William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust
Scituate, MA · EIN 31-6034059. Reported 287 grants totalling $1,474,500 to 111 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $6,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestore Foodbank | Cincinnati, OH | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Sw Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prokids | Cincinnati, OH | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Youth Services | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shelterhouse | Cincinnati, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | Cincinnati, OH | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ellie Fund | Needham, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Inter Parish Ministry | Cincinnati, OH | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Our Daily Bread | Cincinnati, OH | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts | Norwell, MA | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City Gospel Mission | Cincinnati, OH | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Cincinnati, OH | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cancer Family Care | Cincinnati, OH | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Works | Cincinnati, OH | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Meac | Cincinnati, OH | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Squash Company | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Matters | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| East End Adult Education Center | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fernside | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Imago | Cincinnati, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ohio Valley Voices | Loveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Samaritans Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services | Cincinnati, OH | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camp Joy | Clarksville, OH | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| CASA De Paz | Cincinnati, OH | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship | Milford, OH | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upspring | Cincinnati, OH | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Depaul Cristo Rey High School | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Glad House | Cincinnati, OH | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Isaiah 55 Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Life Furniture | Cincinnati, OH | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 1N5 | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cancer Support Community | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Step Home | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Last Mile Food Rescue | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lydia's House | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chatfield College | Cincinnati, OH | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Covington Ladies Home | Covington, KY | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Purcell Marian High School | Cincinnati, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Read to a Child | Wellesley, MA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adventure Crew | Cincinnati, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Green Umbrella | Cincinnati, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stepping Stones Center | Cincinnati, OH | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Retirement Services Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Hillside Trust | Cincinnati, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Families Forward | Cincinnati, OH | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Home | Cincinnati, OH | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mentoring Plus | Newport, KY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| School for Creative and Performing Arts | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tri-State Bleeding Disorder Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Best Point Education & Behavioral Health | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bethany House Services | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Observatory | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Her Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milford Miami Ministry | Milford, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Peaslee Neighborhood Center | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Union Bethel | Cincinnati, OH | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Music Resource Center | Cincinnati, OH | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Square 1 | Villa Hills, KY | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Artworks | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dress for Success | Cincinnati, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Girls on the Run | Cincinnati, OH | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Shakespeare Company | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Great Parks Forever | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visionaries & Voices | Cincinnati, OH | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center Inc | Covington, KY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Economics Center | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Envision Children | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women Helping Women | Cincinnati, OH | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meals on Wheels | Cincinnati, OH | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Boston Homeless Inc | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Groundwork Ohio River Valley | Cincinnati, OH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brookview House Inc | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Addiction Treatment | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Orchard Project Camp Washington Community Board | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crown Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easterseals Redwood | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elementz | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Findlay Market | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newpath Child & Family Solutions | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Q-Kidz Dance Studio | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Queen City Book Bank | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strategies to End Homelessness | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Victorian at Riverside | Covington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Symphony Orchestra | Newport, KY | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ Church Cathedral | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maine Audubon Society | Falmouth, ME | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Over-the-Rhine Community Housing | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Tee of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dragonfly Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati Boy Choir | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tri-State Trails | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Third Presbyterian Church | Cincinnati, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cincinnati Boychoir | Cincinnati, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Chatfield Edge | Fayetteville, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
86 of 111 (77%) 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 73%, 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.
- Lighthouse Youth Services
SHEAKLEY CENTER FOR YOUTH - - Camp Joy
FOSTERING SUCCESS PROGRAM - CASA De Paz
EMPOWERING LATINA WOMEN & - Shelterhouse
EMERGENCY SHELTER COVID-19 - Inter Parish Ministry
HELPING FAMILIES & MEETING - Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding & Horsemanship
RIDERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN W/
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 183 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72 | $371,500 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 73 | $388,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 73 | $372,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 69 | $343,000 | $5,000 |
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. 88% 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 $5,000. 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 William P Anderson Foundation Central Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3 Gardiner Road, Scituate, MA, 02066. 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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