Wpcu Sunshine Community Fund
Beavercreek, OH · EIN 85-2669888. Reported 79 grants totalling $1,032,500 to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Wpcu Sunshine Community Fund, the IRS classifies it as a fundraising and fund-distribution organization (NTEE T12).
- How spread out its giving is. 74 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeway Academy | Columbus, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Greene County Oh | Xenia, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hannahs Treasure Chest | Miamisburg, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Basic Legal Equality | Toledo, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Daybreak Inc | Dayton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital | Dayton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gala of Hope Foundation Inc | Beavercreek, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA Dayton | Dayton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crayons to Classrooms | Dayton, OH | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brigids Path Inc | Moraine, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Inc | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebuilding Together Dayton Inc | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westcare Ohio Inc | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Flourish Inc | Columbus, OH | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom a La Cart | Columbus, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Expressions of Life Inc | Dayton, OH | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agape for Youth Inc | Dayton, OH | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | Columbus, OH | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canal Winchester Human Services Corporation | Canal Wnchstr, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| From Fatherless to Fearless | Blue Ash, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impact Garage | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Oki Partners | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kettering Medical Center Foundation | Miamisburg, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids in New Directions Inc | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Learn to Earn Dayton | Dayton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nellies Champions for Kids Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Star House Foundation | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vista Village Inc | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yellow Springs Home Inc | Yellow Spgs, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio | Columbus, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dayton Public Access Television Inc | Dayton, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Neighbor House | Dayton, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesley Community Center Inc | Dayton, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence | Dayton, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| At Home By High | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Dayton Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services Inc | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| County Corp | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ebenezer Healthcare Access Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emerge Recovery & Trades Initiative | Xenia, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fairview U M Church Fairview Ave & Catalpa Dr | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Five Rivers Health Centers | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodbank Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miami Valley Meals Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Path Inc | Tipp City, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Local Schools | Springfield, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oh Taste | Beavercreek, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omega Community Development Corporation | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pink Ribbon Good Inc | Troy, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent De Paul Social Services Inc | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tcn Behavioral Health Services Inc | Fairborn, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hunt Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| TREATS4THESTREETS | Pickerington, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Church Homes Inc | Marion, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Victory Project | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westerville Area Resource Ministry | Westerville, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Npower Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isaiahs Place Inc | Troy, OH | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lydias House Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Ohio | Blue Ash, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We Care Arts | Kettering, OH | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brunner Literacy Center | Dayton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
5 of 74 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 62 of 74 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | $122,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $269,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $332,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $309,500 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wpcu Sunshine Community Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 26 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 3560 Pentagon Blvd, Beavercreek, OH, 45431.
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