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The Lindorf Family Foundation at a glance

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The Lindorf Family Foundation

The foundation helps local charities achieve their mission.

$710k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$820kEducation$570kScience & Tech$308kArts & Culture$284kHousing & Shelter$270kRecreation & Sports$147kHealth$137kPublic Safety & Disaster$115kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $340k
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$80,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COLUMBUS$300,000
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS$100,000
LICKING MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS$100,000
AGRICULTERAL EXTENSION CAMPS INC$80,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL OHIO$60,000
ST VINCENT HAVEN$35,000
COLUMBUS COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS$30,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $175k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $50k → 10%ST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITI: $50k → 10%ST VINCENT HAVEN: $35k → 10%ST VINCENT HAVEN: $10k → 10%YMCA: $10k → 10%CENTER FOR NEW BEGINNINGS: $10k → 10%WOODLANDS SERVING CENTRAL OHIO INC: $10k → 10%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.

23%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$866k · 11 repeat orgs$2.9M to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
33

Total granted

$866k
$2.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
+6%

Still filing today

73%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $540k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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

  • SV
    ST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITIES INC
    4× · 2020–2025 · $145k · revenue +186%
  • TW
    THE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $140k · revenue +69%
  • BH
    BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC
    2× · 2019–2025 · $112k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF COLUMBUS INC
    one grant, 2018 · $750k · revenue -1%
  • NC
    NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUNDgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $300k · revenue +457%
  • CD
    CHRIST DELIVERANCE TEMPLE
    one grant, 2018 · $300k
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
Licking County Historical Society

Conduct various programs to promote an understanding and appreciation for the history of the area as well as to preserve artifacts

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2
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Delaware Housing Inc

See schedule oto create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home…

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3
Licking County Aging Program

To improve the quality of life for licking county seniors by contributing to their independence and healthy lifestyles.

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4
Licking County Chamber of Commerce

The licking county chamber of commerce is a business organization that supports our member businesses and advances the economic well being of the licking county community.

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5
Ashland Assisted Living Inc

To create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home health care…

Human Services
6
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Advancing a thriving central ohio commmunity by serving as a catalyst for all businesses to grow and flourish. our mission pillars are connections, government relations, strategic business solutions and talent/workforce.

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7
Central Ohio Workers Center Inc

The Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and immigrant workers in Central Ohio.

Civil Rights
8
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley Inc

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

Human Services
9
United Way of Greater Lima Inc

United Way improves lives by uniting the caring power of our community.

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10
Greater Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Promote licking county tourism

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11
Ohio District 5 Area Agency On Aging Inc

The ohio district 5 area agency on aging, inc. provides leadership, collaboration, coordination and services to older adults, people with disabilities, their caregivers and resource networks that support individual choice, independence and…

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12
Muskingum Valley Health Center

To provide affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Licking County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Agriculteral Extension Camps 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

36 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. 36 of the 49 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/36
Grantees still filing
19/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHRIST DELIVERANCE TEMPLE: $300,000 · OtherCHRIST DELIVERANCE TEMPLELICKING COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER FOR 60 ADULTS INC: $300,000 · OtherLICKING COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER FOR 60 ADULTS INCAMERICAN RED CROSS: $115,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSLICKING MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS: $100,000 · OtherLICKING MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMSNEWARK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $75,000 · OtherLICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherCENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES: $75,000 · OtherVISTA VILLAGE INC: $100,000 · OtherVISTA VILLAGE INCLICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · Other+22 more: $651,189 · Other+22 moreBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF COLUMBUS INC: $750,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF …AGRICULTERAL EXTENSION CAMPS INC: $80,000 · Youth DevelopmentAGRICULTERAL EXTENSION C…NEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND: $300,000 · EducationNEWARK CAMPU…OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationOHIO STATE U…+2 more: $20,000 · EducationTHE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY: $140,000 · Arts & CultureNEWARK MIDLAND THEATRE ASSOCIATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureNEWARK-GRANVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $40,000 · Arts & CultureWEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureLICKING COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY: $23,814 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $7,500 · Arts & CultureST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITIES INC: $145,000 · Human ServicesTHE WOODLANDS SERVING CENTRAL OHIO INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesLicking County Family YMCA: $10,000 · Human ServicesJunior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc: $60,000 · InternationalTHE COLUMBUS COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAI: $60,000 · InternationalBEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $112,000 · Health
Other$1,866,189Youth Development$830,000Education$420,000Arts & Culture$291,314Human Services$185,000International$120,000Health$112,000

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 budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF COLUMBUS INC: $750,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetNEWARK CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT FUND: $300,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetST VINCENT DE PAUL HOUSING FACILITIES INC: $145,000 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetTHE WORKS - OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART & TECHNOLOGY: $140,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INC: $112,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVISTA VILLAGE INC: $100,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetAGRICULTERAL EXTENSION CAMPS INC: $80,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetLICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetLICKING COUNTY FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES: $75,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetJunior Achievement of Central Ohio Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE COLUMBUS COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAI: $60,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF LICKING COUNTY: $50,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY - MIDOHIO: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLICKING COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNEWARK MIDLAND THEATRE ASSOCIATION: $50,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTHE BRYN DU COMMISSION: $50,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetTHE FOOD PANTRY NETWORK OF LICKING COUNTY: $50,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNEWARK-GRANVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $40,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetTHE WOODLANDS SERVING CENTRAL OHIO INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetCAMP O BANNON OF LICKING COUNTY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetLICKING COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY: $23,814 over 1y, 16% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LICKING & PERRY COUNTIES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNEWARK DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS: $19,737 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetMOUND CITY LITTLE LEAGUE INC: $12,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetLicking County Family YMCA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF LICKING COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLICKING COUNTY COALITION FOR HOUSING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGranville Athletic Boosters: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWELSH HILLS SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INC: $7,500 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.

Licking County Founda…Park National Corpora…Energy Cooperative Ro…Licking Memorial Heal…First Federal Foundat…The John and Mary Alf…The O'Neill FoundationThe Englefield Founda…The Patricia R and He…Columbus FoundationThe Lefevre FoundationUnited Way of Licking…
Licking County Foundation IncOH72.1× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Licking County Foundation Inc · Park National Corporation Foundation · Energy Cooperative Roundup Foundation Inc · Licking Memorial Health Foundation · First Federal Foundation · The John and Mary Alford Foundation · The O'Neill Foundation · The Englefield Foundation · The Patricia R and Herbert J Murphy Foundation · Columbus Foundation · The Lefevre Foundation · United Way of Licking County 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 Lindorf Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lindorf Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s 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 Lindorf Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Lindorf Family 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 49 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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