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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania at a glance

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania

The mission of ronald mcdonald house charities is to help youth in the mahoning valley and western pennsylvania by assisting with funding to health and educational programs that positively impact youth up to the age of 21 years.

$5.0M
Granted FY2020
16
Grants FY2020
2
States reached
$4.1M
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, FY2017 to 2020.

Health$4.9MPhilanthropy$322kEducation$155kCommunity Improvement$115kArts & Culture$70kYouth Development$20kHuman Services$20kRecreation & Sports$10kOther$0
02FY2020 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $74k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $310k
  • $250k+3 grants · $4.6M
$15,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES$4,053,872
AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$250,000
UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND MAHONING VALLEY$250,000
YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS$150,000
LINKS INC (YOUNGSTOWN CHAPTER)$60,000
ECONOMIC ACTION GROUP$50,000
CHILDRENS REHABILITATION CENTER$50,000
SMARTS$15,000
UNITED WAY OF MERCER COUNTY$15,000
PRO FOOTBALL HOF$14,000
EBONY LADIES GOLF AND YOUTH FOUNDATION$10,000
CAMP FITCH$10,000
FAIRHAVEN FOUNDATION$10,000
YOUNGSTOWN CITY HEALTH DISTRICT$9,000
URSULINE SISTERS$8,229
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 (FY19–20, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CAMP FITCH: $10k → 15%CAMP FITCH: $10k → 15%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.

21%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 5 repeat orgs$4.5M to everyone else

5 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2020, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
7

Total granted

$1.2M
$71k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+71%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 11% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.4M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
HealthArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyEmploymentHuman ServicesOther
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

  • AC
    AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $790k · revenue +46%
  • TU
    THE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY
    3× · 2017–2020 · $307k · revenue +88%
  • NF
    NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $26k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF YOUNGSTOWNgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue +71%
  • AA
    African American Wellness Projectgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $12k · revenue +27%
  • TA
    TRUMBULL ART GALLERY
    one grant, 2019 · $11k · revenue -32%
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
Ywca Dayton

YWCA Dayton is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

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2
Inspiring Minds of Youngstown Inc

To engage inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential through education and exposure to life changing experiences.

Human Services
3
Ywca Mahoning Valley

Ywca is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Human Services
4
Youngstownwarren Regional Chamber

To provide leadership and business services that promote the growth of our members and enhance the essential partnership between economic development and education to improve our quality of life.

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5
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation

To operate for charitable purposes that exclusively benefit or carry out the charitable, educational and/or economic development purposes of the youngstown/warren regional chamber.

Community Improvement
6
Orrville Ymca Inc

The mission of the Orrville YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

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7
Merrimack Valley Young Men's Christian Association Inc

Ymca programs meet community needs and promote community health and wellness. each year we deliver more than $3 million worth of subsidized services to needy children, adults and families.

Youth Development
8
Associated Neighborhood Centers

Serve the Youngstown area community with social, health, financial, strategic life advice, physical education and well-being services in addition to providing housing advice, food for the needy, program activities, and cultural activities.…

Community Improvement
9
Boys and Girls Club of Wooster Inc

To provide boys and girls, grades three through twelve, with educational, social, recreational, and vocational experiences in safe, healthful, and positive environments.

Youth Development
10
Youngstown Columbiana Assn of Realt

To help organize and self-regulate those who deal with real estate in the mahoning and columbiana county areas of ohio.

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11
Ywca Allentown

To eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

Human Services
12
American Youthworks

American youthworks (ayw) annually provides 400+ young adults with training and resources to build careers and strengthen their communities through education, paid career training, and national service. ayw programs prepare participants…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley; the most unlike its peers is Fairhaven Foundation. 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

18 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. 18 of the 22 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
15/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $4,053,872 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INCAKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $789,831 · HealthAKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION+2 more: $16,588 · HealthTHE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY: $306,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF MERCER COUNTY: $15,000 · PhilanthropyYOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: $155,275 · OtherLINKS INC YOUNGSTOWN OH CHAPTER: $60,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF YOUNGSTOWN: $20,000 · OtherEBONY LADIES GOLF AND YOUTH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherAfrican American Wellness Project: $11,800 · Other+3 more: $24,229 · OtherNATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM INC: $26,000 · Arts & CultureSTUDENTS MOTIVATED BY THE ARTS INC: $23,375 · Arts & CultureTRUMBULL ART GALLERY: $10,605 · Arts & CultureOH WOW THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECH: $10,000 · Arts & CultureECONOMIC ACTION GROUP INCORPORATED: $50,000 · Community ImprovementYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC: $5,082 · Community ImprovementCHILDREN'S REHABILITATION CENTER: $50,000 · EmploymentYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF YOUNGSTOWN OHIO INC: $20,000 · Human Services
Health$4,860,291Philanthropy$321,500Other$281,304Arts & Culture$69,980Community Improvement$55,082Employment$50,000Human Services$20,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $4,053,872 over 1y, 47% of budgetAKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $789,831 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetTHE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND THE MAHONING VALLEY: $306,500 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetLINKS INC YOUNGSTOWN OH CHAPTER: $60,000 over 1y, 86% of budgetCHILDREN'S REHABILITATION CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetECONOMIC ACTION GROUP INCORPORATED: $50,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetNATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM INC: $26,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTUDENTS MOTIVATED BY THE ARTS INC: $23,375 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF YOUNGSTOWN: $20,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF YOUNGSTOWN OHIO INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTRUMBULL ART GALLERY: $10,605 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetOH WOW THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECH: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFAIRHAVEN FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetMAHONING VALLEY SOJOURN TO THE PAST: $7,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC: $5,082 over 1y, 2.2% 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.

Community Foundation …Youngstown Fdn GeneralPremier Bank Foundati…The Raymond John Wean…The William Swanston …Western Reserve Healt…Community Foundation …Firstenergy FoundationJames & Coralie Cento…Youngstown Area Jewis…Youngstown Area Jewis…Neckerman William M J…
Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Youngstown Fdn General · Premier Bank Foundation · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · The William Swanston Charitable Fund · Western Reserve Health Foundation · Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio · Firstenergy Foundation · James & Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation · Youngstown Area Jewish Federation · Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation · Neckerman William M Jr Charitable

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 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%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
    0get 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

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    Find your warmest path to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mahoning Valley and Western Pennsylvania 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 22 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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