Grants for developmentally disabled centers

1,884 developmentally disabled centers received at least $85.6 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 2,406 grants made from 1,655 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,400. Of these 1,655 foundations, 85% made just a single grant to disability centers, and 3% made grants to four or more disability centers. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$85,594,823
Total grant dollars given to developmentally disabled centers
2,406
Number of grants made annually to developmentally disabled centers
1,655
Number of grantmakers funding developmentally disabled centers
$1,400
Median grant size to developmentally disabled centers

Foundations that support developmentally disabled centers

Out of all grants made to developmentally disabled centers, 79% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 94% of the dollar-value of grants to disability centers. Foundations funding disability centers also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, residential care facilities, youth development programs, specific population service providers, and colleges.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
1,312
Medium
 
198
Large
 
143
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
47
Private
 
1,373
Corporate
 
78
Other
 
157

Grants made

Grants made to disability centers Number of grantmakers
1
 
1,412
2-3
 
193
4-10
 
36
11+
 
14

Top 10 foundations supporting developmentally disabled centers

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to disability centers Number of grants made to disability centers Median grant size
Westrock Foundation GA National 0.1% 64 $40
Carmax Foundation VA National 0.3% 37 $500
Baird Foundation WI National 0.9% 36 $545
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) TN Metro 0.1% 34 $500
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.1% 32 $225
Shell Oil Company Foundation TX National 0.2% 29 $750
Arkansas Community Foundation AR State 0.1% 24 $1,000
JP Morgan Chase Foundation NY National 0.0% 22 $810
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation IL National 0.7% 18 $200
Baxter IL National 0.3% 14 $500

Developmentally disabled centers grantees

Developmentally disabled centers with more than $5 million in total revenues received 86% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 54% of all disability centers.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
2,397
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
9

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,387
$100k-$500k
 
$1,500
$500k-$1M
 
$2,000
$1M-$5M
 
$1,000
>$5M
 
$1,348

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Illinois
 
258
California
 
229
New York
 
211
Florida
 
177
Other
 
1,531

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Chicago
 
226
New York City
 
168
Miami
 
74
Los Angeles
 
72
Other
 
1,681

Top 25 grants made to developmentally disabled centers

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
Barber National Institute $17,506,645 Guaranteed Loan Dr Gertrude A Barber Foundation
Barber National Institute $17,506,645 Guaranteed Loan Dr Gertrude A Barber Foundation
Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) $12,229,304 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating Support Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
The Life Enrichment Center $8,967,199 Cindy Haber Center (MRDD)
Jevs Human Services $7,920,712 Job-Training Philadelphia Works
Development Centers $5,483,524 Head Start and Early Head Start Programs Starfish Family Services
Maryhaven Center of Hope $4,000,000 Cost Catholic Health Services of Li
Maryhaven Center of Hope $4,000,000 Catholic Health Services of Li
Easterseals New Jersey $3,074,372 Disability Services Easter Seals
Innisfree $5,000 General Purposes in Memory of Heinz Kramp Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Innisfree $5,000 General Purpose Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
Arc of the Piedmont $5,000 Courtyard Landscaping and Lighting for the New Rose Hill Drive Property Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
The Cedars of Marin $5,000 Gift for Program Support The Ganek Family Foundation
Jespy House $5,000 Support Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Kesselhaut Family Foundation
Oak Hill / The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc $5,000 Partnering With People With Disabilities, To Provide Services and Solutions Trinity Health of New England Corporation
Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center $5,000 General Fund Fortune Family Foundation
Auxiliary Board of Saint Mary's Home for Disabled Children $5,000 Charitable The Cortopassi Family Foundation
United Disabilities Services (UDS) $5,000 General Purpose Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation
Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) $5,000 General Purpose John F Maher Family Foundation
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation $5,000 General & Unrestricted Kerr Family Foundation
ABLE Center for Independent Living $5,000 Independent Living Junior League of Odessa
Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) $5,000 General Support Martha Mack Lewis Foundation
GallopNYC $5,000 General Daniel L Nir and Jill E Braufman Family Foundation
Rising Ground $5,000 General Operating Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago $5,000 General Thomas A Demetrio Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Developmentally disabled centers" category for this page is determined by the "P82: Developmentally Disabled Centers and Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.