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Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$145k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$47,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 38
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$1.9M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalHealthReligionMembership BenefitCivil RightsOther
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
FY2025still arriving27$90k48%
FY202430$96k33%
FY202334$108k35%
FY202234$111k32%
FY202138$106kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Philanthropy$166kArts & Culture$75kEducation$61kHealth$60kCivil Rights$54kReligion$51kInternational$45kMembership Benefit$34kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CA
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation$25,00050%
Commission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown$25,00031%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio$20,00050%
The Midnight Mission$14,00050%
The Youngstown Playhouse$12,00141%
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services$12,00040%
Butler Institute of American Art$10,00020%
Youngstown Area Jewish Cemeteries Association$10,00012%
Inspiring Minds$7,50030%
United Way of Trumbull County$7,50031%
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past$7,00042%
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley$7,00031%
OPERA Western Reserve Inc$6,00051%
Anti-Defamation League$6,00030%
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services$5,00030%
Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation$5,00010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$5,0001n/a
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$5,00010%
Golden String Inc$5,00011%
Warren City Schools$4,6641n/a
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley$4,0001n/a
Church Hill United Methodist Church$4,0002n/a
Foodbank of Southern California$4,00030%
Potential Development Program Inc$4,00020%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$3,50020%
Youngstown Symphony Society$3,05020%
Jewish Community Center Of Cincinnati$2,50010%
Yellow Brick Place$2,00011%
Ballet Western Reserve$2,00011%
Temple Shalom Inc$2,0001n/a
Links Inc Youngstown Oh Chapter$2,00021%
Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom$2,0001n/a
Temple El Emeth$2,0001n/a
Meals of Hope Inc$2,00010%
Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries$1,50010%
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center$1,50010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,00010%
National Yiddish Book Center Inc$1,00010%
Helms Foundation$1,00011%
Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc$1,00010%
YWCA Mahoning Valley$1,00010%
Our Community Kitchen Inc$1,00010%
Youngstown Community Food Center Inc$1,00010%
Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra$1,00010%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$1,00010%
Community Legal Aid Services$1,00010%
The English Center$1,00011%
Rotary International - Youngstown Rotary Club$1,00013%
Oak Hill Collaborative Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($257k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoungstown Neighborhood Development Corporation: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCommission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater Ohio: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Midnight Mission: $14,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Youngstown Playhouse: $12,001 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetNortheast Ohio Adoption Services: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetButler Institute of American Art: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYoungstown Area Jewish Cemeteries Association: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetInspiring Minds: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Trumbull County: $7,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetMahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past: $7,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetJunior Achievement of Mahoning Valley: $7,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetOPERA Western Reserve Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento Food Bank & Family Services: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNortheast Ohio Medical University Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGolden String Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFoodbank of Southern California: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPotential Development Program Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoungstown Symphony Society: $3,050 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJewish Community Center Of Cincinnati: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYellow Brick Place: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBallet Western Reserve: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLinks Inc Youngstown Oh Chapter: $2,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetMeals of Hope Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeart Reach Neighborhood Ministries: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Rabin Medical Center: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Yiddish Book Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelms Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNortheastern Educational Television of Ohio Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA Mahoning Valley: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOur Community Kitchen Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYoungstown Community Food Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Legal Aid Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe English Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRotary International - Youngstown Rotary Club: $1,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetOak Hill Collaborative Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 42.

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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.

Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH55.1× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Premier Bank Foundation · Youngstown Fdn General · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char · Youngstown Area Jewish Federation · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · Zita M and Joseph Diyorio Foundation · Frank & Pearl Gelbman Charitable Fdn · The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation · Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw · Youngstown Area Jewish 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 Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008

How much does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 give?
Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 reported 30 grants totaling $145,497 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 38 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (25%), Arts & Culture (11%), Education (9%).
Who are Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation ($25k), Commission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown ($25k), Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio ($20k).
Does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Premier Bank Foundation, Youngstown Fdn General.
Where is Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 based?
Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 is based in CA.

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 91 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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