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The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc

Our mission at the community foundation for ocala/marion county is to enhance the quality of life for all residents of our community by fostering philanthropy and stewarding charitable resources. We strive to identify and address the most pressing needs in our area, and to support innovative solutions that create positive, sustainable…

$2.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Itemized grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
49%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$2.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$22,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$268,995
Organizations funded a year
7 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$10M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 49% of the organizations The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $729k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’22’23
Human ServicesEducationReligionHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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
FY2024still arriving52$1.9M44%
FY202335$1.2M49%
FY202221$541k52%
FY202044$3.4M89%
FY20197$209k29%
FY201813$227k62%
FY20178$297kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$1.6MReligion$1.4MHealth$1.2MArts & Culture$1.1MYouth Development$701kEducation$521kPhilanthropy$417kHousing & Shelter$287kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Advocacy Resource Center Marioninc$409,818214%
Interfaith Emergency Services Inc$357,38554%
Empowered of Central Florida Inc$354,588236%
Ocala Civic Theatre Inc$313,954131%
Heart of Florida Health Center Inc$312,12312%
Marion Senior Services Inc$255,70313%
Wings of Faith Fellowship$241,0002n/a
Ocala Symphony Orchestra Inc$232,13835%
Munroe Regional Health System Inc$230,3451n/a
City of Ocala$216,3171n/a
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All grantees of The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Advocacy Resource Center Marioninc$409,818214%
Interfaith Emergency Services Inc$357,38554%
Empowered of Central Florida Inc$354,588236%
Ocala Civic Theatre Inc$313,954131%
Heart of Florida Health Center Inc$312,12312%
Marion Senior Services Inc$255,70313%
Wings of Faith Fellowship$241,0002n/a
Ocala Symphony Orchestra Inc$232,13835%
Munroe Regional Health System Inc$230,3451n/a
City of Ocala$216,3171n/a
West Chester University Foundation$215,00080%
The Boys and Girls Club of Marion County Inc$190,17878%
Reilly Arts Center$189,5504n/a
St Paul Center for Biblical Theology$189,00051%
Marion County Children's Avocacy Center Inc$184,75073%
Help Agency of the Forest Inc$150,000112%
Honoring The Father Ministries Inc$149,40148%
United Way of Marion County Inc$148,12573%
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church$144,0004n/a
Friends of Marion County Veterans Park Inc$141,000251%
Open Arms Village Inc$126,691433%
Xtreme Soulutions Inc$106,740538%
Phoenix Programs of Florida Inc$101,89811%
Estella Byrd Whitman Wellness and Community Resource Center Inc$93,000118%
The Project Stable Foundation Inc$92,5004n/a
Marion Cultural Alliance Inc$87,301213%
Voices of Change Animal League Inc$86,020213%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$84,00030%
Florida Center for the Blind Inc$73,38119%
His House for Her Inc$70,000213%
Arnette House Inc$70,00021%
Greater New Hope Topic$67,1171n/a
Bridge to Hope Inc$66,700119%
Early Learning Coalition of Marion County Inc$61,89220%
Transitions Life Center & Community Inc$57,10037%
Grace Episcopal Church$56,7411n/a
United Hands$55,51116%
Humane Society of Marion County Inc$53,67611%
Victory Academy Ocala Inc$51,052115%
Habitat for Humanity of Marion County$50,39012%
Wear Gloves Inc$50,15136%
Marion County Children's Alliance Inc$50,00023%
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida Inc$50,00010%
St John Lutheran Church and School of Ocala Foundation Inc$50,000114%
Marion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc$47,317214%
Faithfully Guided Inc$46,410122%
Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Inc$45,79540%
St Paul's Christian School$41,5002n/a
Ambleside Ocala Inc$40,84313%
Marion County Veterans Helping Veterans Inc$40,0001n/a
Ambleside Schools International$38,50023%
Stirrups N Strides Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$37,400118%
Project Hope of Marion County Inc$37,04935%
Trinity Catholic High School Inc$36,0001n/a
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$35,67911%
Nami Marion County Inc$35,000140%
Wild Horsemanship Center Inc$34,944160%
Public Education Foundation of Marion County Inc$34,75021%
Marion County Veterans Council Inc$33,0002n/a
Equine Land Conservation Resource$32,56327%
AdventHealth Foundation Inc$26,75020%
Lotus Marion Inc$26,00018%
Outreach Alliance Supporting Neurodevelopment Inc$25,95514%
Marion County Literacy Council Inc$25,729211%
Kenny's Place of Marion County Inc$25,00016%
Haven of Peace Inc$25,00015%
Shepherd's Lighthouse Inc$22,95124%
Horse Protection Association of Florida Inc$22,56219%
Act IV Ocala Civic Theatre Inc$22,0001n/a
His Compassion Inc$20,0003n/a
Good News Church of Ocala Inc$18,0001n/a
Southeastern Livestock Assn$15,68612%
Oak Griner Baptist Church$15,5391n/a
The Pearl Project Inc$15,45023%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$15,00030%
The Ora Clubhouse Inc$15,00017%
Marion County Public Safety Assistance Trust$14,5001n/a
Kut Different Inc$13,50013%
Marion County Sheriff's Office Foundation Inc$13,05515%
Life Model Works Inc$11,00012%
Newman Catholic Campus Ministries$10,0001n/a
Catholic Charities of Central Florida Inc$10,00010%
Hands of Mercy Everywhere Inc$10,00020%
Kids Central Inc$10,00020%
Perpetual Care Inc$10,000122%
Girls on the Rise$10,0001n/a
America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Inc$10,00010%
Fort King Heritage Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Horses N Heroes of Marion County Inc$8,00015%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$8,0001n/a
Institute for Justice$8,00010%
Grace Christian School of Ocala Florida Inc$7,50010%
Baker St Wesleyan Church Inc$7,0001n/a
Marion County Foster Parent Association Inc$7,00012%
Ewtn News Inc$6,00010%
Greater Ocala Community Development Corporation$5,940110%
Southeastern Youth Agriculture Foundation Inc$5,4901n/a
The Navigators$5,4001n/a
United States Catholic Conference$5,3002n/a
Florida United Methodist Children's Home Inc$5,00010%

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($361k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 75 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAdvocacy Resource Center Marioninc: $409,818 over 2y, 14% of budgetInterfaith Emergency Services Inc: $357,385 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetEmpowered of Central Florida Inc: $354,588 over 2y, 36% of budgetOcala Civic Theatre Inc: $313,954 over 1y, 31% of budgetHeart of Florida Health Center Inc: $312,123 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetMarion Senior Services Inc: $255,703 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetOcala Symphony Orchestra Inc: $232,138 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetWest Chester University Foundation: $215,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Club of Marion County Inc: $190,178 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetSt Paul Center for Biblical Theology: $189,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMarion County Children's Avocacy Center Inc: $184,750 over 7y, 3.2% of budgetHelp Agency of the Forest Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetHonoring The Father Ministries Inc: $149,401 over 4y, 7.6% of budgetUnited Way of Marion County Inc: $148,125 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetFriends of Marion County Veterans Park Inc: $141,000 over 2y, 51% of budgetOpen Arms Village Inc: $126,691 over 4y, 33% of budgetXtreme Soulutions Inc: $106,740 over 5y, 38% of budgetPhoenix Programs of Florida Inc: $101,898 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetEstella Byrd Whitman Wellness and Community Resource Center Inc: $93,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetMarion Cultural Alliance Inc: $87,301 over 2y, 13% of budgetVoices of Change Animal League Inc: $86,020 over 2y, 13% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $84,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Center for the Blind Inc: $73,381 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetHis House for Her Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetArnette House Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBridge to Hope Inc: $66,700 over 1y, 19% of budgetEarly Learning Coalition of Marion County Inc: $61,892 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTransitions Life Center & Community Inc: $57,100 over 3y, 6.5% of budgetUnited Hands: $55,511 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetHumane Society of Marion County Inc: $53,676 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetVictory Academy Ocala Inc: $51,052 over 1y, 15% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Marion County: $50,390 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWear Gloves Inc: $50,151 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetMarion County Children's Alliance Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetCommunity Legal Services of Mid-Florida Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSt John Lutheran Church and School of Ocala Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMarion Therapeutic Riding Association Inc: $47,317 over 2y, 14% of budgetFaithfully Guided Inc: $46,410 over 1y, 22% of budgetFlorida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Inc: $45,795 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmbleside Ocala Inc: $40,843 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetAmbleside Schools International: $38,500 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetStirrups N Strides Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $37,400 over 1y, 18% of budgetProject Hope of Marion County Inc: $37,049 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetGuardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc: $35,679 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetNami Marion County Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetWild Horsemanship Center Inc: $34,944 over 1y, 60% of budgetPublic Education Foundation of Marion County Inc: $34,750 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetEquine Land Conservation Resource: $32,563 over 2y, 7.1% 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 75.

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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.

United Way of Marion County IncFL45.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Marion County Inc · Clay Electric Foundation Inc · Palmer Foundation Inc · Enchanted Backpack · Munroe Regional Health System Inc · Browder Family Foundation · The Colen Foundation Inc · The Lilac Foundation Corporation · The DeLuca Family Foundation · Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc · Mantz Foundation · Lutheran Services Florida 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.

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About The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc

How much does The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc give?
The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc reported 57 itemized grants totaling $2,189,213, out of $2,520,673 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (19%), Religion (18%), Health (14%).
Who are The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Advocacy Resource Center Marioninc ($410k), Interfaith Emergency Services Inc ($357k), Empowered of Central Florida Inc ($355k).
Does The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 49% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Marion County Inc, Clay Electric Foundation Inc, Palmer Foundation Inc.
Where is The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc based?
The Community Foundation for Ocala Marion County Inc is based in FL.

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 109 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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