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Lakehurst Foundation

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.

$178k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
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 2025.

Education$1.7MHealth$690kHuman Services$185kArts & Culture$75kEnvironment$60kYouth Development$10k
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $100k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY$50,000
KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY$30,000
WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY$20,000
CENTENARY UNIVERSITY$20,000
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY$15,000
SMILES WITH STYLE$15,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC$7,500
WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY$5,000
IDEASTREAM PUBLIC MEDIA$5,000
REGINA HEALTH CENTER$5,000
GILMOUR ACADEMY$5,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–25, $185k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $30k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $30k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $25k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $25k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $15k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $15k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $15k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $15k → 17%KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY: $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.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 15 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

15 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
1

Total granted

$2.7M
$8k

Still filing today

87%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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

  • CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.3M · revenue +50%
  • RH
    REGINA HEALTH CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $425k · revenue +28%
  • HL
    HATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2024 · $150k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • CC
    CLEVELAND CLINIC (WESTON FL)
    one grant, 2024 · $8k
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
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
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Capital University

Capital university transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences.

Education
4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
6
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
7
The College of Wooster

The college of wooster is a community of independent minds, working together to prepare students to become leaders of character and influence in an interdependent global community. (continued on schedule o)we engage motivated students in a…

Education
8
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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9
Widener University

Empowering our community of learners to discover and create better futures.

Education
10
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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11
Sarah Lawrence College

At sarah lawrence college, our mission is to graduate citizens of the world who are diverse in every definition of the word, who take intellectual and creative risks, and who are able to focus exceptional intellectual discipline (continued…

Education
12
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Centenary University; the most unlike its peers is Smiles With Style 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

14 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. 14 of the 18 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
9/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $1,284,468 · EducationCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYJohn Carroll University: $108,000 · EducationJohn Carroll UniversityLAUREL SCHOOL: $84,000 · EducationCENTENARY UNIVERSITY: $70,000 · Education+2 more: $52,500 · EducationREGINA HEALTH CENTER: $425,000 · HealthREGINA HEALTH CEN…HATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION: $150,000 · PhilanthropyHATTIE LAR…SMILES WITH STYLE INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropySMILES WIT…KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY INC: $185,000 · Human ServicesCENTENARY COLLEGE: $140,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC: $7,500 · OtherGILMOUR ACADEMY INC: $7,500 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC (WESTON FL): $7,500 · OtherTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $10,000 · Other+1 more: $5,000 · OtherWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $100,000 · EnvironmentUNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED: $20,000 · Community Improvement
Education$1,598,968Health$425,000Philanthropy$250,000Human Services$185,000Other$177,500Environment$100,000Community Improvement$20,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $1,284,468 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetREGINA HEALTH CENTER: $425,000 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetKIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY INC: $185,000 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetHATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetJohn Carroll University: $108,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSMILES WITH STYLE INC: $100,000 over 9y, 16% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLAUREL SCHOOL: $84,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCENTENARY UNIVERSITY: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY: $42,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY SCHOOL: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIDEASTREAM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds REGINA HEALTH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds KIDDIE CITY CHILD CARE COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds HATTIE LARLHAM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds John Carroll University ↗
  • Who funds SMILES WITH STYLE INC ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds LAUREL SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CENTENARY UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds IDEASTREAM ↗

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 Sam J Frankino Fo…The Cleveland Foundat…The Fedeli Family Cha…Corinne L Dodero Foun…The Lozick Family Fou…The Swagelok Foundati…Lincoln Financial Fou…Verizon FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…
The Sam J Frankino FoundationOH15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sam J Frankino Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Fedeli Family Charitable Foundation · Corinne L Dodero Foundation for the Arts and Sciences · The Lozick Family Foundation · The Swagelok Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Lakehurst Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lakehurst Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 Lakehurst Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Lakehurst 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 18 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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