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Ljl Family Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$264k
Granted FY2026still arriving
13
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$54k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$188kHealth$129kHousing & Shelter$95kEnvironment$79kPhilanthropy$65kEducation$63kRecreation & Sports$45kArts & Culture$41kOther$0
02FY2026 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k5 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $188k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $54k
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONNEAUT LAKE AQUATIC MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION$54,000
COMMON ROOTS$38,000
FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY$32,000
CRAWFORD HERITAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$31,500
MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$31,000
CRAWFORD COUNTY YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION$25,000
ST JAMES HAVEN$15,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK$15,000
CRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$8,000
VERNON CENTRAL HOSE COMPANY$3,500
WEST MEAD #1 VFC$3,500
BLACK ASH CEMETARY ASSOCIATION$3,500
CONNEAUT LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT$3,500
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 (FY21–26, $129k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%WOODLANDS FOUNDATION: $11k → 11%BETHESDA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $25k → 15%COMMON ROOTS: $38k → 14%COMMON ROOTS: $25k → 14%CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES: $15k → 14%COMMON ROOTS: $10k → 14%CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES: $5k → 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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$832k · 15 repeat orgs$139k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2026, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
11

Total granted

$832k
$132k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
0%

Still filing today

80%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Human ServicesHealthEnvironmentAnimalsCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
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

  • CL
    CONNEAUT LAKE AQUATIC MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC
    5× · 2021–2026 · $113k · revenue +46%
  • SJ
    St James Haven Inc
    7× · 2020–2026 · $75k · revenue +125%
  • FC
    FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY
    2× · 2025–2026 · $52k · revenue +80%

Funded once

  • EZ
    Erie Zoological Society
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • BF
    BETHESDA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
    one grant, 2025 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • MA
    MEADVILLE AREA RECREATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -37%
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
Franklin County Historical Society- Kittochtinny

The objective of the franklin county historical society - kittochtinny shall be to foster increased knowledge of the history of franklin county and the cumberland valley through a museum and library, to publish papers of the corporation at…

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2
Pocono Heritage Land Trust

The trust is dedicated to protecting the natural heritage of the pocono mountains region, in northeastern pennsylvaina, by conserving land and inspiring people to care for, enjoy, and explore their natural world.

Environment
3
Cedar Falls Historical Society

Engaging the community in the preservation, education and celebration of our heritage.

—
4
Centre County United Way

To improve lives by prioritizing needs and mobilizing human and financial resources to positively impact the education, financial stability, and physical and emotional health of our neighbors.

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5
Cranberry Township Emergency Medical Service

To preserve life and promote health and safety in our community.

Health
6
Chestnut Hill Conservancy

The Chestnut Hill Conservancy conserves, preserves, and celebrates history, architecture, and landscapes in Chestnut Hill and the lower Wissahickon watershed through inclusive and proactive community engagement, advocacy, and stewardship.

Arts & Culture
7
Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough

Volunteer firefighting

Public Safety & Disaster
8
Bright's Creek Conservancy Inc

Conservation efforts to study and maintain brights creek in canadensis, pa.

Environment
9
Valley View Haven Inc Dba Valley View Retirement Community

Valley view haven d/b/a valley view retirement community, is a not-for-profit corporation as described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. valley view haven's mission is to provide a continuum of quality residential and long…

Housing & Shelter
10
Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter Inc

Provide shelter for homeless animals and prevent animal cruelty

Animals
11
Clinton County Healthy Communities

The clinton county healthy communities's is a not-for-profit organization that provides healthy family activities and programs to promote positive health outcomes and to provide quality oral health care services to low income residents of…

Health
12
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley

The community foundation is the leader and advocate for strategic philanthropy, partnering with donors to anchor a permanent and growing endowment making investments in the mahoning valley that improve the quality of life for all residents.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Crawford Heritage Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Erie Zoological Society. 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

21 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. 21 of the 29 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
13/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEST MEAD #1 VFC: $103,500 · OtherWEST MEAD #1 VFCSt James Haven Inc: $75,000 · OtherSt James Haven IncSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $45,000 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKWOMEN'S SERVICES INC: $40,000 · OtherWOMEN'S SERVICES INCBLACK ASH CEMETARY ASSOCIATION: $23,600 · OtherBLACK ASH CEMETARY ASSOCIATIONMEADVILLE AREA RECREATION FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherCRAWFORD COUNTY SCHOOL FOR ADULT EDUCATION: $20,000 · OtherWEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO: $32,500 · OtherWEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTOErie Zoological Society: $25,000 · OtherErie Zoological SocietyCRAWFORD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $18,000 · Other+8 more: $38,000 · Other+8 moreCONNEAUT LAKE AQUATIC MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC: $113,000 · EnvironmentCONNEAUT LAKE AQU…FRENCH CREEK VALLEY CONSERVANCY: $52,000 · EnvironmentFRENCH CREEK VALL…MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $121,000 · HealthMEADVILLE MEDIC…COVENANT HOUSE INC: $25,000 · HealthCOVENANT HOUSE …COMMON ROOTS: $73,000 · Human ServicesCOMMON ROOTSBETHESDA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $25,000 · Human ServicesBETHESDA FOUN…CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR FA…WOODLANDS FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesWOODLANDS FOU…CRAWFORD HERITAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $96,500 · PhilanthropyCRAWFORD H…CRAWFORD COUNTY YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOC INC: $50,000 · Recreation & SportsACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Community Improvement
Other$440,600Environment$165,000Health$146,000Human Services$129,000Philanthropy$96,500Recreation & Sports$50,000Community Improvement$40,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $121,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetCONNEAUT LAKE AQUATIC MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INC: $113,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetCRAWFORD HERITAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $96,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSt James Haven Inc: $75,000 over 7y, 9.9% of budgetCOMMON ROOTS: $73,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCRAWFORD COUNTY YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOC INC: $50,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetWOMEN'S SERVICES INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetWEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO: $32,500 over 2y, 35% of budgetErie Zoological Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBETHESDA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMEADVILLE AREA RECREATION FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetCENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWOODLANDS FOUNDATION INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEADVILLE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 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.

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.

Rdl Family FoundationAinsworth FoundationErie Community Founda…Harry Winslow Foundat…Crawford Heritage Com…Benevolent & Protecti…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Rdl Family FoundationPA20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rdl Family Foundation · Ainsworth Foundation · Erie Community Foundation · Harry Winslow Foundation · Crawford Heritage Community Foundation · Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 219 · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Ljl Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ljl Family 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
    6report 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 Ljl Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Ljl Family 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 29 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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