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Lumen Clarke M Williams Foundation at a glance

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Lumen Clarke M Williams 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.

$896k
Granted FY2021
1,278
Grants FY2021
49
States reached
$192k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

99% of Lumen Clarke M Williams Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to American Online Giving Foundation Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Lumen Clarke M Williams Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 1008 organizations, $896k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

700
’17
692
’20
1008
’21
19
’22
0
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2024.

Philanthropy$5.7MEducation$1.7MFood & Nutrition$858kYouth Development$469kReligion$256kScience & Tech$149kHuman Services$148kHousing & Shelter$131kOther$0
02FY2021 · 1278 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k1271 grants · $538k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $90k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $269k
$188
Median grant
49
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DESTINATION IMAGINATION INC$192,000
THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC$77,015
THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC$36,563
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC$16,113
COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC$13,480
NORTH MONROE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MONROE INC$12,000
UNITED WAY FOR GREATER AUSTIN$11,570
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY$9,174
HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY$9,070
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC$8,661
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES$7,611
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY$7,131
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INC$6,850
LIFE CHURCH$6,250
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INC$6,131
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $222k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $813 → 8%WISE AREA RELIEF MISSION INC: $2k → 8%ECONOMIC COUNCIL HELPING OTHERS INC: $872 → 22%CASA DE PEREGRINOS INC: $4k → 23%SHELTER BOX USA: $500 → 10%INTERFAITH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $638 → 16%ANGELS PLACE: $625 → 8%GIFT OF HOPE INC: $26k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $963 → 11%COMMUNITY SERVICES OF BROOMFIELD INC: $1k → 5%PUYALLUP FOOD BANK: $26k → 9%OKANOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC: $17k → 17%CARRIES KIDS INC: $936 → 10%PROJECT SHARE OF CARLISLE: $17k → 8%SHARING MINISTRIES INC: $2k → 12%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE - NORTH CENTRAL: $2k → 5%NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $872 → 7%CARRIES KIDS INC: $500 → 10%COVERING HOUSE: $750 → 9%NNEMAP INC: $35k → 15%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $9k → 14%CENTRAL FLORIDA YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $1k → 13%COMMUNITY ACTION SERVICES AND FOOD BANK INC: $17k → 8%WARREN VILLAGE INC: $625 → 12%ROCHESTER AREA INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK INC: $750 → 14%COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CITRUS COUNTY INC: $26k → 17%STAR OUTREACH - NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS: $872 → 8%ELDER CARE SERVICES INC: $17k → 19%URBANITES LEADING THE PIKES PEAK REGION INC: $1k → 9%NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE: $2k → 6%NORTHWEST LIFE FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF COLORADO INC: $732 → 12%NORTHWEST LIFE FOUNDATION: $500 → 9%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $563 → 12%MILE HIGH MINISTRIES: $625 → 12%FAMILY LAW CASA OF KING COUNTY: $500 → 9%OCJ KIDS: $500 → 11%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

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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.

57%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 457 repeat orgs$2.9M to everyone else

457 repeat relationships: 304 still active in FY2021, 153 since wound down; 583 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

457
936

Total granted

$3.9M
$2.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+34%

Still filing today

83%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionAnimalsHealthOther
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

  • MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC
    3× · 2017–2021 · $449k · revenue +44%
  • DI
    DESTINATION IMAGINATION INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $342k · revenue +136%
  • SHARE
    3× · 2017–2021 · $101k · revenue +115%

Funded once

  • MF
    MARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +62%
  • AT
    Alternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bankgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $65k · revenue +99%
  • CA
    Christian Action Ministriesgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $44k · revenue +62%
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
United Way of Benton & Lincoln Counties

United way works to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another. united way is a funder, a mobilizer, a convener and a fundraiser. united way is a community builder, connecting people through philanthropy,…

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2
United Way of Comal County

To engage the community and focus resources for those in need in comal county

Philanthropy
3
United Way of the Csra Inc

United way of the csra mobilizes the caring power of our community to make lasting change on the issues that matter most in our region. we want to ensure that children, young adults, and families have the tools and resources they need to…

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4
United Way of North Central Iowa

Seeking to build a stronger, more caring community by forming partnerships with businesses, community experts, education & health & human service agencies to achieve targeted outcomes & sustained changes in community conditions which will…

Philanthropy
5
United Way of Cleveland County Inc

The United Way of Cleveland County helps people by uniting resources and programs to responsibly meet the needs of our community.

Philanthropy
6
United Way of Etowah County Inc

United way brings together people and resources and collaborates with over 27 local non-profit agencies to advance the common good in etowah county.

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7
United Way Manitowoc County Inc

United way's mission is to improve lives.

Philanthropy
8
Indiana Association of United Ways Inc

Indiana united way is the leading voice to advocate, engage, and partner with a strong united way network and key stakeholders to advance human well-being throughout indiana.

Philanthropy
9
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
10
United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counites Inc

The uwmpc enhances the quality of life in our community by helping those in need. we serve as a leader in building a stronger and healthier community by developing resources and creating partnerships to empower individuals to improve their…

Philanthropy
11
United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc

Through strategic leadership and investments, united way of washington county, md will impact community improvement and inspire collaboration to address critical needs in education, income and health.

Philanthropy
12
United Way of Jackson County

United way of jackson county (uwjc) is dedicated to creating a community rich in opportunities to eliminate poverty and allow all people to achieve financial stability and success. this emphasis on financial stability includes meeting…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Coastal Empire; the most unlike its peers is Faith to Faith Ministry Faith to Fatih Ministry. 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

1190 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. 1190 of the 2,000 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
277
Early backer (in before they grew)
1134/1190
Grantees still filing
761/1190
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,928,825 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INCUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $888,599 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INCMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $449,167 · PhilanthropyMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC+40 more: $986,892 · Philanthropy+40 moreDESTINATION IMAGINATION INC: $342,000 · OtherDESTINATION IMAGINATIO…United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $109,412 · OtherUnited Way of Greater …SHARE: $100,537 · OtherSHARENORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $66,126 · Other+117 more: $904,554 · Other+117 moreMARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC: $100,000 · Food & NutritionAlternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank: $65,409 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST TN: $46,028 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $43,187 · Food & NutritionCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC: $39,972 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST INLAND NORTHWEST: $26,264 · Food & NutritionGoodRoots Northwest: $26,164 · Food & NutritionDURANGO FOOD BANK: $17,443 · Food & Nutrition+6 more: $48,526 · Food & NutritionNNEMAP INC: $34,885 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CITRUS COUNTY INC: $26,164 · Human ServicesGIFT OF HOPE INC: $26,164 · Human ServicesPUYALLUP FOOD BANK: $26,164 · Human ServicesFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $24,676 · Human ServicesELDER CARE SERVICES INC: $17,781 · Human ServicesPROJECT SHARE OF CARLISLE: $17,532 · Human ServicesOKANOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC: $17,442 · Human ServicesCommunity Action Services and Food Bank: $17,442 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,549 · Human ServicesEMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationPEAK TO PEAK CHARTER SCHOOLS INC: $10,000 · EducationDesert Canyon Elementary School PTO Inc: $6,446 · EducationMATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY: $6,000 · EducationHUNTERDON POLYTECH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · EducationWAKEFIELD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $5,000 · EducationVERANO LEARNING PARTNERS: $5,000 · EducationNEUSE CHARTER SCHOOL OF JOHNSTON COUNTY: $5,000 · EducationMARYVALE PREPARATORY ACADEMY: $5,000 · EducationDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $17,443 · ReligionGIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO: $6,500 · Youth DevelopmentThe World Learner School of Chaska: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Philanthropy$5,253,483Other$1,522,629Food & Nutrition$412,993Human Services$218,799Education$97,446Religion$17,443Youth Development$6,500Housing & Shelter$5,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $2,928,825 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $888,599 over 3y, 12% of budgetMILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC: $449,167 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetDESTINATION IMAGINATION INC: $342,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetGREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY: $161,649 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $109,412 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $106,269 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE: $100,537 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetMARION-POLK FOOD SHARE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $79,576 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY INC: $79,559 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetVALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY: $69,420 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST HARVEST EMM: $66,126 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlternatives to Hunger Bellingham Food Bank: $65,409 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST TN: $46,028 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF RICHLAND COUNTY: $44,201 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetChristian Action Ministries: $43,606 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $43,187 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA: $41,872 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD SHARE INC: $39,972 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $36,715 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNNEMAP INC: $34,885 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetFOOD FOR LANE COUNTY: $34,885 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSECOND HARVEST INLAND NORTHWEST: $26,264 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF CITRUS COUNTY INC: $26,164 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetGIFT OF HOPE INC: $26,164 over 1y, 15% of budgetGoodRoots Northwest: $26,164 over 1y, 18% of budgetPUYALLUP FOOD BANK: $26,164 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $24,676 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of the Columbia-Willamette: $24,635 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO: $23,597 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY INC: $19,593 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CHRISTIAN SHARING CENTER INC: $18,987 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC: $18,877 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH'S PROMISE: $18,444 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $17,851 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetELDER CARE SERVICES INC: $17,781 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT SHARE OF CARLISLE: $17,532 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetEMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM OF SEATTLE & KING COUNTY: $17,493 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $17,443 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDURANGO FOOD BANK: $17,443 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetOKANOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL INC: $17,442 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Action Services and Food Bank: $17,442 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED WAY OF TREASURE VALLEY INC: $15,997 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY FOR GREATER AUSTIN: $15,146 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS: $14,690 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOOTHILLS UNITED WAY INC: $14,313 over 2y, 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.

Siemer InstitutePark National Bank Em…AT&T FoundationGrinnell Mutual Group…Centene FoundationSchlessman Foundation…Libertygives Foundati…Pnc FoundationCommunity Shares of C…Black Hills Corporati…United Way WorldwideThe Mosaic Company Fo…
Siemer InstituteOH49.7× affinity24 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Siemer Institute · Park National Bank Employees' Community Service Fund · AT&T Foundation · Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation · Centene Foundation · Schlessman Foundation Inc · Libertygives Foundation · Pnc Foundation · Community Shares of Colorado Inc · Black Hills Corporation Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • United Way of Lane County: 31% of income from government
  • United Way of the Columbia-Willamette: 25% of income from government
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Elder Care Services Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Oregon Food Bank: 21% of income from government
  • United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley: 6% of income from government
  • The Christian Sharing Center Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Marion-Polk Food Share Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Food for Lane County: 5% of income from government
  • United Way of Marion County Inc: 4% of income from government
  • United Way of Northeast Florida Inc: 2% of income from government
  • United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties Inc: 1% of income from government
  • United Way Suncoast Inc: 1% of income from government
  • The United Way of Lee County Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Heart of Florida United Way Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: 0% of income from government
  • United Way of the Big Bend Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
69report 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.

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 2000 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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