Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation
ActivePublic CharityHuman Services
About Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation
To serve older adults in a person-centered, innovative, and spiritually based way.
Focus Areas
Senior living / residential careAffordable senior housingMemory care and dementia supportMeals on Wheels / community-based servicesStaff development and workforce advancementEndowment and long-term sustainability
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore operating fundingorganizational stability
Topics
organizational capacity strengtheningadministrative and infrastructure support
About Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation
Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation’s recent grant history is dominated by large general operating awards to two Cincinnati organizations: Episcopal Retirement Homes Inc and Episcopal Retirement Services. The biggest recent grant in the record is $3,432,350 to Episcopal Retirement Homes Inc in 2024, followed by $2,054,670 in 2023 and $1,852,541 in 2025, showing repeated support across multiple years. A second set of operating grants goes to Episcopal Retirement Services, including $638,948 in 2025 and $546,238 in 2024. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated purpose: to serve older adults in a person-centered, innovative, and spiritually based way. Its active giving opportunities also point to the same mission, with named funds for meals and food support, staff development, endowment, mission needs, well-being in affordable living, and memory support and inclusion. The foundation’s public record shows a strong preference for operating support rather than narrowly earmarked project grants, with funding directed to organizations that appear to be part of its own service ecosystem.
What Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation Funds
The foundation supports senior living and residential care through sizeable operating grants to Episcopal Retirement Homes Inc, including $3,432,350 in 2024 and $1,852,541 in 2025. Affordable senior housing is reflected in its active giving opportunity, Well Being in Affordable Living, which is focused on well-being programs within ERS affordable living communities. Meals and nutrition also appear in the Swipe 'N' Dine Campaign, a giving campaign associated with Deupree Meals On Wheels and food support initiatives in ERS communities. For dementia-related work, the Center for Memory Support & Inclusion giving opportunity points to memory care, dementia support, and inclusion programs. The Staff Development Fund adds another visible line of support for staff training and professional development.
How Episcopal Retirement Services Foundation Gives
Grant sizes are substantial: the typical award is $543,940 at the 25th percentile, $1,300,454 at the median, and $2,399,090 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeat support across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with the same Cincinnati recipients appearing more than once. The foundation is a public charity, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its public giving opportunities also accept unsolicited requests, including named funds tied to meals, staff development, endowment, and resident support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.1M
Total Assets
$61.9M
Total Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $544K and $2.4M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$544K
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$2.4M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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