The Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation makes a very small number of very large gifts, primarily routing unrestricted or project support through regional community foundations. Their funding is concentrated in southwest Ohio—notably Greater Cincinnati and Dayton—and is aimed at empowering intermediary grantmaking rather than direct service delivery. The foundation appears to prefer repeat, high-value grants to established philanthropic institutions that can deploy funds across local needs.
Highly concentrated giving: very large, repeat grants to a small number of regional community foundations rather than many small direct-service grants.
A defining feature of the Clement & Ann Buenger Foundation C/o Truepoint Wealth Counsel is its repeated use of large project and program support grants to channel money through regional community foundations in southwest Ohio. Across the recent grants listed, The Dayton Foundation appears as a major recipient, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, alongside significant support for Greater Cincinnati Foundation. That pattern points to a funder that works through established local philanthropic intermediaries rather than direct-service organizations. The foundation’s recent giving is also concentrated at the high end of the grant spectrum, with multiple seven-figure awards and a small number of lower-value entries tied to passthrough or administrative records. In practice, this is a place-based grantmaker with a strong Ohio footprint, especially in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton, and with a clear preference for unrestricted or broadly designated support that recipients can deploy across local needs. Its portfolio also includes a modest set of national philanthropy infrastructure grants, showing some interest in the broader family-philanthropy ecosystem.
In community foundation support, the foundation gave $3,005,000 to The Dayton Foundation for project/program support, followed by $2,100,000 in 2024 and $2,008,892 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also made a $1,000,000 grant to Greater Cincinnati Foundation in 2024 for project/program support, with another $653,159 in 2025. Beyond local place-based funding, the foundation contributed $2,500 to the National Center for Family Philanthropy in both 2023 and 2024, indicating some support for philanthropic infrastructure. The remaining recent entries are passthrough donations tied to LLC K-1 records in Cincinnati and New York, again labeled project/program support.
This funder makes a very small number of very large grants. In the recent data, the grant-size range is wide: the 25th percentile is $1,046, the median is $244,186, and the 75th percentile is $1,708,637. The pattern is also recurrent: The Dayton Foundation and Greater Cincinnati Foundation each appear across multiple years, with repeated project/program support rather than one-time awards. The foundation is organized as a c/o Truepoint Wealth Counsel entity and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The presence of passthrough donations in the record suggests some grant activity is routed through administrative or pass-through structures.
$11.2M
$49.2M
$1.7M
$3.5M
Most grants fall between $1K and $1.7M, with a median of $244K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$244K
75th Percentile
$1.7M
About 70% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Notable grantees: The Dayton Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Regional community foundations / philanthropic intermediaries (as a funding channel)
Grants are concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 70% of recipients in the foundation’s HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Within that footprint, Dayton and Cincinnati stand out as the main recipient cities. The recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based, with 13 grants going to recipients in the United States and none elsewhere. The geography therefore reflects a strong regional Ohio orientation rather than a broad multi-country distribution.
The recent grants show support for regional community foundations and philanthropy infrastructure. The Dayton Foundation and Greater Cincinnati Foundation received multiple project/program support grants, and the National Center for Family Philanthropy received $2,500 in both 2023 and 2024.
The distribution is skewed toward large awards: the 25th percentile is $1,046, the median is $244,186, and the 75th percentile is $1,708,637. Recent grants include several multi-million-dollar awards, especially to community foundations in Ohio.
Yes. The Dayton Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Greater Cincinnati Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025. The repeated awards suggest an ongoing relationship rather than isolated one-time grants.
Most grants land in Ohio. The foundation’s top state by grant count is OH, and 70% of grants go to recipients in its HQ state. Dayton and Cincinnati are the most visible recipient cities in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE DAYTON FOUNDATION | DAYTON, OH | $2,008,892 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $653,159 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480 | CINCINNATI, OH | $67 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE DAYTON FOUNDATION | DAYTON, OH | $2,100,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE DAYTON FOUNDATION | DAYTON, OH | $1,944,849 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $485,873 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480 | CINCINNATI, OH | $562 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480 | CINCINNATI, OH | $392 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - FITZROY HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC K-1 EIN 47-2919982 | NEW YORK, NY | $15 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE DAYTON FOUNDATION | DAYTON, OH | $3,005,000 | 2023 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2023 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
$2,008,892PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$653,159PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480
$67PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
$2,100,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
$1,944,849PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$1,000,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$485,873PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY
$2,500PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480
$562PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - ORANGE GROVE BIO LLC K-1 EIN 31-1254480
$392PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
PASSTHROUGH DONATIONS - FITZROY HEALTH HOLDINGS LLC K-1 EIN 47-2919982
$15PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
$3,005,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY
$2,500PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT