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The Paintstone Foundation at a glance

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The Paintstone 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.

$120k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$108kEducation$106kHuman Services$97kFood & Nutrition$60kPublic Safety & Disaster$56kArts & Culture$45kHealth$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$295k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LAWRENCE SCHOOL$40,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$20,000
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA$10,000
CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CARE$5,000
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND$5,000
REMOTE AREA MEDICAL$5,000
SALVATION ARMY LAKE COUNTY$5,000
GOOD BANK NEO$5,000
ART THERAPY STUDIO$5,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$3,000
WAGS 4 KIDS$2,000
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, $113k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $20k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $10k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $6k → 14%CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $10k → 17%CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $10k → 17%CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $10k → 17%CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $10k → 17%CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN: $7k → 17%GOOD BANK NEO: $5k → 17%GOODS BANK NEO: $5k → 17%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$510k · 17 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +14% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
4

Total granted

$510k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
0%

Still filing today

82%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    5× · 2020–2024 · $56k · revenue +38%
  • COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $25k · revenue +37%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $23k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • RA
    REMOTE AREA MEDICAL
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue -19%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY LAKE COUNTY
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
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
Cincinnati Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
2
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
3
Global Communities

Global communities brings together local ingenuity and global insights to save lives and secure strong futures.

International
4
Global Cleveland

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.

Human Services
5
The Clear Fund

Givewell is dedicated to finding and funding outstanding giving opportunities in global health and development, sharing the full details of our analysis with everyone for free.

Philanthropy
6
Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc

Commonwealth care alliance, inc.'s mission is to improve the health and well-being of people with significant needs by innovating, coordinating and providing the highest quality, individualized care.

Health
7
The German Marshall Fund of the United States

The german marshall fund of the united states (gmf) strives to champion democratic values and the transatlantic alliance by strengthening civil society, forging bold and innovative policy ideas, and developing a new generation of leaders…

International
8
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
9
United States Artists Inc

To invest in america's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society.

Arts & Culture
10
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
11
Center for Arms Control and

A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to enhancing international peace and security in the 21st century, thereby retaining its focus on nuclear weapons but expanding to include other present emerging security threats.

International
12
First Credit Union

Non-profit cooperative that provides banking and other financial services to its members.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Musical Arts Association. 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

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 21 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
8/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LAWRENCE SCHOOL: $70,000 · OtherLAWRENCE SCHOOLSALVATION ARMY: $35,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMYCITY MISSION: $30,000 · OtherCITY MISSIONIndividual grant recipient: $21,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATIONART THERAPY STUDIO: $18,000 · OtherART THERAPY STUDIO+2 more: $7,000 · OtherAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $56,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cr…The Centers for Families and Children: $47,000 · Human ServicesThe Centers for Families…GOODS BANK NEO: $10,000 · Human ServicesGOODS BANK NEOCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $25,000 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTAN…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $23,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES…United States Association for UNHCR: $20,000 · InternationalUnited States Associatio…Save The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federa…OXFAM-AMERICA INC: $20,000 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA INCREMOTE AREA MEDICAL: $5,000 · InternationalGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $60,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CLEV…The Musical Arts Association: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$201,000Human Services$113,000International$113,000Food & Nutrition$60,000Arts & Culture$40,000

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 budgetLAWRENCE SCHOOL: $70,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $56,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Centers for Families and Children: $47,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetART THERAPY STUDIO: $18,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOODS BANK NEO: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetREMOTE AREA MEDICAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

The Char and Chuck Fo…Synthomer Foundation …The Reinberger Founda…Jewish Federation of …The Cleveland Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Char and Chuck Fowler Family FoundationOH15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · Synthomer Foundation Inc · The Reinberger Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · The Cleveland Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report 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 21 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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