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Eaton Charitable Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.8M
Granted FY2021
114
Itemized grants FY2021
109
Organizations funded FY2021
94%
First-time grantees FY2021
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Itemized, FY2021
$437k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2021
$100
Largest grant, FY2021
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
90 to 109
FY2020 to FY2021
States reached, FY2021
27
Total assets, FY2021
$2.1M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2021, 94% of the organizations Eaton Charitable Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2021109$382k94%
FY202090$1.8Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$2.1MEducation$2.0MHealth$1.0MHuman Services$641kArts & Culture$638kCommunity Improvement$508kHousing & Shelter$424kRecreation & Sports$276kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 129 grantees
All grantees of Eaton Charitable Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northern Kentucky University Foundation Inc$1,000,00017%
United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc$50,50020%
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission$50,00021%
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center$40,00020%
Cleveland Film Society$30,00021%
Catholic Charities Corporation$30,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$20,00010%
The Metrohealth Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Magnolia Clubhouse Inc$20,00011%
University Circle Incorporated$20,00010%
Business Volunteers Unlimited$15,15011%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$15,00010%
La Casa de Amistad Inc$15,00011%
Praxis Integrated Fiber Workshop$15,00027%
Spaces$10,00012%
Shoes and Clothes for Kids$10,00010%
United Way of Central Virginia Inc$10,00010%
Foundation House Ministries$10,00014%
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges$10,00010%
The Arc of Greater Williamsburg$10,00013%
Marshall Public Schools$8,0001n/a
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center$7,50010%
The Camp-Legends Inc$5,000110%
Feed More Inc$2,50010%
Calvin University$1,70010%
The Park School of Baltimore Inc$75010%
Roots and Wings Athletics Formerly Eclipse Sports Events Inc$75011%
Family Promise of Gainesville Florida Inc$50010%
Disaster Relief at Work Inc$50010%
Achievement Centers for Children$50010%
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$50010%
Cherry Hill Food and Outreach Council$50010%
Greenwood Womens Center$50010%
Buckeye Trail Association Inc$50010%
The Emergency Assistance Center Inc$50010%
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc$50010%
Clinton Community Christian Corp$50010%
The Interactive Resource Center Inc$50010%
Toledo Gospel Rescue Mission Inc$5001n/a
United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc$50010%
Joyce Preschool$50010%
Young Mens Christian Association of Kalamazoo$50010%
Colorado Muslim Society$5001n/a
Labors Community Service Agency Inc$50010%
Feeding America West Michigan$50010%
Friends & Family Community Connection$50010%
Arnold Food Pantry$50010%
Westerville Area Resource Ministry$50010%
Frisco Family Services Center$50010%
United Way of Greater Cleveland$50010%
University of Pittsburgh$50010%
Food Bank of Rio Grande Valley Inc$5001n/a
Church at Cedar Creek$5001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%
Gary Sinise Foundation$50010%
Wood County Head Start Inc$50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana$50010%
Family Tree Inc$50010%
Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry$50010%
United Way for Greater Austin$50010%
Georgia Tech Athletic Association Inc$50010%
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano$50010%
Urban Ecology Center Inc$50010%
The Toledo Museum of Art$50010%
Greater Greenwood United Ministry$50010%
The Family Effect$50010%
Catholic Charities West Virginia Inc$50010%
United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra$50010%
Justice and Mercy International$5001n/a
Faith in Action Inc$50010%
Branch Area Food Pantry$50010%
Islamic Association of Raleigh$5001n/a
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan$50010%
The Houston Food Bank$50010%
Florida College Inc$32010%
Utah Food Bank$25810%
North Hills Food Bank$25010%
Old Newsboys of Flint Inc$25010%
Michigan Spina Bifida Family Dba Mi Sb Fam$25014%
Utah Animal Adoption Center$25010%
Seton Lasalle Catholic High School Inc$2501n/a
Positive Education Program$25010%
St Louis Park Emergency Program Inc$22510%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$20010%
Global Service Network Inc$18810%
St Anthony Foundation$1501n/a
Gesher Disability Resources Inc$13310%
National Ability Center$12510%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$12510%
Agape International Missions$12210%
Kids Around the World Inc$10010%
Lake Country Swim Team Ltd$10010%
German Immersion Foundation$10011%
Nc State Engineering Foundation Inc$10010%
Save Our Kids' Music$9210%
Beaver County Humane Society$7510%
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary$5210%
Sleeping Giant Park Association Inc$501n/a
Emory & Henry University$5010%
Howell Nature Center$5010%
Quinnipiac University$5010%
Thistle Farms Inc$5010%
Allegheny County Library Association$5010%
Hope for the City$501n/a
Glen Helen Association$5010%
Saint Mary's College High School$501n/a
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc$5010%
Marian High School$501n/a
Charity Navigator$5010%
Phoenix Jewish Free Loan Association$5010%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$5010%
American Cancer Society Inc$5010%
Sweet Briar Institute$5010%
Ashtabula County Humane Society$5010%
The University of Georgia Foundation$5010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$5010%
Helping Hands Ministries$501n/a
The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc$2810%
Golden Bond Rescue of Oregon Inc$2510%
Retired Seattle Police Canine Fund$251n/a
Trees for the Future Inc$2510%
Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County Inc$2510%
Oregon Chorale Inc$2510%
Reading Is Fundamental Inc$2510%
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc$2510%
Petfix Northeast Ohio Inc$2510%
Port Huron Museum of Arts & History$251n/a
Project Linus$2510%
Mending Spirits Animal Rescue$2510%

Plus 64 recipients with no EIN on record ($736k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Eaton Charitable Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthern Kentucky University Foundation Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetUnited Way of the Greater Triangle Inc: $50,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Cleveland Sports Commission: $50,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCleveland Hearing and Speech Center: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCleveland Film Society: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCatholic Charities Corporation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metrohealth Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMagnolia Clubhouse Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUniversity Circle Incorporated: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBusiness Volunteers Unlimited: $15,150 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetArthritis Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Casa de Amistad Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPraxis Integrated Fiber Workshop: $15,000 over 2y, 7.1% of budgetSpaces: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetShoes and Clothes for Kids: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Central Virginia Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFoundation House Ministries: $10,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetThe Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arc of Greater Williamsburg: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCleveland Rape Crisis Center: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Camp-Legends Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetFeed More Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalvin University: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Park School of Baltimore Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoots and Wings Athletics Formerly Eclipse Sports Events Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFamily Promise of Gainesville Florida Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDisaster Relief at Work Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAchievement Centers for Children: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJumpstart for Young Children Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCherry Hill Food and Outreach Council: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreenwood Womens Center: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBuckeye Trail Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Emergency Assistance Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClinton Community Christian Corp: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Interactive Resource Center Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoyce Preschool: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Kalamazoo: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLabors Community Service Agency Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America West Michigan: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends & Family Community Connection: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArnold Food Pantry: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWesterville Area Resource Ministry: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrisco Family Services Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cleveland: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 113.

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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.

The Swagelok FoundationOH42.3× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Swagelok Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · Kulas Foundation · John P Murphy Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation · The Reinberger Foundation · George Codrington Fdnhirtlena · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation

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.

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About Eaton Charitable Fund

How much does Eaton Charitable Fund give?
Eaton Charitable Fund reported 114 itemized grants totaling $437,019, out of $6,827,108 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 90 and 109 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
What does Eaton Charitable Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (5%), Education (5%), Health (3%).
Who are Eaton Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Northern Kentucky University Foundation Inc ($1.0M), United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc ($51k), Greater Cleveland Sports Commission ($50k).
Does Eaton Charitable Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2021, 94% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Eaton Charitable Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Eaton Charitable Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Swagelok Foundation, The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, The Lozick Family Foundation.
Where is Eaton Charitable Fund based?
Eaton Charitable Fund is based in OH.

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 199 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $9.2M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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