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The Wesley Family Foundation at a glance

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The Wesley Family 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.

$397k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$108k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$639kHealth$381kCommunity Improvement$352kArts & Culture$288kHuman Services$248kPhilanthropy$173kRecreation & Sports$100kFood & Nutrition$94kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $86k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $293k
$28,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$8.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CITY MISSION$108,000
MUSIC ARTS ASSOCIATION$75,000
ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION INC$60,000
GILMOUR ACADEMY INC$50,000
FRIENDS OF GARFIELD PARK$35,000
49ER'S FOUNDATION$28,500
RAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$12,000
PIANO CLEVELAND$10,000
HFLA OF NORTHEAST OHIO$8,394
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS$5,000
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION$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 (FY17–23, $165k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $15k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%THE MARK KALINA JR FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $15k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $15k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $10k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $40k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
VA
TN
FL
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.

66%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.7M · 20 repeat orgs$893k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
37

Total granted

$1.7M
$743k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+18%

Still filing today

75%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $151k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureEnvironmentFood & 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

  • TM
    The Musical Arts Association
    4× · 2018–2024 · $188k · revenue +27%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $115k · revenue +90%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $100k · revenue +145%

Funded once

  • LS
    LAUREL SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +38%
  • CC
    CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • NC
    NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
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
Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation

The hairy cell leukemia foundation is dedicated to improving outcomes for patients by advancing research into the causes and treatment of hairy cell leukemia, as well as by providing educational resources and comfort to all those affected…

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2
Saint Lukes Foundation of Cleveland Ohio
Health
3
Ohio Life Sciences Foundation

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…

Health
4
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
5
The University of Toledo Foundation

The mission of the university of toledo foundation is to secure the future for the university of toledo, through prudent asset management and philanthropy. we build strong linkages between alumni and the university, fostering a spirit of…

Education
6
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
7
Cleveland Public Library Foundation

Cleveland public library foundation's mission is to raise philanthropic and advocacy support for the cleveland public library.

Education
8
Lymphoma Research Foundation

To eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.

Health
9
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
10
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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11
University Hospitals Health System Inc

University hospitals (the system) is guided by its mission, "to heal. to teach. to discover."

Health
12
Hope for Cleveland's Children
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mark Kalina Jr 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

37 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. 37 of the 63 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)
34/37
Grantees still filing
21/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GILMOUR ACADEMY INC: $362,000 · OtherGILMOUR ACADEMY INCCITY MISSION: $352,200 · OtherCITY MISSIONTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $68,000 · OtherTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATION: $62,500 · OtherALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Other+34 more: $663,290 · Other+34 moreThe Musical Arts Association: $188,000 · Arts & CultureThe Musical…Friends of Garfield Park Inc: $35,000 · Arts & CultureFriends of …THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE ROCK AN…Playhouse Square Foundation: $10,000 · Arts & CultureST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100,000 · HealthST JUDE CH…ALS THERAPY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $46,951 · HealthALS THERAP…REPLAY FOR KIDS: $30,000 · HealthREPLAY FOR…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $25,000 · HealthAMERICAN F…SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $15,000 · HealthSHRINERS H…RAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $12,000 · Health+1 more: $3,500 · HealthWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $115,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED W…CATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $40,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC …No One Left Behind: $25,000 · Human ServicesNo One Le…Akron Snow Angels: $18,000 · Human ServicesAkron Sno…MARK KALINA JR FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesLAUREL SCHOOL: $100,000 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationTHE EDWARD J DEBARTOLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationCOACH SAM'S INNER CIRCLE FOUNDATION: $120,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $75,000 · EnvironmentSHAKER LAKES REGIONAL NATURE CENTER DBA NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES: $3,000 · Environment
Other$1,567,990Arts & Culture$258,000Health$232,451Human Services$208,000Education$145,000Philanthropy$121,000Environment$78,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $188,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOACH SAM'S INNER CIRCLE FOUNDATION: $120,000 over 4y, 16% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $115,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLAUREL SCHOOL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY: $75,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATION: $62,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetHUNGER NETWORK OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetALS THERAPY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC: $46,951 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGMILUTH CHASODIM (THE HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION): $38,394 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetFriends of Garfield Park Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetREPLAY FOR KIDS: $30,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetNo One Left Behind: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE HARBOR ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $20,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAkron Snow Angels: $18,000 over 6y, 8.9% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAINBOW BABIES & CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $10,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARK KALINA JR FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetFLASHES OF HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLUPUS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA GREATER OHIO CHAPTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetPIANO INTERNATIONAL ASSOC OF NORTHERN OH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPlayhouse Square Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUNTING VALLEY FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetTHE EDWARD J DEBARTOLO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFEARLESS FIGHTERS FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetSHAKER LAKES REGIONAL NATURE CENTER DBA NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELP MALAWI: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Cleveland Foundat…The Swagelok Foundati…Sullivan Family FundThe Sam J Frankino Fo…The Catherine L & Edw…The Albert B & Audrey…The Lozick Family Fou…The Char and Chuck Fo…The George Gund Found…Jewish Federation of …B Charles and Jay G A…The Kelvin & Eleanor …
The Cleveland FoundationOH24.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · The Swagelok Foundation · Sullivan Family Fund · The Sam J Frankino Foundation · The Catherine L & Edward a Lozick Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation · The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith 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 Wesley Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Wesley Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 63 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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