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The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$86k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
41%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$13,200
Organizations funded a year
13 to 24
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$1.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 41% of the organizations The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $47k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterHealthAnimalsOther
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 arriving13$81k31%
FY202422$124k41%
FY202317$97k41%
FY202221$99k33%
FY202113$70k31%
FY202024$73k46%
FY201924$75k67%
FY201824$78k67%
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What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$193kPhilanthropy$157kReligion$96kHealth$67kHuman Services$54kHousing & Shelter$43kAnimals$37kEducation$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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.

Show all 62 grantees
All grantees of The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Arts in Stark$121,45091%
United Way of Greater Stark County$94,00080%
Moorings Park Foundation Inc$40,00031%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$35,00060%
Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio$25,00010%
Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc$24,50060%
Stark County Humane Society$22,45061%
Military Aviation Preservation Society$16,33521%
Trustees of Westminster School Inc$14,90030%
Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc$12,75020%
Lawrence School$12,00020%
Stark County Historical Society$11,05021%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00010%
Experimental Aircraft Association Inc$10,00020%
National First Ladies Library$10,00021%
The Salvation Army$10,0001n/a
The Wilderness Center Inc$9,00080%
Summit Metro Police K-9 Inc$8,5001n/a
Workshops for Warriors Inc$7,10010%
American Heart Association Inc$6,33020%
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc$5,75030%
Gulfshore Playhouse Inc$5,00010%
Theatrezoneinc$5,00010%
Youth on Their Own$5,00050%
Friends of Pima Animal Care Center$5,00010%
Commquest Services Inc$5,00010%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$5,00010%
Viva Pima$5,00011%
Greater Stark County Urban League Inc$5,00013%
Sun Mountain School Foundation$3,50020%
Domestic Violence Project Inc$2,50010%
Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc$2,50010%
Reid Park Zoological Society$2,50010%
DC Firefighters Burn Foundation$2,50011%
Heritage Christian School$2,50011%
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$2,50010%
Veterans Airlift Command$2,00010%
Sing Stark Inc$1,90021%
Christ the Servant Parish$1,5001n/a
St Matthews House Inc$1,50010%
America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc$1,50020%
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition$1,25020%
Old Trail School$1,00010%
Tucson Wildlife Center Inc$75020%
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$75010%
Canton Museum of Art$50010%
Friends of Western Art Inc$50020%
Blair Academy$50010%
Love Andrew Autism Foundation Inc$5002n/a
Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum$50010%
Canton Preservation Society$50010%
Church of the Lakes$5001n/a
Vail Health Services Foundation$5001n/a
Stark County District Library$50010%
University of Arizona Foundation$25010%
Starability Foundation Inc$25010%
St Jacob Lutheran Church$2501n/a
Walsh University Inc$25010%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation$25010%
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank$20010%
Washington Heights Baptist Church$1501n/a
Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($187k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetArts in Stark: $121,450 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Stark County: $94,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMoorings Park Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity East Central Ohio: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEaa Aviation Foundation Inc: $24,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetStark County Humane Society: $22,450 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMilitary Aviation Preservation Society: $16,335 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTrustees of Westminster School Inc: $14,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $12,750 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLawrence School: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStark County Historical Society: $11,050 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExperimental Aircraft Association Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational First Ladies Library: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Center Inc: $9,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetWorkshops for Warriors Inc: $7,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,330 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTherapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc: $5,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGulfshore Playhouse Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTheatrezoneinc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetYouth on Their Own: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Pima Animal Care Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommquest Services Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetViva Pima: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGreater Stark County Urban League Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetSun Mountain School Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDomestic Violence Project Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReid Park Zoological Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDC Firefighters Burn Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHeritage Christian School: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNational Disaster Search Dog Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans Airlift Command: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSing Stark Inc: $1,900 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSt Matthews House Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOhio & Erie Canalway Coalition: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOld Trail School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTucson Wildlife Center Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCanton Museum of Art: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Western Art Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBlair Academy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCanton Preservation Society: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetStark County District Library: $500 over 1y, 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 54.

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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.

Stark Community FoundationOH43.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Stark Community Foundation · Timken Foundation of Canton · Hoover Foundation Income Account · Albert W & Edith V Flowers Charitable · The Belden Brick Charitable Trust · Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton · Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund · Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · Premier Bank Foundation · Akron Community Foundation · WR Timken Jr Foundation · Schauer Family Fund Inc

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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Find your warmest path to The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation

How much does The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation give?
The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $86,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Philanthropy (20%), Religion (12%).
Who are The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Arts in Stark ($121k), United Way of Greater Stark County ($94k), Moorings Park Foundation Inc ($40k).
Does The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Stark Community Foundation, Timken Foundation of Canton, Hoover Foundation Income Account.
Where is The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation based?
The Ward J and Joy A Timken Foundation 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 97 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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