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General Electric Credit Union

Offer a variety of quality products and financial services designed to benefit all members under a strong financial structure that ensures the continued viability of the credit union.

$230k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$95k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
0196% classified

What you funded, over time

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

Animals$205kHealth$204kEducation$65kPhilanthropy$59kHuman Services$40kMembership Benefit$30kFood & Nutrition$25kCommunity Improvement$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 16 grants below total $216,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $230,000 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $14,000 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k10 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $95k
$7,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.4B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden$95,000
Xavier University$25,000
Save the Animals Foundation$10,000
Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Association$10,000
New Life Furniture Bank$10,000
Pathways to Home$10,000
Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation aka Mercy Health Foundation$7,500
Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati$7,500
Pink Ribbon Good Inc$6,000
Cure Starts Now Inc$5,000
Lakota Sports Organization$5,000
Building Blocks for Kids$5,000
Easter Seals Tristate$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati$5,000
Urban Light Ministries Inc$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY22–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Be Concerned: $10k → 11%New Life Furniture Bank: $10k → 16%BEECH ACRES PARENTING: $10k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

45%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$320k · 9 repeat orgs$384k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships — 5 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
14

Total granted

$320k
$222k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+67%

Still filing today

100%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $163k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesPhilanthropyReligionFood & NutritionOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • BS
    Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation
    3× · 2020–2024 · $72k · revenue +51%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $51k · revenue +13%
  • XU
    XAVIER UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2023–2024 · $50k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • CZ
    Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical
    one grant, 2023 · $90k
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF KENTUCKY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +112%
  • NC
    NEST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +70%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Last Mile Food Rescue

Last Mile is a Greater Cincinnati food rescue organization on a mission to save good food and get it to those who need it most. We empower local change-makers to make a critical difference in the lives of our neighbors fighting food…

Food & Nutrition
2
Bbb Center for Ethics

Bbb center for ethics aspires to an ethics-centered community. we proactively engage our community to effect ethical change and build trust.

Community Improvement
3
Cintrifuse

To empower Cincinnati entrepreneurs to launch bold, scalable startups; and we work to improve the odds of those startups growing into transformational companies.

Community Improvement
4
Ohio United Way

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

Philanthropy
5
Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Greater cleveland volunteers enriches the community and indivuduals through volunteer service. volunteers age 18 and older are recruited and placed in the agency's programs or referred to local nonprofit or public organizations to help…

Philanthropy
6
Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc

The cincinnati usa convention & visitors bureau is an aggressive sales, marketing, and service organization. our primary responsibility is to positively impact the region's area economy through convention, tradeshow and visitor…

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7
Cincinnati Animal Care Humane Society

We meet the immediate needs of animals in our community through individualized care, life saving solutions, and temporary shelter en-route to a safe, compatible home. we envision a community where all animals are valued, protected and have…

Animals
8
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati

Federated fundraising organization, working with over 30 local nonprofits,to build social & economic equality & a healthy environment,raise social awareness & support for member organizations through workplace giving campaigns,…

Philanthropy
9
United Way of Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The UWGC Foundation provides a flexible vehicle to perpetuate financial support of UWGC, its initiatives, its agencies, and the human services they provide.

Philanthropy
10
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
11
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati

To resolve serious legal problems of low income people, to promote economic and family stability, and reduce poverty through effective legal assistance.

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12
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber Foundation

To develop and promote economic development, talent initiatives and the unique offerings in the cincinnati region.

Community Improvement

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Hospital Medical Center and the most unlike its peers is Pathways to Home. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 36 years old; the field is 17. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number21%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr19%28%10–20yr17%20%20–35yr15%36%35–55yr15%16%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value21%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr19%32%10–20yr17%8%20–35yr15%32%35–55yr15%28%55yr+

The field is 21% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/31
the rest of the field
13%
844/6,499

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 of the 34 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical — $90,000 · OtherCincinnati Zoo & BotanicalGRANT US HOPE INC — $29,500 · OtherGRANT US HOPE INCIndividual grant recipient — $10,000 · OtherMusic Resource Center - Cincinnati — $10,000 · OtherOPERATION GIVE BACK — $10,000 · OtherNEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK — $10,000 · OtherBE CONCERNED INC — $10,000 · OtherBEECH ACRES — $10,000 · OtherNEST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER — $15,000 · OtherNEST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERLA SOUPE INC — $10,000 · OtherCorporation for Findlay Market — $17,000 · OtherCorporation for Findlay MarketPATHWAYS TO HOME — $10,000 · Other+7 more — $39,400 · Other+7 moreZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI — $95,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY…SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION — $10,000 · AnimalsSAVE THE ANIMALS F…HOMELESS ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM — $10,000 · AnimalsHOMELESS ANIMAL RE…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $51,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISE…THE CURE STARTS NOW INC — $20,000 · HealthTHE CURE STARTS …PINK RIBBON GOOD INC — $12,000 · HealthPINK RIBBON GOOD…CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER — $10,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPI…MAY WE HELP INC — $10,000 · HealthMAY WE HELP INCBon Secours Mercy Health Foundation — $71,500 · ReligionBon Secours …URBAN LIGHT MINISTRIES — $5,000 · ReligionURBAN LIGHT …GENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEES COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND — $39,000 · PhilanthropyGENERAL E…UNITED WAY OF KENTUCKY INC — $15,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…Building Blocks Foundation — $5,000 · PhilanthropyBuilding …XAVIER UNIVERSITY — $50,000 · EducationGREATER CINCINNATI AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC — $30,000 · Membership Benefit
Other$270,900Animals$115,000Health$103,000Religion$76,500Philanthropy$59,000Education$50,000Membership Benefit$30,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI — $95,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBon Secours Mercy Health Foundation — $71,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $51,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY — $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CINCINNATI AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION INC — $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetGRANT US HOPE INC — $29,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE CURE STARTS NOW INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCorporation for Findlay Market — $17,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KENTUCKY INC — $15,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetNEST COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER — $15,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetPINK RIBBON GOOD INC — $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBE CONCERNED INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMAY WE HELP INC — $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetLA SOUPE INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMusic Resource Center - Cincinnati — $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HOME — $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOPERATION GIVE BACK — $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetBEECH ACRES — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMELESS ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM — $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetHOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI — $7,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetURBAN LIGHT MINISTRIES — $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAKOTA SPORTS ORGANIZATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGERMANIA SOCIETY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBuilding Blocks Foundation — $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Greater Cincinnat…Duke Energy FoundationGe Aerospace Foundati…Johnson Charitable Gi…Josephine S Russell C…Andrew Jergens Founda…The Scripps Howard Fo…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…Evelyn W Dunn Charita…Unnewehr Family Found…Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlap…The Wohlgemuth Hersch…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH27.6× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Josephine S Russell Charitable · Andrew Jergens Foundation · The Scripps Howard Foundation · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Evelyn W Dunn Charitable Trust McLaughlin · Unnewehr Family Foundation · Tr Uw Jacob Schmidlapp #1 · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization General Electric Credit Union funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 34 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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