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Nlt Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH · EIN 04-3361704. Reported 111 grants totalling $949,250 to 87 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$9,650median grant
$949,250granted, 2021-2024
87organizations funded
17%of grantees funded again the next year
$5,751,174assets, 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. Nlt 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 $9,650. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $11,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
8 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
17 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
31 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
53 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$35,000332024
Green UmbrellaCincinnati, OH$30,000112021
KidsingersSanta Ana, CA$30,000222024
Cincinnati Playhouse in the ParkCincinnati, OH$29,000442024
Coastal Mountains Land TrustCamden, ME$27,500222024
Ensemble Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$27,500332024
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing CenterCincinnati, OH$27,500112024
Orange County CoastkeeperCosta Mesa, CA$27,500222024
Cincinnati Boychoir IncCincinnati, OH$25,000222024
Csulb 49ER FoundationLong Beach, CA$25,000332024
ArtworksCincinnati, OH$15,000112023
Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance TheatreCincinnati, OH$15,000112022
Boy & Girls Clubs of DorchesterDorchester, MA$15,000112024
Cincinnati Nature CenterMilford, OH$15,000112022
Cincinnati Shakespeare CompanyCincinnati, OH$15,000112022
Crown CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$15,000112024
Linton IncorporatedCincinnati, OH$15,000112024
Making Music MattersWest Roxbury, MA$15,000112022
Mother Caroline Academy & Education CenterDorchester, MA$15,000112021
Ohio River FoundationCincinnati, OH$15,000112022
Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$14,250222024
American Legacy TheatreCincinnati, OH$12,500112021
Taft Museum of ArtCincinnati, OH$11,500442024
Bloc Ministries IncCincinnati, OH$11,000112022
Gaining GroundConcord, MA$10,300332024
Activities Beyond the ClassroomCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
BalletroxJamaica Plain, MA$10,000112021
Boston Music ProjectBoston, MA$10,000112023
Cincinnati Landmark ProductionsCincinnati, OH$10,000112024
Cincinnati Musical FestivalCincinnati, OH$10,000112023
Community Matters Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH$10,000112021
Friends of Boone County Arboretum IncUnion, KY$10,000112021
Friends of the Strand Theatre IncRockland, ME$10,000112022
Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation IncClarksville, OH$10,000112024
Laguna Art MuseumLaguna Beach, CA$10,000112024
Maine Coast Fishermen's AssociationBrunswick, ME$10,000112024
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME$10,000112022
Mam-Luft and Company Dance IncCincinnati, OH$10,000112021
Mass AudubonLincoln, MA$10,000112023
Mill Creek AllianceCincinnati, OH$10,000112022
Mutual Dance TheatreCincinnati, OH$10,000112024
Northern Kentucky SymphonyNewport, KY$10,000112022
Pacific SymphonyIrvine, CA$10,000112024
Peaslee Neighborhood Center IncCincinnati, OH$10,000112021
Price Hill WillCincinnati, OH$10,000112024
Pulse Arts IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
South Shore Childrens Chorus CorpRaynham, MA$10,000112022
The Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts CenterCovington, KY$10,000112022
Treesmedford IncMedford, MA$10,000112022
Wasson WayCincinnati, OH$10,000112022
Waldo Theatre IncWaldoboro, ME$9,650112021
Get InspiredGarden Grove, CA$9,000112023
Cog DesignCambridge, MA$8,000112024
Pones IncCovington, KY$8,000112022
United Coalition for AnimalsCincinnati, OH$8,000222024
Children's Choir of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$7,500112023
Cincinnati Chamber OrchestraCincinnati, OH$7,500112023
ElementzCincinnati, OH$7,500112023
Fitton Center for Creative ArtsHamilton, OH$7,500112021
Manifest Creative Research GalleryCincinnati, OH$7,500112022
Neediest Kids of AllCincinnati, OH$7,500222024
Pacific ChoraleCosta Mesa, CA$7,500112021
The Children's Protective Service of the Ohio Humane SocietyCincinnati, OH$7,500112021
Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz OrchestraCincinnati, OH$7,000112022
Theatrezone IncChelsea, MA$7,000112021
Leaps of ImaginationRockport, ME$6,000112023
Cincinnati Country Day SchoolCincinnati, OH$5,500332023
Black Art SpeaksCincinnati, OH$5,000112023
Cincinnati Academy of Performing ArtsCincinnati, OH$5,000112021
Imago IncCincinnati, OH$5,000112023
Jazz Alive IncCincinnati, OH$5,000112023
Lives Unitedvidas UnitasCincinnati, OH$5,000112023
Loveland Learning GardenLoveland, OH$5,000112023
Maine Maritime MuseumBath, ME$5,000112022
Planned Parenthood New YorkNew York, NY$5,000112024
Save the Animals FoundationCincinnati, OH$5,000112022
Vulcans Forge Performing Arts CollaborativeCincinnati, OH$5,000112022
Merryspring Nature CenterCamden, ME$4,400112023
Commonwealth Artists Student TheatreNewport, KY$4,000112022
Angels Gate Cultural CenterSan Pedro, CA$3,000112024
Andover (phillips Academy)Andover, MA$2,500112024
Lbcg Artist GroupLong Beach, CA$2,000112024
Cartoon Crossroads ColumbusColumbus, OH$750112023
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$500112022
ThinkgiveConcord, ME$200112024
Town of ConcordConcord, MA$200222024

15 of 87 (17%) 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 17%, across 3 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
46 grants
Environment
14 grants
Education
10 grants
Human Services
3 grants
Animal Welfare
3 grants
Recreation & Sports
2 grants
Crime & Legal
1 grant
Housing & Shelter
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202123$240,150$10,000
202229$229,200$8,000
202328$206,900$7,500
202431$273,000$10,000

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. 59% 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.

Ohio
$562K
California
$134K
Massachusetts
$123K
Maine
$83K
Kentucky
$42K
New York
$5K
Connecticut
$500

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund45 shared recipientsThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation41 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc36 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc30 shared recipientsLouise Taft Semple Foundation26 shared recipientsCincinnati Institute of Fine Arts25 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $9,650. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. 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.
  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 Nlt Foundation Inc'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: 308 E 8TH St Fl 4, 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 04-3361704 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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