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J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$425k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
58
Grants FY2025
46
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$106,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 50
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
18
Total assets, FY2025
$7.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthInternationalEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving57$424k28%
FY202446$359k7%
FY202350$363k46%
FY202248$424k23%
FY202142$348k26%
FY202048$372k21%
FY201940$368k23%
FY201841$336k44%
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$888kReligion$871kInternational$368kHuman Services$266kHousing & Shelter$165kPhilanthropy$164kYouth Development$102kArts & Culture$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
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CO
MO
KY
VA
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DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Headington Institute$488,00077%
The Sabbath Gathering Inc$167,0003n/a
Place of Refuge Inc$161,00099%
Compassion International Incorporated$148,50090%
Build Promise Inc$118,00052%
Studio Ten Ministries Inc$106,0001n/a
Tenth Presbyterian Church$86,5307n/a
Alpha Pregnancy Services Inc$79,00063%
The Wyn and Carol Laidig Foundation Inc Age$74,00013%
Churches in Action Inc$53,000838%
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All grantees of J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Headington Institute$488,00077%
The Sabbath Gathering Inc$167,0003n/a
Place of Refuge Inc$161,00099%
Compassion International Incorporated$148,50090%
Build Promise Inc$118,00052%
Studio Ten Ministries Inc$106,0001n/a
Tenth Presbyterian Church$86,5307n/a
Alpha Pregnancy Services Inc$79,00063%
The Wyn and Carol Laidig Foundation Inc Age$74,00013%
Churches in Action Inc$53,000838%
Orphanos Foundation$50,50090%
Pioneers$50,0001n/a
Refuge for Women Inc$50,00011%
Madonna of the Streets Inc$45,00021%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc$35,30060%
Esperanza Health Center Inc$27,50070%
One Accord T/A Kids Alley$27,00091%
Dunkirk Conference Center Inc$21,00081%
Union Station Homeless Services$21,00050%
Sola Media$20,00090%
City Mission Society Inc$20,00040%
Novo Mission Inc$19,0005n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$19,00050%
Ligonier Ministries Inc$14,80090%
Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust Inc$13,600918%
Kara Fund Inc$13,00054%
Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services$13,00030%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$12,00040%
India Gospel League Inc N America$10,75070%
People Against Trafficking Humans Inc (Aka Path)$10,00022%
Food Bank of South Jersey Inc$9,80040%
Southern California Public Radio$9,00030%
Waterorg$8,00030%
Glory to God$7,0004n/a
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$7,00020%
Restoration Society Inc$6,50030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$6,00040%
Gemma Services$6,00040%
Friends of Night People Inc$6,00030%
Whyy Inc$5,85070%
Functional Literacy Ministry of Haiti$5,75051%
Faith in Place$5,00010%
Fractured Atlas Inc$5,00010%
The Haddonfield Foundation$5,00033%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5,00020%
Wesleyan Church Corporation$3,5003n/a
Habitat for Humanity$3,000110%
Girls Education Collaborative Inc$3,00030%
Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora Inc$3,00030%
The Innocence Project Inc$3,00010%
Best Friends Animal Society$2,50010%
Intellichoice Inc$2,5001n/a
Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc$2,00020%
The Malala Fund$2,00020%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,75030%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$1,5001n/a
National Brain Tumor Society Inc$1,50010%
Fresh Air Fund$1,50020%
Epic - Every Person Influences Children Inc$1,00010%
Clergy Community Coalition Inc$1,0001n/a
Dana Brown Ministries Inc$1,0001n/a
Edunations Inc$1,0001n/a
Jericho Road Ministries Inc$1,00010%
Eight Days of Hope Inc$1,00010%
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc$1,0001n/a
Hearing Health Foundation$1,00010%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$1,00010%
Fresh Water Friends Inc$1,00011%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 59 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHeadington Institute: $488,000 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetPlace of Refuge Inc: $161,000 over 9y, 8.7% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $148,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBuild Promise Inc: $118,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetAlpha Pregnancy Services Inc: $79,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetThe Wyn and Carol Laidig Foundation Inc Age: $74,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetChurches in Action Inc: $53,000 over 8y, 38% of budgetOrphanos Foundation: $50,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetRefuge for Women Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMadonna of the Streets Inc: $45,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc: $35,300 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetEsperanza Health Center Inc: $27,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOne Accord T/A Kids Alley: $27,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetDunkirk Conference Center Inc: $21,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetUnion Station Homeless Services: $21,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSola Media: $20,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCity Mission Society Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLigonier Ministries Inc: $14,800 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHaddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust Inc: $13,600 over 9y, 18% of budgetKara Fund Inc: $13,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetHathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIndia Gospel League Inc N America: $10,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPeople Against Trafficking Humans Inc (Aka Path): $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetFood Bank of South Jersey Inc: $9,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWaterorg: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRestoration Society Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGemma Services: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Night People Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWhyy Inc: $5,850 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFunctional Literacy Ministry of Haiti: $5,750 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetFaith in Place: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Haddonfield Foundation: $5,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity: $3,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetGirls Education Collaborative Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of East Aurora Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSay Yes Buffalo Scholarship Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Malala Fund: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Brain Tumor Society Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 56.

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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.

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY32× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation · Wh Greene Foundation · Rich Family Foundation · The John R Oishei Foundation · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Lakeridge Foundation · Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux · James H Cummings Foundation Inc · Tower Family Fund Inc · United Way of Buffalo and Erie County · Feedmore Western New York 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.

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About J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717

How much does J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 give?
J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 reported 58 grants totaling $424,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (27%), Religion (26%), International (11%).
Who are J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Headington Institute ($488k), The Sabbath Gathering Inc ($167k), Place of Refuge Inc ($161k).
Does J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation, Wh Greene Foundation.
Where is J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 based?
J&S Laidig Family Foundation Inc 3717 is based in IN.

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 129 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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