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· Public charity

Healthy Lakewood Foundation

To advance programs, policies and practices that inspire a lakewood community in which health and wellness are reflected in all aspects of life.

$536k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$85k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$404kHealth$366kPhilanthropy$336kCrime & Legal$280kHuman Services$227kEducation$191kHousing & Shelter$133kPublic Benefit$83kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $356k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $151k
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER$85,000
THE LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION$66,300
NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY PRACTICE$40,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF GREATER$40,000
LAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT$35,405
THE LAND$30,000
LAKEWOODALIVE$27,000
UNDER 5000$21,500
JOURNEY CENTER FOR SAFETYHEALING$20,000
ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC$17,500
HAUS OF TRANSCENDENT$17,500
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION$15,000
BARTON CENTER INC$15,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GRTR OHIO$15,000
BUILDING HOPE IN THE CITY$12,500
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 (FY20–25, $601k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%HELP FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $94k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $85k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $85k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $40k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $40k → 17%LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: $35k → 17%BARTON CENTER INC: $17k → 17%BARTON CENTER INC: $15k → 17%BARTON CENTER: $15k → 17%MAY DUGAN: $10k → 17%YMCA OF CLEVELAND OHIO INC: $25k → 17%YMCA OF CLEVELAND OHIO INC: $25k → 17%ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $18k → 17%ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $18k → 17%ASIA SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $15k → 17%ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $15k → 17%ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $15k → 17%ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $15k → 17%LAKEWOOD YMCA: $10k → 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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 25 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
8

Total granted

$2.1M
$175k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+38%

Still filing today

68%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • TL
    THE LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2025 · $321k · revenue +103% · 27% of their budget
  • LA
    LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND
    6× · 2020–2025 · $215k · revenue +49%
  • NH
    NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $160k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • GC
    GMILUTH CHASODIM (THE HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION)
    one grant, 2020 · $58k · revenue -58%
  • O
    OhioGuidestonegraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $56k · revenue +40%
  • ED
    EMERALD DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMIC NETWORKgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +34%
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
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
2
Literary Cleveland

Literary Cleveland assists writers and readers at all stages of development, promotes new and existing literature of the highest quality, and advances Northeast Ohio as a vital center of diverse voices and visions.

Education
3
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
4
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
5
Digitalc

Empower the people of greater cleveland to achieve success through technology, innovation and connected community.

Community Improvement
6
Cleveland Pregnancy Center

Providing Biblical, life-affirming resources and services to those affected by unplanned pregnancy.

Health
7
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…

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8
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
9
Central Ohio Workers Center Inc

The Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and immigrant workers in Central Ohio.

Civil Rights
10
City Fields

To operate as a community development corporation with the goal to transform disadvantaged neighborhoods through five primary areas: physical revitalization, social revitalization, economic development, neighborhood safety, and leadership…

Community Improvement
11
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers

Greater cleveland neighborhood centers association forges key partnerships with community based organizations to support educational programs and connect with residents and promote more

Community Improvement
12
Cleveland Development Foundation

Developing and improving Cleveland Ohio's civic visions.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lakewood Community Services Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Trials for Hope 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

28 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. 28 of the 37 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/28
Grantees still filing
20/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $215,000 · OtherLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELANDCITY OF LAKEWOOD: $89,882 · OtherCITY OF LAKEWOODLAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: $82,675 · OtherLAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED: $50,000 · OtherYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITEDLAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOLS: $47,000 · OtherLAKEWOOD CITY SCHOOLSWEST 117 FOUNDATION INC: $41,650 · OtherREACH OUT & READ GREATER CLEVELAND: $40,000 · OtherUNDER 5000: $36,550 · OtherGMILUTH CHASODIM (THE HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION): $57,500 · OtherGMILUTH CHASODIM (THE HEBREW FREE LOAN AS…The Land Cle: $30,000 · Other+10 more: $167,650 · Other+10 moreLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC: $379,155 · Human ServicesLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES C…ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $95,000 · Human ServicesASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INCYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND: $60,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIAT…BARTON CENTER INC: $46,500 · Human ServicesBARTON CENTER INC+2 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesTHE LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION: $320,730 · PhilanthropyTHE LAKEWOOD FOU…THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE INC: $160,000 · HealthNEIGHBORHOOD …OhioGuidestone: $56,038 · HealthOhioGuideston…PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $50,000 · HealthPLANNED PAREN…CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $17,500 · HealthCLEVELAND RAP…LAKEWOOD ALIVEINC: $105,000 · Community ImprovementTHE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $25,000 · Community ImprovementJOURNEY CENTER FOR SAFETY AND HEALING: $60,000 · Crime & LegalHAUS OF TRANSCENDENT: $40,000 · Housing & ShelterEMERALD DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMIC NETWORK: $20,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$857,907Human Services$600,655Philanthropy$335,730Health$283,538Community Improvement$130,000Crime & Legal$60,000Housing & Shelter$60,000

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 budgetLAKEWOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC: $379,155 over 6y, 5.3% of budgetTHE LAKEWOOD FOUNDATION: $320,730 over 5y, 27% of budgetLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $215,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE INC: $160,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLAKEWOOD ALIVEINC: $105,000 over 5y, 4.7% of budgetASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC: $95,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJOURNEY CENTER FOR SAFETY AND HEALING: $60,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGMILUTH CHASODIM (THE HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION): $57,500 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetOhioGuidestone: $56,038 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBARTON CENTER INC: $46,500 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetWEST 117 FOUNDATION INC: $41,650 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetHAUS OF TRANSCENDENT: $40,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetREACH OUT & READ GREATER CLEVELAND: $40,000 over 4y, 6.8% of budgetCONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH: $27,500 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $24,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetEMERALD DEVELOPMENT & ECONOMIC NETWORK: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHELP FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAKEWOOD YOUNG FILMMAKERS ACADEMY: $7,000 over 1y, 8.7% 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…Community West Founda…The Cleveland Clinic …The Char and Chuck Fo…The George Gund Found…The Cleveland Clinic …Three Arches Foundati…United Way of Greater…Higley Fund of the Cl…Mt Sinai Health Care …Woodruff FoundationThe Sk Wellman Founda…
The Cleveland FoundationOH41.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Community West Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Group Return · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Three Arches Foundation · United Way of Greater Cleveland · Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation · Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation · Woodruff Foundation · The Sk Wellman 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 Healthy Lakewood Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Healthy Lakewood Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Healthy Lakewood Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Healthy Lakewood 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 37 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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