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Ohio Children's Alliance

Fostering a brighter tomorrow for Ohio's children and families through advocacy, innovation, and collaboration with health and human service organizations.

$2.7M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Itemized grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
22%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$1.8M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$461,686
Organizations funded a year
5 to 59
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$9.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 22% of the organizations Ohio Children's Alliance funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving29$1.8M31%
FY202437$2.9M22%
FY202359$3.6M95%
FY20205$45kn/a
98% 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$3.0MHealth$2.7MYouth Development$1.6MCrime & Legal$434kHousing & Shelter$109kEducation$89kEmployment$50kReligion$16kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Ohio Children's Alliance by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Youth Advocate Program Inc$1,427,52830%
St Vincent Family Services$515,59223%
Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Ohio Inc$455,59932%
The Village Network$434,08331%
Integrated Services for Behavioral Health$372,83421%
Pathway Caring for Children$369,23833%
Cadence Care Network$349,56531%
The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio$311,62230%
Eastway Corporation$307,81321%
The Buckeye Ranch Inc$285,02040%
Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc$235,784231%
Sojourners Care Network$229,71133%
Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau$213,40030%
Beech Brook$163,09131%
South Community Inc$155,36330%
Harbor Inc$145,86120%
Adriel School Inc$145,56331%
Lighthouse Youth Services$136,47130%
Sjo Kids Inc$117,57120%
OhioGuidestone$109,56120%
Psycare Inc$105,5772n/a
Focus on Youth Inc$100,54431%
Agape for Youth Inc$96,43632%
Lighthouse Communications LLC$88,7871n/a
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services$72,18832%
The Centers for Families and Children$65,0001n/a
Marie's House of Hope Inc$65,00012%
United Methodist Children's Home$61,02330%
Youth Advocate Services$58,00212%
The New Path Inc$56,80613%
Pressley Ridge$56,65920%
The Viaquest Foundation$56,29922%
Southeast Inc$50,67420%
Quality Moments$49,6492n/a
Ena Inc$37,08010%
Family Pride of Northeast Ohio Inc$34,14721%
Shelter Care Inc$33,04421%
Children Have Options in Caring Environments Inc$32,09420%
Adopt America Network$28,0171n/a
Beech Acres$26,21410%
Crossroads Health$24,17710%
Caring for Kids Inc$23,04110%
Healing Pathways Transitional Homes$20,0001n/a
Ravenwood Mental Health Center Inc$17,00010%
Christian Children's Home of Ohio Inc$16,63620%
Talbert House$15,57510%
I Am Boundless Inc$15,51710%
Amazing Grace Treatment Center Inc$15,0001n/a
Oesterlen - Services for Youth Foundation Inc$13,32120%
Pathways Counseling Center Inc$10,00010%
Applewood Centers Inc$10,00010%
The Marsh Foundation$9,50410%
Ohio Mentor Inc$6,6661n/a
Kent State University$6,5001n/a
Trout Lake Nature Center Inc$6,25010%
Isaiah's Place 1$5,77510%
Belmont College Foundation Inc$5,50014%
Stark State College$5,5001n/a
The Ohio State University$5,5001n/a
Ohio University$5,5001n/a
The University of Akron$5,5001n/a
Kent State University Foundation$5,50010%
Cleveland State University Foundation$5,50010%
Miami University$5,5001n/a
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation Inc$5,50010%
Washington State College of Ohio$5,5001n/a
North Central State College Child Development Center$5,5001n/a
James A Rhodes State College Foundation$5,50011%
Clark State College Foundation$5,50010%
Defiance College$5,50010%
Hocking College Foundation Inc$5,5001n/a
Cuyahoga Community College$5,5001n/a
Abraxas Alliance Inc$5,42710%

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($429k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ohio Children's Alliance supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNational Youth Advocate Program Inc: $1,427,528 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSt Vincent Family Services: $515,592 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetSpecialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Ohio Inc: $455,599 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe Village Network: $434,083 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetIntegrated Services for Behavioral Health: $372,834 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetPathway Caring for Children: $369,238 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetCadence Care Network: $349,565 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $311,622 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEastway Corporation: $307,813 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Buckeye Ranch Inc: $285,020 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNationwide Children's Hospital Inc: $235,784 over 2y, 31% of budgetSojourners Care Network: $229,711 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetBellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau: $213,400 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBeech Brook: $163,091 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSouth Community Inc: $155,363 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHarbor Inc: $145,861 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAdriel School Inc: $145,563 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetLighthouse Youth Services: $136,471 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSjo Kids Inc: $117,571 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOhioGuidestone: $109,561 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFocus on Youth Inc: $100,544 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAgape for Youth Inc: $96,436 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetNortheast Ohio Adoption Services: $72,188 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMarie's House of Hope Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetUnited Methodist Children's Home: $61,023 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYouth Advocate Services: $58,002 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe New Path Inc: $56,806 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetPressley Ridge: $56,659 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Viaquest Foundation: $56,299 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetSoutheast Inc: $50,674 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEna Inc: $37,080 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Pride of Northeast Ohio Inc: $34,147 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetShelter Care Inc: $33,044 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetChildren Have Options in Caring Environments Inc: $32,094 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBeech Acres: $26,214 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCrossroads Health: $24,177 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaring for Kids Inc: $23,041 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRavenwood Mental Health Center Inc: $17,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChristian Children's Home of Ohio Inc: $16,636 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTalbert House: $15,575 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI Am Boundless Inc: $15,517 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOesterlen - Services for Youth Foundation Inc: $13,321 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPathways Counseling Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetApplewood Centers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marsh Foundation: $9,504 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTrout Lake Nature Center Inc: $6,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIsaiah's Place 1: $5,775 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBelmont College Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 4.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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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.

Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral AssociationOH36.8× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association · The Cleveland Foundation · Columbus Foundation · Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Most Valuable Kids of Greater Cincinnati · Akron Community Foundation · The Dayton Foundation · Healthpath Foundation of Ohio · Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc · Ticket to Dream Foundation · Premier Bank Foundation · Tickets for Kids 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.

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About Ohio Children's Alliance

How much does Ohio Children's Alliance give?
Ohio Children's Alliance reported 30 itemized grants totaling $1,844,697, out of $2,690,327 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 59 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Ohio Children's Alliance fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (35%), Health (32%), Youth Development (19%).
Who are Ohio Children's Alliance's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: National Youth Advocate Program Inc ($1.4M), St Vincent Family Services ($516k), Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Ohio Inc ($456k).
Does Ohio Children's Alliance fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ohio Children's Alliance?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association, The Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation.
Where is Ohio Children's Alliance based?
Ohio Children's Alliance is based in OH.

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 78 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 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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