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Ehh Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$460k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$445kEducation$306kAnimals$145kRecreation & Sports$119kCommunity Improvement$119kPublic Safety & Disaster$59kPhilanthropy$50kHealth$15k
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k17 grants · $410k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$9.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
IDEASTREAM PUBLIC MEDIA$50,000
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA$40,000
CLEVELAND METROPARKS$40,000
ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE$35,000
LAKE VIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION$34,500
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM$27,000
LAKE HUMANE SOCIETY$25,000
CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY$25,000
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$25,000
OHIO CITY INCORPORATED$25,000
LAKESIDE CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON$25,000
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE$18,000
CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER$15,000
THE CITY MISSION$15,000
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 (FY22–24, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $39k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER: $15k → 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.
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 16 repeat orgs$82k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
2

Total granted

$1.2M
$49k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+5%

Still filing today

75%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TM
    The Musical Arts Association
    3× · 2022–2024 · $119k · revenue +27%
  • I
    IDEASTREAM
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +12%
  • UO
    University of Dayton
    3× · 2022–2024 · $89k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • HB
    HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $39k · revenue +5%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -10%
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
Cleveland Museum of Art

The mission of the cleveland museum of art (cma) is to fulfill its dual roles as one of the world's most distinguished comprehensive art museums and as one of northeastern ohio's principal civic and cultural institutions. the museum,…

Arts & Culture
2
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
3
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is an independent, research-oriented university with broadly based strengths in health, including medicine, nursing and dentistry; in engineering; in the arts and sciences; and in law, management and social…

Education
4
Ohio Bankers League

Provide comprehensive services that benefit the financial institution industry in ohio.

Community Improvement
5
Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
6
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
7
The Cleveland Institute of Art

The mission statement of the cleveland institute of art is as follows: to cultivate creative leaders who inspire people, strengthen communities, and contribute to a thriving and sustainable economy through an innovative education in art…

Education
8
The Central European University

Ceu is committed to promoting the values of open society and self-reflective critical thinking. it aims at excellence in the mastery of established knowledge, courage to pursue the creation of new knowledge in the humanities, the social…

International
9
Western Reserve Historical Society

Western reserve historical society preserves and uses its collections, historic sites, and museums to inspire people to discover the american experience by exploring the tangible history of northeast ohio.

Arts & Culture
10
Otterbein University

Otterbein University is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their…

Education
11
Cleveland Museum of Natural History

To inspire, through science and education, a passion for nature, the protection of natural diversity, the fostering of health, and leadership to a sustainable future.

Arts & Culture
12
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cleveland Society for the Blind; the most unlike its peers is Lake Humane Society. 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

15 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. 15 of the 20 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEVELAND METROPARKS: $119,000 · OtherCLEVELAND METROPARKSCLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: $89,000 · OtherCLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARYCITY MISSION: $69,000 · OtherCITY MISSIONWATERLOO ARTS DISTRICT: $20,000 · OtherWATERLOO ARTS DISTRICTPLAYHOUSE SQUARE: $18,000 · OtherPLAYHOUSE SQUAREUniversity of Dayton: $89,000 · EducationUniversity of DaytonOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $89,000 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FO…CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $55,000 · EducationCLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF M…HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL: $39,000 · EducationHATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOLThe Musical Arts Association: $119,000 · Arts & CultureThe Musical Arts Assoc…LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION: $69,000 · Arts & CultureLAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUN…THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $53,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ROCK AND ROLL HALL…THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE: $95,000 · AnimalsTHE CLEVELAND…LAKE HUMANE SOCIETY: $50,000 · AnimalsLAKE HUMANE S…IDEASTREAM: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentIDEASTREA…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $59,000 · Human ServicesCLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $15,000 · Human ServicesTHE LAKESIDE CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyOHIO CITY INCORPORATED: $50,000 · Community Improvement
Other$315,000Education$272,000Arts & Culture$251,500Animals$145,000Youth Development$100,000Human Services$74,000Philanthropy$50,000Community Improvement$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $119,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIDEASTREAM: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE: $95,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Dayton: $89,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $89,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION: $69,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $59,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC: $55,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $53,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LAKESIDE CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetLAKE HUMANE SOCIETY: $50,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetOHIO CITY INCORPORATED: $50,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetHATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL: $39,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

The Cleveland Foundat…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Cleveland FoundationOH15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Ehh Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ehh Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 20 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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