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Tlc Foundation at a glance

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Tlc Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$58k
Granted FY2022
10
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$10k
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, FY2018 to 2022.

Human Services$73kFood & Nutrition$52kHealth$49kEducation$42kAnimals$28kArts & Culture$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$1kOther$0
02FY2022 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k7 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$741k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$10,000
REUNITE THE FIGHT$10,000
FORGOTTEN HARVEST$10,000
PENRICKTON CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDRE$5,000
TURNING POINT INC$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN$5,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$2,500
BLUE WATER AREA HUMANE SOC$2,500
LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND$2,500
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 (FY22–22, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TURNING POINT INC: $5k → 10%LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $3k → 8%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

IL
MI
NY
IN
UT
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
TX
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$176k · 13 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2022, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
16

Total granted

$176k
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+50%

Still filing today

85%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22
AnimalsHealthFood & NutritionHuman ServicesPublic BenefitArts & CultureOther
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

  • RT
    REUNITE THE FIGHT INC
    4× · 2018–2022 · $45k · revenue +88%
  • FORGOTTEN HARVEST INC
    4× · 2018–2022 · $27k · revenue +25%
  • TP
    TURNING POINT INC
    3× · 2018–2022 · $25k · revenue +95%

Funded once

  • RC
    Rochester Christian University
    one grant, 2021 · $41k · revenue +8%
  • MD
    MICHIGAN DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +26%
  • DP
    DETROIT PUBLIC MEDIAgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +55%
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
Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit

The friends are dedicated to the rescue, protection, and adoption of companion animals in need while inspiring the human-animal bond. we meet our mission by:-saving 100% of healthy and treatable animals.-providing high-quality animal care…

Animals
2
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
3
Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society

To maintain and operate a hospital, ambulance and veterinary services for the care of animals. the maintenance and operation of kennels and suitable chambers for the humane destruction of wounded animals.

Animals
4
Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota (Ragom) Inc

Retrieve a golden of the midwest (ragom) rescues, fosters, and rehomes golden retrievers and golden mixes that can no longer remain in their current environments. the organization ensures each dog receives necessary veterinary care and…

Animals
5
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
6
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover

To bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. redrover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and…

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7
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
8
Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka Paws

A champion for animals since 1967, PAWS is a nationally recognized leader - rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.

Animals
9
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
10
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
11
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh

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,…

Animals
12
Animal Equality

Animal equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is March of Dimes Inc; the most unlike its peers is St Clair County Humane Society. 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

24 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. 24 of the 32 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
21/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Rochester Christian University: $41,220 · OtherRochester Christian Universi…Individual grant recipient: $7,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHEN: $5,000 · OtherCAPUCHIN SOUP KITCHENAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $3,000 · Other+7 more: $9,000 · Other+7 moreFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $27,000 · Food & NutritionFORGOTTEN HARVEST IN…GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $20,000 · Food & NutritionGLEANERS COMMUNITY F…REUNITE THE FIGHT INC: $45,000 · Public BenefitREUNITE THE FIGHT I…Penrickton Center for Blind Children: $18,000 · HealthPenrickton Center f…KIDS KICKING CANCER INC: $10,000 · HealthKIDS KICKING CANCER…MICHIGAN DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 · HealthMICHIGAN DYSLEXIA I…MARCH OF DIMES INC: $3,000 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INCBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,000 · HealthTURNING POINT INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesTURNING POIN…LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2,500 · Human ServicesLEADER DOGS …BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIEN…ST CLAIR COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,000 · AnimalsST CLAIR C…THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERIC…Animals' Angels Incorporated: $2,000 · AnimalsAnimals' A…Front Range Equine Rescue: $2,000 · AnimalsFront Rang…Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $2,000 · AnimalsPeaceful V…TIGER HAVEN INC: $1,000 · AnimalsKeepers of the Wild: $1,000 · AnimalsDETROIT PUBLIC MEDIA: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$65,220Food & Nutrition$47,000Public Benefit$45,000Health$43,500Human Services$27,500Animals$23,000Arts & Culture$5,000

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 budgetREUNITE THE FIGHT INC: $45,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetRochester Christian University: $41,220 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFORGOTTEN HARVEST INC: $27,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPenrickton Center for Blind Children: $18,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDETROIT PUBLIC MEDIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST CLAIR COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimals' Angels Incorporated: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFront Range Equine Rescue: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREADING IS FUNDAMENTAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIGER HAVEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKeepers of the Wild: $1,000 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.

Community Foundation …AbbVie FoundationRaymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · AbbVie Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · 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 Tlc Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Tlc Foundation. 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 32 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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