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The Lanterman Foundation at a glance

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The Lanterman Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.6M
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$6.9MReligion$2.7MAnimals$2.3MHealth$1.4MHuman Services$1.3MInternational$1.2MPhilanthropy$138kArts & Culture$56kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $84k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $400k
  • $250k+7 grants · $5.1M
$200,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$32M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DIOCESE OF TOLEDO$1,025,000
THE LINGAP CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$1,000,000
MOM'S HOUSE OF TOLEDO$1,000,000
THE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS$1,000,000
TOLEDO ZOO & AQUARIUM$532,500
UND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION$285,714
PLANNED PETHOOD$250,000
RIVER HORSE WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY$200,000
UNIVERSITY OF MARY$100,000
MONASTERY OF THE VISITATION$100,000
OBLATES OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES$34,001
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$25,000
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK$25,000
LITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER$5,000
ADAMS COUNTY PET RESCUE$5,000
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 (FY21–25, $2.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MOM'S HOUSE OF TOLEDO: $1.0M → 18%HorsePlay Therapy Center: $20k → 6%MOM'S HOUSE OF TOLEDO: $1.0M → 18%Adopt America Network: $5k → 18%Adopt America Network: $1k → 18%Heartbeat of Toledo: $1k → 18%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

AK
WA
ND
IL
MI
OH
CA
VA
MD
TN
GA
TX
FL
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$20M · 23 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
43

Total granted

$20M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+23%

Still filing today

70%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $225k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEducationHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentInternationalOther
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

  • UO
    University of Mary
    6× · 2020–2025 · $5.1M · revenue +40%
  • TT
    THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $2.5M · revenue +11%
  • PP
    PLANNED PETHOOD INC
    2× · 2020–2025 · $255k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $306k
  • LD
    LIVING DESERT THEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $128k · revenue +100%
  • JF
    JACK FINESKE CHARITABLE GIVING FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $110k
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
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
2
Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati children's hospital medical center will be the leader in improving child health. cincinnati children's will provide child health and transform delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education,…

Health
3
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

To improve the health of children, teenagers and young adults through excellence in patient care, education, research, advocacy and community partnerships.

Health
4
The California Wildlife Center

The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

Health
5
University of Toledo Physicians Clinical Faculty Inc

To improve the human condition through excellence in patient care and medical discovery.

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6
Health Care Without Harm

The mission of health care without harm (hcwh) is to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health…

Environment
7
Lifecare Hospice

The mission of hospice is to provide medical care, nursing care, pain relief, and emotional and spiritual support services to terminally ill patients and their families.

—
8
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
9
Hospice of Central Ohio

Patients of hospice of central ohio receive compassionate, individualized end-of-life care. their desires guide the physical, emotional, and spiritual care support we provide. members of our community, patient's families, children, and…

—
10
Animal Charity of Ohio Inc

The society is dedicated to promoting care for all animals. we strive to never turn away sick or injured. our goal is to bring about a world where humane societies are no longer necessary.

Animals
11
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
12
Racine Zoological Society Inc

The mission of the racine zoological society is to foster an enlightening and affordable wildlife experience that improves the bond between people and nature. the society will provide for the recreation and education of the people, the…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Miracle Network; the most unlike its peers is River Horse Wildlife Conservancy. 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

37 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. 37 of the 68 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/37
Grantees still filing
23/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Mary: $5,129,248 · EducationUniversity of MaryTHE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS: $2,100,000 · EducationTHE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONSUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $1,428,570 · EducationUND Alumni Association and Foundation+3 more: $166,000 · EducationDIOCESE OF TOLEDO: $3,200,000 · OtherDIOCESE OF TOLEDOMONASTERY OF THE VISITATION: $312,500 · OtherMONASTERY OF THE VISITATIONUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION: $305,714 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA …OBLATES OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES: $263,361 · Other+40 more: $1,139,068 · Other+40 moreTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $2,495,600 · AnimalsTHE TOLEDO ZOOLO…PLANNED PETHOOD INC: $255,000 · AnimalsPLANNED PETHOOD …RIVER HORSE WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY: $200,000 · AnimalsRIVER HORSE WILD…+5 more: $137,500 · AnimalsMOM'S HOUSE INC OF TOLEDO: $2,000,000 · Human ServicesMOM'S HOUSE…MAMA'S HOUSE MINISTRIES FKA HEARTBEAT AT 22: $100,000 · Human Services+3 more: $27,000 · Human ServicesTHE LINGAP CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $2,000,000 · InternationalTHE LINGAP…+1 more: $62,500 · InternationalMISSION OF HOPE INC MISSION OF HOPE HAITI INC: $150,000 · ReligionLIVING DESERT THE: $127,750 · EnvironmentTHE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $12,500 · Environment
Education$8,823,818Other$5,220,643Animals$3,088,100Human Services$2,127,000International$2,062,500Religion$150,000Environment$140,250

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Mary: $5,129,248 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $2,495,600 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS: $2,100,000 over 2y, 41% of budgetTHE LINGAP CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $2,000,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetMOM'S HOUSE INC OF TOLEDO: $2,000,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetUND Alumni Association and Foundation: $1,428,570 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetPLANNED PETHOOD INC: $255,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMISSION OF HOPE INC MISSION OF HOPE HAITI INC: $150,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLIVING DESERT THE: $127,750 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAMA'S HOUSE MINISTRIES FKA HEARTBEAT AT 22: $100,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetTOLEDO HUMANE SOCIETY: $85,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTHE DOVE FUND: $62,500 over 2y, 12% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $58,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTOLEDO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetNATURES NURSERY CENTER FOR WILDLIFE REHAB & CONSR: $28,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetLITTLE BIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $25,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetA RENEWED MIND: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAYA DRONCA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetHORSEPLAY THERAPY CENTER INC: $20,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetST CLARE COMMONS: $19,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADAMS COUNTY PET RESCUE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetWHITWORTH UNIVERSITY: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOLD DOG HAVEN: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetALASKA RAPTOR REHABILITATION CENTER: $7,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetADOPT AMERICA NETWORK: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTOLEDO SEAGATE FOODBANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST AUGUSTINE YOUTH SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANCER CAN'T: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHEARTBEAT OF TOLEDO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GREAT LAKES HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Toledo Community Foun…The O-I Charities Fou…Baby Save Foundation …The LaValley Foundati…The Andersons Fund Su…United Way of Greater…Edward Lamb Foundatio…Andersons FoundationThe Mark S Feldstein …Toledo Classic IncThe Tkbw Private Foun…Walter E Terhune Memo…
Toledo Community Foundation IncOH31.2× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Toledo Community Foundation Inc · The O-I Charities Foundation · Baby Save Foundation III · The LaValley Foundation · The Andersons Fund Supporting Organization · United Way of Greater Toledo · Edward Lamb Foundation Inc · Andersons Foundation · The Mark S Feldstein and Sandra a Feldstein · Toledo Classic Inc · The Tkbw Private Foundation · Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Horseplay Therapy Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
13report 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.

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 68 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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