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T D Frank Thomson Scholarships at a glance

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T D Frank Thomson Scholarships

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$92k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$713k
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$7,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$8,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$8,000
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY$7,500
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY$7,500
HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY$7,500
ROWAN UNIVERSITY$7,500
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE$7,500
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY$7,500
KEAN UNIVERSITY$7,500
KINGS COLLEGE$5,875
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY$5,875
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY$5,875
MADONNA UNIVERSITY$5,875
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 60% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $8k → 10%DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY: $8k → 11%HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY: $8k → 22%COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: $8k → 17%OAKLAND UNIVERSITY: $6k → 8%EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: $8k → 14%MADONNA UNIVERSITY: $6k → 21%THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $8k → 17%SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY: $6k → 9%NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY: $8k → 16%ROWAN UNIVERSITY: $8k → 8%KEAN UNIVERSITY: $8k → 10%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

MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
DE
NC
AL
GA
FL
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$470k · 36 repeat orgs$227k to everyone else

36 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 28 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
37

Total granted

$470k
$204k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+26%

Still filing today

31%
22%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time
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

  • SF
    SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2018–2024 · $17k · revenue +5%
  • HF
    HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $15k · revenue +7%
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    2× · 2024–2025 · $15k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • PS
    Penn State University
    one grant, 2018 · $12k
  • CC
    CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST UNIV FBO KYA R
    one grant, 2022 · $9k
  • DU
    DREXEL UNIV FBO IAN ONUSKA
    one grant, 2022 · $9k
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 Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
2
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
3
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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4
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
5
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
6
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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7
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
8
Seton Hill University

Comprehensive institution of higher learning providing undergraduate and graduate student education.

Education
9
Saint John's University

To foster the vitality of community through learning and the pursuit of wisdom.

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10
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
11
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
12
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sacred Heart University Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Drexel University. 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

23 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. 23 of the 78 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
19/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

West Chester University: $24,750 · OtherKEAN UNIVERSITY: $24,175 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA: $21,675 · Other+55 more: $488,350 · Other+55 moreSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $17,175 · EducationSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITYTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $16,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA…HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationHOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITYDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $15,000 · EducationDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF T…LEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $9,175 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSITYMONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC: $9,175 · EducationMONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INCVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $8,375 · EducationVILLANOVA UNIVERSITYThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $8,375 · EducationThe University of Tampa …JUNIATA COLLEGE: $8,375 · EducationJUNIATA COLLEGEKING'S COLLEGE: $5,875 · EducationSACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $5,875 · EducationMadonna University: $5,875 · EducationDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $5,675 · Education+7 more: $24,500 · Education+7 more
Other$558,950Education$154,450

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

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY: $17,175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $9,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $9,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSETON HALL UNIVERSITY: $9,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC: $9,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $8,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $8,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIATA COLLEGE: $8,375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKING'S COLLEGE: $5,875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $5,875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMadonna University: $5,875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $5,675 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT ALOYSIUS COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEVENSON UNIVERSITY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENEVA COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILBERT COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSEMONT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS: $500 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.

  • Who funds SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ↗
  • Who funds DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ↗
  • Who funds Carnegie Mellon University ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds SETON HALL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds The University of Tampa Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds JUNIATA COLLEGE ↗

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.

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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 T D Frank Thomson Scholarships funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from T D Frank Thomson Scholarships. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • University of Delaware: 25% of income from government
  • Sacred Heart University Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • Seton Hall University: 0% of income from government
  • Monmouth University Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Stevenson University: 0% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 78 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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