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Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund at a glance

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Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$54k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$85kYouth Development$47kHealth$34kHuman Services$29kEducation$29kReligion$18kHousing & Shelter$16kFood & Nutrition$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$997k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY$5,000
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY$5,000
DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS$5,000
GREENVILLE COMMUNITY UNITY GROUP$4,000
GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY$3,000
DARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$2,500
BRETHREN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY$2,500
DARKE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER$2,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENVILLE$2,000
ANNA BIER ART GALLERY$2,000
VERSAILLES HERITAGE PARK FUND$2,000
ILLUMINATION MINISTRIES$2,000
EMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTH$2,000
DARKE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER$1,500
MAIN STREET GREENVILLE$1,500
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 (FY20–25, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $5k → 11%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $4k → 11%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $3k → 11%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $3k → 11%BRETHREN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: $3k → 11%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $3k → 11%YMCA OF DARKE COUNTY: $3k → 11%DARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $2k → 11%DARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $2k → 11%DARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $1k → 11%HOSPICE OF DARKE COUNTY INC: $500 → 11%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.
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$289k · 32 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

32 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
18

Total granted

$289k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
0%

Still filing today

38%
11%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentHealthEducationOther
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

  • CA
    CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $32k · revenue +49%
  • DC
    DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +41%
  • DC
    DARKE COUNTY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $20k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • MV
    MIAMI VALLEY RED CROSS
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
  • AF
    ARCANUM FIRE COMPANY
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • HT
    HOUSE THAT LULU BUILT INC
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
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
Darke County Visitors Bureau Inc

Organize and promote tourism.

—
2
Darke County Agricultural Society

Annual agricultural exposition

Animals
3
Graysville & Community Vol Fire Dept

Providing rural fire protection services for the village of Graysville, OH and surrounding community

—
4
Bucks County Presby Church

Worship to god.

—
5
Wayne County Historical Society

To preserve and share local history

—
6
The Bridgechristian Reformed Church

Church

—
7
Darke County Foundation

The darke county foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in darke county by receiving, managing and distributing charitable gifts for the benefit of local residents.

—
8
Main-Market & Beyond Inc

Protect and revitalize the historically and culturally significant commercial area of danville, ohio.

Community Improvement
9
Delaware County Economic Development Commission

Industry expansion in delaware county

—
10
Saints Peter & Paul Clear Creek Her

Preservation of historical building which is part of the rich heritage of catholic roots in this part of keokuk county, iowa

Religion
11
Greene County Food Pantry Inc

Food pantry for the community

Food & Nutrition
12
La Crosse Toddle Inn Daycare

Provides childcare

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice of Darke County Inc Dba Everheart Hospice; the most unlike its peers is Kinder Korner Preschool 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

17 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. 17 of the 56 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
9/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GREENVILLE COMMUNITY UNITY GROUP INC: $17,500 · OtherGREENVILLE COMMUNITY UNITY GROUP INCEMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTH: $17,000 · OtherEMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTHGREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $15,500 · OtherGREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARYDARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $13,000 · OtherDARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYDARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S PATROL: $12,000 · OtherDARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S PATROLYOUTH FOR CHRIST OF THE MIAMI VALLEY INC: $11,300 · OtherYOUTH FOR CHRIST OF THE MIAMI VALLEY INCDARKE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER: $9,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $9,000 · OtherCOUNCIL ON RURAL SERVICES: $6,600 · Other+34 more: $84,700 · Other+34 moreCANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY: $32,000 · HealthCANCER ASSO…DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureDARKE COUN…+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureDARKE COUNTY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · Human ServicesDARKE COU…DARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $4,500 · Human ServicesDARKE COU…BRETHREN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY: $2,500 · Human ServicesBRETHREN …+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREENVILLEINC: $10,500 · Youth DevelopmentTOWNE & COUNTRY PLAYERS INC: $5,500 · Youth DevelopmentILLUMINATION MINISTRIES INC: $12,000 · Community ImprovementMAIN STREET GREENVILLE INC: $3,000 · Community ImprovementKINDER KORNER PRESCHOOL INC: $2,700 · EducationDO GOOD IN HIS NAME INC: $1,000 · Religion
Other$196,100Health$32,000Arts & Culture$31,000Human Services$27,500Youth Development$16,000Community Improvement$15,000Education$2,700Religion$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY: $32,000 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetDARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $30,000 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetDARKE COUNTY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetDARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $13,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetDARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S PATROL: $12,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetILLUMINATION MINISTRIES INC: $12,000 over 6y, 17% of budgetYOUTH FOR CHRIST OF THE MIAMI VALLEY INC: $11,300 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREENVILLEINC: $10,500 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetDARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER: $4,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetMAIN STREET GREENVILLE INC: $3,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetKINDER KORNER PRESCHOOL INC: $2,700 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetVERSAILLES HERITAGE PARK FUND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDO GOOD IN HIS NAME INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF BEAR'S MILL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHOSPICE OF DARKE COUNTY INC DBA EVERHEART HOSPICE: $500 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.

  • Who funds CANCER ASSOCIATION OF DARKE COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds DARKE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds DARKE COUNTY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds DARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S PATROL ↗
  • Who funds ILLUMINATION MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF THE MIAMI VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREENVILLEINC ↗
  • Who funds TOWNE & COUNTRY PLAYERS INC ↗
  • Who funds DARKE COUNTY PREGNANCY HELP CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MAIN STREET GREENVILLE INC ↗
  • Who funds KINDER KORNER PRESCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds BRETHREN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds VERSAILLES HERITAGE PARK FUND ↗

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.

Ketrow FoundationHarry D Stephens Memo…Darke County Endowmen…The Brown Family Foun…The Oda Family Founda…Bocholt FoundationDarke County United W…Amazonsmile Foundation
Ketrow FoundationOH45.5× affinity19 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ketrow Foundation · Harry D Stephens Memorial Inc · Darke County Endowment for the Arts · The Brown Family Foundation Inc · The Oda Family Foundation Inc · Bocholt Foundation · Darke County United Way Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%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 · 0–5%
    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

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    How do I get to Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund?

    Find your warmest path to Lydia Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund 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 56 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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