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Diebold Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$422k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Community Improvement$656kPhilanthropy$339kEducation$208kHousing & Shelter$145kInternational$110kCivil Rights$97kCrime & Legal$93kHealth$85kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $244k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
$24,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$7.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OPERATION HOPE$125,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST CENTRAL OHIO$50,000
DIEBOLD EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND$40,000
TREVOR PROJECT$25,000
WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION$25,000
REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL$25,000
PURE GIFT ADOPTION (PURE GIFT OF GOD)$25,000
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA$24,000
ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION$20,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND$15,000
K9S FOR WARRIORS$12,500
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION$12,500
CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER$10,000
YMCA OF CENTRAL STARK CO (NCANTON CAMPAIGN)$10,000
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NE OH$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HOUSEPROUD ATLANTA: $5k → 13%HUDSON COMMUNITY FIRST: $2k → 13%SERVING AREA MILITARY VETERANS AND WIDOWS IN MASSILLON: $7k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
OH
CA
NE
MO
DC
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 19 repeat orgs$416k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
16

Total granted

$2.0M
$204k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+8%

Still filing today

74%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $212k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LA
    LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND
    6× · 2020–2025 · $71k · revenue +49%
  • CR
    CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $70k · revenue +9%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2025 · $65k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • A
    AMERICARES
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • OV
    OHIO VETERANS OUTDOORS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUMMIT COUNTY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +31%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Global Cleveland

Global cleveland is dedicated to growing northeast ohio's economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home.

Human Services
2
Ohio Business Roundtable

To harness the collective expertise of ohio's ceos to advocate for policies that improve ohio's economic competitiveness.

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3
Ohio United Way

To strengthen the capacity of United Ways across Ohio and to advance the common good for Ohioans.

Philanthropy
4
Ohio State Bar Association

The ohio state bar association (the "association") is an unincorporated voluntary non-profit organization. the association was formed to promote justice and advance the interests of the legal profession.

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5
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Advancing a thriving central ohio commmunity by serving as a catalyst for all businesses to grow and flourish. our mission pillars are connections, government relations, strategic business solutions and talent/workforce.

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6
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce

The chamber is a member association designed to be the leading advocate for the business community of the greater dayton region. its mission is to work shoulder to shoulder with businesses to help them succeed.

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7
Philanthropy Ohio

To lead and equip ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities.

Philanthropy
8
Ohio Chamber of Commerce

As the state's leading business advocate and resource, the ohio chamber of commerce aggressively champions free enterprise, economic competitiveness and growth for the benefit of all ohioans.

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9
America's Charities

America's charities provides charities with financial support through workplace giving and additional paths. america's charities also provides direct financial assistance to those impacted by disasters and other emergencies.

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10
Legal Aid of Western Ohio Inc

Legal aid of western ohio, inc. (lawo) is a non-profit law firm that champions equity and justice through client-centered community collaboration and transformative legal advocacy.

Crime & Legal
11
Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People Inc

Empowering and strengthening ohio's people (esop) helps adults in all stages of life achieve and maintain financial wellness and housing stability.

Housing & Shelter
12
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Habitat for Humanity of Summit County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ohio Veterans Outdoors Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 43 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
15/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OPERATION H O P E: $625,000 · OtherOPERATION H O P EDIEBOLD EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUND: $173,500 · OtherDIEBOLD EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE FUNDSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA: $157,500 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP AMERICAOPERATION HOPE INC: $125,000 · OtherOPERATION HOPE INCLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $70,500 · Other+27 more: $483,600 · Other+27 moreUnited Way of Greater Stark County: $200,000 · PhilanthropyUnited Way…GARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $12,500 · PhilanthropyGARY SINIS…+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST CENTRAL OHIO: $150,000 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT F…AMERICARES: $50,000 · Housing & ShelterAMERICARE…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,000 · InternationalPHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $45,000 · InternationalREFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC: $25,000 · InternationalCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $70,000 · HealthNATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION: $65,000 · EnvironmentTREVOR PROJECT INC: $50,000 · Civil Rights
Other$1,635,100Philanthropy$217,500Housing & Shelter$200,000International$135,000Health$70,000Environment$65,000Civil Rights$50,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Greater Stark County: $200,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST CENTRAL OHIO: $150,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetOPERATION HOPE INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND: $70,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $70,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOUTRIGHT INTERNATIONAL: $51,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICARES: $50,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWOMEN IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $47,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetPURE GIFT OF GOD: $46,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetPHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDIVERSITY CENTER OF NORTHEAST OHIO: $40,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetCLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR FOUNDATION: $37,450 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetREFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUMMIT COUNTY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTS IN STARK: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFeeding America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN IN MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSERVING AREA MILITARY VETERANS & WIDOWS: $7,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCANTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $5,950 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSEPROUD ATLANTA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHUDSON COMMUNITY FIRST: $2,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Dominion Energy Chari…Firstenergy FoundationThe Westfield Insuran…Akron Community Found…Sisters of Charity Fo…Burton D Morgan Found…Stark Community Found…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Online Givin…
Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationVA20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation · The Westfield Insurance Foundation · Akron Community Foundation · Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton · Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc · Stark Community Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Diebold Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Diebold Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Diebold Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Diebold Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 43 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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