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The Norma 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.

$443k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
67%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$4,731
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 67% of the organizations The Norma Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $227k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsAnimalsArts & 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 arriving39$293k51%
FY202342$378k67%
FY202228$406k50%
FY202125$190k64%
FY202012$63k75%
FY201910$80k40%
FY201820$156k70%
FY201711$75kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$281kReligion$242kHuman Services$216kEducation$201kRecreation & Sports$171kHousing & Shelter$160kPublic Benefit$150kArts & Culture$145kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
MI
MA
OH
CA
CO
VA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 61 grantees
All grantees of The Norma Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ashland Bike Project Inc$116,814522%
Associated Charities of Ashland Ohio Inc$45,50017%
Associated Charities$45,000115%
Kitten Krazy Inc$32,08032%
4 Leaf Rover$32,00016%
Ashland Schines Theater Inc$25,00013%
Fostering Family Ministries Inc$24,25062%
Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc$20,50011%
Camp Hope Inc$20,000127%
Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Research Foundation$19,00052%
North Central State College Foundation$16,00031%
Ashland County Cancer Association Inc$14,07132%
Ashland Special Needs Ministry Inc$12,00023%
Ashland County Agricultural Society Inc$11,70531%
Ashland Bookcase Project Inc$11,3003n/a
Operation Gratitude Inc$10,00010%
Living Waters Outreach Ministry$10,000110%
American Veterans Appreciation Events Inc$10,00029%
Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation$10,00010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$10,00010%
No Pawz Left Behind of Ashland Ohio$8,7002n/a
Ashland County Humane Society Inc$7,50024%
Ashland City Schools$7,5002n/a
Safehaven Inc$6,50821%
Southview Grace Brethren Church$6,2482n/a
Ashland Care Center Inc$6,00012%
The Cat House Feline Sanctuary Inc$5,80022%
Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League$5,40044%
Young Men's Christian Association Ashland Ohio Inc$5,00010%
Pace Center for Girlsinc$5,00010%
Global Horizons Inc$5,00010%
The Hillsdale Athletic Boosters$3,80023%
Third Street Community Clinic$3,00010%
North Central Workforce Alliance of Ohio$3,0001n/a
Mapleton Athletic Booster Club$2,99543%
Ashland University$2,98620%
New Beginnings K-9 Rescue$2,8001n/a
Ashland Main Street Inc$2,610110%
Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning$2,40010%
Musicscores Violin Inc$2,20012%
Cross Connect Church$2,18710%
Compassion Church$2,0001n/a
Mohican Area Growth Foundation$2,00011%
Patty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc$1,50010%
Pathfinder Farms Inc$1,5001n/a
Ashland All Sports Boosters$1,47533%
Ashland County Historical Society$1,3951n/a
Lifewise Inc$1,00010%
Ashland Balloonfest Inc$1,00011%
Ashland Rotary Service Foundation$1,0001n/a
Ashland Regional Ballet Inc$1,00011%
The Sunshine Kids Foundation$1,00010%
Silent Watch Veteran Suicide Awareness$1,00011%
Americas Hope$1,0001n/a
Ground Work Play Therapy Inc$1,00010%
Ashland Christian Health Center Inc$80710%
Appleseed Community Mental Health Center Inc$69010%
Ashland County Junior Fair Sale and Market Committee$50010%
Miracle-Ear Foundation$50010%
Snuggled in Hope Quilts Inc$5001n/a
Genesis Christian Academy Inc$2501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Norma Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAshland Bike Project Inc: $116,814 over 5y, 22% of budgetAssociated Charities of Ashland Ohio Inc: $45,500 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetAssociated Charities: $45,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetKitten Krazy Inc: $32,080 over 3y, 2.3% of budget4 Leaf Rover: $32,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetAshland Schines Theater Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetFostering Family Ministries Inc: $24,250 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $20,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCamp Hope Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetMinnesota Colorectal Cancer Research Foundation: $19,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetNorth Central State College Foundation: $16,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetAshland County Cancer Association Inc: $14,071 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetAshland Special Needs Ministry Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetAshland County Agricultural Society Inc: $11,705 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetOperation Gratitude Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Waters Outreach Ministry: $10,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetAmerican Veterans Appreciation Events Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland County Humane Society Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetSafehaven Inc: $6,508 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAshland Care Center Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Cat House Feline Sanctuary Inc: $5,800 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetAshland County Wildlife Conservation League: $5,400 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association Ashland Ohio Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPace Center for Girlsinc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Horizons Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Hillsdale Athletic Boosters: $3,800 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetThird Street Community Clinic: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMapleton Athletic Booster Club: $2,995 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetAshland University: $2,986 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAshland Main Street Inc: $2,610 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetNuhop Center for Experiential Learning: $2,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMusicscores Violin Inc: $2,200 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCross Connect Church: $2,187 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMohican Area Growth Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPatty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland All Sports Boosters: $1,475 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetLifewise Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland Balloonfest Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAshland Regional Ballet Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Sunshine Kids Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSilent Watch Veteran Suicide Awareness: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGround Work Play Therapy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAshland Christian Health Center Inc: $807 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAppleseed Community Mental Health Center Inc: $690 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshland County Junior Fair Sale and Market Committee: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiracle-Ear Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 48.

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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.

Ashland County Community FoundationOH65.6× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ashland County Community Foundation · Samaritan Hospital Foundation · United Way of Ashland County · Richland County Foundation · Columbus Foundation · Fraternal Order of Eagles 2178 · Barbasol Foundation · The Hire Family Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Norma Foundation

How much does The Norma Foundation give?
The Norma Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $442,671 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Norma Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (15%), Religion (13%), Human Services (12%).
Who are The Norma Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ashland Bike Project Inc ($117k), Associated Charities of Ashland Ohio Inc ($46k), Associated Charities ($45k).
Does The Norma Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Norma Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Norma Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ashland County Community Foundation, Samaritan Hospital Foundation, United Way of Ashland County.
Where is The Norma Foundation based?
The Norma Foundation is based in OH.

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 118 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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