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The Stratus Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to raise funds to provide scholarships to help graduating seniors of two local high schools with college tuition and/or provide contributions to selected charitable organizations.

$33k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2025.

Health$84kFood & Nutrition$75kEducation$49kYouth Development$25kHuman Services$24kEmployment$10kAnimals$10kPhilanthropy$8k
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 3 grants below total $20,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $32,995 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $12,995 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$222k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND$10,000
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$5,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC$5,000
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 (FY24–24, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 36% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%A KID AGAIN: $5k → 13%SUB ZERO MISSION: $9k → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
IL
WI
NY
OH
CO
VA
TN
NC
GA
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$202k · 6 repeat orgs$83k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
8

Total granted

$202k
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+25%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • E6
    END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER
    3× · 2019–2024 · $60k · revenue +21%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    3× · 2019–2025 · $47k · revenue +17%
  • CY
    CAVALIERS YOUTH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $25k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $12k · revenue 0%
  • ISAIAH 117 HOUSE
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +25%
  • DT
    Dogs to Dog Tags Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
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
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
2
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
3
Lung Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

Health
4
Brightfocus Foundation

Brightfocus foundation funds exceptional research worldwide to defeat alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases. please refer to schedule o for a complete…

Health
5
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
6
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
7
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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8
Gates Foundation
Philanthropy
9
Debbie's Dream Foundation

Debbie's dream foundation:curing stomach cancer is dedicated to raising awareness about stomach cancer, providing education, advocacy, and support internationally to patients, families, and caregivers affected by the disease, and advancing…

Human Services
10
Lupus Research Alliance Inc

Putting people with lupus at the center of all we do, the lupus research alliance drives the discovery & development of next generation lupus diagnostics and curative treatments through innovative research & collaborations.

Health
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
12
Als Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mightycause Charitable Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Western Union Foundation. 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.

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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER: $60,200 · Food & NutritionEND 68 HOURS OF HUNGERFeeding America: $15,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding AmericaALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $47,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED…THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $17,550 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION …BREAKTHROUGH T1D: $5,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1DAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INCWESTERN UNION FOUNDATION: $37,000 · EducationWESTERN UNION FOUNDATIONSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $12,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TO…Lowes Foundation: $10,000 · EducationLowes FoundationCAL'S ALL-STAR ANGEL FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 · EducationCAL'S ALL-STAR ANGEL FOUNDA…CAVALIERS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentCAVALIERS…ISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $10,000 · Human ServicesISAIAH 11…THE SUB ZERO MISSION: $9,000 · Human ServicesTHE SUB Z…A KID AGAIN INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesA KID AGA…Dogs to Dog Tags Inc: $10,000 · Public BenefitMIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Philanthropy
Food & Nutrition$75,200Health$74,550Education$68,000Youth Development$25,000Human Services$24,000Public Benefit$10,000Philanthropy$7,500

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 budgetEND 68 HOURS OF HUNGER: $60,200 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $47,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAVALIERS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $17,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISAIAH 117 HOUSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDogs to Dog Tags Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLowes Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE SUB ZERO MISSION: $9,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCAL'S ALL-STAR ANGEL FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA KID AGAIN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $5,000 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.

American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE7.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Stratus Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Stratus Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 16 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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