Ohio · Private foundation
American Society of Ephesus Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $70k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.7M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations American Society of Ephesus Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $70k | 43% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $132k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $114k | 78% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $125k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $357k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $216k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $201k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $90k | 22% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Central Catholic High School | $223,422 | 4 | n/a |
| Lima Saint John the Evangelist Parish | $63,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer | $32,000 | 7 | 50% |
| United Way of Logan County Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ephesus Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Dayton | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mary's Media Foundation Inc | $13,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Artspace Lima | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Lima Saint Charles Borromeo Parish | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Central Catholic High School | $223,422 | 4 | n/a |
| Lima Saint John the Evangelist Parish | $63,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer | $32,000 | 7 | 50% |
| United Way of Logan County Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ephesus Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Dayton | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mary's Media Foundation Inc | $13,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Artspace Lima | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Lima Saint Charles Borromeo Parish | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Paul Center for Biblical Theology | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Milford Schools Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Indian Lake Area Historical Society | $3,500 | 1 | 9% |
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
American Society of Ephesus Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About American Society of Ephesus Inc
- How much does American Society of Ephesus Inc give?
- American Society of Ephesus Inc reported 7 grants totaling $70,100 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does American Society of Ephesus Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (49%), Education (22%), Recreation & Sports (10%).
- Who are American Society of Ephesus Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lima Central Catholic High School ($223k), Lima Saint John the Evangelist Parish ($64k), Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer ($32k).
- Does American Society of Ephesus Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does American Society of Ephesus Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Society of Ephesus Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dayton Foundation Plus Inc, American Endowment Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is American Society of Ephesus Inc based?
- American Society of Ephesus Inc is based in OH.
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