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Ward Beecher Foundation at a glance

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Ward Beecher Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$268k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$559kArts & Culture$285kCommunity Improvement$275kPhilanthropy$183kCivil Rights$170kPublic Benefit$165kHuman Services$80kFood & Nutrition$49kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $215k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$40,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$4.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OH WOW$50,000
TURNOUT ACTIVISM INC$40,000
GROUNDWORK FUND - AMALGAMATED FDN$40,000
VOTER PROTECTION CORPS FOUNDATION$40,000
NATIONAL REDISTRICTING FOUNDATION$40,000
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION$25,000
WE ARE DOWN HOME$20,000
THE ENGLISH CENTER$10,000
UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE$3,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–23, $82k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $50k → 16%POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: $32k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
MA
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 20 repeat orgs$474k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
21

Total granted

$1.5M
$339k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+12%

Still filing today

60%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $135k 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
EducationArts & CultureHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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

  • YS
    YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2021 · $355k · revenue +85%
  • YN
    YOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
    4× · 2017–2022 · $185k · revenue +482%
  • TH
    TAM HIGH FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2021 · $65k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • YW
    YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -5%
  • S
    SMARTS
    one grant, 2022 · $40k
  • PD
    POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $32k · revenue +28%
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
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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2
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
3
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
4
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
5
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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6
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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7
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
8
Wheaton College

Wheaton college provides a transformative liberal arts education, combining theory and practice, for intellectually curious students within a collaborative and vibrant extended community and network that values and strives to create an…

Education
9
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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10
The University Foundation At Sacramento State

Raise private resources to advance the mission and priorities of the university and serve as ambassadors in the community. provide stewardship in the prudent investment of resources and ensure the integrity of the foundation through…

Education
11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
12
York College of Pennsylvania

York college prepares graduates for fulfilling, productive, and purposeful lives by providing high quality programs of study supported by relevant real-world experiences. continued on schedule o.as a rich and diverse community of educators…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Youngstown State University Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Whittier College. 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

25 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. 25 of the 48 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
13/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWN: $122,500 · OtherUNITED WAY OF YOUNGSTOWNIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientGROUNDWORK PROJECT: $50,000 · OtherGROUNDWORK PROJECTVOTER PROTECTION CORPS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherVOTER PROTECTION CORPS FOUNDATIONSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $44,000 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKSMARTS: $40,000 · OtherSMARTSGROUNDWORK FUND - AMALGAMATED FDN: $40,000 · OtherGROUNDWORK FUND - AMALGAMATED FDNFAIR COUNT CENSUS FACILITATION: $30,000 · OtherMAHONING VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $25,000 · OtherIMAGINE NORTH CAROLINA FIRST: $25,000 · OtherURSULINE SISTERS OF YOUNGSTOWN: $25,000 · OtherDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Other+16 more: $138,000 · Other+16 moreYOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $355,000 · EducationYOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY …TAM HIGH FOUNDATION: $65,000 · EducationTAM HIGH FOUNDATIONWhittier College: $25,000 · EducationWE ARE DOWN HOME: $20,000 · Education+4 more: $31,968 · Education+4 moreOH WOW THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECH: $150,000 · Arts & CultureOH WOW THE ROGE…CALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY INC: $52,500 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA JAZZ…YOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $50,000 · Arts & CultureYOUNGSTOWN SYMP…MILL VALLEY PHILHARMONIC: $22,500 · Arts & CultureMILL VALLEY PHI…YOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $185,000 · Housing & ShelterYOUNGSTOWN …RESCUE MISSION OF MAHONING VALLEY: $15,000 · Housing & ShelterRESCUE MISS…NATIONAL REDISTRICTING FOUNDATION: $140,000 · Civil RightsNATIONAL R…TURNOUT ACTIVISM INC: $40,000 · Civil RightsTURNOUT AC…YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO: $50,000 · Human ServicesPOTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC: $32,000 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNGSTOWN EDISON BUSINESS INCUBATOR: $35,000 · Community ImprovementFAIR COUNT INC: $25,000 · Community Improvement
Other$664,500Education$496,968Arts & Culture$275,000Housing & Shelter$200,000Civil Rights$180,000Human Services$82,000Community Improvement$60,000

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 budgetYOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $355,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $185,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetOH WOW THE ROGER & GLORIA JONES CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR SCIENCE & TECH: $150,000 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetNATIONAL REDISTRICTING FOUNDATION: $140,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetTAM HIGH FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA JAZZ CONSERVATORY INC: $52,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetYOUNGSTOWN SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $50,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetYOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE YOUNGSTOWN EDISON BUSINESS INCUBATOR: $35,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPOTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INC: $32,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWhittier College: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAIR COUNT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILL VALLEY PHILHARMONIC: $22,500 over 4y, 7.2% of budgetUNITED WAY WORLDWIDE: $20,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE MISSION OF MAHONING VALLEY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMILL VALLEY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DBA KIDDO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBerkeley Public Schools Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMAHONING VALLEY COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetBEATITUDE HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBerkeley Community Scholars DBA Berkeley Community Fund: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $1,968 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Florence S Beecher FdnYoungstown Fdn GeneralCommunity Foundation …Walter E & Caroline H…John D Finnegan FdnYoungstown Area Jewis…Youngstown Area Jewis…Premier Bank Foundati…The Schwebel Family F…E M Barr Tw Charitabl…Neckerman William M J…Frank & Pearl Gelbman…
Florence S Beecher FdnOH30.6× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Florence S Beecher Fdn · Youngstown Fdn General · Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley · Walter E & Caroline H Watson Trust · John D Finnegan Fdn · Youngstown Area Jewish Federation · Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation · Premier Bank Foundation · The Schwebel Family Foundation · E M Barr Tw Charitable Trust · Neckerman William M Jr Charitable · Frank & Pearl Gelbman Charitable Fdn

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 Ward Beecher Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ward Beecher Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%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
    2get no government money at all
    5report 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.

    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 48 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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