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Edward and Linda Reiter Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Edward and Linda Reiter Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$12kYouth Development$11kEducation$8kRecreation & Sports$7kReligion$6kPhilanthropy$5kArts & Culture$2kInternational$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$79k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIFEWISE INC$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%EVERY CHILD SUCCEEDS: $1k → 16%EVERY CHILD SUCCEEDS: $500 → 16%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.
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$41k · 16 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
10

Total granted

$41k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+30%

Still filing today

63%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
AnimalsEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • CH
    Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
    4× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +48%
  • LI
    LIFEWISE INC
    2× · 2022–2025 · $6k · revenue +503%
  • PD
    PILOT DOGS ALLOWAY
    6× · 2018–2023 · $3k · revenue +206%

Funded once

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TOLEDO AND THE TOLEDO NEWSBOYS ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +93%
  • RF
    REITER FAMILY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +5%
  • TH
    TOLEDO HUMANE SOCIETY
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -3%
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
Cincinnati Zoo Foundation Inc

Perform fundraising functions, provide financial support, carryout the purpose and otherwise operating for the benefit of the zoological society of cincinnati.

Animals
2
Columbus Zoological Park Association

Empowering people. saving wildlife.

Animals
3
Akron Zoological Park

We connect your life to wildlife while inspiring lifelong learning and conservation action.

Animals
4
Racine Zoological Society Inc

The mission of the racine zoological society is to foster an enlightening and affordable wildlife experience that improves the bond between people and nature. the society will provide for the recreation and education of the people, the…

Animals
5
Red River Zoological Society

As conservation leaders, the red river zoo connects our community to nature and inspires people to help save species.

Animals
6
Zoological Society of Buffalo Inc

Building community; creating connections; saving wildlife through a collaboration for change: the buffalo zoo will be a center of conservation excellence, providing leadership to secure a future where wildlife thrives. we embody our…

Animals
7
Connecticut Humane Society

The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.

Animals
8
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
9
International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animals Inc

The wilds is a conservation center and safari park operating as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization on nearly 10,000-acres in southeastern ohio. the wilds specializes in high-quality recreational opportunities that focus on connecting…

Animals
10
Cleveland Zoological Society

Cleveland zoological society is the nonprofit partner of cleveland metroparks zoo, committed to raising awareness of the zoo as a community priority; securing private donations; and running a membership program that provides operating and…

Animals
11
Zoological Society of San Diego

San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.

Animals
12
Conservation Farms & Ranches

Preserving and enhancing the habitat of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Toledo Zoological Society; the most unlike its peers is Csn International Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 26 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
12/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SERENITY FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $6,500 · OtherSERENITY FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTERBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TOLEDO AND THE TOLEDO NEWSBOYS ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TOLEDO AND THE TOLEDO NEWSBOY…PILOT DOGS ALLOWAY: $3,000 · OtherPILOT DOGS ALLOWAYIndividual grant recipient: $1,950 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWLMB TV 40: $1,950 · OtherWLMB TV 40Individual grant recipient: $1,750 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $1,750 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE INDIAN HILL CHURCH: $1,500 · OtherTHE INDIAN HILL CHURCHCINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL: $1,000 · OtherCSN INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 · Other+2 more: $1,000 · OtherCincinnati Hills Christian Academy: $7,800 · EducationCincinnati Hills Ch…K-LOVE & AIR1 FOUNDATION: $1,750 · EducationK-LOVE & AIR1 FOUND…+1 more: $250 · EducationTOLEDO HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,000 · AnimalsTOLEDO HUMANE …THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,500 · AnimalsTHE TOLEDO ZOO…NORTHCOAST GREYHOUND CONNECTION INC: $1,000 · AnimalsNORTHCOAST GRE…SKY DOG SANCTUARY INC: $1,000 · AnimalsSKY DOG SANCTU…THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $650 · AnimalsTHE TOLEDO ZOO…ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI: $500 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOC…LIFEWISE INC: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentLIFEWISE IN…REITER FAMILY FOUNDATION: $4,500 · PhilanthropyEvery Child Succeeds: $1,500 · Human ServicesCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $1,500 · EnvironmentSUSTAINABLE MEDICAL MISSIONS INC: $500 · International
Other$26,400Education$9,800Animals$7,650Youth Development$6,000Philanthropy$4,500Human Services$1,500Environment$1,500International$500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCincinnati Hills Christian Academy: $7,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSERENITY FARM EQUESTRIAN CENTER: $6,500 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetLIFEWISE INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TOLEDO AND THE TOLEDO NEWSBOYS ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetREITER FAMILY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetTOLEDO HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPILOT DOGS ALLOWAY: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetK-LOVE & AIR1 FOUNDATION: $1,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEvery Child Succeeds: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHCOAST GREYHOUND CONNECTION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetCSN INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 over 4y, 34% of budgetSKY DOG SANCTUARY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $250 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.

Walter E Terhune Memo…John Henry Eldred Jr …The O-I Charities Fou…Toledo Community Foun…Johnson Charitable Gi…Baird Foundation IncGe Aerospace Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …The Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodJpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…
Walter E Terhune Memorial FundOH13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund · John Henry Eldred Jr Foundation · The O-I Charities Foundation · Toledo Community Foundation Inc · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Edward and Linda Reiter Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edward and Linda Reiter Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.

    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 26 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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