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William C Meier Foundation Ima

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$145k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
52%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$23,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 23
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$884k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 52% of the organizations William C Meier Foundation Ima 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; $60k 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
Human ServicesPhilanthropyHealthEducationAnimalsArts & CultureOther
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 arriving19$145k53%
FY202423$158k52%
FY202318$122k50%
FY202221$116k43%
FY202121$122k43%
FY202018$119k28%
FY201917$120k12%
FY201822$131k36%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$501kReligion$344kHealth$185kPhilanthropy$40kHuman Services$34kArts & Culture$25kYouth Development$9kAnimals$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
CA
UT
NE
KY
MD
DE
AR
TN
MS
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Westside Christian Academy$72,70090%
Mercy Development Foundation$65,00043%
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church$64,6297n/a
Saint Sebastian Parish Foundation$31,80022%
J R Coleman Senior Outreach$27,50021%
St Ignatius High School of Cleveland$27,0005n/a
The Gathering Place$25,00040%
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital$25,00030%
St Dominic Church$20,0004n/a
The Cleveland Music School Settlement$20,00040%
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All grantees of William C Meier Foundation Ima by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Westside Christian Academy$72,70090%
Mercy Development Foundation$65,00043%
St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church$64,6297n/a
Saint Sebastian Parish Foundation$31,80022%
J R Coleman Senior Outreach$27,50021%
St Ignatius High School of Cleveland$27,0005n/a
The Gathering Place$25,00040%
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital$25,00030%
St Dominic Church$20,0004n/a
The Cleveland Music School Settlement$20,00040%
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc$20,00021%
Shrine of St Elizabeth of Hungary$20,0002n/a
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary$17,0001n/a
St Peter Catholic Church$15,0001n/a
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc$15,00030%
Men of Melchizedek Inc$10,00012%
Tougaloo College$10,00010%
Recovery Resources$10,00020%
In Step With Horsesinc$10,0001n/a
Lifepoint Church$10,0001n/a
Walsh University Inc$10,00010%
Same as U Inc$10,00011%
One Step at a Time Foundation$8,500115%
Steelers Charities$7,50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$7,50010%
Priestly Fraternity of St Peter Inc$7,5001n/a
Carmel Clay Education Foundation$7,32911%
Career Apprenticeship & Mentorship Program Inc$7,0001n/a
Pacem in Terris$6,00030%
The Cleveland Animal Protective League$6,00010%
Midwest Academy Inc$5,26530%
Remnant Foundation$5,00012%
St Augustine Home Guild Inc$4,10022%
Emerald Development & Economic Network$3,50010%
Akron Childrens Museum$3,00010%
Pelotonia$2,54550%
St Mary Catholic Church$2,5001n/a
Visually Imparied Preschool Services Inc$2,01540%
Lolin Inc$2,00021%
Junior League of Sarasota Inc$2,00011%
Children With Hair Loss Inc$2,00010%
West Side Catholic Center$1,50010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc$1,18910%
Building Essential Skills Together$1,00011%
Ben Kimble Memorial Foundation$1,0001n/a
Teachers Treasures Inc$81610%
Little Sisters of the Poor$70011%
United Way of Johnson County Inc$50010%
Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
Children's Miracle Network$20010%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($533k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget William C Meier Foundation Ima supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWestside Christian Academy: $72,700 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Development Foundation: $65,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetSaint Sebastian Parish Foundation: $31,800 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetJ R Coleman Senior Outreach: $27,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Gathering Place: $25,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cleveland Music School Settlement: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLobular Breast Cancer Alliance Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCollege Now Greater Cleveland Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMen of Melchizedek Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTougaloo College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRecovery Resources: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWalsh University Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSame as U Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOne Step at a Time Foundation: $8,500 over 1y, 15% of budgetSteelers Charities: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarmel Clay Education Foundation: $7,329 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPacem in Terris: $6,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Cleveland Animal Protective League: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMidwest Academy Inc: $5,265 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRemnant Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSt Augustine Home Guild Inc: $4,100 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetEmerald Development & Economic Network: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAkron Childrens Museum: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPelotonia: $2,545 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVisually Imparied Preschool Services Inc: $2,015 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLolin Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJunior League of Sarasota Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetChildren With Hair Loss Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWest Side Catholic Center: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $1,189 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBuilding Essential Skills Together: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTeachers Treasures Inc: $816 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor: $700 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUnited Way of Johnson County Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Haven Baby Boxes Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Miracle Network: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $50 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 40.

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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.

The Cleveland FoundationOH19.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · Premier Bank Foundation · Stark Community Foundation · Lilly Endowment Inc · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · E A Mahoney Family Foundation · Timken Foundation of Canton · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Duke Energy 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 William C Meier Foundation Ima

How much does William C Meier Foundation Ima give?
William C Meier Foundation Ima reported 20 grants totaling $145,001 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does William C Meier Foundation Ima fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (43%), Religion (29%), Health (16%).
Who are William C Meier Foundation Ima's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Westside Christian Academy ($73k), Mercy Development Foundation ($65k), St Elizabeth Ann Seton Church ($65k).
Does William C Meier Foundation Ima fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does William C Meier Foundation Ima accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as William C Meier Foundation Ima?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, Premier Bank Foundation, Stark Community Foundation.
Where is William C Meier Foundation Ima based?
William C Meier Foundation Ima is based in IN.

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 85 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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