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Charles H Dater Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1150951. Reported 766 grants totalling $26.9M to 238 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$26.9Mgranted, 2020-2024
238recipients, as named on its returns
81%of grantees funded again the next year
$140.1Massets, latest filing

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. Charles H Dater Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
1 grant
$5,000 - $10,000
1 grant
$10,000 - $25,000
143 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
491 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
109 grants
$100,000 and Up
21 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH$1,270,000752024
Cincinnati Public RadioCincinnati, OH$875,0001352024
Freestore-Foodbank IncCincinnati, OH$875,000752024
Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$750,000652024
Santa Maria Community ServicesCincinnati, OH$450,000752024
Crayons to ComputersCincinnati, OH$415,000752024
Bloc Ministries IncCincinnati, OH$400,000652024
The Library Foundation of Cincinnati and Hamilton CountyCincinnati, OH$375,000552024
CiseCincinnati, OH$360,000652024
ProkidsCincinnati, OH$350,000652024
Assistance League of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$345,000552024
Last Mile Food RescueCincinnati, OH$330,000552024
Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH$305,000652024
Cet Greater Cincinnati Television Educational FoundationCincinnati, OH$300,000332024
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH$300,000652024
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenCincinnati, OH$300,000222024
Inter Parish MinistryCincinnati, OH$290,000652024
Bethany House ServicesCincinnati, OH$275,000652024
Cincinnati Scholarship FoundationCincinnati, OH$275,000652024
La SoupeCincinnati, OH$275,000652024
Valley Interfaith Community Resource CenterCincinnati, OH$240,000652024
Lighthouse Youth & Family ServicesCincinnati, OH$230,000752024
Beech Acres Parenting CenterCincinnati, OH$225,000552024
Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraCincinnati, OH$225,000652024
People Working CooperativelyCincinnati, OH$220,000552024
Cincinnati Art MuseumCincinnati, OH$210,000552024
University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH$205,000832023
Cincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati, OH$200,000552024
Society of St Vincent De Paul Council of Northern Kentucky IncCovington, KY$200,000752024
Sweet Cheeks Diaper BankCincinnati, OH$200,000652024
YWCA of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$190,000652024
City Gospel MissionCincinnati, OH$180,000652024
Adopt a Class FoundationCincinnati, OH$175,000552024
Depaul Cristo Rey High SchoolCincinnati, OH$175,000552024
Cincinnati Playhouse in the ParkCincinnati, OH$170,000552024
New Life Furniture BankBlue Ash, OH$170,000552024
1N5Cincinnati, OH$169,000552024
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$160,000552024
Girls on the Run of Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$160,000552024
The Baker Hunt Art & Cultural CenterCovington, KY$160,000552024
Civic Garden CenterCincinnati, OH$155,000552024
Matthew 25 Ministries IncCincinnati, OH$155,000552024
UpspringCincinnati, OH$155,000652024
ArtworksCincinnati, OH$150,000552024
Ensemble Theatre CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$150,000332024
School House SymphonyCincinnati, OH$150,000552024
Stepping Stones IncCincinnati, OH$150,000552024
Breakthrough Cincinnati IncClarksville, OH$145,000552024
Childhood Food SolutionsCincinnati, OH$145,000432023
Cincinnati Shakespeare CompanyCincinnati, OH$145,000552024
Cincinnati WorksCincinnati, OH$145,000552024
Cincinnati BalletNorwood, OH$140,000552024
Girl Scouts of Western OhioCincinnati, OH$140,000552024
Karen Carns FoundationMason, OH$140,000552024
Kennedy Heights Arts CenterCincinnati, OH$140,000552024
Kentucky Symphony OrchestraNewport, KY$140,000442023
Milestones IncIndependence, KY$140,000552024
The Dragonfly FoundationCincinnati, OH$140,000552024
Cet - Public Media ConnectCincinnati, OH$135,000222021
Cincinnati Nature CenterMilford, OH$135,000552024
Junior Achievement of Oki Partners IncCincinnati, OH$135,000552024
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission IncCovington, KY$135,000552024
Ohio River FoundationCincinnati, OH$135,000552024
Scouting America-Council 438 Dan BeardCincinnati, OH$135,000212024
Contemporary Arts CenterCincinnati, OH$130,000442024
Magnified GivingCincinnati, OH$130,000552024
Price Hill WillCincinnati, OH$130,000552024
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH$130,000552024
Ispace IncCincinnati, OH$130,000552024
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$125,000552024
Cancer Family CareCincinnati, OH$125,000552024
Cincinnati Association for the BlindCincinnati, OH$125,000552024
New Leaf KitchenCincinnati, OH$125,000442024
Our Daily BreadCincinnati, OH$125,000542024
Women Helping Women IncCincinnati, OH$125,000552024
American Diabetes AssociationAlexandria, VA$115,000552024
Fernside - a Center for Grieving ChildrenCincinnati, OH$115,000442024
First Tee of Greater Cincinnati & Northern KentuckyLoveland, OH$115,000552024
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful IncCincinnati, OH$115,000442023
Linton Chamber MusicCincinnati, OH$115,000442024
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & HorsemanshipCincinnati, OH$110,000552024
Cincinnati Youth CollaborativeCincinnati, OH$105,000442024
Parachute Special Advocates for Children of Butler CountyHamilton, OH$105,000332024
Strategies to End Homelessness IncCincinnati, OH$105,000332024
Best Point Education & Behavioral HealthCincinnati, OH$100,000422022
Cincinnati Chamber OrchestraCincinnati, OH$100,000552024
Cincinnati Observatory CenterCincinnati, OH$100,000552024
Cincinnati Opera AssociationCincinnati, OH$100,000442023
Community Meal CenterHamilton, OH$100,000552024
East End Adult Education CenterCincinnati, OH$100,000442024
ElementzCincinnati, OH$100,000442024
Ensemble Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$100,000222021
Great Parks ForeverCincinnati, OH$100,000442024
Inner City Youth OpportunitiesCincinnati, OH$100,000552024
Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$100,000332022
Wave FoundationNewport, KY$100,000442023
President Drive Church of ChristCincinnati, OH$95,000552024
Society of St Vincent De Paul District Council of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$95,000332023
St Francis Seraph MinistriesCincinnati, OH$95,000432022
Camp Joy FoundationCincinnati, OH$90,000332022
Council on Child AbuseBlu Ash, OH$90,000442024
Edge Teen CenterLiberty Township, OH$90,000332022
Found House Interfaith Housing NetworkCincinnati, OH$90,000332024
Literacy Network of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$90,000322021
Queen City Book BankCincinnati, OH$90,000332024
The Salvation ArmyCincinnati, OH$90,000552024
Boy Scouts of America - Council 438 Dan BeardCincinnati, OH$85,000332022
Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually ImpairedCincinnati, OH$85,000332024
Go Pantry CorporationFlorence, KY$85,000332024
Mayerson AcademyCincinnati, OH$85,000332022
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesCincinnati, OH$85,000552024
American National Red CrossCincinnati, OH$80,000442023
Cincinnati Arts Association (caa)Cincinnati, OH$80,000332024
Cancer Support Community of Greater Cincinnatinorthern KyFayetteville, OH$80,000442024
Cincinnati Landmark ProductionsCincinnati, OH$80,000332024
Circle Tail IncPleasant Plain, OH$80,000332024
Comprehensive Community Child CareCincinnati, OH$80,000442024
Easter Seals Tristate (dba Easterseals Redwood)Cincinnati, OH$80,000222024
Family Nurturing CenterCincinnati, OH$80,000332022
Peaslee Neighborhood Center IncCincinnati, OH$80,000442023
UC Med Mentors - University of Cincinnati College of MedicineCincinnati, OH$80,000442024
Boys & Girls Club of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$75,000332022
Cincinnati BoychoirCincinnati, OH$75,000332024
Cincinnati Public SchoolsCincinnati, OH$75,000222021
Envision CorporationCincinnati, OH$75,000332022
Every Child SucceedsCincinnati, OH$75,000332022
Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$75,000332022
Notre Dame Urban Education CenterCovington, KY$75,000332022
Urban League of Greater Southwestern OhioCincinnati, OH$75,000332024
YMCA of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$75,000332024
Cincinnati Recreation CommissionCincinnati, OH$70,000332023
Lifecenter MemorialCincinnati, OH$70,000332023
North Fairmount Community CenterCincinnati, OH$70,000332024
Sisters of Notre Dame De NamurCincinnati, OH$70,000332022
Via InstituteCincinnati, OH$70,000222024
Cincinnati CaresCincinnati, OH$65,000222022
Arthritis Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$60,000332022
Churches Active in NorthsideCincinnati, OH$60,000332023
Chatfield CollegeFayetteville, OH$60,000222021
Cincinnati Union Bethel (dba Her Cincinnati)Cincinnati, OH$60,000222024
Down Syndrome Association (dsagc)Cincinnati, OH$60,000332024
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and ColumbusCincinnati, OH$60,000332024
Easterseals Serving Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$60,000222021
Family Nurturing CenterFlorence, KY$60,000222024
Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation IncFlorence, KY$60,000332024
Historic Southwest OhioCincinnati, OH$60,000332022
Joy Outdoor Education Center (camp Joy)Clarksville, OH$60,000222024
MeacCincinnati, OH$60,000332022
Parachute Special Advocates for Children of Butler ClothingHamilton, OH$60,000222021
Society of St Vincent De Paul District Council of CincinnatiCovington, KY$60,000222024
Sos Art IncCincinnati, OH$60,000332022
Wordplay CincyCincinnati, OH$60,000332024
Grant US Hope IncCincinnati, OH$55,000222022
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$55,000212020
Wesley Chapel Mission CenterCincinnati, OH$55,000332022
Adventure CrewCincinnati, OH$50,000222024
Arthritis Foundation IncLoveland, OH$50,000222024
Bon Secours Mercy Health FoundationCincinnati, OH$50,000222024
Children IncCovington, KY$50,000112020
Cincinnati Boy ChoirNorwood, OH$50,000222021
Cincinnati Landmark ProductionCincinnati, OH$50,000222021
Citylink CenterCincinnati, OH$50,000222024
Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually ImpairedCincinnati, OH$50,000222021
Economics Center for Education and ResearchCincinnati, OH$50,000222021
Ken Anderson AllianceCincinnati, OH$50,000222022
Learning GroveCovington, KY$50,000112021
Lydia's House IncCincinnati, OH$50,000222024
Redwood School & Rehabilitation Center IncFort Mitchell, KY$50,000112021
Springer School and CenterCincinnati, OH$50,000222024
The CarnegieCovington, KY$50,000222024
YMCA - Great Miami Valley YMCAHamilton, OH$50,000222024
Butler PhilharmonicCincinnati, OH$45,000222024
Cincinnati Arts AssociationCincinnati, OH$45,000222021
Music Resource Center-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$45,000222022
Cincinnati ToolbankCincinnati, OH$40,000222024
Down Syndrome AssociationCincinnati, OH$40,000222021
Easter Seals TristateCincinnati, OH$40,000112022
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, KY$40,000222021
PreventionfirstCincinnati, OH$40,000222022
Samaritan Car Care Clinic IncCovington, KY$40,000222024
University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$40,000112020
Axis Teen Centers Dba Edge Teen CentersLiberty Twp, OH$35,000112023
Contemporary Arts Center Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary aCincinnati, OH$35,000112023
Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY$35,000222021
Linton Chamber Music Cincinnati Music HallCincinnati, OH$35,000112023
Northern Kentucky Symphony Inc Dba Kentucky Symphony OrchestraCovington, KY$35,000112024
YMCA - Great Miami Valley BranchHamilton, OH$35,000222021
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$30,000112024
Crc Foundation IncAustin, MN$30,000112024
Foundhouse Interfaith Houseing NetworkCincinnati, OH$30,000112021
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler CountyCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
Boys Hope Girls Hope of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
Butler Philharmonic Co Leanna MullinsHamilton, OH$25,000112023
CainCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
Children's Home of Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
Children's Home of Cincinnati IncCovington, KY$25,000112020
Cincinnati Cares - Social Venture Partners CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$25,000112023
Cincinnati Union BethelCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
Community MattersCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
East End Adult EducationCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
Fernside CenterCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
Greater Cincinnati STEM CollaborativeCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
Lydia's House IncSouth West, WA$25,000112020
MindpeaceCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
Network for HopeCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
Optim-All Services IncCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
University of Cincinnati Foundation on Behalf of Greater Cincinnati STEM CoCincinnati, OH$25,000112023
Urban Health ProjectCincinnati, OH$25,000112024
Urban League of Greatere CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$25,000112021
Wasson WayCincinnati, OH$25,000112022
YMCA - Clippard Family BranchCincinnati, OH$25,000112020
YMCA - Great Miami ValleyHamilton, OH$25,000112023
Art Creates US IncBrooklyn, NY$20,000112024
Art Creates US Inc Dba Project ArtNew York, NY$20,000112023
Bi-Okoto Cultural InstituteCincinnati, OH$20,000112020
Cancer Support Community of Greater Cincinnatinorthern KentuckyCincinnati, OH$20,000112021
Cirlce Tail IncPleasant Plain, OH$20,000112021
Clifton Cultural Arts CenterCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$20,000112020
Dress for Success CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$20,000112022
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnnati and ColumbusColumbus, OH$20,000112022
Forever Kings IncCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
Guiding Light MentoringCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
Historic Southwest Ohio Inc Heritage Village MuseumCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
Life Center MemorialCincinnati, OH$20,000112020
Onesource Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceCincinnati, OH$20,000112023
Society of the TransfigurationCincinnati, OH$20,000112024
SQUARE1Villa Hills, KY$20,000112020
Word PlayCincinnati, OH$20,000112020
Worldplay CincyCincinnati, OH$20,000112021
Cisv CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$15,000112021
Learning Through Art IncCincinnati, OH$15,000112020
Alliance for Catholic Urban EducationCovington, KY$10,128112023
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$10,000112020
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House IncorporatedCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
Philanthropy OhioColumbus, OH$7,927112020
Horizon Community FundCovington, KY$1,000112020

176 of 238 (74%) 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 81%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 493 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
126 grants
Arts & Culture
119 grants
Education
43 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
33 grants
Religion
25 grants
Food & Nutrition
22 grants
Environment
20 grants
Housing & Shelter
18 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020168$5,327,927$25,000
2021158$5,355,000$25,000
2022159$5,750,000$25,000
2023137$5,080,128$30,000
2024144$5,375,000$30,000

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

93% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Ohio
$25.0M
Kentucky
$1.6M
Virginia
$115K
New York
$75K
Georgia
$60K
Minnesota
$30K
Washington
$25K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation133 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund127 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc111 shared recipientsGe Aerospace Foundation88 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc85 shared recipientsMillstone Fund83 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

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  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
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  4. 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 Charles H Dater Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 700 Walnut St Suite 301, Cincinnati, OH, 45202. 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.

EIN 31-1150951 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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