Ohio · Private foundation
The James L Sherman Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2021
- 2
- Grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of The James L Sherman Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to The Dayton Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,085,372
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $1,085,372
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations The James L Sherman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $40k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $70k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $45k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $90k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $226k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley | $243,100 | 4 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities Corporation | $228,100 | 4 | 0% |
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About The James L Sherman Foundation
- How much does The James L Sherman Foundation give?
- The James L Sherman Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $1,125,372 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The James L Sherman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (70%), Human Services (30%).
- Who are The James L Sherman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley ($243k), Catholic Charities Corporation ($228k).
- Does The James L Sherman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James L Sherman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The James L Sherman Foundation based?
- The James L Sherman Foundation is based in OH.
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