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Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc
The mission of the sandusky county communities foundation is to enhance the well-being of the people and communities of sandusky county by managing permanent investments for philanthropic goals.
- $704k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 20
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $580k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,022
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 11
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 73% of the organizations Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 83% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $109k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 20 | $580k | 65% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $131k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $361k | 55% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $668k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $292k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Community Action Partnership | $433,026 | 2 | 1% |
| Bishop Hoffman Catholic School | $295,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sara Barbour Mem Scholar Fund | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library and Museums | $81,100 | 3 | 1% |
| City of Fremont | $64,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Firelands Habitat for Humanity Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center | $27,046 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 38 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Community Action Partnership | $433,026 | 2 | 1% |
| Bishop Hoffman Catholic School | $295,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph Catholic Church | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sara Barbour Mem Scholar Fund | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library and Museums | $81,100 | 3 | 1% |
| City of Fremont | $64,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Firelands Habitat for Humanity Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center | $27,046 | 2 | n/a |
| Northwest Christian Church | $26,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandusky County Agricultural Society | $21,022 | 2 | 1% |
| Pontifex Inc | $20,570 | 3 | 4% |
| Friends of Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Camp Fire Sandusky County | $17,300 | 2 | 2% |
| Northwest Christian Church | $16,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandco Industries | $15,647 | 2 | 1% |
| Fremont Rotary Foundation | $15,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Liberty Center of Sandusky County | $14,250 | 2 | 2% |
| Sandusky County Department of Job | $12,983 | 2 | n/a |
| Ballville Volunteer Fire Department Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Promedica Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Read to Them Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sandusky County Historical Society | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Woodville | $9,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Solomon Lutheran Church | $9,535 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandusky Township Fire Department Inc | $9,512 | 1 | n/a |
| Amateur Radio Emergency Service Sandusky County | $9,438 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Lindsey | $9,148 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandusky County Habitat for Humanity International | $8,690 | 1 | 3% |
| The Stemtown Historical Society | $8,555 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Clyde Oh | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Sandusky County | $7,760 | 1 | 1% |
| Fremont Community Theatre and Literary Society | $7,700 | 1 | 10% |
| Bellevue Historical Society and Heritage Museum | $6,394 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Sandusky County | $5,616 | 1 | 1% |
| Sandusky Twp Fire Department | $5,307 | 1 | n/a |
| Terra College Foundation | $5,040 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($120k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Toledo Community Foundation Inc · Knight-Baldwin Charitable Fund Inc · Sandusky County Share and Care Center · John Henry Eldred Jr Foundation · Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc
- How much does Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc give?
- Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc reported 20 itemized grants totaling $579,657, out of $703,982 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 11 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (31%), Recreation & Sports (25%), Education (16%).
- Who are Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Great Lakes Community Action Partnership ($433k), Bishop Hoffman Catholic School ($295k), Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo Inc ($250k).
- Does Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Toledo Community Foundation Inc, Knight-Baldwin Charitable Fund Inc, Sandusky County Share and Care Center.
- Where is Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc based?
- Sandusky County Communities Foundation Inc is based in OH.
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