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The College of Wooster
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER is a community of independent minds, working together to prepare students to become leaders of character and influence in an interdependent global community. (continued on schedule o)we engage motivated students in a rigorous and dynamic liberal arts education. Mentored by a faculty nationally recognized for…
- $73M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,050
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,556,498
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $721M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The College of Wooster funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $1.6M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $154k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $742k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $5k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $15k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $47k | 60% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift Design Inc | $2,219,938 | 3 | 26% |
| Northeastern University | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ashesi University Foundation | $79,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Great Decisions of Wayne County | $36,450 | 6 | 33% |
| Citizen X Incorporated | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Wayne Economic Development Council Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Oneeighty Inc | $13,339 | 2 | 0% |
| Wooster City Schools | $12,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Wooster Community Hospital | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Wooster Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shift Design Inc | $2,219,938 | 3 | 26% |
| Northeastern University | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ashesi University Foundation | $79,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Great Decisions of Wayne County | $36,450 | 6 | 33% |
| Citizen X Incorporated | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Wayne Economic Development Council Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Oneeighty Inc | $13,339 | 2 | 0% |
| Wooster City Schools | $12,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Wooster Community Hospital | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Wooster Inc | $8,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Daybreak Community Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| People to People Ministries Inc % Joseph Szeker | $5,453 | 1 | 1% |
| Companion Community Development Alternatives Inc | $5,126 | 1 | 3% |
Where it is load-bearing
The College of Wooster supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Ralph R and Grace B Jones Foundation · Wayne County Community Foundation · Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc · United Way of Wayne and Holmes Co · Seaman Family Foundation Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The College of Wooster
- How much does The College of Wooster give?
- The College of Wooster reported 4 itemized grants totaling $1,582,593, out of $73,485,027 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The College of Wooster fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (85%), Education (12%), Food & Nutrition (1%).
- Who are The College of Wooster's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Shift Design Inc ($2.2M), Northeastern University ($200k), Ashesi University Foundation ($79k).
- Does The College of Wooster fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The College of Wooster?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ralph R and Grace B Jones Foundation, Wayne County Community Foundation, Donald & Alice Noble Foundation Inc.
- Where is The College of Wooster based?
- The College of Wooster is based in OH.
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