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Mitchel L Fromm Family Foundation at a glance

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Mitchel L Fromm Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$38k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Environment$52kAnimals$41kEducation$30kReligion$30kPhilanthropy$28kFood & Nutrition$10kInternational$10kHuman Services$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$806k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GIVEDIRECTLY$5,000
HELEN KELLER INTL$5,000
FISTULA FOUNDATION$5,000
JUNGLEKEEPERS$5,000
ABRAHAM INITIATIVES$5,000
ECOPEACE MIDDLE EAST$5,000
MUTUAL AID SUDAN COALITION$5,000
IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER$2,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 29% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JUNGLEKEEPERS: $5k → 9%OPEN M: $1k → 13%OPEN M: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OH
NJ
CA
VA
AZ
NC
DC
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.

46%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$93k · 8 repeat orgs$109k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
10

Total granted

$93k
$72k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+2%
+57%

Still filing today

75%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • CF
    CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $15k · revenue +67%
  • AR
    AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK
    2× · 2020–2022 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
    2× · 2020–2022 · $10k · revenue +113%

Funded once

  • TB
    TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
    one grant, 2024 · $30k
  • AW
    AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +20%
  • AG
    AKRON GENERAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
4
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
5
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
6
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
7
The Nature Conservancy

The mission of the nature conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

—
8
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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9
National Audubon Society Inc

We work towards a future where birds thrive across the americas because audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. (continued on schedule o).

Environment
10
Wildlife Alliance Inc

Wildlife alliance is the leader in direct protection of forests and wildlife in tropical asia. our mission is to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty by partnering with local communities and governments.…

Animals
11
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
12
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Trust for Public Land; the most unlike its peers is Hudson City Schools Foundation 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

22 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. 22 of the 28 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)
22/22
Grantees still filing
17/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM: $30,000 · OtherTEMPLE BETH SHALOMPETFINDERCOM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherPETFINDERCOM FOUNDATIONCORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY: $6,000 · OtherCORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGYAKRON GENERAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherAKRON GENERAL FOUNDATIONGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 · OtherGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INCMUTUAL AID SUDAN COALITION: $5,000 · OtherMUTUAL AID SUDAN COALITIONAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $10,000 · OtherAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANKTHE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC: $5,000 · OtherTHE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INCThe Fistula Foundation: $5,000 · OtherThe Fistula Foundation+2 more: $2,860 · OtherCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $15,000 · AnimalsCENTER FOR BIOLOGICA…AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · AnimalsAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOU…JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $5,000 · AnimalsJANE GOODALL INSTITU…NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $5,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL WILDLIFE FE…HUMANE SOCIETY OF SUMMIT COUNTY: $5,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF SU…HUDSON CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationHUDSON CITY SCH…Rainforest Action Network: $10,000 · EnvironmentRainforest …THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUST F…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,500 · EnvironmentNATURAL RES…HUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyHUDSON CO…JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON: $7,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH CO…HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 · InternationalECOPEACE MIDDLE EAST ENVIRONMENTAL NGO FORUM: $5,000 · InternationalTHE ABRAHAM INITIATIVES INC: $5,000 · InternationalGIVEDIRECTLY INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesJUNGLEKEEPERS INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesOPPORTUNITY PARISH ECUMENICAL NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRY: $2,000 · Human Services
Other$83,860Animals$40,000Education$30,000Environment$21,500Philanthropy$17,500International$15,000Human Services$12,000

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 budgetHUDSON CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetECOPEACE MIDDLE EAST ENVIRONMENTAL NGO FORUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SUMMIT COUNTY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetImmigrant Defenders Law Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $1,500 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.

Sisler McFawn Foundat…United Way of Summit …Akron Community Found…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Sisler McFawn Foundation PfdnOH13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn · United Way of Summit and Medina · Akron Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving 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 Mitchel L Fromm Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mitchel L Fromm 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%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 28 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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