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The SS Mack Family Foundation at a glance

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The SS Mack Family 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.

$49k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Youth Development$93kReligion$56kEducation$49kFood & Nutrition$25kRecreation & Sports$23kHealth$13kHousing & Shelter$9kArts & Culture$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$759k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CHAPEL$6,000
BAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$5,000
YOUNG LIFE$4,000
YOUNG LIFE$3,500
CONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OHIO$3,500
FEEDING SOULS MINISTRIES$3,000
OH-GO$3,000
LAKE ERIE FOUNDATION$2,500
YOUNG LIFE$2,500
CHRIS AND OWEN KEDAS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$2,000
YOUNG LIFE$2,000
NATHANIELS HOPE INC$1,500
NUHOP CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING$1,500
TRANSFORMATIONS BY AUSTIN ANGELS$1,000
ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH INC$1,000
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 (FY20–23, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FILL THIS HOUSE INCORPORATED: $5k → 17%FILL THIS HOUSE INCORPORATED: $3k → 17%FILL THIS HOUSE INCORPORATED: $1k → 17%FILL THIS HOUSE INCORPORATED: $500 → 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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 5% of The SS Mack Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The SS Mack Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$275k · 32 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
12

Total granted

$275k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+32%

Still filing today

63%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthYouth DevelopmentEducationInternationalArts & 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

  • YL
    YOUNG LIFE
    8× · 2018–2025 · $53k · revenue +39%
  • CF
    CONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH
    6× · 2018–2025 · $19k · revenue +143%
  • UO
    University of Dayton
    4× · 2022–2025 · $18k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • BR
    BAY ROCKETS ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +31%
  • SN
    SABRINA NOELLE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • TW
    THIRD WAVE VOLUNTEERS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue +61%
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
Hope for Cleveland's Children
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2
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Youth Development
3
The Cleveland Foundation

Enhance the lives of all residents of greater cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.

Philanthropy
4
Vision Usa - the Ohio Vision Project Inc
Health
5
Adventure Crew

The mission of adventure crew is to connect city teens to nature and each other through engaging outdoor adventures. through adventure crew, city teens develop the courageous spirit to step out of their comfort zone and discover new worlds…

Youth Development
6
Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland Ohio
Health
7
Greater Cleveland Youth for Christ Inc

Youth for christ reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other likeminded partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the word of god and…

Youth Development
8
Central Ohio Youth for Christ Inc

Coyfc reaches young people everywhere, working with the local church and other like minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the word of god and prayer, passion for…

Youth Development
9
Ohio Invention League Inc

Ohio invention league has a mission to inspire curiosity, confidence and creative problem solving in our youth and advance invention and entrepreneurial education. we envision a day when every child, regardless of gender, race, religion,…

Education
10
Cleveland Leadership Center

The mission of cleveland leadership center (the organization) is to build a continuum of civic leaders committed to our community's excellence by serving as a catalyst for civic engagement. the organization achieves its mission by…

Education
11
Achievement Centers for Children

Our mission is to empower children and adults with disabilities and (continued on schedule o) their families to achieve their greatest potential through holistic and family-focused services.

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12
Twin Lakes

Vision: we work for the day when everyone involved in senior living finds fulfillment through: (a) life with meaning and purpose; (b) enriching opportunities and experiences; (c) communities fostering relationship and perpetuating legacy.…

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & in; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

32 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. 32 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)
31/32
Grantees still filing
24/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CHAPEL: $30,750 · OtherTHE CHAPELBAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $19,500 · OtherBAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHBay High School: $18,200 · OtherBay High SchoolFEEDING SOULS MINISTRIES: $11,000 · OtherFEEDING SOULS MINISTRIESFOUNDRY SAILING ASSOCIATION: $7,000 · OtherBAY VILLAGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 · OtherCHRIS AND OWEN KEDAS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $5,500 · Other+28 more: $53,790 · Other+28 moreYOUNG LIFE: $52,500 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFECONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH: $18,500 · Youth DevelopmentCONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE …COMMUNITY OF HOPE: $15,500 · Youth DevelopmentCOMMUNITY OF HOPEUniversity of Dayton: $17,750 · EducationUniversit…HILLSDALE COLLEGE: $5,000 · EducationHILLSDALE…TEEN LEADERSHIP CORPS: $3,000 · EducationTEEN LEAD…VILLAGE PROJECT: $14,000 · Food & NutritionBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,500 · HealthTHIRD WAVE VOLUNTEERS INC: $2,500 · HealthNEW PERSPECTIVE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $575 · HealthMILESTONES AUTISM RESOURCES: $500 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OH KY & IN: $500 · HealthFILL THIS HOUSE INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesLAKE ERIE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Environment
Other$151,240Youth Development$86,500Education$25,750Food & Nutrition$14,000Health$10,575Human Services$9,000Environment$6,000

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 budgetYOUNG LIFE: $52,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH: $18,500 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetUniversity of Dayton: $17,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY OF HOPE: $15,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetVILLAGE PROJECT: $14,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetFILL THIS HOUSE INC: $9,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetFOUNDRY SAILING ASSOCIATION: $7,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE ERIE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetBAY VILLAGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY ROCKETS ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTRANSFORMATIONS BY CLEVELAND ANGELS: $5,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTHE BAY VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $3,250 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetTEEN LEADERSHIP CORPS: $3,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF MADISON COUNTY: $2,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNathaniel's Hope Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHIRD WAVE VOLUNTEERS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNUHOP CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH CHALLENGE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWALLEYES FOR WOUNDED HEROES INC: $1,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetNATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDUSKY AREA MARITIME ASSOCIATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE INTER-LAKE YACHTSMEN'S FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetNEW PERSPECTIVE FOUNDATION INCORPORATED: $575 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLAKE ERIE NATURE AND SCIENCE CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILESTONES AUTISM RESOURCES: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OH KY & IN: $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.

  • Who funds YOUNG LIFE ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTING FOR KIDS OF WESTLAKE OH ↗
  • Who funds University of Dayton ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds VILLAGE PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds FILL THIS HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDRY SAILING ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE ERIE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BAY VILLAGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds BAY ROCKETS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds TRANSFORMATIONS BY CLEVELAND ANGELS ↗
  • Who funds THE BAY VILLAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OH-GO ↗
  • Who funds TEEN LEADERSHIP CORPS ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF MADISON COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Best Buddies International Inc ↗
  • Who funds Nathaniel's Hope Inc ↗
  • Who funds THIRD WAVE VOLUNTEERS INC ↗
  • Who funds NUHOP CENTER FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH CHALLENGE ↗
  • Who funds WALLEYES FOR WOUNDED HEROES INC ↗
  • Who funds NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ↗
  • Who funds SANDUSKY AREA MARITIME ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND ↗

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 Cleveland Foundat…Community West Founda…The Arthur B McBride …William Corley Founda…The Michelle Wightman…Erie County Community…The Louise H & David …The Reinberger Founda…Firstenergy FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…
The Cleveland FoundationOH25.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Community West Foundation · The Arthur B McBride Sr Family Foundation · William Corley Foundation Westlake Bay Village Rotary · The Michelle Wightman-Karrie Wieber Charitable Foundation · Erie County Community Foundation · The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn · The Reinberger Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 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-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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