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Wolfort Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$292k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
58%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 27
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$1.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 58% of the organizations Wolfort Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $115k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureCivil RightsFood & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving22$292k45%
FY202326$254k58%
FY202224$134k54%
FY202117$125k35%
FY202018$125k39%
FY201927$268k56%
FY201819$198k68%
FY201721$282kn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$503kEducation$455kHealth$240kRecreation & Sports$147kReligion$40kHuman Services$24kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kInternational$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
OH
NJ
CT
CA
KY
TN
NC
SC
MS
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of Wolfort Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Musical Arts Association$480,30080%
Hawken School$200,00030%
Case Western Reserve University$131,10060%
Friends of Breakthrough Schools$60,00030%
IBU Foundation$10,00021%
Augusta Chiwy Foundation$5,0001n/a
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Ohio University Foundation$5,00010%
Mutt Madness of the MS Delta$5,000110%
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$4,85050%
The Gathering Place$3,20030%
Piano International Assoc of Northern Oh$2,75020%
Kevin Guest House Inc$2,50010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$2,50030%
Moreland Hills Police & Employees Foundation$1,80060%
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc$1,50020%
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage$1,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Hopewell$1,00010%
Breakthrough T1d$75010%
Cleveland Museum of Art$67020%
Joels Place for Children$5003n/a
Bonita Wonder Gardens Inc$50010%
The Aronson Cello Festival$50010%
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$40010%
Ideastream$40020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$25010%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$25010%
Magnolia Clubhouse Inc$25010%
Friendship Circle of Cleveland Inc$25010%
Hope for Kids Geauga$20020%
Transplant House of Cleveland$20010%
Valerie's House Inc$20010%
Lifeact$20020%
Florida Sheriffs Association Inc$15010%
The Hiram House$15010%
Cancer Alliance Network Inc$15010%
Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL Inc$1001n/a
Birthright Geauga Inc$1001n/a
Freedom Waters Foundation Inc$10010%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$10010%
Feed Thy Neighbor$10010%
Soul to Sole Inc$10010%
Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute$10010%
Laces of Love Charitable Foundation$10010%
The Treehouse Ohio$1001n/a
Forever R Children$10010%
The Movement Project Inc$10010%
Fostering Hope$1001n/a
The Haven Home LLC$10010%
Semach Sedek R I a S Synagogue$1001n/a
The First Tee of Cleveland$10010%
Shelter The People Cleveland$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($746k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wolfort Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $480,300 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHawken School: $200,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $131,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Breakthrough Schools: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetIBU Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ohio University Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMutt Madness of the MS Delta: $5,000 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $4,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gathering Place: $3,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPiano International Assoc of Northern Oh: $2,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKevin Guest House Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMoreland Hills Police & Employees Foundation: $1,800 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetGreater Cleveland Food Bank Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHopewell: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Art: $670 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBonita Wonder Gardens Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Aronson Cello Festival: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNaples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIdeastream: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMagnolia Clubhouse Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriendship Circle of Cleveland Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Kids Geauga: $200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTransplant House of Cleveland: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValerie's House Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifeact: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Sheriffs Association Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hiram House: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Alliance Network Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Waters Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeed Thy Neighbor: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoul to Sole Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEdwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaces of Love Charitable Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForever R Children: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Movement Project Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Haven Home LLC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe First Tee of Cleveland: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShelter The People Cleveland: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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 FoundationOH25.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Jewish Federation of Cleveland · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · Collier Community Foundation Inc · Robert & Paula Boykin Family Foundation · Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · Rdm Foundation · Sullivan Family Fund · Mt Sinai Health Care 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.

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About Wolfort Family Foundation

How much does Wolfort Family Foundation give?
Wolfort Family Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $292,200 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wolfort Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Education (27%), Health (14%).
Who are Wolfort Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Musical Arts Association ($480k), Hawken School ($200k), Case Western Reserve University ($131k).
Does Wolfort Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 58% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wolfort Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wolfort Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation.
Where is Wolfort Family Foundation based?
Wolfort Family Foundation is based in FL.

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 102 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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