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Eberly Da & Tb Scholarship Ta

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$71k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20202025.

Education$361kRecreation & Sports$12kArts & Culture$3kScience & Tech$3k
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $59k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$4,475
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY$11,975
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON$8,950
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY STARK CAMPUS$6,975
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY$5,000
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$5,000
CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY$4,475
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO$4,475
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI$4,475
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$4,475
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$2,500
AULTMAN COLLEGE$2,500
PURDUE UNIVERSITY$2,500
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY$2,500
WALSH UNIVERSITY$2,500
MARIETTA COLLEGE$2,500
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Dollar for dollar, your grants (FY22–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 90% of your dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $3k → 11%PURDUE UNIVERSITY: $3k → 13%THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 6%CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 9%TIFFIN UNIVERSITY: $3k → 12%BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 12%THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON: $12k → 13%AULTMAN COLLEGE: $3k → 13%MARIETTA COLLEGE: $3k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI: $4k → 16%JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY: $3k → 17%THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO: $4k → 18%OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%OHIO UNIVERSITY: $8k → 22%BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY: $3k → 12%UNIVERSITY OF AKRON: $9k → 13%KENT STATE UNIVERSITY STARK CAMPUS: $7k → 13%UNIVERSITY AKRON: $8k → 13%STARK STATE COLLEGE: $4k → 13%WALSH UNIVERSITY: $3k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

IL
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
WV
VA
TN
NC
LA

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$275k · 18 repeat orgs$101k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +19% since the first grant, against +14% for the ones you funded once.

18 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
20

Total granted

$275k
$78k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+14%

Still filing today

39%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

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

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • UO
    University of Mount Union
    2× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +36%
  • TU
    Tiffin University
    3× · 2020–2024 · $9k · revenue +31%
  • MU
    MALONE UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2021–2024 · $9k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • WS
    WINSTONSALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $9k
  • JC
    JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2023 · $9k
  • The Ohio University Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue +42%

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

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
4
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

5
Otterbein University

Otterbein University is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their…

Education
6
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

7
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
8
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
9
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
10
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
11
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
12
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Capital University and the most unlike its peers is Central State University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 73 years old; the field is 19. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number18%0%<5yr12%4%5–10yr21%11%10–20yr14%4%20–35yr16%7%35–55yr20%74%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value18%0%<5yr12%4%5–10yr21%11%10–20yr14%4%20–35yr16%4%35–55yr20%78%55yr+

The field is 18% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 11% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/30
the rest of the field
11%
8,037/74,276

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 46 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
24/25
Grantees still filing
20/25
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY — $55,750 · OtherKENT STATE UNIVERSITYOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — $30,900 · OtherOHIO STATE UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — $29,364 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONMIAMI UNIVERSITY — $21,389 · OtherMIAMI UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI — $18,725 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIOHIO UNIVERSITY — $16,939 · OtherOHIO UNIVERSITYWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY — $14,150 · OtherKENT STATE UNIVERSITY STARK CAMPUS — $11,975 · OtherBOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY — $11,389 · OtherWINSTONSALEM STATE UNIVERSITY — $9,250 · OtherJAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE — $9,250 · Other+10 more — $42,314 · Other+10 moreUniversity of Mount Union — $11,639 · EducationUniversity of Mount UnionTiffin University — $9,139 · EducationTiffin UniversityMALONE UNIVERSITY — $8,789 · EducationMALONE UNIVERSITYThe Ohio University Foundation — $8,250 · EducationThe Ohio University FoundationCAPITAL UNIVERSITY — $6,389 · EducationCAPITAL UNIVERSITYTHE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER — $5,250 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — $5,000 · EducationMarietta College — $4,900 · EducationVanderbilt University — $4,475 · EducationCENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY — $4,475 · Education+15 more — $38,350 · Education+15 more
Other$271,395Education$106,656

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetUniversity of Mount Union — $11,639 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTiffin University — $9,139 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMALONE UNIVERSITY — $8,789 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ohio University Foundation — $8,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL UNIVERSITY — $6,389 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER — $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMarietta College — $4,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University — $4,475 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBelmont University — $3,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASHLAND UNIVERSITY — $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC — $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWalsh University Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCedarville University — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSETON HILL UNIVERSITY — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Carroll University — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Findlay — $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University — $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrine University — $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

  • Who funds University of Mount Union
  • Who funds Tiffin University
  • Who funds MALONE UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds The Ohio University Foundation
  • Who funds CAPITAL UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
  • Who funds Marietta College
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University
  • Who funds CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds Belmont University
  • Who funds ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
  • Who funds Walsh University Inc
  • Who funds Cedarville University
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College
  • Who funds SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY
  • Who funds John Carroll University
  • Who funds OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Bernard-Wentz Scholarship FundOH13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bernard-Wentz Scholarship Fund · The Paul and Carol David Foundation · Columbus Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Eberly Da & Tb Scholarship Ta funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2025
202122232425
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 5%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College5% of income from government
  • Berklee College of Music Inc0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 46 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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