Interact for Health is committed to advancing health justice by changing systems so that community conditions promote good health and no group is exposed to environments that undermine health or well-being.
Interact for Health centers its giving on health justice in the Greater Cincinnati region, with grants aimed at community-driven work, policy and systems change, and partnerships that support healthier lives. The foundation’s recent awards show a strong mix of health equity, mental health, youth and school-based health, substance use recovery housing, tobacco policy, and local health policy and advocacy. Its largest recent grant in the data went to Greater Cincinnati Foundation for $888,000 in 2025 through a mix of competitive and non-competitive support. Other sizable awards point to the same regional approach: The Healthcare Connection received $540,528 in 2023 through a competitive grant, and the Health Policy Institute of Ohio received $400,000 in 2023 through competitive and non-competitive grants. Community-based groups also appear prominently, including The Healthcare Connection in Cincinnati and Community Mental Health Center Inc in Lawrenceburg, reflecting a funder that supports both service delivery and systems-level work. The foundation’s portfolio includes direct program grants, sponsorships, and strategy-based funding tied to rural communities and open requests for proposals. That combination suggests a funder using multiple tools to back organizations working on health access, mental well-being, and community capacity across its service area.
A clear theme in Interact for Health’s grantmaking is mental health and well-being. In 2025, the foundation gave $350,000 to the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio for a competitive grant, and it also awarded $300,000 to Mindpeace in Cincinnati for a competitive grant. Earlier awards include $285,000 to 1n5 in Cincinnati in 2025 and $285,000 to the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition in 2024. Policy and systems change is another recurring lane. The foundation gave $400,000 to Health Policy Institute of Ohio in Columbus in 2025 through a competitive grant, and $230,000 to Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc dba Signal Ohio in 2024 for competitive support. Local health policy and advocacy also show up through awards to Kentucky Voices for Health and the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition. Rural health is a distinct part of the portfolio. Interact for Health awarded $400,000 to Bracken County Health Department in Brooksville, Kentucky, and $235,000 to Lewis County Primary Care Center dba PrimaryPlus in Vanceburg, Kentucky, both in 2023 through competitive grants.
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$262.5M
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Most grants fall between $25K and $115K, with a median of $62K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$62K
75th Percentile
$115K
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Typical awards cluster in the middle range: p25 is $25,000, median grant size is $61,500, and p75 is $115,000. The recent-grants list also shows a handful of larger grants above $200,000, which indicates room for both smaller awards and major strategic investments. The foundation uses mixed competitive and non-competitive funding mechanisms, including programmatic and project grants. It also operates direct staff- and director-advised grants, President’s Grants, event sponsorships, and open RFPs through a grants portal. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Health Policy Institute of Ohio, Safety Council of Southwestern Ohio, and 1n5.
Most grants land in Ohio, and 75% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The heaviest giving outside Ohio is in Kentucky, which is the top state by grant count. Recent grants also reach Indiana, including Lawrenceburg and several rural counties in the service area. City-level examples from the data include Cincinnati, Columbus, Middletown, Brooksville, Vanceburg, and Forest Park. All recipient-country entries are in the US, with 216 grants recorded there.
The foundation’s stated focus areas include health equity, mental health, youth and school-based health, substance use and recovery housing, tobacco policy, local health policy and advocacy, and rural community development. Its strategy emphasizes health justice, community-driven work, policy and systems change, and partnerships.
It uses both competitive and non-competitive grantmaking. The active programs include Open Funding through a grants portal, Director- and Staff-Advised Grants, President’s Grants, Rural Investment Strategy grants, Rural Changemaker Grants, and event sponsorships.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 at $25,000, median at $61,500, and p75 at $115,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards above $200,000, showing that the foundation sometimes makes substantial strategic grants.
Its giving is regional, with 75% of grants going to recipients in Ohio. Kentucky is the top state by grant count, and Indiana recipients also appear in the recent grants list, especially in the Greater Cincinnati service area and rural counties.
Yes. Rural funding appears through the Rural Investment Strategy, Rural Changemaker Grants, and rural event sponsorships. The strategy names counties in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, and recent awards include grants to organizations in Brooksville and Vanceburg, Kentucky, plus Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $888,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE |
| HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE OF OHIO (HPIO) | COLUMBUS, OH | $400,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO | CINCINNATI, OH | $350,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS | CINCINNATI, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| BLACK ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS ASSOCIATION | SOLON, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| SAFETY COUNCIL OF SOUTHWESTERN OHIO | MIDDLETOWN, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| MINDPEACE | CINCINNATI, OH | $300,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| 1N5 | CINCINNATI, OH | $285,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL OF GREATER CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $225,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| FOREVER KINGS INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $200,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| THE NASW FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $175,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CHNK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | COVINGTON, KY | $175,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| GREEN UMBRELLA | CINCINNATI, OH | $170,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| FROM FATHERLESS TO FEARLESS | WEST CHESTER, OH | $160,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| RENEWPORT | NEWPORT, KY | $150,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO | COLUMBUS, OH | $133,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - PERINATAL INSTITUTE | CINCINNATI, OH | $125,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| WOMEN HELPING WOMEN | CINCINNATI, OH | $125,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| AMERICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $115,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CLERMONT RECOVERY CENTER | BATAVIA, OH | $110,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| GALLATIN COUNTY FISCAL COURT | WARSAW, KY | $110,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| PFLAG CINCINNATI | CINCINNATI, OH | $105,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| SAFE PASSAGE INC | BATESVILLE, IN | $102,500 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| FOUND VILLAGE | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| HOPE HOUSE CHRISTIAN COUNSELING CENTER | SINKING SPRING, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| THE DOOR OF HOPE | ABERDEEN, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| MILAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | MILAN, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| INTERACT FOR CHANGE | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| YOUTH AT THE CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CINCY BIKE SHARE INC DBA CINCY RED BIKE | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT SERVICES INC | AURORA, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| ONENKY ALLIANCE | COVINGTON, KY | $95,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE |
| KENTUCKY EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY | $85,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| COMMUNITY MATTERS CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| TALBERT HOUSE | CINCINNATI, OH | $62,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE |
| GLAD HOUSE INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| THE GATHERING WING INC | FALMOUTH, KY | $57,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| DREAM GRANT COUNTY | WILLIAMSTOWN, KY | $50,473 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CINCINNATI GOLDEN GLOVES FOR YOUTH | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
| MADI'S HOUSE INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
| KENTUCKY VOICES FOR HEALTH | LOUISVILLE, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION ADVOCACY COALITION | CLEVELAND, OH | $35,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| ROSEMARY'S BABIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $32,500 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
| ACCESS HEALTH COLUMBUS (DBA HEALTH IMPACT OHIO) | COLUMBUS, OH | $30,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
| THE CROSSROADS CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
| CENTRAL CLINIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | COMPETITIVE |
| WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATION DBA MEALS ON WHEELS SOUTHWEST OH & N | CINCINNATI, OH | $22,500 | 2025 | NON-COMPETITIVE |
Current and upcoming funding from Interact for Health that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit and governmental organizations; detailed eligibility requirements are provided in the RFP.
Deadline: October 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Who can apply: Open to eligible local nonprofit partners through the Responsive Fund. Sustainability consultations provide up to 30 hours of one-to-one support and begin in late 2026. The content also states that remaining resilience and workforce well-being funds are available to invited partners.
Deadline: Applications are open; no deadline is stated in the provided content.
Who can apply: Open to new and returning partners. Applicants must generally be public nonprofits or governmental organizations providing services in at least one of the 20 counties surrounding Cincinnati; eligible projects may also apply through a fiscal sponsor. Proposals should address critical gaps or unmet needs, have deep community relationships, and demonstrate readiness to deploy resources quickly.
Deadline: Applications are open; no deadline is stated in the provided content.
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COMPETITIVE
SAFETY COUNCIL OF SOUTHWESTERN OHIO
$300,000COMPETITIVE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL OF GREATER CINCINNATI
$225,000COMPETITIVE
THE NASW FOUNDATION INC
$175,000COMPETITIVE
FROM FATHERLESS TO FEARLESS
$160,000COMPETITIVE
RENEWPORT
$150,000COMPETITIVE
CLERMONT RECOVERY CENTER
$110,000COMPETITIVE
GALLATIN COUNTY FISCAL COURT
$110,000COMPETITIVE
PFLAG CINCINNATI
$105,000COMPETITIVE
SAFE PASSAGE INC
$102,500COMPETITIVE
HOPE HOUSE CHRISTIAN COUNSELING CENTER
$100,000COMPETITIVE
THE DOOR OF HOPE
$100,000COMPETITIVE
MILAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$100,000COMPETITIVE
CINCY BIKE SHARE INC DBA CINCY RED BIKE
$100,000COMPETITIVE
ONENKY ALLIANCE
$95,000COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE
KENTUCKY EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER
$85,000COMPETITIVE
GLAD HOUSE INC
$60,000COMPETITIVE
THE GATHERING WING INC
$57,000COMPETITIVE
DREAM GRANT COUNTY
$50,473COMPETITIVE
MADI'S HOUSE INC
$50,000NON-COMPETITIVE
ROSEMARY'S BABIES
$32,500NON-COMPETITIVE
THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTER OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC
$25,000NON-COMPETITIVE
THE CROSSROADS CENTER
$25,000NON-COMPETITIVE
CENTRAL CLINIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$25,000COMPETITIVE
NON-COMPETITIVE
