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Schlotman Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Schlotman Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$238k
Granted FY2021
9
Grants FY2021
5
States reached
$101k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Education$564kHealth$228kRecreation & Sports$85kPhilanthropy$82kReligion$31kCommunity Improvement$31kHuman Services$10kCivil Rights$10kOther$0
02FY2021 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k1 grant · $4k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $134k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $101k
$10,282
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL$100,562
HORIZON COMMUNITY FUNDS OF NKY$40,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$28,655
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$25,000
CONGAREE FOUNDATION$10,282
SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
NFAZ$10,000
HORIZON COMMUNITY FUNDS OF NKY$3,735
02The need
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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 (FY18–21, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES: $10k → 16%KEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $25k → 16%KEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $25k → 16%KEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $13k → 16%KEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $2k → 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.
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 8% of Schlotman Family Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 66% of the giving stays in KY; by stated purpose, 61%.

Schlotman Family Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$748k · 5 repeat orgs$328k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +318% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2021, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
12

Total granted

$748k
$200k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+318%
+18%

Still filing today

40%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $127k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
    2× · 2017–2018 · $314k
  • CC
    COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
    3× · 2019–2021 · $200k
  • CF
    Congaree Foundation
    2× · 2020–2021 · $85k · revenue +136%

Funded once

  • NK
    NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +145%
  • DO
    DIOCESE OF COVINGTON
    one grant, 2019 · $26k
  • UW
    United Way of Greater Cincinnati
    one grant, 2020 · $22k · revenue -34%
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
United Way of Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The UWGC Foundation provides a flexible vehicle to perpetuate financial support of UWGC, its initiatives, its agencies, and the human services they provide.

Philanthropy
2
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
3
Montgomery County Community Foundation

The mission of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) is to provide leadership in Montgomery County by directing sustainable financial resources that strengthen our community and improve the quality of life for current and…

Philanthropy
4
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber Foundation

To develop and promote economic development, talent initiatives and the unique offerings in the cincinnati region.

Community Improvement
5
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber

To grow the vibrancy and economic prosperity of the cincinnati region.

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6
The Northern Cincinnai Foundation

Transforming generosity into impact by encouraging, supporting, and facilitating philanthropy to create more vibrant communities in northern cincinnati.

Philanthropy
7
United Way of Greater Lima Inc

United Way improves lives by uniting the caring power of our community.

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8
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati

To resolve serious legal problems of low income people, to promote economic and family stability, and reduce poverty through effective legal assistance.

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9
Washington Area Community Investment Fund Inc

The washington area community investment fund (wacif) is a nonprofit community loan fund focused on increasing equity and economic opportunity in the washington, dc area's underserved communities. wacif's mission is driven is driven by…

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10
United Way of Central Ohio Inc

United way of central ohio is the local organization that harnesses the power of communities working together - people, nonprofits, businesses and government - to create a stronger, more equitable central ohio. see schedule o.we do this…

Philanthropy
11
Akron Community Foundation

To identify, activate, and support informed and passionate philanthropists who strive to improve the quality of life in our community. we accomplish this by:- building a permanent source of charitable funding- cultivating strategic…

Philanthropy
12
Community Foundation of Lorain County

The community foundation responds to the changing needs of the community by making grants to local nonprofit organizations, awarding scholarships to help local students, working together with donors to build community endowment and…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northern Kentucky University Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ken Anderson Alliance. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

11 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. 11 of the 22 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/11
Grantees still filing
7/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: $313,972 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYCOVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $200,140 · OtherCOVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $84,619 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYHORIZON COMMUNITY FUNDS OF NKY: $43,735 · OtherHORIZON COMMUNITY FUNDS OF NKYDIOCESE OF COVINGTON: $25,926 · Other+8 more: $92,566 · Other+8 moreCongaree Foundation: $85,282 · Youth DevelopmentKEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $64,171 · Human ServicesSANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $53,655 · HealthNORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $49,582 · EducationUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $22,000 · PhilanthropyTHE JEFF RUBY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND: $10,125 · Community ImprovementCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $9,967 · Arts & Culture
Other$760,958Youth Development$85,282Human Services$74,171Health$53,655Education$49,582Philanthropy$32,000Community Improvement$10,125Arts & Culture$9,967

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 budgetCongaree Foundation: $85,282 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetKEN ANDERSON ALLIANCE: $64,171 over 3y, 7.6% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $53,655 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $49,582 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $22,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARVIN LEWIS COMMUNITY FUND: $20,579 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI: $20,514 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE CINCINNATI REDS COMMUNITY FUND: $10,125 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE JEFF RUBY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% 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.

The Greater Cincinnat…Horizon Community Fun…Johnson Charitable Gi…The Northern Cincinna…Robert H & Susan F Ca…John a Schroth Family…Carol Ann and Ralph V…United Way of Greater…Duke Energy FoundationBaird Foundation IncGe Aerospace Foundati…Morgan Stanley Global…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH21.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The Northern Cincinnai Foundation · Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Duke Energy Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    2report 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 Schlotman Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Schlotman Family Foundation Inc 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 22 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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