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The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$59k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
18%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$7,200
Organizations funded a year
30 to 49
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 18% of the organizations The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsHousing & ShelterInternationalOther
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 arriving35$59k20%
FY202433$36k18%
FY202330$36k17%
FY202233$43k12%
FY202148$49k21%
FY202049$85kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$64kHousing & Shelter$51kHuman Services$35kHealth$33kPhilanthropy$29kReligion$26kRecreation & Sports$15kAnimals$9kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
MI
NY
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley$29,50060%
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley$24,52060%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$14,50060%
The Caring Community Foundation Inc$14,20062%
Casting Carolinas Inc$13,90066%
Youngstown State University Foundation$13,50060%
Mill Creek Metroparks Foundation$12,50063%
Williamsburg House of Mercy$8,00050%
Animal Charity of Ohio Inc$6,50030%
Heritage Sylvania Inc$5,00061%
St Bede Catholic Church$4,6002n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley$4,45060%
Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown$3,75060%
Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc$3,45060%
United States Catholic Conference$2,0003n/a
Park View Community Mission Inc$2,00010%
Beatitude House Inc$2,00010%
Golden String Inc$1,80010%
Place of Possibilities Inc$1,75024%
Sylvania Area Family Services Inc$1,50020%
USO of North Carolina Inc$1,50020%
Project Mkc$1,50010%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$1,50010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo and the Toledo Newsboys Association$1,40060%
Leadership Toledo$1,40060%
Read for Literacy Inc$1,40060%
Manahan$1,20060%
The Family Violence Prevention Center Inc$1,10030%
Peak Lab Rescue Inc$1,10030%
Sisters of Notre Dame$1,0001n/a
People in Partnership$1,00012%
Waynesboro New Hope Shelter Inc$1,00020%
Heartbeat of Toledo Inc$1,00010%
On Target Outfitters$1,00010%
Anna Foundation Inc Assoc for Needy and Neglected Animals$1,00020%
Crisis Pregnancy Center of Mahoning County$1,00010%
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$1,00010%
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$1,00010%
Butler Institute of American Art$50010%
ExpERIEnce Children's Museum$50010%
Riverbend Equine Therapy$40020%
Hope for Horses Inc$40010%
University of Michigan$40010%
The Access Fund$40010%
Veteran Recreation Ohio$4001n/a
Beacon of Hope Pine Island Inc$30010%
Magic of Michael Foundation Inc$30010%
United Way of Franklin County$25010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25010%
Pasture Pals Equine Rescue$20010%
Human Rights Watch Inc$20010%
Fredi the Pizzaman Foundation$2001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($112k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRescue Mission of Mahoning Valley: $29,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley: $24,520 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Caring Community Foundation Inc: $14,200 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetCasting Carolinas Inc: $13,900 over 6y, 6.3% of budgetYoungstown State University Foundation: $13,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMill Creek Metroparks Foundation: $12,500 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetWilliamsburg House of Mercy: $8,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Charity of Ohio Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHeritage Sylvania Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Mahoning Valley: $4,450 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Youngstown: $3,750 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMainstreet Waynesboro Inc: $3,450 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPark View Community Mission Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBeatitude House Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGolden String Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPlace of Possibilities Inc: $1,750 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetSylvania Area Family Services Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUSO of North Carolina Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Mkc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSleep in Heavenly Peace Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Toledo and the Toledo Newsboys Association: $1,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Toledo: $1,400 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRead for Literacy Inc: $1,400 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetManahan: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Violence Prevention Center Inc: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPeak Lab Rescue Inc: $1,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPeople in Partnership: $1,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetWaynesboro New Hope Shelter Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHeartbeat of Toledo Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOn Target Outfitters: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAnna Foundation Inc Assoc for Needy and Neglected Animals: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrisis Pregnancy Center of Mahoning County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColorectal Cancer Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetButler Institute of American Art: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExpERIEnce Children's Museum: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverbend Equine Therapy: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Horses Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Access Fund: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeacon of Hope Pine Island Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMagic of Michael Foundation Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUnited Way of Franklin County: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPasture Pals Equine Rescue: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $200 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 48.

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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.

Farmers Charitable Foundation Xxx-Xx-XxxxOH30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Farmers Charitable Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Youngstown Fdn General · Premier Bank Foundation · James & Coralie Centofanti Charitable Foundation · Firstenergy Foundation · Fibushendricks Family Foundation · The Raymond John Wean Foundation · Toledo Community Foundation Inc · John D Finnegan Fdn · Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation · Mahoning Valley Hospital 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 William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation

How much does The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation give?
The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $58,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 49 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (18%), Housing & Shelter (14%), Human Services (10%).
Who are The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley ($30k), The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley ($25k), Fisher House Foundation Inc ($15k).
Does The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Farmers Charitable Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx, Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Youngstown Fdn General.
Where is The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan Foundation based?
The William W and Margaret L Bresnahan 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 83 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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