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The William Albers Foundation at a glance

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The William Albers Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$123k
Granted FY2020
16
Grants FY2020
2
States reached
$33k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of The William Albers Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Johnson Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The William Albers Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 13 organizations, $123k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

13
’20
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’21

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.

Philanthropy$2.0MEducation$45kHuman Services$41kFood & Nutrition$10kArts & Culture$9kHealth$5kReligion$5kHousing & Shelter$3kOther$0
02FY2020 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k13 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $68k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
XAVIER UNIVERSITY$33,000
CINCINNATI ASSOC FOR THE BLIND$25,000
CHATFIELD COLLEGE$10,000
ARTSWAVE$9,000
FIRST STEP HOME$7,500
CET$5,000
FREESTORE-FOODBANK INC$5,000
DRAGONFLY FOUNDATION$5,000
OUR DAILY BREAD$5,000
DCCH CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES$3,600
SISTERS OF ST URSULA$3,000
ST VINCENT DE PAUL CINCINNATI$2,500
FAMILY NURTURING CENTER$2,500
STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS INC$2,500
PLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION$2,000
02The need
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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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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FIRST STEP HOME: $8k → 16%STRATEGIES TO END HOMELESSNESS INC: $3k → 16%ST VINCENT DE PAUL CINCINNATI: $3k → 16%CINCINNATI ASSOC FOR THE BLIND: $25k → 16%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.
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 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
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati develops and connects leaders, contributors, organizations, and ideas to build an inclusive Jewish community that helps people in need, supports Israel, and assures a vibrant Jewish future.

Philanthropy
2
Cincinnati Development Fund

To strengthen underserved neighborhoods and improve lives through innovative financing.

Housing & Shelter
3
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio serves and empowers people through God's love in their times of vulnerability. We do so through a full range of local services that engage the community in building solidarity.

Human Services
4
Catholic Charities Corporation

Respond to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.

Human Services
5
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
6
Cincinnati Union Bethel

Empowering women to break the cycles of poverty, addiction, and human trafficking.

Human Services
7
Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area

A social service agency, JFS strengthens lives and our diverse community by providing exceptional and transformational human services. Services include: Counseling, Case Management, Financial and Food Support, Home Care, Senior Services,…

Human Services
8
Cain Cincy

Tranforms lives inspiring hope by providing nutritious food,crisis assistance,resources and compassion that respects human dignity building a more vibrant community. feeding bodies and souls through its choice food pantry,weekly community…

Religion
9
Tri-State Food Bank

Tri-state food bank, inc solicits, warehouses, and disburses donated and purchased food products to other not-for-profit entities in indiana, illinois, and kentucky.

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10
The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio

Creating lasting results that strengthen families and our community by guiding individuals from infancy to independence through comprehensive education, behavioral, and health services.

Human Services
11
The Northern Cincinnai Foundation

Transforming generosity into impact by encouraging, supporting, and facilitating philanthropy to create more vibrant communities in northern cincinnati.

Philanthropy
12
United Way of Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The UWGC Foundation provides a flexible vehicle to perpetuate financial support of UWGC, its initiatives, its agencies, and the human services they provide.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Society of St Vincent De Paul Council; the most unlike its peers is Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky. 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

14 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. 14 of the 17 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
9/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $2,008,528 · PhilanthropyJOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $33,000 · EducationTHE CHATFIELD EDGE: $10,000 · EducationPLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EducationCincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE FIRST STEP HOME INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL: $2,500 · Human ServicesStrategies to End Homelessness Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesCET: $5,000 · OtherOUR DAILY BREAD: $5,000 · OtherDIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $3,600 · OtherSISTERS OF ST URSULA: $3,000 · OtherFamily Nurturing Center of Kentucky: $2,500 · OtherPLEASANT RUN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $2,000 · OtherCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $9,000 · Arts & CultureFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $5,000 · Food & NutritionTHE DRAGONFLY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Health
Philanthropy$2,008,528Education$45,000Human Services$37,500Other$21,100Arts & Culture$9,000Food & Nutrition$5,000Health$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJOHNSON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $2,008,528 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetXAVIER UNIVERSITY: $33,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CHATFIELD EDGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FIRST STEP HOME INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFREESTORE FOODBANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DRAGONFLY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOUR DAILY BREAD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $3,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStrategies to End Homelessness Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Nurturing Center of Kentucky: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPLEASANT RIDGE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 2.1% 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.

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.

The Greater Cincinnat…Johnson Charitable Gi…Charles H Dater Found…The Thomas J Emery Me…Elsa M Heisel Sule Ch…Carol Ann and Ralph V…United Way of Greater…Ruth J & Robert a Con…William P Anderson Fo…George and Mary Jo Bu…The Wohlgemuth Hersch…Spaulding Foundation
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH25.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · Charles H Dater Foundation Inc · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Ruth J & Robert a Conway Foundation Inc · William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust · George and Mary Jo Budig Family Foundati Foundation C/O George J Budig · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent · Spaulding 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The William Albers Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The William Albers Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s 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 · 0–90%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The William Albers Foundation?

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

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 17 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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