Spaulding Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1096254. Reported 182 grants totalling $6,535,885 to 138 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. Spaulding 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $4,400 and the largest $962,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | $1,689,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical | Cincinnati, OH | $583,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanicalgarden | Cincinnati, OH | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Addiction Treatment | Cincinnati, OH | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joseph House | Cincinnati, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Respite Care | Cincinnati, OH | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beech Acres Parenting Center | Cincinnati, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Cincinnati, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany House Services | Cincinnati, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tender Mercies | Cincinnati, OH | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Welcome House | Covington, KY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Caracole | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Home of Northern Kentucky | Covington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Law Center | Covington, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Redwood | Fort Mitchell, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Glad House | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gr Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Maria Communityservices | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springer School & Center | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Transitions Inc | Covington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Gr Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circle Tail Inc | Pleasant Plain, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Focus on Youth | West Chester, OH | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Found Village | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul Northern Kentucky | Covington, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bloc Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $37,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faith Community Pharmacy | Florence, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearing Speech & Deaf Center | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAMI Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women Helping Women | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Luke 5 Adventures | Mason, OH | $33,640 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Home of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Churches Active in Northside | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Association for Theblind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Gospel Mission | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Matters | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dcch Center for Children and Families | Fort Mitchell, KY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Found House Interfaith Housing Network | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lydia's House | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Daily Bread | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plan of Southwest Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prospect House | Cincinnati, OH | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Clinic Behavioral Health | Cincinnati, OH | $28,895 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation Inc | Loveland, OH | $27,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth Healthcare | Edgewood, KY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Gr Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Family Care | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship | Milford, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Therapeutic Ridingand Horsemanship | Milford, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cinti Eye Institute Foundation | Blue Ash, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dcch Center for Children Andfamilies | Ft Mitchell, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Assn of Gr Cinti | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Epilepsy Alliance | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Every Child Succeeds | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Nurturing Center | Florence, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Step Home | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forever Kings | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health Resource Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Networkof Gr Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Service | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ken Anderson Alliance | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Living Arrangements for Thedevelopmentally Disabled | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled (ladd) | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Working Cooperatively | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People Workingcooperatively | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Home | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Rita School for the Deaf | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul N Kentucky | Covington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stepping Stones Center | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Encouragement Services | Aurora, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions | California, KY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Works | Cincinnati, OH | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Animal Companion Counseling | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Greatercincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Advocacy Center Ofwarren County | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cincinnati Assn for the Blind | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down Syndome Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edge Teen Center | Liberty Township, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fernside | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway House | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inspiration Studios | Hamilton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Society | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| May We Help | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Neighborhoodministries | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milestones Inc | Independence, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Kentucky Children'sadvocacy Center | Florence, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Over-the-Rhine Communityhousing | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan Car Care Clinic | Covington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ion Center for Violence Prevention | Covington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autism Connections | Milford, OH | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Eye Institutefoundation | Cincinnati, OH | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Support Community | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care Center of Loveland | Loveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Sw Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Envision | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neurofit Gym | Hamilton, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Life Furniture | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life Furniture Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northern Kentucky Communityaction Commission | Covington, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio Valley Voices | Loveland, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pause for Parents Play for Kids | Liberty Township, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shelterhouse | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Hamilton County | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Beechwood Home | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Care Access Now | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milford Miami Ministry | Milford, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prevent Blindness Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation-Ohio Rivervalley Market | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Child Abuse | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Henry Hosea House | Newport, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthew 25 Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parachute Butler Cty CASA | Hamilton, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Queen City Book Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rose Garden Center for Hope and Healing | Covington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Francis Seraph Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Francis Seraph Ministries | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parachute Butler County CASA | Hamilton, OH | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strive House | Cincinnati, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanics Avanzandohispanics | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elizabeth's New Life Center | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Interfaith Communityresource Center | Cincinnati, OH | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
43 of 138 (31%) 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 10%, 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 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.
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Capital support for construction of Giraffe's Tower Exhibit - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical
Capital support for expansion and renovation of Gorilla World Exhibit - Joseph House
Capital funding for construction of new facility serving male, female and disabled veterans - Children's Home of Northern Kentucky
Capital funding for repairs to admin building and residential home bath renovations - Transitions Inc
Capital funding to renovate apartment building to expand Recovery Housing Program - YWCA of Gr Cincinnati
Funding for Emergency Shelter program aiding domestic violence victims
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 100 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $1,254,600 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 58 | $2,038,035 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $1,400,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $1,842,750 | $25,000 |
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. 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 $20,000. 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Spaulding 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: 8040 Hosbrook Road Suite 440, Cincinnati, OH, 45236. 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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