Della Selsor Tr Uw
Springfield, OH · EIN 51-0163338. Reported 169 grants totalling $943,472 to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Della Selsor Tr Uw did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $9,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Health Foundation | Springfield, OH | $68,950 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westcott House Foundation | Springfield, OH | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Arts Council | Springfield, OH | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Tri-County Food Alliance | Springfield, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clark County Agricultural Society | Springfield, OH | $44,108 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Health Med Assist Clark & Champaign Counties | Springfield, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Springfield, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Springfield Foundation | Springfield, OH | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Springfield, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Symphony Orchestra | Springfield, OH | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Museum of Art | Springfield, OH | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crayons to Classrooms | Dayton, OH | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clark State Foundation | Springfield, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Woman | Springfield, OH | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Abilities Connection | Springfield, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Senior Services | Springfield, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| On-the-Rise | Springfield, OH | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ridgewood School | Springfield, OH | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | South Charleston, OH | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glen Helen Association | Yellow Springs, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Promise Neighborhood | Springfield, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oesterlen Services for Youth | Springfield, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Life | Springfield, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Springfield, OH | $11,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dayton Children's Hospital | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dayton Children's Hospital Foundation | Dayton, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hartman Rock Garden | Springfield, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clark County Literacy Coalition | Springfield, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Central Schools | Springfield, OH | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifecare Alliance | Columbus, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution | Washington, DC | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison County Arts Council | London, OH | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network | Springfield, OH | $6,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison County Commission | London, OH | $6,278 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Champaign County Arts Council | Urbana, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheltered Inc | Springfield, OH | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Braxton Miller Foundation | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridges Community Action Partnership | Delaware, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison County Commissioners | London, OH | $4,960 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Health Foundation | Springfield, OH | $4,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails | London, OH | $4,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| London Visual Arts Guild | London, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Clark Champaign and Madison Counties | Springfield, OH | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Springfield City School District | Springfield, OH | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inside Out Youth | Springfield, OH | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Plain City Library | Plain City, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau | Springfield, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madison County Agricultural Society | London, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plain City Historical Society | Plain City, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springfield Civic Theater | Springfield, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Riding Centre Association | Yellow Springs, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Mercy Foundation | Springfield, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grandworks Foundation | Urbana, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jonah Project | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Family YMCA | Springfield, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Altrusa International Foundation of Springfield Oh Inc | Springfield, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Alexandria, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Improvement Corporation | Springfield, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Springfield Partnership | Springfield, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Springfield Peace Center | Springfield, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tecumseh Council Boy Scouts of America | Springfield, OH | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Springfield, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Olive Branch School Preservation Society | New Carlisle, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield City Youth Mission | Springfield, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springfield Links Chapter | Springfield, OH | $876 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Champaign County Youth Choir | Urbana, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NAMI of Clark Greene & Madison Counties | Springfield, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Hands Free Store | Springfield, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Springfield | Springfield, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarkshawnee Local Schools | Springfield, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
42 of 70 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Catholic Charities
RELIGIOUS & COMMUNITY SERVICES - Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau
COMMUNITY SERVICESCOMMUNITY SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 75 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $245,661 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $244,517 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $232,794 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 36 | $220,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Della Selsor Tr Uw's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 N Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH, 45504. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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