Richard D Reis Family Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 26-1184358. Reported 122 grants totalling $216,471 to 52 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. Richard D Reis Family 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 $1,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $11,450. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Donations of 500 Or Less to Each Organization | Cincinnati, OH | $18,746 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Univ of Kentucky English Dept | Lexington, KY | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 13 Donations of 600 Or Less to Each Organization | Cincinnati, OH | $10,975 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Savannah College of Art & Design | Savannah, GA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dohn School | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Wave | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Polite Tumor | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beech Acres | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Squash Academy | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corrall | Cary, NC | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian Hill Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Armstrong Chapel | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denton Animal Support Fund | Denton, TX | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Hall - Otr | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Court Reporters Fund | Reston, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio Court Reporters Fund | Columbus, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wyoming Untrapped | Jackson, WY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springer School | Cincinnati, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of World Languages | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dumb Friends League | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Tee of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Dallas Animal Services | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mercantile Library | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Top | Altamont, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robbie's Hope | Wheat Ridge, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Works | Cincinnati, OH | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Literature Association | Logan, UT | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bonita Bay Hurricane Relief | Bonita Springs, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Church of Our Savior | Cary, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Learning Center - Cinti Public Schools | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Sma | Elk Grove Village, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Youth & Family Services | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health & Recovery Services of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Foreign Language Association | Grove City, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stepping Stones | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stepping Stones Learning Center | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Literature Assoc | Logan, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Underdogs Animal Rescue | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
34 of 52 (65%) 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 79%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- 35 Donations of 500 Or Less to Each Organization
TO BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MANNER MOST BENEFICIAL - Univ of Kentucky English Dept
TO BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN THE MANNER MOST BENEFICIAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $54,450 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 33 | $58,296 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $51,125 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $52,600 | $1,250 |
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. 57% 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 $1,250. 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 Richard D Reis Family 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: 9 Weebetook Lane, Cincinnati, OH, 45208. 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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