· Private foundation
The John Milton Costello Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Reginia Health Center | $2,000 |
| Jennings Center for Older Adults | $2,000 |
| Holy Family Home | $2,000 |
| Catholic Hunger & Shelter Fund | $2,000 |
| Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center | $2,000 |
| Building Healthy Communities | $2,000 |
| Joseph's Home | $2,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | $2,000 |
| Metro Catholic School | $1,500 |
| The Legal Aid Society | $1,500 |
| Urban Community School | $1,500 |
| Vocational Guidance Services | $1,500 |
| Salvation Army | $1,000 |
| Merrick House | $1,000 |
| Malachi Center | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2020, 2 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- JCJENNINGS CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTS4× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +77%
- JHJOSEPHS HOME4× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +199%
- RHREGINA HEALTH CENTER4× · 2017–2020 · $8k · revenue +28%
Funded once
- OOhioGuidestonegraduatedone grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +44%
- THTree Houseone grant, 2019 · $450
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.
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.
Respond to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve
Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…
The Cleveland Christian Home, Inc. exists to be a haven of hope for children, youth, and families struggling with mental illness, abuse, and neglect in Northeast Ohio.
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.
Helping individuals live with dignity through the final stage of life.
Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.
Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors.
The organization's mission is to provide individuals throughout the greater boston area with the highest level of skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living services without regard to ability to pay. the goal is to ensure both…
Greater cleveland volunteers enriches the community and indivuduals through volunteer service. volunteers age 18 and older are recruited and placed in the agency's programs or referred to local nonprofit or public organizations to help…
Covenant HomeCare provides quality healthcare, in alignment with Covenant Health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
Originating from a christian commitment of service, we provide high quality care, services and communities for seniors
How this is measured
11 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. 11 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds JENNINGS CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTS ↗
- Who funds JOSEPHS HOME ↗
- Who funds REGINA HEALTH CENTER ↗
- Who funds GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES ↗
- Who funds URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds MERRICK HOUSE ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER ↗
- Who funds PROVIDENCE HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds OhioGuidestone ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · The Sam J Frankino Foundation · The Reinberger Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Reuter Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation · The Fedeli Family Charitable Foundation · The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family Foundation · The Sk Wellman Foundation · Murphy Family Foundation · United Way of Greater Cleveland · Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The John Milton Costello Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The John Milton Costello Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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