Ohio · Public charity
Bryan Area Foundation Inc
To support charitable organizations in the williams county, ohio area.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 30
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 32%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $490k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,176
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $53,171
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 28
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $47M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Bryan Area Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $98k 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 | 30 | $490k | 23% |
| FY2024 | 28 | $647k | 32% |
| FY2023 | 23 | $748k | 22% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $697k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $175k | 36% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $339k | 35% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $510k | 31% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $411k | 58% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Athletic Boosters Inc | $503,800 | 3 | 81% |
| Williams County Humane Society | $351,839 | 9 | 14% |
| Bryan City Parks & Rec Dept | $237,350 | 7 | n/a |
| Williams County Community Theater | $205,700 | 1 | 69% |
| Williams County Veterans Memorial | $151,959 | 4 | 87% |
| Four County Joint Vocational Education Association | $140,334 | 9 | n/a |
| United Way of Williams County | $136,030 | 9 | 8% |
| Williams Co Public Library | $131,798 | 9 | n/a |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | $122,898 | 7 | n/a |
| Williams County Port Authority | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 71 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Athletic Boosters Inc | $503,800 | 3 | 81% |
| Williams County Humane Society | $351,839 | 9 | 14% |
| Bryan City Parks & Rec Dept | $237,350 | 7 | n/a |
| Williams County Community Theater | $205,700 | 1 | 69% |
| Williams County Veterans Memorial | $151,959 | 4 | 87% |
| Four County Joint Vocational Education Association | $140,334 | 9 | n/a |
| United Way of Williams County | $136,030 | 9 | 8% |
| Williams Co Public Library | $131,798 | 9 | n/a |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | $122,898 | 7 | n/a |
| Williams County Port Authority | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bryan Girls Softball Associati | $111,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Bryan Area Soccer Association | $106,200 | 2 | 43% |
| Bryan High School | $103,638 | 6 | n/a |
| Community Health Professionals Inc | $100,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Lily Creek Farms | $92,500 | 2 | 8% |
| Village of Edon | $92,423 | 4 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church | $92,079 | 9 | n/a |
| Bryan Saint Patrick Parish | $80,464 | 7 | n/a |
| Williams County Fair Foundatio | $71,521 | 3 | 77% |
| Sandy Cay Inc | $71,500 | 3 | 4% |
| Sauder Village | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Village of West Unity | $60,568 | 3 | n/a |
| Williams County Habitat for Humanity Inc | $58,000 | 2 | 28% |
| The Ohio State University | $57,607 | 5 | n/a |
| Williams County Historical Society | $56,660 | 4 | n/a |
| Lifewise Inc | $51,324 | 4 | 0% |
| Bryan Baseball Club Dba Bryan Baseball Association | $51,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shalom Ministries Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Defiance College | $45,487 | 3 | 0% |
| Bryan Swim Team Association Inc | $45,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Williams County Family YMCA of WILLIAMS COUNTY INC | $40,204 | 5 | 1% |
| Williams County Agricultural Society | $40,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Friends of the Montpelier Park | $37,345 | 2 | 30% |
| Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers | $36,862 | 4 | 0% |
| Sarah's Friends Inc | $35,638 | 2 | 11% |
| Academic Booster Club of Bryan City | $33,120 | 2 | 70% |
| Williams County Parks | $32,972 | 2 | n/a |
| Bryan Development Foundation | $27,708 | 2 | 9% |
| Brady Township | $27,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Black Swamp Area Council Inc Boy Scouts of America | $26,121 | 1 | 1% |
| Village of Edgerton | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hands Helping Hands Ministry | $24,250 | 1 | 70% |
| Hosanna Horse Haven Inc | $21,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Advocates for Health Families Inc | $15,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Edgerton Local Schools | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Sanctuary of Williams County Homeless Shelter Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| David Betts Double Play Diamond | $14,509 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian & Missionary Alliance | $13,957 | 2 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 4-H Camp Palmer Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bryan Music Boosters Inc | $11,545 | 1 | 43% |
| The First Church of Christ | $11,093 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastland Baptist Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Edon Northwest Schools | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hilltop Athletic Boosters Club Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stryker Area Heritage Council | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Bryan Ohio | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ability Center of Greater Toledo | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Bryan Public Library Inc | $9,984 | 1 | n/a |
| Path School for Autism | $8,568 | 1 | n/a |
| First Lutheran Church | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $7,394 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $7,377 | 1 | 0% |
| Sara's Garden | $6,850 | 1 | 0% |
| Share Foundation of Community Hospitals of Williams County Inc | $6,740 | 1 | 4% |
| Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio | $6,263 | 1 | 1% |
| Hilltop Community Little League | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Montpelier Public Library | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Montpelier Public Library | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $5,080 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($32k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Bryan Area Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 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.
Open a dossier: United Way of Williams County · Premier Bank Foundation · Toledo Community Foundation Inc · Killgallon Foundation · Defiance Area Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Bryan Area Foundation Inc
- How much does Bryan Area Foundation Inc give?
- Bryan Area Foundation Inc reported 30 itemized grants totaling $489,991, out of $1,161,883 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 28 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Bryan Area Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (29%), Philanthropy (13%), Arts & Culture (9%).
- Who are Bryan Area Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Bryan Athletic Boosters Inc ($504k), Williams County Humane Society ($352k), Bryan City Parks & Rec Dept ($237k).
- Does Bryan Area Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bryan Area Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Williams County, Premier Bank Foundation, Toledo Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bryan Area Foundation Inc based?
- Bryan Area Foundation Inc is based in OH.
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