Southern Georgia Inc · The Ability Experience · Goodwill Industries International Inc · The Gap Foundation · Cla Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Allstate 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.

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About Easter Seals Inc

How much does Easter Seals Inc give?
Easter Seals Inc reported 59 grants totaling $24,086,104 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 51 and 61 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Easter Seals Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (58%), Human Services (22%), Employment (20%).
Who are Easter Seals Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: AARP Foundation ($40M), Easter Seals of Oregon ($35M), Easter Seals New Jersey Inc ($25M).
Does Easter Seals Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Easter Seals Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christopher Reeve Foundation, The Albertsons Companies Foundation, Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
Where is Easter Seals Inc based?
Easter Seals Inc is based in IL.

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 82 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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