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Geisen Scheper Charitable Fdn Inc Co US at a glance

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Geisen Scheper Charitable Fdn Inc Co US

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$14k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$115kHealth$39kEducation$21kPhilanthropy$17kArts & Culture$7kHuman Services$5kEmployment$4kFood & Nutrition$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$588k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DIOCESE OF COVINGTON$2,500
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY$2,500
THE CINCINNATI BALLET COMPANY INC$1,000
THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY$1,000
ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL$1,000
HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION$1,000
CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
PARISH KITCHEN$1,000
Individual grant recipient$700
BRIGHTON CENTER$500
WELCOME HOUSE$500
COVINGTON ROTARY FOUNDATION$500
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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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%LIFE LEARNING CENTER: $3k → 11%LIFE LEARNING CENTER: $1k → 11%CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $1k → 16%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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
CA
MO
KY
DC
LA
GA
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.

19%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$52k · 14 repeat orgs$223k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
25

Total granted

$52k
$221k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+23%

Still filing today

57%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyHousing & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CI
    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
    3× · 2020–2023 · $5k · revenue +2%
  • LL
    Life Learning Center Inc
    2× · 2020–2022 · $4k · revenue +726%
  • CK
    CancerFree KIDS
    2× · 2020–2023 · $4k · revenue +121%

Funded once

  • ST
    SAINT THERESE CHURCH
    one grant, 2021 · $105k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $62k
  • CS
    CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue -45%
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
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.

Arts & Culture
2
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
3
Leadership Indianapolis Inc

Educate, Inspire, Connect and Mobilize Community Leaders to serve and strengthen greater Indianapolis.

Public Benefit
4
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
5
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
6
Montgomery County Community Foundation

The mission of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) is to provide leadership in Montgomery County by directing sustainable financial resources that strengthen our community and improve the quality of life for current and…

Philanthropy
7
Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc

Commonwealth care alliance, inc.'s mission is to improve the health and well-being of people with significant needs by innovating, coordinating and providing the highest quality, individualized care.

Health
8
Ohio United Way

To strengthen the capacity of United Ways across Ohio and to advance the common good for Ohioans.

Philanthropy
9
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

The mission of The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. Our vision is to awaken a lifelong love of…

Arts & Culture
10
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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11
Circle Health Services

Circle Health fights for equity by healing, teaching, and inspiring individuals and families to reach their full potential.

—
12
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cincinnati Museum Association; the most unlike its peers is The Butler Foundation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 42 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
17/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAINT THERESE CHURCH: $105,000 · OtherSAINT THERESE CHURCHIndividual grant recipient: $62,400 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $15,000 · OtherCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITYPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $10,000 · OtherDIOCESE OF COVINGTON: $10,000 · Other+20 more: $31,488 · Other+20 moreRON CLARK ACADEMY INC: $5,000 · EducationTeach for America Inc: $5,000 · EducationTHOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY INC: $2,000 · EducationUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $9,250 · PhilanthropyWishlist Foundation: $500 · PhilanthropyLife Learning Center Inc: $3,500 · Human ServicesHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY - GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY: $1,000 · Human ServicesCOVINGTON ROTARY FOUNDATION: $500 · Human ServicesCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $4,500 · Arts & CultureThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $1,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $100 · Arts & CultureCancerFree KIDS: $3,500 · HealthSt Elizabeth Medical Center Inc: $1,000 · HealthWelcome House Inc: $500 · HealthCancer Family Care Inc: $500 · HealthSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE INC: $500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$233,888Education$12,000Philanthropy$9,750Human Services$7,000Arts & Culture$6,100Health$5,500Housing & Shelter$500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $9,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRON CLARK ACADEMY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLife Learning Center Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCancerFree KIDS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBrighton Center Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Elizabeth Medical Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY - GREATER CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BUTLER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWishlist Foundation: $500 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetCOVINGTON ROTARY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHERN KENTUCKY SYMPHONY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWelcome House Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Family Care Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMASTER PROVISIONS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BAKER - HUNT FOUNDATION: $400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $100 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.

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.

Carol Ann and Ralph V…Johnson Charitable Gi…The R C Durr Foundati…St Elizabeth Medical …Duke Energy FoundationThe Greater Cincinnat…Chas and Ruth Seligma…Horizon Community Fun…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…The Butler FoundationTr Uw Jacob Schmidlap…George and Mary Jo Bu…
Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr FoundationOH23.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500 · St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Chas and Ruth Seligman Family Foundation Inc · Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · The Butler Foundation · Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlapp #1 · George and Mary Jo Budig Family Foundati Foundation C/O George J Budig

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 Geisen Scheper Charitable Fdn Inc Co US funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Geisen Scheper Charitable Fdn Inc Co US. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 42 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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