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Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation at a glance

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Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family 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.

$400k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$115k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$297kArts & Culture$286kInternational$229kHuman Services$106kFood & Nutrition$95kYouth Development$27kRecreation & Sports$21kCivil Rights$10k
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $180k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $215k
$15,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO$115,000
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF DET$50,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSP$50,000
PENRICKTON CTR FOR BLIND CHILDREN$30,000
JUVENILLE DIABETES RESEARCH FUND$25,000
ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES$20,000
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$15,000
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE$15,000
LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND$15,000
YAD EZRA$10,000
FORGOTTEN HARVEST$10,000
FEEDING AMERICA$10,000
HADASSAH$10,000
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER$10,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $3k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $3k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 8%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $20k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDRENS SERVICES: $2k → 8%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 24 repeat orgs$35k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against -17% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
2

Total granted

$1.0M
$35k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
-17%

Still filing today

58%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionHuman ServicesInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    8× · 2017–2024 · $229k · revenue +206%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $89k · revenue +145%
  • PC
    Penrickton Center for Blind Children
    6× · 2017–2024 · $45k · revenue +87%

Funded once

  • JD
    JUVENILLE DIABETES RESEARCH FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue -17%
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
Organ Procurement Agency of Michigan

We honor life through donation.

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2
The Jewish Fund

The jewish fund is organized and operates exclusively for charitable, educational, and religious purposes. the fund's primary activities are: supporting a jewish health care mission in the greater detroit area and michigan; promotion of…

Philanthropy
3
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
4
Jewish Federation of Detroit

The jewish federation of detroit is the cornerstone of our jewish community. we are committed to taking care of the needs of the jewish people and building a strong and vibrant jewish future, in detroit, in israel and around the world.

Philanthropy
5
Minneapolis Jewish Federation

Minneapolis jewish federation is a nonprofit organization that promotes a culture of philanthropy, leverages resources to meet local and global jewish needs, and facilitates community planning to ensure a thriving and secure future.

Philanthropy
6
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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9
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
10
Delta Dental Fund

Delta dental fund's mission is to improve the oral health of the public and to advance dental science and the dental profession through research and education.

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11
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
12
Michigan Farmers Market Association

Mifma supports the viability of all community-driven marketplaces so that they can connect all consumers to local farms and businesses.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan; the most unlike its peers is Feeding America. 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 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF DET: $64,000 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF DETYAD EZRA: $33,000 · OtherYAD EZRAFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $27,350 · OtherFRIENDSHIP CIRCLECHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF DETROIT: $26,500 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF DETROI…JUVENILLE DIABETES RESEARCH FUND: $25,000 · OtherJUVENILLE DIABETES RESEARCH …INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $21,000 · OtherINTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE P…HADASSAH: $16,000 · OtherHADASSAHJUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FD: $15,000 · OtherJUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH F…Individual grant recipient: $14,000 · OtherJUVENILLE DIABETES RESEARCH FD: $10,000 · OtherPENRICKTON CENT FOR BLIND CHILDREN: $10,000 · Other+2 more: $8,420 · OtherDETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $236,000 · Arts & CultureDETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA I…HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $29,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER IN…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $229,050 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGE…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $89,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN…Penrickton Center for Blind Children: $45,000 · HealthPenrickton Cente…MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $14,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUN…AUTISM SPEAKS INC: $8,500 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS IN…FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $42,500 · Food & NutritionFeeding America: $19,000 · Food & NutritionORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $30,500 · Human ServicesLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $27,550 · Human ServicesSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $21,000 · Recreation & SportsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Other$270,270Arts & Culture$265,000International$229,050Health$156,500Food & Nutrition$61,500Human Services$58,050Recreation & Sports$21,000Civil Rights$10,000

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 budgetDETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $236,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $229,050 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $89,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPenrickton Center for Blind Children: $45,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $42,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetYAD EZRA: $33,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $30,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC: $29,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $27,550 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC: $21,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES DET: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Penrickton Center for Blind Children ↗
  • Who funds FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds YAD EZRA ↗
  • Who funds ORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN INC ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM SPEAKS INC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES DET ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jack Evelyn and Richard Cole Family 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%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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