Ohio · Private foundation
Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $534k
- Granted FY2020
- 16
- Grants FY2020
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
90% of Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Stark Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 19 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $534k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $9,800
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 29% of the organizations Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $217k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 14 | $529k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $655k | 19% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $494k | 42% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $519k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark State College Foundation | $578,487 | 4 | 42% |
| Malone University | $350,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Walsh University Inc | $335,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio | $304,225 | 4 | 2% |
| University of Mount Union | $250,000 | 1 | 0% |
| YMCA of Central Stark County | $180,011 | 3 | 1% |
| St John's Villa Inc | $174,275 | 5 | 1% |
| Refuge of Hope Ministries | $171,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Stark County Historical Society | $150,100 | 3 | 7% |
| Mercy Development Foundation | $117,000 | 2 | 11% |
Show all 28 grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($821k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 24 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Stark Community Foundation · Hoover Foundation Income Account · Timken Foundation of Canton · Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund · Ada C Rank & Helen J Rank Charitable · Henry & Louise Timken Foundation · Albert W & Edith V Flowers Charitable · The Belden Brick Charitable Trust · Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton · The Paul and Carol David Foundation · Austin-Bailey Health & Wellness Foundation · Health Foundation of Greater Massillon
How this is measured
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About Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation
- How much does Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation give?
- Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $533,660 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (80%), Education (10%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Stark State College Foundation ($578k), Malone University ($350k), Walsh University Inc ($335k).
- Does Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Stark Community Foundation, Hoover Foundation Income Account, Timken Foundation of Canton.
- Where is Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation based?
- Fred F Silk Charitable Foundation is based in OH.
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