Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 46-1505671. Reported 162 grants totalling $473,500 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Charles Scott Riley III 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Museum of Art | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA | $30,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springer School & Center | Cincinnati, OH | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Zoo | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Valley Voices | Loveland, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nku Foundation -Chase Law School | Highland Heights, KY | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Children's Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Ballet | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Association for Blind | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Gospel Mission | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Taft Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cancer Family Care | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Soccer Club LLC | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ensemble Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelterhouse | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Wave | Cincinnati, OH | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inner City Youth Opportunities | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ladd Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Melanoma Know More | Cincinnati, OH | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Opera | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cise | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visionaries & Voices | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| May We Help | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohio River Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethany House Services | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focus on Youth | West Chester, OH | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Know Theatre | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Fairmont Community Center | Cincinnati, OH | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pro Kids | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Assoc for the Blind | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Faith Freedom Life | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Up Spring | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wvxu | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beech Acres Parenting Center | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stepping Stones | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Carnegie Theatre | Covington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dragonfly Foundaton | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 55 North | Cincinnati, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ctrh | Milford, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adventure Crew | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Sign Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Fire Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Landmark Productions | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corryvillle Catholic Elementary School | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covington Ladies Home | Covington, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Senior Citizen Apts | Covington, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | Newport, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lydias House | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Over the Rhine Museum | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redwood | Ft Mitchel, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosemary's Babies Company | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Springer School Center Maureen Wenker | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Christ Hospital Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dayton Contemporary Dance Co | Dayton, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
40 of 71 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Taft Museum of Art
PROMOTE CHARITABLE PURPOSE - Arts Wave
PROMOTE CHAQRITABLE PURPOSE - Ladd Inc
PROMOTE CHARITABLLE PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 104 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $137,000 | $2,250 |
| 2022 | 36 | $131,000 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 40 | $117,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $88,500 | $2,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% 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 $2,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles Scott Riley III Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 600 Vine Street Suite 2650, 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.
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