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Louise Taft Semple Foundation at a glance

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Louise Taft Semple Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.2M
Granted FY2025still arriving
59
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$260k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$6.6MEducation$2.6MHuman Services$1.1MYouth Development$936kHealth$624kPhilanthropy$550kEnvironment$402kHousing & Shelter$155kOther$0
02FY2025 · 59 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k39 grants · $762k
  • $50k–250k14 grants · $1.1M
  • $250k+1 grant · $260k
$20,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$27M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER CINCINNATI$260,000
MANIFEST CREATIVE RESEARCH GALLERY & DRAWING CENTER$200,000
THE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL$200,000
LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED$105,000
CINCINNATI BALLET COMPANY$75,000
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - DAN BEARD COUNCIL$75,000
CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS$70,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI$65,000
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK$50,000
YWCA OF CINCINNATI$50,000
CHILDRENS HOME OF CINCINNATI OHIO INC$50,000
AMERICA RIVER ROOTS EXPERIENCE$50,000
CINCINNATI OPERA ASCCOCIATION$50,000
CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM$50,000
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION$50,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–25, $1.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHILDREN'S HOME OF CINCINNATI: $58k → 16%BEST POINT EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $50k → 16%CHILDRENS HOME OF CINCINNATI OHIO INC: $50k → 16%CHILDREN'S HOME OF CINCINNATI: $50k → 16%CLOVERNOOK CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $30k → 16%CLOVEROOK CTR FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $30k → 16%CLOVERNOOK CENTER FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $30k → 16%CLOVERNOOK CENTER FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $25k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $105k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $100k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $100k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $50k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $50k → 16%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $25k → 16%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $25k → 16%EVERY CHILD SUCEEDS: $25k → 16%EVERY CHILD SUCCEEDS: $25k → 16%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $25k → 16%EVERY CHILD SUCEEDS: $25k → 16%ST VINCENT DE PAUL - CINCINNATI: $25k → 16%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $20k → 16%ST VINCENT DE PAUL - CINCINNATI: $25k → 16%URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO: $15k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $5k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $5k → 16%LADD - LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED: $5k → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE CINCINNATI AREA: $15k → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE FO THE CINCINNATI AREA: $6k → 16%SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES: $50k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATION: $20k → 16%BEECH ACRES: $15k → 16%SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES: $15k → 16%BEECH ACRES: $10k → 16%ST ALOYSIUS ORPHANAGE: $10k → 16%LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $25k → 16%LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES: $20k → 16%FIRST STEP HOME: $20k → 16%TALBERT HOUSE: $20k → 16%THE FIRST STEP HOME: $15k → 16%THE FIRST STEP HOME: $10k → 16%BEECH ACRES: $20k → 16%CINCINNATI UNION BETHEL: $20k → 16%CINCINNATI ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND: $13k → 16%CINCINNATI SQUASH ACADEMY: $10k → 16%CINCINNATI ASSOC FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPARIED: $10k → 16%CINCINNATI ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10k → 16%CINCINNATI SQUASH ACADEMY: $10k → 16%CINCINNATI ASSOC FOR THE BLIND & VIERTUALLY IMPAIRED: $10k → 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

ME
NY
MA
OH
CT
KY
NM
FL
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$14M · 113 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

113 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2025, 69 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

113
89

Total granted

$14M
$1.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+14%

Still filing today

86%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $355k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthHousing & 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

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI
    9× · 2017–2025 · $973k · revenue +478%
  • CC
    CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2023 · $779k · revenue +20%
  • CI
    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
    9× · 2017–2025 · $700k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • CT
    CINCINNATI THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
    one grant, 2022 · $200k
  • XJ
    XAVIER JESUIT ACADEMY
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • CM
    CINCINNATI MEMORIAL HALL SOCIETY
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue -38%
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 Usa Regional Chamber

To grow the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the cincinnati region.

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2
Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center

Unlocking the self-worth and potential of at-risk teens through the transformative power of art, a first-class environment and a character-building culture. Equipping at-risk teens with skills, credentials and pathways to employment.…

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3
World Affairs Council - Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

The World Affairs Council, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is the bridge that connects the world to one of America's most vibrant regions. Through Global education, International exchange, and cultural awareness initiatives, the council strengthens…

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4
Literary Cleveland

Literary Cleveland assists writers and readers at all stages of development, promotes new and existing literature of the highest quality, and advances Northeast Ohio as a vital center of diverse voices and visions.

Education
5
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber Foundation

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

Community Improvement
6
The Greater Cincinnati Film Commission

The Greater Cincinnati Film Commission is dedicated to maximizing the area's economic potential by attracting, promoting and cultivating film, television, and commercial production throughout Greater Cincinnati. Once filmmakers choose…

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7
Cincinnati Children's Choir

It is the mission of the Cincinnati Youth Choir to offer all children and youth the opportunity to experience musical excellence in a creative environment.Participants demonstrate musical understanding, artistry, achievement and confidence…

Arts & Culture
8
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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9
Cincinnati Aquatic Club

To offer children and young adults a top quality program that develops, trains and competes as competitive swimmers year-round in a supportive and motivating enviroment that respects, challenges and nurtures them as athletes, students, and…

Recreation & Sports
10
Central Ohio Workers Center Inc

The Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and immigrant workers in Central Ohio.

Civil Rights
11
Ohio United Way

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

Philanthropy
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cincinnati Museum Association; the most unlike its peers is Muse Cincinnati Womens Choir. 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

152 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 152 of the 217 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)
42
Early backer (in before they grew)
151/152
Grantees still filing
101/152
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUSIC HALL REVITALIZATION COMPANY INC: $900,000 · Arts & CultureMUSIC HALL REVITALIZATION COMPANY INCCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $874,500 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Playhouse in the ParkCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $700,000 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Institute of Fine ArtsTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $560,000 · Arts & CultureTAFT MUSEUM OF ARTThe Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $344,250 · Arts & CultureManifest Creative Research Gallery: $325,000 · Arts & CultureENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI: $300,000 · Arts & CultureART OPPORTUNITIES INC: $275,000 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Opera Association Inc: $250,000 · Arts & Culture+40 more: $2,213,000 · Arts & Culture+40 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $973,333 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATE…CINCINNATI THEATRE OF CINCINNATI: $200,000 · OtherST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL INC: $190,000 · Other+90 more: $2,597,500 · Other+90 moreCINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $779,000 · EducationCINCINNATI COUNTR…THE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL: $700,000 · EducationTHE SEVEN HILLS S…SPRINGER SCHOOL AND CENTER: $180,000 · EducationSPRINGER SCHOOL A…The Mercantile Library: $150,000 · EducationThe Mercantile Li…THE TANDANA FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 · Education+16 more: $550,000 · Education+16 moreLiving Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc: $421,000 · Human ServicesLiving Ar…The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $207,500 · Human ServicesThe Child…Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired: $115,000 · Human ServicesClovernoo…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $95,000 · Human ServicesRONALD MC…Every Child Succeeds: $75,000 · Human ServicesEvery Chi…SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $65,000 · Human ServicesSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL: $55,000 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES: $45,000 · Human ServicesBEECH ACRES: $45,000 · Human ServicesTHE FIRST STEP HOME INC: $45,000 · Human Services+8 more: $178,500 · Human Services+8 moreUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $610,000 · PhilanthropyCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC: $58,688 · PhilanthropyTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $150,000 · EnvironmentJoy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc: $109,000 · EnvironmentGREAT PARKS FOREVER: $45,000 · EnvironmentOhio River Foundation: $25,000 · EnvironmentCARDINAL LAND CONSERVANCY: $25,000 · EnvironmentImago: $18,245 · Environment+3 more: $30,000 · EnvironmentTHE DRAGONFLY FOUNDATION: $49,500 · HealthPreventionFIRST: $45,000 · HealthBEECHWOOD HOME: $41,000 · HealthFERNSIDE INC A CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN: $32,500 · HealthGreater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services: $30,000 · HealthThe Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation: $20,000 · HealthFrom Fatherless to Fearless: $10,000 · Health
Arts & Culture$6,741,750Other$3,960,833Education$2,449,000Human Services$1,347,000Philanthropy$693,688Environment$402,245Health$228,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $973,333 over 9y, 4.5% of budgetMUSIC HALL REVITALIZATION COMPANY INC: $900,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetCincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $874,500 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetCINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $779,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $700,000 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetTHE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL: $700,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $610,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $560,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetLiving Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc: $421,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetThe Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $344,250 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetManifest Creative Research Gallery: $325,000 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI: $300,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetART OPPORTUNITIES INC: $275,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetCincinnati Opera Association Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $207,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: $200,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $190,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSPRINGER SCHOOL AND CENTER: $180,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Mercantile Library: $150,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetCincinnati Public Radio Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCINCINNATI NATURE CENTER: $150,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $148,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWave Foundation Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetThe Contemporary Arts Center: $120,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetClovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired: $115,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI: $110,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJoy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc: $109,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetOHIO HISTORY CONNECTION: $100,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $95,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetClifton Cultural Arts Center: $90,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetTHE TANDANA FOUNDATION INC: $90,000 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetProKids: $77,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION: $77,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $75,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEvery Child Succeeds: $75,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT ST JOSEPH UNIVERSITY: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEURO-ACUPUNCTURE INSTITUTE INC: $70,000 over 7y, 9.8% of budgetART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI: $67,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBethany House Services Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $65,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetKnow Theatre of Cincinnati: $65,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetCincinnati Chamber Orchestra: $62,500 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetMindPeace Cincinnati: $60,000 over 3y, 8.3% of budgetPRICE HILL WILL: $60,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetTHE CARNEGIE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $60,000 over 3y, 2.1% 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.

  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CINCINNATI ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC HALL REVITALIZATION COMPANY INC ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts ↗
  • Who funds THE SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds United Way of Greater Cincinnati ↗
  • Who funds TAFT MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati ↗
  • Who funds Manifest Creative Research Gallery ↗
  • Who funds ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI ↗
  • Who funds ART OPPORTUNITIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Opera Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGER SCHOOL AND CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Mercantile Library ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Public Radio Inc ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds Wave Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Contemporary Arts Center ↗
  • Who funds Clovernook Center For the Blind and Visually Impaired ↗
  • Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI ↗
  • Who funds Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION ↗
  • Who funds BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA COUNCIL 438 DAN BEARD ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC ↗
  • Who funds Clifton Cultural Arts Center ↗
  • Who funds THE TANDANA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ProKids ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER ↗

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 Thomas J Emery Me…Carol Ann and Ralph V…Charles H Dater Found…The Greater Cincinnat…Andrew Jergens Founda…Millstone FundJohn a Schroth Family…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…Sutphin Family Founda…Johnson Charitable Gi…Josephine S Russell C…William P Anderson Fo…
The Thomas J Emery MemorialOH154× affinity73 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Millstone Fund · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Sutphin Family Foundation Ica · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Josephine S Russell Charitable · William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    59report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 217 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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