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Ohio Scholarship Fund

Creates partnerships to provide the resources necessary to help ohio families access the educational options which work best for their children.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
36
Grants FY2024still arriving
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States reached
$386k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through 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, FY2022 to 2024.

Education$3.8MReligion$65k
02FY2024 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 36 grants below total $1,622,634, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,749,866 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $127,232 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $60k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $414k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $762k
  • $250k+1 grant · $386k
$22,275
Median grant
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States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND$385,999
COLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY$232,099
FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOL$223,198
GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL$101,924
CINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL$70,753
BRIDGEWAY ACADEMY$69,220
COLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY$65,012
CARDINAL STRITCH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL & ACADEMY$37,579
OHR TORAH CINCINNATI$34,400
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL$30,955
COMMUNITY MONTESSORI$29,300
PADRE PIO ACADEMY$29,115
STS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL$28,890
CHAVIVA HIGH SCHOOL$26,590
CANTON CENTRAL CATHOLIC$25,104
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.8M · 26 repeat orgs$150k to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
2

Total granted

$2.8M
$28k

Still filing today

54%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $122k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationReligionHuman ServicesOther
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

  • FM
    FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOLS
    3× · 2022–2024 · $645k · revenue +38%
  • CT
    COLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $589k · revenue +44%
  • GS
    GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
    3× · 2022–2024 · $267k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • OV
    OHIO VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $19k
  • ND
    NOTRE DAME ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $9k
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.

03Its 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
Denver Academy of Torah

Denver academy of torah (the "school")provides education to students from kindergarten through high school. the school's mission is to nuture students to be torah-observant role models and future leaders through an intellectually rigorous…

Education
2
The Columbus Jewish Day School

The columbus jewish day school operates an elementary school with students in kindergarten through fifth grade. the school integrates judaic studies into its curriculum, which includes, in addition to core classes, music, art, computer and…

Education
3
Ohr Chadash Congregation Inc Dba Ohr Chadash Academy

Ohr chadash academy (oca) is a torah-driven orthodox jewish day schoolfor boys and girls in early childhood through 8th grade, where thedivine spark and unique worth of each individual are celebrated. weemphasize the inherent kedusha of…

Religion
4
Atlanta Jewish Academy Inc

Atlanta jewish academy is a college preparatory, co-educational, preschool-12th grade, independent jewish day school, guided by modern orthodox values and principles. we embody the ideals of community, tradition, individual development and…

Education
5
Jewish Parent Cooperative School Inc

Jcs is a parent participation elementary school, collaboratively governed by parents and teachers designed to foster a lifelong love of learning and meaningful connection to hashem.

Education
6
Abraham Joshua Heschel School

The abraham joshua heschel school is an independent jewish day school which includes students from a wide range of jewish backgrounds, practices and beliefs. (see schedule o for continuation)

Education
7
The Christian Academy

The christian academy provides christian education to 300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. the christian academy is a college-preparatory school.

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8
Torah Academy of Milwaukee for Girls Inc

In order to achieve the vision and mission, torah academy of milwaukee will do the following: teach young women mitzvos with ideals and aspiration of torah which enhance their lives; foster an environment that encourages jewish families to…

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9
Gesher School Inc

At Gesher Jewish Day School we inspire our students to be passionate about learning, practice justice, kindness and respect, aspire to a life guided by Jewish values, torah and community.

Education
10
Or Hachaim Academy

Or hachaim academy is a jewish religious school currently serving children from pre-school to 8th grade. in addition to jewish religious training, the school follows the educational curriculum as required by the state of california. the…

Education
11
Yeshivat Kadimah High School

To instill in its students a personal love for and commitment tohashem, the study and practice of torah, halacha, and jewish values asa way of life, and a love for the state of israel and the jewishpeople.

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12
Chicago Jewish Day School

Cjds creates for its students a standard of excellence in both jewish and general studies. students develop a passion for learning and a strong sense of themselves as jews and as human beings. students are inspired to develop a strong…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Romero Academy; the most unlike its peers is Canton Montessori Association Dba Canton Montessori School. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

20 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. 20 of the 41 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
16/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND: $937,735 · OtherHEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELANDFUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOLS: $645,175 · OtherFUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOLSSTARK COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: $102,062 · Other+23 more: $587,322 · Other+23 moreCOLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY: $588,817 · EducationCOLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMYCINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC: $169,653 · EducationCINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INCYESHIVA DERECH HATORAH: $137,112 · EducationYESHIVA DERECH HATORAHCOLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $111,329 · EducationCOLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMYCHAVIVA HIGH SCHOOL: $71,315 · EducationCHAVIVA HIGH SCHOOLPadre Pio Academy: $44,646 · Education+7 more: $121,108 · Education+7 moreGROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL: $267,181 · ReligionBRIDGEWAY ACADEMY: $77,070 · Human Services
Other$2,272,294Education$1,243,980Religion$267,181Human Services$77,070

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

25%50%75%100%$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND: $937,735 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetFUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOLS: $645,175 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCOLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY: $588,817 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetGROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL: $267,181 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC: $169,653 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetYESHIVA DERECH HATORAH: $137,112 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCOLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $111,329 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetBRIDGEWAY ACADEMY: $77,070 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCHAVIVA HIGH SCHOOL: $71,315 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetPadre Pio Academy: $44,646 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetROSS COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $40,173 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetLIBERTY BIBLE ACADEMY ASSOCIATION INC: $31,563 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $22,708 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMesivta of Cleveland DBA Yeshivas Toras: $22,592 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetRABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE INC: $22,386 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCANTON MONTESSORI ASSOCIATION DBA CANTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $21,918 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCincinnati Waldorf School: $8,581 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROMERO ACADEMY: $2,378 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEVELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $1,689 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOHIO SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $5 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 HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND ↗
  • Who funds FUCHS MIZRACHI SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI HEBREW DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds YESHIVA DERECH HATORAH ↗
  • Who funds COLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEWAY ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds CHAVIVA HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Padre Pio Academy ↗
  • Who funds ROSS COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY BIBLE ACADEMY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Mesivta of Cleveland DBA Yeshivas Toras ↗
  • Who funds RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE INC ↗
  • Who funds CANTON MONTESSORI ASSOCIATION DBA CANTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Cincinnati Waldorf School ↗
  • Who funds ROMERO ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds CLEVELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL ↗

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.

Jewish Federation of …J David & Rebecca Hel…The Albert B & Audrey…Ohio Child Care Resou…The Kline Family Foun…Northwest Ohio Schola…Irving I Stone Founda…Richard Horvitz and E…Associated Jewish Cha…Renaissance Charitabl…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …
Jewish Federation of ClevelandOH17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Cleveland · J David & Rebecca Heller Family Foundation · The Albert B & Audrey G Ratner Family Foundation · Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association · The Kline Family Foundation · Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund Inc · Irving I Stone Foundation · Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz Foundation · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Ohio Scholarship Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ohio Scholarship Fund. 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    14report 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
    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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Ohio Scholarship Fund?

    Find your warmest path to Ohio Scholarship 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 41 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 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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