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Gosiger Foundation

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.

$333k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$62k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$467kArts & Culture$377kHealth$214kRecreation & Sports$55kReligion$53kEnvironment$42kFood & Nutrition$30kHuman Services$18kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k13 grants · $39k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $83k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $212k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$61,500
DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$50,000
OHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION$50,000
LEARN TO EARN DAYTON$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON$15,000
GLEN LAKE ASSOCIATION$15,000
DAYTON ART INSTITUTE$12,500
LEELANAU CONSERVANCY$10,000
AMERICAN PRECISION MUSEUM$10,000
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB$10,000
CHAMINADE JULIENNE HIGH SCHOOL$10,000
HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION$5,000
THE FOODBANK$5,000
WAGS INN CANINE CHARITIES$5,000
THE HOSPICE OF DAYTON$5,000
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, $54k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION: $6k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION: $5k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION: $5k → 17%HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION: $3k → 17%OMEGA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $10k → 14%HOSPICE OF DAYTON: $5k → 14%HOSPICE OF DAYTON: $5k → 14%CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES: $10k → 14%THE HOSPICE OF DAYTON: $5k → 14%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

VT
IL
MI
NY
OH
CA
MO
VA
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$968k · 24 repeat orgs$337k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
17

Total granted

$968k
$209k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+16%

Still filing today

63%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPublic BenefitInternationalOther
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

  • TD
    THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE
    4× · 2020–2024 · $318k · revenue +14%
  • LT
    LEARN TO EARN DAYTON
    3× · 2020–2024 · $120k · revenue +190%
  • UO
    University of Dayton
    2× · 2020–2024 · $115k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • DP
    DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $51k
  • MH
    MUNS0N HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $40k
  • CO
    CHURCH OF THE HOLY ANGELS
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
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
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce

The chamber is a member association designed to be the leading advocate for the business community of the greater dayton region. its mission is to work shoulder to shoulder with businesses to help them succeed.

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2
Dayton Development Coalition

The mission of the coalition is to recruit, expand and retain jobs in the dayton region. the coalition focuses on growing the 14-county dayton region and bolsters job creation and opportunity by supporting entrepreneurial activity,…

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3
Philanthropy Ohio

To lead and equip ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities.

Philanthropy
4
Dayton Society of Natural History

The mission of the dayton society of natural history is to create and provide meaningful and entertaining learning experiences for curious minds to engage with natural history, science, and nature while honoring and preserving collections…

Arts & Culture
5
Digitalc

Empower the people of greater cleveland to achieve success through technology, innovation and connected community.

Community Improvement
6
Development Research Corporation

The mission of the coalition is to recruit, expand and retain jobs in the dayton region. the coalition focuses on growing the 14-county dayton region and bolsters job creation and opportunity by supporting entrepreneurial activity,…

Community Improvement
7
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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8
Ohio United Way

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

Philanthropy
9
Ohio Business Roundtable

To harness the collective expertise of ohio's ceos to advocate for policies that improve ohio's economic competitiveness.

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10
The Democracy Collaborative Foundation Inc

See schedule othe democracy collaborative was established in 2000 to advance understanding of democracy for the 21st century and to promote emerging strategies and innovations in community development that enhance democratic life. in…

Education
11
Dayton Realtors

Dayton realtors serves its members as a resource for continuing education, a wide range of committee activities, the multiple listing service, social events, products, and publications.

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12
Dayton Clinical Oncology Program Inc

To reduce cancer incidence and mortality through improved treatment and prevention by offering national, state-of-the-art cancer research to local communities.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Dayton Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Wagsinn Canine Charities Inc. 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

29 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. 29 of the 48 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
19/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHAMINADE JULIENNE HIGH SCHOOL: $65,000 · OtherCHAMINADE JULIENNE HIGH SCHOOLEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $64,000 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONDAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $51,000 · OtherDAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONGLEN LAKE ASSOCIATION: $40,000 · OtherGLEN LAKE ASSOCIATIONMUNS0N HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherMUNS0N HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONCHURCH OF THE HOLY ANGELS: $25,000 · OtherDARDEN SCHOOL FND: $20,000 · OtherST VINCENT HOTEL: $20,000 · OtherTHE FOODBANK INC: $20,000 · Other+17 more: $129,530 · Other+17 moreTHE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE: $317,500 · Arts & CultureTHE DAYTON ART INSTITUTEAMERICAN PRECISION MUSEUM INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN PRECISION MUSEUM INC+4 more: $26,500 · Arts & Culture+4 moreLEARN TO EARN DAYTON: $120,000 · EducationLEARN TO EARN DAYTONUniversity of Dayton: $115,000 · EducationUniversity of DaytonWright State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 · EducationCRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS: $10,000 · Education+3 more: $3,500 · EducationDAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthDAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $5,000 · HealthTHE OAK TREE CORNER: $2,500 · HealthHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $19,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF DAYTON INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesOmega Community Development Corporation: $10,000 · Human ServicesOHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Public BenefitLEELANAU CONSERVANCY: $40,000 · Environment
Other$474,530Arts & Culture$374,000Education$258,500Health$57,500Human Services$54,000Public Benefit$50,000Environment$40,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE: $317,500 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetLEARN TO EARN DAYTON: $120,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Dayton: $115,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO SUICIDE PREVENTION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLEELANAU CONSERVANCY: $40,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN PRECISION MUSEUM INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetTHE FOODBANK INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $19,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWAGSINN CANINE CHARITIES INC: $15,600 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetHOSPICE OF DAYTON INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED CATHOLIC STUDIES: $15,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGLEN LAKE ASSOCIATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetCATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOmega Community Development Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDAYTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWright State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCRAYONS TO CLASSROOMS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Dayton Public Television dba Think TV: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAYTON HISTORY: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DAYTON FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OAK TREE CORNER: $2,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPELOTONIA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDRMA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Dayton FoundationMathile Family Founda…Dayton Foundation Dep…The Dayton Power and …Kettering Family Foun…Dayton Foundation Plu…University of DaytonThe CareSource Founda…Synchrony FoundationFrank M Tait Foundati…The Berry Family Foun…Miami Valley Hospital
The Dayton FoundationOH31.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Dayton Foundation · Mathile Family Foundation · Dayton Foundation Depository · The Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation Dba Aes Ohio Foundation · Kettering Family Foundation · Dayton Foundation Plus Inc · University of Dayton · The CareSource Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · Frank M Tait Foundation · The Berry Family Foundation · Miami Valley Hospital

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 Gosiger Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gosiger Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–30%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Gosiger Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Gosiger Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 48 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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