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Grant Funders in Cincinnati, OH

Bespoke Grants indexes 188 grant-making foundations headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio — together $1.56B in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, arts & culture and faith-based (christian). Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Cincinnati nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

188
Foundations in Cincinnati
$1.56B
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
OH
State

Foundations headquartered in Cincinnati

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$263.3M2024
2The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$121.2M2024
3Xavier University$95.1M2023
4The Children's Hospital$91.7M2023
5Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation$81.1M2024
6Medical Center Fund of Cincinnati Inc$62.0M2018
7The University of Cincinnati Foundation$54.7M2024
8UC Healthcare System$54.5M2023
9John J & Mary R Schiff Foundation$49.1M2025
10Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$32.1M2025
11Strategies to End Homelessness Inc$31.5M2024
12United Way of Greater Cincinnati$30.9M2023
13Farmer Family Foundation$24.0M2024
14The Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home$21.7M2024
15Strive Together Inc$20.2M2023
16Mount St Joseph University$19.6M2023
17The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero$16.5M2025
18Jhsi Inc$14.4M2020
19Bethesda Inc$14.0M2023
20Tr Ua Fifth Third Foundation$12.9M2025
21Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr$12.8M2024
22The Kroger Co Foundation$12.6M2025
23Lighthouse Youth Services$12.4M2025
24The Austin E Knowlton Foundation Inc$10.6M2024
25Jewish Federation of Cincinnati$10.5M2024
26Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts$10.5M2024
27The Carl H and Edyth B Lindner$10.3M2024
28Mercy Health$10.2M2019
29Perry Family Foundation$10.1M2025
30Catholic Community Foundation for$9.6M2024
31University of Cincinnati Physicians Inc$9.5M2024
32Little Sisters of the Poor-cincinnati$9.0M2024
33Hummingbird Society Foundation$8.4M2018
34Cincinnati Preschool Promise LLC$7.8M2024
35Easter Seals Tristate$7.3M2023
36Western & Southern Financial Fund Inc$7.2M2024
37Greenacres Foundation Inc$7.2M2024
38Children's Hospital Medical Center$6.9M2024
39Music and Event Management Inc$6.7M2024
40Marge & Charles J Schott Foundation$6.6M2022

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Cincinnati, OH address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Cincinnati nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.