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The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges

To solicit contributions from the corporate community and private foundations on behalf of 33 member-college/universities that serve nearly 80,000 students. Members are nonprofit, privately controlled, 4-year colleges/universities chartered by the state of ohio, are fully accredited by higher learning commission, and have a curricular…

$3.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
90
Itemized grants FY2025
63
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$2.8M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,846
Largest grant, FY2025
$185,371
Organizations funded a year
41 to 145
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
19
Total assets, FY2025
$8.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationRecreation & SportsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving84$2.7M23%
FY202463$1.9M10%
FY202375$2.5M20%
FY202264$1.6M14%
FY2021145$2.7M69%
FY202053$1.9M28%
FY201941$2.4M7%
FY201842$2.5M10%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$21M

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
MA
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IN
OH
PA
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RI
CA
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VA
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TN
NC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cedarville University$756,11990%
Oberlin College$714,97490%
Denison University$710,69590%
Baldwin Wallace University$658,89590%
Kenyon College$639,18090%
John Carroll University$631,37490%
Ashland University$621,54290%
Franklin University$619,42890%
Otterbein University$611,41390%
The University of Findlay$609,72590%
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All grantees of The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cedarville University$756,11990%
Oberlin College$714,97490%
Denison University$710,69590%
Baldwin Wallace University$658,89590%
Kenyon College$639,18090%
John Carroll University$631,37490%
Ashland University$621,54290%
Franklin University$619,42890%
Otterbein University$611,41390%
The University of Findlay$609,72590%
The College of Wooster$598,06390%
Capital University$585,05190%
University of Mount Union$580,92490%
Ohio Northern University$566,13590%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$506,12480%
Walsh University Inc$496,40790%
The Board of Directors of Wittenberg College$479,51990%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University$476,34990%
Muskingum University$471,49090%
Wilmington College$460,76290%
Ohio Dominican University$441,45590%
Ohio Wesleyan University$434,85390%
Marietta College$434,05090%
Heidelberg University$431,79490%
Lake Erie College$425,94390%
Malone University$418,48290%
Hiram College$408,75290%
Lourdes University$403,04790%
Bluffton University$380,62390%
Notre Dame College$379,36180%
Defiance College$370,76590%
Ursuline College$363,05790%
Trustees of Purdue University$362,0105n/a
University of Southern Indiana$355,8395n/a
University of Dayton$354,65850%
Tiffin University$304,75870%
Indiana University School of Medicine$213,6275n/a
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$163,2006n/a
The Ohio State University$111,8665n/a
Youngstown State University$111,5996n/a
University of Cincinnati$83,6986n/a
University of Evansville$79,70040%
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College$71,7025n/a
Ball State University$70,2955n/a
Western Kentucky University$61,4144n/a
Urbana University$57,9241n/a
University of Massachusetts$52,4144n/a
Indiana State University$51,6244n/a
Kent State University$49,0035n/a
Ohio University$45,4244n/a
Butler University$44,46350%
Ivy Tech Community College of In$43,2003n/a
University of Louisville$42,0765n/a
Bowling Green State University$36,0006n/a
Murray State University Foundation Inc$34,34430%
Kent State University Foundation$33,5623n/a
Dominican University$32,25040%
Grand Valley State University$26,7433n/a
Bard College$25,84530%
Morehead State University$25,5003n/a
Milwaukee School of Engineering$25,50030%
The George Washington University$25,08830%
Ohio State University Foundation$24,43130%
Youngstown State University Association of Professional Staff$23,6141n/a
Cleveland State University$23,4393n/a
The University of Toledo Foundation$23,35030%
Board of Trustees of Illinois State University$23,2002n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$22,8703n/a
Miami University$22,3903n/a
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$21,47630%
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc$21,34610%
Ferris State University$19,7013n/a
Battleboro Union Hs$18,1361n/a
City of Holyoke$18,0001n/a
College of the Atlantic$17,03720%
Murray State University$17,0001n/a
Illinois Institute of Technology$17,00010%
Syracuse University$16,73520%
Brattleboro Union High School Athletic Booster Club$16,6201n/a
St Louis University$16,58820%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$16,4722n/a
The University of Akron$15,3502n/a
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$15,27020%
The Trustees of the Smith College$15,25420%
Columbia College Chicago$15,20010%
City Colleges of Chicago$14,5502n/a
The Ohio University Foundation$14,45810%
Vincennes University$13,9132n/a
Northeast Ohio Medical University$13,8693n/a
Board of the University of Alabama$13,2502n/a
University of Wisconsin Madison$13,2002n/a
North Dakota State University$13,0001n/a
Thomas More University Inc$12,50020%
Iowa State University$11,5002n/a
The Lutheran University Association Inc$11,00020%
University of Kentucky Research Foundation$10,88910%
Mississippi State University$10,7501n/a
Campbellsville University Inc$10,75010%
Johns Hopkins University$10,72620%
Hanover College$10,52720%
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation$10,22910%
Northwestern University$10,16620%
Springfield College$10,05110%
University of Kentucky$10,0102n/a
Elmhurst University$10,00020%
Depaul University$10,00020%
Saint Xavier University$10,00010%
Marquette University$10,00010%
Lorain County Community College$9,2722n/a
University of Pittsburgh$9,10020%
Morehead State University Foundation Inc$9,01010%
Northern Kentucky University$8,5001n/a
Northwestern University$8,5001n/a
University of Indianapolis$8,22910%
Shawnee State University$8,0331n/a
Liberty University Inc$7,50010%
Union University$7,25010%
Grace Schools$7,00010%
Jefferson Community & Technical College$7,0001n/a
Michigan Tech University$6,8702n/a
State of Tennessee$6,5001n/a
University of Iowa$6,3001n/a
Ivy Tech Community College Evansville$6,2951n/a
Trine University$6,25010%
Cleveland State University Foundation$6,00010%
Carthage College$6,00010%
Eastern Illinois University Foundation$6,00010%
Hawaii Pacific University$6,00010%
University of Illinois$6,0001n/a
University of New England$5,95810%
Greenfield Community College$5,9581n/a
President and Trustees of Bates College$5,88410%
Ithaca College$5,77510%
Assumption University$5,74810%
Central Michigan University$5,7401n/a
Wyotech$5,6001n/a
Case Western Reserve University$5,50010%
University of Connecticut$5,4831n/a
Duke University$5,48310%
Wqpt$5,3001n/a
Triton College$5,2501n/a
Eti School of Skilled Trades$5,2501n/a
Clemson University$5,0001n/a
Southern Methodist University$5,00010%
Western New England University$4,96110%
Siena University$4,94310%
Trustees of Boston College$4,94010%
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation$4,85010%
Roosevelt University$4,75010%
Arizona State University$4,7501n/a
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$4,72710%
Wesleyan University$4,72710%
University of Toledo$4,4121n/a
Oakland City University$4,00010%
College of Lake County$4,0001n/a
North Central College$4,00010%
Bellarmine University Incorporated$4,00010%
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine$3,76610%
Wabash College$3,00010%
Trustees of Tufts College$3,00010%
Belmont University$3,00010%
Georgetown University$2,47010%
Judson University a Baptist Institution$2,30010%
Marian University$2,00010%
The Howard University$2,00010%
Berklee College of Music Inc$2,00010%
Concordia University$2,00010%
University of Florida$2,0001n/a
Lipscomb University$2,00010%
Eastern Kentucky University Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Lehigh University$2,00010%
Colorado State University$2,0001n/a
Franklin College of Indiana$2,00010%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$2,00010%
High Point University$2,00010%
Northern Michigan University$2,0001n/a
McC Cati & University Center Capital Campaign$2,0001n/a
Highland Community College$2,0001n/a
DePauw University$1,55010%
Brescia University Inc$1,55010%
Asbury College$1,50010%
Wayne State University$1,0001n/a
Purdue University Northwest Westville$1,0001n/a
Indiana Wesleyan University$1,00010%
Coe College$1,0001n/a
City of Markham$1,0001n/a
Gtc- Public Institution of Higher$1,0001n/a
American University$1,00010%
Olivet College$1,00010%
Loyola University$1,00010%
Lansing Comm College$1,0001n/a
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary$1,0001n/a
Drake University$1,00010%
Nova Southeastern University Inc$1,00010%
Governing Council of the University of Toronto$1,00010%
Greenville College$1,00010%
Alabama A&M University$1,0001n/a
Carnegie Mellon University$1,00010%
Illinois Eastern Community College District #529$1,0001n/a
West Shore Community College$1,0001n/a
Madonna University$1,0001n/a
Union University$1,0001n/a
Lindsey Wilson University Inc$55010%
Georgetown College$50010%
University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne Indiana Inc$50010%

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($111k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCedarville University: $756,119 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOberlin College: $714,974 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $710,695 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBaldwin Wallace University: $658,895 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetKenyon College: $639,180 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetJohn Carroll University: $631,374 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAshland University: $621,542 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetFranklin University: $619,428 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOtterbein University: $611,413 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Findlay: $609,725 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe College of Wooster: $598,063 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCapital University: $585,051 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Mount Union: $580,924 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOhio Northern University: $566,135 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetFranciscan University of Steubenville: $506,124 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWalsh University Inc: $496,407 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Board of Directors of Wittenberg College: $479,519 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMount Vernon Nazarene University: $476,349 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMuskingum University: $471,490 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWilmington College: $460,762 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetOhio Dominican University: $441,455 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOhio Wesleyan University: $434,853 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMarietta College: $434,050 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHeidelberg University: $431,794 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetLake Erie College: $425,943 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetMalone University: $418,482 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHiram College: $408,752 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetLourdes University: $403,047 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetBluffton University: $380,623 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNotre Dame College: $379,361 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDefiance College: $370,765 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetUrsuline College: $363,057 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Dayton: $354,658 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTiffin University: $304,758 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Evansville: $79,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetButler University: $44,463 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMurray State University Foundation Inc: $34,344 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDominican University: $32,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBard College: $25,845 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee School of Engineering: $25,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $25,088 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOhio State University Foundation: $24,431 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Toledo Foundation: $23,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: $21,476 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc: $21,346 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCollege of the Atlantic: $17,037 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $17,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $16,735 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 125.

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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.

National Collegiate A…Folds of Honor Founda…Council of Independen…Tulsa Community Found…Columbus FoundationThe Community Foundat…American Chemical Soc…The Dayton FoundationJohn B & Brownie Youn…Community Foundations…I Know I CanIbm International Fou…
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN72.5× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · Council of Independent Colleges · Tulsa Community Foundation · Columbus Foundation · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · American Chemical Society · The Dayton Foundation · John B & Brownie Young Memorial Fund · Community Foundations Inc · I Know I Can · Ibm International Foundation

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.

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About The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges

How much does The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges give?
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges reported 90 itemized grants totaling $2,761,061, out of $3,181,335 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 145 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
Who are The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Cedarville University ($756k), Oberlin College ($715k), Denison University ($711k).
Does The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation, Council of Independent Colleges.
Where is The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges based?
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges is based in OH.

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 214 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 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home