The Ward J and Joy a Timken Foundation
Canton, OH · EIN 34-1527256. Reported 111 grants totalling $481,850 to 58 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The Ward J and Joy a Timken Foundation 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 $2,100. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts in Stark | Canton, OH | $70,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Stark County | Canton, OH | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christ Presbyterian Church | Canton, OH | $47,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moorings Park Foundation | Naples, FL | $40,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio | Canton, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stark County Humane Society | Louisville, OH | $22,250 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Eaa Chapter 1077 | New Philadelphia, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc | Oshkosh, WI | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity Greater Canton | Canton, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Golden Paws Assistance Dogs Inc | Naples, FL | $12,750 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | Canton, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Strark County | Canton, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mckinley Presidential Library and Museum | Canton, OH | $11,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stark Community Foundation Inc | Canton, OH | $10,300 | 9 | 3 | 2024 |
| Healthnetwork Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maps Air Museum | North Canton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Metro Police K-9 | North Canton, OH | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northminster Church of Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army of Canton | Canton, OH | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gulfshore Playhouse Inc | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Net Foundation Inc | Pepper Pike, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National First Ladies' Library | Canton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theatrezone | Naples, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Naples | Naples, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Collier County | Naples, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage Christian School | Canton, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Fe Waldorf School | Santa Fe, NM | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aultman Foundation | Canton, OH | $2,250 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eaaaviation Foundation Inc | Oshkosh, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lawrence School | Broadview Heights, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ the Servant Parish | Canton, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Matthew's House | Naples, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Wilderness Center Inc | Wilmont, OH | $1,250 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| America's Vetdogs | Smithtown, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collier County Domestic Animal Services | Naples, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth on Their Own | Tucson, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cape Cod Foundation | South Yarmouth, MA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Velosano | Cleveland, OH | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americas Vetdogs the Vets K9 Corps Inc | Smithtown, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blair Academy | Blairstown, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canton Preservation Society | Canton, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Canton Symphony Orchestra | Canton, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vail Health Foundation | Vail, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington | Alna, ME | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Cleveland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Western Art | Tucson, AZ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love Andrew Autism Foundation Inc | Canton, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Starability Foundation | Naples, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Palace Theater | Canton, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walsh University | North Canton, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Goodwill Industries | Canton, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Norman Humane Society | Mooresville, NC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Heights Baptist Church | Dayton, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| En-Rich-Ment Performing Arts Center | Canton, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
15 of 58 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 38%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio
2023-2024 Restricted Grant - Home Build - Christ Presbyterian Church
2021-2022 Capital Campaign - Arts in Stark
Artemis society unrestricted - United Way of Greater Stark County
2023-2024 Unrestricted Grant - Pro Football Hall of Fame
2022-2023 Unrestricted Grant - Mckinley Presidential Library and Museum
Restrictive Grant 2022 Cushman Hauler 1200X
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 66 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | $70,250 | $2,000 |
| 2021 | 25 | $101,200 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 18 | $97,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $127,400 | $3,250 |
| 2024 | 24 | $86,000 | $1,375 |
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. 72% 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 $2,100. 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 The Ward J and Joy a Timken Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O 200 Market Avenue North Apt 210, Canton, OH, 44702. 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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