About Cambridge Charitable Foundation
The Foundation's primary goal is to use the power of philanthropy to change people's lives and to improve our communities; it seeks to educate individuals that through their charitable giving they can make a profound difference in individual lives and local and regional communities.
Focus Areas
Arts & cultureEnvironmentHealth & human servicesEducationScholarships
Who They Fund
not specified
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcore/organizational capacity supportprograms-level funding
Topics
organizational sustainability
About Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Cambridge Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large operating grants to Cincinnati-area Jewish institutions, led by a $2,493,700 award to Mesivta of Cincinnati for general programs and operating funds in 2025. The pattern shows a foundation that supports both ongoing institutional costs and program delivery, with a visible mix of schools, congregations, and cultural organizations. Among the larger recurring recipients are Ohr Torah Cincinnati, which received $2,090,160 in 2025 after prior grants in 2024 and 2023, and Cincinnati Community Kollel, which also appears across multiple years. The foundation also backs education through scholarship programs tied to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Miami University, including sponsored scholarship arrangements administered with the universities. Its public grant descriptions indicate that trustees consider applications for specific projects or programs, while some donor-designated funds support defined charitable purposes. The result is a grantmaker with a strong recurring pattern in Greater Cincinnati, plus selected support for educational, arts, and other charitable purposes beyond its largest local awards.
What Cambridge Charitable Foundation Funds
Education is a clear part of the foundation’s grantmaking, especially through scholarship support. Cambridge Charitable Foundation sponsored a University of Wisconsin–Madison Scholarship for students at the university, and it also sponsors a Miami University scholarship program administered with the university. A separate scholarship fund, the Parke G. & Dorothy M. Smith Charitable Fund Scholarship, supports Miami University students majoring in Chemistry, Zoology, and/or Microbiology who plan to enter medical school, with first consideration for students from Southwest Ohio. The foundation also supports arts and culture through a grant to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for general programs and operating funds. In health and human services, it gave to Ner Israel Rabbinical College and to senior-services related charitable funds, while environmental and community-focused support appears in its general grant programs.
How Cambridge Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the $10,000 to $40,000 range, with a median grant size of $20,000. The recent grant list also shows that Cambridge Charitable Foundation makes both very large and much smaller awards, especially when donor-designated funds or long-running institutional grants are involved. The data shows repeated grants to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Its general grant programs accept applications, but the scholarship programs are handled through the relevant universities rather than unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.9M
Total Assets
$51.9M
Total Revenue
$9.4M
Total Expenses
$10.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL P RANDOLPH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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