The Fairways Foundation concentrates the bulk of its funding on animal welfare and rescue, with particularly large, repeated commitments to specialized shelters and horse rescue operations. A smaller but notable portion of grants supports medical care and missions — both local pediatric care and international medical ship programs — indicating an interest in direct service delivery and emergency/clinical support. The foundation prefers a small set of high-value partners rather than broad, one-off giving.
Concentrated giving: a few large grants account for most dollars, multiple repeat grants to the same organizations, primarily funding program/contribution support rather than many small community grants.
Fairways Foundation Fifth Third Bank Na gives heavily to animal rescue organizations, with repeated large grants to Save the Animals Foundation in Cincinnati and Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue in Westport, New York. That pattern points to a funder that favors a small group of animal-focused partners rather than a broad spray of one-time awards. The foundation also supports horse rescue and rehabilitation, spay/neuter and shelter work, and a smaller set of medical and community-service grants. Its recent activity includes both project-specific support and general operating support, showing flexibility in how it backs organizations. The grant list also includes direct support for Cincinnati pediatric care and for international medical relief through Mercy Ship, which broadens the profile beyond animal welfare without changing the core emphasis. A handful of grants to national animal welfare groups such as Best Friends Animal Society, The Humane Society of the US, and Alley Cat Allies reinforce that the foundation’s giving is centered on animal services, especially hands-on care and rescue work. The recurring awards to the same organizations suggest sustained relationships rather than isolated gifts.
Animal welfare is the clearest theme in the recent grants. Fairways Foundation Fifth Third Bank Na gave $165,000 to Save the Animals Foundation for project/program support in 2023, then followed with $144,500 in 2024 and $134,500 in 2025. It also supported Best Friends Animal Society with $34,000 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2024, and gave $22,000 to The Humane Society of the US in 2023. Horse rescue is another visible line of giving. Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Inc received $54,000 in 2023, $33,000 in 2024, and $39,000 and $36,000 in 2025, all recorded as general operating support. The foundation also funded Red Bucket Equine Rescue with $17,000 in 2023. Beyond animals, the foundation made $70,000 in 2023 to Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati for project/program support and $80,000 in 2023 to Mercy Ship for project/program support.
The typical grant is modest relative to the largest awards: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $20,000. Even with that distribution, the foundation also writes much larger checks for a few recurring partners, including six-figure support in multiple years. The grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than mostly one-time gifts. The foundation appears to use both project/program support and general operating support, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
$255K
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$303K
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Notable grantees: Save The Animals Foundation, Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Inc, Best Friends Animal Society, Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Mercy Ships
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Ohio is the top state by grant count, with 49% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Cincinnati appears often in the recipient list, including Save the Animals Foundation, Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ucan Spayneuter Clinic, Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/neuter Clinic, Cincinnati Public Radio Inc, Cincinnati Parks Foundation, and Spca of Cincinnati. Outside Ohio, frequent recipient locations include Lindale, Texas; Westport, New York; Tucson, Arizona; and Kanab, Utah.
The grant history is centered on animal welfare and rescue, including shelter operations, horse rescue, spay/neuter work, and national animal welfare groups. The recent list also includes pediatric hospital support in Cincinnati and medical relief through Mercy Ship.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years, including Save the Animals Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Mercy Ship in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $5,000, median $10,000, and p75 $20,000. The foundation also makes larger repeat awards to a small number of partners, so the typical gift is much smaller than its biggest grants.
Ohio is the top state by grant count, and 49% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Cincinnati alone shows up repeatedly in the recipient list across animal welfare, health care, parks, radio, and spay/neuter organizations.
The recent grants include project/program support, general operating support, and contribution grants. Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Inc received general operating support, while Save the Animals Foundation and Mercy Ship received project/program support, showing a mix of organizational and project-level funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $105,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC | WESTPORT, NY | $36,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI | TERRACE PARK, OH | $20,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MERCY SHIP | LINDALE, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $10,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $9,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE | CINCINNATI, OH | $9,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP | MILFORD, OH | $8,500 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI PARKS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL RETIREMENT SERVICES | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARIA FARERI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | VALHALLA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $5,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $3,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RIALTO THEATRE | TUCSON, AZ | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UCAN | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HILLSIDE TRUST | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIEDS CAT SHELTER | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $134,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC | WESTPORT, NY | $39,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI | TERRACE PARK, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MERCY SHIP | LINDALE, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $12,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND HORSEMANSHIP | MILFORD, OH | $7,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HILLSIDE TRUST | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI PARKS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| EPISCOPAL RETIREMENT SERVICES | CINCINNATI, OH | $4,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI | COLUMBUS, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC | CINCINNATI, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SAVE THE ANIMALS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $144,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC | WESTPORT, NY | $33,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MERCY SHIP | LINDALE, TX | $17,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $16,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $15,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC | CINCINNATI, OH | $14,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| RED BUCKET EQUINE RESCUE | CHINO HILLS, CA | $10,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI | TERRACE PARK, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OHIO ALLEYCAT RESOURCE & SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC | CINCINNATI, OH | $9,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SCRATCHING POST INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $7,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ALLEY CAT ALLIES | BETHESDA, MD | $6,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC
$36,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI
$20,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
CONTRIBUTION
SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE
$9,000CONTRIBUTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$5,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARIA FARERI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION
$5,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI
$2,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
RIALTO THEATRE
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING
UCAN
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING
FRIEDS CAT SHELTER
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING
UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC
$1,000CONTRIBUTION
CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC
$39,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI
$25,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
MERCY SHIP
$25,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION
$12,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$5,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE
$5,000CONTRIBUTION
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI
$3,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC
$3,000CONTRIBUTION
CRANE MOUNTAIN VALLEY HORSE RESCUE INC
$33,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MERCY SHIP
$17,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
$16,000CONTRIBUTION
UCAN SPAYNEUTER CLINIC
$14,000CONTRIBUTION
RED BUCKET EQUINE RESCUE
$10,500CONTRIBUTION
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CINCINNATI
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE RIALTO THEATRE FOUNDATION
$10,000PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
SCRATCHING POST INC
$7,000CONTRIBUTION
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
$7,000CONTRIBUTION
SPCA OF CINCINNATI HAMILTON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PRE
$5,000CONTRIBUTION