The Farmer Family Foundation concentrates its giving into a handful of very large, institution-level grants focused primarily on education, cultural institutions, and health/rehabilitation services. Their pattern favors major investments in local Cincinnati organizations (Cincinnati Symphony, Accelerate Great Schools, Miami University) while also supporting prominent healthcare institutions outside the region. They make repeat, high-value grants rather than many small awards, signaling an emphasis on capacity-building and transformational support for established nonprofits.
Highly concentrated giving: very few grants but extremely large award sizes, including repeat multi-million-dollar payments to select core grantees; primarily institutional capacity and capital-style support rather than numerous small program grants.
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Accelerate Great Schools, Miami University Foundation, Inc., Mass General Brigham, Inc., Easter Seals Tristate
Farmer Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a few very large, multi-year commitments to Cincinnati institutions, especially education, arts, and health. The biggest recent award in the data is a $15,000,000 grant to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2025, followed by repeated support for Miami University Foundation Inc and Accelerate Great Schools. That pattern suggests the foundation favors institution-level support rather than broad, small-dollar grantmaking. Cincinnati organizations appear repeatedly in the record, including the University of Cincinnati Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati, Freestore Foodbank Inc, Prokids, and the Zoological Society of Cincinnati. The foundation also backs regional health and rehabilitation providers such as Easter Seals Tristate, while extending major grants to medical institutions outside Ohio, including Mass General Brigham Incorporated and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Across the grant list, awards cluster around organizations with established infrastructure and larger operating footprints. The foundation’s giving profile points to concentrated, high-value support for established nonprofits, with several recipients appearing in multiple years. That makes its portfolio useful for researchers tracking repeat institutional funders in the Cincinnati area and selected national health and education organizations.
In arts funding, Farmer Family Foundation gave $15,000,000 to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2025, alongside prior support for the Zoological Society of Cincinnati. That places major cultural institutions among the clearest beneficiaries of its grantmaking. Education is another central lane. The foundation gave multiple grants to Accelerate Great Schools, including $5,000,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and supported Miami University Foundation Inc with awards of $11,156,384 in 2024, $2,953,674 in 2025, $2,752,391 in 2025, $2,000,000 in 2025, $1,634,662 in 2025, and $2,243,581 in 2023. Health and rehabilitation also receive large awards. The foundation funded Easter Seals Tristate with $4,000,000 in 2023 and supported healthcare institutions such as Mass General Brigham Incorporated and Nch Healthcare Systems Inc. It also backed The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in multiple years.
$49.6M
$242.2M
$133.6M
$52.4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $229K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$229K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in OH.
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Typical grant sizes are large: p25 is $5,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $229,000, but the recent record shows a heavy upper tail with multiple multimillion-dollar awards. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Recipients often reappear across years, especially in Cincinnati-area education and health institutions, indicating repeat support rather than one-off awards. The active program descriptions also show charitable fundraising tied to an annual charity golf event for community relief in West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Grants land overwhelmingly in the United States, and 67% of grants go to recipients in Ohio. Cincinnati is the most frequent city in the recent grant list, with additional Ohio recipients in Oxford, Mason, and the broader Cincinnati area. Outside Ohio, the foundation has given to organizations in Boston, New York, Naples, and Durham. The country distribution in the data is entirely U.S.-based, with 396 grants to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants list shows a strong tilt toward education, cultural institutions, and health or rehabilitation services. Repeated recipients include Miami University Foundation Inc, Accelerate Great Schools, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Easter Seals Tristate, and several healthcare organizations such as Mass General Brigham Incorporated and Nch Healthcare Systems Inc.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Accelerate Great Schools received $5,000,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Miami University Foundation Inc appears with multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The pattern points to recurring institutional support.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is weighted toward larger awards: p25 is $5,000, median is $25,000, and p75 is $229,000. The recent grant list includes several multimillion-dollar gifts, showing that the upper end of its portfolio is much larger than the median.
The geographic scope is regional, but the recipient list is heavily concentrated in Ohio. Ohio accounts for 67% of grants in the data, and Cincinnati is the most common recipient city. The foundation also gives to organizations in Boston, New York, Naples, and Durham.
The active program descriptions indicate no unsolicited applications for its community relief and general community grantmaking programs. Those programs are described as raising and distributing funds for families, children, and communities in West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania, including proceeds from an annual charity golf event.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | CINCINNATI, OH | $15,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS | CINCINNATI, OH | $5,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $2,953,674 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $2,752,391 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,650,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $2,500,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| PROKIDS | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $2,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $1,634,662 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $600,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $500,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $500,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $500,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO | LA JOLLA, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $483,978 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| GREAT PARKS FOREVER | CINCINNATI, OH | $466,183 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | OXFORD, OH | $463,519 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BLOC MINISTRIES INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $350,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS | CINCINNATI, OH | $340,089 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIES INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $250,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $200,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OCEAN REEF CHAPEL FOUNDATION INC | KEY LARGO, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $149,642 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CITYLINK CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $125,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| HOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED | CINCINNATI, OH | $125,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OHIO GOVERNOR'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY | DUBLIN, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CINCINNATI WORKS INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION | OLYMPIA, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN'S SHELTER | TAVERNIER, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $55,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $55,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC | KEY LARGO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC | KEY LARGO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN VIRTUE (FKA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY VALUES) | COLUMBUS, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| ATHENS COUNTY FOOD PANTRY | ATHENS, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NEW LIFE FURNITURE INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE | COLUMBUS, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CORPORATION FOR FINDLAY MARKET OF CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC | KEY LARGO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC | DALLAS, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| PURCELL MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$15,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS
$5,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$2,953,674EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$2,752,391EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$2,650,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$2,500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
PROKIDS
$2,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$2,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$1,634,662EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
$1,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$1,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$1,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOUNDATION
$600,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI
$500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC
$500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO
$500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY INC
$483,978EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GREAT PARKS FOREVER
$466,183EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
$463,519EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES
$350,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BLOC MINISTRIES INC
$350,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS
$340,089EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIES INC
$250,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$200,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OCEAN REEF CHAPEL FOUNDATION INC
$200,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
PEOPLE WORKING COOPERATIVELY INC
$149,642EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CITYLINK CENTER
$125,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
HOSPICE OF CINCINNATI INCORPORATED
$125,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OHIO GOVERNOR'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CINCINNATI WORKS INC
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
FLORIDA KEYS CHILDREN'S SHELTER
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION
$55,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$55,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN VIRTUE (FKA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY VALUES)
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
ATHENS COUNTY FOOD PANTRY
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NEW LIFE FURNITURE INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CORPORATION FOR FINDLAY MARKET OF CINCINNATI
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OCEAN REEF FOUNDATION INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF DALLAS INC
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
PURCELL MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION