Grants for developmentally disabled centers

Name: Top 25 grants made to developmentally disabled centers
Creator: Cause IQ
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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 homeless shelters, multiservice human service organizations, food banks, youth service organizations, and animal shelters.

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

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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

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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.