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Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$115k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
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 FY2017–2025.

Human Services$253kHealth$114kEducation$92kYouth Development$88kArts & Culture$43kReligion$38kAnimals$28kFood & Nutrition$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $83k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
URSULINE SISTERS MISSION$25,000
YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC$18,020
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER$15,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$10,000
Individual grant recipient$8,439
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF MAHONING$8,000
HUMILITY OF MARY HOUSING PROGRAM$6,717
WORKING DOGS FOR VETS$5,000
AUTISM SOCIETY OF MAHONING VALLEY$3,680
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.

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Your human-services grants (FY17–25, $164k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%American Red Cross: $10k → 14%Ohio Living Holdings: $10k → 5%OHIO LIVING HOLDINGS: $5k → 5%COMPASS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: $10k → 19%COMPASS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: $10k → 19%COMPASS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: $8k → 19%United Returning Citizens Inc: $5k → 19%Flying High Inc: $43k → 19%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC: $25k → 19%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC: $18k → 19%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC: $15k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%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.

Which US states your grants reach

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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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$399k · 20 repeat orgs$411k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships — 5 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
44

Total granted

$399k
$361k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+41%

Still filing today

85%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementEducationYouth DevelopmentHealthOther

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

  • YM
    YWCA MAHONING VALLEY
    3× · 2023–2025 · $58k · revenue +6%
  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO
    2× · 2023–2025 · $28k · revenue +70%
  • CF
    COMPASS FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES
    3× · 2017–2020 · $28k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • FH
    FLYING HIGH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $43k · revenue +32%
  • MH
    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION MAHONING VALLEY
    one grant, 2022 · $31k
  • BP
    BRIGHTSIDE PROJECT INC
    one grant, 2024 · $30k · revenue 0%

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
Inspiring Minds of Youngstown Inc

To engage inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential through education and exposure to life changing experiences.

Human Services
2
Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People Inc

Empowering and strengthening ohio's people (esop) helps adults in all stages of life achieve and maintain financial wellness and housing stability.

Housing & Shelter
3
United Way of North Central Ohio Inc

At united way of north central ohio, we bring people, organizations, and resources together to create solutions that improve the lives of every person in every community in our region.

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4
Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living

Provide services to people with disabilities. such services include assistance with housing, employment, transportation and recreational issues.

Human Services
5
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

The united way of youngstown and the mahoning valley seeks to be the driving force behind sustained improvement in the lives of all our citizens, through initiatives that promote education, income, health, and community support services.

Philanthropy
6
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Youth Development
7
American Youthworks

American youthworks (ayw) annually provides 400+ young adults with training and resources to build careers and strengthen their communities through education, paid career training, and national service. ayw programs prepare participants…

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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
Greater Warren Youngstown Urban League

To enable African Americans and other underserved urban residents to secure economic self-reliance parity power and civil rights.

Human Services
10
Hospice & Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley Inc

Helping individuals live with dignity through the final stage of life.

Human Services
11
Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring

To insure that all children living in the organization's service area will have the opportunity to experience positive mentoring relationships.

Youth Development
12
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Delaware Housing Inc

See schedule oto create a better world by serving people in need by operating food pantries, homeless shelters, a domestic violence shelter, affordable housing communities, senior living, assisted living and skilled care facilities, a home…

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For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Beatitude House Inc and the most unlike its peers is The Ursuline Center of Toledo. 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 48 years old; the field is 20. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%3%<5yr13%8%5–10yr18%18%10–20yr14%18%20–35yr15%13%35–55yr22%43%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%1%<5yr13%8%5–10yr18%11%10–20yr14%20%20–35yr15%9%35–55yr22%52%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 1% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 12% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/46
the rest of the field
12%
1,966/16,155

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

44 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. 44 of the 70 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/44
Grantees still filing
36/44
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

THE SALVATION ARMY — $50,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYIndividual grant recipient — $35,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION MAHONING VALLEY — $30,614 · OtherMERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION MAHONING VALLEYALL CHILDREN LEARN DIFFERENTLY SCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER — $25,064 · OtherURSULINE SISTERS MISSION — $25,000 · OtherAKRON CHILREN'S HOSPITAL — $22,000 · OtherBEATITUDE HOUSE INC — $20,064 · Other+41 more — $275,787 · Other+41 moreYWCA MAHONING VALLEY — $58,020 · Human ServicesYWCA MAHONING VALLEYFLYING HIGH INC — $43,475 · Human ServicesFLYING HIGH INCCOMPASS FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES — $27,500 · Human ServicesCOMPASS FAMILY & COMMU…OHIO LIVING HOLDINGS — $15,000 · Human ServicesOHIO LIVING HOLDINGSAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red …+2 more — $10,000 · Human Services+2 moreBRIGHTSIDE PROJECT INC — $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTH EAST OHIO — $14,000 · Youth DevelopmentKOOL BOIZ FOUNDATION — $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO — $28,185 · HealthCOLEMAN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC — $15,000 · HealthBUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART — $17,500 · Arts & CultureOPERA Western Reserve Inc — $7,500 · Arts & CultureSTUDENTS MOTIVATED BY THE ARTS INC — $5,000 · Arts & CultureBALLET WESTERN RESERVE — $2,500 · Arts & CultureYOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY — $1,200 · Arts & CultureTHE YOUNGSTOWN EDISON BUSINESS INCUBATOR — $10,000 · Community ImprovementOak Hill Collaborative Inc — $5,000 · Community ImprovementASSOCIATED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS — $3,500 · Community ImprovementYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC — $3,281 · Community ImprovementHEART REACH NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES — $20,000 · Religion
Other$483,529Human Services$163,995Youth Development$49,000Health$43,185Arts & Culture$33,700Community Improvement$21,781Religion$20,000

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 budgetYWCA MAHONING VALLEY — $58,020 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetFLYING HIGH INC — $43,475 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBRIGHTSIDE PROJECT INC — $30,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO — $28,185 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMPASS FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES — $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALL CHILDREN LEARN DIFFERENTLY SCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER — $25,064 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetURSULINE SISTERS MISSION — $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBEATITUDE HOUSE INC — $20,064 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHEART REACH NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTRIES — $20,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetBUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART — $17,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetInspiring Minds — $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCOLEMAN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOHIO LIVING HOLDINGS — $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTH EAST OHIO — $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUMILITY OF MARY HOUSING INC — $13,434 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED WAY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY — $12,564 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTHE YOUNGSTOWN EDISON BUSINESS INCUBATOR — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ENGLISH CENTER — $8,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetOPERA Western Reserve Inc — $7,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetSISTER JEROME'S SCHOOLS INC — $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetANTONINE VILLAGE — $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTRUMBULL MOBILE MEALS INC — $6,600 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPOTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTUDENTS MOTIVATED BY THE ARTS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetUNITED RETURNING CITIZENS INC — $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLeague for Animal Welfare — $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE URSULINE CENTER OF TOLEDO — $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMAHONING VALLEY COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM INC — $5,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN AREA JEWISH FEDERATION — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORKING DOGS FOR VETS — $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetOak Hill Collaborative Inc — $5,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetKOOL BOIZ FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetTHE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES — $3,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC — $3,281 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAHONING VALLEY — $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLEADERSHIP MAHONING VALLEY INC — $2,500 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetBALLET WESTERN RESERVE — $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY — $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Community Foundation …Youngstown Fdn GeneralWalter E & Caroline H…Senator Maurice & Flo…Premier Bank Foundati…The Raymond John Wean…The Wm M & a Cafaro F…Trust Uw David Tod Ar…Frances Schermer Char…The United Way of You…Fibushendricks Family…The William Swanston …
Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH67.7× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Youngstown Fdn General · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char · Premier Bank Foundation · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation · Trust Uw David Tod Arrel · Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 · The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley · Fibushendricks Family Foundation · The William Swanston Charitable Fund

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 Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw 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%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%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 · 0–60%
    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 70 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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