· Private foundation
Sulsberger Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k7 grants · $47k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $269k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ZANESVILLE BD OF EDUCATION | $47,421 |
| YMCA | $47,421 |
| UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE | $31,614 |
| ZANESVILLE CONCERT ASSN | $31,614 |
| ZANESVILLE MUSEUM OF ART | $31,614 |
| GSMC FOUNDATION | $31,614 |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | $15,807 |
| ZANESVILLE CIVIC LEAGUE INC | $15,807 |
| ALLWELL BEHAVORIAL HEALTH | $15,807 |
| MUSKINGUM COUNTY BOARD OF | $9,484 |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC | $6,323 |
| PIONEER & HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $6,323 |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | $6,323 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | $6,323 |
| ST JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $6,323 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $264k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
18 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ZCZANESVILLE CONCERT ASSOCIATION % RICK AICHELE9× · 2017–2025 · $300k · revenue +40% · 71% of their budget
- LCLicking County Family YMCA5× · 2020–2024 · $264k · revenue +34%
- ABALLWELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES9× · 2017–2025 · $150k · revenue +20%
Funded once
- PHPIONEER HISTORICAL SOCIETYone grant, 2020 · $7k
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.
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.
To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all
We are an association of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are committed to providing quality programs focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. in youth development, we provide enriching…
To put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
The winona family ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong…
The hastings family ymca puts christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirits, minds, and bodies for all.
Our mission is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. our focus is on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. we help kids succeed, prepare teens…
The mission of the ymca is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. the y mission is also to advance our cause of strengthening community through youth development,…
The ywca of gettysburg & adams county is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. the ywca is adams county's center for personal and community growth - a place to learn,…
The ymca of san diego county is a nonprofit with a mission to nurture a healthy spirit, mind, and body so all can thrive while honoring our faith-based heritage.
The iowa credit union league (icul) is the non-profit trade association that represents the interests of iowa's credit unions. icul was established in 1933 and continues to focus on our mission "to strengthen the credit union movement by…
The mission of the ymca of central new mexico is to put christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. for over 100 years, the ymca of central new mexico has served our community…
See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 24 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds ZANESVILLE CONCERT ASSOCIATION % RICK AICHELE ↗
- Who funds ZANESVILLE MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds Licking County Family YMCA ↗
- Who funds ZANESVILLE CIVIC LEAGUE INC ↗
- Who funds ALLWELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ↗
- Who funds MUSKINGUM FAMILY Y ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Sulsberger Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sulsberger Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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