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Wolf Family Foundation at a glance

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Wolf Family Foundation

Further the charitable, educational and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland ("federation").

$538k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$305k
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, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$2.0MPhilanthropy$278kFood & Nutrition$270kRecreation & Sports$213kArts & Culture$136kEducation$103kHuman Services$44kPublic Safety & Disaster$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 10 grants below total $463,660, the rows itemized in this filing. The $537,660 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $74,000 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

  • $10k–50k9 grants · $159k
  • $250k+1 grant · $305k
$20,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEMS INC$305,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$26,160
LITERARY CLEVELAND$25,000
FIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER$25,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND$20,000
FOOD GATHERERS$20,000
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE FOUNDATION$12,500
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND$10,000
CONGREGATION OF TEMPLE SINAI INC$10,000
CHAGRIN VALLEY PHA HORSE SHOWS INC$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $77k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THRIFT SHOP ASSOCIATION OF ANN ARBOR: $10k → 14%THRIFT SHOP ASSOCIATION OF ANN ARBOR: $10k → 14%MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $25k → 17%MANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF CLEVELAND: $14k → 17%MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $10k → 17%CLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $8k → 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.
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.8M · 14 repeat orgs$99k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
6

Total granted

$2.8M
$79k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+31%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureFood & 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

  • UH
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $1.5M · revenue +58%
  • THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $208k · revenue +20%
  • FF
    FIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
    8× · 2018–2025 · $175k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • CF
    CHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -65%
  • TM
    The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
    one grant, 2024 · $14k · revenue 0%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $12k · revenue +31%
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
Global Cleveland

Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.

Human Services
2
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
3
Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Greater cleveland volunteers enriches the community and indivuduals through volunteer service. volunteers age 18 and older are recruited and placed in the agency's programs or referred to local nonprofit or public organizations to help…

Philanthropy
4
Cleveland Development Foundation

Developing and improving Cleveland Ohio's civic visions.

Community Improvement
5
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

—
6
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
7
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Cleveland hearing and speech is the premier provider of hearing, speech-language and deaf services, education, and advocacy helping people connect through communication, regardless of ability to pay.

—
8
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
9
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
10
Union Hospital Inc

We exist to serve our patients with compassionate health care of the highest quality.

Health
11
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

The mission of the greater cleveland sports commission is to measurably improve the economy of greater cleveland and enrich the community by attracting, creating, managing and enhancing significant sporting and competitive events.

Unclassified
12
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Greater Cleveland; the most unlike its peers is Save a Warrior Inc. 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

22 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. 22 of the 23 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
12/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $1,480,000 · HealthUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INCTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $208,312 · HealthTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONMENORAH PARK FOUNDATION: $182,004 · HealthMENORAH PARK FOUNDATION+1 more: $55,000 · HealthJEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND: $197,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDE…UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $80,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY …CHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyCHAGRIN FAL…FIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $175,000 · OtherFIELDSTONE FA…FOOD GATHERERS: $100,000 · OtherFOOD GATHERER…URBAN SQUASH CLEVELAND: $72,500 · OtherURBAN SQUASH …+2 more: $20,000 · Other+2 moreCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $81,000 · EducationLiterary Cleveland: $60,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 · EducationLAUREL SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $170,000 · Food & NutritionMENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $35,000 · Human ServicesThrift Shop Association of Ann Arbor: $20,000 · Human ServicesThe Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland: $14,000 · Human ServicesCLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $8,000 · Human ServicesPlayhouse Square Foundation: $75,700 · Arts & Culture
Health$1,925,316Philanthropy$302,500Other$367,500Education$173,000Food & Nutrition$170,000Human Services$77,000Arts & Culture$75,700

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 budgetUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $1,480,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $208,312 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND: $197,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMENORAH PARK FOUNDATION: $182,004 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetFIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $175,000 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $170,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD GATHERERS: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: $81,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $80,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPlayhouse Square Foundation: $75,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN SQUASH CLEVELAND: $72,500 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetLiterary Cleveland: $60,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetSAVE A WARRIOR INC: $55,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetMENORAH PARK CENTER FOR SENIOR LIVING: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetThrift Shop Association of Ann Arbor: $20,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetThe Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAGRIN VALLEY PHA HORSE SHOWS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLAUREL SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEVELAND SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND: $8,000 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 Miller Family Fou…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Cleveland FoundationOH19.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · The Miller Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Wolf Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wolf Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 23 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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