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The Coldiron Family Foundation Inc

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.

$395k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$320kHuman Services$293kFood & Nutrition$215kEducation$130kEmployment$125kPublic Safety & Disaster$85kPublic Benefit$55kReligion$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $380k
$15,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$7.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS$35,000
CAST IT FORWARD$30,000
KAITLYN ECKELBERRY MEMORIAL FUND$30,000
THE LITTLEST HEROES INC$30,000
HOUSE OF RUTH$25,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED$25,000
EDWINS FOUNDATION$25,000
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC$20,000
GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC$15,000
AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK$15,000
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED THE HALE BUILDING$15,000
BREAD FOR THE CITY INC$15,000
MARTHAS TABLE$15,000
MIRIAMS KITCHEN$15,000
DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC$15,000
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 (FY20–24, $165k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%EDWINS FOUNDATION: $35k → 17%MIRIAMS KITCHEN: $15k → 14%EDWINS FOUNDATION: $30k → 17%EDWINS FOUNDATION: $25k → 17%EDWINS FOUNDATION: $15k → 17%THE EDWINS FOUNDATION: $15k → 17%SEEDS OF LITERACY: $15k → 17%SEEDS OF LITERACY: $10k → 17%COVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
MO
KY
VA
MD
DC
GA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 18 repeat orgs$224k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
16

Total granted

$1.2M
$144k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+67%

Still filing today

94%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $80k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentPublic BenefitHealthScience & TechOther
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

  • HO
    HOUSE OF RUTH
    6× · 2019–2024 · $121k · revenue +115%
  • EF
    EDWINS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $120k · revenue +144%
  • TL
    THE LITTLEST HEROES INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $110k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • Feeding Americagraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +40%
  • SA
    ST AUGUSTINE HUNGER CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $30k
  • PM
    PTA MISSOURI CONGRESS
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
2
Arcadia Food Inc

Cultivate local food systems prioritizing health, equity, and sustainability, from farm forward.

Food & Nutrition
3
The Ohio Environmental Council

To protect the environment and health of all ohio communities through legal and policy advocacy, decision-maker accountability, and civic engagement.

Environment
4
The Maryland Food Bank Inc

The maryland food bank is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization dedicated to feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more marylanders.

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5
The James Beard Foundation Inc

The james beard foundation believes in a vibrant, equitable, and sustainable independent restaurant industry that stands as a cornerstone of american culture, community, and economy - and drives towards a better food system. the james…

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6
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
7
Capital Area Food Bank Inc

The mission of the capital area food bank (the food bank or cafb) is to help our neighbors thrive by creating more equitable access to food and opportunity through community partnerships.

Food & Nutrition
8
The Food Bank for Larimer County

To provide food to all in need through community partnerships and hunger relief programs. Our vision is a hunger-free Larimer County.

Food & Nutrition
9
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
10
Community Kitchen Pittsburgh

Community kitchen pittsburgh is a nonprofit food service company. because poverty, food insecurity and employment are entwined issues, we work across these focus areas, engaging in the following activities: "culinary based workforce…

Food & Nutrition
11
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
12
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Dc Central Kitchen Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lake Erie Waterkeeper 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

33 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. 33 of the 41 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
23/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $145,000 · OtherBRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $90,000 · OtherTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INCST AUGUSTINE PARISH: $40,000 · OtherST AUGUSTINE PARISHYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED: $35,000 · OtherYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITEDST AUGUSTINE HUNGER CENTER: $30,000 · OtherStandUp for Kids: $30,000 · OtherKAITLYN ECKELBERRY MEMORIAL FUND: $70,000 · OtherKAITLYN ECKELBERRY MEMORIAL FUNDBRAIN TRAUMA FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · OtherBRAIN TRAUMA FOUNDATION INCCRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS: $50,000 · OtherCRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS+15 more: $97,000 · Other+15 moreGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CLEVEL…AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $40,000 · Food & NutritionAKRON-CANTON R…MARTHA'S TABLE INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionMARTHA'S TABLE…BREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $35,000 · Food & NutritionBREAD FOR THE …Feeding America: $30,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding Americ…EDWINS FOUNDATION: $120,000 · Human ServicesEDWINS FOUNDA…SEEDS OF LITERACY: $25,000 · Human ServicesSEEDS OF LITE…MIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $15,000 · Human ServicesMIRIAM'S KITC…Alices Kids Inc: $6,000 · Human Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesHOUSE OF RUTH: $121,000 · Housing & ShelterHOUSE OF …THE LITTLEST HEROES INC: $110,000 · HealthTHE LITTL…Resurrecting Lives Foundation: $5,000 · HealthWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $85,000 · InternationalDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: $45,000 · Public BenefitCAST IT FORWARD: $30,000 · Public BenefitCARING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES THE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Public Benefit
Other$647,000Food & Nutrition$185,000Human Services$171,000Housing & Shelter$121,000Health$115,000International$85,000Public Benefit$81,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC: $145,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $121,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetEDWINS FOUNDATION: $120,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetTHE LITTLEST HEROES INC: $110,000 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $90,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $85,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKAITLYN ECKELBERRY MEMORIAL FUND: $70,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetBRAIN TRAUMA FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetCRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS: $50,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetDisabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStandUp for Kids: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCAST IT FORWARD: $30,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetSEEDS OF LITERACY: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMIRIAM'S KITCHEN: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUECOATS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLAKE ERIE FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCARING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES THE ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlices Kids Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetTERRA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON DC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetResurrecting Lives Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUMPSTART INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SUMMIT COUNTY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAKE ERIE WATERKEEPER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 3.0% 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.

Burton D Morgan Found…The Bank of America C…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…The Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodThe Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Burton D Morgan Foundation IncOH13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 The Coldiron Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Coldiron Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report 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.
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How do I get to The Coldiron Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Coldiron Family Foundation Inc 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 41 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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