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Lavery 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.

$47k
Granted FY2024still arriving
33
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$70kArts & Culture$37kHuman Services$24kReligion$17kHousing & Shelter$14kCommunity Improvement$11kHealth$7kEducation$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k32 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $16k
$750
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JACKSON COUNTY PARKS$16,000
JACKSON INTERFAITH SHELTER$5,000
JACKSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS$3,000
GROW JACKSON$2,500
JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$2,500
TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE$2,000
HOT AIR JUBILEE$1,000
LEAN ROCKET LAB$1,000
ACNM FOUNDATION$1,000
AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION$1,000
ARTS CULTURE ALLIANCE$1,000
ELLA SHARP MUSEUM$1,000
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$1,000
COLLEGE CAREER ACCESS$1,000
FOSSORES CHAPTER HOUSE$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 (FY20–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $3k → 13%TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $3k → 13%TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $2k → 13%NON-PROFIT NETWORK: $2k → 13%TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $2k → 13%THE JOHN GEORGE HOME: $2k → 13%JOHN GEORGE HOME: $1k → 13%NON-PROFIT NETWORK: $500 → 13%NON-PROFIT NETWORK: $500 → 13%AWARE: $500 → 13%AWARE: $500 → 13%AWARE INC: $500 → 13%JACKSON YMCA: $500 → 13%AWARE: $500 → 13%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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$203k · 29 repeat orgs$43k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
16

Total granted

$203k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+9%

Still filing today

79%
19%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationPublic BenefitHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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

  • JI
    Jackson Interfaith Shelter
    3× · 2021–2024 · $11k · revenue +368%
  • TW
    TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
    4× · 2020–2024 · $9k · revenue +31%
  • F
    FOSSORES
    3× · 2021–2024 · $9k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • WC
    WESTWINDS CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $6k
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF JACKSON
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Jackson Community Ambulance

The mission of jackson community ambulance is to provide high-quality out-of-hospital care and transportation services to the communities we serve.

Public Safety & Disaster
2
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce

To be a leading driver and advocate for community and economic development in jackson county.

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3
Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation

Assist in the development of projects in cooperation with the local government and civic bodies that secure additional employment opportunities and facilities in jackson county indiana.

Community Improvement
4
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation

To provide the best possible electric service to all who desire it within the system area at a reasonable cost consistent with the highest standards of service.

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5
Jackson Symphony Association

The Jackson Symphony enriches and inspires audiences through the power of live orchestral music.

Arts & Culture
6
Greater Jackson Arts Council

The mission of the greater jackson arts council is to act as a catalyst to preserve and advance the cultural life of the greater jackson area

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7
Jackson Area Manufacturers Association

Jackson area manufacturers' association's mission is to accelerate the success of our region's manufacturers and workforce by providing access to world-class organizational and talent development solutions.

Human Services
8
Jackson Arts Council

To connect and strengthen the arts through strengthening and expanding the arts organizations in the community, and increasing arts education opportunities, arts advocacy, and communications and commnication services.

Arts & Culture
9
Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce

To improve the business climate, promote economic development, and enhance the quality of life in the jacksonville area. the jacksonville area chamber of commerce encourages businesses by building relationships to create a vibrant tomorrow.

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10
The Enterprise Group of Jackson Inc

The enterprise group will build and sustain a vibrant, diversified econocy, thereby improving jackson's quality of life. the enterprise group's mission is to help entrepreneuers and businesses break ground in jackson county on a new…

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11
The Jackson County United Way Inc

Jackson county united way assesses needs, secures resources and strategically invests those resources to create lasting, measurable change in the areas of education, health and financial stability for all people in jackson county.

Philanthropy
12
Jackson County Historical Society

To preserve and operate historic sites for public tours and research. to preserve historic documents for public inspection.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jackson School of the Arts Assoc; the most unlike its peers is Fossores. 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

34 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. 34 of the 59 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
28/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COUNTY OF JACKSON MICHIGAN DEPT ON AGING: $60,470 · OtherCOUNTY OF JACKSON MICHIGAN DEPT ON AGINGOTHERS: $32,497 · OtherOTHERSIndividual grant recipient: $9,600 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME: $6,250 · OtherWESTWINDS CHURCH: $6,000 · Other+36 more: $52,256 · Other+36 moreELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON: $8,500 · Arts & CultureELLA SHARP M…JACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $7,700 · Arts & CultureJACKSON SYMP…Jackson School of the Arts Assoc: $6,000 · Arts & CultureJackson Scho…THE MICHIGAN THEATRE OF JACKSON INC: $3,300 · Arts & CultureTHE MICHIGAN…LOST RAILWAY MUSEUM: $2,000 · Arts & CultureLOST RAILWAY…+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureTOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $9,000 · Human ServicesNONPROFIT NETWORK: $3,000 · Human ServicesJOHN GEORGE HOME INC: $3,000 · Human ServicesAware Inc: $2,000 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesJackson Interfaith Shelter: $11,000 · Housing & ShelterFOSSORES: $9,000 · ReligionLEAN ROCKET LAB: $8,000 · Community ImprovementTHE MIDWIFE FOUNDATION INC: $2,740 · EducationCOLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS CENTER OF JACKSON: $2,000 · EducationTHE SHOP RAT FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Education+1 more: $150 · Education
Other$167,073Arts & Culture$28,000Human Services$17,500Housing & Shelter$11,000Religion$9,000Community Improvement$8,000Education$5,890

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJackson Interfaith Shelter: $11,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: $9,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetFOSSORES: $9,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetELLA SHARP MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON: $8,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLEAN ROCKET LAB: $8,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetJACKSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $7,700 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JACKSON FRIENDLY HOME: $6,250 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetJackson School of the Arts Assoc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Service and Childrens Aid: $4,320 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MICHIGAN THEATRE OF JACKSON INC: $3,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNONPROFIT NETWORK: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetJOHN GEORGE HOME INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIDWIFE FOUNDATION INC: $2,740 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCASCADES HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGROW JACKSON: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLOST RAILWAY MUSEUM: $2,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCOLLEGE AND CAREER ACCESS CENTER OF JACKSON: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAware Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH MICHIGAN FOOD BANK: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOT AIR JUBILEE: $1,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetTHE SHOP RAT FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF JACKSON CNTY: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJackson YMCA Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGACY LAND CONSERVANCY: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMACKINAC CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJackson Community Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF MICHIGAN BICYCLISTS INC: $280 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTOMPKINS CENTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpring Arbor University: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSON PRIDE CENTER: $100 over 1y, 0.2% 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 Alvin L Glick Fou…Jackson Community Fou…Phil & Pat Willis Fou…Consumers Energy Foun…The Hurst FoundationSpeckhard-Knight Char…John George Jr Paragr…The L H Field Family …Louis Glick Memorial …Addison P Cook III Fo…Flagstar Foundation I…Macchia Family Founda…
The Alvin L Glick FoundationMI49× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Alvin L Glick Foundation · Jackson Community Foundation · Phil & Pat Willis Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · The Hurst Foundation · Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation · John George Jr Paragraph X Trust · The L H Field Family Foundation · Louis Glick Memorial & Charitable Trust · Addison P Cook III Foundation · Flagstar Foundation Inc · Macchia Family 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 Lavery Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lavery Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 Lavery Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Lavery 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 59 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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