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12 funders with a record of paying for “cincinnati”
Where the money went The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati → Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: $37M across 22 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → United Way of Greater Cincinnati: $17M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Johnson Charitable Gift Fund → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $4.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $2.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $2.5M across 5 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Ge Foundation → United Way of Greater Cincinnati: $2.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Oliver Family Foundation → Cincinnati Art Museum: $825K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Charles H Dater Foundation Inc → Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2023 L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc → Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Cabvi): $605K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Millstone Fund → Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio Inc: $300K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Scripps Howard Foundation → United Way of Greater Cincinnati: $132K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $8.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati → Cincinnati Hebrew Day School: $4.7M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Johnson Charitable Gift Fund → Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medi: $3.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → Cincinnati Public Radio Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → Zoological Society of Cincinnati: $1.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Charles H Dater Foundation Inc → Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Oliver Family Foundation → Cincinnati Nature Center: $580K across 4 grants, latest 2025 L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc → Cincinnati Works Inc: $520K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Millstone Fund → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $298K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Ge Foundation → Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: $254K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Scripps Howard Foundation → Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: $63K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Museum Center: $6.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati: $1.9M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati → B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Inc: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $1.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation: $1.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Oliver Family Foundation → Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens: $550K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Johnson Charitable Gift Fund → Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $548K across 2 grants, latest 2023 L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc → Zoological Society of Cincinnati: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Charles H Dater Foundation Inc → Cincinnati Public Radio: $350K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Millstone Fund → Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ge Foundation → March of Dimes Inc - Cincinnati Oh: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Scripps Howard Foundation → Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (Arts Wave): $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation: $5.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Art Museum: $4.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: $3.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: $3.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → American Heart Association - Cincinnati - Oh: $2.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Fdn: $2.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → City of Cincinnati: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Marathon Inc: $1.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → American Red Cross Cincinnati Tri- State Chapter: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → YMCA of Greater Cincinnati: $1.5M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Park Board: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → YWCA of Greater Cincinnati: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency: $1.4M across 6 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Cincinnati Works: $1.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Society of St Vincent De Paul Council of Cincinnati: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Youth Collaborative: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $1.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: $1.1M across 5 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Greater Cincinnati → Cincinnati Union Bethel (Her): $1.0M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Cincinnati Opera Association: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Hcs Foundation → University of Cincinnati Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr → Cincinnati Public Radio: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $77M on this topic. Open the funder. The Greater Cincinnati Founda… $77M The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati: $43M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jewish Foundation of Cinc… $43M United Way of Greater Cincinnati: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Greater Cincinn… $11M Johnson Charitable Gift Fund: $9.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Johnson Charitable Gift Fund $9.1M Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr: $8.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr $8.7M Hcs Foundation: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Hcs Foundation $6.1M Ge Foundation: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Ge Foundation $2.6M The Oliver Family Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Oliver Family Foundation $2.0M Charles H Dater Foundation Inc: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Charles H Dater Foundation Inc $1.7M L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. L & L Nippert Charitable Foun… $1.6M Millstone Fund: $798K on this topic. Open the funder. Millstone Fund $798K The Scripps Howard Foundation: $255K on this topic. Open the funder. The Scripps Howard Foundation $255K Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: received $37M on this topic Jewish Federation of Cincinnati $37M United Way of Greater Cincinnati: received $19M on this topic United Way of Greater Cincinnati $19M University of Cincinnati Foundation: received $16M on this topic University of Cincinnati Founda… $16M Cincinnati Museum Center: received $6.8M on this topic Cincinnati Museum Center $6.8M Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: received $6.6M on this topic Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra $6.6M Cincinnati Art Museum: received $5.3M on this topic Cincinnati Art Museum $5.3M Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation: received $5.2M on this topic Cincinnati Scholarship Foundati… $5.2M Cincinnati Hebrew Day School: received $4.7M on this topic Cincinnati Hebrew Day School $4.7M Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: received $4.0M on this topic Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park $4.0M Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medi: received $3.9M on this topic Cincinnati Children's Hospital… $3.9M Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: received $3.7M on this topic Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Ga… $3.7M Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: received $2.9M on this topic Jewish Federation of Cincinnati $2.9M American Heart Association - Cincinnati - Oh: received $2.5M on this topic American Heart Association - Ci… $2.5M Greater Cincinnati Foundation: received $2.5M on this topic Greater Cincinnati Foundation $2.5M The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: received $2.3M on this topic The Children's Theatre of Cinci… $2.3M Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati: received $2.3M on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater C… $2.3M Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Fdn: received $2.2M on this topic Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber… $2.2M Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: received $2.1M on this topic Cincinnati Children's Hospital… $2.1M City of Cincinnati: received $2.0M on this topic City of Cincinnati $2.0M Cincinnati Public Radio Inc: received $2.0M on this topic Cincinnati Public Radio Inc $2.0M Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services: received $1.9M on this topic Greater Cincinnati Behavioral H… $1.9M Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati: received $1.9M on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Greater… $1.9M Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati: received $1.9M on this topic Legal Aid Society of Greater Ci… $1.9M Zoological Society of Cincinnati: received $1.7M on this topic Zoological Society of Cincinnati $1.7M Cincinnati Marathon Inc: received $1.7M on this topic Cincinnati Marathon Inc $1.7M American Red Cross Cincinnati Tri- State Chapter: received $1.5M on this topic American Red Cross Cincinnati T… $1.5M YMCA of Greater Cincinnati: received $1.5M on this topic YMCA of Greater Cincinnati $1.5M Cincinnati Park Board: received $1.5M on this topic Cincinnati Park Board $1.5M YWCA of Greater Cincinnati: received $1.5M on this topic YWCA of Greater Cincinnati $1.5M Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation: received $1.5M on this topic Cincinnati Center City Developm… $1.5M Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency: received $1.4M on this topic Cincinnati-Hamilton County Comm… $1.4M Cincinnati Public Radio: received $1.4M on this topic Cincinnati Public Radio $1.4M Cincinnati Works: received $1.3M on this topic Cincinnati Works $1.3M B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Inc: received $1.3M on this topic B'nai B'rith Youth Organization… $1.3M Society of St Vincent De Paul Council of Cincinnati: received $1.2M on this topic Society of St Vincent De Paul C… $1.2M Cincinnati Youth Collaborative: received $1.1M on this topic Cincinnati Youth Collaborative $1.1M Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation: received $1.1M on this topic Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber… $1.1M Cincinnati Union Bethel (Her): received $1.0M on this topic Cincinnati Union Bethel (Her) $1.0M Cincinnati Opera Association: received $1.0M on this topic Cincinnati Opera Association $1.0M Greater Cincinnati Foundation: received $750K on this topic Greater Cincinnati Foundation $750K Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Cabvi): received $605K on this topic Cincinnati Association for the… $605K Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: received $600K on this topic Children's Theatre of Cincinnati $600K Cincinnati Nature Center: received $580K on this topic Cincinnati Nature Center $580K Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens: received $550K on this topic Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gard… $550K Cincinnati Works Inc: received $520K on this topic Cincinnati Works Inc $520K Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio Inc: received $300K on this topic Children's Home of Cincinnati O… $300K Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts: received $254K on this topic Cincinnati Institute of Fine Ar… $254K Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati: received $200K on this topic Legal Aid Society of Greater Ci… $200K United Way of Greater Cincinnati: received $132K on this topic United Way of Greater Cincinnati $132K March of Dimes Inc - Cincinnati Oh: received $125K on this topic March of Dimes Inc - Cincinnati… $125K Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: received $63K on this topic Cincinnati Children's Hospital… $63K Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (Arts Wave): received $60K on this topic Cincinnati Institute of Fine Ar… $60K 12 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “cincinnati” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $275,600 to CINCINNATI CANCER FOUNDATION DBA CINCINNATI CANCER ADVISORS — programatic support
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Largest: $1.1M to Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services — supports uw mission
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Largest: $30,000 to Cincinnati Union Bethel (DBA HER Cincinnati — cincinnati scholar house
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Largest: $25,000 to CINCINNATI UNION BETHEL — cincinnati scholar house young scholars
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Largest: $35,000 to University of Cincinnati Foundation — university of cincinnati college of arts & science presentation of michael twitty; shared hebrew instructor for huc-jir cincinnati and university of cincinnati
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Largest: $350,000 to CINCINNATI CANCER FOUNDATION INC — organization's charitable purpose
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Largest: $60,000 to Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts — greater cincinnati fund grant
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Largest: $2.2M to UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI — matching gift
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Largest: $200,000 to THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI — a crown for the queen city: the childrens theatre of cincinnati at the emery
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Largest: $25,000 to CINCINNATI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS — support media coverage of the arts in greater cincinnati through the cincinnati business courier
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Largest: $350,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE — general operating
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Largest: $10,000 to GREATER CINCINNATI ADAPTED SPORTS C — cincinnati dragons
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