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The LaValley Foundation at a glance

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The LaValley Foundation

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.

$2.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
48
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$4.5MReligion$2.0MPhilanthropy$1.5MHousing & Shelter$930kArts & Culture$887kHealth$723kHuman Services$627kYouth Development$571kOther$0
02FY2024 · 48 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $44k
  • $10k–50k27 grants · $473k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $798k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.4M
$20,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$49M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Catholic Community Foundation$1,000,000
Hope Learning Academy$400,000
Toledo Zoo$122,800
St Ursula Academy$105,000
St Francis de Sales School$100,000
Compassion Health Toledo$100,000
Cherry Street Mission Ministies$100,000
Learning Club of Toledo The$70,000
Notre Dame Academy$50,000
Mom's House$50,000
Northwest Ohio Food Bank$50,000
Notre Dame Sisters of$50,000
Toledo Alliance for Performing Arts$40,000
YMCA & JCC of Greater Toledo$25,000
Toledo School for the Arts$25,000
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, $237k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COMMUNIO: $5k → 6%Mom's House: $50k → 18%Mom's House: $50k → 18%Spirit of Faith Adoptions Inc: $2k → 18%Heartbeat of Toledo: $25k → 18%Heartbeat of Toledo: $25k → 18%Heartbeat of Toledo: $25k → 18%Toledo Day Nursery: $10k → 18%Toledo Day Nursery: $10k → 18%Toledo Day Nursery: $10k → 18%Toledo Day Nursery: $10k → 18%Toledo Day Nursery: $10k → 18%Advocating Opportunity: $5k → 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.
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.
$11M · 73 repeat orgs$1.0M to everyone else

73 repeat relationships: 40 still active in FY2024, 33 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

73
28

Total granted

$11M
$895k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+29%

Still filing today

34%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $106k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TT
    THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $556k · revenue +50%
  • LC
    Learning Club of Toledo
    4× · 2020–2024 · $250k · revenue +14% · 32% of their budget
  • TO
    TOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $100k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • PG
    ProMedica Goerlich Center
    one grant, 2022 · $300k
  • DO
    Diocese of Toledo-General
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
  • HL
    HOPE Learning Academy Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -73% · 73% of their budget
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
The Toledo Legal Aid Society

Toledo Legal Aid Society provides legal representation for indigent clients that are charged with criminal, traffic, or juvenile offenses for which the penalty or any possible adjudication includes the potential loss of liberty.

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2
The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

To assist people with disabilities to live, work and socialize within a fully accessible community.

Human Services
3
Ohio United Way

To strengthen the capacity of United Ways across Ohio and to advance the common good for Ohioans.

Philanthropy
4
School Choice Ohio Inc

The mission of school choice ohio is to protect and expand children's educational options through ensuring choice in quality schools and other places of learning, thereby supporting systemic reform of k-12 education across the state.

Education
5
Toledo Christian Schools Foundation

To further the educational purposes of toledo christian schools, inc.

Education
6
Toledo Early Learning Coalition Incorporated

To ensure that all youth ages 0-5 have access to quality early learning programs and services regardless of race sex economic status or geographical location and the ability and the support necessary to enter kindergarten ready to learn…

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7
The Women's Clinic of Columbus

Women's health clinic focusing on helping at-risk parents deal with issues related to prenancy and parenting.

Health
8
Leadership Toledo

Through a spectrum of programming for adults and high school students, lt offers individuals the opportunity to become more confident leaders, connect with the community, grow stronger in self-awareness, and serve in ways that are…

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9
Philanthropy Ohio

To lead and equip ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities.

Philanthropy
10
Toledo GROWs Inc

Toledo GROWs nurtures the joy of growing. Toledo GROWs educates the community about the value of local nutritious food. Our active urban farm and support for community gardens promote healthy eating and creates a region alive with gardens.

Environment
11
Filling Memorial Home of Mercy

Recognizing that we are all created in god's image, our mission is to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in reaching their greatest level of independence in a caring community of respect, dignity and…

Human Services
12
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley Inc

Helping individuals live with dignity through the final stage of life.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Toledo Museum of Art; the most unlike its peers is Butterflies 15. 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

46 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. 46 of the 109 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.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/46
Grantees still filing
25/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Hope Learning Academy: $2,050,000 · OtherHope Learning AcademyCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,500,000 · OtherCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNORTHWEST OHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $825,480 · OtherNORTHWEST OHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCSt Ursula Academy: $538,300 · OtherImagination Station: $402,000 · Other+80 more: $5,140,500 · Other+80 moreCHERRY STREET MISSION MINISTRIES: $805,000 · Housing & ShelterLearning Club of Toledo: $250,000 · EducationLOURDES UNIVERSITY: $245,000 · EducationWEST SIDE MONTESSORI: $60,000 · EducationHOPE Learning Academy Foundation: $50,000 · Education+1 more: $10,000 · EducationTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $556,300 · AnimalsMOM'S HOUSE INC OF TOLEDO: $100,000 · Human ServicesHEARTBEAT OF TOLEDO INC: $75,000 · Human ServicesTOLEDO DAY NURSERY: $50,000 · Human ServicesBUTTERFLIES 15: $43,000 · Human Services+3 more: $12,400 · Human ServicesCompassion Health Toledo: $200,000 · HealthBELLA VITA NETWORK: $40,000 · HealthHearAide Inc: $22,500 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthTOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $100,000 · Arts & CultureTHE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTOLEDO CULTURAL ARTS CENTER INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FORT MEIGS ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$10,456,280Housing & Shelter$805,000Education$615,000Animals$556,300Human Services$280,400Health$277,500Arts & Culture$175,000

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 budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,500,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetNORTHWEST OHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $825,480 over 4y, 46% of budgetCHERRY STREET MISSION MINISTRIES: $805,000 over 4y, 6.1% of budgetTHE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $556,300 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLearning Club of Toledo: $250,000 over 4y, 32% of budgetLOURDES UNIVERSITY: $245,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCompassion Health Toledo: $200,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetOpen Door Ministry Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetMAREDA CENTER INC: $100,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetTOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $100,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetMOM'S HOUSE INC OF TOLEDO: $100,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetHEARTBEAT OF TOLEDO INC: $75,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetWATTS OF LOVE: $60,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetWEST SIDE MONTESSORI: $60,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Toledo: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE Learning Academy Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 73% of budgetTHE FIRST TEE OF LAKE ERIE: $50,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TOLEDO AND THE TOLEDO NEWSBOYS ASSOCIATION: $50,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTOLEDO DAY NURSERY: $50,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetBUTTERFLIES 15: $43,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetBELLA VITA NETWORK: $40,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAWAKEN MISSIONS INC: $35,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetTruly Toledo Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 37% of budgetTHE TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHearAide Inc: $22,500 over 1y, 35% of budgetBon Secours Mercy Health Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FORT MEIGS ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetA RENEWED MIND: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR LIFE: $15,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetLife Issues Institute Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetDETROIT HORSE POWER: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwest Ohio Classical Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMOBILE MEALS OF TOLEDO INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTOLEDO REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAO ADVOCATING OPPORTUNITY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSYLVANIA AREA FAMILY SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNIO FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPERA CAROLINA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSPIRIT OF FAITH ADOPTIONS INC: $2,400 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

  • Who funds CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHWEST OHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds CHERRY STREET MISSION MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds THE TOLEDO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Learning Club of Toledo ↗
  • Who funds LOURDES UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Compassion Health Toledo ↗
  • Who funds Open Door Ministry Inc ↗
  • Who funds DOUBLE ARC ↗
  • Who funds MAREDA CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds TOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds MOM'S HOUSE INC OF TOLEDO ↗
  • Who funds HEARTBEAT OF TOLEDO INC ↗
  • Who funds WATTS OF LOVE ↗
  • Who funds WEST SIDE MONTESSORI ↗

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…Robert C and Susan M …Promedica Health Syst…United Way of Greater…John Henry Eldred Jr …The Andersons Fund Su…Andersons FoundationTr Ua Toledo Communit…Bon Secours Mercy Hea…Walter E Terhune Memo…Hylant Family Foundat…
Toledo Community Foundation IncOH64.2× affinity30 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 · Robert C and Susan M Savage Family Foundation · Promedica Health System Inc · United Way of Greater Toledo · John Henry Eldred Jr Foundation · The Andersons Fund Supporting Organization · Andersons Foundation · Tr Ua Toledo Community Foundation- Donor · Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation · Walter E Terhune Memorial Fund · Hylant Family 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 LaValley Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The LaValley Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
19report 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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How do I get to The LaValley Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The LaValley Foundation 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 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-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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