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Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric at a glance

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Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric

The fund accumulates general electric payroll withholdings from its employees and distributes the withholdings to local 501 c 3 charitable organizations.

$541k
Granted FY2019
19
Grants FY2019
2
States reached
$110k
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 2019.

Philanthropy$189kReligion$150kHealth$122kHuman Services$121kYouth Development$107kEmployment$70kPublic Safety & Disaster$46kHousing & Shelter$45kOther$0
02FY2019 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 19 grants below total $487,839, the rows itemized in this filing. The $541,339 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $53,500 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 · FY2019

  • Under $10k4 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $231k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $230k
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EMMAUS SOUP MINISTRIES$110,000
UE 506 SPORT COMMITTEE$70,089
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ERIE$50,000
MMLB$40,000
BLOOM COLLABROTIVE$30,750
UNION CITY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER$25,000
LAWRENCE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT$25,000
LOWER EASTSIDE FEDERATION$20,000
COMMUNITY SHELTER$20,000
VETERAN MIRACLE CENTER OF ERIE$15,000
SALVATION ARMY$15,000
CRIME VICTIMS CENTER OF ERIE COUNTY$10,000
ERIE FAMILY CENTER$10,000
FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE$10,000
HOSPICE OF METRO ERIE$10,000
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 (FY17–19, $103k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER ERIE COUNTY CHAPTER: $21k → 15%VETERAN MIRACLE CENTER OF ERIE: $15k → 15%HOSPICE OF METRO ERIE: $10k → 15%SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PA: $10k → 15%ERIE FAMILY CENTER: $10k → 15%ERIE FAMILY CENTER: $5k → 15%UNION CITY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER: $25k → 15%UNION CITY FAMILY CENTER: $8k → 15%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.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$501k · 9 repeat orgs$447k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2019, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
9

Total granted

$501k
$267k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+46%

Still filing today

67%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterEnvironmentOther
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

  • UC
    UNION CITY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $33k · revenue +42%
  • CS
    Community Shelter Services Inc
    2× · 2017–2019 · $25k · revenue +35%
  • EF
    ERIE FAMILY CENTER
    2× · 2018–2019 · $15k · revenue +251%

Funded once

  • UW
    United Way of Erie Countygraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $183k · revenue +39%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branchesgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $21k · revenue +46%
  • EU
    Erie United Methodist Alliancegraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue +113%
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
Greater Erie Economic Development Corporation
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2
Erie Independence House Inc

Erie Independence House, Inc. (EIH) exists to enhance and promote independence in people with disabilities through the provision of accessible, affordable, adaptive housing necessary for them to lead productive, independent lives. We offer…

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3
Erie County Economic Development Charitable Fund

To facilitate both the creation and retention of jobs within erie county and increase economic opportunities for individuals and businesses through comprehensive economic development programs.

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4
East Erie County Emergency Medical Services Corporation

To provide emergency medical services with advanced and basic life support capabilities, ambulance transportation services, and providing trained personnel to assist local fire departments.

Community Improvement
5
United Way of Erie County Inc

To increase the organized capacity for people to care for one another.

—
6
Mental Health Services - Erie Co Northw

The mission is to establish nurturing and sustained relationships with individuals, families and community stakeholders to foster growth, self-efficancy and independence by providing innovative evidenced based treatment focused on a whole…

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7
Care & Share Inc of Erie County

To serve qualifying residents of erie county, ohio fairly and with dignity in providing emergency supplemental food, clothing, linens, and housewares as available.

—
8
Mental Health Association of Erie County Inc

To promote mental health and wellness in our community and support individuals and families challenged by mental illness.

Health
9
Erie Family Health Center Inc

Motivated by the belief that healthcare is a human right, erie family health centers, inc. (erie) provides high quality, affordable care to support healthier people, families and communities. erie's mission is an outgrowth of the civil…

Health
10
Community Blood Bank of Erie County

To provide a safe, adequate supply of voluntarily donated blood for patients seeking medical services in northwestern pennsylvania and western new york hospitals.

Health
11
Community Resources for Independence Inc

Community Resources for Independence (CRI) is a community based, non-residential, non-profit corporation that provides services to individuals with disabilities in order to maximize their independence and the accessibility of the…

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12
Erie County Court Appointed Special Advocate

Child advocacy

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Erie Homes for Children & Adults Inc; the most unlike its peers is Muscular Dystrophy Association 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

20 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. 20 of the 28 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EMMAUS MINISTRIES: $150,000 · OtherEMMAUS MINISTRIESUERMWA LOCAL #506: $70,089 · OtherUERMWA LOCAL #506THE SALVATION ARMY: $46,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYMMLB - MICHAEL MAKING LIVES BETTER: $46,000 · OtherMMLB - MICHAEL MAKING LIVES BETTERLAWRENCE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT: $25,000 · OtherLAWRENCE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENTLOWER EASTSIDE FEDERATION: $20,000 · Other+6 more: $41,000 · Other+6 moreUnited Way of Erie County: $183,120 · PhilanthropyUnited Way of Erie Cou…+1 more: $6,000 · PhilanthropySTAIRWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC: $60,750 · HealthSTAIRWAYS BEH…MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $25,000 · HealthMUSCULAR DYST…CRIME VICTIM CENTER OF ERIE COUNTY INC: $10,000 · HealthCRIME VICTIM …ERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS INC: $10,000 · HealthERIE HOMES FO…AUTISM SOCIETY NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: $6,000 · HealthAUTISM SOCIET…UNION CITY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesUNION CITY F…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,550 · Human ServicesAmerican Nat…VETERANS MIRACLE CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesVETERANS MIR…ERIE FAMILY CENTER: $15,000 · Human ServicesERIE FAMILY …THE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE SIGHT CE…HOSPICE OF METROPOLITAN ERIE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF M…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ERIE INC: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRL…Community Shelter Services Inc: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterErie United Methodist Alliance: $20,000 · Religion
Other$398,589Philanthropy$189,120Health$111,750Human Services$103,050Youth Development$100,000Housing & Shelter$25,000Religion$20,000

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 budgetUnited Way of Erie County: $183,120 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ERIE INC: $100,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetUERMWA LOCAL #506: $70,089 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetSTAIRWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC: $60,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNION CITY FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC: $32,500 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetCommunity Shelter Services Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetErie United Methodist Alliance: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetVETERANS MIRACLE CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetERIE FAMILY CENTER: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SIGHT CENTER OF NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCRIME VICTIM CENTER OF ERIE COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHOSPICE OF METROPOLITAN ERIE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOWER EASTSIDE SPORTS CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 13% of budgetCONNECTING HANDS: $6,000 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetTIM TEBOW FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: $6,000 over 1y, 2.8% 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.

Erie Community Founda…Wabtec FoundationUnited Way of Erie Co…Northwest Charitable …M J Surgala TrThe Wm M & a Cafaro F…Merwin FoundationCharles a Dailey Foun…The Britton Family Fo…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Charities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…
Erie Community FoundationPA29.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Erie Community Foundation · Wabtec Foundation · United Way of Erie County · Northwest Charitable Foundation · M J Surgala Tr · The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation · Merwin Foundation · Charles a Dailey Foundation · The Britton Family Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–60%
    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 Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric?

    Find your warmest path to Employees'Community Services Fund of General Electric 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 28 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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