American Modern Foundation
Amelia, OH · EIN 31-1580326. Reported 76 grants totalling $294,765 to 68 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. American Modern 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 $2,450. Half of everything it gave fell between $175 and $7,925; the smallest was $20 and the largest $10,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont County Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA for Clermont Kids | Batavia, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Focus | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covered Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Give Back Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Insuring the Children | Mason, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inspiring Purpose Day Program Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Blue Ash, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nest Community Learning Center | Loveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Wolfe Sanctuary | Rising Sun, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yellow Ribbon Foundation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Independence Hub | Charleston, SC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empower Youth | Bethel, OH | $7,925 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Varner Foundation for Children and Families | Cincinnati, OH | $7,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Give Like a Mother | Batavia, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley View | Milford, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Cincinnati Clermont County | Cincinnati, OH | $5,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bluebird Bus of Hope | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clermont Senior Services | Batavia, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Getwitit Inc | Prospect, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honor Flight Tristate | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation Inc | Medina, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Venture Partners Cincinnati C O Inspiring Service | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $3,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Cincinnati, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healthsource Foundation | Loveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Rescue Fund | Amelia, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mississippi State University Foundation | Mississippi State, MS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,775 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Animal Care Humane Society | Cincinnati, OH | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Engineers Without Borders USA UC Chapter | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | $675 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Milestones Equestrian Achievement Center | Cincinnati, OH | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Batavia High School Alumni Association | Batavia, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Always Lifting Spirits the Jeff Weber Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alzheimer Association Alzheimer Association-Chicago | Cincinnati, OH | $235 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milestones Equestrian Achievement Center | Independence, KY | $225 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Als Association - Central & Southern Ohio Chapter | Cincinnati, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Columbia River Mental Health Services | Vancouver, WA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center | Cincinnati, OH | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati | Milford, OH | $156 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $128 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Artists Student Theater | Newport, KY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Council of Clermont & Brown Counties | Cincinnati, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen & Social Center | Cincinnati, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cocos House Senior Sanctuary and Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Yarmouth Port, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay Neuter Clinic | Cincinnati, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $26 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Dan Beard Council | Cincinnati, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Free Kids Pediatric Cancer Research Alliance | Loveland, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carenet Pregnancy Services of Northern Kentucky | Covington, KY | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Association for the Blind | Cincinnati, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
4 of 68 (6%) 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 24%, 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.
- Clermont County Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Support Charity's general operations
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | $12,585 | $267 |
| 2021 | 8 | $11,675 | $150 |
| 2022 | 19 | $19,435 | $128 |
| 2023 | 5 | $11,495 | $675 |
| 2024 | 34 | $239,575 | $7,625 |
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. 90% 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 $2,450. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Modern 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: 7000 Midland Blvd, Amelia, OH, 45102. 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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