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United Way of Lake County Inc

United way of lake county, along with its mission to "measurably improve the quality of people's lives in lake county", provides the most effective channel through which the community may participate in a voluntary, cooperative effort to identify, evaluate, support and fund current human service needs in lake county.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
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States reached
$135k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its 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.

Human Services$3.6MHealth$3.3MHousing & Shelter$727kEducation$315kYouth Development$279kPhilanthropy$200kCivil Rights$170kRecreation & Sports$147kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 22 grants below total $947,273, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,057,080 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $109,807 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 $10k3 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $204k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $723k
$26,700
Median grant
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States reached
$4.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC$135,000
LIFELINE INC$116,000
FORBES HOUSE$106,200
SALVATION ARMY COMMUN CTR$84,438
CROSSROADS HEALTH$82,100
ECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LC$79,000
LAKE COUNTY YMCA$69,500
LAKE-GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTER$51,200
LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING$35,000
CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER$30,000
BIRTHRIGHT LAKE COUNTY$26,700
SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNITS$24,000
NAMI LAKE COUNTY$16,100
TORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE$15,000
LAKE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$15,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.6M · 29 repeat orgs$276k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
16

Total granted

$8.6M
$271k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
0%

Still filing today

72%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
Human ServicesHealthEducationCivil RightsHousing & ShelterArts & 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

  • LC
    LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +243%
  • FH
    FORBES HOUSE
    9× · 2017–2025 · $792k · revenue +49%
  • LF
    LIFELINE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMERS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $764k · revenue +101%

Funded once

  • 5A
    5000 AND UNDER
    one grant, 2017 · $35k
  • GW
    GRTR WEST RES COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS
    one grant, 2017 · $27k
  • NL
    NAMI LAKE COUNTY OH
    one grant, 2021 · $26k · revenue +24%
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.

03Its 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
Lakeshore Community Services Inc

The mission of lakeshore is to enhance the ability of persons with mental and physical disabilities to live as independently as possible through acquisition of skills and utilization of services that promote each individual's self…

Human Services
2
Lake County Center for Independent Living

To empower people with disabilities to lead self-directed lives as valued members of the community.

Human Services
3
Lakeshore Community Health Care Inc

Lakeshore community health care provides access to comprehensive, integrated health care, regardless of ability to pay, eliminating health disparities among the underserved.

Health
4
Family Service of Lake County

Family service of lake county provides counseling, education, and support services to strenghten individuals and families in need to succeed in school, at work, in relationships, and within our community.

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5
Lrhc Long Term Care Facilities Inc

Our goal is to provide our tenants with a gracious lifestyle in a safe, secure, residential setting. we will promote programs which encourage you to practice a healthy lifestyle. we will treat those we serve with dignity and respect. your…

Health
6
Lake Area United Way Inc

Uniting people and resources to advance the health, education, and financial stability of our communities.

Philanthropy
7
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Delaware Housing Inc

See schedule oto create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home…

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8
Lake Hospital System Inc

It is the mission of lake hospital system to provide comprehensive health care services to the residents of lake county and neighboring communities in partnership with those who share a commitment to local access, healing with compassion,…

Health
9
Lakeview Health Services Inc

Lakeview health services is dedicated to helping those we serve identify and achieve personally meaningful life goals and to realize their full potential. we provide safe, affordable housing and support to persons recovering from mental…

Health
10
Eldercare Lake County

Promote the health and independence of lake county, il, older adults

Human Services
11
Community Health and Wellness Partners of Logan County

Community health and wellness partners of logan county's mission is to provide quality, whole-person, patient-centered healthcare to anyone and everyone in our community.

Health
12
The Lakes Community Health Center Inc

To respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness. the lakes community health center, inc. is proud to be a community health center (chc) working to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Pride of Northeast Ohio Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lgbtq Lake County. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

34 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. 34 of the 47 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/34
Grantees still filing
23/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC: $1,160,703 · OtherLAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC INCTHE SALVATION ARMY: $911,942 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYLAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC: $448,377 · OtherLAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INCTORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE: $252,135 · OtherTORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCECATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200,037 · Other+21 more: $779,967 · Other+21 moreFORBES HOUSE: $792,325 · Human ServicesFORBES HOUSELIFELINE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMERS INC: $764,352 · Human ServicesLIFELINE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEV…LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $575,725 · Human ServicesLAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN AS…LAKE GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTERS INC: $546,167 · Human ServicesLAKE GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTERS INCHOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE INC: $202,754 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE INC+2 more: $21,661 · Human ServicesCROSSROADS HEALTH: $695,996 · HealthCROSSROADS HEAL…KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF OHIO INC: $175,144 · HealthKIDNEY FOUNDATI…CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $164,300 · HealthCLEVELAND RAPE …FAMILY PRIDE OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $151,500 · HealthFAMILY PRIDE OF…+3 more: $70,834 · Health+3 moreECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LAKE COUNTY INC: $644,411 · Housing & ShelterCHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY: $155,410 · EducationTHE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $24,465 · EducationBIRTHRIGHT LAKE INC: $136,521 · Civil RightsLGBTQ LAKE COUNTY: $23,700 · Civil RightsTHE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION: $145,540 · Arts & CultureWESTERN RESERVE COMMUNITY: $23,040 · Community Improvement
Other$3,753,161Human Services$2,902,984Health$1,257,774Housing & Shelter$644,411Education$179,875Civil Rights$160,221Arts & Culture$145,540Community Improvement$23,040

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 budgetLAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC: $1,160,703 over 9y, 24% of budgetFORBES HOUSE: $792,325 over 9y, 15% of budgetLIFELINE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMERS INC: $764,352 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetCROSSROADS HEALTH: $695,996 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LAKE COUNTY INC: $644,411 over 9y, 7.3% of budgetLAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $575,725 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetLAKE GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTERS INC: $546,167 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetLAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC: $448,377 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetTORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE: $252,135 over 9y, 11% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE INC: $202,754 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200,037 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetKIDNEY FOUNDATION OF OHIO INC: $175,144 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $164,300 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY: $155,410 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetFAMILY PRIDE OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $151,500 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetTHE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION: $145,540 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT LAKE INC: $136,521 over 9y, 14% of budgetCamp Sue Osborn: $108,631 over 4y, 18% of budgetNEW DIRECTIONS FOR LIVING INC: $95,769 over 3y, 43% of budgetLAKE HEALTH DISTRICT FUND: $74,490 over 6y, 41% of budgetBeacon Health: $61,972 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLAKE-GEAUGA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $45,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSIGNATURE HEALTH INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $26,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI LAKE COUNTY OH: $26,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetTHE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $24,465 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetLGBTQ LAKE COUNTY: $23,700 over 1y, 40% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE COMMUNITY: $23,040 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE LAKELAND FOUNDATION: $16,527 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFAIR HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $14,834 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWESTERN RESERVE COUNSELING SERVICE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,661 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARVEY RED RAIDER ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB INC: $6,050 over 1y, 5.6% 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 LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds FORBES HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds LIFELINE FOR THE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMERS INC ↗
  • Who funds CROSSROADS HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds ECUMENICAL SHELTER NETWORK OF LAKE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE COUNTY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds LAKE GEAUGA RECOVERY CENTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC ↗
  • Who funds TORCHLIGHT YOUTH MENTORING ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE INC ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF OHIO INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PRIDE OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC ↗
  • Who funds THE FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds BIRTHRIGHT LAKE INC ↗
  • Who funds Camp Sue Osborn ↗
  • Who funds NEW DIRECTIONS FOR LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE HEALTH DISTRICT FUND ↗
  • Who funds Beacon Health ↗
  • Who funds LAKE-GEAUGA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds SIGNATURE HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds NAMI LAKE COUNTY OH ↗
  • Who funds THE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds LGBTQ LAKE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN RESERVE COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds THE LAKELAND FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FAIR HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 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.

The Cleveland Foundat…Jerome T Osborne and …The Swagelok Foundati…United Way of Geauga …Dominion Energy Chari…The George Gund Found…United Way of Greater…Higley Fund of the Cl…Mt Sinai Health Care …Avery Dennison Founda…The Cleveland Clinic …The Cleveland Clinic …
The Cleveland FoundationOH46.6× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust · The Swagelok Foundation · United Way of Geauga County · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · United Way of Greater Cleveland · Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation · Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation · Avery Dennison Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Group Return

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 United Way of Lake County Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from United Way of Lake County Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s 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
    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 47 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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