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Stillson Foundation Fifth Third Bank Na

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$430k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.2MHuman Services$410kEducation$135kHealth$80kFood & Nutrition$50kYouth Development$50kCrime & Legal$40kReligion$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k8 grants · $180k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $250k
$30,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$8.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM$50,000
1N5$50,000
LEARNING GROVE INC$50,000
STEPPING STONES INC$50,000
CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER$50,000
FOCUS ON YOUTH INC$30,000
MINDPEACE CINCINNATI$30,000
SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES$30,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION$25,000
BREAKTHROUGH CINCINNATI INC$25,000
SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK$15,000
CASA FOR CLERMONT KIDS$15,000
LITERACY NETWORK OF GREATER CINNATI$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $345k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%FOCUS ON YOUTH INC: $30k → 12%SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK: $15k → 16%STEPPING STONES INC: $50k → 16%STEPPING STONES INC: $50k → 16%STEPPING STONES INC: $50k → 16%SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES: $30k → 16%SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK: $30k → 16%FOREVER KINGS INC: $25k → 16%ST JOSEPH INFANT & MATERNITY HOME: $50k → 16%A KID AGAIN INC: $15k → 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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 5 repeat orgs$840k to everyone else

5 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
15

Total granted

$1.3M
$485k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+51%

Still filing today

100%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $355k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionReligionPhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • SS
    STEPPING STONES INC
    3× · 2021–2025 · $150k · revenue +12%
  • CG
    COVERD GREATER CINCINNATI
    2× · 2023–2025 · $45k · revenue +9%
  • LN
    LITERACY NETWORK OF GREATER CINCINNATI DBA QUEEN CITY BOOK BANK
    2× · 2024–2025 · $35k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • SS
    SCHEDULE SCHEDULE ATTACHED
    one grant, 2019 · $70k
  • SJ
    St Joseph Infant and Maternity Homegraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +73%
  • AL
    American Legacy Theatregraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +374% · 34% of their budget
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
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
2
Cincinnati Early Learning Centers Inc

The organization operates and provides quality childcare in a nurturing and learning environment in multiple locations.

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3
Cincinnati Center for Autism

We support individuals with autism and their families through programming in the areas of academics, adaptive behavior, communication, and social participation.

Education
4
Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center

Unlocking the self-worth and potential of at-risk teens through the transformative power of art, a first-class environment and a character-building culture. Equipping at-risk teens with skills, credentials and pathways to employment.…

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5
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

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

Arts & Culture
6
School Choice Ohio Inc

The mission of school choice ohio is to protect and expand children's educational options through ensuring choice in quality schools and other places of learning, thereby supporting systemic reform of k-12 education across the state.

Education
7
Cincinnati Aquatic Club

To offer children and young adults a top quality program that develops, trains and competes as competitive swimmers year-round in a supportive and motivating enviroment that respects, challenges and nurtures them as athletes, students, and…

Recreation & Sports
8
World Affairs Council - Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

The World Affairs Council, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is the bridge that connects the world to one of America's most vibrant regions. Through Global education, International exchange, and cultural awareness initiatives, the council strengthens…

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9
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health

We are the premier childrens mental health agency that reduces the suffering experienced by children who have emotional problems related to depression, anxiety, and behavior like adhd. untreated, these problems can lead to failure in…

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10
Cincinnati Usa Regional Chamber

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

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11
Advocates for Kids

Advocates for Kids is committed to providing service and/or supporting organizations that serve children by providing experiences that empower them to realize their full potential. Advocates for Kids envisions children achieving a clearer…

Youth Development
12
Cincinnati Public Radio Inc

Cincinnati Public Radio is the trusted, independent source of journalism, music and culture empowering a vibrant, engaged and informed community.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Crayons and Beyond Inc; the most unlike its peers is MISSION2MOVE. 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

25 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. 25 of the 30 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
15/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTERCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $75,000 · Arts & CultureCincinnati Institute of Fine ArtsCINCINNATI OBSERVATORY CENTER: $50,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Legacy Theatre: $50,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $45,000 · Arts & CultureSCHEDULE SCHEDULE ATTACHED: $70,000 · OtherSCHEDULE SCHEDULE ATTA…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES: $50,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE …1N5: $50,000 · Other1N5CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEM HORSEMANSHIP: $50,000 · OtherCINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC…LEARNING GROVE INC: $50,000 · OtherLEARNING GROVE INCCOUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE: $40,000 · OtherCOUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSELITERACY NETWORK OF GREATER CINCINNATI DBA QUEEN CITY BOOK BANK: $35,000 · OtherLITERACY NETWORK OF GR…PARACHUTE SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR CHI: $20,000 · OtherBreakthrough Cincinnati Inc: $25,000 · OtherBreakthrough Cincinnat…LEAD TRAINING: $25,000 · OtherLEAD TRAININGCASA FOR CLERMONT KIDS: $15,000 · OtherSTEPPING STONES INC: $150,000 · Human ServicesSTEPPING STONES IN…St Joseph Infant and Maternity Home: $50,000 · Human ServicesSt Joseph Infant a…COVERD GREATER CINCINNATI: $45,000 · Human ServicesCOVERD GREATER CIN…SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesSANTA MARIA COMMUN…FOCUS ON YOUTH INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesFOCUS ON YOUTH INCForever Kings Inc: $25,000 · Human ServicesForever Kings IncA KID AGAIN INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S HUNGER ALLIANCE: $25,000 · Food & NutritionMISSION2MOVE: $25,000 · Food & NutritionLINCOLN HEIGHTS OUTREACH INC: $25,000 · ReligionWESLEY CHAPEL MISSION CENTER: $20,000 · ReligionMindPeace Cincinnati: $30,000 · EducationCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC: $25,000 · Philanthropy
Arts & Culture$1,220,000Other$430,000Human Services$345,000Food & Nutrition$50,000Religion$45,000Education$30,000Philanthropy$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $1,000,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetSTEPPING STONES INC: $150,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Joseph Infant and Maternity Home: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Legacy Theatre: $50,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetCOVERD GREATER CINCINNATI: $45,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetLITERACY NETWORK OF GREATER CINCINNATI DBA QUEEN CITY BOOK BANK: $35,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetFOCUS ON YOUTH INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMindPeace Cincinnati: $30,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL ASSOCIATION for MUSIC EDUCATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetForever Kings Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetCRAYONS AND BEYOND INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBreakthrough Cincinnati Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLEAD TRAINING: $25,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetLINCOLN HEIGHTS OUTREACH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMISSION2MOVE: $25,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetWESLEY CHAPEL MISSION CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetCINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA KID AGAIN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCASA FOR CLERMONT KIDS: $15,000 over 1y, 5.7% 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…Andrew Jergens Founda…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…Millstone FundPfau Charitable Found…Charles H Dater Found…John a Schroth Family…Jack J Smith Jr Chari…Josephine S Russell C…United Way of Greater…Johnson Charitable Gi…The Thomas J Emery Me…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH35.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Andrew Jergens Foundation · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Millstone Fund · Pfau Charitable Foundation · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · Jack J Smith Jr Charitable Trust · Josephine S Russell Charitable · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The Thomas J Emery Memorial

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 Stillson Foundation Fifth Third Bank Na funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stillson Foundation Fifth Third Bank Na. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 30 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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