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Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$19k
Granted FY2022
9
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $19k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

34
’17
28
’20
1
’21
5
’22
1
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$767kArts & Culture$7kReligion$7kEnvironment$3kEducation$2kHealth$2kCivil Rights$2kYouth Development$900Other$0
02FY2022 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 250 OR LESS$6,464
Individual grant recipient$3,800
ISAAC M WISE TEMPLE$3,000
ARTSWAVE$1,500
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE$1,000
ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM$1,000
LINTON INC$848
Individual grant recipient$750
LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSN$750
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $904) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES: $500 → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $100 → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $54 → 16%TALBERT HOUSE: $250 → 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

VT
NH
IL
WI
NY
MA
OH
CA
AZ
DC
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.

48%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$26k · 27 repeat orgs$28k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2022, 21 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
54

Total granted

$26k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+55%

Still filing today

70%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CI
    Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
    3× · 2017–2022 · $3k · revenue +2%
  • LS
    LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
    3× · 2017–2023 · $2k · revenue +66%
  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    3× · 2017–2022 · $2k · revenue +116%

Funded once

  • TL
    THE LASALLE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $505
  • L
    LIGHTHOUSE
    one grant, 2020 · $500
  • LY
    LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $500 · revenue +49%
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 Museum Center

Cincinnati museum center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science, regional history, and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

Arts & Culture
2
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) creates intimate, transformative experiences that connect the musically curious.

Arts & Culture
3
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

We are Cincinnati's national theater - committed to bringing diverse, engaging works of great artistry to our community, and to putting Cincinnati's artistic excellence in the national spotlight.

Arts & Culture
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
6
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
7
Cleveland Institute of Music

The cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.

Education
8
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

The mission of The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. Our vision is to awaken a lifelong love of…

Arts & Culture
9
Oberlin College

Oberlin College and Conservatory educate students for lives of intellectual, musical and artistic rigor and breadth, sustained inquiry, creativity and innovation, and leadership. Oberlin aims to prepare graduates with the knowledge,…

Education
10
Cincinnati Opera Association Inc

The second oldest opera company in America, Cincinnati Opera presents dynamic opera productions every summer in Cincinnati's historic Music Hall. Cincinnati Opera is dedicated to educating, entertaining, and inspiring audiences by…

Arts & Culture
11
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
12
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cincinnati Museum Association; the most unlike its peers is East Walnut Hills Assembly. 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

47 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. 47 of the 91 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
45/47
Grantees still filing
37/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $759,219 · PhilanthropyTHE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION+3 more: $6,031 · PhilanthropyORGANIZATIONS LESS THAN 1000: $12,480 · OtherVARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 250 OR LESS: $7,899 · OtherISAAC M WISE TEMPLE: $5,725 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,800 · OtherOTHER CHARITIES: $1,910 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $1,750 · Other+58 more: $8,856 · OtherCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $2,790 · Arts & CultureLINTON INCORPORATED: $848 · Arts & CultureENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI: $250 · Arts & CultureThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $200 · Arts & CultureOPERA NORTH: $200 · Arts & Culture+10 more: $871 · Arts & CultureLAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION: $2,000 · EnvironmentAUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST: $450 · EnvironmentTHE HILLSIDE TRUST: $200 · EnvironmentAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $1,700 · Civil RightsROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC: $1,000 · ReligionLIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES: $500 · Human ServicesTALBERT HOUSE: $250 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $154 · Human Services
Philanthropy$765,250Other$42,420Arts & Culture$5,159Environment$2,650Civil Rights$1,700Religion$1,000Human Services$904

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 budgetTHE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $759,219 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJewish Federation of Cincinnati: $5,031 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $2,790 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $1,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLINTON INCORPORATED: $848 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE YOUTH SERVICES: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSBON SARGENT LAND PRESERVATION TRUST: $450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWellesley College: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTALBERT HOUSE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HILLSIDE TRUST: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH GEN INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGRAD CINCINNATI INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA NORTH: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe New London Hospital Association Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOWER INSPIRES PROGRESS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Center Of Cincinnati: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $154 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Contemporary Arts Center: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetActivities Beyond the Classroom: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScleroderma Research Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP NEBAGAMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVermont Public Radio: $93 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Public Radio Inc: $26 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Childrens Hospital: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELDERHOSTEL INC: $20 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.

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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…Carol Ann and Ralph V…The Greater Cincinnat…Friedlander Family Fu…Earthward Bound Found…Betagole Family Found…Andrew Jergens Founda…Louise Taft Semple Fo…Millstone FundThe Thomas J Emery Me…Charles H Dater Found…John a Schroth Family…
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT32.1× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Friedlander Family Fund · Earthward Bound Foundation · Betagole Family Foundation Inc % Robert Betagole · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Louise Taft Semple Foundation · Millstone Fund · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · John a Schroth Family Char Tr

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 Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Schimberg Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 91 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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