Bluffton University: Ohio Government Payments

as recorded by Ohio: BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY

Bluffton University is the 1,722nd-largest recipient of Ohio state government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 33rd in STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU spending. Its payments amount to 0% of everything the Department Of Higher Education has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 8.6% year over year.

Primary spending category: STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU

$2,638,550total received

48payments

4agencies

Jan 31, 2022 – Jun 2, 2025first / last payment

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4 fiscal years on record. The incoming flows below combine all recorded years.

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Jan 31, 2022 to Jun 2, 2025 · All recorded fiscal years

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The relationships at a glance

Total shown: $2,638,549.95
Payments represented: 48
Paying agencies shown: 4
Largest share of supplier total: 60.7%

Largest displayed relationship: Department Of Higher Education. Select a flow to explore its details.

Jan 31, 2022 to Jun 2, 2025 · All recorded fiscal years. Amount and payment count cover the relationships shown; shares use the full supplier total.

Receiving supplier

Bluffton University

$2,638,550from the agencies shown

Bluffton University
$2,638,550 from the agencies shown

$1,602,59560.7% of supplier total
$871,08633.0% of supplier total
$146,7105.6% of supplier total
$18,1590.7% of supplier total

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Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal year	Agency	Payments	Total
FY 2025	Department of Higher Education	9	$871,086
FY 2025	Department Of Higher Education	1	$26,150
FY 2025	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	3	$10,500
FY 2024	Department Of Higher Education	14	$783,141
FY 2024	Department of Education	2	$47,134
FY 2024	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	2	$5,659
FY 2023	Department Of Higher Education	8	$574,715
FY 2023	Department of Education	4	$93,888
FY 2023	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	1	$2,000
FY 2022	Department Of Higher Education	3	$218,589
FY 2022	Department of Education	1	$5,688
Total		48	$2,638,550

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as Ohio state government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

Category	Payments	Total	First / last
Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	28	$531,619	Jan 31, 2022 – Jun 2, 2025
STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	14	$2,088,772	Feb 10, 2022 – Jun 2, 2025
Grant dependent on service	6	$18,159	Mar 20, 2023 – Feb 26, 2025

Largest payments by fiscal year

The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.

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FY 2025top 13 of 13 payments$907,736

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Apr 1, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$373,750.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Jun 2, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$301,250.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Feb 6, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$102,682.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jun 2, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$30,736.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jul 19, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$26,150.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Sep 16, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$19,000.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Dec 26, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$17,500.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Sep 13, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$10,718.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jan 28, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$9,218.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Nov 19, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$6,232.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Feb 11, 2025	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	–
Dec 26, 2024	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	–
Feb 26, 2025	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	–

FY 2024top 18 of 18 payments$835,934

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Sep 26, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$333,700.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Mar 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$313,725.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Jul 19, 2023	Department of Education	$43,989.18	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Mar 8, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$43,468.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Apr 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$26,150.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jun 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$19,000.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Oct 2, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$12,980.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
May 10, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$9,735.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Aug 23, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$6,316.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Feb 22, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$5,346.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Oct 23, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$5,346.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Oct 3, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$4,700.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Dec 18, 2023	Department of Education	$3,144.82	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Sep 5, 2023	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,102.00	Grant dependent on service	–
Feb 28, 2024	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$2,556.90	Grant dependent on service	–
Jan 2, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$2,350.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Sep 7, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$325.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Sep 6, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$0.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–

FY 2023top 13 of 13 payments$670,603

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Oct 5, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$283,194.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Feb 24, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$250,110.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Mar 10, 2023	Department of Education	$45,053.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Aug 22, 2022	Department of Education	$37,813.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Feb 24, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$9,255.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Oct 18, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$9,255.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jan 31, 2023	Department of Education	$8,494.05	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Dec 12, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$8,295.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Mar 7, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$6,000.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Feb 27, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$4,303.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Sep 22, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$4,303.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Aug 8, 2022	Department of Education	$2,528.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Mar 20, 2023	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$2,000.00	Grant dependent on service	–

FY 2022top 4 of 4 payments$224,277

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Feb 10, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$209,114.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–
Feb 14, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$7,532.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
Jan 31, 2022	Department of Education	$5,688.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	–
May 3, 2022	Department Of Higher Education	$1,943.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	–

Recent payments

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Method
Jun 2, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$301,250.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	CHK
Jun 2, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$30,736.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Apr 1, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$373,750.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	CHK
Feb 26, 2025	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	CHK
Feb 11, 2025	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	CHK
Feb 6, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$102,682.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Jan 28, 2025	Department of Higher Education	$9,218.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Dec 26, 2024	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$3,500.00	Grant dependent on service	CHK
Dec 26, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$17,500.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Nov 19, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$6,232.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Sep 16, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$19,000.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Sep 13, 2024	Department of Higher Education	$10,718.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Jul 19, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$26,150.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Jun 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$19,000.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
May 10, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$9,735.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Apr 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$26,150.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Mar 8, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$43,468.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Mar 5, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$313,725.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	CHK
Feb 28, 2024	Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency	$2,556.90	Grant dependent on service	CHK
Feb 22, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$5,346.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Jan 2, 2024	Department Of Higher Education	$2,350.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	CHK
Dec 18, 2023	Department of Education	$3,144.82	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Oct 23, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$5,346.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK
Oct 3, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$4,700.00	STATE ASSISTANCE-EDUC. INSTITU	CHK
Oct 2, 2023	Department Of Higher Education	$12,980.00	Grant paid to govt or NFP enti	CHK

Other vendors serving Department Of Higher Education

The Ohio State University $1,344,568,786
Commissioners of the Sinking $810,568,682
University of Cincinnati $622,803,410
Ohio University $456,673,372
Kent State University $412,856,043
University of Toledo $297,302,699
Bowling Green State University $227,796,671
University of Akron $224,620,896
Wright State University $220,454,911
Miami University $218,588,032

VerifiedData refreshed Sep 24, 2026 from Ohio Checkbook (checkbook.ohio.gov): 24,768,843 payments on record, Jan 3, 2022 to Jun 26, 2025. How we verify this data