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Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$179k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2025
14
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 29
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving10$179k30%
FY202414$153k14%
FY202313$161k23%
FY202218$182k17%
FY202119$159k21%
FY202019$165k21%
FY201929$165k31%
FY201827$165k44%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$331kReligion$280kEducation$167kArts & Culture$154kHuman Services$143kCommunity Improvement$140kYouth Development$123kHealth$89kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom$170,0009n/a
Commission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown$102,98172%
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation$60,82970%
Community Inc$58,0006n/a
OPERA Western Reserve Inc$51,00097%
B'Nai B'Rith Mahoning Lodge 339$50,000556%
Compass Family & Community Services$42,50040%
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley$33,50082%
Coleman Professional Services Inc$29,94120%
Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown$29,54530%
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All grantees of Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom$170,0009n/a
Commission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown$102,98172%
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation$60,82970%
Community Inc$58,0006n/a
OPERA Western Reserve Inc$51,00097%
B'Nai B'Rith Mahoning Lodge 339$50,000556%
Compass Family & Community Services$42,50040%
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley$33,50082%
Coleman Professional Services Inc$29,94120%
Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown$29,54530%
Young Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh$25,00050%
Students Motivated by the Arts Inc$24,50041%
Autism Society of Mahoning Valley$23,0001n/a
Inspiring Minds$20,00031%
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio$19,00060%
Ursuline Sisters Mission$18,00020%
Paisley House$14,00012%
The English Center$13,50047%
Humility of Mary Housing Inc$12,58410%
Sister Jerome's Schools Inc$11,50021%
All Children Learn Differently School and Learning Center$10,00021%
Kent State University Foundation$10,0002n/a
Beatitude House Inc$10,00020%
Leadership Mahoning Valley Inc$10,000121%
Sight for All United Inc$9,50033%
The Youngstown Playhouse$7,00021%
Youngstown Symphony Society$6,00020%
Potential Development Program Inc$5,50020%
The Youngstown Edison Business Incubator$5,00010%
United Way of Trumbull County$5,00011%
Ballet Western Reserve$5,00012%
Ronald McDonald House Global$5,00010%
Butler Institute of American Art$5,00020%
Rmh of Akroninc$5,0001n/a
Children's Hunger Alliance$5,00010%
Salvation Army National Corp$4,8001n/a
National Society to Prevent BlindnessOhio Affiliate$4,50020%
Cadence Care Network$4,50020%
Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries$4,01410%
Family & Community Services Inc$4,00020%
Animal Welfare League$3,50010%
Oak Hill Collaborative Inc$3,00013%
Youngstown Prosperity$2,7001n/a
Mahoning Valley Historical Society$2,50010%
YWCA Mahoning Valley$2,04010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($536k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCommission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown: $102,981 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetYoungstown Neighborhood Development Corporation: $60,829 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetOPERA Western Reserve Inc: $51,000 over 9y, 7.0% of budgetB'Nai B'Rith Mahoning Lodge 339: $50,000 over 5y, 56% of budgetCompass Family & Community Services: $42,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Mahoning Valley: $33,500 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetColeman Professional Services Inc: $29,941 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Youngstown: $29,545 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetStudents Motivated by the Arts Inc: $24,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetInspiring Minds: $20,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGirl Scouts of North East Ohio: $19,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUrsuline Sisters Mission: $18,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPaisley House: $14,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetThe English Center: $13,500 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetHumility of Mary Housing Inc: $12,584 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSister Jerome's Schools Inc: $11,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAll Children Learn Differently School and Learning Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBeatitude House Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLeadership Mahoning Valley Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetSight for All United Inc: $9,500 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetThe Youngstown Playhouse: $7,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetYoungstown Symphony Society: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPotential Development Program Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Youngstown Edison Business Incubator: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Trumbull County: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBallet Western Reserve: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetButler Institute of American Art: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hunger Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Society to Prevent BlindnessOhio Affiliate: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCadence Care Network: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHeart Reach Neighborhood Ministries: $4,014 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFamily & Community Services Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare League: $3,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOak Hill Collaborative Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetMahoning Valley Historical Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYWCA Mahoning Valley: $2,040 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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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.

Community Foundation …Walter E & Caroline H…Ruth Beecher H XI Cha…Youngstown Fdn GeneralPremier Bank Foundati…The Wm M & a Cafaro F…Frances Schermer Char…Fibushendricks Family…Trust Uw David Tod Ar…The William Swanston …The Raymond John Wean…W&H Bender Memorial F…
Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH63.5× affinity28 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 · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw · Youngstown Fdn General · Premier Bank Foundation · The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation · Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 · Fibushendricks Family Foundation · Trust Uw David Tod Arrel · The William Swanston Charitable Fund · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · W&H Bender Memorial Fund Xxxxx8005

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.

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About Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char

How much does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char give?
Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char reported 10 grants totaling $179,345 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 29 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (22%), Religion (19%), Education (11%).
Who are Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom ($170k), Commission for Jewish Education of Greater Youngstown ($103k), Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation ($61k).
Does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust, Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw.
Where is Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char based?
Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char is based in PA.

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 65 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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