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Lansing 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.

$100k
Granted FY2024still arriving
35
Grants FY2024still arriving
22
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$93kHousing & Shelter$45kHuman Services$22kInternational$19kPhilanthropy$13kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kEducation$9kReligion$9kOther$0
02FY2024 · 35 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k33 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$1,000
Median grant
22
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC$50,100
AMERICAN RED CROSS$10,750
OAK RIDGE CHURCH$5,000
MAKE A WISH$4,000
ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE CATHOLIC$3,359
HOME FOR OUR TROOPS$2,500
TOWNEBANK FOUNDATION$2,500
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE$2,500
OPERATION SECOND CHANCE$2,000
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE$1,500
INAD WARRIORS$1,500
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US$1,500
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA$1,500
MENDED LITTLE HEARTS$1,250
HABITAT BUILD IN SEATTLE$1,000
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 (FY18–24, $25k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CAPE ABILITIES: $1k → 8%GINNY'S HELPING HAND INC: $1k → 11%CAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $100 → 6%SEVATRUCK RICHMOND FOUNDATION: $1k → 5%4 WHEEL TO HEAL: $750 → 6%LITTLE HANDS OF VIRGINIA: $3k → 22%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $11k → 14%LITTLE HANDS VIRGINIA: $500 → 22%SHALOM FARMS: $1k → 22%RED CROSS: $1k → 14%FOSTERING BULLOCH: $3k → 9%FOSTERING BULLOCH: $2k → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
ID
IL
MA
IN
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
UT
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
MS
GA
TX
FL
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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$156k · 8 repeat orgs$88k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 31 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
28

Total granted

$156k
$52k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+20%

Still filing today

100%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k 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
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterInternationalPhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • RS
    ROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $80k · revenue +31%
  • HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC
    2× · 2021–2024 · $36k · revenue +49%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    2× · 2022–2024 · $12k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $6k · revenue +28%
  • GR
    GREATER RICHMOND AQUATICS PARTNERSHIPgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $6k · revenue +110%
  • KH
    KIRK HUMANITARIANgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue +267%
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
Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation

Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…

Housing & Shelter
2
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

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3
Access to Advanced Health Institute

Aahi is a nonprofit biotech research institute, bringing together the best experts, technologies, and platforms to create accessible, high-quality products and solutions for harnessing the immune system to alleviate disease.

Health
4
Robert Irvine Foundation Inc

The robert irvine foundation is a not-for-profit entity and is tax exempt under 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code (irc). the organization supports and strengthens the physical and mental well-being of our service members, veterans,…

Human Services
5
Veterans Inc

Veterans inc.'s mission is to end homelessness among veterans by helping veterans regain control of their lives. we believe that all veterans have earned respect and gratitude from our nation. this belief is translated into the philosophy…

Community Improvement
6
Head Strong Project Inc

The head strong project (headstrong) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 that provides barrier-free, stigma-free ptsd treatment to veterans, transitioning service members, and family members connected to their care.

Health
7
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
8
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
9
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
10
Wheelchairs for Warriors

Wheelchairs for warriors designs, builds, and delivers custom-fit, complex-rehab mobility solutions to veterans and first responders injured in the line of duty

Human Services
11
Goodlife Innovations Inc

Goodlife's mission is to make a meaningful difference in the everyday lives of individuals who need help to live more independently (individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, brain injuries, physical or age-related…

Human Services
12
United States Veterans Initiative

The successful transition of military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and comprehensive support.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Homes for Our Troops Inc; the most unlike its peers is Townebank Foundation. 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

44 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 44 of the 67 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
27/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC: $80,100 · HealthROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC+6 more: $6,700 · Health+6 moreHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $35,581 · Housing & ShelterHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS…RICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $4,000 · Housing & ShelterRICHMOND METRO HABIT…HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO LOUISVILLE: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterFRIENDS OF THE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterMONTGOMERY CNTY STUDENTS CONSTRUCTION TRADE FND: $5,068 · OtherMONTGOMERY CNTY STUDE…OAK RIDGE CHURCH: $5,000 · OtherOAK RIDGE CHURCHMAKE A WISH: $4,000 · OtherMAKE A WISHST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE CATHOLIC: $3,359 · OtherST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE C…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $2,500 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSEALS ASSOCIATION (DCMDVA CHPT): $2,000 · OtherGREATER RICHMOND AQUATICS PARTNERSHIP: $6,000 · OtherGREATER RICHMOND AQUA…Operation Second Chance Inc: $2,000 · Other+27 more: $16,319 · Other+27 moreAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $11,750 · Human ServicesAmerican Na…FOSTERING FAMILIES INC: $5,676 · Human ServicesFOSTERING F…LITTLE HANDS VIRGINIA INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesLITTLE HAND…GINNY'S HELPING HAND INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesSHALOM FARMSINC: $1,000 · Human ServicesCAPE ABILITIES INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesSeva Truck Richmond Foundation: $1,000 · Human Services+2 more: $850 · Human ServicesGOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER: $10,000 · PhilanthropyKIRK HUMANITARIAN: $6,000 · PhilanthropyWINDOW WORLD CARES INC: $2,500 · Philanthropy+1 more: $200 · PhilanthropyBest Buddies International Inc: $8,000 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $2,500 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEF: $2,500 · InternationalHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 · International+1 more: $250 · InternationalTHE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL: $6,000 · EducationRIVERSIDE SCHOOL INC: $2,000 · Education
Health$86,800Housing & Shelter$44,581Other$46,246Human Services$25,276Philanthropy$18,700International$14,250Education$8,000

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 budgetROC SOLID FOUNDATION INC: $80,100 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $35,581 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $11,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER: $10,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER RICHMOND AQUATICS PARTNERSHIP: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOSTERING FAMILIES INC: $5,676 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetRICHMOND METRO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE HANDS VIRGINIA INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWINDOW WORLD CARES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOWNEBANK FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Second Chance Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO LOUISVILLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERSIDE SCHOOL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINAD WARRIORS INCORPORATED: $1,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGINNY'S HELPING HAND INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSHALOM FARMSINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRI-RIVER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAPE ABILITIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeva Truck Richmond Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget4 WHEEL TO HEAL INC: $750 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetTHE FALLEN OUTDOORS: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetART 180 Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOneWorld Health: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KYLE PEASE FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPEL HAVEN SCHLEIFER CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIO: $100 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.

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.

Herndon FoundationCarmax FoundationThe Community Foundat…Robins FoundationDominion Energy Chari…Virginia Sargeant Rey…The William H - John …The Pauley Family Fou…Richard S Reynolds Fo…Reco FoundationColeman a Hunter - Ir…Commonwealth Foundati…
Herndon FoundationVA19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Herndon Foundation · Carmax Foundation · The Community Foundation Inc · Robins Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation · The William H - John G - Emma Scott Foundation · The Pauley Family Foundation · Richard S Reynolds Foundation · Reco Foundation · Coleman a Hunter - Irr Tr Chari · Commonwealth Foundations

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 Lansing Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lansing Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • Cape Abilities Inc: 81% of income from government
  • Chapel Haven Schleifer Center Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Autism Society of America Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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.

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 67 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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