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Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust at a glance

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Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust

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.

$2.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$800k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through 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, FY2022 to 2024.

Human Services$2.0MYouth Development$988kHousing & Shelter$808kEducation$600kCrime & Legal$460kReligion$350kPhilanthropy$120kHealth$100kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k1 grant · $45k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $601k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.1M
$93,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHURCH AT THE PARK$800,000
CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION$500,000
QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL$500,000
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES$350,000
FAMILY YMCA OF MARION AND POLK COUNTIES$100,000
ASPEN MAGDALENE HOUSE$100,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM MARION AND POLK COUNTIES$93,000
SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION$75,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM MARION AND POLK COUNTIES$65,000
UNITED WAY OF THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY$60,000
HOME SHARE OREGON$57,500
YOUTH VILLAGES$50,000
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES$45,000
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 (FY22–24, $803k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAMILY BUILDING BLOCKS: $38k → 14%YOUTH VILLAGES: $50k → 12%LIBERTY HOUSE: $340k → 14%LIBERTY HOUSE: $300k → 14%SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $75k → 14%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 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
Salem Health and Wellness Foundation Inc
Health
2
Central Oregon Villages

Central oregon villages mission is to advocate for and provide safe and secure shelter, housing and related services in central oreogn for the unhoused populations or at risk of becoming unhoused.

Housing & Shelter
3
Christian Community Placement Center

A christian organization compassionately serving youth and families, providing them counseling, mentoring, skill building and education services in safe environment, to support the development of their hope and future.

Human Services
4
Jubilee Hall Pdx
Employment
5
South Portland Housing Development Corp

Low-income housing

Housing & Shelter
6
Restoration House Inc

Restoration House provides save, supervised housing for men with significant behavioral health needs, creating a stable environment where structure, accountability, and wraparound services support personal growth and long-term recovery.…

Health
7
Mcminnville Area Habitat for Humanity

To build partnerships among volunteers, families, and the community in order to build simple, decent houses for families in need.

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8
Every Child Central Oregon

Mobilizing the community to uplift children and families impacted by foster care in Oregon.

Human Services
9
Central City Concern

The mission of Central City Concern (CCC) is to provide comprehensive solutions for ending homelessness and achieving self-sufficiency. Founded in 1979, CCC has developed a comprehensive continuum of affordable housing options integrated…

Health
10
Willamette Family Medical Center Inc

Providing health care services

Health
11
St Mary's Home

St. mary's home for boys is dedicated to providing high risk youth and their families the opportunity to become involved in change within an environment that embraces safety, security, and integrity, utilizing time tested, outcome oriented…

Human Services
12
Squareone Villages

The mission of squareone villages is to create democratic communities with homes that are permanently affordable and environmentally sustainable.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catholic Community Services Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Aspen Magdalene House 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

16 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. 16 of the 23 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
7/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Queen of Peace School: $500,000 · OtherQueen of Peace SchoolCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION: $400,000 · OtherCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATIONCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES: $395,000 · OtherCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICESIndividual grant recipient: $300,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientST PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH: $250,000 · OtherST PETER CATHOLIC CHURCHUNITED WAY OF THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY: $120,000 · OtherVISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL: $100,000 · OtherTHE FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MARION AND POLK COUNTIES: $100,000 · OtherST ANTHONY CHURCH & SCHOOL: $100,000 · OtherCAPITAL FUTBOL CLUB: $85,000 · Other+1 more: $30,000 · OtherLIBERTY HOUSE: $640,000 · Human ServicesLIBERTY HOUSEASPEN MAGDALENE HOUSE INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesASPEN MAGDALENE HO…SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $75,000 · Human ServicesSALEM LEADERSHIP F…YOUTH VILLAGES INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUTH VILLAGES INCFAMILY BUILDING BLOCKS INC: $38,000 · Human ServicesCHURCH AT THE PARK: $800,000 · ReligionCHURCH AT THE PA…CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $500,000 · Youth DevelopmentCATHOLIC YOUT…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM MARION & POLK COUNTIES: $158,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS …Childrens Center: $460,000 · Crime & LegalChildrens…FRIENDS OF THE SALEM SENIOR CENTER: $165,000 · PhilanthropySANTIAM HOSPITAL AND CLINICS FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthHome Share Oregon: $57,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$2,380,000Human Services$903,000Religion$800,000Youth Development$658,000Crime & Legal$460,000Philanthropy$165,000Health$100,000Housing & Shelter$57,500

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 budgetCHURCH AT THE PARK: $800,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetLIBERTY HOUSE: $640,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetCATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $500,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetChildrens Center: $460,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION: $400,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SALEM SENIOR CENTER: $165,000 over 1y, 42% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SALEM MARION & POLK COUNTIES: $158,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY: $120,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSANTIAM HOSPITAL AND CLINICS FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetTHE FAMILY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF MARION AND POLK COUNTIES: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetASPEN MAGDALENE HOUSE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetCAPITAL FUTBOL CLUB: $85,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetSALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetYOUTH VILLAGES INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY BUILDING BLOCKS INC: $38,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 Oregon Community …The Salem FoundationGelco Charitable Foun…Maps Community Founda…Salem HealthOCF Joseph E Weston P…Marie Lamfrom Charita…Willamette Health Cou…Pioneer Trust Bank Na…United Way of the Mid…Maybelle Clark Macdon…The Ford Family Found…
The Oregon Community FoundationOR30.7× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Salem Foundation · Gelco Charitable Foundation · Maps Community Foundation · Salem Health · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Willamette Health Council · Pioneer Trust Bank Na Foundation · United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · The Ford 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 Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Family Building Blocks Inc: 68% of income from government
  • Liberty House: 23% of income from government
  • Church at the Park: 12% of income from government
  • United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley: 6% of income from government
  • Salem Leadership Foundation: 3% of income from government
  • Capital Futbol Club: 2% of income from government
  • Catholic Community Services Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Childrens Center: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
2report 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.
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How do I get to Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Lawrence E Tokarski Charitable Trust 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 23 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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