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The William B Pollock Company Foundation at a glance

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The William B Pollock Company Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$141k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$33k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$207kPhilanthropy$175kHealth$135kArts & Culture$130kCommunity Improvement$113kHuman Services$95kYouth Development$46kPublic Safety & Disaster$41kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $123k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY$33,000
Individual grant recipient$25,000
THE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND$25,000
LEADERSHIP MAHONING VALLEY INC$10,000
YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE INC$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO$10,000
OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES$10,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAHONING VALLEY$5,000
DBA YOUNGSTOWN MAHONING VALLEY$5,000
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM$5,000
ENGLISH CENTER$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $105k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 19%OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES: $20k → 15%OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES: $10k → 15%YWCA Mahoning Valley: $10k → 19%YWCA Mahoning Valley: $10k → 19%GOLDEN STRINGS INC: $10k → 19%GOLDEN STRINGS INC: $5k → 19%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC: $5k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $5k → 19%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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$962k · 19 repeat orgs$88k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
9

Total granted

$962k
$80k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+66%
+3%

Still filing today

68%
11%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterHealthEducationInternationalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO
    9× · 2017–2025 · $90k · revenue +41%
  • TO
    THE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES
    9× · 2017–2025 · $66k · revenue +19%
  • YS
    YOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY
    2× · 2020–2022 · $50k · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • SJ
    ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • FP
    FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • CH
    CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKR
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Economic Action Group Incorporated

To solidify and accelerate downtown youngstown's resurgence as a center of employment, higher education, government services & culture, and to serve as a catalyst for overall economic development in the mahoning valley.

Community Improvement
2
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley

The united way of youngstown and the mahoning valley seeks to be the driving force behind sustained improvement in the lives of all our citizens, through initiatives that promote education, income, health, and community support services.

Philanthropy
3
Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Foundation Inc

To promote the education and training of the manufacturing work force in northeast ohio and western pennsylvania. grant support to local manufacturers coalition in furtherance of the stated purpose.

Community Improvement
4
Youngstownwarren Regional Chamber

To provide leadership and business services that promote the growth of our members and enhance the essential partnership between economic development and education to improve our quality of life.

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5
Inspiring Minds of Youngstown Inc

To engage inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential through education and exposure to life changing experiences.

Human Services
6
Youngstown Columbiana Assn of Realt

To help organize and self-regulate those who deal with real estate in the mahoning and columbiana county areas of ohio.

—
7
Youngstown Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

To provide training to electrical apprentices in mahoning and trumbull counties, and through that training to provide skilled workers to area employers.

Employment
8
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation

To operate for charitable purposes that exclusively benefit or carry out the charitable, educational and/or economic development purposes of the youngstown/warren regional chamber.

Community Improvement
9
Portage Development Board

To coordinate and promote economic development on a county wide basis among all of the political subdivisions of portage county, ohio.

Public Benefit
10
The Junior League of Dayton Ohio Inc

Promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

—
11
Muskingum Recreation Center

Dedicated to providing residents and visitors a safe, clean, and well maintained facility that promotes health, education, and recreation through a network of quality programs, activities, and amenities.

Recreation & Sports
12
Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People Inc

Empowering and strengthening ohio's people (esop) helps adults in all stages of life achieve and maintain financial wellness and housing stability.

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation; the most unlike its peers is The English Center. 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

16 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. 16 of the 30 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/16
Grantees still filing
13/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN AND: $175,000 · OtherTHE UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN ANDYOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY: $128,000 · OtherYOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $78,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCOMMUNITY CORPORATION OBA: $50,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY CORPORATION OBARESCUE MISSION OF THE MAHONING: $30,500 · OtherFAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC DBA BIG: $20,000 · OtherYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC: $23,000 · Other+11 more: $92,500 · Other+11 moreYOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $50,000 · Arts & CultureYOUNGSTOWN SY…MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $45,000 · Arts & CultureMAHONING VALL…THE YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE YOUNGSTOW…OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES: $30,000 · Human ServicesOHIO LIVING…YWCA MAHONING VALLEY: $25,000 · Human ServicesYWCA MAHONI…POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesPOTENTIAL D…GOLDEN STRING INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesGOLDEN STRI…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Na…PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $90,000 · HealthPLANNED P…THE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES: $66,000 · EducationJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAHONING VALLEY: $41,000 · InternationalYOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $25,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$597,000Arts & Culture$125,000Human Services$105,000Health$90,000Education$66,000International$41,000Housing & Shelter$25,000

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 budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO: $90,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTHE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES: $66,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $50,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetMAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $45,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAHONING VALLEY: $41,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetOHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE: $30,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetYWCA MAHONING VALLEY: $25,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetPOTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC: $23,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetGOLDEN STRING INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLEADERSHIP MAHONING VALLEY INC: $15,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF MAHONING VALLEY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 6.5% 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.

  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO ↗
  • Who funds THE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES ↗
  • Who funds YOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MAHONING VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds OHIO LIVING COMMUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds THE YOUNGSTOWN PLAYHOUSE ↗
  • Who funds YOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds YWCA MAHONING VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNGSTOWN CITYSCAPE INC ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN STRING INC ↗
  • Who funds LEADERSHIP MAHONING VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS - BIG SISTERS OF MAHONING VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ENGLISH CENTER ↗

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.

Community Foundation …William B Pollock II …Youngstown Fdn GeneralPremier Bank Foundati…Senator Maurice & Flo…W&H Bender Memorial F…Frances Schermer Char…Frank & Pearl Gelbman…Walter E & Caroline H…The Raymond John Wean…Aimee and Lulu Seidel…Ruth Beecher H XI Cha…
Community Foundation of the Mahoning ValleyOH30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis · Youngstown Fdn General · Premier Bank Foundation · Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char · W&H Bender Memorial Fund Xxxxx8005 · Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 · Frank & Pearl Gelbman Charitable Fdn · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · Aimee and Lulu Seidel Trust · Ruth Beecher H XI Char Tw

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 B Pollock Company Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The William B Pollock Company Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’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
    4report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The William B Pollock Company Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The William B Pollock Company 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 30 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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