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Eaton Charitable Fund at a glance

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Eaton Charitable Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.8M
Granted FY2021
114
Grants FY2021
27
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% 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
02FY2021 · 114 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 114 grants below total $437,019, the rows itemized in this filing. The $6,827,108 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $6,390,089 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k91 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k21 grants · $295k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
$100
Median grant
27
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE$50,000
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION$50,000
NEAR WEST SIDE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER$20,000
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC.$20,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$20,000
CLEVELAND HEARING & SPEECH CENTER$20,000
BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS UNLIMITED$15,150
PASSPORT ALLIANCE INC$15,000
UNITED WAY OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA$15,000
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION$15,000
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION$15,000
THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION$15,000
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL$15,000
YWCA OF GREATER CLEVELAND$15,000
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION$15,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

9%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$206k · 6 repeat orgs$2.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2021, 0 since wound down; 103 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
84

Total granted

$206k
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+26%

Still filing today

83%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $282k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • GC
    GREATER CLEVELAND SPORTS COMMISSION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $50k · revenue +168%
  • CH
    CLEVELAND HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER
    2× · 2020–2021 · $40k · revenue +29%
  • PI
    Praxis Integrated Fiber Workshop
    2× · 2020–2021 · $15k · revenue +200%

Funded once

  • NK
    NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M · revenue +53%
  • UH
    UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
    one grant, 2020 · $200k
  • SY
    SAY YES TO CLEVELAND
    one grant, 2020 · $200k
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.

03Its 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
United Way of Central Ohio Inc

United way of central ohio is the local organization that harnesses the power of communities working together - people, nonprofits, businesses and government - to create a stronger, more equitable central ohio. see schedule o.we do this…

Philanthropy
2
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
3
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
4
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
5
Cedar Valley United Way

Uniting our community to empower individuals and families to thrive.

Philanthropy
6
Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Greater cleveland volunteers enriches the community and indivuduals through volunteer service. volunteers age 18 and older are recruited and placed in the agency's programs or referred to local nonprofit or public organizations to help…

Philanthropy
7
Ohio United Way

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

Philanthropy
8
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
9
United Way of Cleveland County Inc

The United Way of Cleveland County helps people by uniting resources and programs to responsibly meet the needs of our community.

Philanthropy
10
United Way of East Central Iowa

Unite the caring power of communities to invest in effective solutions to improve people's lives.

Philanthropy
11
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

—
12
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.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of Greater Cleveland; the most unlike its peers is The Camp-Legends Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

124 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. 124 of the 199 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
21
Early backer (in before they grew)
119/124
Grantees still filing
85/124
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000,000 · EducationNORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC+18 more: $15,558 · EducationUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS: $200,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY HOSPITALSSAY YES TO CLEVELAND: $200,000 · OtherSAY YES TO CLEVELANDGREATER CLEVELAND SPORTS COMMISSION: $50,000 · OtherGREATER CLEVELAND SPORTS COMMISSIONCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONCLEVELAND HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER: $40,000 · Other+127 more: $357,877 · Other+127 moreUNITED WAY OF THE GREATER TRIANGLE INC: $50,500 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $45,000 · PhilanthropyORANGE COUNTY'S UNITED WAY: $10,000 · Philanthropy+8 more: $3,550 · PhilanthropyAmerican Heart Association Inc: $20,000 · HealthTHE METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthMAGNOLIA CLUBHOUSE INC: $20,000 · HealthARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · HealthCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER: $7,500 · Health+4 more: $1,300 · HealthCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPORATION: $30,000 · Human ServicesSHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS: $10,000 · Human ServicesFOUNDATION HOUSE MINISTRIES: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE ARC OF GREATER WILLIAMSBURG: $10,000 · Human Services+15 more: $6,103 · Human ServicesCLEVELAND FILM SOCIETY: $30,000 · Arts & CulturePraxis Integrated Fiber Workshop: $15,000 · Arts & CultureSPACES: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $642 · Arts & CultureUNIVERSITY CIRCLE INCORPORATED: $20,000 · Community Improvement+1 more: $500 · Community Improvement
Education$1,015,558Other$897,877Philanthropy$109,050Health$83,800Human Services$66,103Arts & Culture$55,642Community Improvement$20,500

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

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 budgetTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetORANGE COUNTY'S UNITED WAY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetSAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

The Swagelok Foundati…The Char and Chuck Fo…The Lozick Family Fou…Kulas FoundationJohn P Murphy Foundat…The George Gund Found…The Cleveland Foundat…The Kelvin & Eleanor …The Reinberger Founda…George Codrington Fdn…The Albert B & Audrey…Firstenergy Foundation
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.

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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