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Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
105
Grants FY2024
84
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
74 to 87
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
18
Total assets, FY2024
$22M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $72k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEnvironmentHealthCrime & LegalEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving97$1.1M20%
FY202384$867k11%
FY202287$1.2M16%
FY202174$694k9%
FY202082$1.1M11%
FY201982$1.1M34%
FY201883$1.1M20%
FY201782$1.2Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.4MEducation$2.1MEnvironment$1.1MHealth$740kHuman Services$326kCommunity Improvement$305kInternational$278kScience & Tech$235kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
WA
MT
NY
MA
OR
WY
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
LA
AL
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 116 grantees
All grantees of Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Musical Arts Association$882,50080%
Kenyon College$755,00080%
University Circle Incorporated$469,00081%
Ohio Wesleyan University$220,50080%
Fund for Our Economic Future of Northeast Ohio$200,00044%
American Foreign Policy Council$190,00072%
Magnolia Clubhouse Inc$187,00087%
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$170,00070%
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc$155,00080%
Williams College$150,00080%
Hawken School$150,00030%
The Cleveland Animal Protective League$100,00080%
Western Reserve Land Conservancy$89,00080%
Scenic Ohio$87,5006n/a
Trustees of Phillips Academy$85,00080%
Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center Dba Nature Center at Shaker Lakes$80,00071%
Denver Art Museum$80,00080%
Case Western Reserve University$75,00080%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Inc$75,00030%
Carnegie Mellon University$72,50080%
Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation$70,00072%
Society of Economic Geologists Inc$70,00080%
Astoria Park Conservancy$70,00032%
Land Studio Inc$67,00070%
University School$65,00080%
Friends of the Public Garden Inc$60,00080%
Yale University$60,0006n/a
Mercy Corps$60,00060%
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation$55,00081%
Group Plan Commission$50,00022%
Preterm Cleveland Inc$50,00060%
The Bail Project Inc$45,00050%
Henry L Ferguson Museum$45,00081%
St Paul's School$45,00080%
Island Health Project Inc$40,00081%
Esplanade Association Inc$40,00070%
Episcopal Diocese of Ohio$40,0002n/a
Co2 Coalition$40,00041%
Resource Cleveland$37,50071%
Fishers Island Conservancy Inc$35,00083%
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum$35,00070%
Americans for Oxford Inc$32,50080%
The Winter Sanctuary Inc$30,00035%
San Francisco Opera Association$30,00060%
The Trustees of the Smith College$30,00070%
Fishers Island Community Center Inc$30,00081%
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park$30,00020%
California Academy of Sciences$30,00070%
St Johns Church$27,5008n/a
Bok Tower Gardens Inc$27,50020%
Owl Creek Conservancy$26,00053%
Competitive Enterprise Institute$25,00040%
Lifeact$24,99941%
Western Reserve Historical Society$22,50070%
San Francisco Food Bank$22,50050%
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Inc$20,0002n/a
Nha Properties Inc$20,00020%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$20,00060%
Johns Hopkins University$20,00030%
Hopewell$20,00010%
Near Westside MultiService Corp$20,0001n/a
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc$20,00020%
Handel and Haydn Society$20,00040%
Yale University$20,0002n/a
Summer Search$20,00040%
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc$17,50030%
Beacon Hill Village Inc$16,00071%
Trinity Boston Connects Inc$15,00040%
The Decorative Arts Trust$15,00040%
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County$15,00010%
Samana Foundation Inc$15,0003n/a
Knox County Head Start Inc$15,0002n/a
The Trust for Public Land$13,00040%
Downtown Cleveland Alliance$12,50030%
Communities in Schools$12,50020%
United Way of Greater Cleveland$11,50010%
Philanthropy Ohio$10,59840%
Charity Global Inc$10,00010%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$10,0002n/a
The Metrohealth Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Sisters of Charity of St Augustine Health System Inc$10,00020%
Yellowstone Park Foundation$10,0002n/a
Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County$9,00030%
San Francisco Jazz Organization$9,00030%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$9,0002n/a
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$8,50020%
Journey Center for Safety and Healing$7,50020%
Cleveland Zoological Society$7,50020%
Beacon Hill Civic Association Inc$7,50020%
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc$7,00030%
Southern Vermont Arts Center Inc Po Box 617$7,00020%
Cleveland Society for the Blind$5,00010%
Interchurch Social Services of Knox$5,00011%
Nurse-Family Partnership$5,00010%
Heart and Hand Center$5,00020%
Waterloo Arts$5,00021%
Graland Country Day School$5,00010%
The Long Now Foundation$5,00020%
Wesleyan University$5,00010%
Peaceplayers International$5,00010%
South Coast Code$5,000113%
Denver Botanic Gardens Inc$5,00010%
The Art Association of Jackson Hole$5,00010%
George Mason University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Samaanta Foundation$5,0001n/a
Quire Cleveland$4,70041%
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$4,00030%
HopeNow$4,00042%
Candid$3,5001n/a
Outward Bound Inc$2,50010%
The Urban Farm$2,50010%
Act for Lebanon Co Fmfsb LLC$2,50010%
The Lighthouse Works Inc$2,50010%
Royal Albert Hall America Inc$1,50011%
Trustees of Boston University$1,00010%
The Children's Village Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 69 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $882,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetKenyon College: $755,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity Circle Incorporated: $469,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetOhio Wesleyan University: $220,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFund for Our Economic Future of Northeast Ohio: $200,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican Foreign Policy Council: $190,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetMagnolia Clubhouse Inc: $187,000 over 8y, 7.1% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $170,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc: $155,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWilliams College: $150,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHawken School: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cleveland Animal Protective League: $100,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetWestern Reserve Land Conservancy: $89,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Phillips Academy: $85,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetShaker Lakes Regional Nature Center Dba Nature Center at Shaker Lakes: $80,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetDenver Art Museum: $80,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $75,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLawrence Memorial Hospital Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $72,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWalsh Park Benevolent Corporation: $70,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetSociety of Economic Geologists Inc: $70,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetAstoria Park Conservancy: $70,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetLand Studio Inc: $67,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity School: $65,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Public Garden Inc: $60,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMercy Corps: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLakeview Cemetery Foundation: $55,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetGroup Plan Commission: $50,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetPreterm Cleveland Inc: $50,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Bail Project Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHenry L Ferguson Museum: $45,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSt Paul's School: $45,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetIsland Health Project Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetEsplanade Association Inc: $40,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetCo2 Coalition: $40,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetResource Cleveland: $37,500 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetFishers Island Conservancy Inc: $35,000 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetProprietors of the Boston Athenaeum: $35,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAmericans for Oxford Inc: $32,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Winter Sanctuary Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetSan Francisco Opera Association: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $30,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFishers Island Community Center Inc: $30,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetConservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCalifornia Academy of Sciences: $30,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBok Tower Gardens Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOwl Creek Conservancy: $26,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetCompetitive Enterprise Institute: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% 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 102.

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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 George Gund FoundationOH37× affinity16 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The George Gund Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn · The Reinberger Foundation · The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation · The Abington Foundation · Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The Frederic C Hamilton Family Foundation · Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation · The Nord Family 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 Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund

How much does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund give?
Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund reported 105 grants totaling $1,093,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 74 and 87 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (28%), Education (25%), Environment (13%).
Who are Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Musical Arts Association ($883k), Kenyon College ($755k), University Circle Incorporated ($469k).
Does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The George Gund Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn.
Where is Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather Fund based?
Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather 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 188 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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