· Private foundation
The Stephen and Joanne Kirk 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k6 grants · $23k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $86k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | $31,000 |
| VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES | $25,000 |
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | $20,000 |
| CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | $10,000 |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| BLUECOATS INC | $5,000 |
| FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH | $5,000 |
| STULBERG INTERNATIONAL STRING COMP | $2,000 |
| WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CZCLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY8× · 2017–2024 · $101k · revenue +72%
- BIBLUECOATS INC8× · 2017–2024 · $40k · revenue +18%
- TPTHE POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA4× · 2017–2020 · $16k · revenue +33%
Funded once
- GWGREATER WESTERN RESERVE BOY SCOUTSone grant, 2017 · $5k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $2k
- LELIBERIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE CORPORATIONone grant, 2017 · $2k
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.
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.
To protect the environment and health of all ohio communities through legal and policy advocacy, decision-maker accountability, and civic engagement.
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Provide comprehensive services that benefit the financial institution industry in ohio.
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The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.
The mission of ohio life sciences foundation is to accelerate bioscience discovery, innovation and commercialization of global value, driving economic growth, company attraction, improving workforce training and improved quality of life in…
To harness the collective expertise of ohio's ceos to advocate for policies that improve ohio's economic competitiveness.
Local ballot issue political action committee located in the state of Ohio
The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.
Shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. we are a global network of professionals in every sector of real estate development and land use, from private enterprise to public service.
The western pennsylvania conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. the conservancy…
How this is measured
10 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. 10 of the 17 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICES ↗
- Who funds CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds LAKE ERIE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF BREAKTHROUGH SCHOOLS ↗
- Who funds BLUECOATS INC ↗
- Who funds THE POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds LIBERIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Stephen and Joanne Kirk Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Stephen and Joanne Kirk Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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