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Florence E Eckhardt Scholarship at a glance

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Florence E Eckhardt Scholarship

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$19k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$159k
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,715
Median grant
3
States reached
$410k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE$2,715
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY$2,715
SUNY COLL OF ENV SCI$2,715
DAEMEN UNIVERSITY$2,715
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO$2,715
SUNY OSWEGO$2,715
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO$2,715
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%DAEMEN UNIVERSITY: $3k → 13%SUNY OSWEGO: $3k → 17%CONNECTICUT COLLEGE: $3k → 9%JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY: $3k → 17%UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO: $3k → 13%UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO: $3k → 13%SUNY COLL OF ENV SCI: $3k → 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.
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.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$93k · 26 repeat orgs$65k to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 21 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
37

Total granted

$93k
$62k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+34%

Still filing today

38%
14%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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

  • John Carroll University
    3× · 2019–2025 · $8k · revenue +11%
  • DU
    DAEMEN UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2018–2025 · $5k · revenue +22%
  • SB
    ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2018–2022 · $4k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • SO
    SUNY OSWEGO FBO WILLIAM CHAFFEE
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
  • SC
    SUNY COL ENV SCI & ESTRY
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
  • SU
    ST UNIV OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO FBO
    one grant, 2022 · $4k
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
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
2
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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3
Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…

Education
4
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
5
Union Institute & University

Union Institute & University educates highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten, and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning and service. Offering accredited bachelors, masters,…

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6
Roger Williams University

At Roger Williams University, students are prepared to be thinkers and doers ready to solve challenging problems with innovative solutions. RWU offers robust offerings of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs across eight…

Education
7
Molloy University

Molloy university, an independent catholic university, rooted in the dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. through transformative education,…

Education
8
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
9
Marquette University

As a Catholic, Jesuit university our mission is to search for truth, discover shareknowledge, foster personal professional excellence, promote a life of faith and developleadership expressed in service to others. See Schedule O.

Education
10
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…

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11
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Xavier University; the most unlike its peers is Seton Hill University. 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

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

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 65 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
14/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO: $13,430 · OtherUNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOSUNY COLL OF ENV SCI: $6,715 · OtherSUNY COLL OF ENV SCISUNY OSWEGO: $6,715 · OtherSUNY OSWEGO+46 more: $94,363 · Other+46 moreJohn Carroll University: $7,548 · EducationJohn Carroll UniversityDAEMEN UNIVERSITY: $5,448 · EducationDAEMEN UNIVERSITYGANNON UNIVERSITY: $3,666 · EducationGANNON UNIVERSITYCONNECTICUT COLLEGE: $2,715 · EducationCONNECTICUT COLLEGEMERCYHURST UNIVERSITY: $2,666 · EducationMERCYHURST UNIVERSITYD'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY: $2,666 · EducationD'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITYCANISIUS UNIVERSITY: $1,833 · EducationXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $1,833 · EducationSETON HILL UNIVERSITY: $1,833 · EducationALFRED UNIVERSITY: $1,833 · Education+6 more: $5,332 · Education+6 more
Other$121,223Education$37,373

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

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJohn Carroll University: $7,548 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDAEMEN UNIVERSITY: $5,448 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY: $3,833 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGANNON UNIVERSITY: $3,666 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT COLLEGE: $2,715 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCYHURST UNIVERSITY: $2,666 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetD'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY: $2,666 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANISIUS UNIVERSITY: $1,833 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $1,833 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSETON HILL UNIVERSITY: $1,833 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALFRED UNIVERSITY: $1,833 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Hamilton College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNIAGARA UNIVERSITY: $833 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaldwin Wallace University: $833 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE: $833 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILBERT COLLEGE: $833 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.

  • Who funds John Carroll University ↗
  • Who funds DAEMEN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds GANNON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds D'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CANISIUS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds XAVIER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SETON HILL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds ALFRED UNIVERSITY ↗

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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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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 Florence E Eckhardt Scholarship funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Florence E Eckhardt Scholarship. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Connecticut College: 0% of income from government
  • Florida Southern College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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.

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 65 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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